Unfortunately, what happened to Meghan Patrick, when she was headlining at the
Hagersville Rock Festival is all too common, for female artists in any genre. Its been over 24 hours since the incident and
the internet is still reeling from a single comment, from a single fan, at the
Rock festival in Hagersville, Ontario on Saturday July 27th.
Until this point Meghan was having a blast as she went
through her set. The crowd was having a blast. That soon changed when one man yelled for
Meghan to expose her breasts (it was said in a much more vulger way) to him. What happened next is epic and is what needed
to happen. Meghan deserves to be treated better than what was hollered out from the crowd, as does any female artist on a stage.
Meghan Stops Show
As soon as she heard the comment, she stopped the show, asked
to have the crowd lights turned up and asked whoever said the comment to show
themselves. Without thinking they were
pointed out to Meghan and Meghan did something that I am sure was what many female
artists have wanted to do. She called him out.
"This is not a hobby, This is my livelihood, my heart
and soul. I give everything I have into the songs I write and my performances.
To have something that means so much to me be degraded to that? F--k that.
And f--k the guy who said that. I have worked my ass off for a long time
to get to the point where I earned a headlining slot. I earned it. And I
deserved a hell of a lot more respect than that."
Meghan later posted on Instagram
Other Artists have chimed in including 3x CCMA Male Artist
of the Year Brett Kissel on Instagram
brettkissel It’s
really quite something, actually. Someone with no balls has bigger balls than
anyone I know. Your confidence and elevated level of self worth and self value
is inspiring @megpatrickmusic.
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame member Terri Clark
Female
artists have it hard in the music industry, especially in the Country Music genre,
with minimal airplay because apparently male artists draw bigger
audiences. I would disagree, I know a
number of female artists, who excel at their craft and Meghan Patrick is definitely
one of them. As a photographer I have
followed the Country Music scene for over 10 years and am a member of the
Canadian Country Music Association. I
have photographed Meghan, I know her and I know her convictions. First and foremost, she works hard to do what
she does, and I respect any artist who puts in the time to hone their craft and
also meet up with all the fans who listen to the music, go to the concerts and that
want to meet them. This is Meghan
Patrick to a tee. This also why she is currently
the 2x Canadian Country Music Female Artist of the Year.
I was shooting the 2017 CCMA awards when she recieved her first CCMA award for female artist of the year, in
Saskatoon. I also had the opportunity to photograph her for
the Edmonton Muse Magazine, when she played the Station on Jasper. But what she did in Hagersville, is why I support her even more and Canadian
Country Music in general. I am there not only to shoot the artists, but to show
everyone why these artists are the best there is and that they are the real thing. Meghan just moved to top of the list with
this take down. It was a classic and will
show the industry that she is here to stay and won’t put up with the crap. I will also bet that the next heckler may think twice before opening his mouth for some exposure.
After the incident she turned around and explained her next song, about how it’s okay for the boys to sing about sex, which is a natural and beautiful thing but that she had been told that females shouldn’t, well if you know Meghan now, guess what she did……….. Well Done Meghan Patrick, you have my support, amongst that of the many others, who have tweeted, I.G.’d and commented on Facebook.
From the 2017 CCMA show in Saskatoon.
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| Figure 1: Meghan Patrick receiving CCMA Female Artist of the Year |
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this article will be reprinted in the August 2019 edition of the Edmonton Muse Magazine
Facebook: Meghan Patrick
Instragram: Meghan Patrick
Twitter: Meghan Patrick Music
this article will be reprinted in the August 2019 edition of the Edmonton Muse Magazine
