Field Research for Week 3

This week I observed a small fundraiser where several local musicians, including the main subject of my ethnography, Steven Palin performed. Joining him was local musician Jeremy Snook, and local band The Arctic Turtles. They were all set up to play in the basement of a pretty small house out toward Meridian for just a small audience of people. They had pretty good audio equipment but all the musicians were sharing so they didn't have to change the setup between acts. Steven performed first and did a set of about 10 - 12 songs that lasted for around 45 minutes. He talked about the show being pretty fun but it was small and not very professional and he really hopes to be able to perform for bigger audiences with more advanced equipment in the future.