Chad Okrusch made his first appearance on the ButteCast before he performed at the Montana Folk Festival in Butte in July 2023.

He makes his return today to talk about the inaugural Americonda festival. It is billed as an American roots music jam at Smitty’s Barn on the west end of Anaconda. The event will feature Christy Hays, Ian Thomas, Kyle Rife, Matt Strachan, Jason Mahoney, Wes Urbaniak and Okrush.

Gates open at 1 p.m. on Sunday, June 29, and music will be played form 3 to 9 p.m. The cost is just $20 in advance and $25 the day of the show. (Click here to buy tickets)

Bring a lawn chair and enjoy some food from vendors and buy some drinks from the bar.

It really should be a fun show that is hopefully the start of a tradition in Southwest Montana.

Listen in as Chad talks about the Americonda festival, its origins and the plans they have for the future.

Listen as Chad discusses his long-awaited sophomore album, which he is planning to record soon, and how he returned to his happy place — the Big Hole River — to find some songwriting inspiration.

Listen as we talk about some of the artists involved in the Americanda Festival and some of the many more we are lucky enough to have living in the area.

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