{"id":1313097,"date":"2019-08-01T20:44:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-02T02:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/fairs-free-stage-features-bands-both-friday-and-saturday-nights\/"},"modified":"2019-08-01T20:44:00","modified_gmt":"2019-08-02T02:44:00","slug":"fairs-free-stage-features-bands-both-friday-and-saturday-nights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/fairs-free-stage-features-bands-both-friday-and-saturday-nights\/","title":{"rendered":"Fair\u2019s Free Stage features bands both Friday and Saturday nights"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Eric Vrtis, bass player for Ponder the Albatross, on stage at Carbondale Mountain Fair July 26.<\/strong>
John Stroud\/Post Independent<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Friday\u2019s sold out Trace Adkins show in the main arena might be the musical highlight of the 2019 Garfield County Fair, but several other bands will keep the good vibrations going on the Fair\u2019s Free Stage, both Friday and Saturday nights.<\/p>\n

On Friday at 5:15 p.m., Ragland, an Americana\/Red Dirt act based out of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, will take the stage. Ragland formed in 2015 when lead singer and songwriter Autumn Ragland and singer\/guitarist Sam Cox, who were both pursuing solo projects, decided to team up. The collaboration proved fruitful as their first single, \u201cGrey as Grey Can Get\u201d hit No.1 on the Music City Top 40 chart.<\/p>\n

Ragland\u2019s style is a product of their musical backgrounds in both rock \u2019n\u2019 roll and country music. Their third studio album, \u201cMurphy\u2019s Law,\u201d was released this past September, and Autumn Ragland is currently competing in the top 12, out of over 150 contestants, of the Texas Music Pickers fifth annual Songwriting Contest.<\/p>\n

The Band Alexis, a rock band from Canada, will hit the stage at 10 p.m. on Friday for what should be a high-energy rock \u2019n\u2019 roll show.<\/p>\n

The band, which consists of singer\/rhythm guitarist Eric Alexis, bass guitarist Julien Carpentier, drummer Mike Maurice and lead guitarist Guy Raymond, puts on a show that combines several original songs with classic covers including \u201cBorn to Be Wild,\u201d \u201cFolsom Prison Blues,\u201d and \u201cHard to Handle.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fresh off their encore performance at the Carbondale Mountain Fair, Ponder the Albatross will hit the GarCo Fair\u2019s Free Stage at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The self-described gypsy punk\/new grass\/jam band was formed on Colorado\u2019s Front Range and plays several different genres of original.<\/p>\n

Ponder The Albatross features Roaring Fork Valley native \u201cJosh Bower\u2019s ecstatic mandolin, guitar and vocals, Luke Lindholm\u2019s searing fiddle, Eric Vrtis\u2019 whisking wave of bass and vocals, and Will Schiesser\u2019s symphonic symmetry on the drums,\u201d according to the band\u2019s website.<\/p>\n

As evidenced by their Mountain Fair performance, Ponder the Albatross is a high-energy band that gets and keeps its audiences up and dancing with songs that range from reggae to trippy instrumental to folk\/rock to bluegrass, and covers of songs from bands including Queens of the Stone Age and Reggae Shark.<\/p>\n

Since the band\u2019s formation in 2015, Ponder the Albatross has \u201clived for the road,\u201d playing mountain bars and festivals throughout the Rocky Mountains.<\/p>\n

Fifty50 needs no introduction as the Roaring Fork Valley-based band has played practically every venue, festival and fair in the area over the past few years, and won \u201cBest Band\u201d in the Locals\u2019 Choice Awards in both 2012 and 2013.<\/p>\n

The band, which hits the fair\u2019s Free Stage at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, is composed of singer\/rhythm guitarist Dave Stoltzfus, singer Beth Getzen Stoltzfus, lead guitarist Jeff Andrews, drummer Jerry Larsen and bassist Frank Botti.<\/p>\n

Fifty50 plays classic, modern and original rock \u2019n\u2019 roll featuring \u201ca unique blend of vocal harmonies and instrumental energy that empowers their ability to project their love of the music and the fans that they play for,\u201d according to the band\u2019s website.<\/p>\n

Audiences at the band\u2019s shows are assured to have a rockin\u2019 good time.<\/p>\n

jbear@postindependent.com<\/a><\/p>\n

via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Eric Vrtis, bass player for Ponder the Albatross, on stage at Carbondale Mountain Fair July 26.John Stroud\/Post Independent Friday\u2019s sold out Trace Adkins show in the main arena might be the musical highlight of the 2019 Garfield County Fair, but several other bands will keep the good vibrations going on the Fair\u2019s Free Stage, both […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[160],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1313097","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-21 15:57:16","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSKE Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1313097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1313097"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1313097\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1313097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1313097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1313097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}