Curt is Chicago native – but don’t hold that against him. After stops in Madison and California, he and his wife moved to Waukesha in 2004 to open their own downtown business.
This past Saturday’s crummy weather didn’t do any favors for the first annual Acoustic Music Festival.
A heavy mid-morning rain followed by periodic afternoon sprinkles seemed to keep a lot of the crowds away. At its peak attendance I saw maybe 25 people gathered in the clock tower lot to hear the musicians play.
It’s unfortunate because the festival had good intentions. The musicians were trying to raise funds for the future Les Paul exhibit.
Even though crowds and good weather may have been lacking, there was one thing these musicians had plenty of- they had heart.
While the rain poured down, they continued to perform, as if oblivious to the worsening weather. Every hour another musician would get on stage and execute genuine acoustic music that filled the air and helped you forget the foul weather.
It was incredible.
While three people stood in the rain and listened, the musicians played like there were a thousand screaming fans.
And maybe some of the music wasn’t perfect, maybe a note was missed every once in while, and perhaps the music wasn’t everyone’s taste. But, without a doubt, these musicians came and did what they do best, and they shined brightly through the dismal day.
Congratulations to those who put it all together and made it happen. Perhaps they learned a thing or two from the first-ever Acoustic Music Fest and I am sure next year’s will be real treat.
Although Acoustic Fest is over and done, the dauntless purpose those musicians displayed will not soon be forgotten.
Les would have been proud.
