Idaho Mountain Express: Greatest show on snow

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Greatest show on snow

Reggae festival will wrap up the Sun Valley Nordic Festival

By JENNIFER LIEBRUM
Express Staff Writer

    If you’re sore from a day at the Boulder Mountain Tour and even if you’re not, reggae can heal with its soul-stirring rhythms and gentle sway.
   The sixth annual Reggae in the Mountains festival will be held Saturday, Feb. 1, in Ketchum Town Plaza.
   Organizer and event founder Danny Walton has created a great reggae showcase with a number of artists, starting with Sol Horizon, a nine-piece band from California voted best reggae and world music in the San Francisco Bay Area and Natural Roots from Salt Lake City. The show starts at 5 p.m. to coincide with the finish of the popular Boulder Mountain Tour ski race Saturday, the culmination of a number of events that make up the Sun Valley Nordic Festival.

“It’s important to preserve our ski culture, have cultural
diversity and have events to attract a younger demographic to our community.”
Danny Walton
Organizer

   “Last year it was well received, so they asked us again,” Walton said. “It’s a winter celebration and you have all these amped-up skiers from the Boulder Mountain Tour and it’s a good way to celebrate their winter accomplishment.”
   A concert pre-party will take place at Lefty’s Bar and Grill in Ketchum at 4 p.m. There will be an after-party at Whiskey Jacques’ in Ketchum that will start around 10 p.m. with Soul Medic, Jah Wave and Lions Den Unlimited Sounds.
   “This is the only reggae festival in the state of Idaho and the only annual winter, outdoor reggae festival in the nation,” Walton said. “It’s also among the most affordable concerts of the year.”
   The tributes began six years ago to celebrate reggae legend Bob Marley’s birthday. These tributes happen in more than 120 countries around the world each February.
   “It’s important to preserve our ski culture, have cultural diversity and have events to attract a younger demographic to our community,” Walton said.
   Tickets are on sale at Atkinsons’ markets in Ketchum and Hailey, Johnny G’s Subshack, Backwoods Mountain Sports and Zenergy in Ketchum, and online at http://reggaeinthemountains.com/. Tickets are $15 pre-sale and $20 at the show.

buy viagra
acheter viagra
comprar viagra

About Comments

Comments with content that seeks to incite or inflame may be removed.

Comments that are in ALL CAPS may be removed.

Comments that are off-topic or that include profanity or personal attacks, libelous or other inappropriate material may be removed from the site. Entries that are unsigned or contain signatures by someone other than the actual author may be removed. We will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or any other policies governing this site. Use of this system denotes full acceptance of these conditions. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post.

The comments below are from the readers of mtexpress.com and in no way represent the views of Express Publishing, Inc.

You may flag individual comments. You may also report an inappropriate or offensive comment by clicking here.

Flagging Comments: Flagging a comment tells a site administrator that a comment is inappropriate. You can find the flag option by pointing the mouse over the comment and clicking the 'Flag' link.

Flagging a comment is only counted once per person, and you won't need to do it multiple times.

Proper Flagging Guidelines: Every site has a different commenting policy - be sure to review the policy for this site before flagging comments. In general these types of comments should be flagged: