Beartrap News

The 2011 Beartrap Summer Festival is very excited to announce a new addition to our weekend festivities, Yoga classes! Our instructor Ashley Beckstead brings her expertise to the Beartrap Summer Festival’s picking tent. Ashley will be offering classes throughout the weekend for Yoga enthusiasts of every level. And rest assured you’ll be in good hands. Ashley brings six years of experience with he

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It was recently announced that acclaimed Nashville performer/songwriter Jim Lauderdale would be joining us at Beartrap this year. For anyone who might still be saying "Jim Lockenwho?", we give you more insight to this very respected musician, courtesy of TasteofCountry.com.  They just uncovered the lyrics to a song that Jim co-wrote called Where The Sidewalk Ends, for the 1992 George Str

Jim Lauderdale:  Thriving On An American Mixture Jim Lauderdale occupies a high seat in the pantheon of Bluegrass: Grammy awards, AMA trophies, Hall of Fame memorabilia, and a solid 19 acclaimed studio albums in 25 years. Even audiences who don't follow Bluegrass are familiar with his songwriting, if not his name.

Tourists and visitors might find it hard to believe that we're already a month into spring and Beartap Meadow is still completely covered with snow, but it is no surprise to those of us familiar with the weather habits of the region. The good news is that by the time the Beartrap Summer Festival rolls around, the sun will be shining, the birds will be tweeting and the snow will be nothing but a di

Townsquare Media of Casper is pleased to announce that the Beartrap Summer Festival is back for its 18th year! This year’s festival on August 6th and 7th will feature headliner Taj Mahal plus an exciting line-up of bluegrass bands and some brand new events.

Casper bluegrass favorites, John Kirlin & The High Plains DriftersT are one of the great local groups set to perform at this year's Beartrap Summer Festival. We invited them into the studio for an interview and they were kind enough to perform live and let us record it. Check out the videos!

Hailing from all around Kentucky, The 23 String Band pays homage to the deep roots of American traditional music, while pushing forward with genre-bending, hard-driving originals and distinctive arrangements.

"There ain't much to see in a small town, but what you hear sure makes up for it" is the old adage.  In Ten Sleep WY population 307, what you'll hear - more often than not - is a clanky old banjo ricocheting off the storefronts and buttes, like a renegade .22 r...

When Long Road Home formed in 2005 some described it as a "teenage super group".