Shapenote singing demonstration with Portland Sacred Harp
Steve Gehlen - Festival co-founder and Director
The Trail Band
Steve Gehlen and David McGinnis - ARMF Producers
Ken Cartwright - our sound master
Diane Keeton - Music Instuctor, Sublimity School
Stayton High School Choir preparing to warm-up before the Festival
Keith Butler - Festival logistics director and all around go-to guy
Steve Dalrymple - Mari-Lynn School music instructor
Mari-Lynn School band students
Instruments waiting backstage
Mark Lemhouse - award-winning blues from a Salem native
Steve D. - Music Instructor for Mari-Lynn School
Former members of the Runnin' Wild Bluegrass Band - Duane Nightingale, David McGinnis, Lawrence Limbeck, Steve Gehlen. This group leads the annual Festival sing-along each year.
John Doan at Stayton Middle School
John Doan - demonstrating of early American instruments
Athena & the River City Boys - assembly at Stayton Grade School
Assembly at Stayton Grade School
Athena & the River City Boys at the Stayton Grade School assembly
Yound students get exposed to great bluegrass music