Village Squire, 1979-08, Page 18and folk entertainers.
Jerry also told me of one success story
already. While in a bar in the
Kitchener -Waterloo area that specialized
in providing Bluegrass entertainment for
its patrons, he heard a group called Hot Off
The Press. After, a brief introduction, they
were invited to perform at Formosa. The
Bluegrass fans quickly recognized the
talents of this group, and were continually
asking for Hot Off The Press to return. This
popularity increased, and just recently.
Hot Off The Press released an album.
1 also asked Jerry what made the
performers want to play at Formosa. "It's
simple." Jerry said. "Most of the groups
are only performing in the summer, and
they long for every chance to appear before
a crowd of Bluegrass fans." For several of
the performers it's a travelling day on
Sunday, and they are returning home from
other concerts and hotel engagements in
the area." The performers drop in to
perform - meeting new friends, sharing
their knowledge and experiences of the
bluegrass circuit, and many of the
musicians enjoy 'jamming' between sets
with members from the other groups.
I was quickly made aware of the amount
of hard work that it took to put on the day
long event, and how hard it was to make
people aware of the Bluegrass music at
Formosa. It took a while, but the mass
coverage of the area with posters. and the
Pickin In The Pines draws large crowds of enthusiastic Bluegrass fans to Palace Gardens
Park, Formosa. Over 1500 fans showed up to hear Dennis LePage and Station Road, on stage
here, and mane other excellent Bluegrass bands.
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