Julian Music Festival Announces 2015 Line-up

JULIAN, Calif. - July 21, 2015 - PRLog -- The 2015 Julian Music Festival will celebrate its 46^th anniversary on September 19 with a diverse line-up of musical acts and a new event beneficiary, announced Terry Cox Productions, the event organizer. The festival will take place from 1 to 6 p.m., (gates open at noon) on the grounds of the Menghini Winery (1150 Julian Orchards Dr.) in Julian.

This year’s festival will feature a varied collection and blends of musical genres, including Latin jazz, adult contemporary, alternative folk, Celtic and more, according to Terry Cox who stages the Julian Music Festival each year.

Escondido-based Lacemakers, a trio of women who artfully blend the sounds of Appalachia, Ireland, Scotland and the high lonesome sound of the blue hills of Kentucky will return to the festival after a two-year absence. Natalie Gelman, an alternative folk singer and songwriter from New York City, will be a newcomer to the festival. Now based in Southern California, Gelman has been compared to the likes of Sheryl Crow, Jewel and Joni Mitchell. Also making a Julian Music Festival debut is Abrakadabra, a high-energy, versatile group fusing Latin jazz, island, funk, reggae, pop and rock. Trails and Rails will once again return to the festival and perform a repertoire of Western and folk music we are all familiar with, according to Cox.

“The festival is billed as an end of summer celebration with music, family and friends,” says Cox. “We work to line up musical acts that can be enjoyed by a variety of people of all ages. Mix the music with the spectacular beauty of San Diego County’s backcountry and you have a day not soon to be forgotten.” Located just three miles north of downtown Julian, the festival venue is nestled in the foothills of Volcan Mountain and is surrounded by apple orchards and Menghini Winery’s six-acre vineyard.

“We are also excited to announce that the California Wolf Center will be the festival’s official beneficiary this year,” says Cox. The Julian-based California Wolf Center’s mission is to recover wild wolves in suitable habitats and ensure successful coexistence through their conservation, education and research initiatives. As the only wolf center dedicated to wolf recovery in the wild in California, they are a leader in the Golden State’s wolf recolonization efforts. The organization also plays an integral role in Mexican gray wolf recovery as a breeding and host center for this critically endangered animal.

For more information regarding the Julian Music Festival, including vendor opportunities, please visit www.julianmusicfestival.com. For ore information on the California Wolf Center, please visit www.californiawolfcenter.org.