One of the benefits of life in the North Country is that there is no shortage of places to exhibit and exercise the right to expression, and I was lucky enough to have a front row seat to some of that raw emotion.

The images below were taken over the past year at Bluseed’s monthly open mic. The event runs during the shoulder seasons to summer and through-out the winter, with an open mic all-star line up in June.

First time performers to veteran hosts and sometime extended periods of anticipation built by long stage set-up and malfunction…   Guilty as charged  on that one, but recently recorded a win playing with my friends Ben and Jon.  Each night everyone votes and cash prize is awarded.

The mic is yours… go with it

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