The eighth-annual Mountain Jam Festival, presented by radio station WDST, announced its initial lineup today. The four-day music and arts festival takes place at Hunter Mountain, in Hunter, NY from Thursday, May 31, to Sunday, June 3, 2012.
This year, Steve Winwood and Gov’t Mule are headlining the event, which also features popular performers Michael Franti & Spearhead, The Roots, Ben Folds Five, The Word (with Robert Randolph, John Medeski, and the North Mississippi Allstars), Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue and others.
Veteran acts Dawes, Zach Deputy, and Mariachi El Bronx are welcomed back again, while newcomers Carolina Chocolate Drops and Gary Clarke Jr. (who wowed the audience at Woodstock’s Bearsville Theater with a free show last year) take the Mountain Jam stage for the first time.
Local acts Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds and Connor Kennedy Band are bound to keep the Upstate crowd grooving.
We’ll keep updating this article as the lineup expands — as it usually does, in increments through the year. Scroll to the bottom for the full lineup.
Mountain Jam’s Awareness Village will be set up again, featuring an acoustic stage, children’s entertainment, representatives from nonprofit organizations, performance and sculpture art, holistic healing, a beer and wine garden, and more. Food, jewelry, clothing, and collectibles vendors will be present, as well. Camping on-site is allowed and parking is free.
Past performers include The Allman Brothers Band, Phil Lesh & Friends, Bob Weir & Ratdog, My Morning Jacket, Ray LaMontagne, Robert Randolph & The Family Band, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, Mavis Staples, Girl Talk, The Hold Steady, and others.
Mountain Jam 2012 Lineup:
Steve Winwood
Gov’t Mule
Michael Franti & Spearhead
The Roots
Ben Folds Five
The Word (ft. Robert Randolph, John Medeski, & North Mississippi Allstars)
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
The Travelin’ McCoury’s (ft. Keller Williams)
Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe
Dawes
Gary Clark Jr.
Carolina Chocolate Drops
Givers
Charles Bradley
Mariachi El Bronx
Bustle In Your Hedgerow (ft. Joe Russo, Marco Benevento, Dave Dreiwitz & Scott Metzger)
EOTO
Anders Osborne
Sara Watkins
Zach Deputy
Break Science
Planet Of The Abts
The Lee Boys
Marco Benevento
Wolf!
Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds
The Sheepdogs
The Brew
Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real
Ground Up
Pedrito Martinez
Zee Avi
Aunt Martha
Kopecky Family Band
Lauren Shera
Uncle Lucius
Connor Kennedy Band
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