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Porcupine Mountain State Park - The ‘busking stage’ is an all
acoustic stage and will offer amateurs and professionals the
opportunity to play in an intimate setting for tips. Busking Stage Coordinator for this year's event
was Dale Venema
The busking stage has undergone yet another transformation
for this year's event. This year's busking area will be held in
a wooden structure on the festival grounds called the "Busking
Barn." The Busking Barn will make the performances more of an
event destination and is a far cry from the very first busking
stage setup, which was nothing more than a chair in the parking
lot.
In addition to the scheduled busking performances, there were open jam slots.
The Barn is a great place to get up close with the
performers. There no electric amps or speakers. It's a great
place to hear the pure sound of music. There were a number of
spectators that spent a great deal of their time at the Barn and
that is an easy thing to do for those who enjoy acoustical
music. Listening to the videos will demonstrate the special
character of the Busking Barn, the place where performer Dave
Boutette calls "the sweetest spot on the mountain". |
