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4th Annual
BIG HORN MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL
Acoustic, Americana, Folk, Old-Timey,
Bluegrass & Traditional Music
July 11, 12 & 13,
2008
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Johnson County Fairgrounds
Buffalo, Wyoming
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e-mail:
info@bighornmountainfestival.com
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2008
Featured Musicians
The
bands are booked for 2008 and plans for the festival are rolling along.
We're excited about this year's fantastic lineup and our ability to continue
presenting great performers at the Big Horn Mountain Festival in Buffalo.
We're looking forward to another fun and entertaining event and hope to
see you there. Click on a band link below for more information or scroll through them all!
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PETER ROWAN BLUEGRASS BAND
Grammy-award
winner and five-time Grammy nominee Peter Rowan is a legend in
folk-rock and bluegrass music. Having performed as rhythm
guitarist and lead singer with Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys from
1964 to 1967, he then joined David Grisman in the folk-rock band Earth
Opera. The group recorded a couple of albums and toured (frequently
opening for the Doors) until the early '70s. After leaving Earth
Opera, he became a part of Seatrain, a rock-fusion unit whose records
were produced by George Martin. Rowan left the band in 1972 to
form the Rowan Brothers with siblings Chris and Lorin. After the
group disbanded, Rowan then recorded Old & in the Way with
Grisman, Jerry Garcia, Vassar Clements, and John Kahn. Their 1973
album remains the biggest selling bluegrass record of all time.
In 1974, Rowan, Grisman, Clarence White, and Richard Greene formed
Muleskinner, a bluegrass band. Muleskinner released one album and
then disbanded. He then reunited the Rowan Brothers, who this
time played together until the early '80s. Meanwhile, Rowan also began
playing rock and bluegrass with Mexican Airforce, which featured
accordion player Flaco Jimenez. Peter has since performed solo
and with numerous talented musicians including his recent
collaborations with the Tony Rice Quartet.
Learn more about the Peter Rowan Blugrass Band at http://www.peter-rowan.com. |
THE BYRON BERLINE BAND
Three
time national fiddle champion Byron Berline and his band featuring John
Hickman, Jim Fish, Richard Sharp, Steve Short, and Barry “Bones” Patton
will get your feet stomping. Berline's early career included
playing fiddle with bluegrass legends Bill Monroe, Dillard and Clark,
and Country Gazette. After moving to Los Angeles in 1969, he soon
became one of the most popular fiddlers in the music business.
His long list of performing and recording credits includes The
Rolling Stones, The Eagles, The Band, The Byrds, Elton John, Alabama,
Mary Chapin Carpenter, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Rod Stewart, John
Denver, Earl Scruggs, Emmylou Harris, Tammy Wynette, Mason Williams,
Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, and Vince Gill. He also has extensive
television and movie sound track credits and has appeared in Star Trek, Blaze, Back to the Future III, Basic Instinct, and the HBO series
Deadwood. Berline has recorded seven solo albums including his
highly acclaimed Fiddle & A Song with guest performances
from Vince Gill, Mason Williams, Earl Scruggs, and Bill Monroe.
In 1996, the album was nominated for two Grammy awards, 'Best Album of
the Year' and ' Best Song of the Year'.
Appearing with Byron
will be Barry “Bones” Patton, a featured performer at our 2007
festival. Probably the premier bones player in the country, Barry
“Bones” Patton has been a regular performer with the Byron Berline Band
since 1995. He has performed with some of the best, including
Bill Monroe, Buck White & the Whites, Ricky Skaggs, Albert Lee,
John Hickman, Vince Gill, Hot Rize, Mason Williams, Willie Nelson, Sam
Bush, and Jerry Douglas.Learn more about the Byron Berline Band at www.byronberlineband.com and Barry "Bones" Patton at www.barrybonespatton.com. |
DON EDWARDS
A
historian, author, and musicologist, someone well-versed in cowboy lore
and musical traditions, Don Edwards brings a rare complement of
knowledge of and love for his craft and is considered by many as the
best cowboy musician of our time. He taught himself guitar
starting at age ten and chased the rodeo and worked ranches in Texas
and New Mexico during his teens. Edwards began playing throughout
Oklahoma and Texas, and with the inception of the Cowboy poetry
Gathering in Elko, Nevada achieved widespread recognition. He has now
entertained throughout the United States, Canada, Great Britain,
Ireland, New Zealand, Europe, and the Far East. Two of Don’s
albums, Guitars & Saddle Songs and Songs of the Cowboy
are now included in the Folklore Archives of the Library of
Congress. These anthologies have been re-recorded and expanded as
the 32-song double CD/cassette called Saddle Songs. This project
took first place as the Best Folk/Traditional Album of the year at the
annual AFIM INDIE Awards Ceremony held in May of 1998. He has
twice received the National Cowboy Hall of Fame's "Wrangler Award" for
Outstanding Traditional Western Music. The summer of 1997 found
Don in Livingston, Montana portraying the role of "Smokey" in Robert
Redford's film The Horse Whisperer, and is featured on the MCA soundtrack.
Learn more about Don Edwards at www.donedwardsmucis.com. |
THE KENNY & AMANDA SMITH BAND
Winners
of the International Bluegrass Music Association’s prestigious Emerging
Artist of the Year award in 2003, the Kenny and Amanda Smith Band
combines gutsy, heartfelt vocals, brilliant instrumental talents, and a
powerful, contemporary sense of song choice and arrangement into one of
the most compelling new sounds in bluegrass today. Originally
from Nine Mile, Indiana, Kenny Smith is widely considered one of the
most important and influential flatpicking-style guitarists of his
generation. A two-time IBMA Guitarist of the Year award winner
and 2007 IBMA nominee, his professional credits include six years with
the popular Lonesome River Band and an exceptional solo CD, Studebaker,
released in 1997. Kenny is in great demand at guitar workshops and
master classes. Amanda Smith grew up singing in church choirs and
participating in talent contests at local fairs. She started
playing guitar in high school to accompany herself and soon discovered
bluegrass music through female artists such as Claire Lynch, Rhonda
Vincent, and Alison Krauss. She met her future husband at a
Lonesome River Band concert and the couple began dating and playing
music together almost immediately. Their shared Christian faith,
love for bluegrass, and desire to perform together led them to record a
debut CD, Slowly But Surely in 2001. Winning IBMA’s
Emerging Artist Award in 2003 came as an unexpected thrill for the
Kenny & Amanda Smith Band. The band's first-ever all-gospel
project, Tell Someone, has been nominated in the Best Southern,
Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album category for the 50th Annual Grammy
awards held on February 10, 2008. Kenny was also a SPBGMA
2008 nominee for Guitar Player of the Year and Amanda a 2008 nominee
for Contemporary Female Vocalist.
Learn more about the Kenny & Amanda Smith Band at www.kenny-amandasmith.com. |
CLUMSY LOVERS
The
Clumsy Lovers are a well-regarded and eclectic Celtic jam band based in
Vancouver, British Columbia with more than 1,500 live performances in a
decade to its credit. Its current line-up consists of Jason Homey
on banjo and mandolin, Chris Jonat on bass guitar and vocals, Andrea
Lewis on fiddle and vocals, Gord Robert on drums, and Trevor Rogers on
vocals, guitar, harmonica, and percussion. Smart Kid, is their seventh and most recent album, and the band also appears on Rootstomp, Volume I,
a compilation of contemporay celtic music. The group of
musicians that eventually formed the Clumsy Lovers didn't really intend
to start a band. They would just play out around their home base
of Vancouver, British Columbia, spinning their folky, often riotous
take on rock in pubs, basements, and backyard parties. But people
noticed and starting clamoring for more than just the weekend gigging,
and the band was officially born. Between 2000 and 2002 the
Clumsy Lovers self-released a series of recordings that blended their
Celtic, bluegrass, and rock influences. Still, they were
primarily a live band. That changed with 2004's After the Flood, which they made in a studio for a label. The similarly studio-crafted Smart Kid followed a year later, and the Clumsy Lovers supported it with a lengthy tour schedule.
Learn more about the Clumsy Lovers at www.clumsylovers.com. |
THE JALAN CROSSLAND BAND
From
Tensleep, Wyoming, Jalan Crossland is widely acclaimed by audiences,
critics, and his musical peers as one of the country’s premier acoustic
guitarists. Along with dozens of regional contest awards, his
extraordinary guitar work has earned him National Fingerstyle
Championship honors in 1997 and the State Championship Flatpick title
in his home state of Wyoming in 1999. He is a talented vocalist,
banjo player, songwriter, and an engaging showman. The Jalan
Crossland Band is: Heather Bradley and Kelli Trujillo who handle
background vocals and some whackadoo whackin'; Shaun Kelley, and Pat
Madsen. The band’s 2007 CD release, Trailer Park Fire & Other Tragedies, has been a smashing success.
Learn more about the Jalan Crossland Band at www.jalancrossland.com. |
ANNE & PETE SIBLEY
Coming
from Jackson, Wyoming, but originally from New England and both trained
as classical musicians, Anne & Pete Sibley offer some of the best
duo harmonies around. Their mix of original songs and traditional
favorites bring back the good old days. Anne & Pete appeared
on the Roots and Branches Stage at the 2007 IBMA awards in Nashville,
Tennnessee, and have just recently released their newest album, Winter on the Great Divide.
The sweet blend of their voices will bring a smile to your face... and
if your ears could smile they would be grinning too!
Learn more about Anne & Pete Sibley at www.anneandpetesibley.com. |
TROXEL & KRIEGER
Jeff
Troxel is an award-winning guitarist, composer, songwriter, and teacher
with over twenty-five years of professional experience. He
graduated summa cum laude from Berklee College of Music and earned a
masters in Jazz Guitar Performance from the University of Southern
California. He often plays with the Scottish group, Glynfiddle,
led by violinist Randy Tracy. Jeff was selected state
flat-picking champion in his native Wyoming in 2001 and in Utah in
2003. In September of 2003, Jeff won the prestigious National
Flat-Pick Guitar Championship at the Walnut Valley Music Festival in
Winfield, Kansas. His bluegrass-influenced Sarah in the Sunrise
won an honorable mention in the John Lennon Songwriters Contest and in
2001 he was awarded a Performing Arts Fellowship for composition from
the Wyoming Arts Council. Trevor Krieger will be joining Jeff on
fiddle.
Learn more about Jeff Troxel at www.jefftroxel.com. |
SPRING CREEK BLUEGRASS BAND
Spring
Creek Bluegrass Band, from Lyons, Colorado, is quickly gaining a
reputation as the hottest young band in the Rocky Mountains and we’re
really excited to have them at our 2008 festival. The quartet
play a mix of bluegrass standards and compelling originals, and all
four musicians are also accomplished vocalists. Spring Creek is
built on the fundamentals of bluegrass, yet they create their own
classic contemporary style. The young band, whose members met in
music school in Texas, have studied and performed together for several
years. The band won the Telluride Bluegrass Festival band contest
in June 2007, and won their second Planet Bluegrass title on July 29th,
2007 at the 35th annual RockyGrass Festival held in Lyons,
Colorado. Alex Johnstone plays both mandolin and fiddle, Chris
Elliot is on banjo (also receiving top honors as winner of the
RockyGrass banjo instrument contest), Jessica Smith plays bass, and
Taylor Sims is on guitar. In late 2006, Spring Creek released Rural & Cosmic Bluegrass,
a 12-track album of kickin' Colorado bluegrass that has impressed fans,
critics, DJs, and festival producers alike. "Spring Creek has
redefined what can be accomplished on acoustic instruments," says Chris
Kelly of the Crested Butte Weekly. Spring Creek has recently been
nominated for the 7th Annual Independent Music Awards for Best Song in
the Americana Category: “High Up in the Mountains”. Learn more about Spring Creek Bluegrass Band at www.springcreekbluegrassband.com. |
D. MICHAEL THOMAS
Buffalo's
own Mike Thomas is a renowned Western sculptor and artist and will once
again open the show for us in 2008. Having grown up on cattle
ranches in western Wyoming, Mike's style of Western and Cowboy music
and ballads is clearly reflected in his western bronzes. After
you have enjoyed his music, be sure to check out his life size
depiction of the Johnson County Cattle War which stands across the
street from First National Bank.
Learn more about D. Michael Thomas at www.dmichaelthomas.com. |
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