Kingfield Porchfest - so fun!

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I almost missed it. Richard was working in the backyard and noticed that our neighbors across the alley were "making music again" on their front porch (something they did about once a week last summer). We meandered over there and discovered that it was a component of Porchfest, an annual neighborhood event. Someone found Richard a chair, so he parked himself at 4007 Pleasant. I got out my bike and cruised around the immediate neighborhood for an hour. Such a great neighborhood event!  I mostly took pictures of the performers, but the audience is the best part. Families pushing strollers, toddlers bouncing to the beat, flocks of bikers coming and going, a few familiar neighbors from the block (fun to run into randomly several blocks away from where we live). 



The best Porchfest acts are crowd-pleasing bar bands, but there are many varieties of those. According to the online program, this one is probably Trilogy Road doing "Americana Blues." Or maybe one of the other bands listed for that part of the block. With Porchfest you never really know. A lot of the acts just don't show up, and others swap out so many friends that it is hard to keep track. 


This one is clearly Mandy and the Backbar, a rocking lead singer and her lively backup band doing everything from "Jolene" to "I'm a Believer" (which sparked an amazing array of spontaneous dancing among the audience).


Four older guys with two guitars, a full drum kit, and a sax doing some kind of laid-back country blues rock, at least judging by their last two songs. Wish I'd found them sooner. Probably either Wilkinson James or The Melvilles.