The Queen of Compost:
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Mary Ann Jeffres has been referred to as a “saint” by Festival at Sandpoint’s Executive Director Dyno Wahl. For this article’s purposes, we’ll call her …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Mary Ann Jeffres has been referred to as a “saint” by Festival at Sandpoint’s Executive Director Dyno Wahl. For this article’s purposes, we’ll call her …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The first of the line-sitters have arrived outside the Festival grounds at Memorial Field.
First in line is 15-year-old Burke Palmer, pictured below. This is …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Staff
I can’t wait for the opening performance of the Festival with Arlo Guthrie, and hopefully we’ll hear his famous anthem, “You can get anything you …
By Scout Anatricia
Reader Intern
Imagine yourself on a beach, surrounded by friends, strangers, compassionate people and the sweet sound of a local band ringing through the evening air. If …
For more than a decade, Minnesota-based band Trampled By Turtles has been redefining the sound of bluegrass. Members Dave Simonett, Tim Saxhaug, Dave Carroll, Erik Berry and Ryan Young demonstrate …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Hailing from Santa Cruz, Calif., The Devil Makes Three is no easy band to categorize. The three-member crew packs a varied style that draws …
I spoke to Ziggy Marley on the phone this week about his upcoming show at the Festival at Sandpoint. The six-time Grammy winner, Emmy winner, humanitarian, singer, songwriter and producer …
By Ben Olson, Reader Staff
This week, as part of our ongoing interview series with the Festival at Sandpoint’s artists, we caught up with Lake Street Dive, who Rolling Stone …
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