Summer of '09

Summer brings welcome warmth and a wealth of live music to the region.
You can find a list with links to many of the music festivals on the Morning Music page under Concert Calendar. Feel free to submit any music events via e-mail or blog. We're looking forward to attending the Big Horn Mountain Festival in
Buffalo the weekend of July 10. It sounds like Ranch Breakfast host Tom Wilhelm may be able to make it too. Can't wait to catch up with the winners of the Prairie Home Companion, Great American Duet Sing-Off, Anne & Pete Sibley from Jackson. They've recently released a fine new CD "Coming Home." Other performers at the Bighorn Fest include The Greencards, Special Consensus and Bill Evans.

James McMurtry returns to Wyoming with performances at three different venues in July and Brian Wilson is back for a return engagement at the Jackson Hole Music Festival in August. This summer marks the 40th Anniversary of Woodstock so be on the lookout for old hippies coming out of the woods. Ten Sleep, Wyoming hosts another
NoWoodStock Festival the weekend of August 7th with Chuck Pyle, Palmer Divide and hometown boy Jalan Crossland among others.

We're featuring plenty of great new releases on Morning Music as usual. Favorites include Diane Birch, Elizabeth & the Catapult, Sara Jarosz, Levon Helm, Dave Alvin & the Guilty Women and Roman Candle. We're also playing music from Cary Judd, a California guy who recently relocated to Moose, Wyoming. His "Aha Song" is doing very well across the country. Requests and feedback always welcome. It's great to hear from folks in Wyoming and our online listeners around the country.

Hope you're enjoying the fruits, vegetables, warmth and music of summer.
Thanks for reading and listening.

Grady