Let's Go Festival: Sandy River presented by Concert Cast

<p>New from <a href="www.concertcast.live">Concert Cast</a>, we present: Let’s Go Festival - A rockumentary podcast that brings the music festival to you.</p><p>Our series starts in Farmington, Maine at the <a href="https://www.whistlestopconcertseries.com/sandy-river-music-festival-2023">Sandy River Music Festival.</a>  Here, there are no frills, just a bunch of passionate people coming together to celebrate local musicians.</p><p>Singer Jason Spooner puts it this way: “We've played a bunch of festivals where it's kind of a zoo. Big lines and port-a-potty masses and mud and the energy's just almost a little too frenetic. This is more my style, everybody's laid back and very respectful." The Sandy River Music Festival might just be one of the most Maine things out there. Fire pits to gather around, fresh mountain water to swim in, musicians to sway to. It's a festival that manages to be both eclectic and cozy, vast and very familiar.</p><p><strong>The Venue</strong></p><p>It seems that many Maine musicians feel that they have to leave Maine to make it in the music scene. And Mainers often feel like they have to go to big cities to hear music magic. What makes the Sandy River Music Festival so special is that when you stand in the field behind the Narrow Gauges cinema, where it is located, this feeling disappears. You are exactly where you need to be. You can feel magic in the river and in the crowds of committed music lovers. Families near campfires, friends dancing, solo campers meeting new friends. You can come to the Sandy River Festival as you are.</p><p>Lena, from the Maine band Golden Oak told me, “Every time I come home, I'm so impressed. I'm just like, What is happening in Farmington? When did you get so hip and cool and super cool?”</p><p><strong>The Music</strong></p><p>An amazing thing about the music here is that it doesn’t feel exclusive. You can listen to bands reference each other in their set intros, grab a beer with them after they play or join in on impromptu fire pit jams.</p><p>Many festival g