...and a big THANK YOU to our wonderful kinfolk who organised and ran this fantastic event!

I had a wonderful time, and would like to echo the calls for Shirefest to become a regular annual event.
Also the suggestion we might hold another concert/fest around Yuletide?

I wish I could have seen all the bands play, but those I did were splendid.
There are now Everbrocks on Laurelin & Landroval getting ready to go see some of our visitors play on their home turf.

Thanks again, I'm still dancing on the inside...

I want to extend many thanks to everyone who participated in Shirefest in any capacity: musician, volunteer, attendee, songwriter, supporter in time of crisis--you name it. It was a wonderful success and it took a lot of folks to make it happen. I was so proud to be part of FOUR different bands and to showcase our lovely home in Crickhollow. It was so much fun!

I thank everyone for the hours of planning, preparation, practice, and participation. The variety of music was an absolute delight and if you skipped this event, I can only say that you missed out on something really special. We worried about everything from griefers to turtles to no-shows or no-audiences, and none of that happened. Instead, we welcomed dozens of new visitors to Crickhollow and also introduced lots of Crickhollow residents to a musical community they never knew about. I don't know who the Hobbit was, but he exclaimed something along the lines of "This is the best Saturday I've had in a long time" as we wrapped up that day. I can say the same about the whole weekend. Sure, it was a little stressful and sometimes even scary, but it was awesome!

Our LOTRO community is unlike any other in the MMO world--a bit kinder and gentler and friendlier, and that's especially reflected in our kinship and the qualities we value in our members. If you can, if you will, take a little time away from leveling or grinding through dailies once in a while to enjoy some of the social activities we offer. You might be glad you did!

I'll be able to help Saturday 12 noon - 2:30 pm EDT as well as part of Sunday's Elevenses.

I went ahead and added both of you to the Crickhollow Music planning site.  Thanks for volunteering!

I would like to volunteer for Shirefest on Saturday afternoon from 4 to 6 pm server time.

I would like to volunteer for Shirefest on Saturday the 16th from 4 to 6 P.M server time. Thank you.

Crickhollow's first music festival is coming August 15th-17th!

The festival kicks off with our weekly Bread & Jam session on Friday at 9pm EDT (server time).  Join us at the Bounders Statue in Michel Delving Saturday at noon for a full day of music, and then drop by our weekly early Elevenses at 11am on Sunday at the Bird & Baby Inn.  We'll head back to the Statue for a few more performances that afternoon.

We'll announce our line-up soon, but right now we are looking for some volunteers in Second Breakfast.  We'll need help with advertising, assisting bands & attendees, crowd control and vending.  One of our volunteers will receive a 1500 Turbine Point code as a thank you for helping us make this event a success.

To find out more about the festival or sign up to help, visit our new website.  We'll keep using the site for Bread & Jam and Elevenses after the event has ended.  You may also use the site to post songs that you'd like to jam on with friends new and old throughout the festival.