Manton Apple Festival
Manton, Ca.
Manton Apple FESTIVAL
Entertainment Schedule
2025
9:30 to 10:30 The B-Strings
10:45 to 12:00 Fiddle Contest Tunes
12:00 to 12:45 Pie Contest
1:00 to 2:00 The Mountain Messengers
2:15 to 3:00 Bailey Mae
3:15 to 4:00 Jade
The B-Strings and Mom
The B-Strings and Mom
The B-Strings are a local family band from Redding, CA. There are 6 members: Gracie who is 19, Lucie
who is 17, Bo who is 13, Marah who is 12, Jack who is 11 and Kristine, the mom. The band started up in 2022, when a friend asked them to play for their family reunion. Since then, they play about once a month for different
events. All the children play the fiddle/violin,
play for different orchestras/bands in Shasta County and play in fiddle contests. All of the band members are classically trained but find their
greatest enjoyment is playing Bluegrass and Old Time Fiddle – but mostly Bluegrass.
The Mountain Messengers
THE MOUNTAIN MESSENGERS
The Mountain Messengers is a five-piece acoustic band from the far north of California consisting
of Gracie Benham (fiddle and vocals), Kristine Benham (upright double bass and vocals), Don Palmer (banjo and vocals) Lloyd Raeg (guitar and vocals), Tom Spence (mandolin and upright double
bass), Pat Scott (fiddle and vocals) and Bill Spence (guitar) Their playlist consists of mainly Americana/Traditional Music - from Bluegrass, to Jazz, Old Time Fiddle and more.
