<h3>Bluegrass Quartet Yonder Mountain Hosts 6th Annual Harvest Music Festival.</h3>
<p>Summer is winding to a close, school is starting back up, and the worst of the heat (fingers crossed!) has passed! While one of the best things about summertime is live music and the fact that we can count on our favorite artists to be on tour, there are also plenty of music events packed into the Fall season as well (and cooler weather to boot!). One such event to look forward to is the <strong>6th Annual Harvest Music Festival</strong> hosted this year by the bluegrass quartet <strong>Yonder Mountain String Band</strong> at <strong>Mulberry Mountain</strong> in <strong>Ozark, Arkansas</strong> <strong>Thursday, October 13th</strong> through <strong>Sunday, October 16th</strong>. The Harvest Music Festival is a family friendly event with a four day line-up of live music in addition to other events and access to hiking, biking, fishing, river-rafting and disc golf. </p>
<p>The confirmed musical line-up features many other notable acts in addition to Yonder Mountain String Band including:<br />
Bela Fleck &#038; the Flecktones<br />
Railroad Earth<br />
7 Walkers featuring Papa Mali &#038; Bill Kreuztmann<br />
Emmitt-Nershi Band<br />
Corey Smith, Cornmeal<br />
Split Lip Rayfield<br />
The Travelin&#8217; McCoury&#8217;s<br />
Peter Rowan, The Wilders<br />
Trampled By Turtles<br />
Reckless Kelly<br />
Todd Snider<br />
James McMurtry<br />
Sara Watkins<br />
Great American Taxi<br />
Dirtfoot<br />
Mountain Sprout<br />
Greensky Bluegrass<br />
The Greencards<br />
Steep Canyon Rangers<br />
Matthew and the Atlas<br />
That 1 Guy<br />
David Lindley<br />
Jay Nash<br />
Adam Aijala and Larry Keel<br />
Danny Barnes<br />
Larry Keel &#038; Natural Bridge<br />
Nathan Moore<br />
Reverend Peyton&#8217;s Big Damn Band<br />
The Trishas<br />
The David Mayfield Parade<br />
Elephant Revival<br />
Darol Anger&#8217;s Republic of Strings<br />
Big Smith<br />
Oakhurst<br />
Deep Fried Pickle Project<br />
Deadman Flats<br />
Truckstop Honeymoon<br />
PKB &#8211; Pete Kartsounes Band<br />
The Alaska String Band<br />
Gleny Rae Virus &#038; Her Tamworth Playboys<br />
Whistle Pigs<br />
Dead Winter Carpenters<br />
Mountain of Venus<br />
Charliehorse<br />
Dumptruck Butterlips<br />
The Blackberry Bushes String Band<br />
Honeyshine</p>
<p>Festival attendees will also have the pleasure of either participating in or just viewing the &#8220;<strong>First Annual Fiddlin&#8217; and Pickin&#8217; Contest</strong>&#8221; which will be judged by celebrity musicians (who have yet to be announced). The contest will include four instrument categories: Mandolin, Banjo, Flat Picking Guitar, and Fiddle, and contests will be held on October 13, 14, and 15. Those interested can submit their name up to 15 minutes before the competition. You can click <a href="http://www.yonderharvestfestival.com/">here</a> to sign up!</p>
<p>Besides the full list of musical performances and the fiddlin&#8217; and pickin&#8217; contest the festival will include a couple of socially-conscious initiatives as well. <strong>Conscious Alliance</strong> (a Boulder, CO-based national non-profit organization committed to the distribution of much-needed food to impoverished communities across the United States) will be spear-heading the &#8220;<strong><em>Art That Feeds</em></strong>&#8221; Food Drive which will benefit the <strong>River Valley Regional Food Bank</strong> in <strong>Fort Smith, AR</strong>, and all donations will be distributed to those displaced in the region by the devastating tornadoes in Spring 2011.<br />
Also, <strong>Rock The Earth</strong> will be combining forces with with river-rafting experts <strong>Turner Bend</strong> and the <strong>Shimon Presents Work Exchange Team</strong> to lead a &#8220;<strong><em>River &#038; Road Cleanup</em></strong>&#8221; on Wednesday, Oct. 12 (10 a.m. &#8211; 2 p.m.) in the vicinity of Mulberry Mountain.</p>
<p>For more details on what promises to be an exciting and family friendly event click <a href="http://www.yonderharvestfestival.com/">here</a>. </p>