High Sierra Music Festival

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High Sierra Music Festival
Genre	Jamband, newgrass, funk, jazz, others
Dates	First weekend of July, preceding Thursday and Friday
Location(s)	Quincy, California, United States
Years active	1991–present
Website	www.highsierramusic.com

High Sierra Music Festival is a multi-day music festival held in Quincy, California, United States, a mountainous area about 80 miles northwest of Reno, Nevada.

The festival is held each year the weekend of July 4. The four-day festival features an eclectic mix of some of the most famous national and international names in jamband, newgrass and funk. Other represented genres include bluegrass, roots rock, electronica, reggae, jazz and afrobeat. Away from the music stages, patrons can attend films and movement playshops - yoga, pilates, etc., shop for arts and crafts, or enjoy a wide variety of gourmet food and drink. It's a family friendly and community oriented event with an expanding Family Area full of activities and certified nannies available throughout the weekend.

The first High Sierra Music Festival was in 1991, and was the genesis of High Sierra Music, of Berkeley, California. The organization has also produced festivals and concerts elsewhere in California, and in Maryland, Nevada, Georgia, Massachusetts, and Missouri.

Past artists have included The Black Crowes, Bob Weir & RatDog, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, Bruce Hornsby, The String Cheese Incident, Nickel Creek, moe., Widespread Panic, Medeski Martin & Wood, Yonder Mountain String Band, Gov't Mule, John Butler Trio, Umphrey's McGee, My Morning Jacket, Les Claypool, Leftover Salmon, and The Slip.^[1]

See also[]

• List of bluegrass music festivals
• List of folk festivals
• List of jam band music festivals

References[]

Further reading[]

• McKinley, Mike (July 10, 2008). "High Sierra Music Festival, July 3-6, 2008 at Plumas-Sierra County Fairgrounds in Quincy‚ CA". State of Mind.
• Walters, Lyn (November 15, 2006). "Sheriff and music festival organizers make progress". Plumas County News. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007.

External links[]

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• Official website
  • Past lineups