Siskiyou Folk and Bluegrass Festival

07/02/2024

06/30/2024

Thanks to everyone, bands and fans, who joined Rotary Club of Illinois Valley - Cave Junction OR, D5110 at Lake Selmac yesterday for bluegrass!! Great music, terrific weather, and plenty of great food! What a day!
See you all next year!

06/28/2024

Head to Lake Selmac tomorrow for the 21st Annual Siskiyou Folk and Bluegrass Festival! First band takes the stage at 11:00a. It’s going to be a beautiful day!!! Support the Youth in the Illinois Valley at the Rotary Annual Fundraiser!

06/21/2024

We express our gratitude to Rough and Ready Forest Products Company for their sponsorship of the Festival!

06/19/2024

This Festival is hosted by the Illinois Valley Rotary Club. It is our annual fundraiser. The proceeds go to numerous youth oriented projects in our local community. We sponsor scholarships to graduating high school seniors, provide books to elementary school students and provide support to Boys and Girls Club students and send students to leadership training,

Our members will be working all day at the festival- covering the entrance and serving the food and beverages. Please stop by to talk to us about Rotary and our mission of service. We would like to welcome new members to the club.

06/17/2024

It won’t be long now! Hope you are planning for a great day of LIVE music!

05/02/2024

Three Cheers for JP Auto & Metal! There are a Silver Sponsor for the Festival. The IV Rotary Club and the Youth Leaders for the Illinois Valley salute you!

03/26/2024

Share the official Festival poster!

03/25/2024

We are delighted to have 33 String Drive headline the Festival this year. They will close out the evening. They are fab favorites for certain! 33 String Drive is a six-piece Bluegrass/Americana band from Southern Oregon that includes fiddle, banjo, mandolin, guitar, Dobro and upright bass. Members include some of the most seasoned players in the area including Bob Evoniuk on Dobro and Jeffery Jones on mandolin, both founding members of Foxfire, Siskiyou Summit of course. On banjo is Rick Nelson also a founding member of Siskiyou Summit and of the Rogue Valley Bluegrass Boys. On fiddle is the amazing, Jessie Watson who will delight you with her Bluegrass style on fiddle and harmony singing. On the upright bass is Holly Hurley who has a voice that will give you chills and finally, on guitar is Kevin Andras, who's a well-known fixture in the Northern California music scene. Kevin's guitar playing and singing adds the Drive in the 33 Strings arrangements. 33 String Drive’s vocal harmony singing is second to none! This is no “jam band!” This is a professional group that focuses on tight vocal harmonies, intricate instrumental arrangements and most of all, entertainment.

03/24/2024

The Remnants, a well known band from the Klamath Knot, will be opening for the festival this year! Make them feel welcome!

03/23/2024

Troubadour Phil King is performing at the 2024 Siskiyou Folk and Bluegrass Festival. One of his major musical influences is John Prine. If we could make a request- we would love to hear Angel from Montgomery 😀

03/22/2024

Mountaintop Sound will be performing this year! We are looking forward to seeing their set. They blend a mix of Americana, folk, and a hint of grass. Mountaintop Sound comprises an eclectic group of musicians bringing an unmistakable vocal blend to the forefront.

03/21/2024

We are pleased to announce that the Illinois Valley band- Fork in The Road will be taking the stage at the Festival this year! Hope you come out to see them

03/20/2024

From the hills of Southern Oregon we are excited to welcome The Rosa Lees to the Festival stage this year!! We look forward to hearing their blend of bluegrass and roots music.

03/19/2024

Time to start announcing the performers for this year!!! So pleased to let you all know that The Miller Twins are back with us! Yay! Can’t wait to see you both!!

Based in Oregon with Appalachian roots, the Miller Twins bring guitar, mandolin, tenor banjo, and blood harmony to the stage. Ben & Nat blur the line between folk and bluegrass music. With the lyricism of folk and the drive of bluegrass, their sound is uniquely their own. Their homegrown music is pure acoustic and purely entertaining!

03/11/2024

We want to express our appreciation to Bertha Miller and all the fabulous folks at Wild River for providing the food and beverages for the 2024 Festival!! We can’t wait to enjoy some great music with a Wild River Brew and Burger! The IV Rotary Club thanks you for being a part of the event in support of youth programs in the Illinois Valley!

06/30/2023

Thanks to all our sponsors! The festival wouldn't be possible without your support!

06/25/2023

Thanks to everyone that made this year's Festival a rousing success! Thanks to all the Rotarians that volunteered their time, the fabulous bands, Slughaus Audio, MC Kuzin Keith, Wild River Brewing, the many sponsors. Thanks to all the attendees! It was a beautiful day at Lake Selmac. The Illinois Valley Rotary Club is thrilled to be able to have this support for the Youth Programs in our valley.



Thanks to Joe Ross for the great photos