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The 2015 Music Issue

From crooning cowgirls to multi-platinum producers, the Flathead Valley is home to a stable of musical talent and artistic innovation. This week's Flathead Beacon pays tribute.

By Beacon Staff
Halladay Quist, pictured at Whitefish City Beach on July 30, 2015. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon

Halladay Quist’s Musical Odyssey

From a family of well-known musicians, Halladay Quist is making a name for herself as one of the Flathead Valley’s most distinct voices

By Dillon Tabish

Last week, around the same time her 1997 Honda CRV hit 400,000 miles, Halladay Quist carved out an afternoon in her hectic schedule to play music with a group of teens in Whitefish. It was for a camp through the Share Your Voice Foundation, and the theme was, “If your dreams don’t scare you, they’re not big enough.”

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Music Issue on July 29, 2015. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
David Devore. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon

Sound Selector

Polson-based multi-platinum producer reflects on career in music industry

By Tristan Scott

A photograph published in the Oct. 13, 1979 issue of Billboard shows David Devore leaning over a mixing board beside Carlos Santana, both of them smiling and mustachioed, celebrating after putting the final touches on Santana’s LP “Marathon,” which they recorded at the vaunted Sound City Studios in Los Angeles.

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Courtesy Photo
Courtesy Photo

Broadway in the Wilderness

Many Glacier Hotel lived up to its nickname “Showplace of the Rockies”

By Justin Franz

Located in the heart of Glacier National Park, the Many Glacier Hotel has welcomed millions of people into the wilderness and is truly deserving of the nickname, “Showplace of the Rockies.”

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Fry Street Quartet. Courtesy photo
Fry Street Quartet. Courtesy photo

From Bach to Brazil

Fry Street Quartet, newcomers Brasil Guitar Duo headline Festival Amadeus

By Clare Menzel

Six years ago, Ann Francis Bayless’ family came to Whitefish from the Midwest for a family reunion, and she fell in love. The cellist returned, three years later, in the summer of 2012, to perform with the Fry Street Quartet at Festival Amadeus, the valley’s classical music festival.

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100 Folds Summer Studio architecture students begin construction on backyard community amphitheater in Lakeside. Clare Menzel | Flathead Beacon

Lakeside Welcomes Backyard Community Amphitheater

In partnership with Westshore Visitors Bureau, 100 Fold Studios began construction last week

By Clare Menzel

When it came time to pack up the stage that the Westshore Visitors Bureau rented for Lakeside’s Crown of the Continent concert on July 5, the board members turned to each other and said, “Well, that was a really great idea.”

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Bassist Ben Shepherd, right, performs with John Beasley and Wes Ritenour at the Crown of the Continent Guitar Festival on August 27, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Crown of the Continent Guitar Festival. Beacon File Photo

Signature Events

The Flathead Valley continues to cultivate a rich music scene, and these three events are particularly important and impressive sources of sonic enjoyment

By Beacon Staff

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