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Belleayre Music Festival
at Belleayre Mountain Ski Center

Belleayre Music Festival, Route 28, Highmount, NY
PO Box 198, Highmount, NY 12441 € (800) 942-6904, ext. 406



Belleayre Music Festival
at Belleayre Mountain Ski Center
Belleayre Music Festival, Route 28, Highmount, NY
Catskill Mountain High Peaks
PO Box 198, Highmount, NY 12441 € (800) 942-6904, ext. 1344


Attn: Entertainment/Music Ed.           For immediate release            June 2011
Note: Please see below for interview contact information


Note: To download hi-resolution photos of any of our artists, please visit:
http://belleayremusic.org/belleayre-festival-press.php


Best Singer of her Generation k.d. lang
opens Belleayre Festival¹s 20th Season July 3

Highmount, NY ­ k.d. lang brings her extraordinary vocal talents to the Belleayre Music Festival on Sunday, July 3 at p.m. to open the festival¹s 20th season in grand style.
The special anniversary show by k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang promises an spectacular evening by k.d., hailed by Tony Bennett as ³the best singer of her generation.²
 k.d.¹s new release, ³Sing It Loud,² is burning up the charts. Her live performances are always awe-inspiring, as evidenced by her understatedly stunning rendition of ³Hallelujah² at the closing ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
A multi-Grammy winner k.d., launched her career with a blend of country-rock stylings and a playfully punk-like attitude, by turns whimsical and subversive. Back then, she practically put the alternative in alt-country.
Her bravura singing has always belied her kitschy cowgirl outfits and spiky hair. Despite the quirky façade, k.d.¹s superlative vocal prowess has always been her true calling card.
k.d.¹s first taste of commercial success came with the release of the elegantly sensual Constant Craving. She has continued to add legions of fans through a body of work in which she pursues an adventurous exploration of musical genres.
Opening act The Belle Brigade has produced one of the year¹s most highly praised debuts and concert-goers will want make sure they arrive early to hear this talented group.

Upcoming shows include:
€ Friday, July 8: Jim Caruso¹s Cast Party, a Broadway Benefit for The Belleayre Music Festival and Roxbury Arts Group. The benefit includes both the July 8 and July 9 (Tommy Tune) shows.  A special benefit ticket for $150 includes the best seats to both shows and the post-concert reception on Saturday.
€ Saturday, July 9 at 8 p.m. Legendary Song and Dance Man Tommy Tune in ³Steps in Time² with the Manhattan Rhythm Kings.


€ Saturday,  July 16: Classic Rockers Creedence Clearwater Revisited
€ Saturday, July 23: Belleayre Festival Opera Verdi¹s ³La Traviata²
€ Friday, July 29: Belleayre Jazz Club ­ KJ Denhert offering Urban Folk & Jazz
€ Saturday, July 30: Belleayre Jazz Club ­ Global Noize playing Jazz, World Music& Electronica
€ Friday, Aug. 5 at 8 p.m.: Belleayre Jazz Club ­ Young Lion of the Saxophone
Ravi Coltrane Quartet
€ Saturday, Aug. 6 at 8 p.m.: The Music of Miles Davis - Celebrating 50 Years of ŒKind of Blue¹ with Jimmy Cobb's ³So What Band² featuring: Larry Willis, Buster Williams,
Javon Jackson, Vince Herring & Eddie Henderson
€ Saturday,  Aug. 13 at 8 p.m.: Country Music Superstar Clint Black
€ Saturday, Aug. 20 at 8 p.m.: Five-Time Grammy Winner Mary Chapin Carpenter
€ Saturday, Aug. 27 at 8 p.m.        An Evening of Breakout Stars ‹ The Punch Brothers
with special guest Jessica Lea Mayfield
Saturday, Sept. 3 at 8 p.m.: Genre-busting banjo sensation Bela Fleck & The Flecktones ­ Original Lineup

Tickets & contact
All shows begin at 8 p.m. For tickets or additional information, please call 800 942-6904, ext. 1344 or visit: www.belleayremusic.org or e-mail: festival@catskill.net.
For information on where to stay, dine, shop or to simply enjoy the great outdoors when you¹re in town for the Belleayre Music Festival, please visit: www.catskillhighpeaks.com, www.ulstertourism.info or www.greatwesterncatskills.com.
Media sponsors for the 2011 season include: WDST Radio, WKZE Radio and Albany.com
Belleayre Music Festival concerts are held on the grounds of Belleayre Mountain in Highmount.

Press contact: Brian Sweeney, Marketing Director
Locust Grove Enterprises
Ph: (845) 586-4655 € E-mail: locustgrove@catskill.net

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