Ten great concerts, one every summer Sunday.
10 great concerts, on 10 beautiful Montana summer Sundays, featuring 10 outstanding local bands and artists.
DetailsEvery Sunday evening beginning at 7pm. The 2018 season runs throughout the summer, from June 24 - August 26.
2018 LineupAt the Riverbend Stage in Sliter Memorial Park, in scenic downtown Bigfork, MT - next to the historic steel bridge.
Location mapSunday, August 26, 2018 - 7pm
Our final concert of the 2018 season! Formed in January 1973, Flathead Valley Community Band (FVCB) plays home for musicians of all ages and abilities from around Montana's Flathead Valley. Bound by their common love of making music, a group ranging in age from 15 to 90, and in experience from high school band to years of playing professionally, FVCB ranges from marches and traditional wind band fare, to contemporary works.
Riverbend Concert Series Schedule
The legendary 13-member ensemble will feature its ever-expanding repertoire of classic Afro-Cuban dance styles, from salsa to cha-cha and mambo, as well as seductive Latin jazz standards and "Cocktail" Latin treats.
For more than two decades, award-winning Missoula-based guitarist, singer-songwriter and composer, John Floridis has been performing his unique mix of bluesy, folk-rock vocal tunes with adventurous solo acoustic guitar compositions. John is also producer and host of Montana Public Radio’s weekly feature Musician’s Spotlight.
Billed as 'Willie Nelson meets Prairie Home Companion' - The Bad Larrys is (or 'are'?) a multi-talented duo featuring Jay Aiken on acoustic guitar and Chris Arndt on upright bass. This incomparable duo - from right here in Bigfork, MT - is sure to please. So, what do they play? Chris Arndt says it best: “We play mostly Americana music, you know, it's… a little bit of everything from Johnny Cash, to Beyoncé, and everything in between… Lyle Lovett, you name it… pretty much anything we can get away with…”
[cue their rendition of Beyoncé's Single Ladies]
Her talent as a musician was apparent at age 6 as she played the piano and discovered her passion. Over the years, she has played festivals and theaters across the Northwest, opening recently for Collin Raye and Michael Martin Murphy, her live show is an electric mix of her love for sultry blues rock and bluegrass.
Four friends - Gary Grafe, Pam Leisinger, Roy Wilhelm, and Clara Wieck - who combined their considerable talents several years ago in a musical labor of love, pointedly designed to offer traditional country flavored dance music to area clubs and venues featuring fun, family-oriented festival entertainment and inspired vocal and musical performances.
Man and the Box is a fun, soulful, and high energy Acoustic Trio from the Flathead Valley, that has built a following with their unique sound, transforming beloved songs from every decade using three-part harmonies and an acoustic style.
Bluegrass served up Montana style. LeftOver Biscuits is a three-piece band that utilizes the traditional single mic performance, playing both traditional bluegrass and “grassed-up” popular tunes. This foot-stomping group keeps audiences entertained and amused with stories, jokes, and music. LeftOver Biscuits truly loves to play for an audience, and has a way of involving everyone in the pure joy of making music.
One Less Karen is Jim on bass, 6-string acoustic guitar, and vocals, and Robin on 12-string acoustic guitar, percussion, harmonica, and vocals. An upbeat, electrified-acoustic duo that performs our original songs with an alternative folk-rock twang all their own, One Less Karen has been entertaining crowds of all ages and sizes for over 20 years.
Making music and touring since 1990, with ten albums under their belt, Willson & McKee is a Variety Celtic Folk Acoustic Duo, featuring many different instruments and great vocals.
Formed in January 1973, Flathead Valley Community Band (FVCB) plays home for musicians of all ages and abilities from around Montana's Flathead Valley. Bound by their common love of making music, a group ranging in age from 15 to 90, and in experience from high school band to years of playing professionally, FVCB ranges from marches and traditional wind band fare, to contemporary works.
Without them none of this would be possible.
| # | Concert | Sponsored by |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cocinando Latin Jazz Orchestra
June 24 |
Electric Avenue Gifts
First Interstate Bank Jennifer Hargett–PureWest Christie's Real Estate Jill Gotschalk & Paul Mutascio |
| 2 | John Floridis
July 1 |
Celebrate Event & Party Rental
New Image Concepts Snyder Law Office |
| 3 | The Bad Larrys
July 8 |
ARTfusion
Brett Thuma Gallery Mountain High Construction SLITERS Lumber and Building Supply |
| 4 | Halladay Quist
July 15 |
Bigfork Harvest Foods
Denise Lang – National Parks Realty Larry Clayton, DDS Northwest Montana Association of Realtors |
| 5 | Ashley Creek Ramblers
July 22 |
Bigfork Area Chamber of Commerce
Glacier Bank Grille 459 Mel and Pam James |
| 6 | Man & The Box
July 29 |
Mountain Lake Lodge
Tara Harbin – National Parks Realty Walter and Nancy Kuhn |
| 7 | LeftOver Biscuits
August 5 |
Eva Gates Homemade Preserves
Tall Pine Lounge & Casino The Jug Tree |
| 8 | One Less Karen
August 12 |
Bridge Street Cottages
Community Foundation for a Better Bigfork Rosa's Pizza |
| 9 | Willson and McKee
August 19 |
Bigfork Stage Stop
Patricia Wagner Estate Pocketstone Café |
| 10 | Flathead Valley Community Band
August 26 |
Don and Darel Stein
Montana Athletic Club Persimmon Gallery |
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