That was no vendor - THAT was Tom O'Shea, our entertainment guru. The bands bring their own stuff but Tom orchestrates the production. Great big atta boy, Tom!

I was a member of the bands that played during the fest and agree 100% with the opinion expressed above. Although the gentleman doing the sound tried his best and was very tolerant of our requests, he just couldn't handle it. Sojurn, the duo who played a pretty quiet first set, had the songs accompanied by a low to pronounced hum throughout. When we played we were plagued by noises and outages then lost first our monitors and then our mics!, the last 4 songs rendered pretty messy by the chaos. I found out later that fuses were blown and although he had extras he was saving them for the canned music that competes with the fireworks.

We played last year also and were lucky to have someone prepared and willing to do the job. Many folks complemented our part of the fest. I'm sorry to say say that we may have let some people down this year, but it was beyond our control.

Right you are Kate - I couldn't remember his name. But Tom should be at the TOP of the list for sound providers for next year's 4th Festival. If anyone here knows Brendan Coyne personally - PLEASE pass the word along. I don't know if he'll see this.

Thanks!

Oh - and actually Kate - yes the bands "bring their own stuff" but that's only their own instuments and amps. They do NOT provide the sound system. Tom provided ALL of that (and it was extensive). THAT is what is required for a decent show. Well - that and good musicians. :-)

yes, Chuck, that is what I meant. The bands bring their own stuff - i.e., instruments and amps, but Tom co=ordinates the sound, runs the sound board, tweaks it throughout the show, etc. - he is THE MASTER!