Yonder Mountain String Band guitarist Adam Aijala and basist Ben Kaufmann will host their seventh-annual Mabon Celebration next month. The stripped down performance, which will celebrate the Autumnal Equinox, will take place at Lyons, CO’s Planet Bluegrass Ranch on September 19. The duo describe the show in the following statement:

Turn your sun dial back to the last eight years’ Mabon celebrations. They have been magical days capped by an unforgettably, intimate set from Adam Aijala and Ben Kaufmann – relaxed, warm, and utterly musical.

If you’ve been to one of these shows, you’re probably still talking about it. As much as any of our Wildflower Concerts, these shows have caused a stir: two of our favorite musicians from one of the most vital bands in acoustic music, Yonder Mountain String Band, performing two long sets of music, including an extended encore played completely acoustic on the edge of the stage.

As we celebrate the end of summer, the fall harvest, and the Autumnal Equinox, it seems only fitting that we invite Ben and Adam back to share in the musical feast for a seventh year.

Whether trading vocals on some of the most beloved songs in the Yonder catalog (including some not often heard these days), covering a broad swath of traditional music from Celtic to Americana, or trading leads on guitar, banjo, bouzouki, and mandolin this will be a show befitting the summer’s delicate finale.

As previously reported, Yonder recently brought out the members of Greensky Bluegrass during their sold-out performance at Morrison, CO’s Red Rocks Amphitheater.