True Patriot Love
Being home is weird. Living at home is even weirder. I went from independent 24 year old pseudo-employed lady-about-town with an impressive-sounding job title and regressed into the awkward tween I was in 1999. I’m unemployed, I’m “writing a book” (har), and live off of my parents’ generosity. Last week I got yelled at over a case of beer. No lie. Pretty soon I’ll be living in the unfinished basement and sleeping on a pullout couch!
But there are always little things to be thankful for. I have 75 pages written, I have a work visa for the UK in the works, I got accepted to a few PhD programs, and I have tickets to the super awesome Winnipeg Folk Fest starting this Wednesday with none other than Elvis Costello opening the show! Notable others I’m psyched to see: Bahamas , Bell Orchestre, Mark Berube, Neko Case, Dala, The Deep Dark Woods, Great Lake Swimmers, Hey Rosetta!, Iron & Wine, Okkervil River, Steven Page formerly of Barenaked Ladies, and 2/3 of the awesome Wainwright family (Loudon & Martha)!!! I’m particularly psyched to be seeing Okkervil River but GLS has a special place in my heart ever since I saw them at the Black Cat in DC. The concert was low key but has stuck in my head for the past two months.
I’m camping out with a group of friends and I’m pretty psyched. It’s my first festival camping experience and the lineup is flat out awesome. Cannot complain. Four days of awesome music, rainboot wearing (I’ll be wearing my Hunter Wellies to bring a little bit of Glasto to Manitoba), beer drinking Canadian fun!
Erin’s Essential Folk Fest Playlist:
- Bahamas – Lonely Loves
Okkervil River – Song Of Our So-Called Friend
The Deep Dark Woods – All The Money I Had Is Gone
Great Lake Swimmers – Your Rocky Spine
Barenaked Ladies – Lovers In A Dangerous Time
Iron & Wine – Communion Cups And Someone’s Coat
(Another awesome Canada Day Playlist here)
