Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Soundouts
In 1967, John “Jocko” Moffitt began producing a series of outdoor concerts called Soundouts. These took place just outside Woodstock on Pan Copeland’s farm. I remember attending one that year. Parking was in a field and tickets were a couple of bucks. Opposite to the stage—back about fifty feet was a light show group.
People were camped out around fires with tents and teepees. There was an audience in the hundreds. I have heard that at some of the events there were upwards of two thousand people. As I recall, that night there were quite a few acts including Bunky & Jake, Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry and of course Cat Mother & the All Night Newsboys.
People were camped out around fires with tents and teepees. There was an audience in the hundreds. I have heard that at some of the events there were upwards of two thousand people. As I recall, that night there were quite a few acts including Bunky & Jake, Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry and of course Cat Mother & the All Night Newsboys.
Monday, August 4, 2008
Roots of 69 Woodstock Festival set for August 9, 2008
Click here to view PDF poster
Roots of 69
Backstory Panel Discussion and Soundout
August 9, 2008
Colony Café
22 Rock City Road, Woodstock, NY (MAP IT)
12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
The subject of the discussion will be the events leading up to the Woodstock Festival of 1969, including the Soundout festivals that took place in and around Woodstock for several years in the late 1960s. Moderator:
Geddy Sveikauskas Publisher, Woodstock Times and other newspapers
Panel:
Michael Lang
Woodstock resident and legendary ’69 Festival promoter
Jean Young
co-author with Lang of Woodstock Festival Remembered
Bill West
who was in local government in the 1960s
Jeremy Wilber
former Town Supervisor, who was tending bar during the late sixties at the Sled Hill Café
Paul McMahon
iconic local musician and Mothership impresario
Soundout
FREE EVENT
The following musical acts are scheduled to appear:
Hair of the Dog
Becki Brindle
Joey Eppard
Frankie (without his Fingers)
Spiv
Paul McMahon
Peter Walker
Jeremy Bernstein of Stoney Clove Lane
Ben Vita
Naked
Contemporary Soundout
2:45 to 5:00 p.m.
Produced by Paul McMahon
and more
Sponsored by:
Historical Society of Woodstock and the Woodstock Chamber of Commerce & Arts
woodstockhistory.org
woodstockchamber.com
For more information call: 845.679.8111
2 comments:
I was at the '68 Soundout on Labor Day....(and I recall Bunky & Jake, Cat Mother, Hedge & Donna and a folkie by the name of Shep...who seemed like a childlike woodsprite...as I saw his manager try to corner him for the show while he leaped about and follicked like a pixie...really.....for true... I liked his songs but either he was a spirit of the night or he was flying on some kind of brew....and I was also at the Roots of 69 Festival last August in Woodstock.
I was thrilled at sharing the memories of those great concerts with others....and the Roots Festival was a joy unto itself...
Vince DeLucia
Vince,thanks for your comment. FYI, the Roots of the '69 Festival event transcript is being turned into a book called: "Roots of the 1969 Woodstock Festival--The Backstory to Woodstock." In addition, there will be a photographic essay that will provide context to the players and events that led up to the 1969 Festival. In this we are shining a light on the Sound-Out era via event posters, memorabilia and musician interviews. The book is being published by WoodstockArts and is set to launch in June.
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