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9th
Annual
BIG HORN MOUNTAIN
FESTIVAL
Acoustic,
Americana, Folk, Old-Timey,
Bluegrass
& Traditional Music
July 12, 13, & 14,
2013
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Johnson
County Fairgrounds
Buffalo, Wyoming
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e-mail:
info@bighornmountainfestival.com
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In Memorium
 Richard Lee Taberna
It
is with great sadness that we must report the passing on January 4,
2010 of one of our backstage managers, Rich Taberna. Rich has
worked backstage with us since the
very first Big Horn Mountain Festival and was one of the original
festival
organizers. Rich was an excellent guitar
picker and musician. He played
professionally in a number of bands and among his many achievements was
the
personal representative and venue manager for Ian Tyson. His
dedication to the Big Horn Mountain
Festival made his family a part of our festival family. All of
our stage backdrops were designed and
created by his wife, Paula, and his daughters, Margaret and Maggie,
have been a
part of our band check-in and greeting each year (as well as being two
fine
budding bluegrass musicians). Rich is
survived by his wife, Paula; a son,
Joseph Paul Taberna of Big Horn; two daughters, Magdalena Rose Taberna
and
Margaret Lee Taberna, both of Big Horn; a half sister, Jackie Green;
and three
stepsisters, Cinder Destefano and Shannon Dahl of Sheridan and Jerry
Lee
Hershrud of Columbus, Mont. In
honor of Rich’s life and his love to his family, our festival, and our
community, we dedicate the 6th Annual Big Horn Mountain Festival to
his name and memory.
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 Steve
Lawrence
It is with
great sadness that we report the passing on June 18, 2008
of one of our favorite stage announcers, Steve Lawrence.
Steve had been one of our regular announcers
from the very first Big Horn Mountain Festival.
Often referred to as the “Voice of Buffalo” Steve had been an announcer
for KBBS for 38 years and was the regular host of Community Speaks and
the
Buffalo Bison games, both home and away.
Steve was an ardent supporter of the Festival and Festival committee
members frequently appeared as his guests on Community Speaks for
promotion of
this great community event. Steve is
survived by his wife Janet of Buffalo, two sons, and one
daughter. We miss him dearly and our prayers go to his
wife and family. In honor of Steve’s
life and his love to his family and our community, we dedicate the 4th
Annual Big Horn Mountain Festival to his name and memory.
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Pat Hansen
The Big Horn Mountain
Festival lost a friend and major supporter with the passing of Pat
Hansen of
Billings, Montana, on May 11, 2008.
Pat’s unexpected passing while vacationing in
France left a void in the
lives of many people he had touched through his love of music. Pat’s support of
musicians, musical events,
and music associations throughout the region in Montana and Wyoming
transcended
mere generosity, and had far-reaching and long-lasting impacts over
many years. Through
his business, Hansen Music, he
cheerfully supported the Big Horn Mountain Festival from its inception
to the
present, and truly helped ensure the success of our fledgling event.
It is with
sadness that we mark Pat’s passing, and while we are left with the
feeling that
we were never quite able to thank him enough for all he did… we will
always
remember him.
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