Coyote Music Festival in Paisley
Published 5:00 am Friday, June 15, 2012
The official poster for the Coyote Music Festival says it all: “Where Eclectic Music, Beautiful Vistas and Healing Waters Come Together.”
This fifth annual gathering at Summer Lake Hot Springs is sort of a mecca for High-Desert sacred beings and starlight twirl-dancers, a weekend full of camping, music, movement and being together.
This is the music section, so let’s focus on the very Bend-friendly lineup: Tony Smiley, Mosley Wotta and bPollen, Shireen Amini, Anastacia, RaiseTheVibe, Mr. WU, Jelly Bread and more. What sort of sounds can you expect? Again, let’s go to the poster: “Rock-Blues-Jazz-Electronica-Tribal-World-Fusion-Flamenco-Folk-Funk-Roots-Country.”
Also in the works at Coyote fest are fire dancers, healers, workshops, fun stuff for kids, didgeridoos and crystal bowls. Crystal bowls! That sounds sweet.
Don’t let the distance (about 130 miles from Bend) discourage you; festivals come and go, but this one is five years old because it’s worth the trip. There’s lots more info at the website, www.coyotemusicfestival.com.
Coyote Music Festival; 2 today through Sunday afternoon; $85 in advance, $105 at the gate, $50 Saturday/Sunday, $25 single day, tickets available at www.bendticket.com; Summer Lake Hot Springs, 41777 state Highway 31, five miles northwest of Paisley; www.coyotemusicfestival.com or 541-943-3931.