August 6, 2024 – Skull Country returns to Music on the Green on Friday, August 16 and Crooked Drone will be featured on Saturday, August 17.

Skull Country is a neo-western/Americana trio from Calaveras County Lead by multi instrumentalist guitarist and percussionist Nicholas Lefler. Their sound is a fusion of country western and Spanish guitar. Skull Country was a highlight of the 2023 Music on the Green season and we are excited to have them back.

Skull Country to perform on Friday, August 16

Crooked Drone is a Roots Americana trio from Bootjack, California. The band is lead by prolific singer songwriter and multi award winning banjo player T-ranch, Andy Roberts. Master percussionist and vocalist, and one of the hardest working musicians in Mariposa County, Jon Kidd plays drums and sings. Mariposa transplant from West Virginia via Venice Beach, Brother JD rounds out the band on electric bass and vocals.

Crooked Drone to perform on Saturday, August 17

All performances begin at 7:00 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) at the Mariposa County Art Park (5013 Hwy 140) in historic downtown Mariposa, CA. Parking is available along 4^th and 5^th St. The lower 5^th St. parking lot provides an accessible pedestrian path to the Art Park through the Mariposa Creek Parkway entry. Tips for the performers will be solicited, encouraged, and appreciated. A complete schedule of the talent performing throughout this summer season can be found at mariposaartscouncil.org/music-on-the-green; weekly updates will be shared on the Mariposa Arts Council’s Facebook and Instagram pages (@MariposaArts).

Original artwork for this program was created by the 2024 Music on the Green Student Artist, Gray Rule.

This cornerstone concert series is made possible with generous support from Music on the Green Sponsors: Yosemite/Mariposa Tourism Bureau, Mariposa County Chamber Of Commerce, Ranch Fence Inc, Mariposa Yosemite Rotary Club, Sierra Telephone, James Wittkopf, Kevin Cann & Beth Waldow, Mountain Yoga Studio, High Country Health Food Store, Mariposa Certified Farmers Market, Raw Roots Farm, Yosemite Pilates, Sierra Gold Cleaning, Happy Goat, Sticks Coffee, Meadow Creek Ranch B&B, Restful Nest B&B, Mariposa Shipping, Forester Ace Hardware, Yosemite Songwriters Retreat, Ladybug Embroidery, The Starchman Family, The Collins Family, Patricia Elka, Pamela Flick, Saralynn Nusbaum & Don Melcher, Dave and Terry Rozelle, Tim and Anita Bryant, and Sue Overstreet.

This program is produced by Andy Roberts.

The Arts Council is an incorporated not-for-profit organization, created to promote and support all forms of the cultural arts, for all ages, throughout Mariposa County and is supported in part by the County of Mariposa, the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, and the California Arts Council, a state agency.

2024 Line Up

Source & photos: Mariposa Arts Council