bouche Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 Is anyone hitting up all or part of the Ottawa Folk Festival?Apparantly they've got a lot of cool day shit going on there and it sounds VERY kid friendly.Kris Kristofferson is playing at some point. I think that's the biggest name there is, but it appears to be a full roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 If you think the lawnchair situation was bad at the bluesfest, wait 'til you hit the folkfest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted August 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 I don't think I'm going for anything other than a gentle stroll throughout the day with my camera at hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 If you think the lawnchair situation was bad at the bluesfest, wait 'til you hit the folkfest. The only festival I was almost kicked out of! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted August 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 bring a chair next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 I volunteered at the Ottawa Folk Fest in the mid-to-late-1990s, and the big problem wasn't people in chairs vs. people that were standing, it was tall chairs vs. "lo" chairs (those little wooden things) and people who wanted to spread out blankets on the ground. For at least one year, they split the grounds in front of the main stage down the middle, one side for higher chairs, one for lower ones and blankets (with prominently displayed signs). One of the jobs on security was to keep the high chairs out of the low-chair area, and off the walkways. I can recall telling people who were getting set up in an incorrect space that they had to move. Generally, they were, at worst, unhappy, and nobody gave me any grief.Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Wooly Mammoth Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 The few times that I've attended the low chair / high chair split was in effect. I've never witnessed any problems there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaggyBalls Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 Somebody had better review Oh Susanna for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 if they have separate sections like that with no trouble, i wonder why bluesfest refuses to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiler Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 I volunteered at the Ottawa Folk Fest in the mid-to-late-1990s, and the big problem wasn't people in chairs vs. people that were standing, it was tall chairs vs. "lo" chairs (those little wooden things) and people who wanted to spread out blankets on the ground. For at least one year, they split the grounds in front of the main stage down the middle, one side for higher chairs, one for lower ones and blankets (with prominently displayed signs). One of the jobs on security was to keep the high chairs out of the low-chair area, and off the walkways. I can recall telling people who were getting set up in an incorrect space that they had to move. Generally, they were, at worst, unhappy, and nobody gave me any grief.Aloha,BradOttawa is so weird. At leat there's some cool people there. (ie. all you badasses on this board), But anyway, Kris Kristofferson would be pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted August 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 There is in fact a young lady reviewing the festival for this site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 anyone know about a "Bank Street Stage" as part of the folk festival next saturday, the 18th? Pollstar lists The Sadies and Ashley MacIssac playing on this stage. MacIssac's website agrees, while the Sadies have nothing posted. No info anywhere that I can find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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