Amazing people, amazing weather, and not mention amazing music all were apart of this year's Porchfest in Ithaca. Porchfest was filled with people from the young to the old. There were different kind of bands all over the city. People went on their porches or on their lawns and played their kind of music. There were a distinction of alternative, bluegrass, folk, jazz and 80's soft rock. Some of the songs were mellow and some of the songs you can tap your feet to the beat. There were not that many folk music but there were a couple. One could easily tell the AAA cadence in most of the folk songs. There was one band named Five Mile Drive, who played many songs that I knew of and I could sing along too. One of the songs was Black Horse & the Cherry Tree. This singer was belting out her voice to the song and it raised the hair on my back. The guitarist would also add harmony parts to song, usually the harmony would be higher. I could really feel the guitars and the bass coming together as one. I was able to sing the harmony part as well but at the same I also forgot to pay attention to the cadences. But in all fairness I was having a lot of fun listening to music. Many people were enjoying the music as much as I was and many were having their time of their lives. What was great about the folk music, there were old people dancing to the rhythm of the music. It was really cute to see something like that. Overall I did enjoy my day at Porchfest with my friends. I am glad I was able to see the other side of Ithaca and celebrate what Ithaca can offer.
I think that seeing all these people having fun was the best part. It really showed how a community can come together. Seeing other people show off their musical talents without the incentive for profit really showed how much they loved music and performing it.
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