2012 Rocky Mountain Old-Time Music Festival
Join us at the Parrish Ranch for the 2012 festival! Mark your calendars: June 1-3, 2012.
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We need YOU! Please consider sponsoring our festival. Click here for more information regarding sponsorship levels and benefits. Any amount is welcome! All donations are tax deductible.
***2013 festival dates: July 11-14, 2013***
2012 fest flyer here - feel free to print it off and post it at your favorite hangout!
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2012 featured artists:
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About the Fest:
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 dance to start the weekend right. Saturday will feature workshops, kids' activities, performances, jamming, a square dance, and socializing, eating and drinking. (Contests were cancelled; sorry!) We'll finish things off on Sunday morning with breakfast (catered by the Ranch; cost TBA) 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, 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 - see below for camping info, schedules, and everything else you need to make your plans. Check back often for updates! We hope to see you in June.
Please note that future festivals will be held annually during the second weekend of July.
***INTERESTED IN PERFORMING AT OUR 2013 FESTIVAL? Please send us an electronic or hard copy of your press kit or a sample of your music by February 1st, 2013.***Camping info:
The Parrish Ranch has a large, grassy area available for tent camping, and 40 sites with hookups (water and 30-amp electric; no sewer or dump station) for RVs and campers. Tent camping is included with the weekend ticket package, or can be purchased per night. Spots are not assigned and are first come, first serve. Parking is very close to the tent camping area - gear can either be dropped off or brought in by foot.
RV sites must be purchased separately (per night), and are also not assigned - pick your favorite spot when you arrive! Please click here for more on camping at the Ranch. Sorry, no dogs allowed.
Map to the Ranch (15722 Parrish Rd, Berthoud, CO)
Food and Drink info:
Friday evening we'll have a potluck, so please bring a dish to share and a table setting (so that we don't have to use paper products.) We've booked two food trucks for the day on Saturday. The Verde Food Truck will be at the fest site from 8am - 2pm, and the Heirloom Food Truck will be at the festival from 2pm - 9pm. We'll also have Berthoud's own Mountain's Edge Coffee available all day!
On Sunday, a Ranch breakfast will be served for those interested. Tickets are $9 and can be purchased in advance here or at the gate. Typical breakfast foods such as pancakes, eggs, and bacon will be served. A vegetarian option will also be available.
The Parrish Ranch allows visitors to bring their own alcoholic beverages in.
Tickets:
Purchase your tickets here. Kids 16 and under are free for the whole weekend, and discounted tickets for seniors (65 years old and above; bring ID) will be available at the gate (no pre-sales) for the following prices: $7.50 Friday admission; $10.00 Saturday admission; $35.00 weekend admission + camping. **Evening-only (starting at 6pm) tickets will be available at the gate on Saturday for $10.**
Things to know about the Ranch:
For some history about the Ranch and its square dancing past, read this great story by local caller Chris Kermiet!
There is no wi-fi, and cell reception is spotty at best. There are no showers. Bring and label your own chairs for hanging out in, jamming, and watching performances. Bring your own table setting for the potluck, and don't forget to bring a dish to the potluck also! There is plenty of shade available, so don't worry about bringing tarps and shade tents (unless it's raining). Bring some bug repellent/citronella just in case. There is biking nearby, but no biking is allowed at the Ranch. No fishing, pets, or fireworks allowed either. There is plenty of water available for drinking, washing dishes, etc. Wading and tubing are allowed in the river (but at your own risk). Email us if you have any other questions!
Map to the Ranch (15722 Parrish Rd, Berthoud, CO)
Directions from the interstate:
From I-25 south of Loveland take the Berthoud exit and head west (exit 250, CO-56). 5.0 miles
Stay straight on CO-56, enter the roundabout in Berthoud and take the 2nd exit onto CO-56/CR-8. 4.0 miles
Turn left (south) onto CR-23. 1.0 mile
CR-23 becomes CR-6. 0.5 miles
Stay straight and go onto CR-23E. 1.0 mile
Turn right (west) onto CR-4 (portions unpaved). 1.9 miles
Turn left (south) onto Parrish Rd (unpaved). 1.2 miles
Take right fork near Little Thompson River to ranch entrance.
Fun Stuff: Pie Contest/Sale, Kids' Activities, Poultry Launch, and Cakewalk
Pie Contest: Get your pie to the chuckwagon by 1:30pm if you’d like to enter- the winner receives an awesome Staub pie pan. Not the competitive type? Bring one anyway- after the winner is announced all pies –contest entries and non-entries alike- will be on sale for $1 per slice.
**Info on Kids' Activities will be posted soon!
Poultry Launch FAQ’s:
WHAT the Heck is it?
Silly contest to propel poultry as far as possible, by mundane or creative means, with or without style. Honorary prizes for distance, unique launcher, poultry "costume." Judges will accept bribes. All ages and abilities welcome! Hosted by our Poultry Princess and Special Guest Celebrity!WHAT Will I Need?
1) Poultry projectile. Bring your own or borrow one of ours. Think: chicken, duck, goose or turkey made from rubber, plastic, natural materials, wood, fabric, vegetable, etc. NO live or formerly-live poultry allowed!2) Launcher. Bring your own or borrow one of ours. Think: your arm, foot, slingshot, rubber tubing, homemade flinger, trebuchon, etc. NO motors, electronics, or traditional guns allowed!
3) Ridiculous sense of humor!
WHY Launch Poultry?
1) Why not;)?2) Get in touch with your inner chicken, duck, goose, turkey.
3) Participate in a new old-time fest tradition!
Cakewalk
We'll have another cakewalk this year during the Saturday dance, so bring some extra cash! Last year's cake was AMAZING (see pic above), and this year's will be super special too! We'll do it sometime around 8:30-9ish, and entries will be $1 donation each (buy as many as you'd like!) Cash only. Yum!Merchandise:
There will be a merchandise table with CROMA items (fest and CROMA t-shirts, stickers, and posters) and music, etc. by performers. Help support the festival and our amazing artists by purchasing items for yourself, family and friends.
Schedule:
| FRIDAY | |
| 12:00pm | Gates open at The Parrish Ranch |
| 6:00 - 7:00pm | Potluck and Local Bands Showcase (Forty Degrees North and Firing Line) |
| 7:00 - 8:00pm | Dance Party and Jam in the Barn - clogging/flatfooting/dancing, calling, and jamming by anyone and everyone! |
| 8:00 - 11:00pm | Kickoff square dance called by Chris Kermiet with the East Mountain Serenaders |
| SATURDAY | |
| Workshops (scroll down for descriptions) | |
| 10:00 - 12:00pm |
Beginning Clawhammer Banjo and Beginning Old-Time Fiddle - taught separately and by members of the East Mountain Serenaders ($25) (Note: for banjo, have a basic frailing or clawhammer stroke under control and know a few chords in open C and open G tuning. For fiddle, be comfortable using the bow and be able to play a tune in the key of D and a tune in the key of G.) |
| 10:00 - 12:00pm |
Fiddle and guitar, Missouri-style (for intermediate/advanced players), taught by Vesta Johnson and Steve Hall ($25)
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| 12:00 - 2:00pm |
Intermediate/Advanced Old-time Fiddle taught by Chirps Smith ($25); Intermediate/Advanced Clawhammer Banjo taught by Dave Landreth ($25)
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| 2:00 - 3:00pm |
Flatfooting/Clogging with Dot Kent (free)
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| Performances, Jamming, Dancing, Contests, and other Fun Stuff | |
| 2:00 - 4:00pm | Front Porch Pickin' with Vesta and Steve |
| 2:30 - 4:30pm | Jamming with Chirps, Dave, and Tim Foss |
| 3:00pm | Pie contest winner announced (details above); pie sale! (individual pieces $1 each) |
| 3:30 - 4:00pm | Kids' Performance |
| 4:00pm | Poultry Launch (details above) |
| 4:00 - 5:00pm | Slow Jam with the East Mountain Serenaders |
| 5:00 - 5:45pm | Performance by Vesta Johnson and Steve Hall |
| 6:00 - 7:00pm | Local Bands Showcase (Stolen Thyme and Still on the Hill) |
| 8:00 - 11:00pm | Square Dance called by Larry Edelman with Chirps Smith, Dave Landreth, and Tim Foss (New Bad Habits); Cakewalk will be held 8:30-9ish! $1 donation per entry. |
| SUNDAY | |
| 10:00 - 11:00am | Breakfast, catered by The Parrish Ranch (cost is $9; details above in food/drink section) |
Fiddle and Guitar, Missouri Style: Come take part in a wonderful workshop where traditional musicianship is brought out of the player. We will work on guitar backup accustomed to playing solo with a fiddle player. This type of guitar style gives you the chance to catch the tune and chord progression, emphasizing bass lines for the guitar. Laid back and fun will be the name of the game. We will work on timing of runs and techniques accustomed to Missouri Style Backup for dance, Jam, or even contest Fiddling. We will work on Vesta's tunes, and put the two together and have lots of fun.
Our sponsors:
We need YOU! Please consider sponsoring our festival. Click here for more information.
We'd like to thank our Business Members, who help make CROMA the wonderful organization that it is!
- Upcoming Shows/Events
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-May 15, 22, and 29, 2012
Fort Collins jam and dance at Tap and Handle
- -May 20, 2012 Rocky Mountain Old-Time Fest fundraiser at Avo's in Fort Collins
- -June 1-3, 2012 Rocky Mountain Old-Time Music Festival at the Parrish Ranch
- -May 20, 2012 Rocky Mountain Old-Time Fest fundraiser at Avo's in Fort Collins
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- Fort Collins Traditional Music Fiddle Workshops
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