Thursday, August 15

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Friday, August 16

1:00PM

Gates Open

3:00PM

American Young

Jon and Kristy exude an unparalleled passion for music and, more importantly, its meaning. They are seasoned veterans who know how music can inherently affect emotion and even culture. The collaborative fresh new duo already claim songwriting credits for hit makers Kenny Chesney, Lee Brice, Rascal Flatts, Blake Shelton and more. Recording and writing comes from a deep, poignant place with a desire to affect global audiences with songs featuring tight harmonies and storytelling. “American Young represents a sound with no boundaries. We are squarely focused on delivering our own brand of music and hope that folks will find ours songs everything from haunting to dramatic and intense to fresh”, says Jon. A bold new sound has been proclaimed.

5:00PM

Pam Tillis

Pam Tillis knows all about breaking the platinum barrier. She’s a 15-time CMA nominee and 2-time winner, a 9-time Academy of Country Music Award nominee, a 2-time Grammy award winner and 6-time Grammy nominee, an American Music Award’s nominee and a 2 time IBMA nominee and one time winner.

Pam has always insisted on writing and cutting songs that speak from the soul. With more than 30 singles charting on US Billboard charts, 10 studio albums including her 2002 release, the critically acclaimed It’s All Relative (a tribute to her father, the great Mel Tillis), and her 3 releases Rhinestoned, Recollection and Just In Time For Christmas off her own label, Stellar Cat Records. Pam Tillis’ star continues to shine brightly in the 3rd decade of her career.

6:15PM

Opening Ceremony

7:00PM

Hunter Hayes

Songwriting and performing come naturally to Hunter Hayes. He’s been making music since around the time he learned to walk, writing his first song at the age of six. Hunter is rising through the country music charts; in 2011 Hunter released his debut album with the single “Storm Warning” reaching the Top 20. The same year he sold out nearly every date on his “Most Wanted” tour. He didn't stop there, his song “Wanted” reached Number One in September 2012. Already this year, Hunter snagged the CMA Best New Artist of the Year and Teen Choice’s Choice Male Country Artist awards as well three ACM award nominations.

9:00PM

Carrie Underwood

In 2005, a shy Oklahoma girl’s life changed completely in the blink of an eye. Carrie Underwood was transformed into America’s sweetheart and has since become American Idol’s® most successful alum. Fueled by a restless creative spirit and an abundance of God-given talent, musical diversity is her foundation as a performer. Over the course of three albums, she’s saturated country radio with such hits as “Jesus, Take the Wheel,” “Before He Cheats,” and “Mama’s Song.” Less than seven years since her Idol® debut, Carrie has experienced the power that music has to change lives… and we’ve experienced the power of an artist that is here to stay!

Saturday, August 17

11:00AM

Gates Open

1:00PM

Cloverdayle

The married, songwriting duo, Chad and Rachel Hamar, have coined their own brand of country music and are delivering it to the masses with relentless determination. Since Cloverdayle’s inception in 2008, Chad and Rachel have teamed up with country recording greats Terry McBride and Dwain Rowe to record a 4-song EP, Young and Reckless. In Spring 2012 they began work on their first full length album, 9 Miles Down a 10 Mile Road, penning or co-penning each of the 13 tracks on the album. The debut single, appropriately titled “Like We Were Kids Again”, is a nostalgic reminder about the carefree days of youth. Cloverdayle is best known for their energy-fueled and compelling live show— we can’t wait to have them on our stage in August!

3:00PM

Kristen Kelly

Kristen Kelly describes her music as “a little more grease than polish.” That grease is distilled into a passionate, playful, often sexy, and always heartfelt reflection of real life as she knows it. Kristen mines her own truth with a lighthearted look at love gone awry on “Ex-Old Man” while demonstrating the strength and passion of her delivery on “He Loves to Make Me Cry.” “I grew up in love with music,” she recalls; singing in talent shows and later in high school choir. By middle school she had taken an interest in poetry; beginning the foundation for the songwriting that would emerge years later.

5:00PM

The Farm

April 2010. Poolside at a Tennessee lakehouse. Three musicians and a songwriting friend were toying with a fiddle riff, just to see where it might lead. It became the hook for a song, and once they launched into the Home Sweet Home chorus, the three voices fell into place with an unexpected, other-worldly sound. Instant harmony. Almost-instant band.

The Farm is in many ways a hybrid act – a trio deeply rooted in Country Music, that folds in sonic elements from a variety of popular-music genres – but the core is built around a solid, identifiable vocal harmony.

Interlocking voices have been an important thread in country’s history. Nick Hoffman, Damien Horne and Krista Marie put their own distinct spin on the sound, a tightly woven mesh that relies on the synthesis of three musicians who found their way to Nashville from different parts of the U.S. with different sets of musical influences.

7:00PM

Chris Young

A student of the honky tonk school of hard knocks, Chris Young is a classic performer with total confidence in his craft. He has spent countless hours honing his craft, making him one of country music’s most striking voices. “I love to sing,” Chris admits. “I was the kid in high school who lived and breathed music every moment of every day.” His last four singles have all hit #1 on the charts, including “Tomorrow” and the swoon-worthy smash hit “Gettin’ You Home.”

8:15PM

Heart Gallery Foster Kids Dedication

9:00PM

Brad Paisley

Singer, songwriter and guitar virtuoso, Brad Paisley, has been performing professionally since he was just 13. With numerous country accolades such as, 14 CMA awards; including three time Male Vocalist of the Year and a record-setting five consecutive Academy of Country Music Male Vocalist honors, he has earned the right to title his ninth studio album, This Is Country Music. His lively and multi-faceted performances pay heartfelt homage to the music he’s loved since childhood.

Sunday, August 18

12:00PM

Gates Open

2:00PM

Joel Crouse

Joel Crouse is a young man with an old soul. By the age of 20, he has already accomplished more than many artists ever dream of doing. He wrote his first song at the age of 14, started a band when he was 15, graduated from high school at the age of 16 and was signed to his record deal not long after his 19th birthday.

As a songwriter, Crouse feels and writes with a a lot of emotion. This is reflected on his debut album as a co-writer on all of the tracks. His first single, “If You Want Some” debuted at number 59 on the Country Airplay charts. You can expect to hear a lot more about him in the near future.

4:00PM

Amy Clawson

See Amy in her element as host, master of ceremonies, and entertainer at The Bi-Mart Willamette Country Music Festival! Amy has been described as one of the most energetic entertainers of today, with a show that varies from traditional country to rockin’ original country songs to gospel, her favorite part of the show. Once you’ve seen her, you’ll be a fan!

6:00PM

Eli Young Band

It’s a crazy-good story. Eleven years ago, four musicians met at North Texas State University and built a career on touring without a single lineup change. Now they’re selling a crazy amount of downloads of their first platinum single, “Crazy Girl.” It’s merely an introduction to Life At Best, a 14-track album long on ingratiating melodies, magnetic hooks and subtly provocative storylines. “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” kicks off the album with a breezy Petty feel, running through to the punchy “Every Other Memory,” and the optimistic crunch of “Recover.”

Their last album, Jet Black & Jealous, debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard Country Albums chart despite having never made the Top 10 through radio play. One title from that project, “Always The Love Songs,” provided that Top 10 breakthrough while nabbing a nomination from the Academy of Country Music for Top New Vocal Group of the Year.

And they did it in a way that only four guys who have held together as friends and business partners through several years of difficult touring can. They share a prism through which they’re able to see the world and their music.

8:00PM

Darius Rucker

Former Hootie and the Blowfish frontman, Darius Rucker’s, debut into country music was an immediate success. Learn to Live, produced three consecutive No. 1 singles and Top 5 smash, “History In The Making.” Since then, the Charleston, SC native has been at home among country music fans with his soulful baritone, singable choruses, and sentimental ballads. His sophomore album, Charleston, SC 1966, includes the multiple-week hit singles “Come Back Song,” and “This.”