Life: Calgary Folk Fest

This weekend was the Calgary Folk Fest. With some other things I needed to do, I only went to the evening mainstage show on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The acts have been quite enjoyable.

Saturday night's Blue Rodeo show was very good to finally see since I have never got around to seeing them live. I am not entirely sure how to describe Calexico's sound, but I really like their music. Aerin was already a fan, and was very happy to see them live finally.

Since I was mostly their for the main stage, I didn't see a lot of the side stage action. There's lots of different music to pick from certainly, but I haven't gotten to listening to that broad a mix of music to really have any favourites there. One thing I did find slightly annoying for the couple of side stage performances I attended was that some were a little close together, or not directed away from each other enough, for the music to overlap. It makes it hard to listen to something a little quieter when the next stage is playing loud and thumping.

The rain on Saturday also made for some exciting times. It never rained very heavily, but the thunder and lightning to the north hinted at what might have been. I hadn't arrived yet on Sunday when a good rain with some hail went through the festival area.

Overall though I had a great time listening to plenty of good music. Aerin was very happy that I was willing/interested to come out to the festival with her.