{"id":352922,"date":"2026-07-07T09:45:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T09:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/dbt-445-2026-moccasin-creek-festival-highlights\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T09:45:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T09:45:59","slug":"dbt-445-2026-moccasin-creek-festival-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=352922","title":{"rendered":"DBT #445 2026 Moccasin Creek Festival Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Our fourth visit in five years did not disappoint and we already bought tickets for next year.\u00a0 Just like last year, we trust Bill Poss to book a very eclectic group of artists, but this year he announced at the first “In The Round” he had TWO artists already booked for 2027, Steve Poltz (a returning act for MCF) and Emily Scott Robinson<\/a> (Oh my a bucket list artist and a favorite fest)\u00a0 Emily is only listed 22 times <\/a>in the blog currently, and how it’s gone in the past we’ll get one gig on the calendar to see her and quickly we’ll have TWO; that would be awesome too.\u00a0 They are shifting it back a week next year which might land on Blue Ox’s weekend, so there it goes I haven’t been to Blue Ox (only 90 minutes away) I prefer the size of MCF and nothing beats the Shady Stage.<\/div>\n

Ok so much for next year, this year’s fest headliners were firsts for us and both were outstanding.\u00a0 Rodney Crowell played a tight set of originals until he covered Poncho and Lefty and had a few fans join him on stage.\u00a0 Nick Shoulders was wonderful, but while we were upfront we had some jerks come and stand right in front of us.\u00a0 We get that MCF has no layout designated for dancers but dance then.\u00a0 I absolutely hate standing venues; and for a minute I was pissed.\u00a0 We decided to walk to the back so we could see.\u00a0 Headliners don’t tend to be good video because of the dancers and the light; but the rest of the fest I have nicely documented so I can remember who we saw and archive some awesome memories.<\/p>\n

Speaking of artists, first we had already hosted two (Jess Klein<\/a> and Chicago Farmer<\/a>) for house concerts and have booked two (Shanna In a Dress<\/a> and Loveseat<\/a>) more from the weekend for the Bluff View<\/a>.\u00a0 There is always an artist that surprises and floors us and Lori and I agreed it was Sheafor and Simes<\/a>.\u00a0 Now some of you might say it was because of Audrey was dressed in the coolest short skirt outfit; but that had nothing to do for their outstanding fun, and yes she was fun just to watch dance while she played the drums. (more like a snare only)<\/div>\n