On September 12th, I attended the Black Swamp Music Arts Festival. I walked to the event knowing that it would be a Saturday that I would never forget. I met up with Molly around 1:30 P.M. and then proceeded to explore the various tents and concert stages. I was in awe. I have never seen an organized group of people this crowded for an event centered on the arts. At 2:00 P.M., a friend and I went to listen to the HeeBeeBGs perform, and were they incredible! The A Cappella group from BGSU’s Men’s Chorus was amazing. They were humorous, entertaining, and astounding singers. They performed songs to reach out to people of all ages. Some songs they sang were “Lady” by Styx, a medley of Disney songs with numerous soloists, “If I Had a Million Dollars,” and many more wonderful songs! The tent was overflowing with people, and the standing ovation afterwards was thunderous. The artwork created by the artists was beautiful and showed the magnificence of the imagination. My experience was truly memorable.
I had the opportunity to go to the Black Swamp Arts Festival on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, September 11-13. I saw a variety of different styles and talents, some I liked some I didn’t prefer, but I learned something new at each performance. My favorite group was on Friday night at 8 o’ clock. Ruthie Foster left me dazed because of her amazing singing voice. I have never heard someone sing with such power and ease at a live performance. I believe the reason I had so much fun listening to her is that she was having fun on stage. It was as if she were singing to only a small group of people rather than a couple hundred. It was very personalized. Another cool performance I saw was Toraigh. It was a pleasant surprise to see my friend, Lois Snavely, get up and do an Irish dance with them as they sang and played at the acoustic stage. It was a very unique performance and I’m so glad I got to be a part of it.
It was my pleasure to see Ruthie Foster perform on Friday, September 11th, 2009. I found her performance to not only heartfelt, but also very unique in the fact that the entirety of her crew were women. Foster, herself, was female, and in addition, the two other members of the group–the bassist and the set player, were also women. Female set players and bassists are not that common which is why here group is so unique. The texture of Foster’s voice touched many people that night; many, including myself, felt the need to get up and dance. Something about having all girls in the group sharpened my focus on her, and her voice, and her lyrics, and emotions. All the distraction of men was sucked out of the performance, and what we were left with was pure music and raw emotion. I hope to see another female group again if not Ms. Foster and her band again.
Karrie Lester
On Friday September 11, I attended the Black Swamp Music and Arts Festival. I arrived at the festival around 6:30 and watched The Kinsey Report. The music in their performance was a mix or reggae, funk, blues and soul. I was at first skeptical if this band could mix all their genres, but they were very entertaining. The music in their performance was amazing. After that I watched Ruthie Foster. She was an amazing vocalist, and had a very talented all female. Ruthie’s music was a hybrid of soul, country, and blues. The most unique part was the spoon solo. It was really refreshing for me to hear this type of music. The best moment from the concert was the tribute to September 11, 2001. I loved it because she sang a spiritual, but put her own twist on it. The way that she took song and made them her own is a sign of a great Artist. Her music mixed so many genres that it was truly an unique sound, like nothing I have ever heard on the radio. Her music was so inspiring that I purchased her album. The Black Swamp Arts Festival was an amazing musical experience and I really enjoyed the infusion of genres that The Kinsey Report and Ruthie Foster presented.
On Friday, September 11, 2009, I had the opportunity to attend the Black Swamp Arts Festival. This festival was interesting because there were a variety of cultures represented. I had the opportunity to see Ruthie Foster, a female blues artist from the south, on the main stage. Her band was all female, which I think is really a neat thing; I have never seen an all female band perform live. She was very entertaining; she sung each song as if it came from her soul. Before the majority of her songs she explained why she was singing them. Some of the songs she sang were covers of artists she admires, and some were her own songs about things that seemed to mean a lot to her. When she performed, she had a positve energy and her performance felt very personal. It made the performance really easy to enjoy. I am really pleased that Bowling Green has a festival which features many great artists from several cultures. Next year I will definitely return to the Black Swamp Arts Festival.
I went to the Black Swamp Arts Festival on Saturday, September 12th around noon with Kevin and a few other friends. We got there in time to see a few performances like the Goldmine Pickers, and the New Orleans Jazz Quartet. I didn’t enjoy the first performance as much as the second performance—the New Orleans Jazz Quartet blew my mind away. Their music was really catchy, and even though it was exceptionally hot that day, their music distracted any thoughts of heat. The art that they had for view/ sale was also really impressive. Being around the Black Swamp Arts Festival made me somewhat homesick because of an event that we have somewhat similar to this one. I truly did enjoy the energy and the liveliness of this festival
On Saturday, September 12th, I went to the Black Swamp Arts Festival. I spend the majority of my day there, though I only saw one concert. I left around 11 so that I could look at all the booths and the beautiful art work. It was amazing to see all the beautiful, talented pieces of work.
I got a chance to check out Grounds for Thought. It was an amazing coffee shop. It was nothing like I thought it would be. The place was filled with many different genre’s of books, has an ice cream parlor, music and many other personal parts. At 2, I saw the HeeBeeBG’s. They were very talented and I love the songs they performed. They had a wide variety from serious to funny. My favorite was a melody of disney songs. It was very funny and the choreography really added to the song. I really enjoyed the entire experience and I’m excited to go back next year.
September 13th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
On September 12th, I attended the Black Swamp Music Arts Festival. I walked to the event knowing that it would be a Saturday that I would never forget. I met up with Molly around 1:30 P.M. and then proceeded to explore the various tents and concert stages. I was in awe. I have never seen an organized group of people this crowded for an event centered on the arts. At 2:00 P.M., a friend and I went to listen to the HeeBeeBGs perform, and were they incredible! The A Cappella group from BGSU’s Men’s Chorus was amazing. They were humorous, entertaining, and astounding singers. They performed songs to reach out to people of all ages. Some songs they sang were “Lady” by Styx, a medley of Disney songs with numerous soloists, “If I Had a Million Dollars,” and many more wonderful songs! The tent was overflowing with people, and the standing ovation afterwards was thunderous. The artwork created by the artists was beautiful and showed the magnificence of the imagination. My experience was truly memorable.
September 16th, 2009 at 11:08 am
I had the opportunity to go to the Black Swamp Arts Festival on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, September 11-13. I saw a variety of different styles and talents, some I liked some I didn’t prefer, but I learned something new at each performance. My favorite group was on Friday night at 8 o’ clock. Ruthie Foster left me dazed because of her amazing singing voice. I have never heard someone sing with such power and ease at a live performance. I believe the reason I had so much fun listening to her is that she was having fun on stage. It was as if she were singing to only a small group of people rather than a couple hundred. It was very personalized. Another cool performance I saw was Toraigh. It was a pleasant surprise to see my friend, Lois Snavely, get up and do an Irish dance with them as they sang and played at the acoustic stage. It was a very unique performance and I’m so glad I got to be a part of it.
September 16th, 2009 at 9:23 pm
It was my pleasure to see Ruthie Foster perform on Friday, September 11th, 2009. I found her performance to not only heartfelt, but also very unique in the fact that the entirety of her crew were women. Foster, herself, was female, and in addition, the two other members of the group–the bassist and the set player, were also women. Female set players and bassists are not that common which is why here group is so unique. The texture of Foster’s voice touched many people that night; many, including myself, felt the need to get up and dance. Something about having all girls in the group sharpened my focus on her, and her voice, and her lyrics, and emotions. All the distraction of men was sucked out of the performance, and what we were left with was pure music and raw emotion. I hope to see another female group again if not Ms. Foster and her band again.
September 17th, 2009 at 12:36 am
Karrie Lester
On Friday September 11, I attended the Black Swamp Music and Arts Festival. I arrived at the festival around 6:30 and watched The Kinsey Report. The music in their performance was a mix or reggae, funk, blues and soul. I was at first skeptical if this band could mix all their genres, but they were very entertaining. The music in their performance was amazing. After that I watched Ruthie Foster. She was an amazing vocalist, and had a very talented all female. Ruthie’s music was a hybrid of soul, country, and blues. The most unique part was the spoon solo. It was really refreshing for me to hear this type of music. The best moment from the concert was the tribute to September 11, 2001. I loved it because she sang a spiritual, but put her own twist on it. The way that she took song and made them her own is a sign of a great Artist. Her music mixed so many genres that it was truly an unique sound, like nothing I have ever heard on the radio. Her music was so inspiring that I purchased her album. The Black Swamp Arts Festival was an amazing musical experience and I really enjoyed the infusion of genres that The Kinsey Report and Ruthie Foster presented.
September 17th, 2009 at 10:57 am
On Friday, September 11, 2009, I had the opportunity to attend the Black Swamp Arts Festival. This festival was interesting because there were a variety of cultures represented. I had the opportunity to see Ruthie Foster, a female blues artist from the south, on the main stage. Her band was all female, which I think is really a neat thing; I have never seen an all female band perform live. She was very entertaining; she sung each song as if it came from her soul. Before the majority of her songs she explained why she was singing them. Some of the songs she sang were covers of artists she admires, and some were her own songs about things that seemed to mean a lot to her. When she performed, she had a positve energy and her performance felt very personal. It made the performance really easy to enjoy. I am really pleased that Bowling Green has a festival which features many great artists from several cultures. Next year I will definitely return to the Black Swamp Arts Festival.
September 17th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
I went to the Black Swamp Arts Festival on Saturday, September 12th around noon with Kevin and a few other friends. We got there in time to see a few performances like the Goldmine Pickers, and the New Orleans Jazz Quartet. I didn’t enjoy the first performance as much as the second performance—the New Orleans Jazz Quartet blew my mind away. Their music was really catchy, and even though it was exceptionally hot that day, their music distracted any thoughts of heat. The art that they had for view/ sale was also really impressive. Being around the Black Swamp Arts Festival made me somewhat homesick because of an event that we have somewhat similar to this one. I truly did enjoy the energy and the liveliness of this festival
December 6th, 2009 at 8:22 pm
On Saturday, September 12th, I went to the Black Swamp Arts Festival. I spend the majority of my day there, though I only saw one concert. I left around 11 so that I could look at all the booths and the beautiful art work. It was amazing to see all the beautiful, talented pieces of work.
I got a chance to check out Grounds for Thought. It was an amazing coffee shop. It was nothing like I thought it would be. The place was filled with many different genre’s of books, has an ice cream parlor, music and many other personal parts. At 2, I saw the HeeBeeBG’s. They were very talented and I love the songs they performed. They had a wide variety from serious to funny. My favorite was a melody of disney songs. It was very funny and the choreography really added to the song. I really enjoyed the entire experience and I’m excited to go back next year.