3rd Annual
Music in the Mountains Festival
Celtic and Traditional American
this year featuring the roots music of Appalachia*

JULY 21st, 2012 ~ Green Valley Lake

General Information

Location- At the Meadow in Green Valley Lake, CA

Admittance begins at 9:30am

Concerts 10:00am to 5pm
Workshops 10:00am to 5 pm

WORKSHOPS -- There will be 14 workshops throughout the day, from 10:00am to 4:00pm. The workshops are open to everyone:  beginners, intermediate, and advanced players.

• fiddle class
• hammered dulcimer
• fretted dulcimer
• pennywhistle and flute
• guitar
• spoons and bodhran
• Ceili dance classes
• clawhammer (or frailing) banjo
• harmonica
• playing by ear on any instrument

DEMONSTRATIONS -

There will also be an Irish dance demonstration highlighting the differences between jigs, reels, hornpipes, slides and slip jigs.  There will be an area where both adults and children can learn the basics of how to play a variety of instruments, such as hammered dulcimers, fretted dulcimers, drums and many more.  This hands-on experience will help you discover the musician within!  

CONCERT STAGE -Concerts will run all day from 10:00am to 5:00pm featuring five of the finest Celtic and Old-Timey bands in Southern California!  This year there will be a special emphasis on the roots music of Appalachia.

JAMS -There will be one or more jam areas for folks to jam all day to their heart's content.  This will give you a chance to take turns playing all your favorite jigs, reels, hornpipes, polkas and airs.

All of these activities will take place in our beautiful mountain meadow that is next door to the Community Center/Lilleberg Museum, 32659 Green Valley Lake Road here in Green Valley Lake. 

We have a wonderful campground here, plus plenty of cabin rentals for those who wish to spend the night. We have swimming, fishing and boating in the lake for the other family members. You will love the food at the local Malt Shoppe, plus the excellent food provided by vendors on the site.

*The Appalachian Connection -- This year we decided to feature the roots music of the Appalachian Mountains which has had a profound impact on almost all types of American music, from folk, to blues, to country, to rock-and-roll.  And the Appalachian music itself has its roots in the Celtic regions of Europe.  From the stage our performers will explore these connections and pay tribute to this region which currently is under siege to the mountaintop removal mining methods that have already destroyed 500 mountains in the Appalachian region.  This region is a treasure we cannot afford to lose,
so come to the festival to learn more how you can get involved. 

"The San Bernardinos are 'Sister Mountains' to the Appalachians."