Music for Mt Rainier National Park ~ Music for the Mountain Benefit Concert

Shed your blues and rock for the rock!
Put on your dancin' shoes
and join us for a weekend of music
at Mt. Rainier. . .

At the "Mineral Lake Event Center"
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BUY TICKETS ONLINE!
or call 360-569-2745
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We are now featuring 2 stages with over 25 bands, more than 100 musicians, a Mt.Rainier all-star mega jam session (that only a Mountain like Mt.Rainier could inspire), several artists, photographers, dozens of volunteers and even some clowns, who are all donating their time and talent for this worthy cause. This event will be recorded and filmed as well.

Great items raffled all weekend! The list keeps growing, and growing and growing!

Schedule of Events Tickets: Friday $25, Saturday $40, Sunday $25, or Rock for the Rock All 3 Days $50
Friday, March 23, 2007
Main Stage: Buy Tickets online!		Cafe:
	Artist Teddy Haggerty will will bring 3 6'x6' canvases, one for each day, with paint and brushes. Festival guest will be able to work on the paintings during the event. Finished work will be included in the raffle!	6:00 - 12:00 PM	Open for dinner Catering by Copper Creek Inn
	Many, many items will be raffled throughout the weekend.	6:00 - 7:15 PM	Mr. Potts playing a variety of string instruments, including mandolin, guitar and fiddle.
7:00 - 8:00 PM	Hat Trick: Hat Trick explores the jazz leanings of the B-3 trio sound. More Info	7:30 - 8:45 PM	Lon Goddard & Aura Wright: Folk duo from Oregon with fingerstyle guitar, blended harmonies and some unusual material from Folk's Golden 60's-70's era, ranging from Dylan, Randy Newman and Tim Hardin to Don Williams and Irish bar ballads.
8:15 - 9:30 PM	Randy Paddock and Planit Groove: Blues funk and rock out of Kitsap County. Dig life on Planit Groove! More info	9:00 - 10:15 PM
9:45 until the cows come home	Nicole Fournier & Her 3-lb Universe: "searing, stinging guitar and heart-felt vocals." SUMMY Award-winning "Blueswoman of the Year" 1999 More info	10:30 - 12:00 AM

Saturday, March 24, 2007
Tickets: Friday $25, Saturday $40, Sunday $25, or Rock for the Rock All 3 Days $50
Main Stage: Buy Tickets online!		Cafe:
	Artist Teddy Haggerty will will bring 3 6'x6' canvases, one for each day, with paint and brushes. Festival guest will be able to work on the paintings during the event. Finished work will be included in the raffle!	10:00	Open for Breakfast at 10 Catering by Copper Creek Inn
???	Hunter Young, a 9 year old violin player will be perform occassionally between bands.
12:30 - 1:30 PM	Carole Kapeliela Jazz Quartet	12:00	Open for Lunch Catering by Copper Creek Inn
1:45 - 2:45 PM	Free Reign: Get down and groove to the Chicago, Delta, West Coast Blues More info	12:00 - 1:30 PM	Mark Whitman Band Winner of the Washington Blues Society's 2005 "Life Time Achievement" More info
3:15 - 4:15 PM	Polly O'Keary and the Rhythm Method More info	2:00 - 3:30 PM	Lon Goddard & Aura Wright: Folk duo from Oregon with fingerstyle guitar, blended harmonies and some unusual material from Folk's Golden 60's-70's era, ranging from Dylan, Randy Newman and Tim Hardin to Don Williams and Irish bar ballads.
4:30 - 5:45 PM	Knee Deep Band: Always Ready to Rock - When You're Ready to Cut Loose! Kneedeepseattle.com	4:00 - 5:15 PM	Joe Juba Trio: Featuring Bill Compher on guitar and vocals, Val Rotter on vocals, and Tom Touse on trumpet and vocals. Explore some of the swing classics from the twenties, thirties and forties with some original blues tunes composed by Bill Compher. They have been known to take off on a humorous tangent spanning political satire to sight gags and buffoonery. More info
6:00 - 7:15 PM	Loose Gravel & the Quarry: An 'award winning' hard-driving original Blues and Classic Rock band coming to rock our town with a unique sound More Info	5:30 - 6:30 PM	JW Sparrow & Joe Debenedictis: For the past 15 years, this duo has played together and written some of the best Americana genre songs of our time. More info
7:30 - 8:30 PM	MR. C and his all-star band	6:45 - 8:15 PM	Scott Cossu with Ann Lindquist: Musician, composer and recording artist Scott Cossu combines elements of classical, jazz, rock, blues and various ethnic folk stylings for a distinctive and exuberant fusion sound. Ann Lindquist will accompany Scott on the flute. More info
8:45 - 10:00 PM	The Kim Archer Band: Heavy Soul & Groove Jam Band known for getting a crowd on their feet! They play hi-energy original songs, old school funk, classic soul, dance and R&B favorites! More info	8:30 - 9:30 PM	Son Jack Jr.: An amazing Delta Blues Bottle Neck Slide Guitar Player More info
10:15 - until the cows come home	The Randy Oxford Band: High Energy Rockin' Dancin' blues. Winner of Bluesman of the Year two years in a row. All the Buzz with great backing band. More info	9:45 - 11:00 PM
	Many, many items will be raffled throughout the weekend.
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Tickets: Friday $25, Saturday $40, Sunday $25, or Rock for the Rock All 3 Days $50
Main Stage: Buy Tickets online!		Cafe:
	Artist Teddy Haggerty will will bring 3 6'x6' canvases, one for each day, with paint and brushes. Festival guest will be able to work on the paintings during the event. Finished work will be included in the raffle!	10:00	Open for breakfast at 10 Catering by Copper Creek Inn
	Many, many items will be raffled throughout the weekend.	10:00 - 11:30 AM	Scott Cossu with Ann Lidquist: Musician, composer and recording artist Scott Cossu promises a "mellow" morning concert. More info
12:30 - 1:45 PM	Back N' Blue, Featuring Mz. Peaches: One of the bands nominated for the Washington Blues Society's 2006 Best New Band award, Back'n'Blue delivers on the promise of "Heartache & Sorrow" smeared generously across the dance floor.	11:45 - 12:45 PM	JW Sparrow & Joe Debenedictis: For the past 15 years, this duo has played together and written some of the best Americana genre songs of our time. More info
2:00 - 3:00 PM	Geoffrey Castle featuring selections from his new CD.."Mist On The Mountain": With his six-string electric violin, cutting-edge stage technology, virtuoso chops, and commanding stage presence, anyone who sees Geoffrey Castle in concert will never think about the violin in the same way again. Featured on National Public Radio, Q-13 Fox TV, CNN, PBS, CBS, and hundreds of radio and internet stations nationwide . . . an artist who is not to be missed. More info	1:00 - 2:00 PM	Two Scoops Moore: Rollicking, honky-tonk piano that might give Jerry Lee Lewis a fright. More info
3:15 - 4:15 PM	Tone Kings: The Tone Kings play true Texas-style bar band music. With a mix of authentic blues, country and original tunes, they have assembled a show that is a delight to see and will have you saying, “OK, I’m going to have to dance now” before you can think. With roots in the music of Freddie King and Billy Joe Shaver, the Tone Kings original tunes bring out the flavor and boot stompin’ fun of a good old Texas dance bar on a Saturday night. More info	2:15 - 3:30 PM	The Trevalyan Triangle: Junkyard Jane’s award winning singer-songwriter Leanne Trevalyan performs her original music with bassist Barbra Blue. "Seldom am I as impressed with an original artist as I am with this amazing performer. Incredible lyrics and a voice so pure and crystalline you have to experience it to believe it." Skot Atha, The Outpost, Monterey, KY More info
4:30 until the cows come home	MEGA Mt.Rainer ALL STAR JAM to close out the weekend! It just might be the biggest Northwest Jam session ever! Hosted by Randy Oxford and featuring Shelly Ely, Stickshift Annie Eastwood and James Middelfield, Leanne Trevalyan, Bruce Ransom, Eureka Band, Doug Skoog, Mary McPage and Bill Page, Bill Compher, Cedar Compher, Paul Krug, Neal Fallen, Vaugn Jensen, Keith Nordquist, Ron Hendee, Kevin Schmidt, Barbra Blue, Charles Key, Stacy Jones, Tom Jones, Kim Archer, John Sparrow, Joe Debenedictis, The Blues Sheriff, Greg Martin, Ren Martin, Mike Schillinger, Ken Johnson and many surprise guests.		You can't miss the MEGA Mt.Rainer ALL STAR JAM on the main stage!

Beer, Wine and Soft Drinks served in the Main Hall from 4 PM ~ 12 PM		Food, Beer, Wine and Soft Drinks served in the Cafe Friday from 5 PM to 12 PM. Saturday from 10 AM ~ 12 PM. Suday 10AM to 8 PM
All food catered by Copper Creek Inn

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