Keystone Winter Bluegrass Festival

February 02, 2012 – February 04, 2012

Time: Door at 7pm, concert begins shortly after

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Winter Bluegrass Festival, including music on all three days performed by Willy Porter and the Mealies, The Pine Beatles, The Haunted Windchimes, and Finnders and Youngberg just to name a few. Join us in Keystone on Superbowl weekend for some skiing and some awesome live Bluegrass music.

Cost: $12 per person/$30 for full access, advance 3 day pass. Purchase tickets here:

http://keystonewinterbluegrass.eventbrite.com/. Day of ticket price $15 per person / $35 for 3 day pass.

Thursday, February 2nd

Willy Porter: “If you have never heard of this guy before, you are in for the musical discovery for a lifetime, he can play guitar perhaps greater than anyone else on the planet.” So critics rave about Willy Porter: singer, song writer and guitarist. Willy Porter has performed with Tori Amos, Ian Anderson and the Cranberries, but his greatest gifts are as a dazzling song writer and folk/rock musician of striking originality.

The Mealies: During a supposed one-time collaboration in 2010 between guitarist/singer/songwriter Willy Porter and Carpe Diem, the mealies wowed audiences and realized they had created a unique ensemble outside the lines of their individual musical identities. Those performances are now captured in part on the CD, “the mealies – Live at BoMA.”

Friday, February 3rd

The Mossgatherers: The Mossgatherers were formed on St. Swithin’s Day 1971 under the name “Man Gaga” in an effort to win the coveted bluegrass opening spot on the recent Parliament/Funkadelic tour. After losing out to the funky but folksy female trio “West Compton HoDown,” they instead turned their sights towards producing blunt cutting-edge bluegrass with grass bluer than the grass in Boise State Stadium and almost as authentic.

The Pine Beatles: The Pine Beatles are as cheeky and irreverent as their name. Born from the simple desire among friends to play and share music with others, the band was born out of spontaneous Sunday evening jams. Playing private parties, non-profit fundraisers, cook-outs and Weddings, this community based band soon became known around Summit County as a fun component of any friendly gathering.

The Haunted Windchimes: The Haunted Windchimes sound is very traditional folk and blues and the songs have a vintage quality, as if they might have been written yesterday or 75 years ago. It’s the vocal harmonies that really set them apart, a three-headed juggernaut of Desirae Garcia, Chela Lujan, and Inaiah Lujan. When their voices blend, it’s nothing short of beautiful. The sound is often moody and melancholy, but is always deeply affecting. That sound is embroidered by the instrumental mastery of Mike Clark and the standup bass foundation of Sean Fanning.

Saturday, February 4th

The Steel Pennies: Steel Pennies is a hard driving bluegrass band out of Louisville, CO that comes armed with lots of originals and a healthy respect for traditional bluegrass. Their humorous, upbeat stage presence is a reflection of the fun they have as performers, and always pass it on to the audience. They’ve played festivals all over the Rocky Mountain West, including the Keystone Bluegrass and Beer Festival last summer in River Run.

Finnders and Youngberg: In May of 2011 Finnders and Youngberg released their 2nd album, titled FY5, of all original Bluegrass and Americana music. The new recording has topped the charts at Colorado public radio stations from July through December of 2011 and was back to #1 at Colorado Sound for the month of December. FY5, the new CD, is proving to be a powerful and lasting compilation of original music but Finnders and Youngberg has also been making waves as one the most entertaining bands to watch on the Bluegrass circuit today. Don’t miss a chance to see this band’s live performance and get one of the new CD’s….you’ll wish you had brought your Mom to the show.

Parking: Free parking will be available at the River Run Lots, located just off Gondola Road.

Directions: From I-70, take Highway 6 East towards Keystone (7 miles). Turn right onto

Gondola Road and follow signs to free parking lots.

All events are subject to change. Pets are prohibited at all Keystone Events.