The Scene
Just east of Portland, the magical Pickathon springs up on a rambling farm. Stages that double as art installations not only host bluegrass, but roots and indie artists too. The festival is proudly sustainable, becoming became the first large outdoor music festival in the US to eliminate single-use plates, cups and utensils.
2011 Artist Lineup
- MAVIS STAPLES
- BLACK MOUNTAIN
- BILL CALLAHAN
- LEE FIELDS & THE EXPRESSIONS
- CALIFONE
- GRUPO FANTASMA
- THAO
- RAY WYLIE HUBBARD
- FRUIT BATS
- VETIVER
- WYE OAK
- DAMIEN JURADO
- MICHAEL HURLEY
- THE SADIES
- L. C. ULMER
- DANNY BARNES
- THE BUILDERS AND THE BUTCHERS
- LAURA VEIRS
- FUTURE ISLANDS
- BROWNOUT
- CORINNE WEST & KELLY JOE PHELPS
- THE WILDERS
- LIGHTNING DUST
- RICHARD SWIFT
- ELLIOTT BROOD
- JESSE SYKES AND THE SWEET HEREAFTER
- PINE LEAF BOYS
- SONNY & THE SUNSETS
- WHITEY MORGAN AND THE 78′S
- OLD SLEDGE
- MIKE + RUTHY
- BRUCE MOLSKY
- AGESANDAGES
- CHARLIE PARR
- DAWN LANDES
- POKEY LAFARGE
- THE BLACK LILLIES
- STRAND OF OAKS
- EILEN JEWELL
- ROCK PLAZA CENTRAL
- THE BUFFALO KILLERS
- TED JONES AND THE TARHEEL BOYS
- JOY KILLS SORROW
- OLD LIGHT
- TRUCKSTOP DARLIN’
- SUNDAY VALLEY
- CAHALEN MORRISON & ELI WEST
- DIANE FERLATTE