at Strangecreek with plenty of activities such as arts
and crafts, provided for them. They even got drum
lessons with the festival’s musicians, including the
drummers from Rusted Root and the Alchemystics.
The music at Strangecreek had an arrangement
to suit all kinds of musical taste buds. Whatever
your preference may be, ranging from strictly Grateful Dead type improv to late night electronic house.
In between all that was a bunch of feel good music
such as reggae, funk, blues, and pure rock-and-roll.
No matter what your heart may desire musically, I
will guarantee to all music lovers that there is more
than one or two bands that you love or will fall in
love with.
Strangecreek is to discover bands that you have
never heard of. You simply walk around the woods
and listen for something that you like and follow it.
Three stages (as well as the late night cabins) were
setup in all corners of Camp Kee-Wanee, making the
festival spread out evenly and easy to get from one
stage to another, hearing only the music playing in
front of you. Not only were the stages setup perfectly, but also the schedule. It was worked out efficiently because timing between bands starting and ending was perfect for those like-minded in which kind
of music they prefer. Those who like the same style
of music would be synchronized and see each other
bounce from the same stages.
Strangecreek had entertainment for not only
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the auditory senses but also visually. They had
a big stage setup adjacent to the main stage with
fire spinners doing a bunch of a crazy, jaw-dropping
stunts. At some points you were not sure if a group
of people were cheering loudly for the music, or the
fire spinners. Also the Hoop-tribe that follows festivals around the United States had some beautiful
and divine female hoopers. Some travelled far but
most were local to the New England festival family.
These hoopers are known to draw your attention to
them with their unique flow that expresses how the
music makes them feel. I do have to give respect to
the only guy hooper of the tribe named Jay, and he
proves that guys can have flow too.
Strangecreek Music Festival gives anyone with
a kind soul an uplifting feeling of relief that they
are home with the people that they love. This past
2014 Strangecreek was my first time at Camp KeeWanee. I will say that small local festivals like this
one are much more recommended to attend rather than driving across the country for a festival.
Strangecreek and the Wormtown family bring people together to celebrate life as it was meant to be
lived, with no judgements and lots of love. Wormtown, the sister festival to Strangecreek, is always
in the fall at the same location and hosts many of the
same musicians. Wormtown is scheduled for September 12-14th.
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