High Sierra Music Festival has spent the last 23 years creating an utterly unique festival experience. Described as the "musician's festival," there is something about the energy of the picturesque fairgrounds in Quincy, CA that brings out the best in any band or artist that performs. This is one of the rare festivals where you actually see the musicians hanging out with fans and roaming out in the campgrounds. You can also detect a deep sense of pride in the people who attend the festival, people who help co-create the magic. Mostly veterans of the scene, these people create elaborate theme camps, march in parades, host their own events within the festival like crawfish boils or cocktail hours, build rogue stages on top of RVs, and stay up all night just to get weird and play a raucous and hilarious game of kickball at sunrise. The type of community achieved here is one that most other festivals could only dream of.
Throwing a party like High Sierra is not an easy task. From setup to takedown, food courts to security, hospitality to ambiance, it takes an army of employees and volunteers to pull it off. Dave and Casey are two of only a handful of full-time employees that work year round. Their constant dedication to all things High Sierra is a major reason this is a success every year.
Here's a tip of the hat to the rest of the full-time employees as well, thanks for all that you do: Roy Carter, Rebecca Sparks, Matt Bryant and the amazing Debbie Crockett!
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