High Sierra Music Festival
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{{infobox music festival |
| music_festival_name = High Sierra Music Festival
| image = 250px
| location = Quincy, California, United States
| years_active= 1991–present
| genre = Jamband, newgrass, psychedelic rock, folk rock, blues rock, jazz, southern rock, progressive rock, blues, country music, southern rock, country rock, bluegrass, others
| dates = First weekend of July, preceding Thursday and Friday
| website = {{URL|www.highsierramusic.com}}
}}
High Sierra Music Festival is a multi-day music festival held in Quincy, California, United States, a mountainous area about 80 miles northwest of Reno, Nevada.
History
The first High Sierra Music Festival was in 1991, and was the genesis of High Sierra Music, of Berkeley, California.[https://www.tahoeonstage.com/extra/high-sierra-lineup-set/ High Sierra Music Festival] Tahoeonstage.com Retrieved 27 December 2022 The festival is held each year the weekend of July 4. The four-day festival features an eclectic mix of some of the most famous national and international names in jamband, bluegrass, roots rock, folk rock, southern rock, jazz, country rock, newgrass and blues rock.[http://www.highsierramusic.com/ High Sierra Music] Highsierramusic.com. Retrieved 26 December 2022 Away from the music stages, patrons can attend films and movement playshops including yoga, pilates, etc., shop for arts and crafts, or enjoy a wide variety of gourmet food and drink. The organization has also produced festivals and concerts elsewhere in California, and in Maryland, Nevada, Georgia, Massachusetts, and Missouri.
Past artists have included The Black Crowes, Bob Weir & RatDog, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, Bruce Hornsby, The String Cheese Incident, Nickel Creek, moe., Widespread Panic, Medeski Martin & Wood, Yonder Mountain String Band, Gov't Mule, John Butler Trio, Umphrey's McGee, My Morning Jacket, Les Claypool, Leftover Salmon, and The Slip.{{cite web |url=http://highsierramusic.com/past-lineups/ |title=High Sierra Music Festival Past Lineups |author= |website=Highsierramusic.com |access-date=24 September 2017}}
See also
References
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Further reading
- {{cite news |last=McKinley |first=Mike |title=High Sierra Music Festival, July 3-6, 2008 at Plumas-Sierra County Fairgrounds in Quincy, CA |work=State of Mind |date=July 10, 2008 |url=http://www.stateofmindmusic.com/?entry=308 }}
- {{cite news |last=Walters |first=Lyn |title=Sheriff and music festival organizers make progress |url=http://www.plumasnews.com/news_story.edi?sid=4684 |newspaper=Plumas County News |date=November 15, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928162650/http://www.plumasnews.com/news_story.edi?sid=4684 |archive-date=2007-09-28}}
External links
{{Commons category|High Sierra Music Festival}}
- {{official website|http://www.highsierramusic.com/}}
{{Music venues of California}}
{{Bluegrass music}}
Category:Children's music festivals
Category:Electronic music festivals in the United States
Category:Folk festivals in the United States
Category:Music festivals established in 1991
Category:Music festivals in California