Nestled amongst the dense, sun-speckled pine forests of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the Blue Ox Music Festival welcomes thousands of roots music fans and musicians each June to the heart of Paul Bunyan country. Hosted each year by groundbreaking bluegrass band Pert Near Sandstone, Blue Ox showcases the complex fabric that makes American roots music what it is today, bringing some of the best artists in the US to an intimate natural space for experimentation.