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After another very successful "Vacation With A Folkie" at the West
Mountain Inn (
www.westmountaininn.com ) in Arlington, Vermont last year, we're gearing up
to do a third one up there in August of 2010.
After our previous three day events with Ellis Paul in 2008 and Richard
Shindell in 2009, we're changing things up in a pretty major way this year.
Instead of one artist digging deeply into their catalog, we're bringing three
incredible singer songwriters together to let them tear into each others
catalogs!! Not only are Lori, Tracy, and Mark extremely talented, they are all
really good friends. Mark, especially has played often with both Lori and
Tracy---he's been the guitarist in Lori's band for a few years now and he's done
many shows with Tracy, and with Dave and Tracy when Dave was still with us.
So what will happen is that each of these folks will be with us on all three
nights of the run---August 17, 18, & 19----this will be like one of the greatest
"Songwriter's In The Round" you could ever see. Not surprisingly, Lori, Tracy,
and Mark have NEVER done anything like this---but they are all really enthused
about this opportunity and they think it'll be a really fun thing to get
together each night and support each other musically. For us fans, we are
positive we are being offered the chance of a lifetime.
This event will be open ONLY to those folks staying at the Inn for all three
days. There are 19 rooms available to us. Some of the units are two bedroom
suites and smaller rooms can accommodate just two---that means we'll be a group
of somewhere around 40 people. We'll have our shows in the comfortable parlor
of the West Mountain---a parlor that has a wet bar immediately adjacent to it so
no one will go thirsty during the shows.
The West Mountain also has a wonderful restaurant that provides delicious
breakfasts (included in the room rates) and fabulous dinners at an extra
charge. The folks who own the Inn just love these events and as a way of
showing their appreciation this year, they're offering a $100 per room credit on
meals and drinks for all participants. You can read descriptions of all the
rooms, and see pictures of each room, on the Inn's website.
Costs for the event are an artist fee to be paid prior to the first show,
and your room fee. All meals, other than breakfast, and sightseeing costs are
additional. Room rates can be found on the website---we'll warn you, they're
not cheap!! They are, we feel, reasonable for the fine accommodations being
offered. After having done these things here in America as well as England,
Scotland, Nova Scotia, and France, we've come to learn that you do, in fact,
"get what you pay for". We feel like we get excellent value at the West
Mountain and that's why we're going back for a third time. The Inn is a casual
place, but all rooms have A/C and en suite facilities. (Contact us for info.
about the artist fee)
Arlington is a wonderful spot to spend some time in. There is hiking and
biking right outside the door of the Inn. There is kayaking, tubing, and
canoing on the Battenkill River which also runs right by the Inn. There is
outlet shopping and great restaurants 15 minutes away in Manchester and historic
sightseeing throughout the area. We'll also enjoy a BBQ at the Inn with Lori,
Tracy, and Mark---probably on the wednesday night of our stay. (The nominal fee
for the BBQ can be debited against your food/drink credit.)
We have sold these events out in booth 2008 and 2009 and we are quite sure
we will with this one too. Call us (973-616-0853) or e-mail us (timandlori@cabinconcerts.com)
for full info. or to get your questions answered. We think we're again offering
a real "once in a lifetime" opportunity here. Give us a shout if this sounds
like something you'd want to be a part of.
http://www.myspace.com/lorimckenna
www.tracygrammer.com
www.markerelli.com
Tim & Lori
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