Somerville Porchfest 2026

This afternoon Cecilia and I played for Somerville Porchfest, with Harris calling and Danner running sound. There was rain, but not enough keep us from playing, or to keep folks from dancing: We were originally planning to be on Morrison Ave, where we've been for years. Two weeks out, though, I learned that it wouldn't be possible to close Morrison this year. [1] After lots of scrambling, talking to neighbors and the city, and some help from Lance Davis, we were able to get permission to close the dead-end section of Highland Rd instead: This meant we didn't have my usual porch roof, and while dancers are reasonably water resistant my gear is not. Seeing rain a few days out I got a cheap canopy: It was big enough for the two of us and our monitors, but not Harris. And he wouldn't have fit anyway, with his crowd-observation-ladder: Being away from the house also meant we couldn't easily plug in for power. We probably could have made extension cord work, but Danner and I both have…