Performers for the 2014 Red Ants Pants Festival have been announced. There will be a lot of very good music, but I am afraid there will be little for true bluegrass fans. The closest might be Red Molly, an all girl trio with guitar, electric bass and dobro (or banjo) played by the third picker. This band is from New York. I have found them listed as a new girl band along with the likes of Della Mae, a band which has become VERY popular in bluegrass circles. I listened to a couple of their numbers on U-Tube. Red Molly features beautiful vocal harmonies and you should probably expect them to be plugged in when they play at Red Ants. (As a very old guy any feminists reading this might please give me a pass when I say, "Red Molly is easy on the eyes, too.") Charley Pride, Brandi Carlile
and Josh Ritter are the big names for the three-day festival in White Sulphur Springs, MT. Other performers are Jason
Isbell, Ian Tyson, Corb Lund, James McMurtry, JD McPherson, The Black
Lillies, Holly Williams, Baskery, Matt Andersen, Jessie
Veeder, Tom Catmull’s Radio Static and The Bus Driver Tour. Female performers are definitely featured in this event. That is because The festival
benefits the Red Ants Pants Foundation, a nonprofit organization
supporting women’s leadership, working family farms and ranches, and
rural communities. I should also mention that several of the performers have current or former roots in the Montana/Wyoming/North Dakota region especially the areas around Livingston and Yellowstone Park.
The first festival had 6,000 attendees and grew to more than 10,500 last year. This is the events fourth year.
The festival is July 24-27. A one-day pass is $50 in advance or $55 at the gate. A three-day weekend pass is $125 in advance or $140 at the gate. For more information visit www.redantspantsmusicfestival.com or call 406-209-8135.
BTW: If you are reading this blog on your computer or mobile device take notice of this. You bluegrass fans should all be taking advantage of the U-Tube video performances by all the good bluegrass bands. That should help you decide when and what to continue to listen to and/or purchase. (That was for all my other ancient friends. You kids already know this and a lot more that I will likely never dig.)
The first festival had 6,000 attendees and grew to more than 10,500 last year. This is the events fourth year.
The festival is July 24-27. A one-day pass is $50 in advance or $55 at the gate. A three-day weekend pass is $125 in advance or $140 at the gate. For more information visit www.redantspantsmusicfestival.com or call 406-209-8135.
BTW: If you are reading this blog on your computer or mobile device take notice of this. You bluegrass fans should all be taking advantage of the U-Tube video performances by all the good bluegrass bands. That should help you decide when and what to continue to listen to and/or purchase. (That was for all my other ancient friends. You kids already know this and a lot more that I will likely never dig.)
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