Singer-songwriter, guitarist and Lake City local, Kris Bloomer, takes inspiration from his family and the surrounding San Juan mountains to share heartfelt music which connects his listeners to nature and each other.

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Bruce Hayes plays Rhythm & Celtgrass music, a fusion of musical styles that combines acoustic and electric instrumentation with elements of Rock, Bluegrass, Celtic, and R&B music. Collaborating with The String Cheese Incident and Acoustic Junction, Hayes helped define the acoustic jam band sound. He continues this tradition performing original songs and arrangements on Mandolin, Guitar, Dobro, foot board and his latest creation, the Stratobassto.   “…the most phenomenally talented performer you’ve ever seen. A master of the guitar, mandolin, and dobro, he even dances a rhythm while he plays – Bruce will astound you. He writes great songs, has a hell of a voice and is a supreme entertainer.” Acoustic Coffeehouse Nederland Colorado.  Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, recording engineer, one man band -Bruce Hayes does it all. The forty-something entertainer has been a professional musician since high school and his experience shows.

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With a sound born high in the Rockies, Wild Iris and the Western Sound unites a genuine love for Appalachian old-time, blues, jazz, folk and swing tradition with a deep gratitude for the mountains in which they call home. Lizzy Plotkin, Jenny Hill and Natalie Spears have been collaborating for nearly a decade as songwriters and multi-instrumentalists (Free the Honey, Jollification Project, Lizzy and Natalie). With open-back banjo, upright bass, fiddle, mandolin and guitar, the familiar acoustic melodies twist and turn, creating space for richly-woven three-part harmonies that dance their way into the sky. The songs tell stories of the people and places that have shaped their lives, and those that have carved the way before them. This autumn, the trio brings their authentic sound and joyous energy to a mountain stage near you.

Left Arm Tan comes full circle in 2022. The band that took its name from the Wilco song Monday returns with a new album produced by Ken Coomer of Wilco.  The album, Undefeated (April 22, 2022), is a work with purpose. Featuring genre bending songs that blend Alternative, Americana and influences from the 70’s and 80’s, it is a rock album that refuses to compromise. An album hell bent on delivering the goods.  LAT is comprised of Brian Lee (vocals, guitar), Daniel Hines (guitar, vocals), Shawn Light (guitar, vocals), Joseph Lopez (bass), Tim Manders (drums, vocals) and Mark Belding (trumpet/steel guitar).  LAT released their first CD, Jim, in 2010 and the opening track Wish quickly won Song of the Year from Saving Country Music. Their follow up EP Thurm established them as a band to watch. But it was 2013’s release, Alticana, described by Routes and Branches as “nothing less than one of the brightest, most tuneful albums of 2013,” that established Left Arm Tan as a true critics favorite in the US and Europe.  The band has continued their “twangy, almost mystical romanticism” (No Depression) with the critically acclaimed albums Lorene (2016), El Camino (2018), and Left Arm Tan (2020).  In a world beset by pandemics, free streaming, and apathy, it’s good to know one band remains Undefeated. Or as Ernest Hemingway said it, “Man (or a band) is not made for defeat…A man can be destroyed but not defeated.” Old Man and the Sea. 1952

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Green Buddha echoes dub rhythms through the Front Range with their unique brand of “No Coast Reggae.” A fresh incarnation of style from musicians with deep roots, the members of Green Buddha have brought their varied musical backgrounds together with an ear towards creating a distinct new reggae sound, one that speaks to Colorado’s mountain vibe. Grooves in the service of songs, Buddha is that and more. Original CO music spawned from funk, reggae and soul, to ska and dub. The result is a blend of psychedelia with melodies and hooks galore.

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“Some people are impressionists. These guys leave an impression,” says Bill Miller, owner of Johnny Cash.com about Cash’d Out, a San Diego based band that channels Johnny Cash in about as close a manner to the real thing as it gets.

After fifteen years, traveling hundreds of thousands of miles on the road and winning over as many fans, fans who still continually tell the group how grateful they are that Cash’d Out so righteously carries the torch of the Johnny Cash Show. Besides music critics anointing Cash’d Out as "The Next Best Thing to Johnny Cash”, their highlights have been many: W.S. Holland, Johnny Cash’s longtime drummer, has sat in with Cash’d Out; front man, Douglas Benson, has played Johnny’s cherry sunburst Guild guitar (courtesy of Mr. Miller); “Cindy Cash came to a show and was moved to give me a glass locket that was her father’s,” explains Benson; Longtime Johnny Cash manager Lou Robin has also been to several Cash’d Out shows and claimed that if he closed his eyes it was as if “going back in time.”; And most recently, an unforgettable evening performing the music of Johnny Cash with the San Diego Symphony as a special event for their Summer Pops Series. The band’s live shows respectfully reference the late, great Man in Black's Sun Records and early Columbia era sound, combined with the energy of the classic multi-platinum live recordings from Folsom Prison and San Quentin. The group's genuine love (and authentic recreation) of Johnny Cash’s music and its universal appeal fans of all ages and of virtually all musical genres makes each Cash’d Out show a must-see event.

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The 2011 original poster design is by Angela Hollingsworth of APH Creative Design

The 2012 original poster design is by Angela Hollingsworth of APH Creative Design

Artwork by Russ Brown

Artwork by by Anne Kelley, art teacher at Lake City Community School and featured artist at the Artists' Collective.

The 2015 image was created local artist Yolie Brown

The 2016 image is created by Anne Kelley, art teacher at Lake City Community School and featured artist at the Artists' Collective.

The 2017 festival poster artwork was created by Lake City resident Taylor Long. Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, Taylor and his family came to Lake City in 2007. He graduated from High School in 2010 and then attended Western State Colorado University in Gunnison, Colorado. Taylor received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2014. “There’s great inspiration all around in these Colorado Rockies. I’m honored to paint this year’s Wine and Music Festival poster incorporating local symbolism,” says Taylor.

The 2021 Poster was designed by Rain Bodine