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Old Settler's Music Festival

Apr 14 2011 - Apr 17 2011  •  Driftwood TX  •  Salt Lick Pavilion
Genre(s): alt-country, Americana, folk, folk-rock, jamgrass, outlaw-country, progressive-bluegrass, rockabilly
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Founded: 1987
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Category: Roots
Region: Texahoma
Type: Camping Festival

There is enough world-class music from its home region around music-crazy Austin TX, but Old Settler's matches its roster of local talent with the best in Americana music from around the country. Set in the rolling Texas hill country at the height of wildflower season, the festival presents its mix of roots genres on two large stages and several workshop venues on the spacious grounds of a barbeque ranch (who knew?), with idyllic creekside camping at the adjacent Camp Ben McCulloch. The word is starting to spread nationally, and for good reason.




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