Tag Archives: Strawberry

A Cautionary Tale

By Greg | Published: October 13, 2009
Joe Pug told this story onstage at the fall Strawberry Music Festival, about a conversation he had not long ago with Steve Earle. Seems Joe was strolling around backstage with an unlit cigarette tucked behind his ear. Steve (pointing at cigarette): You better quit those things if you want to last 20 or 30 years [...]
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Revival

By Greg | Published: September 20, 2009
Sunday mornings at Strawberry Music Festival involves a lot of walking.  First thing after crawling out of my sleeping bag is to hoof it down to Music Meadow to do the “Strawberry Stroll”, during which you stand in line with a couple of hundred fellow Strawberians, waiting to lay out blankets, tarps and chairs for [...]
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Joe Craven on Mastery

By Greg | Published: September 16, 2009
Joe Craven is a master musician, gifted teacher and all around fun guy. I had the pleasure of attending his workshop on folk music at the Strawberry Music Festival, this past Labor Day weekend. Joe makes a strong case that everyone can make music, once we overcome our preconceived notions about what it means to [...]
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