FLOOD TIDE on NICKEL CREEK
OLK FESTIVAL ISSUE F FREE Volume 1 Number 3 May/June 2001 A BI-MONTHLY NEWSPAPER ABOUT THE HAPPENINGS IN & AROUND THE GREATER LOS ANGELES FOLK COMMUNITY “Don’t you know that Folk Music is illegal in Los Angeles?” –Warren Casey of the Wicked Tinkers FLOOD TIDE on NICKEL CREEK BY FRANKIE FARRELL abor Day weekend 1965, a small but appreciative duced recording is, with mind-opening crowd of players and fans gathered at Cantrell’s instrumentals, gorgeous vocal leads and Horse Farm in Fincastle, Virginia, for the Roanoke harmonies, and seamless ensemble Blue Grass Festival. This first bluegrass festival playing, their live show was that much brought together Bill Monroe, the “Daddy of Blue better. Musical inventiveness, ease, Grass Music,” and a stream of former Blue Grass humor, and pure delight in the sharing Boys to recreate the tunes that helped to define this of extraordinary music well played, L music. Locals and “city billies” joined in the music filled the evening. Nickel Creek consid- making and, after several days on non-stop work- ers Largo their L.A. home and it’s an shops and performances, the Sunday gospel concert and finale ideal venue for this band, intimate and show, the format for future successful bluegrass festivals, from welcoming with excellent sight lines, Monroe’s Bean Blossom to Huck Finn in Victorville, was born. well-run sound, a friendly staff and tasty Bluegrass festivals have grown in popularity, with 500 food. worldwide today, and they have played a central role in keeping With Chris on mandolin, Sean on guitar and mandolin, Sara this music alive and popular.
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