The 2026 Festival will be August 7th, 8th & 9th, 2026
2026 Mountain Shadow Music Festival
The 2026 Mountain Shadow Music Festival!
“While it’s still a long way off we have finalized the music lineup for the 2026 Mountain Shadow Music Festival! WOW! Look at that unbelievable talent for next year’s festival!
Our budget has increased dramatically for this festival but we are going to maintain the extraordinary ticket price from last year. A $50 donation will get you the ENTIRE weekend along with camping and food as well as all the fabulous music. Weekend passes will be available April 1st, 2026 and we will try to sell out all the weekend spots first. If they don’t sell out the festival then we will sell daily tickets, but we are again pushing the “Weekend Experience”!
Of course we will have camping, food and lots of fellowship as we enjoy a great weekend of fun and entertainment!
Check back here often as we will be adding pictures and bios of all the performers!
Mark your calendar! August 7th, 8th and 9th, 2026!”
If you would like to help our efforts we always welcome donations. Just visit the Donation page. We are totally NOT FOR PROFIT!
Thanks!
THE OFFICIAL 2026 Mountain Shadow Music Festival FLYER
THE 2025 Mountain Shadow Music Festival FLYER
Mountain Shadow Music Festival HEADLINER
The Kruger Brothers
- “Originally from Switzerland, brothers Uwe and Jens Kruger began playing North American folk music at an early age and were particularly inspired by recordings of Doc Watson, Flatt and Scruggs, Bill Monroe, and other progenitors of country, bluegrass and folk music. Their first public performances were as a duo, busking on the streets of cities throughout eastern and Western Europe. After gaining a recording contract as well as a radio show on SRG SSR, the Swiss public broadcaster, they teamed up with bass player Joel Landsberg, inaugurating a trio that has been playing professionally together since 1995. Landsberg is an American citizen from New York, NY. The first re- cording project to include Landsberg was Behind the Barn, Vol. 2, released in 1997. The Kruger Brothers moved to the United States in 2002, and are based in Wilkesboro, NC.
- The group is highly regarded within the world of acoustic music in North America, in particular by those within the industry. They have also gained the attention of some of the musicians, including Bill Monroe, Doc Watson, Tut Taylor, and Bobby Hicks, that once served as models. Watson has said, “The Kruger Brothers are just about as fine a band as I’ve ever played with. ... I love to play music with them.”
- In 2013, Jens Kruger was named the fourth recipient of the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass Music. The prize, created and endowed by Martin, recognizes “outstanding accomplishments in the field of five-string banjo,” Jens was selected by a committee that included Martin, Pete Wernick, Béla Fleck, Alison Brown, J.D. Crowe, Tony Trischka and others.
- Jens Kruger has been inducted to the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame, and has been nominated for Banjo Instrumentalist of the year by the International Bluegrass Musician Association (IBMA) in 2014 and has received commissions for his ensemble compositions that include through the National Endowment for the Arts and Chamber Music America.”
- Jonah Horton : “An improviser at heart from the mountains of North Carolina, Jonah Horton blends his wide array of influences such as Joni Mitchell, Sam Bush, John McLaughlin, Jaco Pastorius, and Béla Fleck to create his signature sound that is easily recognizable whether he is playing mandolin or bass. As a sideman, he has worked with John Cowan (Newgrass Revival, The Doobie Brothers), The Krüger Brothers, Joseph Henson (US Army Blues), Charles Billingsly, and Scott Vestal (Sam Bush Band). His love for performance, when paired with his passion
- This will be the highlight of over ten years of planning and presenting the Mountain Shadow Music Festival! We are so excited to have the Krüger Brothers and hope you are too!