FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 27, 2014 (Town of Blue Mountains, ON) -- The
hills are alive again! For the second straight year Blue Mountain
Village presents Mountain Music Festival on Saturday September 6th
from noon to 5pm.
This unique experience blends hiking on the Niagara
Escarpment with popular and eclectic music including guitar, drumming,
ukuleles and bag pipes. Headlining the day is Jane’s Party, a Toronto
foursome fresh off the release of their new album, described to have
elements of Wilco and Skydiggers in their acoustic pop sound.
This
concert will kick off at 3pm on the Village stage, pull up a Muskoka
chair or relax on your favourite patio and enjoy.
“The Guitar Trail”, says Patti Kendall,
Director of Marketing & Events for Blue Mountain Village
Association, “is a great fit for our Festival line up combining the
incredible setting of the Niagara Escarpment and vistas of Georgian Bay
with music. What could be better than a family hike with guitar serenade
on the way up, drum circle at the top, musicians throughout and a
concert in the plaza at the end? ”
The guitar trail spans
over 5 kms of hiking trails. It starts in the pedestrian Blue Mountain
Village and winds up Blue Mountain where you will enjoy panoramic vistas
of Georgian Bay. Along the trail over a dozen musicians will be placed
and kids can have fun on the Guitar Trail scavenger hunt that will
prompt them to find each musician and ask them specific clues. Once at
the top hikers will be treated to a drumming circle with Meaford’s
Bambalamb! And for those seeking additional vistas over Georgian Bay the
open air gondola is free to travel down and can fit eight per gondola.
Kendall continues, “We’ve
added a few more surprises this year including a Uke Jam, an
interactive stop along the Trail where you can learn to play the ukulele
and a traditional luthier (Tony Karol) will be on hand to talk about
the craft of guitar making plus we invited our local favourites, the
Beinn Gorm Highlander bag pipers to kick things off with a parade
through the Village at 12noon.”
For more information about Mountain Music and the Guitar Trail please visit www.bluemountainvillage.ca/MountainMusic
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