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MUSIC IN




                                                        THE MOUNTAINS


























                                                                                     DelFest Celebrates

                                                                                         its 15th Year!


                                                                                     We’ve loved sharing these mountains
                                                                                     with the McCoury family the past 15
                                                                                     years. In this time, DelFest has hosted
        When it comes to music, Mountain    LEVITT FOUNDATION                        over 300 musical acts, including Steve
        Maryland has found its place on the                                          Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers,
        map with the annual DelFest, one of the   CONCERT SERIES                     Keller Williams, Bela Fleck, Trey Anastasio
        nation’s premier bluegrass music festivals   JUNE THROUGH AUGUST -           Band, String Cheese Incident, Ricky
        celebrating Del McCoury music. But long   CANAL PLACE FESTIVAL GROUNDS       Skaggs, Bruce Hornsby, and Sam Bush,
        after the caravans of campers travel back                                    and welcomed music fans from every
        to their home place, there’s a mountain of   This year, the Festival Grounds at Canal Place    state and dozens of countries.
        music left to be discovered. From festivals   will be given new life as the Allegany Arts
        and concert series to venues you can    Council presents its first Levitt AMP
        catch all year, delight in the music of    Cumberland Music Series. The weekly concert
        the mountains.                      series will bring high-caliber talent in a broad
                                            array of genres from June through August,
        DELFEST                             enriching the community through the power
                                            of free, live music with the venue's water
        MAY - ALLEGANY COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS    views and mountain scenery as the backdrop.
        A family-friendly, four-day bluegrass music
        festival celebrating the rich legacy of    MOUNTAINSIDE BAROQUE
        Del McCoury music. Pack the family and
        all of your camping supplies or grab a room   SUMMER ACADEMY
        at a partnering hotel, and enjoy a full   JUNE – CUMBERLAND, MD
        weekend of world-class collaborations,   Mountainside Baroque’s Summer Academy
        special guest sit-ins, and fresh new talent
                                            gives middle, high school, and early college
        with a down-home feeling, all with the   students the opportunity to receive
        scenic backdrop of Knobley Mountain and
                                            individualized and group technical
        the Potomac River. Welcome St. Paul & the
                                            instruction in Baroque music, with an
        Broken Bones, Trampled by Turtles, Pigeons   imaginative approach to music theory
        Playing Ping Pong, Infamous Stringdusters,
                                            and fundamentals and the essence of
        the California Honeydrops, and so many    Baroque dance, art, and history.
        more to the stage this spring.
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