Hello, Harvest Fest
October 12th, 2011 at 12:47 pm
Rev. Peyton's Big Damn Band photo courtesy Bill Steber
The lucky ones are on their way right now.
For artists and those with early-entrance passes, the Yonder Mountain String Band’s Harvest Music Festival begins today (Oct. 12). For the rest of us, the events begin in earnest tomorrow (Oct. 13) and continue through Oct. 16.
In between those dates will be nearly 100 sets of music performed by about 75 bands. In other words, a very good time.
The annual festival is expanding, festival director Brett Mosiman tells me in a story that published in Friday’s What’s Up! section [Note: subscriber-only content].
This year’s festival, the second with Yonder Mountain String Band as a partner and the seventh overall, is expected to draw about 7,500 fans, which would be an attendance record.
Among the acts performing are Yonder, Railroad Earth, Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, Split Lip Rayfield, The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Todd Snider and more. If you click on the ‘Read the rest of this entry’ link at the bottom of the story, you can see a full lineup of mainstage performers.
Tickets begin at $55 for a Thursday-only pass and range to $355 for a VIP pass. In between those price points are several ticket options (including the $175 four-day event pass) that include some options for those hoping to commute from Northwest Arkansas to the site and back.
Camping is available (even encouraged) and lots of amenities are located at the site, from showers to food vendors.
We’ll see you down there starting Thursday afternoon.
Yonder Mountain String Band’s Harvest Music Festival
Main Stage Music Schedule
The festival has four stages of music, with bands often playing simultaneously. Listed below is the schedule of band’s performing on the festival’s largest stage. For a complete schedule of musicians and other events, visit www.yonderharvestfest.com.
Oct. 13
1:30 p.m. — Ben Miller Band
3 p.m. — Mountain Sprout
4:45 p.m. — Matthew and the Atlas
6:30 p.m. — Corey Smith
8:30 p.m. — Railroad Earth
Oct. 14
12:30 p.m. — Dumptruck Butterlips
2 p.m. — The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band
3:45 p.m. — Emmitt-Nershi Band
5:30 p.m. — Split Lip Rayfield
7:30 p.m. — Railroad Earth
9:30 p.m. — Yonder Mountain String Band
Oct. 15
Noon — Trampled by Turtles
1:45 p.m. — The Wilders
3:30 p.m. — The Travelin’ McCourys and Peter Rowan
5:30 p.m. — Cornmeal
7:30 p.m. — Bela Fleck and The Flecktones
9:30 p.m. — Yonder Mountain String Band
Oct. 16
There are no performers on the main stage on Oct. 16, but several notable performers are scheduled for the Harvest Tent, which serves as the prime entertainment for the festival’s last day. Here are those artists:
2 p.m. — Larry Keel & Natural Bridge
3:30 p.m. — Peter Rowan
5 p.m. — Sara Watkins
6:45 p.m. — Greensky Bluegrass
8:30 p.m. — Trampled by Turtles