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9/26 Friday:
No
sooner had the equipment all been set and checked than a light drizzle
started to fall. Everything was covered quickly but the rain became
more insistent. It was then we realized we were in a hurricane blowback
pattern and the weather would be unpredicatable. The decision was
made to tear it all down until the rain blew over and set the start
time back an hour til 8 pm. Festival
goers began arriving, most later than planned because of the rain, and
setting up tents in the dark. Registration was also delayed because of
the rain By
8:15 or so, more than an hour behind schedule, our sound guy Adam
went
on stage with his Encounter Band
for a set of praise and worship music.
We were off and running and didn't look back. Colleen Macalister
followed with a solo acoustic set. She had just arrived from Maldoc,
Ontario after a night at San
Damiano Monastery with the Franciscans.
By
the time the Same Day Kings came on things
were jumping, The "kings" The
evening ended on a quieter note with Sarah
Bauer backed up by Saturday: CrossRoads
is not only about the music. This opportunity to worship the Lord in
the Eucharist is at the very heart of what we do. So we had all started
holding our need up in prayer, but it looked kind of dim. I couldn't
sleep well and woke in the middle of the night to go up to the chapel
and pray, begging God again, knowing that he wants his people to have a
time and a place for true worship. As I prayed my heart seemed to hear
the words God spoke to Abraham, "The Lord himself will provide the ram"
though in the deep of night it didn't make much sense.
The
day began with breakfast in the dining hall for musicians and staff
where you could get last night's chili over your eggs. As breakfast was
winding down a large tour bus drove onto the grounds. I knew this would
be the group from our local military base, Ft. Leonard Wood. As I
hurried to greet them a tall muscular priest [West Point graduate we
later learned] stepped off the bus with button down cassock, regulation
haircut and holding a baby. "Is this the guy?" I prayed. Fr.
Matt introduced himself, but told me he had to be back on base in the
afternoon for confessions and mass. I explained our predicament. He
said he believed he could be back for adoration and would consider it.
Later in the
morning, he confirmed he would. Praise God! After
an opening prayer from our MC, Paul Masek, we kicked off the
music with
hometown boy turned Nashville guitarmaker Pete Buncher. Pete was a
veteran of our first CrossRoads and it was great to have him back to
get us rollling! Then, introducing themselves as "Old Farts for God," Nathanael's
Creed followed with a solid set including some new
material from their third CD, scheduled to drop in Novemeber. Keep an
ear out for the exact time and place of the release party. When we get
the word, we'll let you know. Some
times schedules change close to the last minute. Less than a month
before the festival, when we thought the artist roster was close to set
in stone, we became aware of a group called The
Priestie Boyz. These are five guys from Kenrick Seminary in St. Louis.
Ordinarily we wouldn't book this late in the game and we never book a
group we haven't heard play, but a bunch of rockin' seminarians was
just too good to pass up. And they did rock out! We're all looking
forward to the rumored CD.
One
of this year's innovations was the interview segment which bridged the
staging
changes between bands. Bumpered in and out with a song titled "I Wanna
Talk About Me," MC Paul interviewed selected
artists, core members,
guests and people from the audience. With wit and insight Paul plumbed
the
depth of each guest eliciting honest stories of faith and the
occassional laugh at their expense. And it provided a wonderful
opportunity to get to know performers a bit more personally. Having
almost recovered from her long drive, Colleen
Macalister came on stage
to offer acoustic takes of songs from her new CD as well as some
praise and worship. If you missed "the Frog Song" you can still hunt
it down on the CrossRoads radio link. Matthew
Baute has been with us all three years and has stretched out
from a
solo performer to front his new band, Dayspring. At around seven
members, Dayspring filled the stage with players and sound [but still
took only second place in the biggest band competition]. Their set
mixed the occassional worship standard with their own outstanding
songwriting.
Sarah
Bauer came back with a reprise of her Friday night gig,
backed up by hurrican "evacuee" Ryan Meyers on acoustic guitar.
Sarah treated us to cuts from her first two CDs, as well as an impromtu
bit of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" in her incredibel voice, before
giving the stage over to Ryan who went out with his instant hit
"Wherever Your Treasure Is." It's
good that we have a large stage but Exodus Two Zero did it's
best to fill it up. With a ten musician ensemble and deep rythm section
they cranked out the music including original worship and praise. Some
festival goers comared their sound to Crispin the Catholic funk band. Just
before the dinner break Paul introduced Father Augustine of the St. Louis Abbey. He led the
crowd through a hilarious discourse on "How to Dress Like a
Benedictine" which included dressing out audience volunteers. Father
Augustine also presided at the "Traveler's Mass" during the dinner
break in the chapel and had a full house of worshippers.
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