Stingaree Music Festival - April 18 - 20, 2008 - Crystal Beach, Texas

Stingaree Music Festival - April 18 - 20, 2008 - Crystal Beach, Texas

In 2007 Hayes Carll realized his goal of bringing a songwriter based festival to Texas' Bolivar Peninsula. The Stingaree Music Festival offers fans of singer/songwriter artists an alternative to the congestion of larger festivals. “I have always wanted to do a music festival in Crystal Beach. It is where I got my start performing music. I only spent four and a half years on Bolivar but I made a lifetime of memories. There were three constants in all of them; the people, the music, and the Gulf of Mexico. My goal in throwing this festival is to bring those three together in one place and share them all with my friends.”

Crystal Beach is a beach town just a short ferry ride from Galveston. It is one of the last beach communities in America that hasn’t been overrun with condominiums and strip malls. Bolivar retains a laid back attitude and lifestyle of simpler times. Lodging options are mostly in the form of classic gulf coast beach houses providing festival goers a unique festival environment. The festival features a combination of known national artists and the best new up and coming artists. Last year there were 21 performers on three different stages over the course of the weekend. Expect more of the same this year…

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List of confirmed artists for 2008

THURSDAY - (Early Bird Special)

John Evans Band
The Magpies
Special guests

FRIDAY

Scott Nolan
Gurf Morlix
Bonnie Bishop
Darrell Scott
Corb Lund
Hayes Carll
The Sideshow Tramps
The Magpies

SATURDAY

Liz and Lincoln
The Band of Heathens
Hayes Carll
Wrecks Bell
Mando Saenz
Ian McFerin Band
Eliza Gilkyson
Ray Wylie Hubbard
The Stone Coyotes
John Evans

SUNDAY

Graham Wilkinson
Travis Linville
The Dedringers
Will Kimbrough
Terry Allen
The Sideshow Tramps

End of Festival Party at Sharkeys