The Clearwater was great on Saturday. We played twice under beautiful sunshine. We played a workshop with Peggy Seeger, Pete's sister, called "No strings attached" so we sang a ccapella and with the drum. We got to see the "blessing of the river" with a big fish with some very suspicious legs, and big puppets. We also saw the Arm of the Sea Theatre, detailing the history of water use as New York City grew.

Sadly, on Sunday the festival was rained out, with only a few people standing in the rain to hear some wonderful music. These big outdoor festivals are obviously greatly affected by weather.

We saw a lot of wonderful music, and one of the highlights was sharing a stage (at the Sunday morning gospel sing) with Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, the Acoustic Syndicate (an awesome bluegrass band) and Eddie from Ohio. These folks are not only marvelous musicians, but also wonderful warm people.
 
 

This concert series held on a barge which overlooks both lower Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty. We were on first and played to a very appreciative crowd. AFter us the sky dimmed and Rod MacDonald played. He was one of the folk artists who got big in the Village in the 1960's. He described living in Florida now, taking life more easily, playing a "steady gig" in a club there. We drove home past New York City and I waved to all our friends there.