Sunday, April 30, 2017

30th Anniversary Old Settler's Music Festival

The 30th Anniversary Old Settler's Music Festival took place in Driftwood, Texas on April 20 - 23, 2017.  Driftwood, a small, predominantly rural community just south of Austin, is best known as home to a scattering of wineries and one of the best BBQ restaurants in the state - The Salt Lick.




The four-day family-friendly party featured on-site camping, four stages in two venue areas, thirty-one musical acts, a youth talent competition, workshops, and, of course, lots of food and arts and crafts for every age.









Stages were set by day of the week in two areas; Thursday and Sunday saw music fans watching acts on the Campground stage at Camp Ben McCulloch (organized in 1896 as reunion camp for Confederate veterans, Friday and Saturday saw fans flocking to the Bluebonnet, Hill Country and Discovery stages on the grounds of The Salt Lick Pavilion.


Hill Country Stage





The Campground Stage at Camp Ben McCulloch


Limelight Imaging was on hand to capture some of the action on Saturday and Sunday.  Here's what it looked like.


Saturday, April 22


The Honeycutters

Amanda Anne Platt and The Honeycutters are an Americana, Alternative Country band from Asheville, NC.

Amanda Anne Platt - rhythm guitar, lead vocals
Matt Smith - pedal steel, dobro, electric guitar
Evan Martin - keys, electric guitar
Rick Cooper - upright and electric bass
Josh Milligan - drums, harmony vocals


Amanda Anne Platt and The Honeycutters

Amanda Anne Platt

Amanda Anne Platt and The Honeycutters

Amanda Anne Platt and The Honeycutters

Amanda Anne Platt and The Honeycutters



Peter Rowan Bluegrass Jam with Wood and Wire

Peter Rowan is a bluegrass musician and composer who plays guitar and mandolin, sings and yodels. He was a member of Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys.

Wood and Wire is an Austin-based Bluegrass band whose members include guitarist Tony Kamel, bassist Dom Fisher, banjoist Trevor Smith, and mandolin player Billy Bright.

Peter Rowan Bluegrass Jam with Wood and Wire

Peter Rowan Bluegrass Jam with Wood and Wire



California Honeydrops

The California Honeydrops are a Blues/R&B band based in Oakland, CA.

Lech Wierzynski - lead vocals, trumpet, guitar
Ben Malament - drums, washboard, percussion
Johnny Bones - tenor sax, clarinet
Lorenzo Loera - keyboards, melodica
Beau Bradbury - bass, percussion


California Honeydrops

Lech Wierzynski

Johnny Bones

California Honeydrops


Sophie Scott

Youth Talent Winner Sophie Scott from London, England


Sophie Scott

Sophie Scott

Sophie Scott

Sophie Scott

Sophie Scott

2017 Youth Talent Winner Sophie Scott with 2016 Winner Griffin Carter


Workshop with The Travelin' McCourys


Question and Answer session with The Travelin' McCourys.


The Travelin' McCourys

The Travelin' McCourys



Wood and Wire

Wood and Wire is an Austin-based Bluegrass band.
Tony Kamel - guitar
Dom Fisher - bass
Trevor Smith - banjo
Billy Bright - mandolin

Wood and Wire

Tony Kamel

Wood and Wire

Trevor Smith

Tony Kamel and Dom Fisher



Elephant Revival

Elephant Revival is an Americana/Folk band from Nederland, CO whose sound is a combination of Gypsy, Celtic, Americana, and Folk.

Bonnie Paine - vocals, washboard, djembe, musical-saw, stomp-box
Daniel Rodriquez - vocals, guitar, banjo, bass
Dango Rose - upright bass, vocals, mandolin, claw-hammer banjo
Bridget Law - fiddle, vocals, octave violin
Charlie rose - banjo, pedal steel, guitar, horns, cello, double bass
Darren Garvey - drums, percussion

Elephant Revival

Bonnie Paine

Daniel Rodriquez

Charlie Rose


Bonnie Paine

Bridget Law

Elephant Revival



The Travelin' McCourys

The Travelin' McCourys are a Bluegrass/Acoustic/Jam band out of Nashville, TN. The lead members of the band, Ronnie and Rob McCoury are the sons of Bluegrass legend Del McCoury.

Ronnie McCoury - mandolin, vocals
Rob McCoury - banjo
Jason Carter - fiddle, vocals
Alan Bartram - bass, vocals
Cody Kilby - guitar


The Travelin' McCourys 

Alan Bartram

Ronnie McCoury

The Travelin' McCourys 

Jason Carter

Ronnie McCoury



The Lone Bellow

The Lone Bellow is a Southern-born, Brooklyn-based Indie Folk band.

Zach Williams - vocals, guitar
Kanene Pipkin - bass, vocals
Brian Elmquist - guitar
Jason Pipkin - keys, bass


The Lone Bellow


Kanene Pipkin


Zach Williams

Brian Elmquist

Zach Williams

Kanene Pipkin

Zach Williams

Kanene Pipkin

Jason Pipkin

The Lone Bellow


Peter Rowan and Friends

Peter Rowan is a bluegrass musician and composer who plays guitar and mandolin, sings and yodels. He was a member of Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys.


Peter Rowan 

Peter Rowan 

Peter Rowan 

Peter Rowan 

Peter Rowan 

Peter Rowan 



People and activities seen around the fest



































Sunday, April 23


Sunday Morning Church Service






Rodney Swann


Vasen

Vasen is a Swedish folk band that has been touring the world for 27 years.

Olov Johansson - nyckelharpa ( a traditional Swedish stringed instrument - name translates as key                                    harp or keyed fiddle)
Mikael Marin - viola
Roger Tallroth - guitar


Vasen

Olov Johansson and Roger Tallroth

Olov Johansson on nyckelharpa

Mikael Marin

Vasen




River Whyless

River Whyless is a folk band from Asheville, NC.

Ryan O'Keefe - vocals, guitar
Halli Anderson - vocals, violin
Alex McWalters - drum
Daniel Shearin - vocals, bass, harmonium

River Whyless

Halli Anderson


River Whyless

River Whyless

Halli Anderson

River Whyless



The Last Bandoleros

The Last Bandoleros are a Tex-Mex, Pop-Rock band out of San Antonio, TX whose sound is considered one part Tex-Mex, one part Brit-Pop, and two parts Country/Rock.  Brothers Diego and Emilio Navaira are the sons of Grammy-winning Conjunto superstar Emilio Navaira, Sr.

Diego Navaira - bass, vocals
Derek James - guitar, vocals
Jerry Fuentes - guitar, vocals
Emilio Navaira, Jr. - drums, vocals


The Last Bandoleros

Derek James

Jerry Fuentes

The Last Bandoleros

Jerry Fuentes

Diego Navaira

The Last Bandoleros




Elephant Revival


Elephant Revival is an Americana/Folk band from Nederland, CO whose sound is a combination of Gypsy, Celtic, Americana, and Folk.

Bonnie Paine - vocals, washboard, djembe, musical-saw, stomp-box
Daniel Rodriquez - vocals, guitar, banjo, bass
Dango Rose - upright bass, vocals, mandolin, claw-hammer banjo
Bridget Law - fiddle, vocals, octave violin
Charlie rose - banjo, pedal steel, guitar, horns, cello, double bass
Darren Garvey - drums, percussion


Bonnie Paine

Bonnie Paine

Elephant Revival



Shinyribs

Shinyribs is a country-soul, swamp-funk band from Austin.  It is led by former member of The Gourds, Kevin Russel.  Shinyribs took 1st place in the Funk/Blues/Soul Band of the Year category at the 2017 Austin Music Awards.

Kevin Russel - vocals, guitar
Keith Langford - drums, percussion, backing vocals
Jerry Brown - bass
Winfield Cheek - keyboards, backing vocals
Mark Wilson - saxophone, flute
Daniel "Tiger" Anaya - trumpet
Alice Spencer - backing vocals
Sally Allen - backing vocals



Kevin Russel

Kevin Russel

Kevin Russel

Kevin Russel

Kevin Russel

Shinyribs



People and activities seen around the fest






























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