The Norman Maclean Reader
The words of one of Montana’s best-loved writers are back in our hands again, thanks to a wonderful collection of essays, letters and other works, edited by O. Alan Weltzien, an English professor at the University of Montana Western in Dillon. The new anthology includes excerpts from both A River Runs through It and Young Men and Fire, as well as a wealth of writing spanning nearly four decades. Read more
Zydeco great headlines Mount Helena Music Festival
Grammy winner Terrence Simien – one of the leading purveyors of zydeco music and Creole culture – headlines the 10th annual Mount Helena Music Festival, June 26-27. Over the past 25 years, he’s shared stages and recorded with such musical luminaries as Stevie Wonder, Los Lobos, Keith Richards, Paul Simons and Dave Matthews. Read more
Kathy “Keek” Mensing | The Way I Hear Them
I’m pretty sure that most people who pick up The Way I Hear Them, Stories of an Animal Communicator do so with a healthy dose of skepticism. I did. But by page 27, I was hooked. Read more • (1) Comments
T.J. Casey | From Whence They Came
Billings’s cowboy singer T.J. Casey has a new CD out that features standards from the dusty-trail heritage, backed by instruments that include fiddle, harmonica, and mandolin. He starts off with the clip-clop cadence of the condemned man in “Tom Dooley.” Read more
Headwaters Country Jam: A little country for everyone
The Headwaters Country Jam – Montana’s only all-country festival – is gearing up for year-two with more than 20 bands performing outdoors June 25-27 at the Bridge in Three Forks. Liberty Zuelke, one of the six partners who organize the festival, says this year’s mix includes new artists with current hits as well as old favorites. “It’s a little bit of country for everyone.” Read more