All events are scheduled for the main stage in front of the Noyes Building on Snow College campus unless indicated otherwise.

Friday
3:00 pm – Jeff and Nancy Herrera
4:00 pm – Gunnell Fiddlers (blue grass, Celtic, and some Scandinavian music)


Saturday
11:00 am – Lincoln Highway (Bluegrass, Scandinavian)
11:00 - 2:00 pm – Mechanical Skies
12:00 pm – Venlige Fremmede (Scandinavian)
12:45 pm – Snow College Youth Dance Conservatory and Cadence
 1:00 pm – Seventh Infantry Band (Pioneer Brass Band)
 2:00 pm – The Phat Old Professors (Classic Rock)
 3:15 pm – Firefly (Bluegrass, Scandinavian, and Celtic)


This year’s entertainment will be music to festival-goers’ ears with an exceptional lineup of talent both Friday and Saturday.

Lincoln Highway
Lincoln Highway” will be on stage with their distinctive sounds of mountain music, bluegrass, Celtic, acoustic country, Utah pioneer, old-time fiddle, and early American folks music. Bluegrass and gospel music are included in the repertoire of over 50 tunes. This band has been a favorite in the past and will certainly be one of the must-see groups during the festival.

Firefly
Firefly is a youth band that plays bluegrass and Celtic styles. It includes Alina Geslison (fiddle and bass), Grace Dayton (fiddle and mandolin), Issac Geslison (guitar), Bri’anna Joy (guitarist and lead vocalist) and Abbi Mitchell (guitarist). Alina, Grace and Isaac have all won state and national championships for their performances

Venlige Fremmede
Venlige Fremmede “friendly strangers” in Danish – is the name of a new four-man band performing at the Scandinavian Festival Friday and Saturday this year. The band has put together over 100 Scandinavian songs and many which will be incorporated into the band’s performance. Daron Bradford, one member of the band, plays the clarinet, flutes and accordion. Bradford plays all the woodwind instruments and often plays solos for the Orchestra that performs at Temple Square with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Rob Honey will play stand-up bass and guitar. Honey has a very impressive brass background. He has written songs for artists such as Diamond Rio and Faith Hill. He even had the opportunity to tour with the Donny and Marie Show. Deborah Grimshaw will play fiddle and mandolin, and Clive Romney, a member of the band and also executive director of Utah Pioneer Heritage Arts, will play the mandolin, accordion, guitar, and stand-up bass. These musicians work together frequently and are famous for their work in Enoch Train, which is an eight-member band that played instrumental folk music versions of LDS hymns, and Caboose, another folk band. Caboose is a band that performed in last year’s Scandinavian festival.

Seventh Infantry Band
is a band that considers themselves a “pioneer era brass band.” The band dresses up in mid 1800 clothes. The official name of the band is The Seventh Infantry Regimental Brass band and they will perform on stage as well as walking through the parade.

Gunnell Fiddlers
Sara Gunnell has been fiddling and playing her violin for over 20 years. She plays with the Celtic group “Leaping Lulu” that has played all over the west including radio appearances on KRCL and NPR. Upon moving to Sanpete County, she has begun passing on her fiddle skills to her violin students. Join in for a fiddle fiesta featuring Sara Gunnell and her students playing good old standards as well as traditional Scandinavian tunes.

Jeff and Nancy Herrera
Jeff and Nancy Herrera both have a passion for music. Nancy is highly-trained classical singer, violinist and choir director. Over decades, she has been involved with Adult and Children’s Choirs and dance in Washington State and in Utah. Jeff prefers Pop, Folk, Rock & Roll, Jazz, R&B, type. He has been performing professionally since he was a teenager. He pursued studies in Fine Arts as a dance, theater, and music major. They are both excited to serve the community with their passion for music and their love for people.

Phat Ol' Professors
Phat Ol' Professors are made up mostly of faculty at Snow College, includes Vance Larsen (drums), Rich Dixon (lead guitar), Steve Meredith (keyboards), Ron Lamb (lead singer), Travis Osmond (bass guitar) and Greg Boothe (keyboards and guitar). The band plays mostly ‘70s rock and roll and has fronted groups such as Credence Clearwater Revisited and Merrill Osmond.










Mechanical Skies
Mechanical Skies play alternative and classic Rock and Roll music. Henry Reese, a guitar teacher and music equipment dealer, with over 30 years of experience, leads them. Hank's students learn how to perform in a real rock and roll band, using professional equipment and performing live.

Snow College Youth Dance Conservatory
Snow College Youth Dance Conservatory is a group of young local dance students who study under the direction of Patty Meredith. They will be performing several authentic Scandinavian dances.

Cadence
Cadence is a Snow Colleges premier vocal group under the direction of Dr. Steve Meredith, and will be performing several authentic Scandinavian songs.