Music in the Valley
High Mountain Hay Fever Blue Grass Festival
 Why does music sound sweeter here? Is it because the crowds are more appreciative and motivate musicians with great rounds of applause? Do the picturesque surroundings inspire? It is hard to say, but one thing is certain, the Quality of the concerts & festivals in the valley is outstanding.
The drive behind these events is a genuine, heart felt passion for music. Ron Thomason of Dry Branch Fire Squad, an Ohio Bluegrass Band has been in the business for 25+ years and knows seemingly everyone in the Blue Grass business. Ron lives in the area
and uses music as a way to give back to the community, specifically to the Wet Mountain Clinic. He organized the High Mountain Hay Fever Blue Grass Festival as a fundraiser. Now the largest festival, drawing 2,500 to 3,000 people annually, this event contributes a healthy sum annually to the medical clinic. Showcasing Grammy winning and IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association) winners, the festival has treated audiences to musicians like Michael Cleveland, an award winning fiddle player. Last Year, Norman Blake, a Grammy winner featured on the Oh Brother Where Art Thou CD gave an exceptional performance. This year, we are looking forward to the band Seldom Seen and Hazel Dickens, an authentic, first generation blue grass icon. We wonder what other surprises are to come.
High Peaks Music Festival
A new Wet Mountain Valley tradition starts in 2010 with the first annual High Peaks Music
Festival presented by KWMV 95.9 FM. Showcasing
the Valley’s amazing talent and incredible
friends, set against the backdrop of one of Colorado’s
most spectacular mountain ranges – this is a not to be missed acoustic music event.
High Peaks Music Festival reflects the diverse tastes of KWMV listeners and the Wet Mountain Valley community.
Mark your calendar and be able to say you
were at the first High Peaks Music Festival. Saturday,
September 11 from 3 to 9 pm at the Feed Store Park and Amphitheatre in Westcliffe.
KWMV 95.9 FM will also be sponsoring a Song Writers Workshop as part of the Festival:
Custer County High School Music Room
709 Main Street, Westcliffe, Colorado
September 11th, 2010, from 12:00pm to 1:30pm |
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The Course will Cover:
• Writing Solo vs. Co-writing
• Selection of a Compelling Topic
• Capturing Ideas
• 120 Major Genres of Music?!?
• The Construction of Lyrics, Rhyme and Music
• The 1st Draft Audit
• The Difference Between a Good Song and a Hit Song.
• Selecting Instrumentation
• The Art of Arrangement |
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Tickets for the Festival are $20 at the door, but can be purchased in advance
for 25% discount ($15.00) by going to the HPMF website:
www.HighPeaksMusicFestival.com or
www.KWMV.org
High Peaks Music Festival * 719-783-0987
119 Main Street / P.O. Box 155
Westcliffe, CO 81252
www.HighPeaksMusicFestival.com
Other Events
With so many fantastic fiddlers, guitarists and the like in the area, new events are coming to the area, all with the same incredible quality. Frank Wolking of Sons and Brothers works at a tireless pace to find and promote entertainment for the valley. When he hears of western artists passing through Colorado, he will contact them for an Afternoon Pie Social at the Hillside Grange. Up
to 250 lucky people have had the privilege of hearing cowboy singer songwriter, Dave Stamie and folk group, Dakota Blond in the willows by the grange. Frank is working on a July concert with world renowned fiddler player-Richard Green as is hoping to bring the Wells Family in from North Carolina. They are a girl version of Sons & Brothers, with three sisters the same age as Frank's sons. We hope to hear the sons and the daughters perform together. It would be a once in a lifetime experience.
High Mountain Hay Fever Festival Assn. * 719-783-0883
59000 Hwy. 69
P.O. Box 1199
Westcliffe, CO 81252
www.highmountainhayfever.org
In Concert Classical Music In The Valley * 719-783-9709
PO Box 1484
Westcliffe, CO 81252
inconcertwestcliffe@earthlink.net
www.inconcertwestcliffe.org
Sons & Brothers * 719-783-3351
67449 Hwy 69
Westcliffe, CO 81252
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