Summer concerts at Home Ranch Bottoms in Polebridge

The public is invited to enjoy evening concerts surrounded by the beauty of the North Fork Valley at Home Ranch Bottoms in Polebridge this summer.

Home Ranch Bottoms is a solar-powered bar, restaurant and music venue with a campground and cabins. No vehicle reservations are needed to access the location at 8950 North Fork Road, four miles south of the historic Polebridge townsite. 

Home Ranch Bottoms is open 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. on weekends. For more information go to homeranchbottomsmt.com or call 406.407.3863. 

The following are the remaining events planned for the beer garden stage in 2026: 

Thursday and Friday, July 2 and 3, 6 p.m.: Olive Klug. Originally on a career path towards social work, Olive Klug harnesses their gifts for singing and storytelling as a means to accomplish lifelong goals of inspiring emotional catharsis and social change in their audiences. Influenced by artists from Joni Mitchell to Kimya Dawson, Klug’s unfiltered vulnerability is at the forefront of every song.  

Saturday and Sunday, July 4 and 5, 6 p.m.: Erik Koskinen Band. Erik Koskinen is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer, whose music is not categorized by sub-genres. Stylistically he is on his own while heavily influenced by American roots music.  

Thursday, July 9, 6 p.m.: Open Range. “Music that captures the spirit of the West” - that’s how the music of Open Range has been described. Ric Steinke and Linda Hausler weave a musical blend of tight vocal harmonies and outstanding acoustic instrumentation. They perform music from the old western standards, to swing tunes of the 40’s, to western music being written today. 

Friday and Saturday, July 10 and 11, 7 p.m.: Ian Thomas and the Band of Drifters. Playing modern Americana roots music while drawing from honky-tonk and blues traditions, you will want to bring your dancing shoes. Hailing from Montana, Tennessee and points between, they keep their music varied in arrangement, instrumentation and regional influences. 

Thursday, July 16, 7 p.m.: Polebridge Bootleg Band. A rotating cast of mostly Butte-dwelling musicians will turn the beer garden stage into a musical playground. Audience members should plan to be transported. 

Friday, July 17, 7 p.m.: Junior the Band. At the junction of folk, pop, and cosmic country, you’ll find Junior, a Montana based trio composed of songwriters Hermina Jean, Caroline Keys, and Jenny Lynn. Set in an unsentimental West, their songs explore themes of grief, aging, ending relationships, and life transitions.  

Saturday, July 18, 7 p.m.: Catfish Carl. Catfish Carl is a construction laborer and musician working and recording in Walkerville, Montana. He grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma and parts of Arkansas. Plan to relax and enjoy the music. 

Thursday, July 23, 7 p.m.: Fourth Annual Comedy in the Woods with Rich Hall. Rich Hall is an award winning American comedian, writer, documentary maker, and musician, first coming to prominence as a sketch comedian in the late 1980s. He wrote and performed for a range of networks in series such as Fridays, Not Necessarily the News, Otis Lee Crenshaw and Saturday Night Live.  

Friday and Saturday, July 24 and 25, 6 p.m.: Cash for Junkers. Based out of Missoula, Cash for Junkers has been a band since 1998. Performing in the Northwest, they play authentic covers and originals inspired by early honky tonk and western swing, colliding with post punk and Tom Waits. 

Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 6 p.m.: Maple the band. Maple is a band formed between three old pals who all have different touring bands. Glenn is in "The Revelers", Matt is in "Ferd", Paul is in "Paul Lee Kupfer". These guys are all seasoned vets who aim to bring the boogie and make sure the crowd has a great night every time they perform. 

Tuesday and Wednesday, August 4 and 5, 6 p.m.: Chris Acker. In a genre full of tall tales and marketable lies, Chris Acker crafts candid songs – weaving his wit and woes into a body of work that exposes the stale plight of the American Songster to the honest, and sometimes hilarious, light of day. A New Orleans based country-folk songsmith, he will share his collection of songs brimming with true tales, eloquent songwriting and fearless honesty.  

Tuesday, August 11, 7 p.m.: Anna Tivel Trio. Anna Tivel is an Oregon based songwriter who grounds her work in the quiet stories of everyday life. She’s a keen and detailed observer, and the characters that move through her lyrics come alive in small moments of beauty and struggle.  

Thursday, August 13, 6 p.m.: Christy Hayes. Hayes cut her teeth as a professional Americana folk, alt-country, psychedelic rock and roll, singer songwriter in Austin, Texas and toured nationally for a dozen years before heading north. She settled in Butte, Montana where she runs a nonprofit called Working Quiet and a writers in residence program called Dear Butte. 

Friday and Saturday, August 14 and 15, 6 p.m.: The Two Tracks. Led by husband-and-wife Dave (guitar and cello) and Julie Huebner (guitar), the quartet is rounded out by bassist Taylor Phillips and drummer Fernando Serna, fusing expressive storytelling, sonorous four-part harmonies, and a lively authenticity creating a rewarding experience. 

Tuesday and Wednesday, August 18 and 19, 6 p.m.: Alex Dunn. Alex Dunn is based out of the high desert of northern New Mexico. He uses his own personal blend of Folk/Americana to reflect on the many lives he's led, from his youth along the border of Colorado and Wyoming to the quiet moments aboard commercial fishing vessels in the remote waters of Southeast Alaska. 

Thursday and Friday, August 20 and 21, 6 p.m.: Lena Rich. Inviting and ethereal, Lena Rich offers an entirely unique sound inspired by folk traditions. With songs that celebrate the beauty of the natural world, the depth of human connection, and the magic of moments that stick, Rich’s music is both familiar and refreshingly unique. 

Saturday, August 22, 6 p.m.: Tin Finley. Like some alchemy, Montana-based band, Tin Finley, pull from their individual stories and artistic points of view to emerge with a unified sound bridging those worlds with ethereal folk music and something entirely their own.  

Friday and Saturday, August 28 and 29: The John Lowell Duo. John Lowell has been performing in the Mountain West for the past 43 years. He’s toured the world with his bands Kane’s River, Growling Old Men, Wheel Hoss, the John Lowell Band and Coppo, Kaerner and Lowell. Lowell is a triple threat – songwriter, singer, guitarist and his smooth voice is heard on many albums.