KGNU’s 36th Annual Charles Sawtelle Memorial Mountain Jam

KGNU continues its nearly four-decade tradition on Sunday, July 21th with another afternoon of amazing music from the side yard of the Gold Hill Inn.

This year’s headliners are iconic dobro wizard Sally Van Meter and renowned singer/songwriter Benny “Burle” Galloway, with Eric Thorin (bass), and mandolin champ Jordan Ramsey.

The Natalie Padilla Band, with Natalie Padilla (fiddle) Eric Wiggs of Jake Leg (guitar), Nick Amodeo (mandolin), and Ian Haegle (bass).

Bryan Dubrow (Salome Songbird), with Eve Panning (Big Richard), and Grammy and Emmy award-winning cellist Joy Adams (Big Richard) open the afternoon with a Norman & Nancy Blake style set.

This event is a benefit for KGNU.

• What: 36th Annual Charles Sawtelle Memorial Mountain Jam
• When: Sunday, July 21, 2024, 12:00 - 4:30 pm. Doors at 11:30 a.m.
• Where: Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St, Boulder, CO
• Tickets: $40 in advance, remaining tickets $45 at the door. Children under 12 are free. All ticket sales are final.

The Charles Sawtelle Memorial Mountain Jam, aka “The Charles,” is named for the beloved Hot Rize guitarist, Charles Sawtelle, who co-founded the event in 1989. He was a great supporter of KGNU Community Radio. After his passing in 1999, the station renamed the event in his memory. Proceeds from this event benefit KGNU.

Celebrating its 36th anniversary, “The Charles” is a family-friendly mini-festival of Bluegrass and Americana music. It targets music lovers who relish the fresh mountain air and like to listen to stellar acoustic music in a spectacular outdoor setting that only a former Colorado mining town like Gold Hill can provide.

Colorado acoustic music stars will fill the air with glorious heart-felt and inspired organic music. So, leave your inhibitions at the door, lace up your dancing shoes, and let yourself go for a fabulous afternoon of acoustic music, Colorado style.

Food, soft-drinks, beer, and more available for purchase. No outside alcohol or coolers. Snacks permitted. Low-backed lawn chairs recommended. No pets, please.

This event is a benefit for KGNU, your independent community-powered, listener-supported community radio station, broadcasting since 1978.

Tune in to KGNU at 88.5 FM in Boulder and Denver, 1390 AM in Denver, 93.7 FM in Nederland, 98.7 FM in Fort Collins, and 99.1 FM in Central Denver.

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