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Podcast: Ongoing History of New Music
Episode: The 90s Part 9: The Festivals
Description: I don’t know if you realize this, but the music festival isn’t a modern creation…people have been gathering in fields to hear music for centuries…and in some cases, those original festivals are still happening…
Ever hear of Fiera Della Frecagnola?...it started in the village of Cannalonga, up in the mountains in the south of Italy…as far as we’ve been able to tell, the first gig was in 1450…and it’s still happening today…
There are other long-timey festivals in Germany, England, India, Latvia…so this isn’t a new thing…
The fi...