ST. JOSEPH, MO— The Trails West! ® festival committee has released its 2016 entertainment lineup, which includes funk rock, country, and blues-pop.

The festival will take place August 19-21 in Civic Center Park in downtown St. Joseph.

Here Come the Mummies takes the stage Friday night, Farewell Angelina, Steve Moakler and Sawyer Brown entertain crowds Saturday; and festival attendees Sunday will hear from John Waite (from Bad English and The Babys).

“We are thrilled to announce such a fantastic lineup for the 2016 festival,” says festival co-chair Robbie Morton. “Trails West! ® offers a great weekend full of exceptional entertainment at a very affordable price.”

Here Come the Mummies, however, are not strangers to Civic Center Park. They performed at Trails West!® in 2013. Here Come the Mummies is an eight-piece rock band with a “terrifying funk from beyond the grave” sound. They have opened for P-Funk, Al Green, and Cheap Trick, and they rocked Super Bowl Village 2012.

Farewell Angelina is an all-female country band. Band members Nicole Witt, Andrea Young, Elizabeth Elkins and Lisa Torres began recording together in 2015, and they released their debut single and video, “Hillbilly 401K” earlier this year.

Steve Moakler received rave reviews for his album “Wide Open” after releasing previous records “Watching Time Run,” which debuted at number 1 on the Singer/Songwriter chart and Top 50 Overall iTunes® chart, and “All the Faint Lights.” Moakler’s music has been recorded by country artists Dierks Bentley, Jake Owen and Kellie Pickler, among others.

After winning Star Search, country-rockers Sawyer Brown have been churning out hits over the past few decades. Their debut album, “Leona,” rose to the Top 20 charts, and their next hit, “Step That Step” climbed to number one, and the album claimed the number two slot. In the ‘90’s, they released hits “This Thing Called Wantin’ and Havin’ It All,” “Treat Her Right,” and “Drive Me Wild,” and in the
early 2000’s released the pop hit “Can You Hear Me Now?”

The festival’s entertainment concludes Sunday with John Waite, who first rose to fame as the lead singer of Bad English, and the The Babys. Waite formed the The Babys in England in the ‘70’s and grew in popularity across the U.S. and the U.K. for the hit “Isn’t It Time.” Later on, Waite created the group Bad English and became a huge success with hits like “When I See You Smile” and “Price of Love.”
Waite is now enjoying a solo career, releasing famous albums “Temple Bar,” “No Brakes” and “Rough & Tumble.”

“We are very excited to bring back a band that was such a crowd pleaser at a previous festival, and we’re also delighted to showcase some new performers at Trails West!®” said Shana Meyer, festival co-chair. “We believe this lineup will be a great draw for the region’s largest arts festival.”

Admission to the festival is by souvenir button or 2016 Trails West!® t-shirt. The buttons, good for admission to all three days of the festival, are $8 in advance and $10 at the festival gates. All festival guests over the age of 10 will need a button for admission. Trails West!® t-shirts must be purchased in advance and can be worn to the festival as an alternative option to purchasing an admission button.
Buttons will go on sale July 1, and will be available for sale online and at various locations across St. Joseph. Button locations will be announced at a later date.