When I got credentials for Railbird Music Festival, I immediately started looking for a great hotel in Lexington. I found The Campbell House. Just based on the photos alone, I knew it was where I wanted to stay – a beautiful white colonial-style historic hotel, with hydrangea bushes and a bronze statue of a horse … [Read more…]
Let me start by saying, I’ve never seen so many cowboy boots at a music festival in my life. But hey, we were in Lexington Kentucky after all. That’s right ya’ll, I just got back from the very first Railbird Music Festival, held on the grounds at Keeneland, one of America’s great historic racetracks, right … [Read more…]
Day two…being so accustomed to three-day festivals, it feels weird that yesterday was the first day and today is the last already. It doesn’t feel like it should be over yet. I woke up today pleased to see that Railbird was already addressing the dropoff/pickup issue and making changes. That’s how you know this festival … [Read more…]
All of my friends and family know I love music festivals. So when Railbird Music Festival was announced earlier this year, more than a few of them sent it my way. After doing a little digging, I learned it’s by the same producers as Forecastle Music Festival, one of my favorites. If you’ve read any … [Read more…]
I have made it home, I’m sitting comfortably on my own couch, I have showered, done my festival laundry—which reeked of sunscreen, bug spray, and sweat—and I have let the weekend sink in. Now, I am ready to tell you about my weekend at Forecastle 2019. Overview Every July, Louisville becomes my home for three … [Read more…]
Day three snuck up of us. Usually by day three I am exhausted and looking forward to sleeping in my own bed. But today I had an “oh, shit, it’s day three” moment. I wasn’t ready for it to be over, not yet. We started our day with Mt. Joy. I was surprised at how … [Read more…]
Day two, here we go. And once again, not a single cloud in the sky. Happy Forecastle, indeed. Today, we were in for a slower-paced day – the acts we were interested in were more spread apart today, which was a relief. Having some downtime was a blessing. Day one kinda wiped us out. We … [Read more…]
It’s mid-July in Louisville and you know what that means…it’s Forecastle season. And I am back for my fourth year! Yes, today kicks off this three-day music festival that has become a summer tradition for us. I woke up today wide-eyed and ready to start the weekend. Weeks of anticipation, planning, and putting together the … [Read more…]
About a month ago a friend leaned over to me at a bar with something pulled up on his phone. “Have you seen this yet?” It was a festival lineup. Skeptically, I read through. I hadn’t been super impressed with a lot of the festival lineups this year so my hopes were not high. “Oh … [Read more…]
This past October my family and I took a trip to the beautiful country of Ireland. With a joint effort between our tour agency and my obsessive research skills, we planned a great, well-rounded trip. But some of the best things are just things you find along the way! We ended up doing some pretty … [Read more…]
