Fire In The Mountains has announced the addition of the 16 Horsepower reunion to its already illustrious bill for its 2026 edition. This time, 16 Horsepower are going to make their exclusive 2026 US reunion performance. 16 Horsepower has been known to rediscover the sound of guitar by taking a unique approach towards traditional Appalachian folk, bluegrass, gospel, and country music. Their music is popularly known as “gothic country” and “gothic Americana.”
This reunion will see the core three members of the band: David Eugene Edwards, Jean-Yves Tola, and Pascal Humbert. They will be playing together for the first time in 21 years.
David Eugene Edwards shares his thoughts:
“It is a special honor and privilege to reunite and drift like sleep into the Hotel Montana. To the Great Blackfeet Nation’s sovereign lands for the Fire in the Mountains festival 2026.”
The current batch of artists for the 2026 edition are given below:
16 Horsepower (Exclusive US reunion performance)
Enslaved
Borknagar (U.S. exclusive)
Yob (presented by Firekeeper Alliance)
Gallowbraid (U.S. live debut)
Sigh
Wayfarer
Midwife
Tarantella
Galvanist
Nocturne
Fire in the Mountains is an immersive, open-air music and cultural event that merges heavy music with natural landscapes and Indigenous cultural experiences. As the only alcohol-free heavy music festival in North America, Fire In The Mountains is dedicated to confronting a critical and urgent issue that significantly impacts the Blackfeet Nation, and all of Indian Country: suicide.
Fire In The Mountains is committed not only to raising awareness of the prevalence of suicide in Indian Country but also to actively participating in the solution by providing support for suicide prevention initiatives. Fire In The Mountains aims to create a platform that brings this issue to the forefront of our public consciousness and fosters a supportive community dedicated to change.
Through music, art, and education — all set within the remote wilderness that borders Glacier National Park — in an area the Blackfeet call “The Backbone of the World,” Fire In The Mountains offers a one-of-a-kind, immersion-based experience designed to rekindle the inner fire and deepen each participant’s connection to the natural world and to one’s self.
