The 8th Annual Archie Festival was again a huge success. There were roughly 1200 or more spectators. I want to thank Jim Hodges for doing a super job as M.C. Thanks Jim!

They decided to call it Archie Fest, thanking me for bringing good Bluegrass and Old- Country to the Mondaux Dam area. It has been rewarding to have all these wonderful musicians come and perform. We had a very good group from the Madison area. The people enjoyed their music very much. Attending were Ellis Bauman, Denny Egstad, Patti Graham, Maggie Siefried and Gene Kezer from Mazomanie. We also had a lady from British Columbia, Canada, so I guess it was an international event!

I want to thank all the musicians that made this a success, including: Dean & the Honkeytonk Heartbreakers, The Chippewa Valley Boys, Mondo Diablos, Ole & the Bottom Feeders, Family Ties, The Lang Bothers, and Archie & the Wild Cats.

Archie Fest will be held next year on July 12, 2008.