The weather was perfect for the Front Porch Music Festival on Spring Street in Saratoga Springs, Saturday. Started on porches and in backyards during the COVID pandemic as a way for local musicians to put a little money in their pockets, the sixth annual event drew a nice crowd of about 600 people, said organizer and Bar People music news aficionado John Griffith.
His was among the first porches to host the event with other friends on the block, that being the block between Court Street and Nelson Avenue.
The day raised money for Caffe Lena’s educational classes and for Lena’s Matt McCabe Scholarship Fund. McCabe was a well-loved guitar player and music store owner in Saratoga Springs before he died during the COVID pandemic.
The day was one of fun and friends. Every other porch along the block became the main stage for a couple musicians, who rotated on and off stage.
“It’s a lot of fun,” said guitar player Marty Brown. Musicians, of course, know one another, and see each other at various venues, but this draws them all together.
“It’s great to see everybody here all at the same time,” he said. “Not a lot of places you can hear 22 musicians in one sitting.”
