There is much weeping and grinding and gnashing of teeth throughout all corners of the music industry over the growing problem of piracy.
In this case, piracy is not copyright infringement where artists are upset because other artists are ripping off their stuff. Perhaps they should be concerned about this type of piracy though ... I mean, have you listened to the stuff on radio these days. One song sounds like the next which sounds like the next which sounds like the one played five minutes ago.
More on that later.
Rather, piracy is the plentiful sources out there where folks can get their favorite tunes from their favorite artists for free. Nobody sells records anymore ... folks hear a song they like or their buddies tell them to check out a song. Those folks dig it so they go find it on Limewire or some file-sharing server and download it for free.
Apparently the problem is rampant in Europe where nobody seems to pay for music.
So the industry is crying foul. It wants federal regulations and legislation. It wants punishment for pirates.
Rather than find a way to embrace the trend and build a better mouse, the industry wants outside sources to come up with the better mousetrap. It refuses to do next to nothing to fix its outdated business model.
Instead, it finds something that works and tries to mass produce it. It tries to American Idolize new artists by forcing them down the throats of consumers and proclaiming, "This is the next big thing ... you will love them."
Or, it finds something that works, rides it as long as it possibly can, then moves on to the next big thing.
Quick ... tell me. Who is the great American pop star who started a career in the early 90s and has built a sustaining career that exists today?
There aren't very many of them that's for sure. You might make a case for Green Day. Beyonce, but even she really hit the scene with Destiny's Child in the late 90s, not the early 90s.
Of course, Madonna comes to mind, but she built her empire in the 80s. U2 has been around since the late 70s.
Punishment for pirates is going to be a tough nut to crack, if not impossible. It's very difficult to enforce a penalty for downloading music off the Net. It would seem the trail of evidence would be paper thin because in order to really prosecute.
Perhaps instead of looking for the Internet service providers to come up with the answer, or getting the federal government involved, what if the industry took a good hard look at itself and rethought the way it does business?
After all, the Internet service providers really don't owe the music industry, or anyone else for that matter, a darn thing.
As fans, most are getting tired hearing the same song with different lyrics. Take Carrie Underwood's new tune for example. Miranda Lambert's "Gunpowder and Lead" was a pretty big hit. Rockers and country lovers alike banged their collective heads to that one.
You can sing the words to the chorus of "Gunpowder and Lead" right along with Carrie Underwood's "Undo it." Oh, and Blake Shelton had a hit with a song with a stutter in the chorus of "Hillbilly Bone." So, let's copy it with a stutter in "Undo it."
For years ... particularly in Country music ... the major players find a hot new artist they believe can be the next big thing. They take all of that artist's original material ... if he or she has any ... and put it in the hands of Nashville songwriters who work it over. Or, they tell that artist, "Here's a bunch of stuff we want you to sing."
It's a get-rich-quick scheme. If the labels really want us to stop stealing music, how about they not be so quick to wrest all creative control away from the artist and force them to fit the formula. And, artists need to fight for that control and be true to their music and not be so quick to sell their souls.
The problem is that there's this meteoric rise in some cases and there's no chance for the artist to grow. All of the albums sound the same. All of the songs sound the same.
I realize this sounds a little contradictory to our last post about not forgetting your favorite artist when they start making money. But really, when you stop and think about it, the artists that are being downloaded for the most part appear to be the fresh new stuff ... music that shifts outside the normal paradigms.
I'm of the belief the people will support their favorite artists and will pay for their music ... as long as those artists are continuing to push the envelope and remain creative and innovative. If they truly do sell out, well, then that's a different story.
Case in point: Look what Radiohead did a few years ago. They released an album for sale completely on the Internet. They told fans and music lovers they could pay as much or as little for it as they wanted. If they wanted to download the entire thing for free, they could.
It was an interesting experiment in that the average price for that Radiohead album was $10. People paid for music they loved and supported Radiohead. Speaking of Radiohead, their latest efforts sound completely different than their early singles such as "Creep."
If the industry really wants to stop piracy, it will re-examine it's business model, stop looking for everyone else to fix its problem and stop forcing songwriters and artists into their formulaic box.
Friday, July 30, 2010
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Remember your Texas artists
I heard something from a radio talk show host the other day that sort of ticked me off ... but the more I thought about it, the more it made a little sense.
He was discussing the supposed farewell tour being planned by the Rolling Stones. After 50 years in the business, they are hanging it up. The tour will no doubt be a multi-million dollar production and from what I understand, it will almost take two years to complete.
He said he would probably attend -- not because he's that much of a fan of the Rolling Stones anymore, but because he owes it to them.
Wait. He owes them?
At first I thought, "Time out. That's backwards." If anything, the Stones owe us as music fans one final kick you-know-what tour where they play a two hour blistering set per night of their best stuff. They need to come out and play an unpredictable mix of their mainstream hits as well as some of the hidden gems that only true Stones fans appreciate and love.
Besides, if anybody owes the fans something in the way of a killer farewell tour, it's the Rolling Stones. Let's face it. That bunch has been mailing it in for the past 30 years. That performance ... if you want to call it that ... for the Super Bowl halftime show a coupe of years ago was one the most uninspired, disinterested displays I think I've ever seen.
But the talk show host further explained himself. He said he owed it to the Stones because as a young boy and young teen, the Stones provided a lot of great songs and a lot of great memories for him.
So, I began to ask myself about some of our Texas artists that we feature at the festival ... or those we'd like to feature.
It's been a common fan reaction to move onto something else when their favorite band or artist starts to hit it big ... if they land a major label deal or get picked up on a major artist's tour. All of a sudden, that favorite band or artist starts getting paid ... which was the dream in the first place. They all go into the business to land that big deal. They want to be rock stars. They don't like starving and wondering where the next paycheck is coming from.
But once these artists realize their dream, they are labeled as a sell out ... or they "forget where they came from." In some instances, that may very well be the case.
Still, it got me to thinking about "owing" artists and bands something for the memories and great times they provided for us. Although the two bands have next to nothing in common, owing the Rolling Stones on this farewell tour drew comparisons to the recent announcement of Cross Canadian Ragweed.
As everyone is probably aware, Cross Canadian Ragweed announced an indefinite break from touring. Speculation is that once this final rounds of shows concludes, CCR may just call it quits and go their separate ways.
What if that happens? I've seen a where a couple of venues have booked Cody Canada for some acoustic shows. Are people attending? Are the CCR fans supporting Cody in this endeavor?
Or, are they basically taking the stance that without CCR, Cody Canada fails to maintain relevancy?
I hope it's the former because like my radio host example, fans of Texas music and CCR owe Cody Canada continued support ... or Grady Cross or any of the other members of CCR who may or may not become involved in other projects. We're not saying CCR is breaking up, but we hope folks will continue to support them collectively or as individuals.
After all, CCR helped shape the current the Texas music culture and in time, will probably be considered one of the most influential bands of the Texas Red Dirt scene.
So, I agree with the radio host. The Rolling Stones should be supported on their farewell tour when they roll through Cowboys Stadium as they invariably will.
I "owe" the Stones myself -- just not at the $300 or more ticket price this thing might command. But I won't get on that soapbox again.
He was discussing the supposed farewell tour being planned by the Rolling Stones. After 50 years in the business, they are hanging it up. The tour will no doubt be a multi-million dollar production and from what I understand, it will almost take two years to complete.
He said he would probably attend -- not because he's that much of a fan of the Rolling Stones anymore, but because he owes it to them.
Wait. He owes them?
At first I thought, "Time out. That's backwards." If anything, the Stones owe us as music fans one final kick you-know-what tour where they play a two hour blistering set per night of their best stuff. They need to come out and play an unpredictable mix of their mainstream hits as well as some of the hidden gems that only true Stones fans appreciate and love.
Besides, if anybody owes the fans something in the way of a killer farewell tour, it's the Rolling Stones. Let's face it. That bunch has been mailing it in for the past 30 years. That performance ... if you want to call it that ... for the Super Bowl halftime show a coupe of years ago was one the most uninspired, disinterested displays I think I've ever seen.
But the talk show host further explained himself. He said he owed it to the Stones because as a young boy and young teen, the Stones provided a lot of great songs and a lot of great memories for him.
So, I began to ask myself about some of our Texas artists that we feature at the festival ... or those we'd like to feature.
It's been a common fan reaction to move onto something else when their favorite band or artist starts to hit it big ... if they land a major label deal or get picked up on a major artist's tour. All of a sudden, that favorite band or artist starts getting paid ... which was the dream in the first place. They all go into the business to land that big deal. They want to be rock stars. They don't like starving and wondering where the next paycheck is coming from.
But once these artists realize their dream, they are labeled as a sell out ... or they "forget where they came from." In some instances, that may very well be the case.
Still, it got me to thinking about "owing" artists and bands something for the memories and great times they provided for us. Although the two bands have next to nothing in common, owing the Rolling Stones on this farewell tour drew comparisons to the recent announcement of Cross Canadian Ragweed.
As everyone is probably aware, Cross Canadian Ragweed announced an indefinite break from touring. Speculation is that once this final rounds of shows concludes, CCR may just call it quits and go their separate ways.
What if that happens? I've seen a where a couple of venues have booked Cody Canada for some acoustic shows. Are people attending? Are the CCR fans supporting Cody in this endeavor?
Or, are they basically taking the stance that without CCR, Cody Canada fails to maintain relevancy?
I hope it's the former because like my radio host example, fans of Texas music and CCR owe Cody Canada continued support ... or Grady Cross or any of the other members of CCR who may or may not become involved in other projects. We're not saying CCR is breaking up, but we hope folks will continue to support them collectively or as individuals.
After all, CCR helped shape the current the Texas music culture and in time, will probably be considered one of the most influential bands of the Texas Red Dirt scene.
So, I agree with the radio host. The Rolling Stones should be supported on their farewell tour when they roll through Cowboys Stadium as they invariably will.
I "owe" the Stones myself -- just not at the $300 or more ticket price this thing might command. But I won't get on that soapbox again.
Friday, July 23, 2010
On the right track
Although some things will change at the Real. Texas. Festival., there is definitely one thing that will hold steady.
Ticket prices.
We believe we are really on the right track with the ticket prices for this thing. We were polling the ticket prices for some of the highfalutin music festivals around the country. It was shocking.
There is a new music festival at Churchill Downs featuring some huge names -- Kenny Chesney, Dave Matthews, Bon Jovi and others. The single day ticket price once all Ticketmaster fees are factored in is more than $300. Now there is a multi-day pass available for $250 or more.
Know what a multi-day pass to the Real. Texas. Festival. is? $25.
That's it.
If we are able to sign Eli Young Band to headline ... and we're hoping this is the case ... the two-day pass for the entire festival will be slightly more than the ticket price fans expect to pay for an Eli Young Band show. According to pollstar, EYB average tickets are a little more than $19 per show.
And remember, that two day pass will include whoever we get to headline Friday ... which could be Kevin Fowler, Stoney Larue, Jonathan Tyler and Northern Lights or maybe even Pat Green.
The tickets for the festival also include the car show, the Mesquite Championship Rodeo and even general admission parking.
Concert tickets have been a point of contention in a lot of circles these days. The industry has changed under the avalanche of on-line music options.
The general opinion in all facets of the industry is that it's difficult to make dreams come true as an artist by selling records. I didn't used to be that way. At one point in the not-too-distant past, artists would release an album then try to back it up with a tour. The album provided the impetus for the tour.
Now it's the other way around. Artists will announce a tour to promote the album.
And, with record sales not providing the revenue they used to, artists and their managers are asking for higher and higher performance fees. For the most part, concert promoters and venue managers have paid those higher fees.
Well, something has to give. Someone who used to pay $50,000 for a performance fee who is now paying $100,000 is going to have to find ways to increase revenues to make the concert salient. The natural and easiest increase is the ticket price.
So, as artists continue to demand and get higher and higher performance fees, ticket prices continue to soar. Enter a less-than-stellar economic situation and you get what's been happening across the nation right now.
Shows are being cancelled. Entire music events are in jeopardy. Artists are dropping out of their commitments (see Lilith Fair). Big time promoters like Live Nation and AEG can't sell out their own venues and they are citing weak ticket sales as the reason for the cancellations. The fans just can't take it anymore. It's very difficult to shell out close $500 or so every month to go see your favorite artist in concert.
Those in the know tell us that the shift may come soon when managers and artists take less money to perform shows and the fans can get back to their concert-going habits because they can again afford the tickets.
And, that day may be here sooner than later. Less than 1,000 people attended the headlining concert of an event benefiting the Oregon Trail Days organization -- a concert featuring Julianna Hough.
So in essence, the Real. Texas. Festival. is ahead of the curve -- featuring quality entertainers and artists and striving to provide the best bang for the concert and event-going buck.
Ticket prices.
We believe we are really on the right track with the ticket prices for this thing. We were polling the ticket prices for some of the highfalutin music festivals around the country. It was shocking.
There is a new music festival at Churchill Downs featuring some huge names -- Kenny Chesney, Dave Matthews, Bon Jovi and others. The single day ticket price once all Ticketmaster fees are factored in is more than $300. Now there is a multi-day pass available for $250 or more.
Know what a multi-day pass to the Real. Texas. Festival. is? $25.
That's it.
If we are able to sign Eli Young Band to headline ... and we're hoping this is the case ... the two-day pass for the entire festival will be slightly more than the ticket price fans expect to pay for an Eli Young Band show. According to pollstar, EYB average tickets are a little more than $19 per show.
And remember, that two day pass will include whoever we get to headline Friday ... which could be Kevin Fowler, Stoney Larue, Jonathan Tyler and Northern Lights or maybe even Pat Green.
The tickets for the festival also include the car show, the Mesquite Championship Rodeo and even general admission parking.
Concert tickets have been a point of contention in a lot of circles these days. The industry has changed under the avalanche of on-line music options.
The general opinion in all facets of the industry is that it's difficult to make dreams come true as an artist by selling records. I didn't used to be that way. At one point in the not-too-distant past, artists would release an album then try to back it up with a tour. The album provided the impetus for the tour.
Now it's the other way around. Artists will announce a tour to promote the album.
And, with record sales not providing the revenue they used to, artists and their managers are asking for higher and higher performance fees. For the most part, concert promoters and venue managers have paid those higher fees.
Well, something has to give. Someone who used to pay $50,000 for a performance fee who is now paying $100,000 is going to have to find ways to increase revenues to make the concert salient. The natural and easiest increase is the ticket price.
So, as artists continue to demand and get higher and higher performance fees, ticket prices continue to soar. Enter a less-than-stellar economic situation and you get what's been happening across the nation right now.
Shows are being cancelled. Entire music events are in jeopardy. Artists are dropping out of their commitments (see Lilith Fair). Big time promoters like Live Nation and AEG can't sell out their own venues and they are citing weak ticket sales as the reason for the cancellations. The fans just can't take it anymore. It's very difficult to shell out close $500 or so every month to go see your favorite artist in concert.
Those in the know tell us that the shift may come soon when managers and artists take less money to perform shows and the fans can get back to their concert-going habits because they can again afford the tickets.
And, that day may be here sooner than later. Less than 1,000 people attended the headlining concert of an event benefiting the Oregon Trail Days organization -- a concert featuring Julianna Hough.
So in essence, the Real. Texas. Festival. is ahead of the curve -- featuring quality entertainers and artists and striving to provide the best bang for the concert and event-going buck.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Let;'s get caught up
Well now ... it certainly has been a while.
I remember not so long ago, I made the claim that I was really going to try to do better at maintaining these posts and keeping up with the official blog of the Real. Texas. Festival.
Failure ... big time.
So I'm going to make the same commitment at this time. I'm really going to try to keep up with the official blog of the festival. And this time, we are going to call everyone's attention to the operative word in that statement.
That would be "try." I can try to do a lot of things ... I can try to run a 3 and half hour marathon this December. That certainly doesn't necessarily mean it's going to happen.
So, off we go ... let's get caught up.
Big Doings
The Real. Texas. Festival. was certainly big doings in 2010. There were 25,000 people who attended this year ... the biggest crowd ever. And, that might be a safe estimate as our "kids-get-in-free" promotion seemed to be a very popular feature. It's one that will undoubtedly be back for 2011.
Is this the line for the shuttle?
Talk about your popular phrases ... This one was heard a lot. As has been the case for the Real. Texas. Festival. since the beginning, we battled some rain. This year was perhaps the most rain we've ever had to deal with. In 2008, we fought rain on Friday night, but it was gorgeous on Saturday. Now, Sunday was brutal with a nice 45 degree day with a 30 mile per hour wind straight out of the north.
Still, it was dry.
At the 2010 Real. Texas. Festival. in April, it rained hard ... and I mean hard ... for several hours on Friday and it rained substantially Saturday morning. The rain took out our general admission parking areas in the grass to the north of the main stage just outside the fence perimeter.
So, it was all shuttle all of the time. Well, actually, some decided they would brave the wet ground and park in the grass anyway during the Cross Canadian Ragweed concert. But for the most part, it was shuttle only for rodeo patrons and festival attendees.
And the shuttle service wasn't the ideal situation for ingress and egress. People let us know about it ... boy did they let us know about it. And, rightly so.
But I cautioned one festival attendee who was particularly angered about the shuttle service and the long waits in line (sometimes more than an hour). He said he doesn't intend on ever coming back to the festival because of the poor fan experience he sustained because of the shuttle.
It never was, nor will ever be, our intention to shuttle every single person who attends the festival. That was a Plan B and in large part, Plan C, execution. I asked the person not to judge us on the activation of contingency plans. That's what they are ... contingency. They are plans you hope you never have to use because they are not as ideal Plan A. That's the one you put in place to get the job done ... it's why it's called Plan A.
All things considered, the shuttle service did exactly what it was designed to do ... bearing in mind, it was never designed to accommodate all festival guests.
Friday Night
The rain hurt us for Kevin Fowler's headlined show. Saturday it wasn't so bad. I have a theory.
Friday night, folks got off work and checked the weather forecast. It called for up to an 80 percent chance for rain and thunderstorms throughout the night. As it turned out, it didn't rain one drop on us all night and it was beautiful. It was a little damp and soggy, but gorgeous.
Baseball and Weather men -- I'll take names of professions where you can only be successful 30 percent of the time and still keep your job for $400 Alex.
Rain was in the forecast all weekend long, but it's different when you get off work, look up at the sky and see nothing but clouds. Folks aren't as apt to head out to an outdoor concert event when they see nothing but gray clouds and skies.
Saturday, when everyone rolled out of bed around 9 or 10 (and that might be a little early for most) the rain had stopped for the day and they saw nothing but blue skies and sunshine.
And, it was Ragweed after all.
800-lb Gorilla
Cross Canadian Ragweed is the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world when it comes to the Texas Red Dirt music scene. There is no question.
We thought they would be a great draw, but we had no idea. Of the 25,000 people who attended the festival, there is little doubt that 20,000 of that number was on Saturday.
And, as it turns out, CCR may be retiring on top as the champ of the Texas Red Dirt music scene.
They announced earlier this summer that they were taking an indefinite break from touring. After being on the road constantly for more than 10 years, it was just time.
They will be doing a show in Lewisville this September as part of Western Day and it might just be their last one for a while. What a lucky break for Western Day, huh?
In fact, we had already made the determination to bring them back for next year's event, but that's not going to happen.
What's next
Real. Texas. Festival. 2011 is set for April 29 and 3o. If those dates sound familiar to you, the MS 150 Bike Ride is that weekend as well. We're starting to talk about sponsorships and headliners for the event.
Who would everyone like to see? And remember, let's be realistic. We're not quite ready to go booking George Strait, Paisley, Chesney, Underwood or Rascal Flats.
And, I'm a little disappointed that my first two draft picks are already off the board. Miranda Lambert just keeps on with her meteoric rise. She's more than a little rich for our blood.
Ragweed has taken itself off the board with the announcement of a break from touring.
So we are pondering several names to fill our top four spots at the festival ... among them at present are Eli Young Band (perhaps the leader in the clubhouse on our wish list), Pat Green, Kevin Fowler (always a favorite) and Jonathan Tyler and Northern Lights. We're also looking at bringing back Mark McKinney and Grupo Vida from last year as well.
Let us know what you think. Check out the festival on Facebook and as always, stay tuned to the blog.
I remember not so long ago, I made the claim that I was really going to try to do better at maintaining these posts and keeping up with the official blog of the Real. Texas. Festival.
Failure ... big time.
So I'm going to make the same commitment at this time. I'm really going to try to keep up with the official blog of the festival. And this time, we are going to call everyone's attention to the operative word in that statement.
That would be "try." I can try to do a lot of things ... I can try to run a 3 and half hour marathon this December. That certainly doesn't necessarily mean it's going to happen.
So, off we go ... let's get caught up.
******
Big Doings
The Real. Texas. Festival. was certainly big doings in 2010. There were 25,000 people who attended this year ... the biggest crowd ever. And, that might be a safe estimate as our "kids-get-in-free" promotion seemed to be a very popular feature. It's one that will undoubtedly be back for 2011.
Is this the line for the shuttle?
Talk about your popular phrases ... This one was heard a lot. As has been the case for the Real. Texas. Festival. since the beginning, we battled some rain. This year was perhaps the most rain we've ever had to deal with. In 2008, we fought rain on Friday night, but it was gorgeous on Saturday. Now, Sunday was brutal with a nice 45 degree day with a 30 mile per hour wind straight out of the north.
Still, it was dry.
At the 2010 Real. Texas. Festival. in April, it rained hard ... and I mean hard ... for several hours on Friday and it rained substantially Saturday morning. The rain took out our general admission parking areas in the grass to the north of the main stage just outside the fence perimeter.
So, it was all shuttle all of the time. Well, actually, some decided they would brave the wet ground and park in the grass anyway during the Cross Canadian Ragweed concert. But for the most part, it was shuttle only for rodeo patrons and festival attendees.
And the shuttle service wasn't the ideal situation for ingress and egress. People let us know about it ... boy did they let us know about it. And, rightly so.
But I cautioned one festival attendee who was particularly angered about the shuttle service and the long waits in line (sometimes more than an hour). He said he doesn't intend on ever coming back to the festival because of the poor fan experience he sustained because of the shuttle.
It never was, nor will ever be, our intention to shuttle every single person who attends the festival. That was a Plan B and in large part, Plan C, execution. I asked the person not to judge us on the activation of contingency plans. That's what they are ... contingency. They are plans you hope you never have to use because they are not as ideal Plan A. That's the one you put in place to get the job done ... it's why it's called Plan A.
All things considered, the shuttle service did exactly what it was designed to do ... bearing in mind, it was never designed to accommodate all festival guests.
******
Friday Night
The rain hurt us for Kevin Fowler's headlined show. Saturday it wasn't so bad. I have a theory.
Friday night, folks got off work and checked the weather forecast. It called for up to an 80 percent chance for rain and thunderstorms throughout the night. As it turned out, it didn't rain one drop on us all night and it was beautiful. It was a little damp and soggy, but gorgeous.
Baseball and Weather men -- I'll take names of professions where you can only be successful 30 percent of the time and still keep your job for $400 Alex.
Rain was in the forecast all weekend long, but it's different when you get off work, look up at the sky and see nothing but clouds. Folks aren't as apt to head out to an outdoor concert event when they see nothing but gray clouds and skies.
Saturday, when everyone rolled out of bed around 9 or 10 (and that might be a little early for most) the rain had stopped for the day and they saw nothing but blue skies and sunshine.
And, it was Ragweed after all.
******
800-lb Gorilla
Cross Canadian Ragweed is the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world when it comes to the Texas Red Dirt music scene. There is no question.
We thought they would be a great draw, but we had no idea. Of the 25,000 people who attended the festival, there is little doubt that 20,000 of that number was on Saturday.
And, as it turns out, CCR may be retiring on top as the champ of the Texas Red Dirt music scene.
They announced earlier this summer that they were taking an indefinite break from touring. After being on the road constantly for more than 10 years, it was just time.
They will be doing a show in Lewisville this September as part of Western Day and it might just be their last one for a while. What a lucky break for Western Day, huh?
In fact, we had already made the determination to bring them back for next year's event, but that's not going to happen.
******
What's next
Real. Texas. Festival. 2011 is set for April 29 and 3o. If those dates sound familiar to you, the MS 150 Bike Ride is that weekend as well. We're starting to talk about sponsorships and headliners for the event.
Who would everyone like to see? And remember, let's be realistic. We're not quite ready to go booking George Strait, Paisley, Chesney, Underwood or Rascal Flats.
And, I'm a little disappointed that my first two draft picks are already off the board. Miranda Lambert just keeps on with her meteoric rise. She's more than a little rich for our blood.
Ragweed has taken itself off the board with the announcement of a break from touring.
So we are pondering several names to fill our top four spots at the festival ... among them at present are Eli Young Band (perhaps the leader in the clubhouse on our wish list), Pat Green, Kevin Fowler (always a favorite) and Jonathan Tyler and Northern Lights. We're also looking at bringing back Mark McKinney and Grupo Vida from last year as well.
Let us know what you think. Check out the festival on Facebook and as always, stay tuned to the blog.
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