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ABOUT
Woollystar is a music gathering on the eastern edge of the Sierra Nevada, located just outside of South Lake Tahoe near Markleeville on our beautiful high-elevation private desert ranch. Consider this your personal invitation. We plan to keep Woollystar intentionally small in the years ahead, preserving the intimacy, the connection, and the magic that make it so special. It’s a perfectly curated music event, campout, and community experience, where the vibes are genuine and the setting unforgettable. Get your tickets here.
SCHEDULE
THURSDAY JUNE 11
4:00pm-8:00pm............................................Campers Allowed to Arrive
8:00pm..........................................................................................Gates Close
FRIDAY JUNE 12
1:00pm...........................................................................................Gates Open
RIVER STAGE
1:30pm-3:00pm............................................Songwriting Workshop with
Never Come Down
MAIN STAGE
3:00pm.................................................................Great Basin Music Revue
ft. Ash Relics, Ava Covington & Kyle Matthew-Taylor
5:00pm....................................................................................Forrest VanTuyl
7:00pm.............................................................................Never Come Down
RIVER STAGE
8:30pm-10:00pm..................................................................Film screening
Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World
9:00pm.........................................................................................Gates Close
SATURDAY JUNE 13
9:00am........................................................................................Gates Open
RIVER STAGE
10:00am-11:00am...................................................................................Yoga
11:15am-12:00pm................................Beginning Performers' Workshop
with Chuck and Jeanie Poling
12:30pm-1:15pm...................................................................Flaco el Jandro
1:45pm...........................Songwriters in the Round with Nigel Wearne,
Patrick Dethlefs and Tennessee Kamanski
4:00pm.......................................................................................Margo Cilker
MAIN STAGE
5:00pm-6:00pm........................................................The Coffis Brothers
6:30pm-7:45pm...................................................................................ISMAY
8:30-9:45pm..............................Chuck Prophet & His Cumbia Shoes
9:00pm......................................................................................Gates Close
RIVER STAGE
10:00pm-11:30pm.........................................................Tom Petty Tribute
SUNDAY JUNE 14 (FREE ADMISSION)
9:00am....................................................................................Gates Open
RIVER STAGE
9:00am-10:00am.................Bluegrass Morning with Avery & Andy
10:00am-11:30am......................................................................Open Mic
11:30am-1:00pm....................................................................Nature Hike
4:00pm....................................................................................Gates Close
We intentionally keep Woollystar small, creating an intimate experience where the connection between artist and audience feels personal and real. Each year, we invite a carefully curated selection of bands and musicians from across the country. Artists whose songs are rooted in lived experience, storytelling, and folklore.
For one unforgettable weekend, they come together in one place. One weekend to soak it all in. To discover new sounds. To dance under the stars. Or to simply sit back, breathe deeply, and let the music carry you.
This tiny fest is about more than just the amazing music, it’s about community. Families return year after year. Children reunite with friends they’ve met along the way. Strangers become neighbors. We’re creating something lasting, a special experience that draws you back every year.
THE MUSIC
WORKSHOPS
Friday 1:30pm-3:00pm at the River Stage
SONGWRITING WORKSHOP WITH NEVER COME DOWN
Songwriting 101: No Wrong Way
Whether you’re inspired by the lyrics or the melody, come take a peak into the process of songwriting and arranging with Never Come Down. They will break downa few of their original songs and speak to the methods and devices that help them “build from the bones up”.
Saturday 10:00am-11:00am at the River Stage
YOGA WITH RICHARD FAHLANDER
Begin your Woollystar day with yoga that awakens the senses in this special place. Accessible to all, together we breathe the fresh alpine air and flow with the effervescent river.
Richard Fahlander is a seasoned yoga teacher with a private practice in Concord, Massachusetts. He has taught in a variety of settings with students of all ages and abilities. "For me, yoga provides a way to ground transcendent notions into the physical world. This conversation at the intersection of mind and body is a journey of awareness. Through the interplay of effort and ease we discover balance in the moment. With gratitude, we begin where we are, go where we go and have our fill. Led by breath, our practice becomes meditation in movement - the nuances of which ripple into the rest of our lives."
Saturday 11:15am-12noon at the River Stage
BEGINNING PERFORMERS’ WORKSHOP WITH CHUCK AND JEANIE POLING
The goal of this workshop is to help prepare you to perform. Performing live music can be a wonderful, transcendent experience for musicians and audiences alike. Hopefully, I can pass on some tips I’ve learned over the years and help you avoid some common mistakes to make your show go smoothly. This workshop is for musicians who are at least moderately proficient at their chosen instrument (and/or voice), and is particularly focused on solo guitar/vocal performers as well as small combos of two or three musicians.
All workshop attendees must have a ticket to Woollystar for the day of the workshop.
THE RANCH
Our private ranch sits at the base of the mountains, just on the eastern side of the Sierra, where the high desert opens into breathtaking 360-degree views. At 5,800 feet in elevation, spring arrives with fresh mountain air and the unmistakable scent of blooming sagebrush dotted with tiny yellow flowers. Running through the property is the West Fork of the Carson River, flowing strong with recent snowmelt after a long winter. The setting is both expansive and peaceful with stunning sunsets, wide open skies, and the calming rhythm of the river nearby. It’s a place where you instantly know you’re somewhere special from the moment you arrive. Where desert meets alpine, and time slows down, Woollystar is the place to make memories.
