Crestone Music Festival Returns August 1-3

CRESTONE, CO- The 16^th Annual Crestone Music Festival will be held August 1^st, 2^nd, & 3^rd.  The festival is a three-day, two-stage multi-genre, multi-cultural event held at Challenger Golf Club in Crestone Colorado. We have camping, a kid’s zone, contests, arts & crafts, a raffle, gourmet cuisine and Colorado libations.

Our headliners this year are stellar. Friday’s headliner is the eclectic Paper Bird.  Their unique sound is a combination of energetic rhythms intertwined with effortless musicianship and flowing harmonies. They were featured on NPRʼs “All Things Considered” and were voted in the Top 10 Best Underground Bands by the Denver Post three years in a row.  Saturday features blues artist Ruthie Foster. Ruthie burns it up with a combustible blend of soul, blues, rock, folk and gospel. Ruthie’s latest CD was nominated for a Grammy in 2013 for “Best Traditional Blues “album. She has won numerous awards for her distinctive and powerful voice including the Koko Taylor award. Sunday features Grammy winning Charles Neville, from the Neville Brothers, with Grammy nominated kora master Youssoupha Sidibe and The Mystic Rhythms. Youssoupha is a master of the kora, or African harp. He combines elements of Western, Reggae, and African Music. Charles adds his jazzy style and expertise and together, they create something new, different and exotic.

Regional acts include: bluegrass from the Blue Canyon Boys, gypsy jazz from Taarka, the singing sisters SHEL,  new age Intuit from Naropa University, frisky funk from Rachael and the Ruckus, Middle Eastern music from Beth Quist, Cajun rock from The Young Ancients,  hard salsa from Conjuntos Colores and a new genre at the festival,  soukous from Chaco Royal International.

Local acts include: folk singer Barry Bailey, Jazz guitar from Mark Mikow, Gypsie Mountain rock from Plan Be, Jazz standards with CB Jazz, originals from Fiji Acoustic, Cari & James from South Africa, the ever soulful Meryl Ennis, indie rock band Air Plane Mode the power surge of The River Bottom Blues Band, the funked-out Fun-K-Chickunz, Tribal Belly Dance Project and gospel from the CITV Worship Team.

Advance ticket prices for this year are: Adults $27 for Friday, $37 for Saturday and $27 for Sunday. Senior prices are: $17 for Friday, $22 for Saturday and $17 for Sunday. Teens ages 12 through 18 are $10 a day and kids under 12 are free.  Advance weekend pass discounts are: $75 for adults, $45 for seniors and $25 for teens. Camping is one price, $30 per person, which covers 1 to 4 nights. Prices go up at the gate so don’t delay, get your tickets now!

Crestone Performances Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit community service organization that annually produces the Crestone Music Festival, subsidizes and produces cultural and educational presentations in San Luis Valley area schools and provides free consulting and technical assistance to other community endeavors. It’s easy & secure to order tickets on line at www.crestfest.org or by phone at 719-256-4533. There are fabulous acts and activities this year so don’t miss out!

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