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By Garth Meyer
Gazette Reporter 

Palouse fest books local musical acts

 


The annual Palouse Music Festival returns Saturday, July 27, to Hayton-Greene Park along the river in Palouse.

With seven musical acts, food, a beer garden and craft sellers, the day will run from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and culminate with Blue Highway, a veteran rock and country band based in Palouse.

To open the festival, on a flatbed trailer under shade trees, Paul Smith begins with an hour on fiddle. Next is the Cherry Sisters Revival of Moscow, which began with three ukuleles and songs from the 1940s and 50s before expanding to a repertoire of Americana on banjo and guitar.

“They’ve got a schtick,” said Smith, co-organizer and member of festival sponsor, the Palouse Arts Council.

Following the Cherry Sisters is the Palouse Forro Experience, a Moscow act of brothers, Adrian and Richard Crookston. Adrian plays Brazilian-style accordion and Richard on bass.

“Sort of like the ranchero accordion music of Mexico, but it’s funkier, because it’s Brazilian,” Smith said. “Guaranteed fabulous musicianship.”

Next up is Dan Maher of Pullman host of Public Radio’s “Inland Folk.”

“Songs from 18th century Scottish Stuart Kings of the Jacobite Rebellion to Don McLean,” said Smith. “He has a broad bench. A local legend.”

In between acts, local kids will play.

Next to take the stage will be Heather and the Soul Motions, another Moscow act, with keyboard, bass and drums, at least, performing classic Motown and R&B.

The Setshishaya Marimbas follow, an up to 11-member act from Moscow which plays traditional African music centered from Zimbabwe.

“It’s really fun music,” Smith said. “The ultimate in-the-park dance music.”

The final slot, an hour and a half, goes to Blue Highway, a four-member band based in Palouse.

“Their repertoire is everything locals have wanted to hear anytime they’ve played over the last 25 years,” Smith said.

Admission to the Palouse Music Festival is $10 for adults or $5 for kids ages 6-16, with under 6 free. Gates open at 10:30 a.m.

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Garth Meyer, Former reporter

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Garth Meyer is a former Whitman County Gazette reporter.

 

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