We're thrilled to have two different food trucks on site with us this year! Friday night we welcome The Roaming Coyote with a wide array of Mexican and Latin-American themed dishes, while Saturday night we will enjoy delights from the Middle East and beyond with Kabob Mix's Halal fusion menu. At our request, both trucks will offer vegetarian and gluten-free options, and most entrees are in the $12 to $20 range. When we have menus with up-to-date menu and prices, we'll post them here - and it's ok to come…

Our Sycamore Song Circle is a partially-curated, partially open mic song circle down by the creek, unplugged in the shade of the giant sycamore tree. We will have some invited seats and a “pilgrim chair” for folks who signed up in advance, first come first serve. Last year's inaugural round-robin was a rousing success, despite discovering that 1) we're on a Dulles Airport flight path and 2) that there seem to be a lot of flights on Saturday afternoons. To address that, this year's circle will be “lightly…

We are excited to have a new T-shirt design this year, thanks to the talents of James Garofalo bringing this year's design to life! It's a 2-sided print with this year's artists listed on the back, and we have a limited amount of women's v-neck shirts too. Preordered shirts will be waiting for you at the Merchandise tent. 

All shirts are $30. We will have a limited supply of shirts available first-come first-serve for purchase - these are really cool and help you spread the Mountville vibe all year long!

If you missed part of the Main Stage Friday or Saturday, watch it here or click to watch it at YouTube. Scroll down the YT video description to find hyperlink time indices so you can jump to the beginning of any set. 

Friday June 20, 2025

Featuring sets from Lisa Taylor, Teghan Devon, and ilyAIMY followed by a Songwriters-in-the-Round finale with Randy Barrett and Kipyn Martin with host Andrew McKnight.

Saturday June 21, 2025

Featuring sets from Sunny@Midnight (duo), Michelle Lockey, Kevin Neidig, Lua Project…

To read all the latest in our plans so you can make yours, here's our May 2025 Newsletter.

We are thrilled this year to add a new element to Mountville. There are never enough slots in our lineup for all the talented artists we'd love to have play, and while we have a good core of die-hard musicians and listeners for a lively Moonshine jam of old time tunes as well as a Songwriter Circle each night, we've been wanting to create more opportunities for beginning songwriters as well as musicians who come for the day but can't be here for the late night mischief. And we don't want to add any more…

Our 30th annual Mountville is officially in the books as a resounding success, despite two days of nearly 100° afternoon temperatures. A total of thirteen acts over two days turned in a complete top-shelf program from start to finish, connecting generations, centering female artists, and showcasing an amazing diversity of musical styles at a high level, yet with the casual warmth and intimacy Mountville audiences love.

And if you missed it, take heart! We livestreamed it to the best of our abilities…

The 30th Annual Mountville Folk Festival! 

Fri. June 21st, Gates open at 5pm, Music starts at 6pm.
Sat. June 22nd, Gates open at 1pm, Music starts at 2pm. 
Rain or shine, but shine preferred. 
On the slopes of Bull Run Mountain near Aldie, Virginia. http://mountvillefolk.org 
RSVP required for directions, just like a house concert. With camping. 
Hit Reply to RSVP your Yes or Maybe! 

You are on our email invite list AND officially invited! It's just two weeks away and we've got an incredible two-night experience…

We are excitedly counting down the days til we gather on the slopes of Bull Run Mountain again for the 30th annual Mountville Folk Festival! The gates open at 5pm Friday June 21st for a fabulous evening of music, followed by a full afternoon and evening of music again Saturday June 22nd - over 10 hours of live music on the main stage in a beautiful and uncrowded setting, with friendly people enjoying a great weekend music experience together. Best part is, you're invited!

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Our Mountville family knows that we have had to do a lot of "new" work this year, in part because of our 2-night celebration, but also because Mountville couldn't continue hoping that "donations at the gate will cover it somehow". Your generosity has this year's festival on solid ground, and likely a good start on next year too - thank you!

We've been creative about other ways to help going forward. We reached out to several area businesses and organizations who share some of our mission, and/or our values…

It's time to order your special 30th Anniversary T-shirts! To preorder as many shirts as you'd like by midnight Eastern May 24th, email us what you want (yes we trust you!).

We have them in three colors (as of now, we have no plans to have tie-dyed shirts this year - sorry!).

They will be $30 each and payable when you pick them up at Hospitality. If you won't be at Mountville in person, please let us know when you email us and we'll make arrangements for payment and shipping. We expect them delivered here by…

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We're excited to unveil our special 30th Anniversary logo designed by talented local high schooler Thomas Mazeika, who worked with us to dial in this wonderful iconography representing the magic of Mountville, particularly during the "Golden Hour" just before sunset. How fitting that this year's theme is “Connecting Generations”, as Thomas is one of several young adults making a big impact on Mountville 30. We are thrilled to have his art woven into the whole experience this year!

ABOUT THE ARTIST: Thomas…

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