weston lewis
Summer is just around the corner on the calendar, but has already arrived at Norris Hot Springs. Southwest Montana’s favorite wooden soaking pool welcomes crowds of people who want to cool off during the warm part of the day or warm their bones on a still chilly evening after the sun goes down.
Holly Heinzmann bought the place in 2004 and began transforming the property – adding efficient water systems to help adjust and maintain the pool temperature. Old timers may remember a single garden hose that was seen from the road. There is now a system of pressurized sprayers that adjusts the amount of time the naturally hot water takes to fall to the surface. It’s an effective way to make a hot springs property a workable year round destination.
Holly also added a large onsite garden and sustainable and organic practices in food preparation and is growing beans, tomatoes, greens of many varieties as well as celery, peas, peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, squash, edible flowers, herbs and cucumbers. She’s planted nearly a thousand trees, creating a natural windbreak. Her 50 Mile Grill introduces a novel concept – sourcing your food from known farmers, ranchers and providers. This Grill offers local beef, poultry, pork and fish and delicious specials that are as good for you as they are delicious – and the staff can tell you where your meal came from. Not what truck your food came from, what farm or ranch your food came from.
Holly also knew that offering access to diverse and talented local, regional and touring acoustic musicians would keep happy soakers returning. Music starts at 7 PM every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Kicking the music off on Friday, June 17th is Sean Eamon. Hailing from Butte, Sean gives an original twist to Americana and Alt. Country on acoustic guitar. You can check his music out here:
www.seaneamon.com , www.facebook.com/seaneamonmusic,
www.reverbnation.com/seaneamon, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2gcg-Q9XFg,
Next up on Saturday, June 18th is Shea Stewart. Shea performs a distinctive blend of “stripped-down” acoustic blues and Americana. His soundtrack to the beauty of the hot springs and wetland go perfectly hand in hand. Wrapping up the first weekend on Sunday, June 19th is Lang Termes. Lang grew up with a visual artist father and spent summers touring with his puppeteer mother. He was surrounded by artists, musicians, writers and performers of all description from the day he was born. He has been playing professionally most of his life. His vocal style ranges from mellow folk ballads to growling boogie blues. Lang’s style of song writing, both original music and lyrics, comes deep from the heart, or in some cases, bubbles up from his whimsical sense of irony. His selection of covers ranges from early country blues to the full gambit of contemporary classics. Lang plays music in a wide variety of styles. Some of his biggest influences include: Muddy Waters, Woody Guthrie, Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Vedder, Huddie (Ledbelly) Ledbetter, Townes Van Zandt, John Lee Hooker, Tom Waits, Greg Brown and Josh Ritter.
The last weekend of the month starts out on Friday, June 24th with Joe Schwem.
Joe plays acoustic and electric guitar, performing an eclectic mix of songs. Stay up to date on news about Joe’s EP by checking in with him at www.facebook.com/pages/Joe-Sings-Songs/186072028141587. Saturday, June 25th finds Dan Dubuque on stage at Norris. Dan plays a Weissenborn Lap Slide Guitar as a percussive instrument as well as a rhythm and lead instrument. The son of a Native Aymara Indian from Bolivia and a white American from Montana, he brings a passion for all styles of music. http://vimeo.com/20485594. On Sunday, June 26th, the Poolside Stage welcomes Weston Lewis. Weston is a former member of Bozeman band Cure for the Common but has recently left the band to pursue other interests. He currently plays in The Vibe Quartet (the house band at 406 Brewing Company which plays every Monday evening), Cat’s Bananas (with Mike Koziel), solo performances, and as a sit in lead guitarist for artists including The Andrew Hand Band, John Sherrill, The Electric Sunday, Lang Terms, Mathais and M.O.T.H. www.westonlewis.com, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZnVsW7m5Fo
https://www.facebook.com/westonlewismusic.
For more information on meals, history, operating hours or their designated driver program, please go to www.norrishotsprings.com. Norris Hot Springs is located on Rt 84 west of Bozeman near the intersection of Highway 287 in Norris. You can reach someone at 406/685-3313.
