About the Festival

6TH ANNUAL SOURLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL SLATED FOR SATURDAY JULY 25

The Sourland Planning Council proudly announces the 2009 Sourland Music Festival will take place on the polo field of the Hillsborough Country Club on Saturday July 25th from 4PM to 11PM. Topping the bill this year will be the Ten Foot Tall Band along with Big Nancy and the Supreme Court. Also on the bill are Wenonah Brooks, Dan Lavoie and the Mountainview Band. Expect to hear Roots Rock, Blues, Jazz, Acoustic and Bluegrass Music.

In it's 6th year the festival has grown from a small gathering at Hillbilly Hall to a large, family friendly daylong event on the polo field of the Hillsborough Country Club overlooking the Sourland Mountain and Amwell Valley. In 2007 more than 1000 people took part. Past musical acts have included, Amphibian, Chris Harford, Awry, Bliggins & Goines, John Sonntag, The Killer Blues Band, Phedonia, The Back Door Band and The Great Road West, all of which feature musicians from the area.

In addition, local vendors will be on hand featuring an assortment of fresh locally grown and locally made food.Beverages will be provided by the Hillsborough Country Club.
Many local businesses have provided items that will be offered for silent auction that will benefit the Sourland Planning Council.

The Sourland Planning Council is a grassroots, citizen-based organization dedicated to preservation and protection of the Sourland Mountain Region, which includes portions of the following municipalities: Hopewell Borough and Hopewell Township in Mercer County; East Amwell and West Amwell townships and the city of Lambertville in Hunterdon County; and Hillsborough and Montgomery townships in Somerset County. A sliver of Delaware Township in Hunterdon County also lies in the Sourlands.
“We must work to save this incredible resource in the hopes that our children and grandchildren will enjoy it as we have,” said Jennifer Bryson of Hillsborough, former president of the Sourland Planning Council.

The largest unbroken forest in central New Jersey, which is the third-largest forest in the state, lies within the Sourland Mountain Region. It boasts a unique ecosystem of forested wetlands and grasslands that provide a home to numerous threatened and endangered species and other plants and animals. In fact, about 95 percent of the region is critical habitat. The unique conditions in the Sourlands create the headwaters for much of central New Jersey’s water supply.

For more information on the Sourland Planning Council, please visit www.sourlands.org