(photographs taken at the Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance -- Fall Festival October 9-12, 2014 -- in Pittsboro, NC)
Carrboro was riddled with people this weekend strolling from the wonted to the curious of concert venues -- gravel parking lots, plaza passageways, wooden porches, even beneath tree shadows musicians played to crowds. The 17th Annual Carrboro Music Festival lured thousands for more than 180 free live performances running the gamut from those in grunge gear to the understated folk singer. Here are some festival moments...
(photographs taken at the 17th Annual Carrboro Music Festival in Carrboro)
At 17, Molly appears quite well-versed on the ukulele, the four-stringed instrument with a jaunty sound. Smaller than a guitar, the instrument is commonly associated with Hawaiian music. The name "ukulele" means "jumping fleas" (uku flea + lele jump) in Hawaiian likely because when strummed, the fingers mimic the movement of the jumping insects.
"It's like more of a high-pitch guitar. And it's weird like that. I sort of like that it's weird," Molly says.
Her song "I Want Caffeine" seems to resonate with the crowd clustered on the lawn listening to live music at Weaver Street Market in Carrboro. Like good coffee, her personality seems to strike the delicate balance between bold and sweet notes. This particular song, she wrote herself.
"They sort of just slap me in the face," she says. "I mean they HAVE to slap me in the face."
And yes this musician is a coffee drinker of the ice mocha variety ... "but sometimes I get something weird like a latte."
(photographed on Weaver Street between Main & Greensboro streets)