For 2011, the acts invited to play were Jesse Collin Young, Buffy Saint-Marie, It's a Beautiful Day, Big Brother and the Holding Company and Canned Heat - all acts that were in the festival circuit back in the late 1960's when the shine was still on the faces. The Friday concert was great - weather was nice, food was good and the crowd was in the mood - if not a little long in the tooth.
The quality of the music was amazing. It was obvious these musicians have kept their music fresh - the familiar songs brought back deeply warm memories, especially Jesse and Beautiful Day. Big Brother was the first band Janis Joplin achieved fame with - she moved on to a larger group and Big Brother moved past their moment of greatest fame. At the 2011 festival they had a singer who was a musical ringer for Janice - wow.
Photos below are of Jesse Colin Young, the crowd and stage, and Canned Heat.
