
The Hi-Line Harvest Festival strives to highlight Montana musicians and artists while inviting regional and nationally touring acts to Chester, Montana.
Friday, September 18th, 2026
Song Swap at 1st St. Mercantile

Kalyn Beasley
Kalyn Beasley is one of the West’s most distinctive songwriters and storytellers, crafting vivid, emotionally grounded songs about a way of life few live but many are drawn to. He makes his home in the high, dry mountains of Northwest Wyoming, home of grizzlies and geysers.
Raina Wallace
Raina Wallace is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist whose raw emotion blends the storytelling soul of country with the grit of Americana. For the past four years, she toured as the bassist for the Lowdown Drifters, earning her stripes on the road and onstage, now breaking out on her own with her unique voice and songwriting style.

Festival Pre Party at Tip Top Lounge

The Moondocks
Emerging from the backroads of Granite County, Montana, the Moondocks duo smashes together the poignant rural lyricism of Ben Larson with the impromptu interstellar instrumentation of percussion guru Dr. Pfahl.
Powerful and evocative singers, Ben and Pfahl have shared the stage with The Wilder Blue, Yarn, Melissa Carper, Big Richard and more. As lifelong musicians, this duo have produced numerous albums in previous bands including The Backwoods Dreamers and The Grownass Men. The Moondocks is an evolution of Ben’s Western Americana sound with new cosmic influences from Pfahl’s deep dive into the realm of the theremin.
Few places inspire music like the American West, and nobody embodies that classic western sound like the Braun Brothers. Hailing from Idaho’s White Cloud Mountains, Willy, Cody, Micky, and Gary Braun have spent their lives following in the footsteps of their father, Muzzie, and generations of Brauns before them, performing and making music.
The Braun Brothers are the founders and leaders of Reckless Kelly, one of the most influential and enduring bands in American roots music. Micky & The Motorcars would carve out an equally impressive career with more than two decades on the road, eight studio albums and a devoted fan base. Together, thereby show the worlds of country and Americana music the payoff from hard work, determination, and writing songs that pull no punches. Although the tour schedules of both the Motorcars and Reckless, as well as the brothers’ individual dance cards, makes a Braun Brothers performance a relative rarity, when they do reunite, fans can expect a stripped-down acoustic version of their band’s signature sounds. They tend to dig deeper into the catalogs, focusing on songs co-written together, choice covers, as well as tunes that feature the brothers’ signature harmonies. While their individual careers have taken them around the world, the Braun Brothers remain connected by family, a shared history, and a lifelong love of making music together.
The Braun Brothers
of Reckless Kelly & Micky & the Motorcars

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Wylie & the Wild West
Wylie Gustafson is an American original. The native Montanan singer/songwriter has recorded 24 albums backed by over 3 decades of performing around the world. He remains distinct in country music as one of the few authentic voices of the genre. Wylie’s muse is the empty sprawl of his native Montana home where he crafts the words and music that reflect his life on the 4th generation family ranch.
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For over the last 33 years, he and his band, The Wild West, have performed their refreshing blend of cowboy, western, and traditional country. They are hugely popular on the festival and theatre circuit. Stateside, they have performed at such prestigious venues as the National Folk Festival, MerleFest, the Bumbershoot Festival, The Stagecoach Festival, A Prairie Home Companion, The Conan O’Brien Show and the Grand Ole Opry (with over 50 guest appearances).
Chasen Wayne & the Honky Tonk Machine
Chasen Wayne Mitchell was born on a team roping ranch in Kennedale, Texas and raised in a world fueled by rodeo, drag racing, and blue-collar grit. After his family relocated to Granbury, Texas in hopes of a safer life, he found refuge in music when it seemed that trouble wasn’t something he could easily escape.
He set his sights on Austin for a fresh start At 17 years old - making his way by working nights as a bouncer on 6th street and days digging tunnels for a plumbing crew. His journey hasn’t been clean or easy—marked by addiction, close calls, and a long road of hard-earned experience that’s deeply embedded in his songwriting while incorporating Psych, Jazz, Rock and country all into one piece of art that is always chasing down his own unique sound.

