2012 Rocky Mountain Old-Time Music Festival


Join us at the Parrish Ranch for the 2012 festival! Mark your calendars: June 1-3, 2012. See below for more info!

***INTERESTED IN PERFORMING AT OUR 2012 FESTIVAL? Please send us an electronic or hard copy of your press kit or a sample of your music by February 1st, 2012.***


Complete 2012 FESTIVAL LINEUP will be posted soon.
2012 featured artists:

  • Vesta Johnson

  • and the Central Rockies' finest bands!

    • This summer, come on out for the Central Rockies' only old-time music festival! The third annual Rocky Mountain Old-Time Music Festival will be held at The Parrish Ranch near Berthoud, CO on June 1-3, 2012. The festival will showcase traditional forms of fiddle and banjo-focused music with performances, workshops, and dance.

    We're proud to annouce this year's headliner: traditional Missouri fiddler Vesta Johnson, performing with her grandson Steve Hall. Vesta is a former Missouri State Fiddle Champion and plays many tunes in the Ozark style. Originally from rural Missouri but now living near St. Louis, Vesta has been playing fiddle for over 80 of her 90 years and is a treasure trove of both common and rarely heard Missouri tunes. We are so very excited and honored to have her headline this year's festival!

    We'll have a frisky Friday night kickoff band to start the weekend right. Saturday will feature workshops, contests, kids' activities, performances, jamming, a square dance, and socializing, eating and drinking. We'll finish things off on Sunday morning with breakfast and more jamming.

    Our new location, The Parrish Ranch, is a working cattle ranch located along the Little Thompson River in Berthoud, Colorado. On-site camping, RV hookups, several tipi-type shelters for rent, tons of jamming space and the necessary festival amenities will be available. It's the perfect place for an old-time music festival, with a lovely old barn for square dancing (one of Colorado's best early square dance venues, in fact!)

    So, please join us June 1-3 for our third annual festival - tickets, camping info, schedules, contest information, and everything else you need to make your plans will be on this site within the next few months. Check back often! We hope to see you in June.

    Please note that future festivals will be held annually during the second weekend of July.




    Schedule coming soon!

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