Grey Fox this year was incredible. Anne Marie is building a real community around her. In addition to the group of people who frequent jams and hang out, we actually had some groupies. There were two neighbors of ours who camped specifically near us, after seeing us last year. I think that’s legitimately fantastic. As always, we made new friends, and visited old friends, and the group grows. We’ve officially overtaken my parents’ camp in number – I’m hoping they’ll join us next year.
There was a week of downtime, in which I tried to focus on work. I tried to remind myself that I’m working so I can not work. But it’s hard to reject that instant gratification that comes with festivals.
Tweed River was this past weekend, and it was marvelous as well. It’s growing, around 1,500 people came this year. We’re meeting more and more of the people who organize and run the festival, and that is definitely a good thing. That festival has an aggressively good vibe. It’s hard to resist.
I’m excited to see what festivals will be like in Anne Marie 2.0.