Tradition continues this Labor Day, Sept. 3, with the Timberline Mountain
Music Festival at the historic lodge’s outdoor amphitheater.

“We have again teamed up with the Boyd Coffee Company and the Mt. Hood
Brewing Company to host the 2018 Timberline Mountain Music Festival,”
Timberline’s Jon Tullis wrote in an email. “Admission is free. You won’t want to
miss it.”

Food and beverages will be served on the back “pickin’ patio” and attendees
are invited to bring their own instruments to join in the jams led by the
Taborgrass Players. There will also be outreach tables staffed by The Friends
of Timberline, The Pacific Crest Trail Association, The Oregon Bluegrass
Association and the U.S. Forest Service.

No dogs or picnic lunches are permitted. Musical performances run from
12:30 p.m. to sunset, rain or shine.

This year’s lineup includes:
Mountain Honey, at 12:30 p.m. A local favorite, their sweet and golden
acoustic music inspired by traditional bluegrass, features driving banjo and
high lonesome harmonies. The group is made up by Linda Leavitt (vocals,
guitar, mandolin), Dee Johnson (vocals, bass), Greg Stone (vocals, guitar)
and Mike Stahlman (vocals, banjo).

Kate Power and Steve Einhorn, at 1:15 p.m. The popular Portland folk duo
have shared the stage with such folk luminaries as Pete Seeger and Tom
Paxton. Their wholesome sound and entertaining performance features Kate’s
award-winning songwriting, lovely harmonies, Steve’s dry humor, and their
occasional forays into today’s ever-popular sound of the ukulele.

The Talbott Brothers, at 2:30 p.m. This dynamic duo has captured an
enthusiastic audience with their harmonies, catchy melodies and fresh indie-
folk sound. Nick and Tyler Talbott call Portland home, but are most often
touring nationwide and are a popular draw on the summer festival circuit.
The Caleb Klauder Country Band, at 4 p.m. Another huge act from Oregon,
the festival for years has received requests to bring this man to the festival. A
founding member of the popular 90s band Calobo, and today’s widely
celebrated Foghorn Stringband, Caleb’s band captures the timeless sound of
classic country music and western swing.

Claire Lynch at 5:30 p.m. She will get you on your way home feeling like you
are walking on air after such a great day of music. Claire Lynch, this year’s
headliner, is an IBMA award winner (including female vocalist of the year) and
a three-time Grammy nominee, the most recent nomination coming in 2017.
She has been long praised as a creative force in acoustic music and is an
exceptional songwriter and intensely soulful singer. Her excellent band and
distinctive voice resonate with power, strength, and stage presence. Band
members include Bryan McDowell (vocals, fiddle), Jim Hurst (bluegrass
guitar), and Mark Schatz (bass).