Johnny Cash, etc

The first time I ever heard Johnny Cash's music (I think) was in 2005, when the movie about his life, "Walk The Line," came out. I guess I would have been about 12? I liked his music then, but I've grown more and more fond of it as time goes by. "Ring of Fire" is one of the main songs in Tony Hawk Underground 2, which I used to play (a lot), and "A Boy Named Sue," was written by Shel Silverstein, a poet whose book "Where The Sidewalk Ends," I read many many times when I was little. Also, my friend Jacob's version of "Hurt" has become a staple song at my family campfires at Hornby Island every summer. Recently though, I've found that there is no better way to start your day than some good ol' Johnny Cash singing "Get Rhythm." Seriously.
Johnny Cash- Get Rhythm


And here are two other folksy-ish music I've been listening to lately:
Joy Kills Sorrow (I've mentioned these guys before, after I saw them at the Vancouver Folk Fest this summer. I can't help but bring them up again- their lead singer's voice is ridiculous)
Lauren Mann and the Fairly Odd Folk (These guys played at student dinner last week- I quite enjoyed them)

Vancouver Folk Fest 2011

Yesterday I had a good 12-hour long day at the 34th Annual Vancouver Folk Music Festival. While it's been a tradition of my dad's for a long time, this is my first one (that I remember). Here's the run-down:

The Players

Name: Adrian
Age: 56
Folk Fest Experience: Veteran. Has a collection of Folk Fest t-shirts that would put any folk fan to shame.
Special Skills/Knowledge: Long time participant of the Birkenstock 500 (I'd never heard of this name until this year. It also happens to be about the funniest thing I've heard in a long time.) Expert tarp-handler/water-proofer. Music knowledge/experience is off the chart. Also good at smuggling in alcohol in a coffee cup, optimizing blanket/tarp space, making the most out of a Folk Fest day pass.




Name: Hilary
Age: 22
Folk Fest Experience: Sophomore. Heatstroke at her first real festival last year did nothing to dampen her folk-fest loving spirit.
Special Skills/Knowledge: Poor knowledge of "dressing for the weather," but looks good nonetheless. Excellent at planning a schedule around all 7 stages that fits in pretty much everything, and more. Dancing queen. Her true love is all things folk, although she admits to cheating on it with Top 40 hits.

Name: Zoe
Age: 19
Folk Fest Experience: Newbie. Although she attended several as a baby, 2011 was her first "real" Folk Fest, and she couldn't be more pleased about it.
Special Skills/Knowledge: Sick rain boots, which make her invincible to all things muddy/wet. Has a camera, and knows how to keep it dry. Open-minded to all kinds of music, and super stoked to finally attend the Folk Fest. Excellent at ignoring the rain when, in fact, it is raining very very hard.