This novel looks like a lot of fun! I attended several of Richard Thompson's "Frets & Refrains" summer camps in Big Indian, and one year I simply had to make a pilgrimage to Big Pink. Apparently you can rent it out for a day or a weekend (which some of my fellow campers did), to make music or just Absorb the Vibes. I saw The Band in 1976 in DC, in an outdoor show that was almost rained out (the opening band, Firefall, cancelled). Their set was abbreviated (70 minutes) but pure pleasure nonetheless (it was later broadcast on King Biscuit Flower Hour). In later years I saw Danko & Manuel (plus Blondie Chaplin--it was cool to hear Rick and Richard harmonizing on Sail On, Sailor!) as well as Levon a year before he passed. Legends all.
Nice, Greg. Felt like I was there.
This novel looks like a lot of fun! I attended several of Richard Thompson's "Frets & Refrains" summer camps in Big Indian, and one year I simply had to make a pilgrimage to Big Pink. Apparently you can rent it out for a day or a weekend (which some of my fellow campers did), to make music or just Absorb the Vibes. I saw The Band in 1976 in DC, in an outdoor show that was almost rained out (the opening band, Firefall, cancelled). Their set was abbreviated (70 minutes) but pure pleasure nonetheless (it was later broadcast on King Biscuit Flower Hour). In later years I saw Danko & Manuel (plus Blondie Chaplin--it was cool to hear Rick and Richard harmonizing on Sail On, Sailor!) as well as Levon a year before he passed. Legends all.