The 19th Annual Ossipee Valley Music Festival is Maine’s ultimate celebration of roots, americana, folk, jazz, and country music over four magical days. Free tickets for kids 17 and under, free tent camping (rv hookups available). Nosh on local food, quench your thirst in the beer and cider tent, and enjoy yoga, workshops, dances, campfire jamming, and lots of family fun. Only 45 minutes from Portland, in Hiram ME, July 27th-30th.
KIDS 17 AND UNDER ARE FREEALL DAY KIDS ACTIVITIES, FREE KIDS MUSIC CAMP FRI-SUN
Tickets: $25-$55 for a day pass, $90-$145 for multi-day passes. Special “After Dark” tickets available for Friday and Saturday night 6PM-1AM, they are $20 off the full day price.
Camping: RV Hookups Available, beautiful flat campsites nestled in the tall pines. Tent camping is free!
Other fun: beer tent, local food, artisan vendors, yoga, workshops, dances, local swimming, & kids activities all day.
Headliner Bio's:
Thursday: Fémina-Fémina hails from Argentina, with lyrics all in spanish, their sound incorporates a variety of genres, including rumba, cumbia, candombe, and bolero. They are touring the world, with a mission promoting love and equality across culture, race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation.
Friday: Sierra Hull - Sierra was nominated for a roots music grammy in 2016 at the young age of 25! With instrumentation comprised largely of mandolin, bass, and vocals, this is genre-transcending music at its best, her latest album featuring production by Béla Fleck and special harmony vocal guests Alison Krauss, Abigail Washburn, and Rhiannon Giddens adding to the luster.
Saturday: The Steep Canyon Rangers - High powered bluegrass and jam grass, this grammy winning band has recently found acclaim as Steve Martin’s band.
Saturday: Nellie McKay - Inimitable songstress, actress, comedian, storyteller. Her career has spanned everything from an album of Doris Day covers, to an acclaimed musical biography of band leader Billy Tipton, which was acclaimed by the New York Times as one of the best concerts of the year.
Sunday: Rhythm Future Quartet - Gypsy Jazz at its best! The acoustic jazz ensemble, Rhythm Future Quartet has a straightforward agenda: to keep the spirit of Gypsy jazz alive and expanding in today’s musical universe. The virtuosic foursome, named for a Django Reinhardt tune, offers up a newly minted sound, influenced by the classic Hot Club of France, yet wholly contemporary. Garnering critical acclaim, their latest album, Travels, was picked as one of the Best jazz albums of 2016 by All About Jazz and the Huffington Post.