Mountain Jam VI Dates!

Start planning for the next year!

June 4-6
2010

~ Mountain Jam VI ~ Tickets will be available
early 2010.

Mtn Jam in Pictures

...through Dino's lens

Richie Havens

B K 3

The Bill Kreutzmann Trio (BK3) which in this case was BK4... Tara Nevins from Donna The Buffalo was sitting in on vocals, acoustic guitar, and violin. Also featuring Scott Murawski (guitar) and Hutch Hutchinson (bass).

Gene Ween Band

Gene Ween

Featured Photos From Fans

If your an amateur photog and would like to share some of your photos here on the blog, send em my way. If we like them, we'll post em for all to see.

Chris Couse has been hitting Mountain Jam every year and loves to take photos as a hobby. I think he got some very nice shots, judge for yourself.

Thanks Chris!

Shilly Shally Fire Arts Video

Here's an HD video made by Shane Valcich. A fantastic job by Shane capturing the Shilly Shally Fire Dancers as they danced with fire during each evenings headliner. Everyone loved Shilly Shallyin' on the mountain. Check out this cool HD video and see why they were such a big hit!

Alberta Cross / Black Taxi

Alberta Cross

Black Taxi

Mountain Jam kicked off the weekend
with these two great bands!

late night funk party

Chapter 2
w/ George Porter Jr.
Mountain Jam V

Gov't Mule ~ Night II

Dino Perrucci caught these spectacular images

of one heck of a show!
Mountain Jam ~ May 30, 2009

MOUNTAIN JAM MULETRACKS ARE LIVE
The Mule Tracks from 5.29 & 5.30 are now live and available!
http://www.muletracks.com/
Go start downloading right now!

Media Coverage

Mountain Jam:
Fun, love, food, music, success

Keyboardist Gregg Allman signals to the sound technician for a little more volume as the Allman Brothers Band take the stage to close Mountain Jam on Sunday.Times Herald-Record/JEFF GOULDING

By TIM MALCOLM

Times Herald-Record

The toothpick-skinny Bernie Pociask of Salisbury, Conn., rumpled, white hair aflutter, in his American flag T-shirt and stained suspenders, was waxing about the importance of music and love.

"The one thing that everyone has in common," he said, "is music. And music is happiness.

"Nobody could argue with that theory — smiles adorned the crowd during the final day of Mountain Jam V at Hunter Mountain.

Click Here to read entire article

Tapers Section

I give you yet another installment of the Mountain Jam Taper Section. Here we pass along the links to the goods. As they become available, I will link to the audio recordings from Mountain Jam V.

...and now for your listening & downloading pleasure here are the latest sets available.

The Lee Boys ~ May 30, 2009

Marco Benevento Trio ~ May 29, 2009


Click Here for:
Mountain Jam Tapers Section
~ First Installment ~

Fire Jam

All Photos above by
Peggy Fusco

One week later...

This is how the Mountain Jam concert slopes look today... just one week removed from having thousands of dancing fans and amazing jamming bands!

JamBase reviews Mtn Jam V

Words by: Bill Clifford

Mountain Jam :: 05.29.09 – 05.31.09 :: Hunter Mountain, NY

Summertime has arrived and the hills are indeed alive again with the sound of music. For some, music is a direct inspiration in their choice of a career as a musician. For others, it may inspire their best work, whatever the mundane job or chore may be. For many however, music simply inspires us to get up and shake our asses, clap our hands, spin around in circles and holler at the top of your lungs. And where better to be inspired than the great outdoors with spectacular blue skies and stunning mountains, together with a mass of like-minded music lovers who just want to lose the winter blues.
To read the entire article click below:

READ ~ Mountain Jam | 05.29 - 05.31 ~ READ

Angelical!

These wonderful shots from our own Allison Murphy.

She caught Coheed & Cambria in full flight on Saturday night!

~ Allison Murphy ~

Mtn Jam Dreams

The Allman Brothers performing Dreams.
Courtesy a fan post on YouTube.

Tapers Section

Listen to the Jams!

Ever since the Grateful Dead opened the door for tapers in the early 80's, taping bands live has been a great way for bands to get the music out, and for music fans to take home a souvenir after the show. Ever year we have quite the taper section at Mountain Jam and in the spirit of sharing the great music, here are links to a bunch of the amazing sets!

Keep checking back as I will be posting links to more of the great
Mountain Jam Sets soon!

Friday ~ May 29, 2009

Umphrey's McGee ~ May 29, 2009

Tea Leaf Green ~ May 29, 2009

Porter Batiste Stoltz ~ May 29, 2009


Saturday~ May 30, 2009

Gomez ~ May 30, 2009

Railroad Earth ~ May 30, 2009

Jackie Greene ~ May 30, 2009

Gene Ween Band ~ May 30, 2009

Karl Denson's Tiny Universe ~ May 31, 2009


Sunday~ May 31, 2009

Michael Franti and Spearhead ~ May 31, 2009

Derek Trucks Band ~ May 31, 2009

Martin Sexton ~ May 31, 2009

The Brew ~ May 31, 2009

Thanks to all the tapers for sharing!

Bad Little Doggie ~ Gov't Mule ~ 5/30/09

Hula Hoop Fire Spinner

There was Fire on the mountain each night to thrill the crowd. This video was shot during the Allman Brothers Band set on Sunday night.

Freesyle Frisbee

to the musical stylins' of Jackie Greene.

Fantastic Fans!

Here's the first photo series installment of
all the good peeps of Mtn Jam!

Slideshows consisting of photos that have been sent in, photos we have found or some great images from our own team of amateur photographers capturing the scenery and your smiling faces all weekend long! ~Enjoy!

Historic Moment at Mtn Jam!

The listeners of WDST and a lucky few in the on-site studio received a rare treat on the final day of Mtn Jam. The legionary Richie Havens and Michael Franti teamed up for an impromptu jam session before they each took to the Mtn Jam Stage later in the day.

It was the first time the two had met "It is truly an honor to meet you Richie" said Michael Franti before being interviewed on air. There was a lot of mutual respect being shown between the two artists. Luckily I was there to catch the moment in pictures. There is also a video of the song played.

You can see the video by heading over to the
WDST website, HERE.

A fantastic moment indeed!

as seen on Rolling Stone.com

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Allman Brothers, Gov’t Mule Noodle in Nature at Mountain Jam

6/1/09, 1:03 pm EST

As the sun dipped below Hunter Mountain on Sunday evening at the Mountain Jam festival, the Allman Brothers Band ripped into a rowdy version of “Statesboro Blues,” that familiar guitar riff echoing through the peaks and valleys of the Catskills. After an hour of slower jams, it was the crowd pleaser fans needed as the cool mountain air picked up force, tussling the dread-headed masses and sending chills down their dirt-smeared bodies. Guitarist Derek Trucks, who rocked with the Allmans throughout the set, took the intro while Gregg Allman handled lead vocals and produced a particularly nasty keyboard solo midway through the cut.

Read the entire article
HERE

Written by: Alex Tirpack for Rolling Stone
Photo by: Dino Perrucci for Rolling Stone

Festival Video!

Thanks to recordonline.com for the video!

Times Herald-Record Video By
John Partel

Hey George!

Allison Murphy caught this wonderful photo on Friday night during the second set of Gov't Mule. Looks like Matt Abts sure likes having George Porter Jr. back laying down a groove. They broke out a Hey Porter Jam -> Third Stone From The Sun Jam. Porter, along with Batiste & Stoltz played a smokin' hot set earlier in the day!

Click here for the skinny on the

PBS Mtn Jam Set!

~ TEA LEAF GREEN ~

TLG played a really tight, energetic set Friday afternoon. They burst into their set just seconds after Railroad Earth left the stage right next door. The large crowd was ready to rock out despite the rain which didn't last long. The dancin' & hoopin' was in full effect.

Josh & Trevor made a guest appearance during Gov't Mule's encore later in the evening. A blistering Cortez The Killer was a nice way to bring opening day at Mountain Jam in a close.

TLG ~ Setlist

~ Umphrey's McGee ~

5.29.2009

1348, Utopian Fir > "Jimmy Stewart"* > Utopian Fir** -> Plunger, Turn & Run > Cemetery Walk II, Preamble > Mantis, Can't You Hear Me Knocking^
Notes
* with lyrics
** with 7 Nation Army teases
^ with Warren Haynes

Lost & Found

Did you lose anything?
Well there may be a chance it was turned in.

We have...

unclaimed keys, wallets, cell phones & backpacks!

If you lost anything contact
the lovely Lisa!
LisaV@wdst.com

If you've lost your mind, your virginity or your self respect... there may be a higher authority you might try to get in touch with!

New Content Being Added!

I have been adding a lot more content. Amazing photos from Dino & Allison are coming in fast. Page down to check it all out!

Much much more to come...

Keep commin' Back!

Mountain Jam comes to a close

Another great Mountain Jam folks!

The festival may be over but we've got a lot more for you to check out on the blog. I'll be posting more photos and video right here so keep checking back often in the coming days.

Hope you have enjoyed the live blog coverage. We had an amazing time bringing it to you. Those who were here all weekend can now go back and relive some of your favorite moments of the festival.

Feel free to send me your photos, video or stories and we may just share them on the blog.

Thanks to everyone for making this a very special weekend! And thanks to Radio Woodstock and Warren Haynes for being such gracious hosts!

We hope to see you all back again next year!

your blogger, Rich

The Allman Brothers Band

Mountain Jam >
Drums > Drums/Bass >
Trouble No More
Midnight Rider
Jam >
Rockin' Horse >
Soulshine
Black-Hearted Woman >
Other One Jam >
Black-Hearted Woman
Statesboro Blues
Ain't Wasting Time No More
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl *
Revival
Stand Back
Dreams
In Memory of Elizabeth Reed >
JaMaBu >
In Memory of Elizabeth Reed >
Mountain Jam

Encore:
One Way Out

* w/ Danny Louis on Keyboards

An spectacular show in a Mountain Jam Sandwich!

Aint but...
one way out baby
and lord I just cant go out the door!

F R A N T I !

Mountain Jam loves Spearhead!

For a third consecutive year Michael Franti whipped the mountain into a wild frenzy. It wasn't long before people were waving their shirts high in the air. It's an amazing sight to witness thousands jumping in unison as one, the energy at the heart of it... awe-inspiring.

Richie Havens

Richie Havens delivered an inspirational set of classic songs

and thrilled fans young & old!

We had a chance to pay tribute to the 40th Anniversary of the Woodstock Festival this year. In 1969, Havens opened the Woodstock Festival, although he was initially scheduled to appear fifth on the bill. His performance received continuous ovations and he kept playing encores until he ran out of songs. Finally, he decided to improvise a version of "Motherless Child," to which he added a verse with the word "freedom" repeated over and over; the song was featured in the Woodstock film, and became an international hit.

Festival Grounds Blog Photographer,
Peggy Fusco

Derek Trucks Band

It was Derek's turn to pull double duty today. The DTB took the stage early in the day and boogied through a tight set. I love the new tunes and the band seemed to be having fun up their looking out at the mountain side. Is their any better slide man alive today?

Michael Franti ~ Awareness Village

Once again Michael wowed the tiny Awareness Village Stage. Last year's appearance and his sharing his message of hope and social awareness caught a few people by surprise. Not this year, The AV stage was packed and they got one great acoustic performance.

above photos taken by Peggy Fusco

BK3

BK3 was actually BK4. Tara Nevins was with the band on vocals, acoustic guitar & washboard.

Mountain Jam ~ Set List
Louisiana Sun , Scarlet Begonias , If You Only Could , Politics and Lies , He's Gone , Bertha

Tara Nevins is from Donna the Buffalo
Live Interview w/ WDST Radio Woodstock

Dino... Version Two Dot Oh yeah!

is it Sunday already?

Another perfect day about to get underway. Late night was rockin' again last night with Karl Denson & Tiny Universe outside, U-Melt in the Lodge, BuzzUniverse & Pimps of Joytime in the Campground. Warren of course made it over to hang with his friend Karl D and return the favor of a guest sit-in jam. The air was very cool & crisp but the jams were smoking hot.


As you can see from the setlist (posted down below here), Warren always plays very special shows for us here at Mountain Jam. You can tell how much pride he has in this festival. It shows big time by his performances with Gov't Mule year after year. Just a glance at that second set reveals just two songs penned by Mr. Haynes the rest were classic covers jammed to the fullest!

Today is Anniversary Sunday if you will. We are giving a big nod to the original Woodstock festival with appearances by a few people that played the festival 40 years ago. We will have special sets by Billy Kreutzmann (BK3) and Richie Havens this afternoon. We're also celebrating The Allman Brothers 40th anniversary tonight with a long festival closing set 7pm.

For the third consecutive year, Mr. "How You Feelin" Michael Franti will rev the crowd up and get everybody jumpin' at 5pm. He will also do a very special intimate acoustic set in the Awareness Village at 2:15.

Put your sunscreen on and get your dancin' shoes laced up. We have ourselves a great day in store. Kick back, relax and take it all in!