Saturday July 18, 2015, 3:30–9:30 p.m. Devil’s Backbone Brewery. Music for the Mountains.  It was wonderful!  Hundreds came to enjoy Music for the Mountains, raising funds to fight the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.

A huge thank you to Devil’s Backbone for the wonderful venue, to Showman and Chief Organizer Larry Stopper, to Queen of Volunteers Helen Kimble, to the many many volunteers who worked cheerfully in the heat, and to the musicians who entertained us and the vendors who fed us.

The day featured the music of Trees on Fire, The Will Overman Band, The Sally Rose Band, Gene and Gayla Mills – plus a special guest appearance by Robin and Linda Williams. (Listen to anti-pipeline songs by Robin & Linda Williams, Gene and Gayla Mills, and Bobby Midnight of Trees on Fire on our Songs and Stories page.)  Food by Blue Ridge Pizza, BBQ Bar, Carpe Donut, Claudia’s Catering, Kona Ice, and Barefoot Bucha was available. Speakers and information tables were there to educate and share materials. Money raised will help pay for a tri-county economic impact study, to help offset landowner legal costs, and to support organizational costs moving forward. Sponsoring organizations were Friends of Augusta, Friends of Nelson, Free Nelson, Augusta County Alliance, Wild Virginia, Pledge of Resistance to the Dominion Pipeline, Pipeline Education Group, and the Chesapeake Bay Group Sierra Club.

For a YouTube video of the event, go here.