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SEPTEMBER 1�8, 2021
SOUND CHECK
WHAT’S PLAYING AROUND
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Pine Fest
returns Sept. 11
By Lisa Britton
Go! Magazine
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https://nevercomedownband.com/
Never Come Down Band plays at 6 p.m. at Pine Fest on Sept. 11.
ALFWAY — Pine Fest,
a music festival set
in one of Baker County’s
smallest towns, returns this
year for a one-day event on
Saturday, Sept. 11, at the
Pine Valley Fairgrounds in
Halfway.
The music goes from
2-10 p.m. Admission is $25,
and tickets are available
online at brownpapertick-
ets.com. Entry is free for
children younger than 12.
After a one-year hiatus,
Steve Backstrom tried con-
tacting the same musicians
for the 2021 show. Many
weren’t available.
“Then we created a new
wish list, and we got every-
one we asked on the fi rst
11am-8pm Tuesday-Saturday
try,” Backstrom said. “I feel
like it’s one of the strongest
lineups talent-wise we’ve
ever been able to present.”
Coyote Willow kicks off
the festival at 2 p.m. This
folk/Americana duo fea-
tures guitar, cello and bass.
Taking the stage at 4 p.m.
is Steve Fulton Music, a
fi ve-piece band that plays
original rock and Ameri-
cana.
At 6 p.m., Never Come
Down Band will fi ll the fair-
grounds with the sounds of
bluegrass.
The festival closes with
Kris Deelane and the Hurt
— a nine-piece rhythm and
blues review.
Between these headlin-
ers, local talent will perform
on the smaller stage.
In addition to the music,
PINE FEST
Saturday, Sept. 11
2-10 p.m.
Pine Valley Fairgrounds
Halfway
$25, free for younger
than 12
www.pinefest.org
Backstrom said food and
beverage vendors, as well
as some craft vendors,
will be on site during the
festival.
HISTORY
Conceived by Eric and
Mimi Kauff man in 2012 to
be the “Tiniest little festival
in the tiniest little town,”
Pine Fest has been present-
ed every September since
and was named “Best music
Festival in Oregon” in 2016.