Beartrap Summer Festival | Casper, Wyoming

I don’t know if performers have ever taken requests during the Beartrap Summer Festival, but if it’s possible, I’ve got one for The Ransom Notes. I’m listening to/watching their video for their instrumental song “Catharsis” and it’s kind of amazing. 2…

I started by listening to their song “Echolocation” on YouTube…and a few moments in, it struck me that these cats are an instrumental band! Why the exclamation point at the end of that sentence? Because let’s face it – as much as I love good vocals and great harmon…

Hankerin’ for some strong female-fronted alterna-folk music? Hanker no more – we here at the Beartrap Summer Festival present…Whippoorwill, a folk-rock trio out of Fort Collins.

Closing my eyes and listening to The Riverside feels like lounging outside in the sun on a perfect summer day.

I’m just gonna say it. I have a musical bias – in favor of the cello. Any group that includes this warm, soul-filling instrument (see? Total bias.) is gonna be a hit with me.

Jalan Crossland. He’s made quite a name for himself in Wyoming and beyond…the Tensleep fella who plays a mean banjo and guitar.

Who are Zoe and Cloyd? They’re a husband and wife duo who, in their own words, hail from the opposite ends of the Appalachian Mountains.

At Beartrap Summer Festival, we like to keep things interesting – and that means welcoming groups that bring a little something different to the meadow.

The Beartrap Summer Festival marks 25 years of music on the mountain this summer with everything that’s kept crowds growing for a quarter-century: sunshine, mountain air, vendors, food and drink … and a great roster of musicians for this milestone celebration, August 3 and 4 in Beartr…

The 2018 Beartrap Summer Festival was definitely one for the books. Beartrap Meadow was overflowing with happy 'festivarians' who came for the great music and family fun. Check out the best of the festival here.