If you follow this blog - you well know how fascinated I am with the Woodstock festival I am. I became interested in those Three Days of Peace and Music reading event founder Michael Lang's fantastic book. So - here is the post. The common thread here - both Tim Hardin and Joan Baez played at Woodstock. Tim first. Well, in short - he bombed. According to reports, Tim Hardin played a short set at about 9 pm on Friday, 15th. That was to be folk music day, with the harder rocks acts scheduled for the actual weekend. It was already dark. Originally he was scheduled to play earlier, perhaps tapped as the festival's opening act, but the effects of drugs kept him down till after sundown. Joan Baez on the other hand provide the voice of an angel, as she tucked everyone in as the last act of the fest's first evening. The distaff counterpart to Dylan, folksinger and anti-war protester - Joan Baez, was the last act to come out Friday evening. Starting at about 1:00 am (Sat. morning really), and qutie appropriately, she wished everybody a good morning. In the film, besides his role as MC on the PA system, Chip Monck designed the stage lighting for Woodstock. I think the best lighting of the show (on the film) is that of Joan. According to reports - her lush song arrangements and set combined with her beautiful and skillful voice was a fine finish for a chaotic and exhaustive first day.
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