Manton Apple FESTIVAL

 

Entertainment Schedule

2024

 

 

 

9:15-10:15               The B-Strings and Mom

 

10:30-11:30             The Mountain Messengers

 

11:45-12:45              Jacob Akana Band

 

1:00-2:00                  CSOTFA District 6 Fiddles

 

2:15-3:30                  Patti Lynn and Company

 

 

The B-Strings and Mom

The B-Strings and Mom

 

The B-Strings are a local family band from Redding, CA. There are 6 members: Gracie who is 18, Lucie who is 16, Bo who is 12, Marah who is 11 and Jack who is 10 and Kristine, the mom. The band started up in 2022, when a friend asked them to play for their family reunion.  Since then, they play about once a month for different events.  All the children play the fiddle/violin, play for different orchestras/bands in Shasta County and play in fiddle contests.

 

 

 

The Mountain Messengers

MOUNTAIN MESSENGERS

The Mountain Messengers is a five-piece acoustic band from the far north of California consisting of Gracie Benham (fiddle and vocals), Don Palmer (banjo and vocals) Lloyd Raeg (guitar, vocals and upright double bass), Tom Spence (mandolin and upright double bass), and George Fredson (guitar and vocals). Their playlist consists of mainly Americana/Traditional Music - from Bluegrass, to Jazz, Old Time Fiddle and more.

 

Jacob Akana Band

 

Jacob Akana is a Musician and Producer from Northern California. He was first introduced to music in the 4th grade where he learned to play violin from Sheri Eby. Akana began performing live at the age of 10 with the California State Old Time Fiddlers Association (C.S.O.T.F.A) at open mics and small concerts around his home town. In the years following, Akana would teach himself to play guitar, bass, mandolin, banjo, piano and ukulele, in addition to learning how to setup and run live sound, from his longtime friend, fellow musician and mentor, Tom Spence. Akana went on to become a 5x State Flatpicking Champion and a 3x Western Open Flatpicking Champion. He is now the President of Dist. 6 of the C.S.O.T.F.A and continues to judge Fiddle and Flatpick contests across the state. 


While performing in his high school jazz ensemble, he met Emily Stolz (Sax), Rob Trent (Drums) and Caden Potter (Keys) where they formed the band Major 7th, and performed across Northern California. Eventually, Danny Lindberg (Bass) and Brandon Mendez (Guitar) joined the group as well.

In 2019, Akana built a recording studio, and began learning audio mixing and production. Since then, he has mastered recording, mixing and mastering. Akana writes, records, arranges, mixes and masters all of his own tracks.

As of 2023, Akana performs with his current project, The Jacob Akana Band, alongside Daniel Hill (Guitar) and Daniel Iwasaki (Drums).

 

 

 

CSOTFA District 6 Fidlers

The California State Old Time Fiddlers perform lots of Old Time Fiddle music. The members and board members performing are, Pat Scott, George Fredson,Tom Spence, Don Palmer, Gracie Benham, Luci Benham and Kristine Benham.

 

 

Patti Lynn and Company

AFTER YOU VISIT THE APPLE FESTIVAL....

After you visit the Apple Festival, stop by and visit the new SWEET SHOOTS CAFE, (the newly renovated Manton Corners, for more music and great eats.