No Ren Faire gets it right. At least none that I’ve been to. . I’ve performed at maybe a couple dozen Renaissance festivals over the years. I have yet to find one that had a decent music stage. I’m not sure why. But the Mid-South Renaissance Faire did. . I’m still trying to wrap my head around why this stage worked so well. The best that I can come up with is that they weren’t trying to make it a period stage. . At most faires, they put you on a small unbacked stage with a dozen seats for the audience. The problem is that Faire audiences don’t typically stick around for a music act unless it’s bawdy songs or loud music like bagpipes. . The Wit’s End stage was not that. It was more like a modern music festival stage. There were tables for eating and drinking. It was covered. The sound was good, even unplugged. And people stuck around. . Is that a product of the stage? Or their audience? I don’t know. But I took this short video to remind me of what I liked about it. . I will say that Master Freiman was not only a delightful proprietor of the pub but also a fantastic mc who gave the pub character and helped musicians that are notoriously bad about asking for tips, earn more money. . #renaissancefestival #musicstage #renfaire #renfest #renfest2018 (at Mid-South Renaissance Faire) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpQhERvHAdq/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=2rxiaxoasanl
