Entertainment
Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
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Music festival celebrates total solar eclipse
Local alum takes
stage with band
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
MoonLIT Music Festival
coordinator Jamie
Rachelle belts out a song
she wrote, in honor of
the total solar eclipse.
Rachelle, also known as
Jamie Cernazanu, is from
John Day.
Eagle photos/Angel Carpenter
Jordan White of Jane N The Jungle performs with Davis Carpenter on drums.
Austin McKrola of Mt.
Vernon sings “One Call
Away” by Charlie Puth
under the spotlight at
Saturday’s MoonLIT Music
Festival.
Lyttlewood, a Long
Creek duo, performs at
Saturday’s MoonLIT Music
Festival.
minding them of their impor-
tance and beauty.
Her signature piece was
an original song inspired by
Bonnie Tyler’s ’80s hit “Total
Eclipse of the Heart.”
Cernazanu expressed her
appreciation for the artists
who joined her on the stage.
“I feel blessed to work
with a great group of people,”
she said.
Although attendance was
lighter than the Grant County
Chamber of Commerce spon-
sors planned, fans said music
Brian Dellis of the Phoenix, Arizona, band Jane N The
Jungle gets wild with his guitar.
presented was above what
they’d expected.
After the concert, Nick
Smith of John Day said he
and his wife Lindsay thought
it was the most fun they’d had
in John Day all year.
“We definitely need more
events like this here,” he said.
“Jamie did a great job putting
it all together. It was such an
amazing experience watching
all of the talented perform-
ers.”
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MoonLIT Music Festi-
val-goers were treated to a
feast for the ears Saturday
with several musicians pre-
senting a wide array of beats
for the audience.
Up-and-coming artists and
bands and local acts wowed
the crowd at the Grant County
Fairgrounds in John Day.
The festival was in cele-
bration of the Aug. 21 total
solar eclipse.
Local musicians included
the Archibald sisters Aliciana
and Maleah, Samantha Floyd,
Austin McKrola, Les Church
and Gary Battle, Marcus Per-
kins and Nathan Delano and
Lyttlewood.
“We enjoyed performing,”
Perkins said. “We do it for the
music and for the fun.”
Perkins sang lead vocals as
Delano played guitar, present-
ing originals such as “Let Me
Down” and “Garden,” among
others.
Many in the audience
remembered Brianna Mur-
phy-Johnston, a graduate of
Grant Union High School,
who, in the past, played vio-
lin and fiddle for community
talent shows and other events.
This time, she took the
stage with Wind Fields, a rock
and roll band from Callahan,
California.
“It’s been so much fun
seeing familiar faces in the
crowd,” she said.
She said the group has
been together for six months
and plans on recording soon.
Wind Fields presented
high-energy music with an
Irish flair, which included
Murphy-Johnston on violin
and Julia Fryling on mando-
lin.
Vince Stevenson, who
sings lead vocals and writes
their original songs along
with Matt Jolliff, said they
were enjoying their stay.
“It has been wonderful be-
ing in this town,” Stevenson
said. “This is a beautiful area.
It reminds me of Montana.”
The group stayed with the
violinist’s family in Canyon
City and planned to perform
for another venue on the night
of the total solar eclipse.
The Hit Factory, a cover
band from Portland, was popu-
lar for those wanting to dance,
and a Boise-based VCI Audio
DJ also joined the show.
Lead singer Jordan White
and the band Jane N The
Jungle, an alternative band
from Phoenix, gave a pow-
er-charged performance.
The group has two songs
for a commercial in the Unit-
ed States this year, and they
recently released a music vid-
eo, featured on the Huffington
Post website.
“We are so happy to be a
part of the eclipse festivities,
promoting our Honda com-
mercial and EP,” White said.
White said she attended
performing arts school with
event coordinator Jamie Cer-
nazanu of John Day.
Cernazanu, whose stage
name is Jamie Rachelle, sang
songs to uplift the crowd, re-
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