Last Outdoor Music Festivals of the Season

Here are the last of the outdoor music festival. If you want to catch something before school starts, the best bet would be the Fargo Blues Festival this weekend, Fungus Festival in Kanasaville WI, Fat Fest in Wabasha MN, and the Last Ride Blues Festival near Thief River Falls. But you might be able to squeeze in Harvest Fest the weekend after Labor Day. It would be worth it just for one last magical musical moment. Garaj Mahal, photo by Kent Anderson

August 15-16, 2008 Fargo Blues Festival
Neuman Field, NDSU, Fargo, ND
Joe Bonamassa. Shannon Curfman, Magic Slim & the Teardrops, Tab Benoit, Ana Popovic, Lil’ Bryan & the Travelers.  http://fargobluesfest.com

August 16-17, 2008 Fungus Festival
The Wildlife Refuge , Kansasville, WI
Boney Fingers, Cosmic Railroad, SLM, American Folk, Fungus Garden Reverb , MWB
http://www.myspace.com/thewildliferefuge

August 21-24, 2008 FAT FEST
Wabasha, MN, Coffee Mill Ski Resort
Fat Maw Rooney, EOTO, Garaj Mahal, Cornmeal, Everyone Orchestra, White Iron Band, God Johnson, Down Lo, Unity-The Band, Heatbox, Kinetix, Pert Near Sandstone, Sci Fi, Secret Circus, and many more. http://www.fatfest.org

August 22-23, 2008 Last Ride Blues Festival
Seven Clans Casino, Thief River Falls MN
Coco Montoya, KoKo Taylor, Kenny Neal, Shemekia Coprland, Ron Thompson, Chris Duarte, Blues Crazers, Eric Sardines, and Little Bobby & the Storm

August 29-31, 2008 Kick’N Up Kountry Festival
Pennington Country Fair Grounds, Thief River Falls MN
Neal McCoy, Ronnie Milsap, Joe Nichols, Lori Morgan, Eagle Creek, Wayne Renn Band, and more.
http://www.kicknupkountry.com

September 4-7, 2008 Harvest Festival
Harmony Park, Geneva, MN
Wookiefoot, Particle, Lotus, All Mighty Senators, Motet Trio, Trampled by Turtles, Jah Roots, Heatbox, Down Lo, New Primitives, Roster McCabe, San Souci Quartet, Gypsyfoot, Illumination Fire Troupe, and more
http://www.wookiefoot.com/HarvestFest/main.cfm

September 5-7, 2008 The Cowboy and Hobo Days Music Festival
Crow Wing County Fairground, Brainerd, MN
Traditional & Classic Country, Bluegrass, Folk and Lite/Classic Rock n’ Roll. Artists to be announced. http://www.cactuswillie.net

September 12-13, 2008 Kevin & Michelle’s Bluegrass Adventure
Algoma Hunting & Fishing Club, Bruemmerville (Algoma), WI
Frogwater with ‘Lil Rev, Deep Fried Grass, Pike Creek, Oak Street Ramblers, Hand Picked, Thompson Brothers, Poor Man’s Labour, Take Solace, and more TBA.
http://www.realezsites.com/pers/bluegrassadventure

September 12-13, 2008 18 th Annual Deadwood Jam
Deadwood SD
This festival was the brainchild of Jon McEuen of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1990.
Lee Boys, The Wallflowers (Jakob Dylan), Young Dubliners, Heatbox, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Snakebeard Jackson, Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Brandon Sprague Blues Band, and Drift Effect. http://agentcooperconcepts.com/deadwoodjam