Aug 4th - Aug 7th 2011
Camp NCN (formerly Jamboree Campground), Black River Falls Wisconsin.
"If my words did glow with the gold of sunshine, and my tunes were played
on the harp unstrung. Would you hear my voice, come through the music?
Would you hold it near, as it were your own?" The Grateful Garcia Gathering
is now in its 8th year! Friends and fans come from all around to dance and
see to some of the best jambands in the midwest honoring and paying
tribute to the Jerry Garcia Band/Grateful Dead's guitarist
Jerry Garcia.
It also marks the celebration of Jerry Garcia's 69th Birthday, plus
its the 16th Anniversary of Jerry Garcia's untimely passing.
But its also a time when many fans pay tribute to remember other
Grateful Dead members like Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, Keith Godchaux,
Brent Mydland, and Vince Welnick. We have leased the campground
venue for August 4th though August 7th. 2011 for our 8th annual
3G's festival. Our confirmed headliners, THE SCHWAG/DEAD AHEAD w/ MELVIN SEALS
of the "Jerry Garcia Band" on the Hammond B-3 organ, for two nights
on August 5th & 6th! Be sure to make your vacation plans now to take
off work, because we lots of excitement planned for all!
YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS! Melvin Seals is best known for his
long friendship and musical partnership with cultural icon and
guitarist Jerry Garcia and the smile of his that lights up the room.
Melvin spun his B-3 magic with the Jerry Garcia Band for 18 years
and in doing so helped pioneer and define what has now become
"Jam Band Music".
Other great music festivals have hosted at this venue such as Weedstock,
Farmapalooza, Sundog Summer Shakedown, the Big Wu Family Reunion,
Campout Roots Festival, Effit Fest, just to name a few! The venue
features 75-plus acres of brilliant surroundings with tall trees
that nicely shades your camp site. Campers are welcome to have
campfires at each individual campsite and firewood is available
at the venue. The venue has a full array of conveniences, including
2 facilities with flush toilets and hot showers and other luxurious
accommodations. Other venue amenities include a sand volleyball court,
horseshoe pits, hiking trails, a refeshing Spring Fed Lake,
outdoor/indoor shower facility, full service Beer & Malt Beverages,
and soda Bar for our 21+ Deadhead-Hippie friends! Theres also two
music stages, and more! Come out for the time of your life and
share some fun times with Jerry smiling down on you!
This is going to be a very deeply humble, and special time for camping
and gathering with friends of old and new! The 3G's will be a mix of
wonderful music by some of the best Jambands in the midwest playing
their original music, along with their selections of two or three
Grateful Dead cover songs. A Real Good Time to be had this summer!
Listen to a couple of MP3s below from 2004.
Melvin Seals & JGB with Stu Allen on guitar, Marty Holland on bass, Bruce Spencer on drums, and John Kadlecik from DSO.
