[FM] Dates for the Mt. Stage NewSong Festival

[Cheryl Curtis]

COME TO The Mountain Stage NewSong Festival, a new National Singer-Songwriter
Music Event,
Friday, Aug. 9 to Sunday, Aug. 11, 2002, at Jefferson County, W.Va., about 65
miles west of Washington, D.C.

THE MOUNTAIN STAGE NEWSONG FESTIVAL has a host of new acts booked to appear at
the debut of this major, new national music event in Jefferson County, West
Virginia, about 65 miles west of Washington, D.C. and Baltimore.  For three
days in early August, the festival will celebrate the rich tradition of
writing and singing folk, Americana, country, pop, roots, blues and
alternative songs. The lineup (to include more acts to be announced), now
features: The Flatlanders (Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Joe Ely and Butch Hancock);
Trout Fishing in America; The Blue House; Robert Lee Castleman; Chris Smither;
Paul Reisler; Darrell Scott; Gretchen Peters and Andrew McKnight. More
information on each act can be found on the NewSong website at
www.newsongfestival.com.

SET IN THE HILLS OF WEST VIRGINIA just a short drive from Washington D.C., the
Mountain Stage NewSong festival will offer a weekend of concerts, contests,
classes and campsite jams. The event includes a performing songwriters'
contest with large cash prizes and a grand prize that will earn the winning
songwriter an appearance on a festival-ending performance of Mountain Stage
with Larry Groce.

THE FESTIVAL CELEBRATES the music and spirit of Mountain Stage, the nation's
premiere showcase for singers and songwriters. Mountain Stage is a live music
program broadcast weekly on more than 200 radio and television stations
worldwide, Mountain Stage has provided the first national exposure for such
musicians as Lucinda Williams, Kathy Mattea, Tori Amos, Lyle Lovett, Phish,
Keb' Mo', Mary Chapin Carpenter, Sarah McLachlin, Ani DiFranco, David Gray and
Ryan Welch.

THE NEWSONG FESTIVAL will establish a lively musical community for three days.
The main stage and showcase stages will buzz with performances, as workshops
and impromptu musical jams take place across the property and in the
campgrounds. The event will be a preeminent destination for people who love to
listen to, create and perform folk, roots rock, country, blues, Americana,
alternative and other popular music traditions, as well as a launching ground
for tomorrow's great new singers and songwriters.

Cheryl Curtis, Volunteer Coordinator
The Mountain Stage NewSong Festival

E-mail: cheryl@newsongfestival.com
E-mail: cheryl@intrepid.net
Phone: 304-876-2690
COME TO The Mountain Stage NewSong Festival,
a new National Singer-Songwriter Music Event,
Friday, Aug. 9 to Sunday, Aug. 11, 2002,
at Claymont Court near Charles Town, W.Va.,
about 65 miles west of Washington, D.C.
Visit http://www.newsongfestival.com
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