Juniper Jam Music Festival

The Wallowa Valley Music Alliance is excited to present the fifth annual JUNIPER JAM - The sweetest little music festival in Eastern Oregon! The big event takes place on Saturday, August 31, 2013 (that’s Labor Day Weekend) at the Wallowa County Fairgrounds in Enterprise, Oregon. This fun-filled day of music starts at 1:00 PM and continues non-stop on two stages, all day until about 10:00 PM. Festival-goers will enjoy many styles of music including folk, country, Americana and blues, as well as great food and drink, plus children’s activities.

Although the musical genres presented at JUNIPER JAM are varied, the common thread is original music – honoring the song and its writer. “We’re really thrilled with the diversity of bands playing this year,” says festival director Janis Carper. “Something new for us is presenting some traditional western and bluegrass music.” Yodeling cowboy group Wylie & the Wild West from Montana will grace the mainstage, as well as Portland bluegrass group Wayward Vessel. Also from Portland is Opie, a rock band whose core members - Will and Wayne Lathrop - grew up in Wallowa County. Boise bands Innocent Man and Stoneseed lend even more variety with folk-rock and Americana. The uplifting folk-roots-rock of Bitterroot will have the audience up and moving, as will Portland’s high-octane newgrassers Left Coast Country, who will be joined by comrade Kory Quinn.  The opening round-robin set on the Tunesmith Stage will feature songwriters Larry Murante (Seattle), Janis Carper (Enterprise) and Joey Carper (Union).