When the Taj Mahal Trio exits stage left, Beartrap Summer Festival 2011 will officially be over, and it has definitely been one for the history books. The bands, the vendors, the workshops, the food, and yes…the people- they have all made up one of, if not the best Beartrap Festival ever.

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This weekend, you’ve seen posts about the bands (obviously), the kids, the umbrellas, the cribs, the dogs, and more. What have you may not know, is that you wouldn’t have seen any of that had Beartrap Summer Festival 2011 not happened. And Beartrap Summer Festival 2011 would not have happened, without these people.

Johnny Cash. Elvis Costello. Eric Clapton. Dustin Kensrue. These are the men that define a certain style of music. But, it’s more than just a style of music. It’s an attitude, a lifestyle. It’s folk music, but it’s so much more. It’s blues, rock, pop, classical, and more all rolled into one. It’s a public diary of a broken soul, and if there is one man that gets what folk music is, it’s Jalan Crossland. He should, as he’s been playing it for years. Armed with a banjo, a sardonic sense of humor, and a heart-wrenching voice, Crossland has brought his unique style to Beartrap Summer Festival 2011. And we’re all better because of it.

If you missed seeing Crossland live, you can see all our photo gallery from the concert right here.

Every year, thousands of people come and go from the mountain during Beartrap Summer Festival.  However, a smaller set of nature & music lovers actually take up residence in and around our fair meadow.  From luxury motorcoaches to good old-fashioned tents and tarps, they all have one thing in common – they are having a blast.  Check out some of the “happy campers” at this year’s Beartrap Summer Festival!

If you were to look across the meadow at Beartrap Summer Festival 2011, you would see a plethora of different kinds of people. Older folks, younger folks, musicians, hippies, yuppies, girls in bikinis, guys looking at girls in bikinis, and more. Perhaps the biggest demographic, surprisingly, is the group of kids that are Beartrap. There’s a bunch! Good thing they’re all cute.

If you like Reba, Dolly, Patsy, June, and others, then chances are you will love The Jaspers. Combining an old-school country twang with new-school charm, The Jaspers provided Beartrap Summer Festival 2011 with “a little bit of home.”

If you payed close attention to Cowboy Troy’s list of items that everyone should bring to Beartrap, then you no doubt remembered to pack along an umbrella. Some folks, however – as has become a bit of a tradition here at the “Trap” – decided to go a little overboard with their shade supplying selection. Check out our gallery of Beartrap’s Best Umbrellas!

Though they’re not actually from Boulder (more like mid-Denver?…ish?), the only negative one could say about Boulder Acoustic Society is that they were somewhat dishonest about their namesake. Everything else about them just…rocks. Their clothes, their beards, their bandanas (one wears one on his head, another wears one on his wrist, ala Johnny Depp), and most importantly, their music. Blending what they call “Americana and Rock” into one incredible, indelible style. Gracing the stage of Beartrap Summer Festival 2011, BAS took the crowd back to a time where playing a concert was like putting on a play, with theatrics, jokes, stories, and more. As if that weren’t enough, Boulder Acoustic Society also played the night before at The Attic, in addition to offering a workshop for other musicians on Sunday afternoon. The Acoustic Society from not-Boulder put in a lot of work this weekend, but they love what they do, so it can’t really be considered work.