{"id":11750,"date":"2019-07-19T20:06:20","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T20:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/?p=11750"},"modified":"2019-07-19T20:06:20","modified_gmt":"2019-07-19T20:06:20","slug":"jamgrass-bands-head-to-stanley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/19\/jamgrass-bands-head-to-stanley\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamgrass Bands Head To Stanley"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sawtooth Valley Gathering hits its fifth year<\/em><\/p>\n

BY DANA DUGAN<\/em><\/p>\n

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A festival circuit favorite, Railroad Earth will headline the Sawtooth Valley Gathering on Saturday, July 27, in Stanley. Photo credit: Railroad Earth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Music festivals are summer\u2019s greatest inventions. This year marks the fifth time the Sawtooth Valley Gathering will be held in Stanley, 60 miles north of Ketchum, Thursday, July 25, through Sunday, July 28.<\/p>\n

The event is produced annually by James Fowler\u2019s Nothing But Love organization. Fowler, who went to high school in the Wood River Valley, is now a Boise resident. He has long been a live-music enthusiast, traveling to festivals around the world. Fowler knows what he likes: contemporary bluegrass, wicked guitar action, dance jams and a field full of friends enjoying themselves.<\/p>\n

As in the past, the festival will feature two full days of live music, camping, craft vendors and food trucks at the event. There are two stages at the venue, the Sawtooth Stage and the newly re-named (for this year) Sawtooth Brewery Nothing But Love Stage.<\/p>\n

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Bands will play on two different stages at the Sawtooth Valley Gathering, both with incredible backgrounds of the Sawtooth Mountain Range. Photo credit: Dana DuGan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There are some new additions, too. For instance, there will be a pre-party at the Sawtooth Brewery in Hailey on Thursday, July 25, with Pixie and the Partygrass Boys.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the \u2018Scenic Road To The Sawtooth Valley Gathering Traveling Concert Series\u2019,\u201d said Fowler, laughing. \u201cWe had one in Boise at Funky Taco two weeks ago, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Thursday, July 25, there will be a street party in Stanley to kick things off. The box office will open at 5 p.m. at Mountain Village Resort and camping will be available at the Mountain Village off-site camping area.<\/p>\n

\u201cWithout Mountain Village, straight up, we couldn\u2019t operate,\u201d Fowler said. \u201cThey\u2019re great to us. We\u2019re feeling really good about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Presented by the Kasino Club and Papa Brunee\u2019s Pizza, the street party will be held on Ace of Diamonds Street from 6 to 10 p.m. with the Stanley Street Band and the band, Idaho Vacations. At 10 p.m., Andrew Sheppard, back in town from his new home in Nashville, will play at Mountain Village Resort\u2019s Velvet Falls Dance Hall from 10 to 11:15 p.m. Jupiter Holiday will take the stage from 11:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.<\/p>\n

\u201cJupiter Holiday are my Boise jam-band heroes,\u201d Fowler said. \u201cThey\u2019re one of my favorite bands in Idaho. And the Velvet Falls space feels great.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Friday, the box office will open at 10 a.m. Up at Stanley Park, the unique festival site with its backdrop of the rugged Sawtooth Mountains, the action will start gently with yoga from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday (and again on Saturday). Earth Beverages will serve kombucha samples, and Mountain Village Resort will open a Bloody Mary bar at the same time.<\/p>\n

Music will begin at 11 a.m. and run to midnight each day. Among the highlights\u2014and there are many\u2014will be ALO from Southern California; Yak Attack, Gene Evaro Jr., Brad Parsons, Pixie and the Partygrass Boys, the Quick and Easy Boys from Portland, and many others.<\/p>\n

One thing this festival is known for is musicians sitting in with each other over the course of the two days.<\/p>\n

Parsons is \u201cone of our heroes,\u201d Fowler said. \u201cIt\u2019s his fourth show. He\u2019s the hardest worker out there. He does a lot of sit-ins but he doesn\u2019t leave it up to chance. The artist-at-large squad is solid this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Saturday will see another lineup of regional musicians, including Cassandra Lewis, who plays a \u201cmust-see set,\u201d Fowler said.<\/p>\n

Lewis has played Treefort Music Fest, and Ranch Fest, and is \u201csuper-weird in the best way possible, with a voice as big as the Sawtooths,\u201d Fowler said.<\/p>\n

Portland-based Cascade Crescendo will also take the main stage on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re the next big bluegrass band,\u201d Fowler said. \u201cJohn Craigie from Portland is blowing up, and he\u2019ll be followed by Colorado singer-songwriter Daniel Rod\u00ad\u00adriguez, who was with Elephant\u2019s Revival. Dead Winter Carpenters will be back, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

The list of artists is deep and impressive. Free Peoples will return, and Andrew Sheppard will play sets both Thursday at Velvet Falls and Friday at the festival site.<\/p>\n

The headliner this year, Railroad Earth, will play two sets Saturday night. Hailing from New Jersey, the name comes from a Jack Kerouac poem titled \u201cOctober in the Railroad Earth.\u201d They are one of those big, hyper-talented bands that blow audiences away with their inventive rhythms. Essentially, they play amplified rock \u2018n\u2019 roll on acoustic instruments better than anyone else.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m excited to have them,\u201d Fowler said. \u201cThey\u2019re playing two sets to fill in for Jeff Austin, who was booked, but who recently died.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fowler enthuses plenty about the music but he\u2019s equally ready to share the glory and the hard work.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re still a volunteer-based event,\u201d he said. \u201cThe crew, which is as big as ever, is run by Courtney Sibbett. She works festivals all over the West Coast. Of course, there\u2019s Luke Henry, and we fully support his Summer\u2019s End project. I\u2019m excited to see a bunch of our friends play in Hailey in August.\u201d<\/p>\n

More than 15 craft vendors and several food vendors will be on hand, including KB\u2019s, Lime in a Coconut, Wood River Sustainability Center, and Sawtooth Brewery.<\/p>\n

Other sponsors include Tito\u2019s Vodka, Sawtooth Adventure Co., Clear Creek Disposal, Sushi on Second, Wood River Roofing, Pioneer Cabin Co., and others. Moss Garden Center will supply floral arrangements.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, Velvet Falls will be cranking, with live acts all day from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m., open to all pass holders.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn Monday, we pick up the cigarettes,\u201d Fowler said. \u201cAmerican Spirit is donating ashtrays so we can keep people from dropping their butts all over the park.\u201d<\/p>\n

For tickets, information and to reserve campsites, visit sawtoothvalleygathering.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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