The Mahoneyfest story:The name "Mahoneyfest" was a joke at first... but seemed to stick and appears to be here to stay. In 2006 I purchased a small farm in Box Springs GA. It consisted of several old barns, a turn of the century farm house, an old 1940's general store. When I showed my father the pictures, he said "I would burn them down..." haha. Well,I didn't burn them down... Instead i started to restore them (I always do the opposite of what my father suggests).I immediatly felt something special about the place.. it had warmth and the character of an old soul. I remember the night I first lit up the old general store. I wired in a generator to the breaker box and the lights came on in a slow warm glow.
In the evenings after working on the farm house, I would sit in the old store and play my guitar. One evening, I thought about the importance of sharing this experience... at that moment Mahoneyfest was born.The Musicfest is based on the principal of remembering why we do what we do - To share ourselves, thoughts and philosophies with others... to listen to each other, and walk away with something new... whether that be a warm moment, an idea or a new found friendship. The musicfest is not divided between artists and spectators, they are intertwined.September of 2006 - we had our first event. We all had a great time. The musicians that came made the old soul smile. There were many great memories created that we now all share.I intend to host Mahoneyfest for as long as people will come and share this old farm with me. Thanks to all who have come and shared their art with us.
