Fri, July 8 Chad Ball Folk/Blues
Sat, July 9 Aran Buzzas Homegrown Montana Folky Tonk
Sun, July 10 Acousticals Original Western Montana Bluegrass
Fri, July 15 The Two Tracks Americana/Folk
Sat, July 16 Brian and Katie Ernst Acoustic Soul/Roots 11 AM show
Sat, July 16 Nathan North Acoustic One Man Band 7 PM show
Sun, July 17 Brian and Katie Earnst Acoustic Soul/Roots
Fri, July 8 Chad Ball Folk/Blues
Chad returns to the Poolside Stage, doing a mixture of acoustic Folk/Blues with catchy storytelling melodies. From Butte, he has a strong influence from 70’s folk/rock. Listen to some of his music here – www.chadballmusic.com.
Sat, July 9 Aran Buzzas Homegrown Montana Folky Tonk
Aran performs songs that are easy to relate to, often amusing, and frequently with a regional backdrop. Welcome him back to the Poolside Stage!
Sun, July 10 Acousticals Original Western Montana Bluegrass
Western Montana’s all-original bluegrass ensemble features three of the region’s finest pickers and composers. The band dazzles with intricate instrumentals by mandolinist Chad Fadely and guitar whiz Richie Reinholdt, and upright bass player and folksinger Britt Arnesen contributes her own harmonic songwriting charm.
Fri, July 15 The Two Tracks Americana/Folk
The Two Tracks are based out of Sheridan, Wyoming, at the foot of the Bighorn Mountains. Mixing bluegrass, country, and folk genres, the band presents an original Americana sound. Their debut album is set to release in Spring 2016. The band is Julie Szewc on guitar/vocals and award winning cellist David Huebner.
http://www.thetwotracks.com, https://youtu.be/r5WOu5GDupQ,
Sat, July 16 Brian and Katie Ernst Acoustic Soul/Roots 11 AM Show
Brian and Katie Ernst have been touring the world with Brian’s music for the last 8 years. His lyrics tell this story as he builds his songs live with a looping pedal and an assortment of instruments collected from all over the globe. Best describes as acoustic, soul roots, Brian’s message is one of hope and inspiration. The pair use the music to advocate for the needs of others. They run a small NGO that works in Kenya supporting women and children through education and micro loans and they volunteered this year in Greece and Turkey with refugee families. http://www.brianernstmusic.com/video.html, www.brianernstmusic.com,
Sat, July 16 Nathan North Acoustic One Man Band 7 PM show
Nathan is a Billings performer, who uses loops to create complex and wonderful songs – as a solo artist. He’ll be doing originals and favorite covers and we’re glad to see him back on the Poolside Stage! www.facebook.com/nathanjnorth, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kTKGv2KObs
Sun, July 17 Brian and Katie Ernst Acoustic Soul/Roots
Brian and Katie Ernst have been touring the world with Brian’s music for the last 8 years. His lyrics tell this story as he builds his songs live with a looping pedal and an assortment of instruments collected from all over the globe. Best describes as acoustic, soul roots, Brian’s message is one of hope and inspiration. The pair use the music to advocate for the needs of others. They run a small NGO that works in Kenya supporting women and children through education and micro loans and they volunteered this year in Greece and Turkey with refugee families. http://www.brianernstmusic.com/video.html, www.brianernstmusic.com,
www.Journey4YOUth.org,