Folk on the Rocks

A warm gorgeous day unfolded for the annual Folk on the Rocks festival, which takes place on the sandy shores of Long Lake. Carsten and I spent the afternoon there, rotating back and forth between the beer garden and main stage. The sun and hard lemonade were both cumulatively strong, and he has an early morning flight, so we didn't stay late into the night. But we took in a lot in those few hours. Sarah Harmer was there, performing with the Bebop Cowboys from Ontario. It was another trip down memory lane for me when The Sadies got on stage: two of the members are the sons of The Good Brothers, a band from my high school days, who performed regularly at a coffee club in Richmond Hill. We also heard and saw the Great Slave Swimmers play with the Greasy Twigs. And below are emcees Mr. Lahey and Randy of theTrailer Park Boys, entertaining the crowd before the Tulita drummers performed on the main stage. One of the drummers is a reporter on Northbeat, the supper hour TV show. The money shot is this volunteer with his Jack Russell terrier.