Porkbelly Futures

August is a month that produces good memories. We did our first show for the Edmonton Folk Festival in August last year, and CBC’s Saturday Night Blues was there to record our main set. Teddy Leonard celebrated his birthday by performing with us on guitar. Paul was a popular media interview subject and the band was photographed with The Canadian Guitar (made from pieces of historic wood from across the country). Porkbelly also performed workshop sets, with both Amos Garrett and Susan Tedeschi accepting invitations to sit in. A mammoth party was planned for the last night of the festival, with the great African band Salif Keita and Amos Garrett's group providing the music. Stuart sat in on harmonica with Amos when Rusty Reed was indisposed. The party went on a long, long time.