Down from the Mountain Music Fest in Eureka
It is always a treat to have something special come through the Tobacco Valley in the summer and that happened on August 22. Corb Lund, talented singer-song writer from Alberta played at the Lake Koocanusa Arena with a whole bunch of other great bands that hail from north and south of the border. Micky and the Motorcars from Austin, Texas and Daniel Romano with his Trilliums Band performed as well as Montanan Sam Platts and his band. This was the first Down from the Mountain Music Fest in Eureka, but promoters plan to turn the music festival into a multi-day weekend event in upcoming years. Corb Lund and his band, the Hurtin' Albertans, are well known in Canada and internationally. The band has toured Europe, where they played the UK Glastonbury Festival, and have also performed several times in Australia. The group was featured in the movie "Slither" (2006) and their music was also part of the documentary soundtrack for, "Holler Back: (Not) Voting in an American Town." Admission was $45. Tickets for the Down from the Mountain Music Fest could be purchased online or at the event. Doors opened on August 22 at 4:00pm. Free camping was available. Numerous vendors were at the event selling food, beverages and books. 18 years old was a must to attend.
About the Author: Rita Collins. I am a believer in the power of community and for now I call the Tobacco Valley home. I have lived in nine states and three counties and this community here amazes me - how people reach out to neighbors and even travelers. I've never lived in a place that demonstrates people caring for each other so well. And I've never lived in a place that has such a high percentage of talented musicians and artists. I work with the the Sunburst Community Service Foundation, a nonprofit that began in Eureka twenty years ago and now serves numerous communities in western Montana. And I just started a new business, St. Rita's Amazing Traveling Bookstore and Textual Apothecary. I never could have imagined life being this exciting in my sixth decade.
