MARIPOSA–One of Mariposa’s longest-standing community programs, Music on the Green features free, live concerts every Friday and Saturday of the summer at the Mariposa County Art Park. Produced by Andy Roberts and the Mariposa Arts Council, Music on the Green supports local and traveling musicians from all genres. It also draws visitors and residents alike to Mariposa’s vibrant, historic downtown community.
This weekend’s featured music guests are John Henry’s Farm and Minor Birds.
John Henry’s Farm
John Henry’s Farm is a folk/old-time blues duo from Palo Alto, California. They will be making their debut at Music on the Green this year. John Henry has been actively performing and recording in California’s Bay Area and beyond for well over a decade. He plays a resonator guitar and sings lead. He will be joined by prominent Bay Area upright bass player Ryan Triolo. Ryan plays with many of the Bay Area’s hottest bluegrass bands and is one of the most sought after upright bass players in the Bay area at this time. They perform a high energy mix of originals and covers.
Minor Birds
Minor Birds, from Tuolumne county, will also be making their debut at Music on the Green. “A classically trained pianist and self taught multi-insturmentalist, C. Wilde spins poetic tales with a voice oscillating between a silky coo and a gutteral howl. At the core of her apocalyptic folk gems lies a heart of an emotionally receptive storyteller.”
When and Where
John Henry’s Farm will perform on Friday, August 2, and on Saturday, August 3, Minor Birds.
All performances begin at 7 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) at the Mariposa County Art Park (5013 Hwy 140) in historic downtown Mariposa, CA. Parking is available along 4th and 5th St. The lower 5th 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 is available at www.mariposaartscouncil.org/music-on-the-green; with weekly updates on the Mariposa Arts Council’s Facebook and Instagram pages (@MariposaArts).
Gray Rule, the 2024 Music on the Green Student Artist, is the creator of the artwork for this program.
How
This cornerstone concert series is 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, Foster 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.
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.
