A Celebration of the 2008 Mabon
Tickets and camping are now on sale for this year's enchanting Mabon celebration with Adam Aijala and Ben Kaufmann.
We call it MAY'-bahn. The Autumnal Equinox. Myrrh and Sage. Acorns, gourds, and pumpkins. One final celebration of song, dance, summer, and festivation. An intimate day-long celebration of autumn for our festivarian friends in Colorado and beyond; To celebrate the magical time when the day and the night are divided equally; To prepare for the coming months of rest, relaxation, and reflection; To store up enough festivarian love to survive the long, lonely winter.
Music of Mabon
Turn your sun dial back to last year's Mabon celebration. It was a magical day capped by an unforgettably, intimate set from Adam Aijala and Ben Kaufmann - relaxed, warm, and utterly musical.
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| Ben & Adam at the 2007 Mabon |
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If you were there, you're probably still talking about it. As much as any of last Fall's Wildflower Concerts, this one caused a stir: two of our favorite musicians from one of the most vital bands in acoustic music, Yonder Mountain String Band, performing two long sets of music, including an extended encore played completely acoustic on the edge of the stage.
As we celebrate the end of summer, the fall harvest, and the Autumnal Equinox, it seems only fitting that we invite Ben and Adam back to share in the musical feast.
Whether trading vocals on some of the most beloved songs in the YMSB catalog (including some not often heard these days), covering a broad swath of traditional music from Celtic to Americana, or trading leads on guitar, banjo, bouzouki, and mandolin this will be a show befitting the summer's delicate finale.
'Tis a Gift to Be Simple
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| Autumn skies on the Planet Bluegrass Ranch |
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For six years our grand Mabon celebration occupied the main stage, the workshop stage, and vendors, artisans, and folk performers all over the Planet Bluegrass Ranch. As we've refocused our energies on a series of concerts in our new Wildflower Pavilion, we have decided once again to simplify this year's Mabon celebration to its essence - music, Autumn, and the magic of Planet Bluegrass. The intimate 300-seat Wildflower Pavilion replaces the main stage as the focus of live music. A few of our closest Festivarian and musical friends, replace the large crowds of the Festival of the Mabon.
A Day of Mabon
Tickets to this year's intimate Mabon celebration - $30 per person - will be limited. We'll open the gates at 2pm, and serve food and hearty beverages all day. A ticket is required to access the Planet Bluegrass grounds throughout the day.
Plan to camp - $10 per person - under the redstone cliffs on Planet Bluegrass, as the Mabon bonfire will likely go late into the night. Who knows... we'll likely even spy a stray bagpiper wandering the Ranch as a reminder of the Mabons of yore.
The Feast of the Mabon
The libation station will open with the campground gates (at 2pm), including New Belgium beer, wine, Allegro Coffee, tea, hot chocolate, and lots of free water.
From 2-4:30pm, lunch will be available inside the grounds. The lunch menu ($5) includes choice of swiss and cheddar burger, veggie burger, turkey wrap or veggie wraps, with chips and brownies/cookies.
Dinner will be served from 5-8pm. The dinner offerings include a Wild Mushroom, Burgundy, Gorgonzola Soup ($5) or grilled flank steak with garlic rosemary mashed potatoes, sauteed vegetables, and assorted dinner rolls ($10).
Mabon Camping
- Tent camping (only!) will be available for Saturday evening for $10 per person. Camping is sold per-person not per-site. Only the front campground area closest to the Wildflower Pavilion will be used. No RVs or pop-up campers.
- Campground closes at noon on Sunday, September 21.
Once you have your tickets, connect with your fellow Mabon Festivarians at the Festivarian Forum...
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