Well MAB, so THIS YEAR you are really going to the Mississippi Songwriter Festival? Last year you advertised it early and talked me into going, but then forgot the dates! All is good though. I had a great time on my own. I was a little disappointed that there didn't seem to be a central venue like the Flora-Bama at the FBISF. And there were no open mic's there. I did talk to a couple of the organizers about that, but it didn't sound like it would happen. There didn't seem to be any venues open during the day that were willing to host that kind of activity, and there wasn't anyone with time or interest in hosting open mic. I guess, in the grander scheme of things, an open mic isn't that important anyway. It is a newer festival, and I'm sure it could grow in popularity, size, and length in the next few years. It was a great festival with a lot of great music and great songwriters. Wish I could have gone again this year, but sometimes when real life happens, one has to adjust his plans. I WILL be at FBISF though!! And OD, WITH OR WITHOUT OD!!
Also MAB, I tried to follow your Regatta link, but it didn't work?