2012 Grand Targhee Mountain Music
Targhee Fest
8th Annual Targhee Fest
July 13 - 15, 2012
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Country Fest
2012 Country Music Fest
July 26 & 27, 2012
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Bluegrass Festival
25th Targhee Bluegrass Fest
August 10-12, 2012
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8th Annual Targhee Music Festival - July 13-15, 2012 - View Details
2012 Targhee Country Fest - July 26th & 27th, 2012 - View Details
Targhee Bluegrass Camp - August 7-10, 2012 - View Details
Four days of high level instruction, hearty meals and comfortable accommodations all right here at Grand Targhee Resort. Enjoy lots of jamming, evening performances in our world-class Teton mountain setting. Our top-notch instructors give a highly personal experience you'll never forget. View Online TargheeMusicCamp.com
25th Annual Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival - August 10-12, 2012 - View Details
Drive By Truckers
Drive-By Truckers are an alternative country/Southern rock band based in Athens, Georgia, though two out of five current members (Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley) are originally from The Shoals region of Northern Alabama, and the band strongly identifies with Alabama. Something undefinable has changed within the Truckers. Indeed, this new light forges the sound the rock. You can hear it in every chord. Read More
Toots & the Maytals
Toots and the Maytals, originally called The Maytals, are legends of ska and reggae music. Their sound is a unique, original combination of gospel, ska, soul, reggae and rock. Frederick “Toots” Hibbert, the leader of the group, was born in May Pen, Jamaica, but moved to Kingston in 1961 at the tender age of sixteen. Always recording when not touring “Flip & Twist” released this year on Toot’s own D & F Music label has been a hit.
Chris Robinson Brotherhood
In the fall of 2010, www.chrisrobinsonband.com appeared, fueling speculation that this would be Chris' new project with the advent of the Crowes' hiatus. The project was titled the Chris Robinson Brotherhood (CRB), and a lineup includes Adam MacDougall (of the Black Crowes) on keyboards, George Sluppick on drums, Mark "Muddy" Dutton (of Burning Tree) on bass, and Neal Casal on guitar.
Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams is an American rock, folk, blues and country music singer/songwriter. In 1988, she released her self-titled album, Lucinda Williams. This release featured "Passionate Kisses," a song later recorded by Mary Chapin Carpenter which garnered Lucinda her first Grammy Award for Best Country Song in 1994. Since Car Wheels on a Gravel Road she has been named "America's Best Songwriter" by TIME magazine. Read More
Railroad Earth
Railroad Earth is a roots and Americana-based newgrass band from Stillwater, New Jersey. Their name was borrowed from the Jack Kerouac short story "October in the Railroad Earth," to which the band also has a song by the same name. Railroad Earth's music combines elements of bluegrass, rock and roll, jazz, celtic and more, and the group is also known for its extensive live improvisation and lyrical songwriting.
JJ Grey & Mofro
“Just tell the story—there’s nothing else” Grey’s ability to tell his thought-provoking stories through original songs, informed by a mixture of old school rhythm & blues and down-home roots rock ‘n’ roll, has carried JJ Grey & Mofro from the backwoods of Florida to hundreds of concert stages across the U.S., Canada, Europe, Japan and Australia. Grey comes from a long tradition of southern storytellers and, he fills his songs with details that are at once vivid, personal and universal.
Trigger Hippy featuring Joan Osborne & Jackie Greene
Trigger Hippy is an American Rock and Roll supergroup composed of Black Crowes drummer Steve Gorman, singer/songwriter Will Kimbrough, singer Joan Osborne, singer/songwriter Jackie Greene and bassist Nick Govrik.[1] Formerly of the group are Widespread Panic guitarist Jimmy Herring and former Black Crowes guitarist Audley Freed.
Brokedown in Bakersfield
Brokedown in Bakersfield a collective of acclaimed West Coast artists in a spirited tribute to the Bakersfield sound: California country music made raw and rocking, spiked with twang and sweetened with heartfelt harmonies. Drawing from the powerful songbooks of Merle Haggard, Buck Owens, Gram Parsons and more, Brokedown in Bakersfield showcases the striking songwriting and instrumentation of guitar-slinging country sounds that added oil to the Dust Bowl life of '60s-era Southern California.
Black Joe Lewis and The Honeybears
The greatest soul and blues music leaves no doubt that the hip bone is directly connected to the heart -- a fact that's driven home in every note laid down by Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears. As they prove on their Lost Highway debut, Tell 'Em What Your Name Is, the Austin-based combo has the kind of gritty attitude and deliciously greasy groove-consciousness that'd pass muster in the toughest juke joint. - Read More
Joe Pug
Joe is an amazing young singer/songwriter out of Chicago and has been receiving tons of great national press. He has opened for an array of great artists including Levon Helm, SteveEarle, M. Ward, Frightened Rabbit, Josh Ritter, The Flatlanders and Justin Townes Earle all to amazing feedback and reviews. Joe recently offered a 2nd EP In The Meantime to his fans via his website and has been downloaded by 30,000 people to date.
Trixie Whitely
Trixie Whitley’s magnetic presence and stunning voice captivated audiences worldwide as she toured the world with Black Dub. During the Black Dub sessions, she also recorded her second EP, The Engine. In late 2011, she released Live at the Rockwood Music Hall, a 5 song EP of her solo performance recorded at Rockwood in New York City. She is currently finishing her first full-length record. It will be released in the fall of 2012.
The Wood Brothers
The Wood Brothers are siblings Chris and Oliver Wood from Boulder. Chris is a founding member of Medeski Martin & Wood, and Oliver played second guitar with Tinsley Ellis before forming King Johnson. Adapting the blues, folk and other roots-music sounds they loved as kids into their own evocative sound and twining their voices in the sort of high-lonesome harmony blend for which sibling singers are often renowned.
Paul Thorn
The cousin of Stan Thorn, Paul began his professional career as a pro boxer, having fought a nationally-televised fight against former world champion Roberto Durán. Discovered playing in local clubs by Miles Copeland, was signed to a recording contract with A&M Records and recorded his first album, Hammer & Nail in 1997, followed by seven more albums. The latest album 'Pimps and Preachers', was released on June of 2010.
Josh Ritter& The Royal City Band
Josh Ritter is from Moscow, Idaho. The son of two neuroscientists, he was on his way to follow in their footsteps when he discovered Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan's "Girl from the North Country" in high school. He has since released five studio albums and has been recently named one of the 100 greatest living songwriters by Paste Magazine, alongside Dylan, Springsteen, and Neil Young. He has a new EP, Bringing In the Darlings!
Targhee Fest Late Night Shows
Andy Frasco & The Un, Friday July 13th 11:30pm $10/door
Andy Frasco, a twenty-three blues/jazz musician hailing from the San Fernando Valley, is nothing short of an enigma. Influenced by Damien Rice, Sam Cooke, Professor Longhair, Van Morrison and Tom Waits, Frasco’s style is as uninhibited as those artists who inspire him. Let’s call it Party Blues. Frasco’s a rarity in the music business:one who is an industry “insider” and a talented musician.
The Congress, Saturday July 14th 11:30pm $10/door
These guys ruled it for New Year’s this past year and are definitely on the rise! Do not miss this rock & roll display of epic proportions. The Congress is a rock and roll machine after only a year of touring, in 2011 The Congress played Wakarusa, High Sierra, Jazz Aspen Snowmass, Targhee Fest, Tall Tree Lake, and more. In May of this year, The Congress will released their debut full length album.
Targhee Country Music Festival
Dierks Bentley
Dierks Bentley is an American as a country music artist is certified gold. With several best selling albums Dierks is sure to provide one heck of a show here at Grand Targhee Resort. Right out of Nashville to the foot of the Teton Mountains, Teton Valley is going country!
Dwight Yoakam
With his stripped-down approach to traditional honky tonk and Bakersfield country, Dwight Yoakam helped return country music to its roots. Like his idols Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, and Hank Williams, Yoakam never played by Nashville's rules. Blow the barn doors off because it is going to get hot up here at 7,500 feet!
Rodney Crowell
The boy from the Houston swamps figured he might learn something new in Livingston, MT. Rodney was disappointed when a chinook kicked up from the west and the weather turned mild. Rodney won a Grammy in 1989 for the Best Country Song: "After all This Time." He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. His band was nominated for a CMA Top Vocal Group award.
Stoney LaRue
Velvet paints a picture of what it means to be free but aware, willing but uncertain – and always, always drawn to the light. “I believe in a lot of things: Trust. Friendship. Smiling. The beauty of it all. And hope. Hope is one of the bigger ones…Somewhere out there, it’ll all come together,” Stoney LaRue is sure of it – and it echoes on all 10 tracks.
David Nail
It seems that good ol’ boys and girls are everywhere country fans look these days. As enveloping as a Cumberland River fog, the Missouri native is a modern-day country gentleman. He’s Jim Reeves crossed with Elton John. Garth Brooks meets Stevie Wonder. Glen Campbell blended with Michael Bublé. It’s refreshing to encounter an artist who stands apart from the crowd—in look and style, but especially in his music.
Lost Trailers
The Lost Trailers is a country music duo of songwriter/producer Stokes Nielson and collaborator Jason Wyatt. Nielson’s first record using the name The Lost Trailers was an album entitled, “The Story of the New Age Cowboy”, which was discovered by Willie Nelson in the spring of 2000. If Willie likes 'the Lost Trailers' Teton Valley is sure to love them!
Elizabeth Cook
ama certainly did her part writing songs, teaching me lyrics she wrote out on poster board, sitting on the bed singing “One Day At A Time Sweet Jesus” after she got the cooler packed and rollers in my hair. A lot has changed. And nothing has gone like we thought it would. But somehow it feels alright.
25th Annual Bluegrass Festival
Leftover Salmon
Looking back over the past 25 years of rootsy, Americana, string-based music, the impact of Leftover Salmon is impossible to deny. Formed in Boulder, CO in 1989 the group was one of the first bluegrass bands to add drums and tour rock & roll bars, helping Salmon become a pillar of the jam band scene and unwitting architects of the jam grass genre.
Del McCoury Band
Vince Gill says it simply, and maybe best:“I’d rather hear Del McCoury sing ‘Are You Teasing Me’ than just about anything.” For fifty years, Del’s music has defined authenticity for hard core bluegrass fans-count Gill among them-as well as a growing number of fans among those only vaguely familiar with the genre. Del McCoury’s rolling with a wave and a grin and some of the best music he’s ever made.
David Grisman Quintet
For over 45 years, mandolinist/composer David Grisman has been busy creating "dawg" music, a blend of many stylistic influences (including folk, swing, bluegrass, Latin, jazz and gypsy) so unique he gave it its own name. In doing so, David has inspired a whole new genre of acoustic string instrumental music, while creating a unique niche for himself in the world of contemporary music.
Infamous Stringdusters
The Infamous Stringdusters are at the forefront of a new movement in bluegrass music. Their unmatched virtuosity has enabled them to take acoustic music to a completely new level. They wield an expansive repertoire touching on masters from Jimmy Martin to John Hartford, but their strength lies in their original compositions. The live Stringdusters experience is anti-formulaic and groove friendly - not your granddaddy’s bluegrass. Unless your granddaddy was Jerry Garcia.
Sarah Jarosz
Sarah Jarosz has as rich a skill set as anybody in acoustic music. She plays, not just one instrument, but enough of them to be a one-woman string band: mandolin, octave mandolin, clawhammer banjo and guitar. She sings in supple tones that transcend the boundaries between folk and pop – and she writes – old-timey ballads and modern singer-songwriter ruminations alike.
Donna the Buffalo
Donna the Buffalo's feel-good, groove-oriented, danceable and often socially conscious music all began over twenty years ago with roots in old time fiddle music that evolved into a soulful electric Americana mix infused with elements of cajun/ zydeco, rock, folk, reggae, and country. Donna the Buffalo has "earned a reputation as one of the most respected, eclectic and hardest-working acts today," praises Encore.
Steep Canyon Rangers
In March 2011, the Steep Canyon Rangers released its first collaborative record with Steve Martin, ”Rare Bird Alert” which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Bluegrass Chart and at #43 on the Billboard Top 200. In 2010, the latest solo record, ”Deep In The Shade”, remained in the Bluegrass Top 10 on Billboard for 18 weeks. The Rangers continue to perform alone as a quintet on stages such as Telluride, RockyGrass, and ”A Prairie Home Companion” with Garrison Keillor.
Kanes River
Biography coming soon...
Peter Rowan
Grammy-award winner and six-time Grammy nominee, Peter Rowan is a bluegrass singer-songwriter with a career spanning over five decades. From his early years playing under the tutelage of bluegrass patriarch Bill Monroe, and following his stint in Old & In the Way with Jerry Garcia and subsequent breakout as both a solo performer and bandleader.
Darrell Scott
Darrell Scott, the son of musician Wayne Scott, is an American singer-songwriter. He has written several mainstream country hits, and also has established himself as one of Nashville's premier session instrumentalists. His brother, David Scott accompanies him on occasion on keyboard. Scott has collaborated with Steve Earle, Sam Bush, Emmylou Harris, John Cowan, Verlon Thompson, Guy Clark, Tim O'Brien, Kate Rusby, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Mary Gauthier, and many others.
Hot Rize
Hot Rize has marked over 30 years in the bluegrass history. Delivering high-energy, soulful, and unique sound to fans old and new. Though many years from its full-time touring period of 1978-1990, Hot Rize has kept its legend growing by delivering first-class music and entertainment as only it can.
Red Knuckles and the Trailblazers
Hot Rize performs as a Western swing band called Red Knuckles and the Trailblazers.
Bluegrasss Festival Late Night Shows
Carrie Rodriguez
Rodriguez started playing with Chip Taylor in 2001, when he asked her to join him for a European tour after seeing her play fiddle with a band called Hayseed during SXSW of 2001. She recorded her first duet album, Let's Leave This Town, with Chip Taylor. She has opened/and or performed with John Prine, Alejandro Escovedo, Los Lonely Boys, Bruce Hornsby, Robert Earl Keen, and the actor Jeff Bridges.
Jonathan Warren & The Billygoats
In 2007, singer/songwriter Jonathan Warren packed up his life, and his guitar to move from Knoxville, Tennessee to the Northwest. He brought with him strong roots in traditional blue grass and old-time music inherent in the Southern Appalachians. Shortly afterwards, Idaho native Ty Clayton traded in his electric guitar for a mandolin to play with the goats. Boise Native Austin Clark joined the band in 2011 bringing a fresh energy on the violin.
Random Canyon Growlers
Random Canyon Growlers hail from Jackson Hole, WY, but trace their origins to Randolph, VT Centered on the songwriting and picking talents of childhood friends David McMeekin and Jamie Drysdale, the band serves up fiery, pop-inflected bluegrass that do-si-dos the line where custom meets contemporary innovation. On their debut album, the Growlers explore a variety of grassy terrain, from old-school back-porch pickin’ to jazzy instrumental newgrass to Avett Brothers-styled punk-grass.