Festival Nation - EP: 14 -  Rock Photographer Jay Blakesberg

Festival Nation - EP: 14 - Rock Photographer Jay Blakesberg

Author: Pantheon Media October 24, 2020 Duration: 1:05:24
Host Marla Davies talks to Rock and Roll Photographer and Filmmaker Jay Blakesberg about the 'Skull and Roses' Festival that was scheduled for April 2-5, 2020. 'Festival Nation' and the Pantheon Podcast Network teamed up with 'Skull and Roses' for a podcast mini-series. This is one of the interviews from the archives that didn't air before the festival cancelled. You'll get a peak into a pre-pandemic world and a 2020 concert season that could have been. On this episode you'll hear Jay's excitement about a promising festival season, a Grateful Dead touring museum, a favorite festival flashback and many Dead Tales. https://www.rockoutbooks.com/ Songs: Flaming Lips - Live October 12, 2020 - Oklahoma City https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCIpVApPUYM Tedeschi Trucks Band with Trey Anastasio - 'Layla' - Lockin Arrington Virginia August 24, 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO1NB_yIZec Also part of this mini-series will be upcoming interviews with JGB Band Melvin Seals and Dead & Company Oteil Burbridge. We're also starting a new feature called 'Festival Flashback' - please share your favorite festival memories. Connect with me - marladavies.com and festivalnationpodcast.com or shoot me an email festivalnationpodcast@gmail.com. @festivalnationpodcast @nationfestival @pantheonpods @marladavies @skullandroses @deadandcompany @gratefuldead @jayblakesberg Any music used in the Festival Nation Podcast is owned by the artist and used for education and illustration purposes only. All songs on this podcast can be found for purchase or streaming where ever you get your great music. Please pick up these amazing songs and support musicians. Thanks for downloading, liking, sharing and following Festival Nation on the Pantheon Podcast Network or where ever you listen to your podcasts. We will get by, we will survive - Peace! Love, Marla Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's a particular energy that exists only in a field full of strangers united by a beat, a lyric, a shared sunset. Festival Nation with Marla Davies captures that intangible feeling in every episode. Hosted by the seasoned Bay Area radio voice Marla Davies, this podcast digs into the vibrant culture surrounding music festivals, far beyond just the lineup posters. Conversations here feel like the best kind of festival chat: spontaneous, insightful, and deeply connected to the music. You’ll hear from artists about what it’s really like to step onto that stage, from cultural figures who shape the scene, and from dedicated fans whose stories are the heart of the experience. Together, they explore how these temporary communities are built and why that festival spirit lingers long after the last chord fades. It’s about the enduring power of music to bring people together and create lasting memories. This Pantheon Media production is for anyone who has ever felt that collective rush or wonders what magic happens behind the scenes. Each episode is a reminder that the music is just the beginning of the story.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 38

Festival Nation with Marla Davies
Podcast Episodes
Woodstock Nation:  Ep:  17:  The Renaissance Faire and The Joust! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:43
Today on 'Festival Nation' we head to Willington England in the time of Elizabeth the 1st and join the Northern California Renaissance Faire. The NorCal RenFaire is renowned for it's legendary full-contact joust. Spectat…
Festival Nation Ep. 15: A Night with Janis Joplin [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:25
On today's episode, Host Marla Davies talks with Mary Bridget Davies who plays Janis Joplin in the Broadway Production of 'A Night with Janis Joplin' which recently traveled to San Jose . The pair talk about the events t…
Festival Nation Ep. 14: Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:43
On today's episode host Marla Davies talks with Music Programmer Chris Portman about the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival. This free festival has been held in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park for the past 19 years on t…
Festival Nation Ep. 13: Monterey Jazz Festival [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:25
In this episode we travel to the 62nd Annual Monterey Jazz Festival - September 27 - 29, 2019. There are 500 artists, over 120 shows, 8 stages and it runs for 3 nights and 2 days. We'll talk with Artist Director, Timothy…
Festival Nation Ep. 12:  Burning Man Part 2 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:41
Today we head to Burning Man 2019 and join the Black Rock Philharmonic performing 'Bohemian Rhapsody' which becomes a downright sing-a-long. Then we hear from Peggy Monahan - Director of Content Development and Curator o…
Festival Nation Ep. 10: Burning Man [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:42
Today we talk with two burners - an old virgin and a young burner. 74 year old Gail Johnson and artist Jane Crowning both went to this year's Burning Man and each have stories to tell about the 33rd Annual event. Both re…
Festival Nation Ep. 9: Talking with Festival Lovers at Cali Roots [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 20:19
Early in the 2019 festival season, Woodstock Nation headed to the 10th Anniversary of Cali Roots - a 3 day Reggae music festival the Monterey County Fairgrounds. We talked to festival goers about the magic of music festi…