Join us for a pop-up mini-bluegrass festival! Co-produced by Folklore Mendocino and Mendocino Grove. Musicians include Gillian Grogan, Ollella, and Layne Roytman
Plus… Amazing food from Chef Julian Lopez of Cafe Beaujolais, craft from 15 local vendors and a beautiful big open space under the trees & stars to enjoy the music.
Parking is $5 …PLEASE CARPOOL
This event is free to all campers and locals ~ let’s enjoy great music together!
The Performers
Gillian Grogan
GILLIAN GROGAN
Gillian Grogan is an independent singer and songwriter currently based in Sonoma County, California. Tickled strings and floating vocals, hammered riffs and belted requests—Gillian’s music is untamed and untethered to any genre. She’s singing stories where Americana meets folk and steeps into soul, where finger picking builds and swells and gets slapped back to silence. The Woven Collective calls it "an unforgiving tuggin' at your roots, no matter where you come from, her lyrics wash over you like gentle reminders of another life you haven't had yet."
She calls it full-bodied folk. “It’s definitely got a folk foundation, but then it’s also busting at the seams sometimes… it’s just curvy like that.” Gillian released the Live at Earthtones Audio EP this past August and anticipates the first singles off her debut record to release this fall. Pairs well with massive vistas, bustling gardens, light mischief, hope and driving alone.
https://www.gilliangrogan.com
https://linktr.ee/gillian.grogan
Ollella
OLLELLA
Ollella’s career as a musician started early, when she sang before she could talk. Trained as a classical cellist since the age of nine, the Seattle indie-folk musician merges her technical background with authoritative vocals, live-looping, and improvisation. Described as “really outstanding” by NPR Music’s Bob Boilen and “so tastefully done” by Michelle Zauner (Japanese Breakfast), Ollella blends the acoustic with the contemporary, folk with pop, and tenacity with softness, pulling on influences such as Feist, Cat Power, and Jesca Hoop. Her playing has been featured in films screened at Film Festivals such as Sundance and Aspen Film Fest, on recordings with others including Grammy-winning artist Peter Kater, and has shared the stage with popular Americana acts such as the Shook Twins and Rising Appalachia. She finds herself drawn to music because it unlocks a particularly organic flavor of humanity – one that fits the type of world she believes in.
https://www.ollellamusic.com
https://www.instagram.com/ollellamusic
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3YNR12AqEXI45S6sgRrZrI?si=oGzOj1oMQ9iVm2MewciN0w
Layne Roytman
LAYNE ROYTMAN
Layne Roytman is a Mendocino native. She her evocative vocals reflect her deep connection with old folk and country western tunes. Layne plays cover songs new and old—a mix of classics and esoteric tunes. She loves to dig up old or rarely heard songs giving them new life.
