‘The real thing’
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
It’s been a decade since local musicians Beth Pederson and Bruce Bishop joined forces, bringing their signature blend of tunes to life and to listening …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
It’s been a decade since local musicians Beth Pederson and Bruce Bishop joined forces, bringing their signature blend of tunes to life and to listening …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
When reading up on Runaway Symphony, those seeking a simple genre label risk being misled. The word “folk” may jump out, but upon listening to …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
It’s a long way to Northern Ireland from the Panhandle, but Maya Goldblum hasn’t forgotten her roots.
The Sandpoint-born singer songwriter is playing a series …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Clark Fork Library is a staple of many east Bonner County kids’ childhoods, but none so much as for Vanessa Hood Birch (9) and …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Over 30 years ago, a trio of high school friends in Colorado started messing around and playing music for fun. When Todd Park Mohr, …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
For nearly two decades, the members of Greensky Bluegrass have created their own version of bluegrass music, mixing the acoustic stomp of a stringband with …
By McCalee Cain
Reader Intern
The Festival at Sandpoint’s mission to inspire area youth through music comes full circle with the debut of the Summer Youth Music Camp July 9-12.…
By Jane Fritz
Reader Contributor
Thirty years ago a wellspring of music culture existed in Sandpoint. On the mountain, Gunther Schuller’s Festival at Sandpoint chamber musicians amazed audiences in the …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Florida band JJ Grey & Mofro are not new to the funky soul-rock scene, and they’re certainly not new to Sandpoint, having opened at the …
By Jodi Rawson
Reader Contributor
On the weekends the Reeds go out busking. They play long, haunting memorized solos, fast duets and familiar pop songs. With cash in their cases, …
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