Welcome

elcome to the 17th Annual Nederland Music and Arts Festival! We like to call it Colorado’s most intimate music festival because spectators are never more than 200 feet from the Wstage and anyone can get right up to the front and see the artists’ faces and fi ngers. No Jumbotron needed! There is room to dance and hula-hoop or just lay back and look at the sky and enjoy the wonderful music. We have some great artist booths this year and a few spe- cial new sponsors. There are several yummy choices for delectable dinners, three breweries, a meadery, and a winery to tempt your taste buds. Our long-time sponsor Indian Peaks Spring Water has all the wonderful water you need (bring your water bottle!) so make sure to stay hydrated while having fun! If you have little ones with you, make sure you don’t miss our alt special kid’s tent with face painting and fun stuff to eW James D do while at the fest. We have a fantastic mix of music for you this year, so whether you want to dance your days and nights away or just sit back and relax, we’ve got a fantastic weekend for you! — The NedFest Staff

he Peak to Peak Music Education Association formed in 2011 Tfollowing the death of NedFest founder Michigan Mike to con- tinue the festival and use its resources to support music education programs for local kids. It received full recognition as a 501(c)3 or- ganization in 2014. So far, the PPMEA has given grants to fund an after school music teacher at the TEENS, Inc. Teen Center, provided funds for a matching grant for the Nederland Elementary School to get instruments for beginning students and gave a scholarship for music lessons to a promising, young local musician in need. Michigan Mike

ll a d Our friend and festival founder Michigan Mike Torpie n a r C was a college radio DJ in Michigan when Left- Jam n es la DeW . A over Salmon caught his ear, prompting alt C him to follow as its unof- fi cial videographer and eventually move to Nederland. He had Festival Staff been booking and promot- Kristen McFarland Event Coordinator/Booking Agent ing shows in Nederland for several years and even had a Lyn Hanna Box Offi ce/Merchandise Coordinator mini-festival in 1996 in Chipe- Rob Savoy Security and Medical Coordinator ta Park when he decided to start NedFest in 1999. He re- Jeffrey Swift Hospitality Coordinator cruited several friends to help Deb D’Andrea Vending Coordinator with the big project, a couple Marc Latiolais Back Stage Manager of whom are still on the NedFest board to this day. Danielle Laramie Artist Relations Nichole Elmore Box Offi ce Manager Chris Perret Overnight Security Festival Guide Publisher: Wideawake Media, Inc. Jared Lambert Parking Manager Design: Jeffrey V. Smith Daren Laesch Gate Security Photos: Jeffrey V. Smith, James DeWalt Photography & C. Alan Crandall/ Tanya Bokat Kids Tent Coordinator RockyMountainJams.com Suzanne Teele Merchandise Table Manager www.MMACmonthly.com • [email protected] NedFest Music & Arts Festival 3 Festival Information Public Transportation It’s easy, safe and affordable to travel to Ned- erland from the Boulder/Denver area on the RTD bus system (our local mass public trans- portation). The RTD’s fi rst stop in Nederland is just one block from the NedFest entrance! Nederland is route “N” on RTD’s website. Parking Parking is free in designated areas. Please keep in mind, parking in Nederland is extremely lim- ited. Travel by bus or carpool. Also remember, there is ABSOLUTELY NO PARKING ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS! Please re- spect any signs that say “No Festival Parking.” This is one of the biggest issues with neighbors. Ask Parking Staff where to park and/or follow the signs to designated festival parking. Handicapped Parking is available in front of the TEEN Center next to the festival entrance. Camping Camping is available in Chipeta Park, across Boulder Creek from the festival grounds. Camping is only allowed on alt W Friday and Saturday nights of the festival and no De es single night passes are available. Campsites must be cleared Jam by 3 p.m. Sunday, but vehicles with passes can stay in the camping parking lot for the duration of the festival. Location The Nederland Music and Arts Festival is held in Nederland, Camping fees are per person and separate wristbands are re- Colorado on the Jeff Guercio Memorial Baseball Field next quired along with a vehicles parking pass. A festival ticket is re- to the Barker Reservoir on the east end of town. The box quired to redeem a camping pass. A very limited number of RV/ offi ce and entry gate are located next to the Teen Center at trailer camping passes are available for an extra fee. Any vehicle, 151 East Street. or vehicle/trailer combination, over 18 feet long (maximum 32 feet) counts as an RV. All persons staying in an RV must have a When You Arrive camping pass, but only one RV pass is needed. Vans and pick-ups Visit the Box Offi ce (located next to the Teen Center) fi rst with toppers are not considered an RV (unless they have a trail- to exchange tickets for wristbands, necessary for entry and er), but must have a camping pass and camp in re-entry, as well as pick up camping passes, if purchased. If the camping parking lot. Camping in the show is not sold out, cash and credit cards are ac- vehicles on public streets is cepted for ticket purchases. Make sure your wristband not allowed. is tight enough to not slip off. DO NOT take off wristbands until after the festival – lost or bro- Campfi res of any kind ken wristbands can not be replaced if outside are NOT ALLOWED. the festival grounds. If inside when a wristband If no county fi re ban is in breaks, alert an entry gate volunteer escort you place, a group fi re in the to the box offi ce for replacement. stone fi replace of the Chipeta Park Pavilion at the What to Bring campgrounds may be made. New this year: no sunshades, tents, or easy-ups taller than 4 feet (Only kid-sized Fire Danger ones will be allowed). Bring low back camp chairs Often in summer, there are or soft, collapsible stadium chairs and a blanket or C county-wide fi re bans due to . A l an small tarp. Nederland is a mountain town above 8,200 C dry conditions experienced in ra nd ft. The weather can change wildly in one day so make all the Boulder County high country. sure you bring a hat, sunglasses and sunblock for the sun, Sometimes, a ban is in effect during rain gear for the inevitable shower (we have had a rainbow NedFest. If this happens, DO NOT light all but one of our 16 years!). Remember warm clothes for a fi r e anywhere for any reason or carelessly toss cigarette the evening—temperatures drop quickly after the sun goes butts. Use common sense. Please keep this in mind while at down in the mountains! NedFest... and any time you are in the mountains! 4 NedFest Music & Arts Festival Festival Information Altitude Alcohol Nederland sits at 8,236 feet in elevation. If you are not accli- DO NOT BRING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES TO mated to high altitudes, this could become an issue. Altitude THE FESTIVAL. Bags and coolers will be checked for al- problems can include shortness of breath, dizziness, light- cohol at the entry gate. Craft beers, mead (honey wine) and headedness and nausea. Be extra careful with your alcohol traditional wine are available for purchase inside the festival consumption if you are coming to the festival from sea level, (bring an ID). If caught with outside alcohol you will be re- drink plenty of water (we have free fresh mountain spring moved from the festival grounds, the alcohol and your wrist- water for our patrons from our sponsor Indian Peaks Spring band will be confi scated and you may be fi ned/charged by the Water), and visit the Medical Tent if you or someone you Nederland Police Department. know are having any problems adjusting to the altitude. Open Alcohol Outside Festival Grounds: DO NOT Zero Waste take any alcohol outside the festival grounds. Ned- The NedFest Staff has made the commitment to continu- erland has an ‘Open Alcohol Container’ ordinance. If a Police ally improve on our zero waste goals. All zero-waste stations Offi cer sees anyone with an open container outside the festival, have two bins, one for recyclables and one for trash. Please they will be ticketed. This applies to ALL parking lots, ALL look for zero waste stations throughout the event and do streets and ALL public places outside the fenced-in festi- your part by selecting the correct container. Also, we pro- val grounds. Keep this in mind if you plan to “tailgate.” hibit the use of Styrofoam by our vendors. We look forward Vending to seeing you, and thanks in advance for helping us achieve See page 22 for a list and map of offi cial 2015 NedFest the festival’s zero waste goals. vendor and sponsor booths. No unoffi cial vending is al- WATER: Our sponsor Indian Peaks Spring Water offers lowed. Anyone caught vending at NedFest without a FREE delicious water, just bring an empty water bottle! proper permit/permission will be escorted out of the festival grounds. Prohibited Items New policy: no sunshades/tents taller than 4 feet Unlawful Entry (only kid-sized ones will be allowed) NedFest is produced by a small non-profi t organization. In NO outside alcoholic beverages order for this event to succeed and continue each year, ev- NO glass bottles or any other glass eryone’s support is needed. DO NOT SNEAK INTO NO dogs or other pets THE FESTIVAL. Anyone caught NO bikes or skateboards sneaking into the event or found NO Frisbees, footballs and other projectiles inside the festival grounds NO fi rearms and other weapons without a proper wrist- NO large or hard coolers band, will be escorted NO illegal drugs out of the festival NO fi reworks and explosives and charged with “Theft of Ser- Recording Policy vice” by the Audio taping is allowed, but no soundboard patches will Nederland Po- be available. If a situation arises where an artist wishes to re- lice Depart- strict the recording of his/her performance, we will announce ment. If you it on stage and all mics and recording gear must be put away happen to see for the duration of the performance. Also, DO NOT set someone at- mic stands directly in front of the mixing board. tempting to The engineer has to see the stage. This is very important, and sneak in or you will be asked to kindly relocate if you are in the way. someone in- side without a Dogs wristband, please Absolutely NO DOG ARE ALLOWED at NedFest. Please alert the Security be considerate of others when choosing whether or not to Staff or a Nederland bring your service dog to the festival. Nederland is a dog town. Police Department of- We love dogs here! But, please leave your pets at home for fi cer. the weekend. No dogs are allowed in the festival or tied up C . Al outside the grounds. DO NOT LEAVE PETS IN YOUR an C Volunteering randa CAR! It can get hot – even in the mountains at the end of NedFest Music & Arts Festival can’t ll August – and dehydration, heat exhaustion and other bad happen without all of the hard work of its dedicated volun- things can occur quickly. That would totally suck. Leave Fido teers. Please be respectful of the festival’s great crew and at home, please. If you are in Nederland with a pet, all local follow their directions. They are here to make the festival animal laws—including leash laws—must be followed to avoid safer and more enjoyable, so give them a big “Thank You” being ticketed by police. along with us! NedFest Music & Arts Festival 5 Bios • Friday MarchFourth! FRIDAY • 8:15 P.M. archFourth, which began as a Fat Tuesday party of all ages at every occasion, and has consistently been named in Portland, OR, has become one of the nation’s a “festival favorite.” Mbest live touring acts. The act throws itself and the Aside from its one-of-a-kind, up-cycled vintage marching audience into a swirling volcano of high-energy music and band uniforms, fi ve-piece percussion corps and the seven-part spectacle. It brings an energy and style that takes the live brass section, MarchFourth is far from a concert experience to a new level of fun, turning unsus- “marching band” in any traditional pecting concert-goers into fans for life and transforming sense. Their original music is an- ordinary events into joyous occasions. The band takes over chored by funky electric bass NedFest as Friday’s headliner. and has been evolving into a Thanks to word-of-mouth the rocking and vocal-driven band is graduating from “best journey from the swamps of kept secret” to “what ev- Louisiana to the gypsy eryone’s talking about.” camps of eastern Eu- Whether in a small rope to the African town in Colorado, jungle by way of a sweaty night- Brazil, echoing the club in New deepest grooves of York City American , rock, or a festi- and . Everything is boiled together and val main- framed in cinematic fashion by high-step- stage in ping stilt-acrobatics and dazzling dancers. Louisiana, It’s “the kind of spectacle that deserves March- the word ‘awesome,’” (says the Fourth Journal Constitution). This band is real wins over people making music and art in real audiences time—and every show is different. NEDFEST Advance Tickets Available At:

AND THE BOULDER THEATER BOX OFFICE IN BOULDER 6 NedFest Music & Arts Festival Bios • Friday Gipsy Moon FRIDAY • 6 P.M. ipsy Moon calls itself a fi ve-piece until the sun comes up. group of artists on an endless Members include Nederland-area res- Gjourney toward good times and idents Silas Herman on mandolin, octave raw expression. With music as their car- and mandolin; Mackenzie Page on vocals, riage, strings as their weapon and the tenor and guitar); Andrew Conley horizon as their aim, this unconventional on cello, Matt Cantor on bass, guitar and band is not one to be missed. vocals; and Andrew Bonnis on guitar, bass Intuit The bands sound is something like a and vocals. FRIDAY • 7:45 P.M. ’TWEENER backwoods hoedown meets the Band member’s have With heart-warming lulls, climactic smoking basement of a New an intention is to peaks, and endless stylistic shape– York jazz club. Soothing create music to shifting, Intuit delivers a captivating harmonies, raging so- plant inspira- groove. Formed in Boulder in 2011, los and dirt encrusted tion into the the band shaped its sound and inten- bass lines bring an soul, start a tions at Naropa University. With a old time style into fi re in the wide range of infl uences from reg- an exciting new di- heart, build gae, funk, and , to jazz mension; one that communi- and even hip-hop, Intuit has devel- hippies and poets, ty and in- oped its own unique sound. Their lovers and dancers, voke love songwriting crosses genres and has a freaks and families in it’s wild- rich improvisational component that alike can all come est mani- brings a fresh live energy to their together and dance festations. wide repertoire of original music.

NedFest Music & Arts Festival 7 Bios • Saturday Chris Robinson Brotherhood SATURDAY • 8 P.M. n 2011, after more than 20 years of intense gigging and re- ed by the legendary Betty Cantor-Jackson and its best parts cording, Chris Robinson set off to shape something new, released to the public. Soon after, producer Thom Monahan Ia fresh rock mythology, a breathing kaleidoscopic (Vetiver, , Devendra Banhart) recorded 10 thing stuffed with chooglin’ soul, bedrock more songs to become the 2014 release, Phosphorescent Har- boogie and shuffl ing wisdom birthed in in- vest. The latest effort documents Robinson’s burgeoning timate clubs and amongst the tall trees songwriting partnership with . It also fi nds of the Golden State and eventually tak- The CRB refi ning its approach within the studio. en nationwide as the Chris Robinson The band — featuring Robinson on lead vocals and Brotherhood evolved. What began as guitar; Neal Casal on guitar and vocals, Adam MacDou- an experiment without expectations gall on keys and vocals; on drums and Mark turned into a still-continuing musical Dutton on bass and vocals journey for Robinson and his band. — spent most of 2013 The band, praised by Rolling Stone as “at crafting a “tried ith once quirky, trippy, soulful and downright Sm and true” studio y V. magnetic,” made an immediate impact with it’s Jeffre . In an age unconventional debut in early 2011. It played exclusively in when many put California before emerging nationally in 2012 with the release their beliefs in of (June 2012) and The Magic Door (September trends, these 2012), which showcase a freewheeling improvisational chem- musicians istry and a songwriting depth to back it up. are com- The CRB developed its identity as a self-defi ned “farm-to- mitted to table psychedelic rock band” and in late 2013, a fi ve-night run something at ’s Great American Music Hall was document- deeper. SATURDAY • 5:30 P.M. ade up of fi ve veteran players of Americana, singer- arrangements of great songs, led by Snider’s intrepid vocals songwriter, experimental, jam and rock communi- and backed by a band of virtuosos. Mties who have never played together, Hard Working The act recently released The First Waltz, a live album and Americans have become far more than anyone expected. live concert fi lm/documentary by fi lmmaker Justin Kreutzmann As the fi ve band members— on vocals, Dave about the making of their debut album Schools of on bass, Neal Casal of The and their sold-out, fi rst-ever perfor- Chris Robinson Brotherhood on and vocals, Chad mance in Boulder. Fortunately for Staehly of Great American Taxi on keys and of everyone, it was a major success Widespread Panic on drums—came together, they had no and led to more sold-out perfor- idea what to expect. This was uncharted mances and band members con- territory as the players had not tinuing to collaborate and tour. worked together previously, According to the band’s but it became an unin- bio, “What begins with hibited, creative and a creaky rendition fruitful environment of the Star Spangled as their chemis- Banner and the fi ring h try was almost of a freshly rolled num- Jeffrey V. Smit instant, a very ber unfolds into a multi-layered examina- pleasant sur- tion of what it means to be an American. prise. In the The Hard Working Americans and their end, the group release The First Waltz arrive at a crucial created fresh moment to remind us that and uniquely is as important as Ben Franklin and that original music rock ‘n’ roll is as much a birthright as and unique the Constitution. 8 NedFest Music & Arts Festival Bios • Saturday Gasoline Lollipops SATURDAY • 3:30 P.M. asoline Lollipops are a Colorado band with a unique Artists Incubator program and se- sound combining the sincerity of dirt-fl oor folk with lected to play six showcases in Gthe energy and rebelliousness of the punk era resulting Austin during SXSW 2014. in an all-new incarnation of alt-country that’s both high-energy The band released its EP and heartfelt. The Gasoline Lollipops are the soundtrack of the entitled Death—the second American highway that give fuel and speed to any journey. installment of the band’s The band recently won the 2015 Oskar Brewery Bolder “Lucky 7” Trilogy—last Boulder 10K Battle of The Bands, named “Best Musician/Group” year, and is currently in the by the Colorado Daily in 2014 and 2015, selected as one of six studio recording the third Colorado bands for SpokesBUZZ’s “Class of 2015” Emerging E P, Resurrection. Acoustics Funky Tonk Anonymous Heroes SATURDAY • 1:30 P.M. SATURDAY • NOON coustics Anonymous bridges the gap between groove and grass. he Funky Tonk Heroes is a creation of fi ve tal- Injecting gravity and soul into anything they touch, and coat- ented musicians from Colorado’s Front Range. Aing it all with a shimmering layer of harmonies, the music can TThey play a unique brand of funky country at one moment be raucous and at the next hushed. The St. Louis-based dance music that transforms typical band formed in 2012 and has shared bills with New Riders of the Purple social gatherings into an all-night Sage, Del McCoury Band, Band, Green- funky country hoedown. With a sky Bluegrass, Cornmeal, Fruition and more. strong dedication to American With more than 150 shows under their roots music such as bluegrass, belt, two successful national tours, and country swing, rockabilly, jazz their debut album, Honest & Wild, at and classic rock the band’s their side, they continue to win the performances span multiple dedication and enthusiasm of new genres and incorporate di-

crowds, one smokin’ show at a time. verse musical ideas. James DeWalt James Danny Shafer Acoustic New Torbin Hadlock FRIDAY • 5 P.M. ’TWEENER Family Dog SATURDAY • 1 P.M. ’TWEENER With over 200 shows a year, Danny Torbin Hadlock studied Political Sci- Shafer brings his acclaimed songwrit- FRIDAY • 3 P.M. ’TWEENER ence for many years before following ing and fi ngerstyle guitar to every set- Acoustic New Family Dog is a father- a passion for percussive and acoustic ting. Both in a solo show or full Ameri- son act featuring Jon Ridnell on guitar music. He formed The Augmentors, cana band The 21st Century, “rarely and vocals and Miles Ridnell on bass moved to Portland and performed with has one singer-songwriter caused such and vocals along with Patrick Padgett the band for three years before return- a stir,” according to Marquee Marqua- on banjo and Dave Pullins on mando- ing to Santa Barbara where he devel- zine. The veteran musician has brought lin. The band plays originals in blue- oped an acoustic fi nger-style sound. his music to Colorado and national grass, blues, jazz, country, rock and folk Hadlock is now spreading music across audiences for decades. styles and a variety of covers. the Rocky Mountains. NedFest Music & Arts Festival 9 Bios • Sunday Cracker SUNDAY • 6 P.M. racker is an American band led 2003 further proved that no one genre could contain them. singer and gui- The band’s latest studio double-album, Berkeley to Ba- Ctarist and best known for its gold- kersfi eld—released in December 2014—fi nds the uniquely selling 1993 album, , which includes the hit songs American band traversing two sides of the “Low” and “Euro-Trash Girl.” Lowery and Hickman, who California landscape – the northern now calls Colorado home, formed the band in 1991, releas- Bay area and further down-state ing the album Cracker the following year. They have been in Bakersfi eld. Despite being less touring ever since, releasing 10 studio and several than a fi ve-hour drive from city to compilations, collaborations, solo city, musically, these two regions projects and live albums. couldn’t be further apart from one Lowery and Hickman to- another. In the late ‘70s and ’80s a gether are seen as god- harder-edged style of fathers of the alter- emerged from the Bay area, while native music scene, Bakersfi eld is renowned for its icon- who turned gently ic twangy popularized away from plaid- by Buck Owens and Merle Haggard. clad in In 2003, Lowery and Hickman released Jeffrey V. Smith the 1990s with O Cracker, Where Art Thou? featuring the pop-soul songs of more countri- Cracker being re-interpreted with music by Colorado-based fi ed and bluesy Leftover Salmon. stylings. The Cracker—the only band to open for both the duo’s collabo- and The Ramones—has been described as a lot of things over ration with the the years: alt-rock, Americana, insurgent-country, and have even jam-band Left- had the terms punk and classic-rock thrown at them. But, more over Salmon in than anything, Cracker’s founders are best labeled as survivors. Vince Herman & Friends SUNDAY • 4 P.M. ince Herman is a guitarist and singer best known for of Boulder players. The group played that one night and had so being one of the founding members of Leftover Salmon. much fun, they played again and again and eventually, those nine VThe singer, guitarist and washboard player was leading people turned into the fi ve piece Great American Taxi. The band’s the Salmon Heads in the late 1980s when he debut album was produced by singer-songwriter Todd Snider, asked Drew Emmitt of the Left Hand String now of Hard Working Americans. The Band with bassist Glen Keefe to fi ll in for perennial Colorado mountain some missing band mates for a show in musician left his Eldora Crested Butte. Together, they took the home near Nederland name Leftover Salmon and the group of 27 years and played its fi rst show New Year’s Eve Great American 1989, in the small mountain town. Taxi to move The new act became more and Oregon in 2012. more popular over the sixteen years Herman— that followed. Salmon took a hiatus in who played in his 2005 but has since returned to record- fi rst band in PItts- ing and touring with new members and a burgh—had his blue- renewed energy. Looking back over the past grass “affl iction” solidi- 25 years of rootsy, string-based music, the impact of Leftover fi ed when he went off Salmon is impossible to deny. to school in West Virgin- When Salmon was off the road Herman could be found as ia. He then was inspired a guest in several Colorado bands—including his son’s Gipsy to fi nd a scene that was Moon—as well as recording and touring with Great American more progressive and not so Taxi. About six months into the hiatus, Herman was asked to put traditional. Thanks to Hot Rize, Jeff rey together a band for a benefi t in Boulder and assembled a wish list Colorado was an obvious choice. V. S mith 10 NedFest Music & Arts Festival Bios • Sunday Caribou Mountain Collective SUNDAY • 3:30 P.M. aribou Mountain Collective, a quartet from Neder- the mountain heritage in his catalog of original works. Their in- land, channels the rich traditions of both Appalachia strumental expertise shines through the songs to present a cap- Cand Colorado bluegrass in its extensive original rep- tivating new approach to a classic sound. ertoire. Their lyrics and instrumental compositions present Caribou Mountain Collective won unique facets into Americana and represents the next step in the prestigious 2014 RockyGrass an ongoing revolution of roots music. Band Competition, shortly after Though only together two years, the band has established a it made its debut at GreyFox strong presence in the regional music scene. Dobro player Al- Bluegrass Festival in upstate len Cooke was awarded fi rst place at the 2013 Rockygrass do- New York. Maintaining bro competition, bassist Curly Collins brings his stage presence residency at Cervantes’ and industry expertise from his years with Mountain Standard Other Side and other ven- Time, Etienne Cremieux—who studied at Berklee College of ues around Denver, Boulder Music and played extensively on both coasts—brings a decade and Nederland. the band of bluegrass fi ddle experience with a uniquely driving and highly has steadily spread its music energetic style, and guitarist Miles Perry masterfully embodies across the state and country. CBMS Young Pickers SUNDAY • NOON id you know, the Colorado Society has an instruc- tional performance opportunity just for kids? The “Young Pick- Acoustic Mining Ders” is the young performance outfi t of the organization’s FARM School. Made up of only kids from age 8-17, this band is gathering praise Company and loose change from all corners of the Front Range. SUNDAY • 3:30 P.M. ’TWEENER Members meet the fi rst Thursday of every month and perform every Acoustic Mining Company has come into its time they meet. It is a way for kids to learn what being in a band is really own with its current line-up of musicians and like. So far, they have made a set list, learned to busk, developed a band songwriters. Starting as a trio in 2006, the band name and concept, made a logo, played gigs and learned how to tune, jam grew to a quartet by 2008 and a quintet by and perform bluegrass standards to pop songs to Celtic ballads. They have 2009 thanks to its melodic, original arrange- a performance resumé that includes NedFest, Oktoberfest, Art Night Out ments. As demand grew, new musicians came and many other great festivals. It’s a great way for them to practice being and went until a supergroup of string musicians real working musicians. and songwriters with a passion for creating The group is led by Annie Savage who also founded The FARM (Folk Art something uniquely Colorado was assembled. Revival Music) School, her private studio and home for local lessons in Old Town Lafayette. Annie Savage brings a vi- Ali Owens vacious and versatile program to the SUNDAY • 1:30 P.M. ’TWEENER classroom and the stage that she has developed over 30 years Fort Collins-based Ali of performing profession- Owens has always had ally as everything from a a passion for music. She moved to Jamestown in down-home bluegrass 2010 and began singing fi ddler to conserva- and playing trombone tory musician. for bands including The The members of Uncommoners and Full the “Young Pickers” Frequency Modulators. recently achieved a In 2013, she returned to fundraising goal to Northern Colorado and record their fi rst immersed herself in songwriting. She is cur- album. rently recording her fi rst full-length album. NedFest Music & Arts Festival 11 Schedule

MAIN STAGE TWEENER STAGE FRIDAY • AUG 28

FESTIVAL GROUNDS 5:00 PM GATES OPEN AT 5:30 P.M. (Gates Open 5:30 p.m.) 6:00 Gipsy Moon 7:45 ’tweener – Intuit 6:00 PM GIPSY 8:15 MarchFourth! MOON BLACK FOREST RESTAURANT (6-7:45 PM) 10:30 Intuit 7:00 PM INTUIT (7:45-8:15 PM) SATURDAY • AUG 29 8:00 PM FESTIVAL GROUNDS (Gates Open 11:30 a.m.) MARCH FOURTH! Noon Funky Tonk Heroes 9:00 PM 1:00 ’tweener – Torbin (8:15-10 PM) Hadlock 1:30 Acoustics Anonymous 10:00 PM LATE NIGHT SHOW BEGINS AT 10:30 P.M.

3:00 ’tweener – Acoustic 28 • AUGUST FRIDAY New Family Dog Festival tickets 3:30 Gasoline Lollipops are available at 5:00 ’tweener – Danny “OFFICIAL” NedFest.org and Shafer Boulder Theater or Brightwood Music 5:30 Hard Working Late Night Shows & The Deli at Americans Admission FREE with Festival Wristband • $10 without 8236’ in 8:00 Chris Robinson Intuit Ned Brotherhood FRIDAY • 10:30 P.M. • BLACK FOREST RESTAURANT BLACK FOREST RESTAURANT Catch a short set from the band on the ’tweener stage Friday evening before they play a full show at 10:30 ONDA w/Nic Dunbar the Black Forest late night. This very unusual band will & Enion Pelta-Tiller wow you with its genre-bending sensibilities, like per- forming reggae and funk with bluegrass instrumentation. The band’s members came with great resumes before join- SUNDAY • AUG 30 ing together. It includes Chloe Watkins on cello and vocals, FESTIVAL GROUNDS Matt North on bass, Jonny Jyemo on drums, Neil Sullivan on guitar and vocals, (Gates Open 11:30 a.m.) and Scott Parker Mast on percussion. Noon CBMS Young Pickers ONDA with Nick Dunbar & Enion Pelta-Tiller 1:30 ’tweener – Ali Owens SATURDAY • 10:30 P.M. • BLACK FOREST RESTAURANT 2:00 Caribou Mountain Nederland’s ONDA brings a mix of Latin and Afro-Cuban Collective grooves blended with funk, cumbias, salsa and Latin jazz. Al- ready an established Latin dance machine when Bluegrass pick- 3:30 ’tweener – Acoustic ers joined onstage,”Latin Grass” has produced epic jam ses- Mining Company sions exploring this revolutionary sub-genre,garnering critical 4:00 Vince Herman & acclaim all the way to Nashville. This “incendiary” mix has Friends been thrilling audiences since and this 10-piece lineup prom- ises to deliver. Special guests Nick Dunbar (Silverplume) and Enion Pelta-Tiller 6:00 Cracker (TAARKA) are featured this year.

12 NedFest Music & Arts Festival Schedule

MAIN STAGE TWEENER STAGE

11:00 PM GATES OPEN AT 11:30 AM

NOON FUNKY TONK HEROES (NOON-1 PM) 1:00 PM TORBIN HADLOCK (1-1:30 P.M.) ACOUSTICS 2:00 PM ANONYMOUS (1:30-3 P.M.)

3:00 PM NEW FAMILY DOG (3-3:30 P.M.) GASOLINE LOLLIPOPS 4:00 PM (3:30-5 P.M.)

5:00 PM DANNY SHAFER (5-5:30 P.M.) HARD WORKING 6:00 PM AMERICANS (5:30-7:30 P.M.) 7:00 PM

8:00 PM CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD 9:00 PM (8-10 P.M.)

10:00 PM LATE NIGHT SHOW BEGINS AT 10:30 PM SATURDAY • AUGUST 29 • AUGUST SATURDAY

MAIN STAGE TWEENER STAGE 11:00 PM GATES OPEN AT 11:30 AM

NOON CBMS ‘YOUNG PICKERS’ (NOON-1:30 PM) 1:00 PM ALI OWENS (1:30-2 PM) 2:00 PM CARIBOU MOUNTAIN COLLECTIVE (2-3:30 PM) 3:00 PM ACOUSTIC MINING CO. (3:30-4 PM) 4:00 PM VINCE HERMAN Check & FRIENDS (4-5:30 PM) out our 5:00 PM Merchandise Table, Vendors, 6:00 PM Kid’s Tent and CRACKER Food & Drink (6-7:30 PM) offerings! 7:00 PM SUNDAY • AUGUST 30 • AUGUST SUNDAY

NedFest Music & Arts Festival 13 Enjoy Nederland

ederland, Colorado is a town like no other. Tucked Peaks and James Peak Wilderness Areas, Rocky Mountain in the Rocky Mountains just west of Boulder, Ned- National Park and nearby National Forests. Nerland has a history rich in mining and mu- Located nearby is the home of the former, legend- sic. With unique shops, amazing outdoor beauty, ary Caribou Ranch recording studio where The friendly locals, and vibrant music scene, Ned- Beach Boys, Chicago, Dan Fogelberg, Peter erland is defi nitely not an average small Frampton, Robert Plant, Michael Jackson, Billy town. Nederland, established in 1885 near Joel, , John Lennon, Rod Stewart, the Continental Divide in the mountains Stephen Stills, U2, Frank Zappa and many of southwest Boulder County, is 15 miles more recorded some of popular music’s southwest of Boulder, 38 miles south of Es- most legendary albums and singles between tes Park and 50 miles northwest of Denver. 1972 and 1985. Artists like Stephen Stills and Nederland began as a trading post between Dan Fogelberg also had homes in the area. native Utes and European settlers in the 1850s. Nederland remains a sanctuary for music with Its fi rst economic boom came when gold, silver, multiple venues for live music and has been home and tungsten ore were discovered near the rich mines to many nationally touring musicians including mem- of Caribou, in 1859 and nearby Eldora in 1875. Today, it is bers of Yonder Mountain String Band, The Motet, Elephant known as a gateway to outdoor recreation in the Indian Revival, String Cheese Incident and Leftover Salmon. 14 NedFest Music & Arts Festival NedFest Music & Arts Festival 15 Festival History How many years have you been? edFest has played host to a hundreds of world-class musicians along with Colorado’s Ntop talent over its 17-year history. From its humble beginnings in 1999, it has grown into a three- day, summer mountain festival staple attracting some of the county’s most popular touring acts. We hope you have had the opportunity to experience the musical magic that happens every year at our intimate festival at 8236’ more than once. If so, create a personal checklist of when you’ve attended — perhaps you’ll recall a set you’ve forgotten or fi nd a new reason to brag to friends about being there. Oth- erwise, take a look at what you’ve missed and remember to put NedFest on your calendar in 2016 so it doesn’t happen again! ❑ Pickers, Dave Williams & Jill Monsoon, 2014 Dreves, No Go Hillbillies, Pat- Kyle Holling- August 22-24 rick Latella, Lucas Swafford, sworth Band, Fox Sa Robert Randolph & the Fam- mb Smith Bear Moran Street Allstars, Great a D ffrey V. ily Band, Paul Barrere and Fred ende • 2004 Je American Taxi, Hot Buttered Ram- Tackett, The ❑ Rum, Yarn, Grant Farm, Frui- ble, Fox Street All Stars, Smooth Suspects, Jeff Austin Band, 2013 August 23-25 tion, Jeff Scroggins & Colorado, Money Gesture, Jaden Carlson/ Billy Nershi’s Blue Planet, Kyle The Funky Meters, Ralph Smooth Money Gesture, She Scott Messersmith/Garrett Say- Hollingsworth Band, Drew Stanley & His Clinch Moun- Said String Band, Jet Edison, ers, John McKay, Salmon Eggs, Emmitt Band, Caribou Moun- tain Boys, Jeff Austin & Friends, Smooth Money Gesture, Gip- The Shwilbillies, Bret Mosley, tain Collective, Jaden Carlson Tea Leaf Green, Mountain sy Moon, Magnolia Row, Kort Acoustic Mining Company, Band, Nederland Acid Jazz: Standard Time, Drew Emmitt McCumber, Blackdog, Jubal, Oakhurst, Magnolia Row, Lesley Eric Deutch/Bill Kopper/Dave Band, Birds of Chicago, Eufor- Danny Shafer, Whisky Bottles, Kernochan, Magic Gravy Salzberg/Dean Oldencott/Jon questra, The Congress, White- Jaden Carlson Ridnell, Grant Farm, Fruition, water Ramble, Danny Shafer ❑ Galaxy Grass, CBMS’s Young 2010 and the 21st Century, Gipsy ❑ 2011 August 28-29 Moon with Vince Her- August 26-28 Holy Kimoto with man, Caribou Moun- Leftover Salmon Steve Kimock/Mi-

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We Trucks brings lifetime got lucky enough to where everyone Americans of experience to band got along so well.” Band members went into it thinking By Je rey V. Smith raoh Gummit for a few shows. When it would be “one and done,” until they uane Trucks feels “lucky” to play the three-night run was over, Hampton performed together. “At our fi rst few music for a living. The fortunate revealed he had been observing Trucks shows, everyone was kind of like, ‘wow, Dones, however, are audiences for months and then asked him to be a this is weirdly easy and weirdly fun to play that get to experience the gifted drum- full-time member. Forget college, Trucks with everyone.’” They were encouraged mer on stage. Despite his well-known was offi cially enrolled in the school of to take on a second tour, and by its end legacy, the 26-year-old musician has pre- Col. Bruce—a much higher education. realized they had found some “serious pared his entire life for the rewards he’s When his time with Hampton was musical chemistry” on stage. “Everyone reaping now, and is doing his part to take ending four years later, Trucks went on felt really good playing with each other, whatever music he’s involved with—in- to form a “New Orleans mojo revival” and everyone hit it off on a friendship cluding Hard Working Americans and act he called Flannel Church, level really quick, and we all kind Widespread Panic—to the next level. which included bassist of walked away wanting to Trucks’ love affair with rhythm began Kevin Scott and guitar- play with each other all before he could walk and pots and pans ist Gregory “Wolf” the time,” he said. were his instrument of choice. His third Hodges who both Following the birthday wish was to get drums, and be- played with second tour, ing from a musical family, it was happily Hampton. The the band went granted. By fi rst grade, the young drum- trio worked back into the mer’s dedication to the instrument and with pedal studio to re- his willingness to practice inspired a call steel player cord its fi rst to his uncle, Butch—renowned rock Roosevelt collection drummer and founding member of the Collier and of origi- Allman Brothers Band—who delivered guitarist nals. “It was a brand new, in-the-box professional Shane Pruitt once again drum set to the budding prodigy. That until pedal an experi- was all it took. Trucks began to take steel player A.J. ment,” Trucks

r drumming seriously in hopes of making Ghent, another e explained. “We ss e Hampton alum, gg wanted to see his kindergarten aspirations of being a o V n drummer when he grew up, come true. joined in. Trucks also bi what we could To Throughout his school-age years, helped form King Lin- write together as a Trucks’ older brother Derek—the coln with an Atlanta singer- group. It was really kind world-famous, Grammy award-winning songwriter duo. of an eye-opener when we had guitarist—would encourage him to Those projects either ran their course about six or seven days in Chicago and pursue his love of playing and listen- or fell to the side once Trucks landed a we, as a group, wrote six to seven songs. ing to music by introducing him to the gig in Hard Working Americans, a band I think everyone walked away thinking greats of jazz and providing a musical assembled by Todd Snider featuring this is something we need to keep doing blueprint from which to build. Widespread Panic’s on and wanting to try to make it happen as Within months of graduating from bass, Neal Casal of & the much as possible.” his Jacksonville, FL high school, Trucks Cardinals and & Friends on The unfortunate reality for the moved to Atlanta to pursue a mu- guitar and vocals, Jesse Aycock on lap group’s fans, however, is each member is sic career, mainly because Col. Bruce steel and Great American Taxi’s Chad a successful, working musician so sched- Hampton—a longtime family friend— Staehly on keyboards. The band went uling gets in the way. “We all knew that was there. He soon formed Highly Kind into ’s Tri Studios together stepping in, so it’s not something that’s and began touring the south. It wasn’t not knowing each other, or what to a vibe killer or anything,” Trucks said. long, however, before Hampton called expect, and emerged with a self-titled “When you do a band like this, everyone on him to fi ll a spot in his band Pha- debut featuring re-arranged renditions Continued on page 20 18 NedFest Music & Arts Festival NedFest Music & Arts Festival 19 Musician Interview Continued from page 18 proached by Schools about joining pating in a project and how to make sure is in a different band and to try to thread his main gig, Widespread Panic, which it “feels good.” He says it’s all about good that needle as far as scheduling goes, a needed a drummer to fi ll in for its songwriting, band chemistry and room lot of things get in the way. We all have founding member who was taking an to improvise. “The songs are a heavy part to be patient with it.” extended break. Despite a week and of what feels good or bad about playing According to the drummer, creating half notice, Trucks jumped at the chance with a group of people. As important as the new, original album—due out later to join one of the country’s most en- the songs is the chemistry between the this year—felt like it was their fi rst during and successful touring acts. musicians. Those are… the deciding fac- because everyone was writ- While Trucks began his career tors of how much you enjoy playing with ing and “involved from top exploring jazz, he has no is- a group: the personal and musical chem- to bottom” for the fi rst sue being in the position istry between everyone and the songs time. “I think [the band] he fi nds himself today. that are the vehicles,” Trucks said. has come together in “As I’ve gotten older, He said he also needs room to spread a really cool way,” he playing rock ‘n’ roll in his wings. “For me, it’s how free and open said, “and I feel like ev- rock ‘n’ roll bands is the parameters are in the band as far as eryone gels nicely and really where my heart being able to improvise and being able to can really get behind lies,” he said. “There is stretch out and do something from night the whole concept; the just something about to night that’s going to be an organic whole idea of standing the feeling of playing thing and not going to be the same every up and claiming patriotism songs with a group of fi ve night. I feel lucky enough with the two for the subculture… and be- or six dudes and being able bands that are taking up the majority of ing like, Deadheads are just as to stretch out and improvise. my time right now—Widespread Panic much patriots as the nine-to-fi ve, tax- That turns me on musically. Having the and Hard Working Americans—I get paying person. That’s something that re- opportunity to play songs and improvise to do that. There are great songs, great ally turns everyone on and gives us a mu- is the best of both worlds for someone personal energy between everyone and sical outlet to dump all our ideas into.” coming up as a wannabe jazz drummer.” there is an opportunity to improvise and In the midst of the success of Hard These days, Trucks is very much in stretch out and be able to, from night to Working Americans, Trucks was ap- tune with his prerequisites for partici- night, see what happens, what’s different

20 NedFest Music & Arts Festival Musician Interview with a certain song or certain combina- ing is based on the feeling in the room. organic, they want tion of songs or the musical conversa- With Panic or Hard Working Americans, to hear something real and vulnerable tion that takes place on stage.” I remember from night to night just how and that’s what happens when you feel Trucks also gets turned on by a great much more involved and exciting the like you got the support of the people audience, and Colorado, he says, has improvisational areas are when there is listening.” some of the best. “I think everyone looks an audience… letting you know they are forward to playing Colorado because the there and involved in whatever journey Read the entire audiences are so attentive. If it’s time to you are going on musically. It’s encourag- Duane Trucks in- get rowdy, they are there to get rowdy ing to the musicians on stage.” terview in the Au- with you, but if it’s time to mellow out… The music really does get to a “dif- gust 2015 issue they will quiet down and they will listen ferent level,” Trucks says, when playing of MMAC Monthly or at MMACmonthly.com and they’ll be hanging on every word,” he in a beautiful place and the “audience and issuu.com/wideawakemedia. said. “I feel like the culture that has mi- is really there grated to Colorado is pretty amazing.” for you and re- Colorado is also where Hard Work- ally has your back ing Americans started touring. Its fi rst no mater where gig—documented on CD and DVD you’re going to as The First Waltz by fi lmmaker Jus- take them. I think tin Kreutzmann—was at Boulder’s it makes everyone Fox Theater. “Every tour we’ve played, on stage just feel we’ve done one or two shows in Colo- looser and feel rado, and every time it always ends up more willing to being one of the highlights,” Trucks said. take risks and ulti- Trucks said Colorado audiences can mately that’s what actually effect the music. “When you’re people want to out there and you’re letting it happen on hear, they want to stage from night to night, everyone’s feel- hear something

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