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GET READY for world-class music by world-class songwriters and musicians! Michael Hearne's Big Barndance Music Festival at the Old Blinking Light is one of northern New Mexico's most beloved musical events.

This is a RAIN OR SHINE EVENT.... Be sure to bring a blanket, jacket and rain poncho, and dress in layers. Great food and beverages, tee-shirts, CDs and other Barndance merchandise will be available for purchase at the Old Blinking Light. See you soon!

DISCOUNTED LODGING RATES in Taos during Barndance - Click for more info

2011 PERFORMANCE LINEUP:

THURSDAY September 8, 2011 - Old Blinking Light

Gates OPEN 3 PM :

• 4:00 - 4:40 - Michael Hearne and South X Southwest
• 4:55 - 5:30 - Buzz Cason
• 5:40 - 6:15 - Jed Zimmerman
• 6:25 - 7:00 - Max Gomez
• 7:10 - 8:00 - Chuck Pyle
• 8:10 - 9:10 - Terri Hendrix & Lloyd Maines
• 9:20 - 10:10 - Sonny Throckmorton & Mentor Williams
• 10:20-11:05 - Jimmy Davis
• 11:15 - 12:00 - Jam Session (with special guest Travis Hearne)

FRIDAY September 9, 2011 - Old Blinking Light

GATES OPEN 1 PM :

• 2:00 - 2:35 - Michael Hearne and South X Southwest
• 2:50 - 3:15 - Susan Taylor
• 3:25 - 4:00 - Rick Fowler
• 4:10 - 5:00 - Shake Russell Trio
• 5:15 - 5:50 - Bob Livingston
• 6:00 - 8:00 - Boris McCutcheon inside at the OBL Bar
• 6:10 - 7:00 - Trout Fishing in America
• 7:20 - 8:10 - Ray Wylie Hubbard
• 8:25 - 9:15 - Chuck Cannon
• 9:30 - 11:00 - Michael Martin Murphey

SATURDAY September 10, 2011 - Old Blinking Light

GATES OPEN 10 AM for Kid's Show only;
GATES OPEN 11:30 AM for Barndance :

• 9:00 - 12:00 - Songwriter workshop with Terri Hendrix & Lloyd Maines (Quail Ridge Condo & Resort Conference Center)
• 10:00 - 12:00 - Dance Lessons with Sarah Hearne (FREE - on smaller dance floor)
• 10:00 - 10:45 - Mr. Felipe - Children's Entertainment
• 11:00 - 12:00 - Trout Fishing in America - Children's Show
• 12:30 - 1:15 - Mike Blakely
• 1:30 - 2:15 - Westwind
• 2:45 - 3:30 - Susan Gibson
• 3:45 - 4:35 - Walt Wilkins & The Mystiqueros
• 4:50- 5:40 - Bill Hearne's Roadhouse Revue
• 5:55 - 6:45 - The Trishas
• 6:00 - 8:00 - Jennifer Peterson, inside at the OBL Bar
• 6:45 - 7:00 - Move chairs
• 7:00 - 7:50 - The Rifters
• 8:00 - 11:00 - THE BIG BARNDANCE with Michael Hearne & South X Southwest & Friends

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