Music is sought for the 14th Annual Mt. Hood Huckleberry Festival & Barlow Trail Days, Aug. 23-24. Acoustic or unplugged music is needed to fit a family-oriented setting. Of particular interest is original music performed by the songwriter.Mt. Hood Huckleberry Festival
By Michael P. Jones
Music is sought for the 14th Annual Mt. Hood Huckleberry Festival & Barlow Trail Days, Aug. 23-24. Acoustic or unplugged music is needed to fit a family-oriented setting. Of particular interest is original music performed by the songwriter.
Folk, country and ethnic music, as well as classic rock and unique music will be considered. Singles, duos and trios are preferred. Music that will appeal to an audience representing a wide variety of age groups and lifestyles is desired. The music featured at the Mt. Hood Huckleberry Festival & Barlow Trail Days has always been a popular attraction at this special three day event. And, as in the past, the music is sponsored by Positively Entertainment and Dining.
The festival will include free historical tours of the Oregon Trail, arts and crafts, antiques, historical and natural resource exhibits, the "World's Record-Braking Watermelon Launch," the "Barlow Trail Horse & Wagon Show & Parade," Huckleberry pies and tarts, fresh huckleberries, an Indian salmon bake, lots of special foods, Northwest Indian dancing and drumming, and much, much more. There will be something for the whole family!
The festival is at Mt. Hood Village, 65000 E. Highway 26 in Brightwood.
The Mt .Hood Huckleberry Festival & Barlow Trail Days is a project of the Cascade Geographic Society, a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation which works to protect American Indian "sacred lands," the Oregon Trail and other historic sites, in addition to natural areas, Northwest Salmon habitats, big game Winter range, and other heritage areas.
Each year the so-ciety conducts a number of projects that restore fish and wildlife habitats; conducts cleans up illegal trash dumps on Mt. Hood and sponsors the annual "Mt. Hood Public Lands Clean-Up;" operates "Project Discovery," an anti-gang educational project since 1992; works closely with public and private schools on out-door education and history projects and tours; preserves the history of Portland's Shanghai tunnels and many sections of "catacombs" and related sites; operates a small non-government-funded, no-admission historical and natural resource educational facility in Welches known as "Stage Stop Road Interpretive Center;" introduces hundreds of people each year to natural areas and historic sites through interpretive tours; and works to preserve pioneer cemeteries and other final resting places from vandals.
If you would like to help provide the entertainment for the festival, please contact the Cascade Geographical Society by calling (503) 622-4798. All interested individuals will be considered. Or, to help speed up the selection process, send your tape or CD and any promotional materials to: Great Northwest Music, Mt. Hood Huckleberry Festival & Barlow Days, P.O. Box 398, Rhododendron, Oregon 97049. And, for additional information on this special festival, send a #10 size SASE.