Annie Rutherford, the festival’s first-time coordinator, concedes these are difficult times in the world. It continues, even as we gather here in Paradise,” she writes in a message from the festival’s board of directors. Thank you to the Fishers – Chris, Julie, Linden, Paul, and Dice – for allowing us to come together here each year. We are so grateful that you’ve given River & Sky a home here for 15 years …“Let the music sweep you off your feet. Let the river hold you up.