July 4, 5: The annual Mountain Keepers Music Festival will be held at Kayford Mountain's Stanley Heirs Park . This concert is the premier music festival that celebrates environmental justice in southern West Virginia. The two day event will feature local and regional musicians playing a variety of bluegrass, gospel, country, rock, jam and old time music, as well as a pot-luck meal. This is a free concert that will celebrate Appalachian life and attendees are encouraged to bring a covered dish.

The festival will feature many emerging artists who celebrate their homes and heritage.

Stanley Heirs Park is located near Dawes, WV, which is about 35
minutes south of Charleston off of Interstate 64.  For more
information about the concert and directions: www.myspace.com/mtkeepersfest

There is a potluck Saturday afternoon so please bring a dish to share.
There is also free camping available on both Friday and Saturday nights, but music doesn't start until Saturday afternoon. Bring camping supplies, water, and snacks if you plan on staying.

This is a drug and alcohol free event.  This is a free concert, but donations are welcome and appreciated, please bring your checkbook.  This Festival is sponsored by the Keepers of the Mountains Foundation, Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, and Student Environmental Action Coalition.

For more information on the effects of mountaintop removal, please visit www.crmw.net, www.ohvec.org, or www.seac.org. 

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Musicians

Sat, July 4th starts at about noon

Chelsea McBee: http://www.chelseamcbee.com/home.html

Benji Taylor: http://www.myspace.com/benjitaylor

The Lone Tones: http://www.thelonetones.com/home.html

Corporate Orange: http://www.myspace.com/corporateorange

Benji Burrell and Tricia Feeney

Kipp McGhee & Friends: http://www.myspace.com/pavlovsdogswv

Trish Ansley

Faithful Journey

Sun, July 5th
Church Services in the Morning

Elizabeth & Sandy LaPrelle starting at about noon: http://www.myspace.com/elizabethlaprelle
T Paige Dalporto: http://www.tpaige.com/

Directions to Kayford Mountain: 

Take I-77 to exit 79 (Sharon/Cabin Creek Road)
Go 7 1/2 miles to the "Y" at Leewood and take the right fork
Go 3 1/2 to 4 more miles and come to blacktop and dirt
At the left hand corner, take the one-lane bridge across the creek
Stay on this road for 1 1/2 to 2 miles and go right up the hill.
Follow the guard rails to the end where you will come to a large white rock and a fork in the road

July 11 -19: The documentary "Mountain Top Removal" (www.hawriverfilms.com) will be airing on three PBS networks in July as part of the two-year national PBS distribution for the film. Distribution sponsored in part by Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition.