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The Mars Hillbillies take their name from Mars Hill, a prominent mesa overlooking the town of Flagstaff, Arizona where the band calls home. Founding member and mandolin player Rusty Tweed started the band in 2002 with the band showcasing his original material and carefully selected classics.

Also back by popular demand, last year's local darlings of the festival will again be gracing our stage with the special brand of magic that is reserved for Wayward Molly. 

"Catch the next generation of bluegrass masters...The Tuttles with AJ Lee. The Northern California Bluegrass Society has named them Best Bluegrass Band the last two years in a row, as well as naming Molly Tuttle the Best Guitarist, Michael Tuttle the Best Mandolin Player, and Jack Tuttle the Best Fiddler. Oh, and Best Female Vocalist? That would be AJ in 2010 and 2011, Molly in 2012.

In Tim O’Brien’s music, things come together. The uncanny intersection of traditional and contemporary elements in his songwriting, his tireless dedication to a vast and still-expanding array of instruments, and his ongoing commitment to place himself in as many unique and challenging musical scenarios as possible has made him a key figure in today’s thriving roots music scene – and well beyond it.

Existing in the tension between tradition and frontier, Telluride Bluegrass Festival Band Contest winner and Prairie Home Companion guest, Run Boy Run, truly exceeds the sum of its parts as touches of classical, jazz, and folk express themselves through the old-time core of the band’s unique sound.

Adam Steffey, Ron Stewart, John R. Bowman, Keith Garrett and Harold Nixon make up The Boxcars, two-time and reigning IBMA Instrumental Group of the Year. 

With collective stints with Alison Krauss & Union Station (Adam Steffey, John Bowman), J.D. Crowe & The New South (Ron Stewart, John Bowman, Harold Nixon), Blue Moon Rising (Keith Garrett and Harold Nixon), The Isaacs (John Bowman) and most recently The Dan Tyminski Band (Steffey and Stewart), this quintet starts out with an impressive rap sheet.

Joining us for a second time on the Ogden Music Festival stage and long recognized and praised as a creative force in acoustic music, Claire Lynch is a pioneer who continually pushes the boundaries of the bluegrass genre. The current Claire Lynch Band is a powerful juggernaut, a quartet that has the innate ability to perfectly interpret the beauty, subtlety, and genre-defying sophistication of Claire's music.

Jake and Rebekah Workman, from Draper, Utah, bring a fresh Bluegrass duo sound to the stage with clean, toneful instrumentals and powerful vocal harmony.

The Blue Sage Band is a high energy acoustic ensemble who bring to the stage a unique and exciting blend of bluegrass, folk, rock, and americana.

January 28, 2012 at 7:00pm OFOAM presents a second, more intimate, evening with the amazing Kruger Brothers in the beautiful Ogden High School Auditorium.

Born and raised in Switzerland, Jens and Uwe traded the Alps for the Appalachians to find the roots of the music they learned to love as children. Jens has played banjo and Uwe guitar since an early age and these brothers have evolved to be superior musicians.

Their music shares a true warmth and depth that cannot be easily described. Participating in a presentation of the unique music of the Kruger Brothers is an incomparably honest and emotional, yet sophisticated and technical musical experience.

Ogden High School Auditorium

http://krugerbrothers.com/

Tickets:

$20+2 advance online ticket purchase

$25 at the door, High School and College Students $18, Kids 16 and under FREE

Students must show ID at the door.