Bards' festival

Recently we visited a special even - bards' festival.

It's almost like a live concert but with some quirks.

1. It located on the big meadow in the forest, and almost all people who visit it live in the tents.

It's like a combination of camping and live concert.

2. It longs for a few days, first of them it's a contest between bards.

And the last one is the gala concert, where only best of the best are allowed to performance.

3. There is no electronic or synthesized music, it's all prohibited.

All what can you use is your voice, music instruments, amplifier and speakers (last two are provided by organizers)

4. It's a kind of special genre. The restriction is not about music melody, or way of singing, the restriction is about who wrote the text.

For contest it can be only your own song.

There is secondary scene (smaller one) where bards allowed to sing songs of other authors, but it's out of contest.

 Why I like this event? It's pretty special. 

For instance: in additional to main scene and secondary scenes there are a lot of other places where bards are singing, after their participation in the contest.

Almost each campfire have its own star. It's good organised.

I call it small scenes. It's a campfire, place for bard(s) and the audience, and several tents on the perimeter.

The music differ significantly from one small scene to another.
It give you almost 100% chance to find something which you like.

In addition those concerts longs for a few days, and people make friends, combining into duets and making new music just in front of you.

I like to see and listen to talented people. I like this community.

Many of them don't see each other for the whole year, and meet here once a year, and produce their hits just on the spur of the moment.

It was the first time for my boy when I took him with me on this event, and he was very interested in it.

The idea, that the musician can be not on the scene but sit near to you and making his music just here and now, was new for him.

- Have you visited such events?
- Would you like to visit it (again) ?
- Are you a famous bard ?