CONTENTS May - June 2011, Issue 86 Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 & 5 Miscellaneous editorial-like announcements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Rockin’ River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 BY KENNY HESS
You, festivals, and the media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 BY STEVE MARLOW
A bit about Blackberry Wood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11 BY JEANIE KEOGH
On the Pow Wow trail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-13 BY JANET ROGERS
Recording a dead sound, Deadkind, that is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-15 BY SHANE HUMBER
Festivolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 BY BARB BRUEDERLIN
Can you feel it? It’s a vibe! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 BY MIKE SOUTHWORTH
Getting that Cool-Aid sound all over again. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 BY PETER NORTH
Bandz to bandz: Getting connected via Prince George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 BY CHRISTINA ZAENKER
Indie: What’s in a word? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 BY DOMINIQUE FRAISSARD
Help! 42 days on the road and what do I pack? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 BY LINDA MCRAE
Here’s a little quiz to test your knowledge of BC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 BY CHRISTINA ZAENKER
Fundraisers are fun — and full of love! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
BC Musician Magazine is published by Patanga Steamship Co. PO Box 1150 Peachland, BC V0H 1X0 604.999.4141 www.bcmusicianmag.com info@bcmusicianmag.com Publisher, Editor Leanne Nash lvnash@bcmusicianmag.com Associate Editor Christina Zaenker zippy@bcmusicianmag.com Associate Publisher, Editor Paul Crawford paul@bcmusicianmag.com Managing Editor Michele Morrow michele@bcmusicianmag.com Advertising & Marketing Representatives Carla Stephenson carla@bcmusicianmag.com
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An unexpected job evolves out of volunteering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 BY JULIA KALININA
Miss Quincy’s Inter national Touring Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 BY MISS QUINCY
MAY festival listings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
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JUNE festival listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-39 JULY festival listings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-51 AUGUST festival listings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52-55 SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER festival listings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56-57 Bella Coola comes back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
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CONTRIBUTORS Barbara Bruederlin is a freelance writer
in Calgary. She is trying to single-handedly save the arts community in Canada by promoting struggling musicians and theatre troupes. Her reviews are regularly linked on the press pages of the Calgary Folk Music Festival and Sage Theatre. Barbara also maintains an insanely popular blog, Bad Tempered Zombie. Her writing has been published in Prairie Fire Magazine, Swerve Magazine, Kitschykoo! Subcultural Magazine, and Alberta Views Magazine.
Jodie Ponto is a Canadian photographer who is digging her fingers in deep to the grass roots of the independent music scene. Inspired by the raw, intense, and fleeting moments that are so often found in live music, she specializes in available light concert photography and has developed an extensive photoblog documenting tours, festivals, and the on and off stage antics of musicians across Canada and beyond. To check out her work visit www.jodieponto.com, www. jodieponto.com/photoblog, or join her Facebook Fan Page. Dominique Fraissard hails from the mountains of Canada’s west and the long hot highways of Australia. His guitars and potent pen sing with an earthy lilt and an urban edge, from the good green earth of his 1970’s childhood, up through the concrete and steel built on top of it. Opener for Jack Johnson, John Butler Trio and the Waifs. BCIMA 2011 Four Time Finalist – Peoples Choice, Best Folk/Traditional and Roots/World Recordings and Producer.
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Miss Quincy recently returned from an
Kenny Hess has grown up playing country
Julia Kalinina’s favourite words
Jeanie Keogh is a Vancouver-based freelance writer and a regular contributor to the Deep Cove Crier, the Jewish Independent, TenthMil, Side Street Review, Shalom Life and Impowerage. She is a graduate from the journalism program at Langara College and creative writing graduate from Humber College.
intensive independently booked European tour of the UK, The Netherlands and Germany. To see photos of her adventures and misadventures visit Miss Quincy on Facebook.
include raffish and picaresque and she firmly believes only in paradoxes. Her favourite author is Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
Janet Rogers Janet is a Mohawk/Tuscarora writer from the Six Nations band in southern Ontario. She was born in Vancouver BC and has been living on the traditional lands of the Coast Salish people (Victoria, BC) since 1994. Janet works in the genres of poetry, short fiction, science fiction, play writing, spoken word performance poetry, video poetry and recorded poems with music. Janet hosts Vancouver Island’s only native radio program on CFUV 101.9fm in Victoria called “Native Waves Radio” and is host of a native music column, Tribal Clefs on CBC Radio One’s program, All Points West in BC every Tuesday.
Steve Marlow
has been writing about music for more than 20 years and has been involved in campus radio for more than 15 years. Since joining campus radio CKUL in Lethbridge in 1989, he has had a keen interest in all forms of music, and everything Canadian, from music to professional wrestling. He runs an experimental music program on CFBX in Kamloops.
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music his whole life. This summer he plays his own festival, the third annual Rockin’ River Music Festival Aug. 12-13 in Mission, BC.
Peter North is an award-winning music journalist and has been activlely promoting and reporting on music in all forms of media for over 30 years. He is the host of Dead Ends and Detours on CKUA Radio in Alberta.
Linda McRae spent 8 years touring the world with Platinum recording artists Spirit of the West. She has since released 3 critically acclaimed solo recordings and in 2007 was awarded a Canada Council Study Grant to work with Grammy winner Jon Vezner in Nashville, TN and clawhammer banjo aficionado Brad Leftwich in Bloomington, IN. Linda was married in a bail bonds office in Jackson, TN to James Whitmire, a retired donkey rancher-turned poet. They are working on a new CD of their own songs and a one-act play about how they met. lindamcrae.com
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An accomplished cellist and vocalist,
Christina Zaenker has contributed lush accompaniments to many albums by BC artists such as Yael Wand, Kevin Kane, Joey Only Outlaw Band, Don Alder, and Pacifika. She has lived on Haida Gwaii, in Wells and Vancouver, and likes to connect the musical dots across BC. On MySpace you'll find her as "zippycello".
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Mike Southworth
is a Producer, Musician, Director and Jack-ofAll-Trades who lives in Vancouver with his wife, Hilary Grist. Check out Mike’s blog at www. collideentertainment.com
Shane Humber is a guitarist, bassist, drummer, vocalist and songwriter from Campbell River, BC. Born in Newfoundland, he grew up on Vancouver Island. Shane has been playing music almost all of his life, and feels passionately enough about it to have music notes tattooed onto his ears. His music of choice is Punk Rock and Death Metal, but he prides himself on being able to “sit through almost anything.” Shane also draws and would like to learn how to tattoo.
The Iconic cover of our Summer Festival Guide was once again designed and updated by the phenomenal and legendary poster designer Bob Masse of Salt Spring Island. First introduced three years ago, Bob’s design aimed to capture the spirit of BC Musician Magazine and our desire to celebrate the incredible wealth of festivals happening in British Columbia each summer. Over the past three years our guide has grown exponentially to now include festivals in BC, Alberta, the Yukon and Washington State. We’ll adjust the cover next year to reflect this expanded coverage. Think of us while making the festival rounds this summer. Please send us photos with you holding your copy of the Summer Festival Guide and we will try to publish them in a future issue and help promote your favourite festival for next year.
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Several Miscellaneous Announcements The summer issue, July/August, is all about art. If you are a musician, and also an artist, or if you are an artist and also a musician, we’d like to know what you do. And we’d still like to produce a directory of sorts, particularly if you do art-for-hire, in any medium.
Please send us your letters! You should also send us CDs. We’re committed to reviewing. Anything produced in 2010 (that we haven’t already reviewed, natch) or 2011. No EPKs or downloads, please. We’re reviewing again for issue 88, Sept/ Oct 2011, but need your CDs before August 1. But please note: It’s really, really helpful if you include an information package with your disc.
An atmospheric North Country Fair, 2010, captured by Jodie Ponto. This year’s festival is June 17-19.
Late Breaking News: Not official, but officially optimistic, this last minute announcement from our friends at the Accordion Noir Festival.
It’s never too early to start planning for the 2012 festival season!
January 2012. Sorry, it’s mean to say that when summer is just about to start. However: Our second annual “Guide to Venues” will be published in the dead of winter. The 2011 edition turned out to be a sleeper hit with readers and musicians, many of whom let us know that they were pleased to find new places to visit and perform at in communities near and far.
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Coming September 22-25, the 4th annual installment of this plucky festival picks up where its namesake weekly radio show / podcast leaves off, showcasing a wide array of local and traveling squeezebox performers across diverse genres to help demonstrate the dark and intriguing side of the unfairly stereotyped instrument. Annual hallmarks of the festival include an accordion parade, a squeezebox film fest and a mainstage set from the clown prince of klezmer, Geoff Berner. Stay tuned to http://bit.ly/anfest for breaking details as we squeeze them in!
Contests, Giveaways, Facebook. We often have things to give away. Danielle emailed her entry for the Nardwuar / Andrew W.K. 7” EP that we had up for grabs. Lorissa gets to see Alison Kraus & Union Station the night before the Vancouver Island MusicFest. Join our Facebook Group (“BC Musician”). We occasionally announce contests and giveaways there. It’s painless, and we won’t bug you with too many messages.
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Coming this Nov/Dec we’ll be publishing our second annual “Guide to applying to festivals” issue. We’ll send out reminders to festival organizers in September to send us dates and application details.
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Rockin’ River in Mission By Kenny Hess I am very honored to be involved with putting on what I believe will be this year’s best country music festival in British Columbia. For the last two and a half years it seems everything I say, do or think is all about the Rockin’ River Music Festival. It will take place this August (12-13) in Mission B.C. The two-day show will star Travis Tritt, Lonestar, Sawyer Brown, Julian Austin, Rick Tippe and many more incredible entertainers. This is the third annual Rockin’ River Music Festival, and it is definitely bigger and better than ever. As much as I look forward to seeing the show run smooth, and all the patrons having fun, I also can’t wait to grab my old guitar and hit the stage with my own set. After all, that is really what I have always done. I have been lucky enough to sing for my supper my entire life. I never had any intention of being a concert promoter. In fact I always just wanted to be an entertainer. I started out singing with my family band back in Fernie, BC when I was just a kid. Soon I was out on the road with my own band sharing the stage with some of my favorite artists like Merle Haggard , Charlie Pride, Brooks and Dunn , Garth Brooks and many others.
Dee Lippingwell/Rockin’ River photo The Brent Lee Band, here performing at the 2010 Rockin’ River Music Festival,will again perform at the 2011 Rockin’ the River Festival beer gardens Aug. 12-13.
And as luck would have it all these years later I still am. In fact this year I am working with both Charlie Pride and Merle Haggard, “the only difference is this time around none of us are kids.” Anyway, back to the Rockin’ River Music Festival. Not only do we have the bigname American acts I mentioned above, we will also showcase many of the best country acts from around BC, including Chad Bromley and Emily Taylor Adams — the 2010 BC Country Music Association’s
Male and Female Vocalists of the Year. In the beverage garden, the very best of entertainment will be provided by our very own Brent Lee. There is loads of camping, food, music and fun waiting for everyone. Please come and see what we have to offer you. For more information about the Rockin’ River 2011 Music Festival, or for tickets, please go to www.rockinriver.com or phone the Rockin’ River hotline at 604733-4245.
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prepping for media attention By Steve Marlow The arrival of spring means festival season for many touring musicians. Whether you play in a rock band, a jazz ensemble or tote around an acoustic guitar, there’s a festival somewhere in the province that is suitable for your type of music. And preparing yourself for the media before you get to your festival destination is an important part of your festival experience. You’ll need to start thinking about the media angle months before you even get to the festival. There are a number of factors to consider before you get on the road. Who do I want to talk to? What resources does the festival offer me in the way of media? What kind of media will be available to me? How do I let people know that I’ll be at the festival? When you apply to be in a festival, make sure to see what kind of media services the festival offers. Some larger festivals will have a media tent set up for you, so you
can do interviews right on site. Smaller festivals may have nothing. Let the organizers know if you want to be interviewed and they can let you know what they have to help you out. If they don’t have facilities for you, try researching the local media and contact them yourself. In fact, it’s often a good idea to do this in addition to the festival’s interviews and do it quite a while ahead of the festival date. If you’re going to a place where your music isn’t well known, getting some advance press for your band is a great way to get listeners out to hear what you’re all about. Consider what type of media will be around as well. Newspapers in the area will often do an article ahead of each festival to generate interest. They’ll also be on site at the bigger festivals too to talk to you. Radio is another great way to get your message out. A commercial station might not play your music but they will likely do an
interview if you ask them. Local TV stations will often do a short piece on your music. Campus and community radio are often out in force in festival season. Consider local arts magazines too. Don’t write the smaller media outlets out. They’re usually your best bet to get interviewed. Remember that festivals in smaller places tend to be a much bigger deal than those in larger cities. A place like Nakusp likely only gets one big concert a year; whereas, in Vancouver you can see a great band every night. Make an effort to contact those small towns early if you plan on going to their festivals. Often, their newspapers or radio stations will devote a large amount of space or airtime to the festvial, so there’s an excellent opportunity to get more coverage than you normally would in a larger city. Getting those clippings and soundbytes for your media package could turn into a record contact or something more down the road.
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blackberry woo d in the hood Blackberry Wood’s lovely horn section. Photo Jodie Ponto
By Jeanie Keogh
What made modest, undiscovered Vancouver band Blackberry Wood land repeat invitations to clubs in England and score a spot at one of the world’s biggest music festivals was not their extraordinary talent or the fact that they were creating unparalleled sound as big name musical geniuses. What made people pay attention was their wacky energy and an infectious vibe of straight-up, unpretentious fun. This laidback band is a trick to pin a genre on. Their sound slips from gypsy folk to ragtime to country and, when you least expect it, in slides a bit of hip hop and world beats. Their carnival act is currently a five-piece outfit consisting of two horns, guitar, drums, washtub bass, theremin and about 20 loopy percussion instruments. The band ringmaster is Kris ‘Mitch’ who has a helter-skelter Kerouacian air of rolling in from an extended backwoods road trip. Fit to compete with the cast of Moulin Rouge with their zany costumes, Blackberry Wood seems ready to strike up a burlesque hoedown just about anywhere you plunk them down whether hitched to the back of a tractor at Art on the Farm, snowmobiled to Hollyburn Lodge on Cypress mountain or playing their regular gig at Falconetti’s on Commercial Drive. Raking together enough dough and enough of a reason to fly to England for a their first tour two years ago, they have since made the journey to the mother country four times. A fifth tour planned for this coming May where they will play at Gaz’s Rockin Blues, The Hootenanny and The Jamboree in London. They’ve driven through “pea soup fog” to play at the Antic Banquet festival held at an organic beef farm ten miles out of Norwich, UK finding their way by following signs marked on paper plates, playing in a cow field-turned-circus tent and later bedding down in a yurt. They’ve careened through the streets
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of London late for a gig. Kris navigating from a printed Google map while trying to placate a frantic promoter fearful they wouldn’t make the show and in the process significantly compromising their chance to land a spot at the 177,000-person Glastonbury Festival. But the strength of their music won over the promoter and they soon found themselves ankle deep in mud and filled with unparalleled joy to perform on the a world class stage that Lady Gaga had graced. And then they returned to Vancouver where they dispersed to work joe jobs, and dream, literally, of greener pastures. To learn what sets these wild characters apart from other bands competing for CBC Radio 3 airtime, I was escorted to the rehearsal by drummer Amrit ‘Basmati’ who is an Indian version of Stallone’s Rocky who constantly drums on any surface he can find. We walked from the SkyTrain through the well-manicured back alleys of Yaletown, feeling the faux Chinook air streams from condo vents blowing in our faces mix with the damp chill coming in off False Creek. We were met by Kris at the Storeroom, a popular Vancouver band rehearsal space. Kris forewent a handshake for a long hug on introduction. With his bowler hat and ostrich plume, he looked like a master craftsman of some antiquated profession – cobbler, milliner or typesetter which stood out in stark contrast to the brightly lit storefront displays that flanked the nondescript warehouse door. Heading down the industrial rabbit hole past a maze of crudely numbered wooden storage lockers, Kris led us to a colourfully decorated converted live/work space. As well as being Blackberry Wood’s frontman, he stands in as the building’s alarm setter, a job that came with the cheap pad. Delving into how the band came to be, Kris’ once-upon-a-time voice described how four years ago on New Year’s Eve, he and Corinne, his partner and saxophone
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player, were invited by a friend who owns a campground in Ucluelet to play. They packed up their two-person electronic surfer country band and rocked out to a patchwork audience of loggers, international surfers and First Nations. It was such a hit that they were asked back the next year for their second gig. Four years later they gig every weekend in B.C. and is a full-time touring outfit during July and August. Kris paused in the story when trumpet player Jack ‘Mandu’ yowled from the sidewalk to be let in. Quirky Corinne doggiebagged the building keys and chucked them out the window with, “I hope it doesn’t sail away like a parachute, Woohoo!!” A few minutes later, Jack materialized, fresh-faced and soft-spoken in an Amish looking hat and a lightly stained, threadbare pink plaid collared shirt, rolled up to the elbows. Once again, Kris launched into the fantastical tale of how he met UK Stranger Than Paradise producer Amanda Rogers on MySpace. Having never met Kris, Rogers left the keys to her London flat with a friend for Kris to pick up. “She walked in
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From the Pow Wow Trail... ...to the festival footpath By Janet Rogers The term Indian Summer references unusually warm autumn temperatures and dry, warm conditions after a January thaw when the snow has melted, making it more difficult for the “colonials” to track Indians back to their war camps… no kidd’n. Musically, we’re talking about a season between the months of June and August when Native performers kiss their loved ones “Onen” or goodbye to hit the festival circuit and maybe a few pow wows along the way. Fortunately for audiences, the festivals are being more and more inclusionary in their programming, and not waiting for “special funding” to invite our talented brothers and sisters onto the festival scene. To accommodate the deadline for this article, I am able to list most of the Indigenous who’s-who making their way around the circuit, but may not have corralled all the performers, as they are still being booked. So please check the web sites of your favourite festivals closer to the dates to get the full scoop. Here is a look at the confirmed acts so far: Edge of the World Festival, Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands), August 5,6 &7 Wayne Lavallee headlines this year.
Wayne refers to himself as the Rock n’ Roll Indian Cowboy. His most recent recording, Trail of Tears, swept the Native music awards in 2010. He is not tackling a national tour with much verve, in fact I’m hard pressed to find another festival where Wayne is booked. The gigs he is playing, he is playing as a solo act. His songs are polished and Wayne sings them with passion, soul and the pride of his ancestral voices. He pays homage to two of his musical inspirations, with covers of Buffy Sainte Marie’s “Codine” and “Buffalo Soldier” by Bob. Wayne nails both songs, while tuning each one with his own personality. 19th Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival, Shuswap territory, Shuswap Lake August 19 – 21st Cree singer/songwriter, Winnipeg based Don Amero and Vancouver based Metis electronic cellist Cris Derksen join this year’s line-up of talent. Don has been playing songs from his 3rd CD titled “The Long Way Home” from one end of turtle sland to the other; hence the title of the CD. If you like (and this is less of a dis than a matter of fact) easy-listening, chill-out good song writing, you’ll want to catch Don in Salmon Arm. He’s a
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generous performer and one who seems hungry to break through – he’s ready for the stadium. Cris Derksen wins fans at first glance. Cris uses her classical training and wakes up old notions of cello music. I call her the Jimi Hendrix of electric cello. She took her stage songs and had them cleverly produced on her debut album titled “The Cusp” which has been very well received on the Vancouver and international music scenes. Cris cut her teeth while touring with Tany Tagaq and continues to be one of the most approachable performers collaborating with most anyone and everyone…heck, she has three
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trax on my spoken word CD, Firewater, and is featured in my video poem “What Did You Do Boy.” A title penned by Cris herself. Programming these two musicians together in one festival speaks to the diversity of genres and calibre of talent which has become the norm in the current native music scene…there’s some country/ pop and there’s everything else too! Harrison Hot Spring Festival of the Arts, July 9th – 17th, Music on the Beach The lovely Leela Gilday, a proud Dene Juno winner will grace the (beach) stage as a solo performer and with a unique, one time, never before seen group of Indigenous music makers together called “New Directions: An Aboriginal Collaboration”. As part of this “Indian Super-group” we’ll see cello queen Cris Derksen, Dogrib nation singer and Juno nominee, Digawolf, eastern singer, rapper, poet Kinnie Star and Diyet, a singer from the Yukon who received a music degree from the University of Victoria. This musical combination will be worth the price of admission alone. Vancouver Island Music Festival, July 8th – 10th, Comox Valley Exhibition Grounds, beside the Tsolum River Leela Gilday and Cris Derksen, shift over to Vancouver Island. Leela has been travelling with her latest recording titled “Calling All Warriors” which has many strong songs with political under-tones not unlike those of the great Indian folk singers from the late 60’s and early 70’s. I can bet, with Cris Derksen’s versatility,
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we will see her on many of the stages at this festival, adding her unique cello rhythmic sounds in combination with the special collaborations this festival has become known for. Festival director and Dobro musician extraordinaire, Doug Cox lends his mentoring skills each year at the Aboriginal Music Program Camp (AMP Camp). Here, developing native musicians get to take their music further through song writing labs, promotional skills workshops, performance critiques and more. Komasket Music Festival, July 29th – 31st, Komasket Park, Okanagan Indian Band land Okanagan’s World Music and Dance celebration is 10 years young. Usually when I see the words, world music and
dance used in the same sentence my “hippie” red flags go up, but hey, we owe a lot to the hippie culture, and keeping festivals such as this one alive is part of that. The big name this year is Buffy Sainte Marie. Buffy’s latest CD “Running For the Drum” is a great example of the 21st century Buffy. Great artists are always evolving and Buffy is a great artist. She also offers up her classics like “Until It’s Time to Go” made famous by Elvis (she wrote it) and “Indian Cowboy” a perfect song given the territory. Also on the bill is world champion hoop dancer Dalas Arcand and traditional pow wow group Little Hawk Drummers. The dates of this festival always overlap with the Kamloopa Pow Wow. So if you don’t mind the dusty trail, you can have a musical and culturally jam-packed weekend.
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recording the sound o f the dead Our first professional Ep! By Shane Humber
It is March 27th, 2011 as I write this. My band Deadkind and I have spent three of the last four days recording our first professional EP. We are very fortunate to have the knowledge and expertise of an extremely talented engineer and sound technician on our side, Hugh Schmid of Campbell River, BC. Music and voiceover work recorded and/or mixed by Hugh has been featured on CBC, CTV, A&E, and MuchMusic. He has also previously worked with well known Canadian musicians such as Prairie Oyster, Don Herron, Catherine McKinnon and Buffy Stainte-Marie. The furious death metal sound of Deadkind, however, is not like anything he has been involved with prior to 2010, yet he has adapted to our sound flawlessly and has quickly become an essential key element in helping us to achieve as brutal and tight of an album as we possibly can. In November of 2010 we asked Hugh to do the sound for a metal show here in Campbell River. He came out and helped deliver our best sounding live performance to date. The other bands on the bill that night were equally impressed with the quality of the sound. The original plan was to record our set live that night. However, even though we felt that we played well, we decided instead to focus our efforts on a studio recording. Hugh was eager to offer his services and that brings us to the present day. A week before we were to start recording, Hugh came out to a Deadkind practice to have a listen and get a better feel for our music. We played four or five songs and then headed into a discussion about how we were going to go about getting this done. We decided that the music would be recorded in our jam space, and the vocal tracks would be done afterwards back in Hugh’s studio. It may sound strange that I started off
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talking about a studio recording, as you just finished reading that the music was recorded at our jam space, so I’d like to elaborate on that a little. Our rhythm guitarist Corey works for a drywall company, and they also carry other building materials — one of them being insulation. Corey has worked for these guys for quite some time, so he is able to come back after business hours and use the warehouse for the band. So every week we head over and set up right in the middle of stacks and stacks of pallets, usually three high, of bulk packaged insulation. The ceiling in the warehouse is quite high, so between the dimensions of the room and its contents, this is just about as ideal of an environment we could possibly have as somewhere to practice together and write new music. I’ve worked in some pretty shoddy places with bands in the past, and this is by far the best jam space I’ve ever been fortunate enough to call my own. Needless to say, Hugh also took notice of the potential in our jam space as well, and it was easily decided that this would be the best place for us to fully achieve the brutal sound we’re looking for on an album. A few days later, we all showed up as if it were any other normal practice. We did have to set up some gear a little bit differently than we normally do when we’re practicing, but other than that it was pretty straight forward. Not long after we got ourselves organized and set up, Hugh arrived and began setting his equipment up. We mic’d Corey and Nick’s guitar amps, Steve’s drums, and ran Jon’s bass directly into the board. Over the next hour and a half, the boys hammered out seven songs. As I sat and listened to the rest of the band record the music, I was taken back a little by the fact that they nailed down four of these songs on the first take. Hugh was also quite pleased with how well we know the songs, be-
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Deadkind, in the glow of mood lighting.
cause when it comes down to recording, how prepared and practiced up you are as a unit becomes quite evident on the playback. After hanging out and listening to the band record the music and then hearing it played back, my nerves began to tingle a little bit: now it was my turn. After almost two years of playing once or twice a week with the band, I feel quite comfortable playing our music. Yet, hearing the recorded version of Deadkind that was now only waiting for my vocal tracks, all I could think was how I hoped to meet the same caliber of musicianship that my band had just displayed. Most of the time that I hear my band play, I’m screaming my face off all the while, so to be able to hear them like that was sort of humbling in a way. What I’m really getting at is that nothing is as important to a band’s sound than practice. Everyone has heard the old saying “practice makes perfect,” but it’s something that may not mean as much to someone until they’re in a position to display their capabilities. The next most important part is not rushing. When your band gets to the point where the tediousness of playing the same songs over and over again is starting to wear on you, you’re about half way there. In order to sufficiently record your music in a manner that truly displays the capability of
your unit, you’ve got to be practicing and practicing until you’re ready to pull your hair out because you know these songs so well that they haunt your brain all day, every day. The beauty in this process is that once you’ve got your material recorded and you finally hear it played back, you feel completely overwhelmed by your accomplishment, which in turn makes your set list almost feel brand new all over again. To hear your hard work and efforts shape a sound you’ve had in your mind for so long will breathe new life into your work and bring a new sense of confidence to your playing. This is also a fundamental part of writing new material, because now you have everything you’ve worked so hard on laid down and tracked — it’s finished, you can now focus on new music. So, it had been two days since the band recorded the music, and Steve and I headed out to meet Hugh at his home studio. He was pretty much ready for us when we got there, so I headed into the vocal booth and Steve went with him to the control room. Once we got going, I delivered every song on the first take. I did have to go back and re-do one line on one of the tunes, but other than that I was spot on. I’m pretty sure I am still much more surprised about it than anyone else. It really makes me happy that I feel as though I delivered in the same way I felt that my band did while they recorded their part. I tried to approach the whole situation as nothing more than a routine practice. Standing in the vocal booth with the headphones on is really what hit it all home for me — the clarity and quality of the music the rest of the band recorded a few days beforehand came through the speakers and hit me like a garbage truck. I feel very satisfied that I was able to meet the same level of intensity and precision as the rest of the band, and we are all quite pleased with the end result. The next step in the process is the final mix. Hugh also seemed to surprised himself a little bit with us, because he had told Steve and I that this was going to be relatively easier mix for him than he originally thought. The sound he captured from recording the music in our jam space was of course not perfect, but quite clean and tight for what it is. We’ve got
some level adjustments and EQ to look at, a few odds and ends to go over, and some degree of mastering, but that’s about it. I anticipate that within the next two weeks or so we will have a completely finished recording. Now it’s time for Deadkind to begin looking into our options for duplication and distribution. This will be our greatest expense as a band to date, but another old saying rings true once again: you’ve got to spend money to make money. We’re on the verge of having a solid recording that everyone in the band is equally happy with, and we’ll soon be able to sell it and keep track of our sales. This information will be essential in helping us seek out any label or promotional interest from outside sources. It has been so long since I had done any sort of work in a studio environment with a true professional technician that everything about this whole process has really helped to reconfirm and revitalize the way I feel about being a part of Deadkind. We love playing this music together, and we want as many people who’d like to hear us be able to do so. It would be nice to perhaps even win over some new fans. At the end of the day, we just want to have something good to contribute to the world of music, and hopefully people will enjoy listening to us and coming out to our shows as much as we enjoy playing. I would very much like to extend one of the biggest thank-you’s I’ve ever given to Mr. Hugh Schmid, for his interest in our band, his involvement and his wealth of knowledge. Without him, this EP
would likely still be in the planning stages as we tried to figure out who in the band has the best computer we could use to attempt to record ourselves. If that were the case, this recording would likely not have been finished until sometime this fall, and it wouldn’t sound half as good at best. As a musician who is currently working with Hugh, I strongly recommend him to absolutely anybody who is seeking high quality recordings with an undeniably professional sound. To say that he has blown us away is the mother of all understatements. If you’re interested in hearing our EP or getting a copy for yourself when it’s ready to go, we can be reached at deadkind@ live.ca as well as through our Facebook (search “Deadkind”) and MySpace profiles (www.myspace.com/deadkind). We would also like to encourage anyone who’s interested in Hugh Schmid’s work to check out his site as well: web. me.com/hugh4444/Site/Welcome.html. Keep practicing!
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festivolution from bacchanalia to bonnaroo By Barb Bruederlinr They run rampant through high season, some of them under less than ideal conditions. For every perfect fall day at LOLA Fest and idyllic evening at Islands Folk Festival, you can count on Winnipeg’s mosquitoes, Glastonbury’s mud, and Coachella’s skin cancer. And yet, not only do music festivals persevere, they thrive. Some have become legendary, not in spite of the challenging conditions, but because of them. People will buy you a drink to hear your war stories about losing a toe at Frostbite Festival, being knocked unconscious by hail at Sasquatch, or canoeing your way past Michael Eavis’ cows during that exceptionally wet Glastonbury. Even in ancient times, there is evidence that music was an integral aspect of annual festivals. Aristotle wrote of “purgative melodies that excite the soul to mystic frenzy”, while Euripides chronicled the singing and dancing of a Bacchanalian festival. The modern day music festival may involve considerably fewer animal sacrifices and slightly fewer orgies then its ancient counterparts, but the celebratory aura remains unchecked. Festivals have always existed wherever pockets of civilization gather to celebrate and there has always been a musical component amongst the virgin sacrifices and the apple pie contests. Arguably the first (certainly the longest running) music festival in North America is the Mountain Dance and Folk Music Festival in Asheville NC, which Bascom Lamar Lundsford established in 1928, as a showcase for the traditional music and clog dancing competitions of the region. A 16-year-old Pete Seeger attended the festival in 1930, and the rest is history. With the launch of the Newport Jazz Festival in 1955, a new era of music festival was ushered in. Moving away from the preservation of traditional music toward a celebration of contemporary music, the era of the music festival spectacle began in
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earnest. At the same time, the folk revival movement was enjoying a resurgence and folk festivals began to flourish. The Grande Dame of Canadian folk festivals, Mariposa, was founded in 1961 and continues to hold her own amongst the upstarts. In 1967, The Monterey Pop Festival used an unprecedented degree of promotion to become the first widely attended rock festival in North America. Two years later, hundreds of thousands flocked to Max Yasgur’s dairy farm outside of Bethel NY. Spread largely by word of mouth and local radio stations, news of the Woodstock festival employed a grassroots social media blitz, without the social media part. The summer of love and free music festivals went sour later that year when the Altamount Speedway Free Festival in California was marred by a homicide and other violence. Organized and headlined by the Rolling Stones, it was a textbook example of how not to hire security for your festival. To this day, very few festival organizers will hire the Hell’s Angels for the weekend for $500 worth of beer. Present day music festivals employ a diverse variety of guises to set themselves apart from the competition in an increasingly crowded niche. There are the travelling festivals (Vans Warped, Lilith Fair, Wyrd Alberta), the fundraisers (Live Aid, Farm Aid, SARS Fest), and the little bit of everything festivals that seemingly go on for weeks (SXSW, I’m looking at you). There are even franchised festivals. For a music festival that was created in 1991 ostensibly as a farewell vehicle for the band Jane’s Addiction, Lollapalooza sure believes in long goodbyes. Not only has it remained an annual Chicago event, but this year a Lollapalooza spin-off has been scheduled for Chile, lending a whole new meaning to the term satellite stage. The ubiquitous folk festival, once a venerable institution of blue-grass, folk
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and country music, has undergone sizeable shifts in definition and demographics. Today the term “folk” is thrown around rather loosely, encompassing almost any type of music that is played outdoors. The evolution of the folk festival from strictly traditional to distinctly eclectic had its start in 1965 when Bob Dylan scandalized the audience at the Newport Folk Festival by plugging his guitar in to an amp. It’s a musical shift that continues to polarize folk festival audiences. Folk is now less likely to be a musical descriptor and is more likely to refer to a particular mindset. The environmental sustainability of entertaining, feeding and beering crowds of thousands is now as much at the heart of any folk festival worth its salt, as is the list of headliners. Reusable plates, compostable beer cups, vegan options, water tanks, and bike lockups have all become standard practice at folk festivals. With the establishment of the Greener Festival Awards, music festivals that demonstrate a green initiative can compete for recognition awards in such categories as best new festival, lifetime achievement, and the ever-popular best toilet. When I start my Kittens & Moonshine Festival, I’m aiming right for that last award.
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catch that vibe! By Mike Southworth The vibeous musicalius, or vibe as it’s known to the layperson, is one of the rarest creatures in the world. Like its sister species, the muse, the vibe belongs to the aura atmospherus family. History: For centuries artists have travelled the world, consumed strange substances and built dark temples searching for the vibe. It is even fabled that vibes were used as a weapon during the Ottoman empire with Sultan Mehmed using plush velvet couches and mood lighting to sedate his enemies. In the 20th century, musicians such as Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, Billie Holliday and Raffi were experts at the care and feeding of vibe, Raffi being one of the first to observe and capture baby vibes in the wild. Habitat: Thought to be predominantly nocturnal, the vibe is often found in dimly lit rooms and seems to be attracted to candles and lava-lamps. Recording studios like Abbey Road, Stax and Motown’s Hitsville USA have been known as popular breeding grounds for vibes. On rare occasions like 1969’s Woodstock there have been sudden explosions in the vibe population causing serious damage to nearby farms and wildlife. Capture: If you sense a vibe in the room it is imperative that
you try to capture it immediately, regardless of the medium. A good specimen can be caught with even low quality equipment. Once on recording, a vibe can be replayed infinite times. Treatment: The vibe is a dainty and delicate creature, easily spooked by bright lights and big egos. It is important to be be gentle and patient. You don’t need to dress up a vibe, they are usually most comfortable naked. Diet: The vibe has been known to live on a wide range of food and drink varying from pizza and beer to caviar and champagne. Some people have reported success feeding a vibe with elicit substances but that is not officially recommended by this article. Breeding: If conditions are right, a small vibe can multiply quickly. Scientists have been trying for years to create synthetic vibe in the laboratory but have only been able to make bad vibes like envy and that sinking feeling. Vibes are a magical and beautiful creature. The few people who have managed to domesticate a vibe have said they are loving pets who help with creativity and foster feelings of well being.
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Cool-Aid benefit album a cool snapshot of hot vancouver music By Peter Northr That the vibrant Vancouver pop-folk-rock scene of the sixties was not documented in a fashion that compared to that of the San Francisco scene is just an unfortunate fact. But take a glance through the poster archives at Bob Masse’s wonderful web site (bmasse.com) and it is a quick confirmation that the Vancouver scene from ’69 through ’70 was ripe with superb and adventurous acts, supported by music loving promoters and venue operators. Masse’s archives are a compass to a time when acts like The Collectors, Black Snake Blues Band, High Flying Bird, Spring, Tom Northcott, United Empire Loyalists, and Seeds of Time were mixed and matched in concert with American and British subculture stars of the day. The list is lengthy and includes San Fran bay area headliners the Jefferson Airplane, Country Joe and the Fish and the Steve Miller Band, as well as the best of the British blues-rock powers such as The Yardbirds and Fleetwood Mac. Unlike their American and British peers, or even Torontobased acts of the day, Vancouver musicians didn’t release comparable volumes of studio performances, as only The Collectors and Northcott had label deals that ensured a push and presence at retail and radio. Some of the aforementioned acts can be found on the fine History of Vancouver Rock and Roll compilations, and if a collector really beats the bushes he or she might come across a 45 rpm single of a Mother Tucker’s Yellow Duck performance recorded for London or Capitol records. Such singles are so rare price tags usually sit at $50. So when the Cool-Aid Benefit Album appeared in late 2010 on Regenerator Records, fans of the Vancouver sixties sound had another gem to add to this under-represented era. Tracks from Spring, Mother Tucker’s and Black Snake sit alongside performances from the Joe Mock led Mock Duck, Hydro Electric Street Car, and the vaudevillian inspired Papa Bear’s Medicine Show Band. The original 1970 Cool-Aid release on vinyl was a vehicle to raise money to support the Cool-Aid house in Vancouver. The Victorian-era house was a haven for young people who needed a place to find shelter from all sorts of storms. As Jamie Anstey of Regenerator remarks in the re-issue liner notes, “the master tapes had always been rumored to exist. I tracked them down, lovingly held by Kirsten Walsh (wife of Cool-Aid album creator John Walsh). I was thrilled when I found out they contained additional tracks by Mother Tucker’s, Spring, Blacksnake, Hydro Electric Streetcar……” Along with the previously unreleased tunes comes an accompanying DVD, showcasing many of these bands performing on a
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Bob Masse designed this poster of Tom Northcott, Sunny Goodge Street, 1967
CBC sound stage in the sixties, as well as a news documentary focusing on the Cool Aid house. Danny Mack of Hydro Electric Street Car remembers the times well. “Hydro began as a blues band and evolved into an experimental acid-rock band with the optimal word being ”acid”. There were plenty of groups running around calling themselves psychedelic…… to my knowledge very few were actually ‘acidrock’ bands,” says Mack who has been living in Australia for the past few years. “We also obtained the first 100 watt Marshall stack imported into Vancouver and instantly became the loudest band around. For the Cool Aid Benefit Album we went into a small studio and set up large guitar and bass amps…. turned them up to ten and blasted away. I recall the engineer begging us to turn down,” says the musician who was a driving force in Fireweed and The Cement City Cowboys in the seventies. This new improved Cool-Aid Benefit set is a cool snapshot of those times, but it should also be noted that the ideals that drove Cool-Aid House continues to drive the Victoria Cool-Aid Society that was also set up over 40 years ago. For further info on the Cool-Aid recording head to regeneratorrecords.com
Just a few of the many posters Bob Masse designed for the Afterthought in the late 60s. He lives and designs and works as an artist on Salt Spring Island. Bob Masse designed the cover of this very magazine you are reading. He has also designed posters for ArtsWells Festival of All Things Art. Drop him a line via www.bmasse.com. Hey! Were you there? If you have some stories of Vancouver’s Afterthought we’d like to hear from you. We’d also like to know what kind of memorabilia is out there. Tell us what you’ve got: lvnash@bcmusicianmag.com. Yes, we’re working on a future story.
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connecting musicians a new web site out of prince george By Christina Zaenker Have you been on MySpace lately? I’ve talked to several people about this and we all agree it has become too annoying to use anymore, either for uploading your own content or viewing someone else’s. The site has a new layout, takes longer to load up and promotes mostly American rap and pop groups. No, I don’t want to chat with Katy Perry, befriend Brittany Spears, or follow Charlie Sheen (on Myspace at least — I hear his Twitter account is more interesting). I don’t even want to log in. I used to love seeing what my musician friends were up to: where they were playing, what connections they were making,
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how they were feeling (“fizzy,” “cranky,” “grateful”). I enjoyed connecting with new people, mostly just friends of friends, but I never cared about networking with people from all over the world. I just wanted to expand my knowledge of the local scene and enjoy music from people I might actually hear live or get to work with one day. I know most people are on Facebook now (Google “BrassCheck TV & Facebook” if you want to know why I’m not on it) but where has the energy of Myspace gone, the focus on musicians? Well, there is a couple from Prince George that has created a website called Bandzconnect. com, which aims to do just that: connect bands and musicians to one another and to new audiences. I .COM asked Zona Sedgewick about what inspired her to create Bandzconnect.com: “Bandzconnect was created because people kept telling my partner (Tony Tabora, a percussionist who plays with a few different bands here in Prince George) that they did not know how to contact him. He has a cell phone and is not listed in the phone book (like everyone with a cell phone). It was born out of necessity really: people party and forget the names of the bands and musicians. We got the distinct
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impression that he and his bands were missing out on some gigs, and that other bands were having the same experience. I also wanted to start some method of promoting local bands to the various venues around town. Tony suggested a registry for the magazine we were working for. I did not want to see that in print as it looked like a phone book and wasn’t what we wanted to present in the magazine. So I decided the World Wide Web was the way to go, and here we are. We want to register all bands, musicians, DJ’s and vocalists on the website and have them promote themselves. The website has the capacity for links to YouTube, MySpace, Twitter, etc and you can add photos, music or whatever you like. It is set up like a social network: bands can check out other musicians, audition them so they can use new contacts in place of missing members or add to their band if traveling (i.e. a solo act can add a local percussionist or bass player by contacting them through bandzconnect). Bands can form or jam, vocalists can find musical back up, the public can hire groups for weddings and parties by seeing and hearing them first, then making direct contact through the website. Companies and festival promoters can find acts, producers and talent scouts can peruse upcoming talent… it just goes on and on. I just wanted to connect everyone. ONE website for bands and musicians, and the ONE website for those looking to hire. That is all we do — Music — so we are the ONE website to choose from. If you tell two friends and they tell two friends it will work: the more the better.” So instead of uploading your next song onto a failing American website, you now have a local website on which you can spend time furthering your musical web. You might end up with new band members or gig offers from people you could actually, personally, connect with!
bcima - the other w rap By Dominique Fraissard This Easter weekend, I attended the BC Interior Music Awards in Kelowna. I was a top 3 finalist in 4 categories. I’m pleased with my accomplishment. It’s a good bit of PR, a welcome addition to the bio, and I had fun. Having been in this game for well over a decade, I know how it works, if you know what I mean. I’ve sat in the leather couch, been brought a drink while my disc plays and the suited people talk nice. But I have different heroes, alternative business models to follow and redefine, and a solid objective toward a sustainable career. A career about my listenership and a long life bringing music to them. A career about independence. It concerns me that, from the stage at the Gala event, host and ASTRAL Media group personality Mark Burley announced a ‘rebranding’ of the awards, to the BC Indie Awards. Hmmm. To me, this immediately smacked of the co-opting of a term that represents an entirely separate element of the arts and entertainment industry. It concerned me that I seemed to be watching the mediocrity machine flex its mainstream media money and communications muscle, to capitalize on a movement that brought over 50 percent of 2011 Grammy Awards nominees to the big time. We, the independent artists, the Indie artists, are a growth
industry. Even as the Major Label execs cry foul, lamenting the end of theirs. If radio stations that carefully construct the glass ceiling into which the diverse pool of truly independent talent continue to smoosh their upturned faces, are able to hop on the bandwagon and bundle our clout into a brand, well, it’s theft. There are not many artists at the top of the mainstream game who haven’t cut their teeth on the road. Big stars, by and large, possess big talent. I’m all for having to mix it up with those players, squeak in under the radar and earn my little slice of bio byline under their auspices. The people are lovely, the effort to recognize us is immense, and my gratitude is deep and sincere. And they are welcome to those airwaves that carry commercials and similarly viable music. But don’t brand it Indie if it isn’t. What kinds of artists and music will benefit most from these re-branded awards remains to be seen. The positive spin on this is that the internet, that level playing field where any artist, or collective of artists, can be their own business infrastructure, is also the place where progressive, independent minds meet on all ideas. Perhaps in this case, to state with one voice, should the mainstream steal more than our moniker? In the words of Ani DiFranco, ‘the media is not fooling me’.
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living out o f a suitcase what to pack for festival touring By Linda McRae
Ah, festival season is just around the corner. What to pack! 50 things I’ll never wear? You’d think I’d have figured that out by now but no…I always end up with a bunch of stuff I don’t need and forget at least one thing I really do need. A list…a darn good idea…especially if you’re busy, short of time, etc. You’re less likely to forget that favourite shirt or heaven forbid, your toothbrush. Let’s see, stage clothes, day to day stuff, jeans, tops, dresses, my licorice pj’s, socks, underwear, bathing suit — I always forget my bathing suit — hair dryer, straightening iron, brush, shampoo and conditioner, hair clips, hat, shoes, boots, towel, face cloth, pillow, toiletries, medicine, special teas, water. As for packing everything, I usually use a medium size suitcase and I roll everything up and pack that way. I find it gives me a lot more space. I put all my unmentionables in a separate compartment and I have a laundry bag I pack as well. If I’m flying I pack my clothes in an around my tamborine and porchboard and I pack CDs in with my clothes to save on breakage and space. Of course your list will change with the weather, more stuff for winter, less for summer. If I’m going by car, depending upon the time of year it’s good to check the anti-freeze, change the oil, and check the brakes. Be sure to carry a flashlight, blankets, tire jack, spare tire, oil and windshield wiper fluid and have an emergency kit, especially when it’s sub zero weather.
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Linda McRae onstage with Shara Gustafson at the Robson Valley Music Festival in 2010.
If you’re camping you need all that stuff too. Tent, or whatever you’re camping in, camp stove, cooler, air mattresses, sleeping bags, pillows, etc. You’ll need a pan some cutlery, knives, etc. We don’t go anywhere without a coffee maker and coffee, breakfast of champions! If I’m flying I usually check one bag and an instrument and take my computer bag and my other instrument on board the aircraft and I’ve never had a problem. I always check in with the people at the gate and tell them I have an instrument I’m carrying on. There is a closet at the front of the plane that I usually try and put my instrument in. If it’s full there’s a space on the left side of the plane on the floor behind the first group of seats it will slide right into. If your seat is in the front of the plane it’s important to try and get your instrument into that closet as all the compartments in the plane will be full as the plane is always boarded from the back first, it’s not always the best thing to be sitting at the front as there’s no freakin’ space left by the time you board.
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If traveling internationally you’ll need your passport, driver’s license, airline tickets if you’re flying, credit cards for car rentals, hotels, etc. performance permits (don’t forget to leave enough time to apply for your permit, especially if you’re crossing into the US where permits take way longer than anywhere else it seems). Electrical converters for hair dryers, amps, etc. and cash, converted to whatever country you’re going to. I also have on my list stuff I’ll need for my shows. Permits, Itinerary, set lists, my computer to keep up the social networking sites while I’m gone, GPS, CD’s for listening and merchandise for selling, capos, strings, tuners, instruments, cables, picks, instrument stands, tools, microphone, batteries, camera, flash drive, etc. Ok, time to pack…I’m heading out on this winding road…let’s see, converter, hair dryer, itinerary, porchboard, guitar, banjo…what have I forgotten…nothing, I have the list!! See you next time and have fun at all those festivals!
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Test your knowledge of BC Trivia compiled by Christina Zaenker 1. What is the Highest Peak in the Rockies? a. What Summer Music festival is nestled near this mountain?
13. Radium Hotsprings is located in which National Park? 14. Shuswap is considered the: “The ______ Capital of Canada”
2. What are the Queen Charlotte Islands now officially called? a. What is the name of the music festival there?
15. What is the name of the Historic Townsite - the tourism destination celebrating the Kootenay Gold Rush? (hint: it is located near Cranbrook)
3. What three States are on the border with BC?
16. What city is located where the Thompson and North Thompson rivers meet?
4. Penticton, Kelowna and Vernon are three cities on a large lake in the interior of B.C. What is the name of this lake?
17. What is the Anglicized name for the "Secwepemc” First Nation group?
7. Which town in BC has their main airport on an island? 8. Which ski area in B.C. has the most vertical skiable length other than Whistler-Blackcomb? (hint: they are also known for Kick Ass coffee!) 9. Driving from Vancouver to the Alberta border via the Trans-Canada Highway, how many National Parks will you go through, and which ones? 10. If you take the ferry to Prince Rupert from Vancouver Island, where do you sail from? 11. What is the name for the scenic channel between Vancouver Island & the Mainland? 12. What parallel of latitude forms the northern boundary of B.C. with the Yukon? a. What parallel is the southern boundary with the US?
22. Hells Gate, south of Boston Bar, BC. 23. Western Red Cedar 24. 197 First Nations bands in BC 25. The last 65 km of Hwy 20 from Anahim Lake to Bella Coola 26. Atlin, BC 27. Fort St. John and Dawson Creek. a. Sweetwater 905 28. Banff National Park 29. Jasper National Park 30. Fanny Bay Oysters
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14. Houseboating 15. Fort Steele 16. Kamloops (T’kumlups”) 17. Shuswap 18. The Fraser River and the Quesnel River 19. Seven Sisters Provincial Park and Protected Wilderness Area 20. “Splendor without Diminishment” 21. The Spirit Bear (White kind of Black Bear)
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19. What spectacular set of mountain peaks can you see from Hwy 16, south of Kitwanga between Terrace and Hazelton, BC? 20. What is the Provincial motto for BC? 21. What is the Provincial mammal? 22. Simon Fraser referred to the narrowing of the Fraser at this location as an “awesome gorge.” What is the name of this place and where is it? 23. What is the Provincial Tree? 24. How many First Nations Bands are there in BC? 25. Where is the “Freedom Highway”? 26. What town in BC can you only drive to via the Yukon Territory? 27. What two big cities are located in the Peace Country? a. What festival is located in this region, in Rolla, BC? 28. Calgary is closest to which National Park? 29. Edmonton is closest to which National Park? 30. Fanny Bay on Vancouver Island is famous for it’s ____.
8. Kicking Horse Mouton. Kicking Horse is the newest ski resort in North America and has the 3rd highest vertical skiable length at 4300 ft. 9. You will go through Mount Revelstoke, Glacier, and Yoho National Parks in that order. 10. Port Hardy 11. The Inside Passage 12. 60th Parallel a. The 49th Parallel 13. Kootenay National Park
6. Wells and Barkerville are located in which Mountain range? a. What is the name of world famous Canoe circuit located in this region?
18. What two rivers meet in Quesnel, BC?
1. Mt. Robson. 3954m high a. Robson Valley Music Festival, in Dunster 2. Haida Gwaii a. Edge of the World Music Festival 3. Washington, Idaho, Montana 4. Lake Okanagan 5. The Coastal Mountains 6. The Cariboo Mountains a. The Bowron Lake Chain 7. Prince Rupert (YPR is on Digby Island)
5. The range of mountains that runs North-South down western North America has various names. In Washington they are the “Cascades,” in Mexico they are “Sierra Madre,” in BC they are called what?
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Friday, Aug. 26, 7 pm - when the dancing stops! 200 & 300 blocks of Main St. + Nanaimo Square A free event to welcome Ironman participants and officials, it has become a celebration of community, athletes and families. Nine live bands, entertainers, buskers, vendors, and kids activities.
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Saturdays, May - Oct. 8 (Farmers’ Market until Oct. 29) 8:30 am - 12:30 pm 100, 200 and often 300 blocks of Main St.
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Friday and Saturday Evenings, July 2 - Aug. 26 (except August 5&6 for Peachfest) Markets begin at 6pm ~ Music begins at 7pm Friday, July 8th, By donation: Three Canadian Tenors (Philip Grant, Ken Lavigne and Paul Ouellette).
September 23 & 24 Free! Come and watch artists in action as they turn the alleyways and side streets of Downtown Penticton into a gallery of murals. What began as a grassroots initiative to combat and eradicate graffiti has turned into Penticton’s most popular art festival.
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fundraising for a festival By Julie Fowler As a co-founder and of the ArtsWells Festival in Wells, BC, I was overwhelmed attending the ArtsWells fundraiser “One Night Stand” at the Rickshaw Theatre in Vancouver on April 16th. Overwhelmed by the incredible talent that performed (in true ArtsWells style, there were a unbelievable number of bands); overwhelmed by the outpouring of support for a festival that takes place nine hours away from Vancouver; and overwhelmed by the reality that I did not have to coordinate any of it. I got to finally know what it feels like to be a guest without any responsibilities – I liked it!! Chandler McMurray Ives, the manager for the amazing Victoria band, Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra and organizer with Ambiguous Arts Festivals pulled together an incredible group of artists, volunteers, publicity and sponsors to create an event that brought the spirit of ArtsWells to the heart of the Downtown Eastside. She proved that ArtsWells is not about a specific place, but about a community. The event packed the Rickshaw Theatre with an estimated 500 people who whooped it up to the nine bands on the bill (great moments included Orchestar Slivovica getting on stage with Maria in the Shower and the incredible burlesque performer who got onstage during C.R. Avery’s set); got smooched at the kissing booth (Miss Quincy really took a few for the team!); won prizes bobbing for apples (Paul Crawford was the champ); got the opportunity to buy a date with the ‘whos who’ of the Vancouver arts scene (I bought C.R. Avery, though haven’t been able to collect yet!); picked up cool items at the silent auction; pied shayne avec y grec (not just in the face, but more like a full body whip cream scene); and what I enjoyed a lot — chatting and hanging with friends that I hadn’t seen in a while. It felt like a family reunion!
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Maria in the Shower. Jodie Ponto photo
As an organizer, to see that an event that I have helped to create has had an impact beyond the four days of the festival weekend is extremely gratifying and affirmed that the work that I have been doing has been worthwhile. It was also awesome to see all the other events and artists promoted in the “One Night Stand” program, like the ‘In the House Festival’ that is coming up June 3rd - 5th
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in Vancouver. We all must work together and help one another! Thank you to all who participated, your investment in ArtsWells is what makes the festival not only survive, but thrive. I hope that I see you all in Wells this summer and that ArtsWells can live up to the incredible energy, excitement and synchronization of “One Night Stand.”
C.R. Avery gets steamy with a Burlesque dancer. Jodie Ponto photo
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An overwhelming fundraiser, miles from the annual festival, “proved that ArtsWells is not about a specific place, but about a community.” Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra plus Fish & Bird and a whole bunch of others get together on stage for the finale. Jodie Ponto photo.
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on tour with namgar how an unemployed tree planter became tour manager for a Buryat-metal band in one weekend
By Julia Kalinina
When I first heard the name “Namgar” at ArtsWells in northern BC last summer, I did not imagine that a month later I would find myself in Toronto, trying to arrange a ride to the airport for half the band members with my best friend’s mom. Namgar is a band from far-Eastern Siberia that I met while volunteering as a stage hand at ArtsWells last year, at the end of a long season spent planting trees. Volunteering gave me free admission to the festival, a camping pass, meal tickets for the entire weekend and, as I would find shortly after leaving Wells, a job as an interpreter for the rest of the summer. My 16-hour commitment to volunteerism over the four-day weekend consisted mostly of making sure the performers had what they needed, which was essentially a bottle of water or two at every set. My responsibilities also included signalling to the performers when they had 15 minutes remaining. Unfortunately, almost every performer that weekend asked the sound technician for the time before I had a chance to make myself useful, which effectively removed 50% of my job. Rude. ArtsWells felt like a festival organized by friends for friends, and Wells being the small town that it was, performers, volunteers and ticket-holders all stood in the same line-ups for drinks and danced to the same beats. Hanging out over breakfast at the Bear’s Paw Cafe one morning, performer Ari Neufeld joined my friend and I for a game of Scrabble. On my way to my tent in the mid-afternoon, I stopped for a jam by Fish and Bird by the river. After C.R. Avery’s acoustic set in the town’s church, my friend and I
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“Me with most of the members of Namgar with Jaron Freeman Fox the rogue fiddler from the David Woodhead Confabulation and my best friend Jacqueline, who had a van and therefore became tour driver for a while.”
shared a six-pack with him and his band outside the venue. And following a set by the Low Flying Planes in the basement of the town hall, I formed a tribute band that afternoon with a friend. We had our first practice on a picnic table next to our tent the next morning. It turned out that the Low Flying Planes were camped two cars down from us and, having heard our practice, became our first two fans. Everyone gets to know each other at ArtsWells, which is why one of the organizers of the festival knew that my Russian background could help ease communication with a band from farEastern Siberia and asked me to volunteer on the stage where they were performing. I stumbled over myself at the chance to finally be useful, and at the end of that night, left my email address with the lead singer, whose son was considering studying in Canada. A few days after the festival ended, I was back out planting trees for the final champion’s lap of the season when an email arrived asking me if I could join Namgar on their tour of two music festivals in Ontario. Two weeks of negotiating through one-bar reception and a dire lack of email access later, I met the band members in the centre of the platform at Eglinton subway station in Toronto and within an hour we were on the road to Owen Sound for the Summerfolk 2010
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festival. As a five-piece band from Russia, Namgar wanted to keep their expenses to the minimum. The band stayed with friends of friends in Toronto. We ate out once, and it was at Tim Hortons when I took a wrong turn and got us desperately lost. And to avoid renting a van for entire festival weekends when we only needed it to get to the festival site, I ferried the band members to their musical destinations before driving the rental back to Budget within 24 hours and catching a ride back with friends who wanted to join me on my adventure. The first time I accompanied Namgar onstage felt like being thrown off the deep end of a swimming pool having never learned how to swim and then told to just figure it out. As I stood backstage waiting for their first set with me as their interpreter, the commotion that broke out at the end of the preceding band’s set caught me off guard. About five stage hands and three other bands at once hopped onto the stage as the preceding bands were still leaving and began slinging instruments as the crowd seemed to get bigger and closer. Trying not to trip on the webs of wires all over the ground, my attention divided between five people all of whom needed help communicating at the same time, I found myself at a literal loss for words when the stage manager got right
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down to business. “How many DIs do you guys need?” I blinked and searched his eyes for the answer. “What the hell’s a DI?” I thought. Hosting a large group of people like us created difficulties for small festivals on tight budgets and Namgar needed lodging between festivals as well. Not only the organizers but their friends and families all came together to improvise accommodations. For the week of Eaglewood on Lake Simcoe, we stayed at a bible camp two kilometres away from the festival grounds. The organizers brought in bedding and dishware for us, a coffee maker, a mini fridge, and two bikes to get around town on, and organized dinners for us with friends around town. Small-town Canadian hospitality for us Russians provided some memorable moments. Arriving at Eaglewood, our grinning host greeted us with a bottle of vodka. The bottle appeared very big in the hands of Namgar’s slight and modest lead singer as she held it up and looked at me with unassuming eyes, and asked, “Why is Trevor giving me this bottle of vodka?” Russians have their own stereotypes about vodka consumption. Surly men with two-day beards in wife-beaters drink vodka around small, linoleumcovered tables in the din of grimy tungsten lightbulbs. We roared with laughter, and Trevor, with his own assumptions about Russian drinking habits, interpreted our response as enthusiastic approval and took Canadian hospitality a step further by offering us weed. This in turn came into conflict with my own perceptions about Russian conservatism and my role as a professional and, for a minute, I refused to relay the information. However, the awkwardness of leaving the others out of our exchange compelled me to turn toward them and shrug, “Trevor would like to offer you marijuana.” A couple of smiles left me hanging but as I turned back toward our host, Evgeny, the reserved and equally modest husband of the lead singer, spoke up: “That could be fun.” A weekend spent volunteering at ArtsWells at the last minute turned into two weeks of late-night jam sessions outside of motel rooms with bands I’d want to play both my wedding and funeral; backseat rap battles with rogue Opposite of Everything fiddlers on the way to late-afternoon swims; learning to throat sing; and late nights and strange mornings. Some of my most vivid memories of the tour included singing harmonies to “Out On the Weekend” by Neil Young with Alfie Smith, the dirtiest of blues musicians, in the acoustically resonant stairwell of the Travelodge in Owen Sound and getting a hug and a few words of encouragement from David Hein, the man behind the musical hit “My Mother’s Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding.” And listening to Geoff Berner sing “I came to destroy all the false piety / most of all, the false piety of smug sobriety” at Eaglewood almost made me lose my shirt with excitement. I will volunteer at a music festival again in the future. Over a weekend, I went from being an unemployed tree planter to an operations manager for a Buryat-metal band. Folkfests make for strange bedfellows. Strange and wonderful. I know that for a fact. Namgar will be performing at the Mission Folk Music Festival, July 21 - 24.
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how to survive an international tour By Miss Quincy Before leaving Canada on our recent European tour I had visions of romantic accents, charming and well-dressed men, good wine and old cheese. And believe me, there was plenty of wine and cheese, there were wonderful accents, and there were hours and hours of driving at speeds hazardous to one’s health. The shows were good and the response was amazing. The money wasn’t, but who makes money on their first European tour? I came home with a sack full of lessons learned, and I came home ragged and worn out. My three sets of clothes had holes in them, my liver was screaming out for help, and my accents were completely muddled. So, in light of my recent condition I decided to write a survival guide to help myself and others prepare for a tour across the ocean. Learn the word for “parking” in the language of every country you play. We spent one night in the German police station trying to retrieve our car (still making it to our gig on time). For example: Parkeerplaats (Dutch), Parkplätze (German), Parking (English). Even though there isn’t a border crossing between The Netherlands and it’s neighboring countries, there are frequent road blocks. Clean your vehicle accordingly! Try not to use the accent you’ve been practicing up while booking your tour. Even though zee German accent is so fun at home, it vill be awkward in zee Deutschland. Bring road music, Euro radio sucks. That is unless you have a deep love for European club pop. Personalize a driving mantra for yourself when driving on the opposite side of the road than you are used to. For example: “Steering wheel in the middle!” works great when in the UK, however we found a few problems with that one when we took our English car to Germany. Oh,
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Tyler Toews, left-hand man for Miss Quincy, mastering the right-hand driving duties.
and here’s the driving tip of the century ... get a GPS. European cell phones are cheap, get one for every member of the band. This is important for many reasons. Every band has a funny story about how they left a bandmate behind - those stories are only funny many years after the fact. Take advantage of cheap grocery store beer and legal street drinking. Make friends with your European music-playing peers. Equipment such as amps and drum kits are expensive to ship or rent. These pieces of equipment have forced many bands into selling their drummer’s body. Borrowing or exchanges are better for the drummer’s self esteem. Coffee addicts, don’t go to England unless you like tea a great deal. Give up hope of ever finding a good cup of coffee and get on a ferry to the mainland. Oh, and while we’re on the subject of England, bring a raincoat. Always poo in public washrooms. If you are the squeamish type, you are not cut out for international touring. European plumbing is older than our country, and it rarely works. Employing this tactic hard and fast avoids potential embarrassing moments. (If you find yourself in a pay toilet with a vigilant toilet guard, avoid paying by ducking through the children’s door). And, while on the subject of toilet talk, practice using the word “toilet”
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instead of “washroom.” You will confuse our Euro forefather’s and mother’s by wanting to defecate in a room meant for washing. Happy international touring folks!
Miss Quincy, doing what she does best, at the Farncombe Cavern
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2011 Festival Guide: MAy MAY -JUNE NUMBERS 1 - 34
Haines Junction
YUKON TERRITORY
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
Atlin
ALBERTA
Fort Nelson 97
Hines Creek
Fairview
Fort St. John Hudson’s Hope
Kispiox
Hazelton
Queen Charlotte
Grande Prairie Driftpile
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Terrace
Fort St. James
Houston
Prince Rupert Masset 16 Port Clements
Tumbler Ridge 97
Smithers
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Joussard
Mackenzie
Kincolith
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Dawson Creek
Chetwynd
ALASKA
Burns Lake
Kitimat
Vanderhoof
Tlell Skidegate
Prince George
Edmonton Stony Plain 29
Hixon
Sandspit
Nazko
Bella Coola
Anahim Lake Nimpo Lake
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Quesnel
Wells/Barkerville
Hinton McBride Dunster Mt. Robson
Likely Mcleese Lake Riske Creek Gang Ranch
Jasper
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Lac La Hache 4 5 Clearwater 97 100 Mile House Little Fort 33 Green Lake
Blue River
Field Golden
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Revelstoke Calgary 1 22 Cache Creek17 Canmore Salmon Arm Kamloops Lillooet 27 Enderby 97 Spences Bridge 19 26 Fairmont Hot Springs 28 Vernon Pemberton Lytton 93 Merrit Whistler New Denver 1 Skookumchuck Campbell River Kaslo 25River 99 14•20Kelowna 6 Powell Boston Bar 5 Pender Harbour Slocan Kimberley Sparwood Courtenay Comox 34 6 Penticton Squamish 18 Crawford Bay Winlaw Cumberland 16 Sechelt Yale Princeton 97 Fernie Fort MacLeod Nelson 33 Roberts Creek 1 Hope 10•21•24•32 Castlegar 3 2 Parksville Cranbrook Port Alberni 3 19 Salmo Nanaimo Chilliwack Grand Forks Osoyoos 1 Creston 3 Vancouver 31 Ladysmith Ucluelet Chemainus Duncan 5•8•23 WASHINGTON IDAHO MONTANA Sidney Victoria 15 12Sooke 13 Seattle
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Nordegg Red Deer
Horsefly Williams Lake
Clinton
Port Hardy
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2011 Festival Guide: May MAY 1 May-September, 2011 Banff Summer Arts Festival Banff, AB www.banffcentre.ca/events A wide variety of artistic events are featured: performances, concerts, art walk, exhibitions, readings, lectures and new media events. The festival welcomes emerging and established professional artists from across Canada and around the world.
2 May - September, 2011 Music in the Park Grand Forks, BC www.boundarybc.com/events.html Family-friendly concerts in Grand Forks City Park with a variety of music including country, classical, blues, bluegrass and gospel. Held on Wednesday nights from 7-9pm, the series will include a children’s storyteller. Bring a blanket or lawn chair and enjoy the music!
3 May-September 2011 Nanaimo Concert Series Nanaimo, BC www.harbourliving.ca/event/summer-concertseries FREE concerts held on Wednesday nights (6-7:30 pm) at one of three venues: Bowen Park Amphitheatre, Maffeo Sutton Park and Diana Krall Plaza. Dates are: Sat. May 7th, Fri May 20th, Weds July 13th, Weds July 27th, Wed Aug 3rd, Wed Aug 17th, Weds Aug 31st, Sat Sept 10th. (Please note: May 7th, May 20th and Sept 10th concerts are from 12:30-2pm).
4 May - September, 2011 Serenity Music by the River Concert Series 2011 Birch Island, BC www.serenitymusic.ca Concert dates: May 28 - Theo Tams, Kim McMechan, Duo #2 ($39.25); June 18 - Bodhi Jones, Sister Girl, Trevor Layton ($39.25); July 9 David Blair Band, Chantel Upshaw, WINDBURN ($39.25); Aug. 20 - Full Day Festival - Ryan McMahon & The Company Damn, Roxanne Hall, Mark Lorenz, Sillken, Saskia & Darrel, Sayde Black, MeLiah ($73.75); Sept. 10 - Mae Moore, Ryan Donn, Tom Coles ($44.75). Ticket prices include all taxes and fees. Only 400 tickets available for each date. Children under 12 are FREE! Camping is FREE! Serenity Performing Arts Centre 2461 Lost Creek Rd, Birch Island, BC (250) 676-9456
5 May - October, 2011 13th Annual Music Under the Stars Salt Spring Island, BC www.treehousecafe.ca 111+ consecutive nights of live music featuring over 50 musicians. Performances every night from May - October at the Tree House Cafe, 106 Purvis Lane, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, BC.
6 May 1 - October 15 Cottonwood Market Stage Nelson, BC Saturdays 9:30 to 3pm, the market features an array of different vendors and products, and the performances of local musicians. The market is only a short walk from Baker Street and Nelson’s downtown. The atmosphere is always relaxed and many great musicians cross our stage all summer long.
7 May 14, 2011 Yodelfest Airdrie, AB Held at the Town & Country Centre, this festival features the Calgary Swiss Yodel club (yodeling in 5 part harmony with no mics or backup music); the Calgary Swiss folk dancers, a 16 year-old accordion player who plays piano and button accordion while accompanying himself on keyboard with his feet!; the Keister family of fiddlers; Miriam and the Mountaineers with lots of yodeling, old time country music and instrumentalist of the year with styling’s of Chet Atkins. Tickets: $25 at the door; Children under 12 FREE.
8 May 20 & 21, 2011 Noise Festival Victoria, BC www.industrial.org/noise At the 9th Annual Victoria Festival of Noise one can expect overflowing buckets of harsh wall, atonal skronk, greasy synth creep, piercing skree, power electronics & outsider freakout fuelled by a kick ass sound system. Tickets at Ditch Records, Victoria, at the door or by Pay Pal on web site.
9 May 20-22, 2011 Masset Harbour Days Masset, BC www.massetbc.com/html/island-festivals.html Events for the whole family including a carnival row of games with food booths, a great parade, soap box car races, chainsaw carvings, fireworks and more!
10 May 22 – June 28, 2011 SongFire Festival of Song Vancouver, BC www.songinstitute.ca The Vancouver International Song Institute (VISI) presents the SongFire Festival of Song, taking place from May 22 – June 28 at UBC’s School of Music and Freddie Wood Theatre, at SFU’s Milton and Fei Wong Experimental Theatre, Vancouver Public Library Main Branch (VPL), the Silk Purse Gallery in West Vancouver and other Vancouver area venues. The festival celebrates Art Song, the powerful realm of fused poetry and music gateway to a rich world where history, sociology, psychology and philosophy meet in a musical experience of unforgettable intensity. Ticket prices vary depending on the event, and range from free admission at the VPL to a donation at the door for lunch hour concerts, $12 for Silk Purse concerts, $25 for evening concerts to $40 for the VISI Gala. All tickets are available at the door, cash or cheque only, with festival seating.
11 May 27-29, 2011 Canadian Rockies Cowboy Festival Nordegg, AB www.davidthompsonresort.com The 6th annual festival features headliners Moe Bandy, Larry & Dwaine Sands, Ed Peekeekoot, Larry Krause, BJ Smith, Danny & Susan Gibson and Eli Barsi. Held at the David Thompson Resort the festival offers cowboy music, amazing scenery, poetry, steak BBQ, evening dances, prizes and more! 3-day pass (advance) $100; individual tickets (Fri) $30, (Sat) $70, (Sun) $20.
12 May 27-30, 2011 Juan de Fuca Festival of Arts Port Angeles, WA www.jffa.org Enjoy four days of music, dance, art, crafts and food. List of performers on web site. All-festival pass $50 (to May 26) and daily tickets $15 or $18.
13 May 27-30, 2011 Northwest Folklife Festival Seattle, WA www.nwfolklife.org This festival is a celebration of ethnic arts & cultures, held every Memorial Day weekend at Seattle Center. This is a free festival (though donations recommended) that will appeal to all ages and includes: a craft marketplace, a living green courtyard, food booths & beer garden, dance & music workshops and live music & dance.
14 May 26-28, 2011 Rotary Okanagan Children’s Festival Penticton, BC www.okchildrensfest.com A wonderful world of music, comedy, theatre, dance, circus arts and tons of hands-on fun! Performers include Splash ‘N Boots, Al Simmons, Circa, Mauvais Sort, and BBoyizm. A Vaudeville Show will be at the Cleland Theatre. Ticket price includes free access to Open Stage and all handson activities and dance workshops. See web site for event schedule and tickets.
15 May 27-30, 2011 Sasquatch Music Festival George, WA www.sasquatchfestival.com Held at the Gorge Amphitheatre with a huge lineup of great music (too big to list here- see web site). Tickets are SOLD OUT.
16 May 27-29, 2011 Seabird Island First Nations Festival Agassiz, BC www.seabirdisland.ca/community/festival.htm Celebrating 42 years, the Seabird Island Festival is steeped in tradition and features opening ceremonies, first nations traditional war canoe races, traditional salmon BBQ, traditional crafts, traditional drumming, soccer tournaments, ball hockey tournaments and much more!
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4th Wednesday, 2011
Music in the Park Ashcroft, BC www.windingriversarts.ca Winding Rivers Arts & Performance Society present an evening concert series held in Heritage Place Park every 2nd & 4th Weds, 6:30-9:30pm. Donations are encouraged. Bring a chair, a blanket, and a picnic dinner or buy dinner from one of the food vendors. Lineup includes: Flat Busted, Willy Blizzard, Dana-Marie Battaglia with Sound Refuge, Linda McRae (from Nashville), and The Masonettes (Leslie Alexander & Llynn Kellman).
18 June 1 - September 2, 2011 Twilight Concerts in the Park Mission, BC www.heritagepark-mission.ca/twilightconcerts. html The "Envision Twilight" Concert Series is in its 20th year presenting summer evening entertainment (Wednesdays & Fridays) at the Fraser River Heritage Park. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and a picnic to this "by donation" event. List of performers on web site.
19 June - September, 2011 Music in the Park Trail, BC www.trail-arts/events-park.shtml Summer concerts in Gyro Park. Watch web site for up-to-date info.
20 June - August 20, 2011 Sunshine Cabaret Penticton, BC www.downtownpenticton.org The Sunshine Cabaret will highlight talent and song in Downtown Penticton. All entertainment is FREE. Lunchtime concerts are offered in Nanaimo Square and Friday/Saturday nights come alive in Gyro Park with bands and artists. Check web site for further details and schedule.
Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival Vancouver, BC www.bardonthebeach.org Bard on the Beach takes place at Vanier Park (foot of Whyte Avenue). This year's plays include AS YOU LIKE IT, THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, HENRY VI: THE WARS OF THE ROSES, and RICHARD III. Tickets range from $21-$40.
22 June 15 - August 31, 2011 Wednesday On the Wharf Salmon Arm, BC www.wednesdayonthewharf.com Outdoor summer concert series happens every Wednesday evening at Marine Park. Admission is by donation, bring your own lawn chair or blanket. The summer schedule is available online.
23 June 19 - September 6, 2011 Salt Spring Vineyards Live Music Salt Spring Island, BC www.saltspringvineyards.com Every Wednesday, Friday and most Sundays there is local, live music in the lovely, licensed picnic grounds amid the vines.
24 June 3-5, 2011 In the House Festival Vancouver, BC www.inthehousefestival.com 3 days, 19 shows and over 60 acts in a dozen houses. Experience intimate and extraordinary live performances of all kinds as living rooms and backyards become cultural spaces. Festival central is Napier & Victoria (all the houses/venues are within a 2 block radius). Tickets: Adult single $13, Kids single $8; 4-show pass Adult $45, Kids $25; Weekend Adult $85, Kids $65. See web site for schedule and performers.
25 June 3-5, 2011 The 8th Annual Pender Harbour Blues Festival Pender Harbour, BC www.penderharbourbluesfestival.com Featuring Johnny Ferreira with Nadine States, Brickhouse, Gary Comeau and the Voodoo Allstars, John Lee Sanders, Willie MacCaulder, Tim Hearsey & Arsen Shomakov.
2011 Summer line up Winding Rivers Arts & Performance Society presents ‘Music In The Park’ Concert Series in Ashcroft, BC. The popular evening Concerts at the Gazebo in Heritage Place Park on Railway Street are held throughout the Summer in June, July & August and are every 2nd & 4th Wednesday night from 6:30pm to 9:30pm. Bring a chair, a blanket, a picnic dinner or buy dinner from one of our food vendors. Pass-that-Hat donations encouraged. Come early - the park fills up fast! For more info call (250) 453-9100 or visit our website; www.windingriversarts.ca. Artist submissions welcomed in the Spring 2012.
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June 8th: Flat Busted June 22nd: Willy Blizzard July 13th: Dana-Marie Battagalia with Sound Refuge July 27th: Linda McRae (from Nashville) Aug 10th: The Masonettes (Leslie Alexander & Llynn Kellman) August 24: TBA
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26 June 3-5, 2011 Powell River Blues Festival Powell River, BC www.powellriverblues2011.com Enjoy live blues all weekend at the Beach Gardens Resort & Marina. Featuring a stellar lineup including special guests the Powder Blues Band. Weekend pass $120, Friday $30, Saturday $70, Sunday $50.
SEE MAP PG 34 27 June 3-5, 2011 Lil'wat Pow Wow Celebrations Mount Currie, BC Featuring Host Drum from Sage Hills, Kamloops, BC; Princess Pageant Specials and Brave Special. See Facebook group for further details.
28 June 3-5, 2011 Summerland Action Festival Summerland, BC www.summerlandactionfestival.com The 29th annual festival features a Slo-pitch tournament, outdoor entertainment, fireworks, Man of Steel triathlon, parade, Giants Head run, Actionfest Dance, Kiwanis pancake breakfast, Sportsman's Association Kids' Fishing Derby, and the Kinsmen Beverage Gardens.
29 June 9-12, 2011 Arts without Borders Lloydminster, AB www.artswithoutborders.ca The 5th annual Arts without Borders festival is a celebration of the arts that includes a Juried Art Show, a Folk Fest, a Festival Showcase with a mix of local talent, Lloydminster Reads, and Artwalk. Streetscapes will have a street fair downtown.
30 June 9-12, 2011 Seafest Prince Rupert, BC www.prspecialevents.com/Page7.html The 33rd annual Seafest features family entertainment, Seniors' Tea, Youth Blockstock, Seafest Parade, Downtown events & games, Harbour Waterfront events and much more!
31 June 10 & 11 2011 Conscious Culture Festival Tonasket, WA www.consciousculturefestival.com The 2nd annual festival will bring together music, art & education that promotes social justice, equality, sustainability, healthy living, organic farming and all around conscious living. This is a multicultural, family-oriented festival with speakers, poets, workshops and more. Conscious Culture is committed to providing the very best environmentally friendly and educationally stimulating experience possible. Tickets $36-50. Free on-site camping with ticket purchase.
32 June 10-12, 2011 Rio Tinto Alcan Dragon Boat Festival Vancouver, BC www.dragonboatbc.ca The 23rd annual festival is a free event featuring the colourful Eye Dotting Ceremony on Friday and two more days of non-stop entertainment on the World Beat Stage, fabulous food and shopping, and of course, dragon boat racing of the highest caliber.
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Haines Junction
NUMBERS 35-65
YUKON TERRITORY
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
Atlin
ALBERTA
Fort Nelson 97
39
Hines Creek
Fairview
Grande Prairie
43•64
Fort St. John
44 Hudson’s Hope
Kispiox
Hazelton
Tumbler Ridge
Driftpile
97
Smithers 16
Terrace
Fort St. James
Houston
Prince Rupert Masset 16 Port Clements
Joussard
Mackenzie
Kincolith
Queen Charlotte
Dawson Creek
Chetwynd
ALASKA
Burns Lake
Kitimat
Vanderhoof
Tlell Skidegate
51
Prince George
Edmonton Stony Plain
Hixon
Sandspit
Nazko
Bella Coola
Anahim Lake Nimpo Lake
16
45
Quesnel
Wells/Barkerville
Mcleese Lake
Gang Ranch
36 65
Blue River
Lac La Hache 5 Clearwater 97 100 Mile House Little Fort Green Lake
55 52•57•62 Golden
61 1 58•59Salmon Arm 97 63Enderby Vernon 38
Cache Creek Kamloops Lillooet Spences Bridge 19 Pemberton Lytton Merrit Whistler 1 46 Campbell River Powell River 99 Boston Bar 60 5 Pender Harbour Courtenay Comox Penticton Squamish Cumberland Sechelt35 Yale Princeton 97 Roberts Creek 40 1 Hope Parksville 47•53 Port Alberni 3 Nanaimo Chilliwack Osoyoos 1 Vancouver Ladysmith 56 Ucluelet Chemainus Duncan 54 WASHINGTON Sidney Victoria Sooke Seattle
Nordegg
Red Deer
Horsefly Williams Lake
Clinton
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Jasper
Valemount
Likely
Riske Creek
Port Hardy
Hinton McBride Dunster Mt. Robson
Field 1
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Banff
Revelstoke
Canmore
Calgary
Fairmont Hot Springs
93 New Denver Skookumchuck Kaslo Kelowna 6 Slocan Kimberley Sparwood 41 42 Crawford Bay Winlaw 48 Fernie Fort MacLeod 50Nelson 33 Castlegar Cranbrook Salmo Grand Forks 3 Creston
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2011 Festival Guide: JUNE 33 June 10-12, 2011 Shuswap Lake Accordion Festival Sorrento, BC www.shuswaptourism.ca/happening/events/ shuswap-lake-accordion-festival The 7th annual festival held at Sorrento Centre includes dancing Fri and Sat nights, solos, duets, bands & jam session & possible competition.
34 June 10-12, 2011 Inshala IV Fort Macleod, AB www.tribalharmonix.org/events/details1766.html This year's theme is Dreams Awake - Living Our Highest Vision Conference & Celebration. Inshala is a family-oriented event that offers a variety of experiences from Speakers, to Movement Workshops, to Art Explorations. There will also be a Kids' Zone & Playground, Artisan Market, Art Installations, Fire Spinners etc. Evenings feature inspiring musical performers. Early bird tickets $80, Kids under 14/Seniors over 65 are FREE.
35 June 10-12, 2011 Gibsons Landing Jazz Festival Gibsons, BC www.coastjazz.com The 16th annual festival has 2 days of outdoor concerts, 2 evening dances, Sunday Jazz brunch and more featuring Mimosa, Don Ross, Cory Weeds Quintet, Black Strap Melissas, Tanga and more. Tickets available at Gaia Fair Trade, Gibsons; MELOmania, Roberts Creek; WindSong Gallery, Sechelt or reserve by email info@coastjazz.com.
36 June 10-12, 2011 1913 Days Sylvan Lake, AB www.sylvanlake.ca/1913days.html An annual celebration of Sylvan Lake's Birthday. A full weekend of events provides fun for the whole family.
37 June 10-12, 2011 Kluane Mountain Bluegrass Festival Whitehorse, YK www.yukonbluegrass.com/ybms/Bluegrass_ Festival.html A new location this year, the Yukon Arts Centre! Lots of music, jam sessions and workshops. RV camping available. Weekend passes $130.
38 June 10-12, 2011 Summerland Bluegrass Festival Summerland, BC www.summerlandbluegrass.com The 16th annual festival features Parking Lot Pickin', open mic, band scramble and Sunday Gospel Hour. Bring your acoustic instrument and join in the music or just come out and listen! Tickets: weekend pass $10, day pass $5, children under 12 FREE! Dry camping: $5 per person/per day.
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39 June 11 & 12, 2011 Peace River Pow Wow & Aboriginal Gathering Peace River, AB www.peaceriveraic/PowWowHome.html The 8th Annual Powwow and the 16th Annual Gathering. Host Drum: Seekaskootch. FREE admission. Some on-site camping available. See web site for more information.
40 June 12, 2011 Fraser Valley Children's Festival Mission, BC www.missonartscouncil.ca/events Held at the Fraser River Heritage Park, the 15th annual festival is a Medieval Faire with art workstations, music, dance, juggling, games, bouncy castle and face painting. Free admission.
41 June 16-19, 2011 Pincher Creek Gathering Pincher Creek, AB www.pcgathering.com Canada's National Cowboy Poetry Gathering. The 24th annual Gathering's events include: Cowboy Poetry & Music, Talent Contest, Horseman Demonstrations, Friday & Saturday dances, BBQs, Pancake breakfast, Cowboy Church, Wagon Rides, Artisans, Western Family Fun Events, Dance & Poetry Workshops.
42 June 16-19, 2011 Sam Steele Days Cranbrook, BC www.samsteeledays.org Cranbrook’s annual festival held at Spirit Square featuring fun and excitement for the whole family including a kids’ fun zone, strongman competition, parade, ball tournament, restaurant sampling, community stage entertainment, arts & crafts displays and more!
43 June 17-19, 2011 North Country Fair Driftpile, AB http://lslncca.ca/current/ North Country Fair is an annual Solstice Celebration sometimes called the "Woodstock of the North." NCF features an amazing blend of music, camping alongside the Driftpile River, trails to hike, a river to wade in, music to listen to and friends to make! Advance weekend pass $100/Youth (13-18) $60. 13 + under FREE. See a full list of performers on web site.
44 June 17-19, 2011 6th Annual Spirit of the Peace Powwow Taylor, BC A traditional Powwow held at the District Ice Arena. A FREE family event. This year's theme is "Empowering the Spirit of our Women".
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SEE MAP PG 37 45 June 17-19, 2011 Sylvia's Music Fest Quesnel, BC www.sylviascafe.com A safe, fun, family event for everyone to enjoy featuring Aaron LInes, Jaydee Bixby, Akimbo, Kick Back Band, Jessica Marsh and many more (see web site). Tickets: Adult advance weekend pass $65 (gate $80), Friday pass $30, Saturday pass $40, Sunday pass $10; 13-18yrs advance weekend pass $25 (gate $25), Fri or Sat $20, Sunday $5. Kids under 12 FREE.
46 June 17-20, 2011 Entheos Summer Solstice Festival & Conference Boston Bar, BC www.entheosgathering.com The 5th annual festival takes place in the Nahatlatch Valley with 3 stages and a wide variety of musical styles. Entheos is a celebration of creativity, positivity, cooperation, community, love & life. There is a conference with workshops for the body, mind and spirit, kids' zone fun, a vending village and a food zone.
47 June 19, 2011 Car-free Vancouver Day Vancouver, BC www.carfreevancouver.org Festivals will be held in Kits, Main St, West End & Commercial Drive on Father's Day. See web site for details on the individual neighbourhoods.
48 June 22-August 31, 2011 Concerts in the Park Castlegar, BC Free concerts in Kinnaird Park every Wednesday night starting at 7pm. For info: (250) 365-1653.
49 June 22-25, 2011 Sled Island Calgary, AB www.sledisland.com An annual 4-day independent multi-venue music and arts festival. This year's festival will bring together over 200 artists and bands (including headliners Of Montreal, Blonde Redhead, Buzzcocks, Sleep, Dandy Warhols and The Greenhornes. Sled Island was recently voted one of the top 10 music festivals in Canada by CBC Radio 3 listeners. Advance General Admission wristband $179.99; VIP wristband $349.99.
50 June 23-August 25 Salmo Farmers Market Music Series Salmo, BC A little stage in the middle of our market Thursdays 4-7pm is home to the best musicians in the Kootenays along with the occasional surprise guest who is traveling through. Enjoy delicious local food, flavours and sounds.
51 June 23-July 5, 2011 The Works Art and Design Festival Edmonton, AB www.theworks.ab.ca The largest FREE art and design festival in North America, offering over 200 exciting exhibits and special events to the public in Sir Winston Churchill Square.
52 June 24 & 25 Revelstoke Music Festival (RevFest) Revelstoke, BC www.revfest.ca Vendors, artisans, music, fun for the whole family. Battle of the bands Saturday competing for a recording package. Lineup includes Sheepdogs, Shane Philips, Faye Blais, Red Eye Empire, Ali Milner and more.
53 June 24-July 3, 2011 TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival Vancouver, BC www.coastaljazz.ca "BC's Biggest & Most Acclaimed Music Festival" with 1800 musicians, 400 concerts & 40 venues. From noon to the wee small hours, a rich tapestry of jazz, blues, funk, Latin, fusion, electronica and world music will fill the air at venues big and small, indoor and outdoor across the city. There will be approximately 150 free concerts during the festival. See web site for ticketed shows and performances.
54 June 24-July 3, 2011 TD Victoria International Jazzfest Victoria, BC www.jazzvictoria.ca Over 90 performances on 11 stages in downtown Victoria. Performers include Madeleine Peyroux, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra w/ Wynton Marsalis, Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle & The Dukes and Paco de Luca. A full schedule and ticket info available on the web site. Jazzfest will offer workshops and clinics during the week. Check out the fantastic food village and Big Rock Beer Garden at Centennial Square.
property.The festival presents emerging artists in a diverse array of genres from sweet folk singing to the sublimely danceable. Includes a Saturday Songwriter Circle, a series of excellent stage hosts, tweeners, a by-donation local feast and camping. Admission by donation (suggested $40 + up for the employed, $20 + up for the unemployed).
57 June 24 & 25, 2011 Revelstoke Music Festival Revelstoke, BC www.revelstokecc.bc.ca/events/signatureevents.html Revelstoke's premier music event enters its 10th year. Fun for the whole family at Centennial park featuring a wide variety of talented musicians, amazing cuisine, artisans, kids’ centre, climbing wall, and a microbrew beer garden.
58 June 24-26, 2011 Falkland Bluegrass Festival Falkland, BC For further details contact: 250-546-3112
59 June 24-26, 2011 North Okanagan Bluegrass Jamboree Falkland, BC www.shuswaptourism.ca/happening/events/ bluegrass-country-jamboree Featuring Shuswap musicians, beverage garden, concessions, activities. RV parking/camping. Falkland Stampede Grounds.
60 June 24-26, 2011 Penticton Elvis Festival Penticton, BC www.pentictonelvisfestival.com The 10th anniversary of the Elvis festival features dozens of tribute artists gracing outdoor stages set around picturesque Okanagan Lake. Tickets: Fri night at the park $10, Saturday competition in the park $15, wristbands $20. Saturday night headliner Shawn Klush (concert at the South Okanagan Events Centre) $33.60-$56.00.
55 June 24-July 3, 2011 Sasktel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival Saskatoon, SK www.saskjazz.com This festival plays host to hundreds of world class artists and over 70,00 hungry music fans devour the sounds of jazz, blues, funk, pop and world music. Concert performers include Tegan and Sara, Colin James, Bela Fleck & the Flecktones, Ramsay Lewis, and Holly Cole. See web site for ticket info.
56 June 24 & 25th, 2011 Campbell Bay Music Festival Mayne lsland, BC www.campbellbaymusicfest.com An independent, volunteer-run, DIY music festival in its 3rd year, set on a beautiful waterfront
61 June 24-26, 2011 Singin' Good News Jamboree Enderby, BC www.singinggoodnews.com A southern gospel jamboree.
62 June 26-August 28, 2011 Music in the Plaza Revelstoke, BC www.revelstokecc.bc.ca Free live entertainment throughout the summer at Grizzly Plaza every evening including bands, theatrical productions and magical acts.
63 June 30-July 3, 2011 Funtastic Festival Vernon, BC www.funtastic.org Canada's Greatest Slo-Pitch Tournament & Music Festival. Sports and music on offer including a Superskills competition and a Lawn Bowling Tournament. No dogs please.
64 June 30-July 3, 2011 Astral Harvest Festival Driftpile, AB www.astralharvest.com A gathering of music, art, knowledge and experience. 3 stages, 3 nights of music. Dubstep, Psychedelic Trance, Electro, House, Breakbeat, Disco, Minimal, Progressive, Drum & Bass, Techno, Glitch, Dub, Reggae, World Beat, Ambient, Live Acts, workshops, performances, live art, conferences, food vendors, marketplace, sanctuary, camping, showers, and river fun.
65 June 30-July 3, 2011 Countryfest Dauphin, MB www.countryfest.ca Canada's longest running country music festival. Main stage headliners include: Doc Walker, Johnny Reid, Toby Keith, and Billy Currington. Festival has two other stages, a Tiki Bar, beach volleyball, extreme motocross, a Texas Hold'Em poker tournament, contests, a Live DJ + more! Weekend pass $225, Fri only $75, Sat only $85, Sun only $75. 12 + under FREE with adult. Camping available.
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2011 Festival Guide: July JULY
NUMBERS 1-35
Haines Junction
YUKON TERRITORY
28
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
Atlin
ALBERTA
Fort Nelson 97
Hines Creek
14
Fairview
Fort St. John
Hudson’s Hope
Kispiox
Hazelton
Tumbler Ridge
Grande Prairie Driftpile
97
Smithers 16
Terrace
Fort St. James
Houston
Prince Rupert Masset 16 Port Clements
Joussard
Mackenzie
10
Kincolith
Queen Charlotte
Dawson Creek
Chetwynd
ALASKA
Burns Lake
Kitimat
Vanderhoof
Tlell Skidegate
27
Prince George
Edmonton Stony Plain
Hixon
Sandspit
Nazko
Hinton
16
Quesnel
Wells/Barkerville
McBride Dunster Mt. Robson
25 Bella Coola
Anahim Lake Nimpo Lake
Mcleese Lake Riske Creek Gang Ranch
4
Likely
Blue River
Lac La Hache 5 Clearwater 97 100 Mile House Little Fort Green Lake
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1 Cache Creek Port Hardy Kamloops Lillooet 97 Spences Bridge 19 Pemberton 23 Lytton Merrit Whistler 1 Campbell River 31 99 Powell River 30 Boston Bar 5 Pender Harbour Courtenay Comox Penticton Squamish Cumberland 34 Sechelt Yale Princeton 97 Roberts Creek 1 8 1•15 Hope Parksville Port Alberni 3 12 Nanaimo Chilliwack Osoyoos 1 Vancouver Ladysmith Ucluelet Chemainus Duncan 5•17•26•35 WASHINGTON Sidney Victoria 11 20 19 Sooke Seattle
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Nordegg Red Deer
Horsefly Williams Lake
Clinton
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Jasper
Valemount
1 Banff
Revelstoke Salmon Arm 24Enderby Vernon 3•6
Canmore
22
7Fairmont Hot Springs
18
Calgary
32
93 New Denver 9 16 Skookumchuck Kaslo Kelowna 6 13 Slocan Kimberley Sparwood Crawford Bay Winlaw 29 Fernie Fort MacLeod Nelson 33 Castlegar Cranbrook Salmo Grand Forks 3 Creston
IDAHO
33 The Gorge Amphitheatre
MONTANA
2011 Festival Guide: July JULY 1 July 2011 onwards Cates Park Concert Series Deep Cove, BC www.DeepCoveBC.com This is a free, all ages, annual series held on Saturdays in Cates Park (4-7pm). Bring your friends, family and even your 4-legged friends while 24 local artists and bands perform during the summer.
2 July & August, 2011 Music in the Park Kamloops, BC www.tourismkamloops.com/home_showSection_ID_534.html Free musical entertainment by local, national and international musicians every evening during July & August at Riverside Park (7-8:30pm). Bring a picnic and lawn games. There is a playground and splash park nearby for the kids. See web site for music lineup.
3 July-August, 2011 Parks Alive! Kelowna, BC www.parksalive.festivalskelowna.com Parks Alive! present live concerts and other art based activities throughout July & August in many of Kelowna’s most unique outdoor venues from North Glenmore, to Rutland, East Kelowna, downtown, and the Mission. It is family-friendly entertainment featuring local performers and world-class professionals from a variety of musical genres and styles.
4 July & August, 2011 Performances in the Park Williams Lake, BC www.williamslake.ca/index.asp?p=54 Free entertainment throughout July & August that focuses on showcasing local artists & musicians, in addition to hosting entertainers from around the province. Performances held at the Gwen Ringwood Theatre in Boitanio Park from 6:30 pm.
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Summer in the Square Centennial Square, Victoria www.victoria.ca/cityvibe Presented by the City of Victoria, these free outdoor concerts happen every weekday from 12-1pm on the Spirit Stage, rain or shine.
6 July 1, 2011 Celebrate Canada Day Kelowna, BC This an annual, free community festival held in Kelowna’s Cultural District, Prospera Place and Waterfront Park for residents and visitors to celebrate our nation’s birthday on July 1st. Festival programming is multi-generational and family-friendly with activities and live cultural performances that will appeal to all tastes and interests. The festival in Waterfront Park runs from 10:00 a.m. until 10:30 p.m.
7 July 1, 2011 Mountain Mosaic Festival of the Arts Invermere, BC www.columbiavalleyarts.com A family festival featuring the Canada Day Parade, live entertainment, food kiosks, bouncy castles, face painting, arts & crafts, and performing arts all on the shores of Lake Windermere.
8 July 1-3, 2011 Lighthouse Bluegrass Music Festival Qualicum Bay, BC www.lighthousebluegrass.com The 1st annual festival features great bands on the outdoor main stage, workshops, Sunday Morning Gospel, Slowpitch jam, food & craft vendors, and a kids’ corner. A family event that includes fireworks on Friday night (Canada Day).Come join them for a weekend of camping fun, excellent bluegrass music and some serious parking lot pickin! Adult full weekend pass (incl. camping) $60; Friday evening pass $25, Sat or Sun (day pass) $30.
Elkford Wildcat Days Elkford, BC http://wkarts.kics.bc.ca/events.html A family festival honouring one of Elkford’s first pioneers, Wildcat Charlie. Events include all types of athletic & recreational pursuits, BBQ, face painting and fun with PT the Clown. FREE birthday cake!
10 July 1-3, 2011 Smithers Midsummer Music Fest Smithers, BC www.smithersmusicfest.com The festival, organized by the Bulkley Valley Folk Music Society, features lots of music, food and craft vendors. See the web site for a list of headliners and local & regional performers. Tickets: Early bird weekend (Adult) $50, (Family) $110, (Youth) $25; Day prices at gate: Fri (Adult) $30, Sat (Adult) $40, Sun (Adult) $25; All days (Youth) $15. Camping $10/person (65+ or 12 + under FREE), Vehicle $10.
11 July 1-4, 2011 Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival Portland, OR www.waterfrontbluesfest.com More than 120 performances on 4 stages, plus fireworks, workshops, dances, blues cruises and more. Join Blues fans on the banks of the Willamette River while helping the Oregon Food Bank (their largest annual fundraiser). Headliners include Robert Cray, Buddy Guy, Maceo Parker, Lucinda Williams and many more! Suggested donation: $10 (or more) per person per day. Special passes are available.
12 July 1-15, 2011 Pacific Rim Summer Festival Tofino - Ucluelet, BC www.pacificrimarts.ca The festival features concerts, spoken word, dance, and film. Ticket prices for concerts/ shows vary, see web site.
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2011 Festival Guide 13 July 2, 2011 Twin Butte Soulfest Twin Butte, AB www.twinbuttestore.ca/event. cfm?dt=07%2F02%2f11 Soulfest is still in the midst of being organized. Check on website for updates. Rustic camping available for $5/night.
14 July 2 & 3, 2011 Jam the Dam Festival Hudson’s Hope, BC www.dist.hudsons-hope.bc.ca/tourism.html The festival has camping and great live music featuring Peace Region artists.
15 July 3, 2011 Adstock Maple Ridge, BC www.berthorsonacademy.wordpress. com/2010/11/04/date-set-for-adstock-2011 Adstock is an annual, free, alternative music festival that takes place at the bandstand/gazebo in downtown Maple Ridge from 1-8pm. Now entering it’s 7th year, Adstock has featured some of the best alternative indie bands in the Lower Mainland and this year present NinjaSpy, Reckoner, Ivy League Brawlers and many more.
16 July 4-9, 2011 Kimberley International Oldtime Accordion Championships Kimberley, BC www.kiotac.ca Concert/Dance tickets: $25 (+ HST) per night.
17 July 5-9, 2011 Victoria Ska Fest Victoria, BC www.victoriaskafest.ca The 12th annual Ska Fest. The full lineup will be announced soon so keep checking the web site. Volunteer at Skafest! Volunteers are the Back Bone! Many positions and lots of perks! See online application.
18 July 5-11, 2011 Whatshan Family Days Whatshan Lake, BC www.whatshanmusic.com The Whatshan Lake Music Festival is now Whatshan Family Days, featuring things that families like to do together - everything from beanbag throwing to golf, interspersed with music, eating and socializing. Camping is available.
19 July 5 - August 30, 2011 Concerts on the Green Issaquah, Wa www.ci.issaquah.wa.us/parks Free outdoor concerts held at the Community Center Green in Issaquah, every Tuesday evening 7- 8:30pm. This community event is in its 15th year. Bring along a picnic, but no alcohol or pets please.
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20 July 6-August 10, 2011 Kidd Valley Family Concert Series Renton, WA www.rentonwa.gov/calendar.aspx Free summer concerts at Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park every Wednesday evening 7-8pm.
21 July 6-10, 2011 Winnipeg Folk Festival Winnipeg, MB www.winnipegfolkfestival.ca The 38th annual festival, held at Birds Hill Provincial Park, has a fantastic lineup including Blue Rodeo, k.d.lang, Little Feat, Teagan and Sara and many more (see full list on web site). There is a handmade village, food village, vendors and a family area with music, dance, crafts and more. Tickets are sold at Early Bird, Advance and Gate prices (see web site for details). Camping available at the Quiet Campground (Festival Campground sold out).
22 July 6 - August 31, 2011 Music in the Park Nakusp, BC www.nakusparrowlakes.com Free music for the whole family every Wednesday evening during July & August (6:30-8pm). Everyone welcome. Bring a lawn chair.
23 July 7-10, 2011 Mountainfest Music Festival Merritt, BC www.mountainfest.com The 18th annual festival offers great country music and super fun under the hot Merritt sun! Mainstage roster includes: Vince Gill, Dierks Bentley, Ray Price, Aaron Pritchett, Marion Weston, Bobbi Smith, Mike Gouchie, Montgomery Gentry, Joe Nichols, Crystal Gayle, Crystal Shawanda, Cathy-Anne McClintock, Emily Taylor Adams and Damian Marshall .Tickets: 4-day Full Event (to 30 June) $185 + HST, single (advance) $80 + HST. Camping available.
24 July 7- August 25, 2011 Civic Sounds Vernon, BC www.downtownvernon.com Free summer concerts in the Civic Plaza (between the Library & Museum) every Thursday night featuring local bands. Bring your chair or blanket and enjoy great music, 7–9pm.
25 July 8 & 9, 2011 Arts on the Fly Horsefly, BC www.artsonthefly.com The 6th annual music, dance & arts festival. Performers include Aurora Jane, The Tim Readman Band, Eire Born Irish Dancers, Ari Neufeld, Jason & Pharis Romero, Belmont Avenue and many more! Tickets: Adult advance weekend pass $40, advance (Friday only) $15, advance (Sat only) $30. Children under 13 FREE.
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SEE MAP PG 40 26 July 8 & 9, 2011 Festival Mexicano Victoria, BC www.1415broad.ca Celebrate Mexican/Latin/American culture. Held at the Victoria Event Centre and Centennial Square, the festival will feature traditional music and dance, kiosks showcasing Mexican/ Latin/American food and drink, and arts & crafts.
27 July 8 & 9, 2011 Pembina River Nights Evansburg, AB www.asmallshieldmusic.ca Two days of music and the river at Rangeton Park. The venue is beautiful, the crowd is cool and the music is stellar. 2-day pass (incl. camping Fri & Sat) $100 (advance- until 31 May); Gate admission (after 31 May) $120; 1-day pass at gate (incl. camping Sat. only) $60. See web site for list of performers.
28 July 8-10, 2011 Atlin Arts & Music Festival Tarahne Park, Atlin, BC www.atlinfestival.ca A family-friendly festival including an exciting collection of accomplished and emerging musicians and visual artists, art & music workshops and kids’ activities. FREE camping with ticket purchase.
29 July 8-10, 2011 Castlegar Bluegrass Jamboree Castlegar, BC http://bluegrass.passcreekfair.com The 10th annual jamboree is held at Pass Creek Exhibition Grounds and features open mic sessions, pancake breakfast Saturday, band scramble, bluegrass gospel Sunday. Dry camping available: $10/person, $10/unit. Tickets: Friday Adults (13 +) $5, Youths (7-12) $2, Sat. Adults $6, Youths $3, 6 + under FREE.
30 July 8-10, 2011 Squamish Nation 24th Annual Youth Pow Wow West Vancouver, BC Held at Caplina Reserve Park. Please contact Gloria Nahanee for further information: snpowwow@hotmal.com
31 July 8-10, 2011 Vancouver Island Music Fest Comox, BC www.islandmusicfest.com Held at the Comox Valley Exhibition Grounds the festival has 6 stages, riverside camping and family activities. Featuring an amazing lineup including David Crosbie, Daniel Lapp, Arrested Development, Morlove, Celso Muchado, Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas and SO MANY MORE AWESOME BANDS! Adult tickets $129-159, Seniors $99129, Youth $49-99, kids under 12 FREE.
33 July 9, 2011 The Ritzville Blues Festival Ritzville, WA www.ritzvilleblues.com Celebrating 17 years of Ritzville Blues, Brews & BBQs with 22 of the hottest Blues bands from Washington and around the country. Featuring Laffin’ Bones, Kevin Selfe & The Tornadoes, Ty Curtis Band, Big Mumbo Blues Band, Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band, John Nemeth, Curtis Salgado and Rick Estrin & the Nightcats. See
34 July 9-17, 2011 Harrison Festival of the Arts Harrison Hot Springs, BC www.harrisonfestival.com For nine days the Harrison Festival presents music from all corners of the globe, as well as visual and literary arts, theatre, a large outdoor art and craft market, workshops and a special day for children. Ticket prices by event, see web site for ticket info.
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35 July 10, 2011 Victoria Pride Festival Victoria, BC www.victoriapridesociety.org/ eventlist.html The Pride Parade starts at 12pm (Government/Pandora) and the Pride Festival is held at MacDonald Park featuring live bands, drag performances, vendors, food fair, community groups, children’s entertainment and a beer garden. More events are held earlier in the week, including drag baseball, a dog walk, whale watching, boat cruise and a youth dance.
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Willow Creek Cowboy Gathering Stavely, AB www.wccowboygathering.com Some outstanding performers this year: Frank Gleeson (BC), Divine Bovines (MT), Sue Harris (BJ) Smith (AB) and others equally worthy. Weekend pass $50 advance, $55 at the door; Fri or Sat day $10; Fri or Sat evening $15; Sat afternoon show & supper $35; Sat supper & evening show $35; Sat all day + BBQ $50; Sun breakfast $7. Check website for further details.
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Haines Junction
YUKON TERRITORY
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
Atlin
ALBERTA
Fort Nelson 97
Hines Creek
Fairview
Fort St. John Hudson’s Hope
Kispiox
Hazelton
Grande Prairie Driftpile
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Terrace
Fort St. James
Houston
Prince Rupert Masset 16 Port Clements
Tumbler Ridge 97
Smithers
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Joussard
Mackenzie
Kincolith
Burns Lake
Kitimat
Vanderhoof
58 Prince George
Hixon
Skidegate Sandspit
Nazko
Bella Coola
Anahim Lake Nimpo Lake
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Quesnel
Wells/Barkerville
Mcleese Lake
Gang Ranch
1 Cache Creek Kamloops Lillooet 97 Spences Bridge61 19 Pemberton 60 Lytton Merrit Whistler 1 Campbell River Powell River 99 Boston Bar 65 5 Pender Harbour Courtenay Comox Penticton Squamish 68 Cumberland Sechelt Yale Princeton 97 Roberts Creek 157 Hope Parksville 37•53•59 Port Alberni 3 Nanaimo Chilliwack Osoyoos 1 Ladysmith 56Vancouver Ucluelet Chemainus Duncan WASHINGTON Sidney Victoria 38 67 46 55 Sooke
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Lac La Hache 5 Clearwater 97 100 Mile House Little Fort Green Lake
Seattle
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Jasper
Valemount
Horsefly Williams Lake
Clinton Port Hardy
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Hinton McBride Dunster Mt. Robson
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Tlell 40
Queen Charlotte
Dawson Creek
Chetwynd
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Field Golden
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Banff
Revelstoke
Canmore
Arm 69Salmon Enderby
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Vernon
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38 July 12-August 14, 2011 Mostly Music in the Park Mercer Island, WA www.mercergov.org Free community concerts on Sundays and Thursdays in July and August. Concerts are held in Mercerdale Park from 7-8:30pm.
39 July 12-14, 2011 Sakicawasihk Pow Wow North Battleford, SK Held at the North Battleford Civic Center. For further information: 877-446-3833
40 July 13-16, 2011 Skidegate Days Skidegate, BC www.queencharlotteislandsguide. com/visitors-guide An annual family event with races for all ages & groups, a salmon BBQ, concession booths, carnival booths, bingo, baseball tournament, and a dinner/dance. To kick off the event teams will compete in Haida War Canoe races. There will also be a Totem to Totem Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K races.
41 July 13-17, 2011 Sturgis North Motorcycle Rally & Music Festival Salmon Arm, BC www.sturgisnorth.com The 1st annual festival that brings together people who love motorcycles, music & good people. Featuring beer gardens, partying, and riding. Bands performing: Nazareth, Doug and the Slugs, Harlequin, Headpins, Helix, Jerry Doucette, Kick Axe, Lee Aaron, Prism, Powder Blues, Kenny Shield & Streetheart, John Kay & Steppenwolf, Dr. Hook feat. Ray Sawyer, Pat Travers and Eric Burdon & The Animals. 3-day pass $255.00 (incl. fees & tax). Off-site camping available.
42 July 14-18, 2011 Motion Notion Festival Drayton Valley, AB www.motionnotion.com Electronic music on multiple stages, natural camping, rafting, bonfires, workshops and vendor village! Headliners include Infected Mushrooms, Shpongle (Simon Posford DJ set), Gaudi, Neelix, EOTO, Vibesquad, Random Rab, Mat The Alien, Treavor Moontribe, Stickybuds, Mad Maxx, Satori Life, Soulfix and others. Tix $80-$160 @ www.ticketweb.ca, Foosh (Edmonton), Grass Roots (Calgary).
43 July 14-17, 2011 Billy Barker Days Quesnel, BC www.billybarkerdays.netbistro. com The 38th annual event is BC’s largest free family festival. Enjoy their Business Decorating, Seniors’ Day, Kids’ Day, Parade, Fantastic Stage lineup (with headliners Jo Hikk on Friday and Powder Blues on Saturday), Billy’s Phenomenal Fireworks and many more activities.
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This summer, follow the Gold Rush Trail to Barkerville! When Billy Barker “struck pay” on Williams Creek in 1862, British Columbia’s gold rush town was born. Today, the Cariboo Gold Rush is in full swing and Barkerville is still teeming with fortune seekers from all over the world.
~ 150 th AnniversAry of the 1861 PAck trAil ~
44 July 14-17, 2011 Folk on the Rocks Festival Yellowknife, NT www.folkontherocks.com The 31st annual festival draws musicians from NWT, Nunavut and across the globe. Fun for all ages, this event features performances on 6 stages, a Children’s area, a cultural area, beer garden, food fair and Northern Creative works for sale. See web site for ticket information. Children 8 + under FREE with parent/guardian.
45 July 14-17, 2011 Ness Creek Music Festival Ness Creek, SK www.nesscreek.com Ness Creek is the only festival of its kind, taking place in Saskatchewan’s rural North and serving up four days of eclectic musical performances, participatory workshops and exciting collaborations from local and international artists. “Four days of great music, fun and friends in the boreal forests...the best time you can have in one weekend!” Tickets: Early Bird $90 (until May 15), Advance $100, Gate $125. Weekend passes include rustic, on-site camping. Gates open Noon Thursday, July 14.
www.barkerville.ca 1-888-994-3332 ~ Barkerville welcomes visitors from mid May to late September ~ photo: JoSh tRottER-WANNER
Summer Sundays in the Park Port Moody, BC www.summersundays.ca Every Sunday at Rocky Point Park throughout July and August. Featuring Big City Soul, INCOGNITO with Nadine States, Phat Edna’s Soul Revue, Sam & Luke, Mostly Marley, The Twisters, The So Tight Band, and Brickhouse. Shows start at 2pm.
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Barkerville is a proud supporter of the ArtsWells Festival and one of the performance venues. Visit www.artswells.com for 2011 info.
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2011 Festival Guide 46 July 15-17, 2011 Darrington Bluegrass Festival Darrington, WA www.glacierview.net/bluegrass Featuring The Grascals, The Larry Stephenson Band and a list of others (see web site). Camping available, booths, good food, and jammin’ (at campsites). No alcohol/drugs. Tickets: 3-day pass (to July 1st) $45, (after July 1st) $50; at the Gate Fri eve $15, Sat full day $20, Sun full day $15. Under 12 FREE with adult.
47 July 15-17, 2011 Dawson City Music Festival Dawson City, YK www.dcmf.com This is a multi-disciplinary, multi-venue festival. Christened “Canada’s tiny, perfect festival” by the Georgia Straight, the festival has been successfully run by volunteers since its inception in 1979. Tickets $125 plus taxes and fees.
48 July 15-17, 2011 JulyFest Kimberley, BC www.kimberleyjulyfest.com Enjoy three hot summer days and two hot summer nights during the 39th annual JulyFest that celebrates Kimberley! Events include the Canadian Bocce Tournament, live entertainment, a parade and other competitions.
49 July 15-17, 2011 Nakusp Music Fest Nakusp, BC www.nakuspmusicfest.ca A family friendly event with a musical lineup including The Doobie Brothers, Soul Asylum, The Grapes of Wrath and many more! There is a beer garden, a kid zone and food & craft vendors. Early bird tickets: 3-day pass $195, Sat/ Sun pass $155, Fri kickoff $58, Sat or Sun $103. 7 + under FREE. See web site for further ticket info and schedule. Camping is available.
50 July 15-17, 2011 South Country Fair Fort Macleod, AB www.scfair.ab.ca The South Country Fair is a rural, intimate, peace-oriented, camping, music and arts festival.
51 July 15-17, 2011 Starbelly Jam Crawford Bay, BC www.starbellyjam.org The Starbelly Jam is an outdoor music festival with eclectic entertainment including world music, hip-hop, reggae, bluegrass, flamenco, and other acts a little harder to define. Featuring food vendors, a craft faire, jugglers & clowns and more; this is a family festival with a relaxed atmosphere. There will be entertainment and activities for children (free if under age 7).
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52 July 15-17, 2011 Stewart Park Festival Perth, ON www.stewartparkfestival.com This festival brings together an eclectic variety of Canadian and International musicians for a great weekend of over 30 free outdoor concerts. The weekend includes children’s entertainment and an international food & artisans market.
53 July 15-17, 2011 Vancouver Folk Music Festival Vancouver, BC www.thefestival.bc.ca The 34th annual festival takes place at Jericho Beach Park. Performers include C.R. Avery, Dustin Bentall Outfit, Elliott Brood, Rosanne Cash, The Duhks, The Fugitives, Mary Gauthier, Emmanuel Jal, Imaginary Cities, Pokey LaFarge & the South City Three, The Jayhawks, Joel Plaskett, Jenny Whiteley, Daniel Lapp, Wendy McNeill, Danny Michel, and many, many more. The festival features a Little Folks Village - an activity/play area for the whole family. Early bird tickets (to June 11): Weekend pass- $135, Single Sat or Sun- $75, Friday evening concert- $45.
54 July 15-17, 2011 Wild Mountain Music Festival Hinton, AB www.wildmountainfest.ca/index.html Look for lineup info and further details on the web site.
55 July 15-17, 2011 Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festival Winthrop, WA www.winthropbluesfestival.com The 24th annual festival’s lineup includes Jimmie Vaughan & The Tilt-A-Whirl Band feat. Lou Ann Barton, Booker T., Commander Cody, Lydia Pense & Cold Blood, Michael Burks, Too Slim & The Taildraggers, The Lee Boys, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Dusty 45s, Chris Eger Band, Bump Kitchen, and John Alex Mason. Advance tickets $75, at the gate $85, under 12 free with adult. Camping $40 (Fri-Sun).
56 July 16, 2011 Chemainus Bluegrass Festival Chemainus, BC www.chemainusbluegrass.com One-day bluegrass extravaganza & festival in the heart of beautiful Chemainus on Vancouver Island. Featuring John Reischman and the Jaybirds, Skagway, Corner Grass, Bluegrass Fever, Bryon Clayton Thomas, and Island Blue Rose. Tickets — there are no tickets! By suggested donation of $10 which you can prepay by Pay Pal online.
57 July 16 & 17, 2011 The Kulth Music Fest Coombs, BC www.kulth-ka-choolth.ca An all ages festival bringing people together under a banner of mutual respect for one another and
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SEE MAP PG 44 the environment we share. Performers include: Le-La-La Dancers, Giraffe Aftermath, Mr. Moe, Hebegebe, Funk the System, TLGLTP, Red Light Quadrant, Think Tank (MC), & DJ Trever & many, many more. There will be a Kids’ area, family zone, food concessions and market. Early bird tickets (until June) weekend pass $135, Sat only $75, Sun only $65. 12 + under FREE with adult.
58 July 16 & 17, 2011 Poundmaker Pow Wow St. Albert, AB www.poundmaker.org See web site for more information.
59 July 16 & 17, 2011 Surrey Fusion Festival Surrey, BC www.fusionfestival.surrey.ca The “Ultimate Celebration of Music, Food and Culture”. Presented by Coast Capital Savings, the Fusion Festival features four stages over two days, 30 + cultural pavilions, cuisine from around the world and the traditional Kla-howeya Pow Wow. Held at Holland Park (Old Yale Road & King George Blvd) from 11am-10pm. This festival is FREE!
60 July 16-24, 2011 Crankworx Whistler, BC www.crankworx.com/whistler The Crankworx Freeride Mountainbike Series hosts a large number of events and entertainment at Whistler.
61 July 16-August 27, 2011 Kumsheen Summer Music Series Lytton, BC www.kumsheen.com/music Every Saturday evening from mid-July to the end of August various musical styles are on offer: country, folk, roots, rock, blues & jazz. Performers include Colin Bullock, Linda McRae, Allen & Alexander, Paul Fileck, Ryan McAllister and Steph Macpherson. Shows are 8:30-10:30pm at the Kumsheen Rafting Resort’s poolside gazebo. Admission prices $5-$35 + tax.
62 July 20 & 21, 2011 PyneStock Concert Invermere, BC www.columbiavalleyarts.com Two evenings of peace and music showcasing local 20-somethings who arrange improvisational, creative, and never-before-heard compositions including a smidgen of classical, 2 scoops of rock and 3 giant helpings of whothe-heck-knows-what-genre. It’s a 9-layer dip of entertainment. General entry $12.
63 July 20-August 7, 2011 Riverboat Days Terrace, BC www.riverboatdays.ca A festival loaded with entertainment for all ages — music, sports, the arts and history. Featuring the Legion Parade, Fireworks over Ferry Island and Concerts in the Park.
64 July 21-23, 2011 New Music West Edmonton, AB www.newmusicwest.com The New Music West Festival & Conference has been Western Canada’s largest and most influential emerging artist showcase and industry conference for the past two decades.
65 July 22-24, 2011 Towards Eden Nahatlatch Valley, BC (3 hours north of Vancouver on Hwy 1) www.towardseden.com Featuring Little Eden Kidzone, Healing Centre, Workshops. Main Stage live music includes Pepe Danza, Ras Nikhilesh, Mike Paprocki “Echo Pilot”, The Jambassadors, Kamille Kapel, Navarro, and more. DJs all day every day at the second stage, including Adham Shaikh, Gaudi, Nils, DJ Ash, and Elemental Rhythm. Plus a late night Jam Shelter. Passes until June 21 $140, full price $160. Camping available.
66 July 21-24, 2011 Calgary Folk Fest Calgary, AB www.calgaryfolkfest.com The 32nd annual Calgary Folk Fest hosts over 68 artists from 14 countries on 7 stages. Held at Prince’s Island Park, they’ve got cool wind power, a hot main stage, an interactive family area, an international craft market, global culinary delights, a record tent and a tree-shaded beer garden. Performers include: The Head and the Heart, k.d. lang, Caravan Palace, The Felice Brothers, Lightning Dust, Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Catherine MacLellan, Ernest Ranglin, The Flatlanders, Inhabitants, and C.R. Avery.
67 July 21-24, 2011 Columbia Gorge Bluegrass Festival Stevenson, WA www.columbiagorgebluegrass.net
Held at the Skamania County Fairgrounds, this event features the musical talents of The Seldom Scene, Dry Branch, Fire Squad, John Reischman & the Jaybirds and Prairie Flyer. There are also contests, the jammer’s jamboree, a raffle and dancing. Weekend pass $55. Camping available.
68 July 21-24, 2011 Mission Folk Music Festival Mission, BC www.missionfolkmusicfestival.ca Staged at the Fraser River Heritage Park overlooking the river, the 24th annual festival offers an amazing weekend of international and North American music, including Namgar (Mongolia), Patrick Ball (Irish American), Dirk Powell Band (USA), Mari Boine (Sami/Norway), Amelia Curran (Nova Scotia), Sagapool (Quebec), and many more. The Gala concert on July 21 will be held at the Clarke Foundation Theatre. Tickets: Early Bird until June 30, see web site for complete line up and ticket information.
69 July 22-23, 2011 AOA - Open Air Festival Armstrong, BC www.aoa2011.com 22 Metal bands over 2 days from all over BC will be featured including Lethal Halo, Deny Your Maker, NYLITHIA, ARCHSPIRE, Fnishhymn, Wasteland, Anthrosire, Maelstrom, Odinfist. Headliners to be confirmed. Held at the IPE Rodeo Grounds, the festival will feature 3 Battle of the Bands, a sword fighting show, beer gardens, a skatepark and camping. Tickets: pre-sale May 1st $45/ at the door $60. Parking and camping included in ticket price.
70 July 22-23, 2011 Littlefest Slocan, BC www.littlefest.ca Two nights of fun — a musical lover’s festival with loads of great alt-roots & indie music. Attendance is limited to 500/ day. Tickets: Adult 2-day pass (advance) $70/$80 at the gate; Fri only Adult $30 (advance), Seniors/Youths $15; Sat only Adult $50 (advance), Seniors/Youths $25. Kids 12 + under FREE. Rustic camping available.
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Haines Junction
YUKON TERRITORY
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
Atlin
ALBERTA
Fort Nelson 97
72
Hines Creek
Fairview
Fort St. John Hudson’s Hope
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Kispiox
Hazelton
Joussard
Tumbler Ridge
Driftpile
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Terrace
Fort St. James
Houston
Prince Rupert
Burns Lake
Kitimat
Vanderhoof
Tlell Skidegate Nazko
80 Bella Coola
Anahim Lake Nimpo Lake
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Prince George
Hixon
Sandspit
16
94
Quesnel
Wells/Barkerville
Mcleese Lake
Gang Ranch
Port Hardy
Edmonton Stony Plain
83
Jasper Nordegg
Valemount
Red Deer
88
Blue River
Lac La Hache 5 Clearwater 97 100 Mile House Little Fort Green Lake
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Field Golden Revelstoke
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101
Banff
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Calgary 1 Cache Creek Canmore Salmon Arm Kamloops Lillooet Enderby 97 81•92 Spences Bridge 19 Fairmont Hot Springs Pemberton Vernon Lytton 91 86 93 Merrit Whistler New Denver 1 Skookumchuck Campbell River Kaslo Kelowna 99 6 River 95 Boston Bar 97 PowellPender 5 Harbour Slocan Kimberley Sparwood Courtenay Comox 85 Penticton Squamish Crawford Bay Winlaw Cumberland Sechelt Yale Princeton 97 Fernie Fort MacLeod Nelson 33 Roberts Creek 1 87 98 79•96•99•103•104 Hope Parksville Cranbrook 73 100 Castlegar Port Alberni 3 Salmo Nanaimo Chilliwack 77 Grand Forks 3 Osoyoos 1 Creston Vancouver Ladysmith 75 Ucluelet Chemainus 71 Duncan WASHINGTON IDAHO MONTANA Sidney 93 78•102 Victoria Sooke Seattle
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McBride Dunster Mt. Robson
Horsefly Williams Lake
Clinton
84
Hinton
Likely
Riske Creek
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Grande Prairie
97
Smithers
Masset 16 Port Clements
89
Mackenzie
Kincolith
Queen Charlotte
Dawson Creek
Chetwynd
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The Gorge Amphitheatre
2011 Festival Guide 71 July 22 & 23, 2011 Rock Cut Blues Festival Orient, WA www.rockcutblues.com The Rock Cut Blues Festival has been entertaining folks for over a decade and has always hosted a wide variety of award winning blues bands & performers. This year’s festival includes the musical talents of: Son Jack Jr., Sarah Brown Band, Eddie Turner, Voo Doo Church Band, The Fat Tones, Pat Coast Band, Big Mumbo Blues Band, and the Randy Oxford Band. Weekend pass $35, Fri eve only $20, Sat eve only $25. Camping available.
72 July 22-24, 2011 Campfire Cowboy Hoedown Fort St John, BC Held at the North Peace Fall Fairgrounds, the 2nd annual hoedown features entertainment all day Saturday: food, fun, music & dance. Sunday offers Cowboy gospel from 10am-12 followed by more country music. Camping starts Friday at 3pm. Contact: Jo 250-787-9806 (before 6).
73 July 22-24, 2011 The Family Music Festival Hillspring, AB www.gcbd.ca/blue-grass-festival Three days of incredible music on an outdoor
stage and around the campfire. The 7th annual festival will be a weekend of great music, great food, workshops, open mic, arts & crafts, kids’ games and Sunday Gospel. List of performers on web site. Tickets: weekend pass $70/person; day passes: Friday $30, Saturday $50, Sunday $20.
74 July 22-24, 2011 Kispiox Valley Music Festival Hazelton, BC www.kvmf.ca Be prepared for a talented and diverse lineup at the 17th annual festival including musicians, puppet theatre, spoken word, and more! With Donné Roberts, Chris Gilpin, Maria In The Shower, GoGo Bonkers, Jess Hill, Shred Kelly, Jaron Freeman Fox & The Opposite of Everything, NikTex plus many talented local and regional performers. Adult weekend pass $50, youth (w/ parent) $25, family $120, seniors & children 12 and under are free!
75 July 22-24, 2011 Islands Folk Fest Duncan, BC www.folkfest.bc.ca This festival combines the spirit of music and community and is held at Providence Farm. Weekend pass: Adult $75/Youth $65 (HST incl.). Children under 12 FREE with adult.
76 July 22-24, 2011 Sasquatch Gathering & Music Festival Rangeton Park, AB www.sasquatchgathering.com It’s the Sasquatch Gathering’s Sweet Sixteen party featuring a huge list of performers (see web site). Weekend pass $60 (advance), $70 (at the gate). Children 12 + under FREE with adult. Tickets available at Blackbyrd Myoozik in Edmonton or info@sasquatchgathering.com. Ticket price includes a weekend camping pass (non-serviced sites).
77 July 22-24, 2011 Ukee Days Ucluelet, BC www.ucluelet.travel/ukee-days-july-22-24-2011 The seaside community of Ucluelet explodes into a summery haze of Live Music, parades, games, fun, food, entertainment, logger sports, kidZone, and beer gardens. Featuring a Salmon BBQ on Friday night, Whiskey Dock Run and Long Board competition on Main street. Pancake breakfast and parade on Saturday morning followed by carnival fun, petting zoo, exhibitors and demonstrations at the fairgrounds.
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2011 Festival Guide 78 July 23-August 1, 2011 Sooke Fine Arts Show Sooke, BC www.sookefinearts.com In its 25th year, the Sooke Fine Arts Show showcases the work of well-known and emerging artists from Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. A music program is also featured, see schedule on the web site. Tickets: one-day pass $8; senior one-day Pass $7; Show Pass $15; Under 12 FREE.
79 July 23 & 24, 2011 Caribbean Days Festival North Vancouver, BC www.caribbeandays.ca A weekend of parading, dining and dancing in the sunshine. Held at Waterfront Park, the lineup of activities includes a Caribbean Boat Cruise, a multicultural street parade, a children’s parade, entertainment on the Main Stage, an international food fair, art & clothing market and an outdoor dance.
80 July 23 & 24, 2011 Discovery Coast Music Festival Bella Coola, BC www.bellacoolamusic.org This multicultural, family-oriented event celebrates its 12th year and has an eclectic lineup including roots, rock, world, blues, folk & more; an interactive children’s site, food & craft vendors and workshops. Their hospitable community is always pleased to share the spectacular scenery with visitors. Weekend pass $45, day (advance) $20, at the gate $25.
81 July 23 & 24, 2011 Rare Earth Music Fest Vernon, BC www.rareearthjazzandbluesfest.com Artists working with artists celebrating our rare piece of earth through music. Check web site for updated information. Early bird tickets (before 30 June) Adult 2-day pass $90, 1-day pass (Sat) $55, 1-day pass (Sun) $35. Under 12 free with adult.
82 July 24, 2011 Sun and Salsa Festival Calgary, AB www.visitkensington.com/sun-and-salsa The 18th annual Sun & Salsa Festival is a family event in Calgary’s “Village in the City”- Kensington. There will be a salsa eating contest, live entertainment, a children’s carnival zone, vendors, artisans and more.
83 July 28-31, 2011 Big Valley Jamboree Camrose, AB www.bigvalleyjamboree.com The 9th Annual BVJ has a kick-off party on Thursday July 28th with Sawyer Brown, Dean Brody and Shane Yellowbird. Main stage performers Friday & Saturday include: Gary Allan,
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84 July 29-31, 2011 Blueberry Bluegrass & Country Music Society Festival Stony Plain, AB www.blueberrybluegrass.com The 26th annual festival is a weekend full of activities including great music on the main stage (The Grascals, Connie Smith, Canadian Legends, Doyle Lawson, Marty Stuart, Fitzmaurice, Blue Horizon), workshops, slowpitch jam, food concessions & craft tables, kids’ corner etc. 3-day pass (before July 1st) $95.50, daily $55.50. Under 12 FREE with adult. Camping $10/night.
85 July 29-31, 2011 Back2Blues Festival Chilliwack, BC www.back2blues.com Back to the Blues Gospel Festival is “The Best Gospel Blues Festival West of Chicago.” Celebrating its 8th year. New this year, a second Feature Stage with local talent from the Fraser Valley and Washington. Kids under 16 FREE. Tickets for full events $67 at the gate.
86 July 29-31, 2011 Center of Gravity Kelowna, BC www.centerofgravity.ca The COG festival features music on different stages, DJs shows, beverage gardens, bikini contests, after parties each night, and over 150 pro athletes competing in 5 different sports: beach volleyball, freestyle mountain biking, FMX, wakeboarding, and basketball. 3-day sport & music ticket $98, Friday concert only $38. See web site for performers and further ticket info.
87 July 29-31, 2011 Coombs Bluegrass Festival Coombs, BC www.coombsbluegrass.com In its 33rd year, this is the oldest Bluegrass festival in BC with where you can listen to topnotch entertainment, eat, shop and jam. Performers include: Mark Phillips & III Generation, High Rise Lonesome, Special Consensus, CornerGrass, Riverside Bluegrass Band, The Sweet Lowdown, Top Secret Bluegrass Band, Branch 11 Old Time Fiddlers and Bluegrass Fever. Weekend pass incl. dry camping: Adults $73, Seniors/Students $62; Day or evening only tickets avail. Under 12 FREE.
88 July 29- 31 2011 Fire & Water Music Festival Lac du Bonnet, MB www.firenwater.ca The 5th annual festival features a wide range of high quality, unique and sometimes quite quirky performers. They’re already dusting off their strings, tuning up the instruments and getting
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89 July 29-31, 2011 Grizfest Tumbler Ridge, BC www.grizfest.com The 10th annual Grizfest brings you music from traditional to the edge of experimental in a beautiful mountain setting. This is a familyoriented event with Canadian talent. Confirmed artists include April Wine, Kim Mitchell, Sharon & Bram, Fefe Dobson, and Kenny Shields & Streetheart. Reduced price tickets until July 15: Weekend pass Adult $75, Senior/Youth $40; Sat or Sun (Day pass) Adult $45, Senior/Youth $25. Under 12 FREE with adult.
90 July 29-31, 2011 Kamloopa Pow Wow Kamloops, BC www.tourismkamloops.com/home_showSection_ID_188.html One of the largest celebrations of First Nations’ culture and heritage in Western Canada. Held at the Secwepemc Pow Wow Grounds along the South Thompson River. $10/day or $20/weekend. For info call 250-828-9782.
91 July 29-31, 2011 Kaslo Jazz Festival Kaslo, BC www.kaslojazzfest.com To celebrate their 20th year the Kaslo Jazz Festival is pleased to announce great bands such as Jim Byrnes, Dan Mangan and Delhi 2 Dublin performing Friday night and on the weekend David Gogo, Mark Hummel & the Blues Survivors, Paul Peress, and Mr. Something Something, to name a few. Great music and an intimate beautiful setting. Tickets: Friday night $35, Saturday & Sunday $68 each or a weekend pass for $155.
92 July 29-31, 2011 Komasket Music Festival Vernon, BC www.komasketmusicfestival.com Okanagan’s World Music & Dance Celebration. Three days of incredible music on 4 stages, workshops, food market, dancing, swimming, vendors, a Kids Zone, Kayak tours, healing arts tents etc. on the powwow grounds of the Okanagan Indian Band. Tickets: weekend pass $70 (until June 1st), day pass Fri $40, Sat $50, Sun $45. Kids 12 + under FREE. Camping available to weekend pass holders ($10/person).
93 July 29-31, 2011 Mt. Baker Rhythm & Blues Festival Bellingham, WA www.boomkak.com/bakerblues The 16th annual Mt. Baker R & B Festival is “Western Washington’s Premier Music Festival” with a world-class lineup, an all-star jam following each evening show, Sunday morning gospel, and lots of great food & craft vendors. Tickets: General admission $110 (advance), Sat. pass $60 (advance), Sun. pass $50 (advance). Free camping and showers.
94 July 29-August 1, 2011 ArtsWells Festival Of All Things Art Wells/Barkerville, BC www.artswells.com The 8th Annual 4-day indoor-outdoor festival featuring workshops, kids’ activities, over 100 musical performances on 9 stages including folk, jazz, country, funk, hip hop, electronica, world, pop, roots and more, films & theatre productions, the 12th annual One Minute Play Festival, Artwalk around Wells and musical acts in Barkerville too. See lineup of all performers on web site. Weekend pass (until June 30) $90; Fri, Sat or Sun (at gate) $35.
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99 July 29-August 7, 2011 Harmony Arts Festival West Vancouver, BC www.harmonyarts.ca Free waterfront festival celebrates art & community with studio tours, group shows, an art market, films & animation, new & emerging musical talents, popular touring performers and more.
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Sky High Blues Festival Rock Creek, BC www.skyhighbluesfestival.com Enjoy the best Blues ‘n’ BBQ party you’ll have this summer. The 14th annual festival is a weekend of fabulous music & fun in a nohassle, non-corporate down-home atmosphere. Families can enjoy tubing down the Kettle River. Weekend pass $100 (includes riverside camping); Day pass $55 (camping not included); Under 16 FREE.
101 July 30-August 1, 2011 Canmore Folk Music Festival Canmore, AB www.canmorefolkfestival.com Join us at the 34th annual Canmore Folk Music Festival in Centennial Park featuring three days of folk/roots, blues and world beat from the likes of Ken Whiteley, Delhi 2 Dublin, The Once, The McDades and more! Adults $80- $95.
102 July 31-August 1, 2011 Victoria Electronic Music Festival Victoria, BC www.vemf.ca A fun, exciting and free event that builds awareness of electronic music by showcasing both local and international artists. Held at Centennial Square, this dance-oriented event hosts after parties as well.
103 July 31, 2011 Vancouver Pride Parade & Festival Vancouver, BC www.vancouverpride.ca/event-calendar?id=709 Pride takes over the streets and rainbows fill the city at the largest one day event in Vancouver. The parade runs from downtown to Sunset Beach. 12 - 5pm. A MUST-SEE event.
104 July 31- August 14, 2011 Vancouver Early Music Programme & Festival Vancouver, BC www.earlymusic.bc.ca/CFO-Overview.html A superb series of summer evening concerts at the UBC campus. There will also be workshops and lectures. See web site for a list of concerts and ticket info.
Bass Coast Summer Festival near Squamish, BC www.basscoastproject.com This 144-acre festival features 2 main stages with a diverse selection of international and local electronic artists. Bass Coast also offers workshops, a video contest, yoga & capoeria, merchant vending, a fashion show and art! Bass Coast is proud to be 3 yrs old- join us on the beach. This is a 19+ event. Early bird tickets $125/$145; full price $160 + HST.
96 July 29-August 1, 2011 Spirit of the Sea Festival White Rock, BC www.spiritofthesea.ca The 62nd annual festival is FREE and features over 60 bands on 3 stages, the famous Torchlight Parade, Waterfront Market, Children’s Pirate Carnival & Parade, 5K Beach Race by Try Events, Semiahmoo First Nation Salmon BBQ, Teddy Bear Picnic, Run to the Rez Car Show & Shine, Beach Games & activities, Waiters’ Race, Movie on the Beach, Fireworks, after hours music venues and more tba.
97 July 29-August 1, 2011 The Filberg Festival Comox, BC www.filbergfestival.com The annual 4-day festival is celebrating 29 years! It is the art event of the summer featuring more than 120 artisans, great food and lively entertainment for all ages on the beautiful 9-acre waterfront Filberg Heritage Lodge & Park. Daily admission at gate: $15 (cash only, ATM nearby); 12 + under FREE. No dogs please.
98 July 29-August 6, 2011 Hornby Festival Hornby Island, BC www.hornbyfestival.bc.ca The 30th Anniversary of the Hornby Festival, a 10-day event including classical, jazz, world beat and traditional genres of music, modern dance, children’s programming, theatre and spoken word. See web site for ticket info.
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Terrace Masset 16 Port Clements
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AUGUST 1 August 1-7, 2011 Calgary International Blues Festival Calgary, AB www.calgarybluesfest.com From blues icons to the up-and-coming stars of tomorrow the festival mainstage and Twilight Blues Series will feature the best in blues. Headliners include Carlos Del Junco, Michael Burke, J.W. Jones, David Gwyn, Papa Groove and many more. 4-day transferable pass (4 x 1-day pass) $119.
2 August 3-7, 2011 Peach Festival Penticton, BC www.peachfest.com The biggest FREE 5-day festival in Western Canada. Featuring fabulous entertainment (incl. Trooper, Jaydee Bixby, Charlotte Diamond), a variety of vendors, two parades, an Aboriginal Cultural Village, a square dance festival, Penticton Peach Festival Royalty, a sandcastle competition and a midway.
3 August 4-7, 2011 The Edmonton Folk Music Festival Edmonton, AB www.efmf.ab.ca Confirmed artists include k.d.lang & Siss Boom Bang, Joe Lois Walker, Duke Robillard, Angelique Kidjo, Guy Clark, Janiva Magness, Nanci Griffith, Matt Andersen, Delhi 2 Dublin, Mary Gauthier, Chris Smither, Brandi Carlile, Garnet Rogers, smf Kila. Tickets on sale June 1st: 4-day pass $159/ Youth pass $80, Under 12 + Seniors free.
4 August 4-14, 2011 The Festival at Sandpoint Sandpoint, ID www.festivalatsandpoint.com The 29th annual summer concert series with eight nights of eclectic music under the stars, on the shores of Lake Pend Oreille in Sandpoint, Idaho. List of performers found on web site. Early Bird Season Passes just $169 for 8 nights of music.
5 August 5-7, 2011 The Edge of the World Festival Queen Charlotte, BC www.edgefestival.com Performers this year include Wayne Lavallee, The DoneFors, Jaffa Road, The Odds and many more. This is a family event that has something for everyone and features a wonderful mix of local talent and off-island guests. The EOTW festival opens and closes with traditional Haida song and dance. Tickets range from $30-$60 for adults and $120 for family passes.
6 August 5-7, 2011 Osoyoos Bluegrass Festival Osoyoos, BC www.osoyoos.com/festivals The banjo’s twang and the harmonica’s wine fill
Desert Park. Come and listen or bring your own instruments and join in the jam sessions. Selfcontained RVs can be accommodated.
7 August 5-7, 2011 Regina Folk Festival Regina, SK www.reginafolkfestival.com Victoria Park will come alive with the sounds of Regina’s best alternative and mainstream music. The festival has an exciting lineup, free daytime concerts & workshops, a children’s area with music & crafts, an artists’ market, an outdoor rock garden with liquids and a fabulous food court. Adult Early Bird Weekend Pass $89, 12-under FREE.
8 August 5-7, 2011 Traditional Bonaparte Pow Wow Cache Creek, BC www.hatcreekranch.com/Events A 3-day event held at the Historic Hat Creek Ranch featuring First Nations drummers, dancers & singers celebrating their heritage. There will be authentic hand-made crafts for sale and also Native Cuisine.
9 August 5-8, 2011 Shambhala Music Festival Salmo, BC www.shambhalamusicfestival.com Canada’s premier electronic music festival that is a celebration of music, art & life. Completely free of corporate sponsorship, funded solely by ticket sales. 6 themed stages and 4 camping zones. Tickets: $260.
13 August 11-13, 2011 Sunfest Music Festival Duncan, BC www.sunfestconcerts.com Lineup includes Aaron Pritchett, Lonestar, Sawyer Brown and Travis Tritt. Held at the Cowichan Exhibition Grounds this festival features exhibits, food & merchandise vendors and a beer garden. Reserved seating and General Admission tickets. Children 12 + under FREE. Camping available.
14 August, 12 & 13 2011 Arts on the Edge Festival Kimberley, BC www.artsontheedge.ca The 6th annual festival holds an Opening Gala on Friday with great food, live entertainment, original artwork and a silent auction held at Centre 64. On Saturday there is live entertainment at Coronation Park with performances by local musicians, activities & workshops for all ages, an artisan market, food vendors and more.
15 August 12 & 13, 2011 Rockin’ River Music Fest Mission, BC www.rockinriver.com Rockin’ River is back for its 3rd year at Mission Raceway Park. The lineup includes country greats: Lonestar, Sawyer Brown, Travis Tritt, Kenny Hess, Julian Austin and many more. Plus the biggest and best beverage garden around. Tickets: Reserved $99-109, General admission $89, Under 12 FREE with adult (in General Admission seating). Camping available.
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10 August 5-14, 2011 MusicFest Vancouver Vancouver, BC www.musicfestvancouver.ca MusicFest Vancouver returns for its 11th year with a lineup of classical, jazz and world music. Headliners include superstar singer/songwriter Sarah McLachlan in concert with the VSO, jazz violinist Regina Carter and the Reverse Thread Project, and Van Cliburn piano competition winner, Mariangela Vacatello. Ticket prices range from $27 to $150, depending on event.
Flowmotion Summer Meltdown Darrington, WA www.summermeltdown.com The Summer Meltdown is a multi-day grassroots music festival hosted by Terra Roots in collaboration with Seattle band Flowmotion. Featuring a vendor fashion showcase, green village workshops & activities, kids’ area and Late Night Cool Down on the village stage. See web site for performers and tickets. Tent camping is free with ticket purchase.
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99th Prince George Exhibition Prince George, BC www.pg-x.com Five great days of entertainment, rides, food, agricultural info and so much more! Be sure to check out the talented performers around the grounds, at the community stage and the Rock Show. Tickets: General $10, Youth (4-12) $7.50, Seniors (60+) $8.50, Kids 3 + under FREE.
Comedy & Music, Cowboy poetry & stories for all ages (Feature show is Keister Family Fiddlers)
August 14th Pancake++ Breakfast & Entertainers “Church” $40.00 Full Events Ticket & Camping Available Elko Community Hall, 5445 Bate Avenue, Elko BC www.elko.ca • southcountry@xplornet.com • 250-529-7418
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2011 Festival Guide: August 17 August 12-14, 2011 Stony Plain Cowboy Music, Poetry & Art Gathering Stony Plain, AB www.stonyplaincowboypoetry.com It its 19th year, the gathering is a tribute to cowboy poetry, music & art. Stony Plain will host the finest artists from across Canada and the U.S.A. to edify, educate and elucidate the traditional cowboy life and humour in music & prose... mostly rhymin’. Featuring Baxter Black (cowboy poet, ex-vegetarian and starvin’ cattle feeder). A list of all performers is available on the web site. Tickets: Friday or Saturday $30, Sunday $15, Weekend pass $65. On-site camping $20.
18 August 12-14, 2011 Trout Forest Music Festival Ear Falls, ON www.troutfest.com “Catch the trout! It’s music in the woods....” Held at Ear Falls Waterfront Park.
19 August 12-14, 2011 Victoria Tango Festival Victoria, BC www.passion4tango.com The Tango festival’s main focus is tango music, tango electronica, Latin music and dance performance. The festival has 2 outdoor concerts (Centennial Square Spirit Stage) and at least 2 indoor concerts. A Fair Trade Fair will take place on Saturday. Headlining performers include Norteno, Tango Soul and Joel Powers.
20 August 13, 2011 Burnaby Blues & Roots Festival Burnaby, BC www.burnabybluesfestival.com The 12th annual festival is held at Deer Lake Park and the lineup includes k.d. lang, John Mayall, Imelda May, Matt Anderson and others. Early bird tickets to June 30th: $55 single/ $170 Party Pack for 4; Advance July 1- August 12: $65 single/ $180 Party Pack for 4; Day of event: $70; Children under 12 FREE with adult.
21 August 13, 2011 The Big Time Out Cumberland, BC www.thebigtimeout.com Currently in the works, the festival will take place over the August 13th weekend at the Cumberland Village Park.
22 August 13 & 14, 2011 Elko Festival of Entertainers Elko, BC The 5th annual Elko Festival features shows at 2pm & 7pm on Saturday in the Community Hall, cowboy poetry, comedy & music, open mic, feast dinner and social evening. On Sunday there is a pancake breakfast & cowboy church. A children’s event is also planned. Full events ticket $40. Camping available. For more info call 250-5297418.
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23 August 14-21, 2011 Centralia Old-Time Music Campout Centralia, WA The 9th annual campout is a jamming and camping get-together for musicians of all styles. It is held every year during the second FULL week in August on the banks of the Skookumchuck River. Email Ray Leach for more info: centraliacampout@gmail.com or call 360-807-8461.
24 August 15-19, 2011 Powell River Blackberry Festival Powell River, BC www.discoverpowellriver.com/things-to-doand-see/events.php This family-friendly festival features contests held throughout the week, a wine & cheese party and a huge street party on Friday including an amazing fireworks display.
25 August 18-20, 2011 Calgary ReggaeFest Calgary, AB www.calgaryreggaefestival.com Calgary’s ReggaeFest isn’t just for Reggae fans; it’s a full day family event that transcends racial, cultural and musical boundaries. With live performances from Canadian and international Reggae artists. ReggaeFest features a beer garden, separate youth area, and plenty of arts & crafts. Or get a taste of Reggae culture from the many food vendors. Ticket prices: For Main event (August 20th only)-Adults $30 in advance, $40 at the Gate; Senior (60+)/Youth (13-17) $15 in advance, $20 at the Gate; Under 12 FREE.
26 August 19-21, 2011 Desert Daze Festival Spences Bridge, BC www.desertdaze.ca Featuring: Andrea Ramolo, Carolyn Mark, Sean Ashby, Romi Mayes, The Streets, and Rockland Moran. The festival is full of stuff to do with farm displays, a drumming presentation, supervised kids’ area, beer garden, vendors and lots of crazy fun stuff like pickle making, apple bobbing, and watermelon seed spitting.
27 August 19-21, 2011 Northern Lights Bluegrass & Old Tyme Music Festival Ness Creek, SK www.northernlightsbluegrass.ca The festival features campfire picking, jamming all weekend, celebrity horseshoe tournament, Sunday Morning Gospel, Food vendors and souvenir booths. Camping incl. with festival pass.
28 August 19-21, 2011 Old Country Western Bluegrass Weekend Midway, BC www.members.shaw.ca/midwaymusicfest Held at the Midway Community Center, this festival features performances, a band scramble, open mic, Sunday Gospel, and lots of food. Bring your instruments and join in. Tickets: $10/weekend, $5/day, $5/rig.
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29 August 19-21, 2011 Pender Harbour Chamber Music Festival Pender Harbour, BC www.penderharbourmusic.ca/chambermusic. htm An exciting weekend filled with an eclectic selection of chamber music held at Madeira Park. Lineup features violinist James Ehnes, guitarist Daniel Bolshoy, cellist Emmanuell Bergeron, the Borealis String Quartet and pianist/Artistic Director Alexander Tselyakov. Tickets $30/concert; students 18 + under $15/concert.
30 August 19-21, 2011 Princeton Traditional Music Festival Princeton, BC www.princetonfestival.wordpress.com/ category/2011-festival The festival features a big public dance on Friday and two full days of concerts, workshops and jams. The festival is free.
31 August 19-21, 2011 Robson Valley Music Festival Dunster, BC www.robsonvalleymusicfestivalbc.com One of the newest and coolest grass roots, multigenre music festivals in BC! Festival is held in the heart of the pristine and remote Robson Valley. A large list of performers is found on the web site. Early Bird tickets $65 (to July 15); Regular tickets $85 (July 16-August 1). Camping $10/person.
32 August 19-21, 2011 Salmon Arm Roots & Blues Festival Salmon Arm, BC www.rootsandblues.ca Featuring 6 daytime stages and 2 evening stages, craft & food vendors, artisan market, children’s activities, beverage gardens, and camping. See web site for a long list of performers. 3-day weekend pass (until May 27): Adult $120, Youth/Student $78, Senior 65+ $90. Children 12+ under free with adult. Day tickets available. Camping $75/3 nights (max. 4 people per spot).
33 August 19-21, 2011 Shady Grove Bluegrass Festival Nanton, AB www.foothillsbluegrass.com/shadyGrove.php A weekend of stellar bluegrass performances, international and regional artists, workshops, non-stop jamming and the famous “Bluegrass Idol” competition! Held rain or shine in the Blue Sky Pavilion at Gelden’s “Broadway Farm,” located just 1 hour from Calgary, 13 km east of Nanton on Hwy 533. Tickets $40 advance, $45 at the gate, on-site camping $25/unit.
Wapiti Fernie’s Music Festival Fernie, BC www.ferniemusic.com Fernie’s new music fest includes fun, music and cold beer!
35 August 20 & 21, 2011 Arts Alive in the Park Powell River, BC www.powellriverartscouncil.com Two days of summer fun with dance, music, a poetry slam, local artists and workshops for kids and adults.
36 August 20 & 21, 2011 Picture Butte Jamboree Days Picture Butte, AB www.picturebutte.ca/vistitors/ jamboree_days.php Activities include: family street dance, fireworks, pancake breakfast, parade, slow pitch tournament and much more!
37 August 20 & 21 Live at Squamish Squamish, BC www.liveatsquamish.com Metric, Weezer, Brasstronaut, Black Mountain, The Zolas, Girl Talk, and many more. On-site camping sold out, lots of other camping and accommodations nearby. Tix $179.
38 August 26 & 27 Rock of the Woods Bamberton, BC www.rockofthewoods.com This festival is a celebration of community spirit and youthful creativity. It is non-profit, sustainable, and off the grid. A goal of the festival is to raise funds for a new arts & music scholarships for some schools in the region. All ages event.
39 August 26-28, 2011 Country Bluegrass Weekend Greenwood, BC www.greenwoodbluegrass. webuda.com Presented by The West Kootenay Bluegrass Group the festival offers performances, open mic, band scramble, a concession stand, breakfast each morning, and dry camping. Tickets: $10/person, day visitors $5. Everyone welcome! Bring your instruments.
40 August 26-28, 2011 Music on the Mountain (MoM) Murray Ridge Ski Area Fort St. James, BC www.momfestival.com 2nd annual festival, featuring workshops, visual arts, roving theatre, childrens’ tent, food & art vendors, culinary arts and more! Huge list of talents on web site. Early Bird tix on sale now, $60 for the whole weekend, 12 & under FREE! Free on-site camping. MoM misses you... come for a visit. Volunteers needed!
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41 August 27, 2011 Sorrento Bluegrass Festival Sorrento, BC www.musicworkshops.ca/festival Held from noon-9pm. Ticket info: info@sorrentocentre.bc.ca. Check web site for current information.
42 August 27, 2011 Vancouver Island Young Musicians Festival Parksville, BC www.roughdiamonds.ca Keep watching web site for information.
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Deep Cove Daze Deep Cove, BC www.DeepCoveBC.com Held at Panorama Park, downtown from 12-8pm this festival features music and other fun stuff on the ocean!
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Kootenay Pride Week Nelson, BC www.pride.inthekoots.com Featuring Family Day with games, music, face painting, a Drag show, a Fun Run/Walk/Jog, a Pride Dance and more. See a schedule of events on the web site.
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Interior Provincial Exhibition & Stampede Armstrong, BC www.armstrongipe.com “The Best Agricultural Show in BC”. A real Old-Time Country Fair with livestock, midway, displays, exhibits, parade, music stage, entertainment, CPRA wrangler tour finals & educational demos every day! Daily tickets: Adult $15, Students & Seniors $11, Child (6-12) $6.
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2011 Festival Guide - Sept-Oct SEPT - OCT NUMBERS 1-13
Haines Junction
YUKON TERRITORY
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
Atlin
ALBERTA
Fort Nelson 97
2 Hines Creek
Fairview
Fort St. John Hudson’s Hope
Kispiox
Hazelton
Driftpile
Fort St. James
Houston Burns Lake
Kitimat
Vanderhoof
Tlell Skidegate
Prince George
Edmonton Stony Plain
Hixon
Sandspit
Nazko
Bella Coola
Anahim Lake Nimpo Lake
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Quesnel
Wells/Barkerville
Hinton McBride Dunster Mt. Robson
Mcleese Lake
Gang Ranch
Jasper Nordegg
Valemount
Likely
Riske Creek
Red Deer
Horsefly Williams Lake
Blue River
Lac La Hache 5 Clearwater 97 100 Mile House Little Fort Green Lake
Field Golden
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Banff Clinton Revelstoke Calgary 1 Cache Creek Canmore Port Hardy Salmon Arm Kamloops Lillooet 1 Enderby 97 Spences Bridge 11 19 Fairmont Hot Springs Pemberton Vernon Lytton 12 3 7 Whistler 93 Merrit New Denver 1 Skookumchuck Campbell River Kaslo 6•10 Kelowna 6 Powell River 99 Boston Bar 5 Pender Harbour Slocan Kimberley Sparwood Courtenay Comox Penticton Squamish Crawford Bay Winlaw Cumberland Sechelt Yale Princeton 8 97 Fernie Fort MacLeod Nelson 33 Roberts Creek 1 9 Hope Castlegar Parksville Cranbrook Port Alberni 3 Salmo Nanaimo Chilliwack Grand Forks 3 Osoyoos 1 Creston Vancouver Ladysmith Ucluelet Chemainus Duncan 5 WASHINGTON IDAHO MONTANA Sidney Victoria 13 Sooke 4 Seattle
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Terrace Prince Rupert
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Tumbler Ridge 97
Smithers
Masset 16 Port Clements
Joussard
Mackenzie
Kincolith
Queen Charlotte
Dawson Creek
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September 2-4, 2011 Lytton River Festival Lytton, BC www.riverfestival.ca The 8th annual festival is a free event held on Labour Day weekend. Performances on the main stages Friday and Saturday nights with DGM, Gerald Charlie and the Black Owl Blues Band, Richie and the Fendermen and Blackdog Blue. Table 23 Improv Company perform Saturday, experience an all-day Pow Wow on Sunday, Artisan craft demos & sale, Children's activities and even Chicken Poop Bingo! The atmosphere is always full of energy, dancing and quality music.
2 September 2-4, 2011 Sweetwater 905 Rolla, BC www.sweetwater905.ca Sweetwater is a celebration of music, poetry, visual and performance art bringing together a wide range of talent from the community, the province and beyond. The festival will have lots for the kids to do: carriage rides, pony rides, a kids' entertainment area and other kid-friendly events every day. You'll find food vendors and a beer garden on the festival grounds. Tickets: $50/weekend (includes camping); $60 at the gate; $40 daily.
3 September 3 & 4, 2011 Sunshine Music Festival Powell River, BC www.sunshinemusicfest.com The 30th annual festival is a celebration of live music from across Canada and the world and is held at Palm Beach Park on the waterfront. Lineup includes Devon Hanley & Nicholas Simons, J.R. Shore, Marley Daemon, Danny Michel, Labess, The Paperboys, Charlotte Cornfield, Ben Bouchard, Kim Churchill, Daniel Wesley and more TBA. Tickets: (Adult) weekend pass $50, $30/day; (Students/Seniors) weekend pass $40, $25/day. Under 12 FREE.
4 September 3 - 5, 2011 Bumbershoot www.bumbershoot.org Seattle WA Held on Labour Day weekend at Seattle Center, Bumbershoot is Seattle's Music & Arts Festival featuring arts & artists of all kinds, including music, poetry and dance. During the 3-day festival there will be over 2,500 musicians and artists performing at 20 different stages & venues as well as many food and commercial booths. Tickets: 3-day pass $75; all day ticket Sat, Sun or Mon $29; children 10 + under FREE.
5 September 3–5, 2011 Vancouver Island Blues Bash Victoria, BC
www.jazzvictoria.ca The 17th annual Vancouver Island Blues Bash is a three-day festival that features all styles of blues and R&B on the Labour Day weekend at Ship Point, situated in Victoria’s Inner Harbour. Free afternoon performances with ticketed performances in the evening. Full festival lineup will be announced mid- July. For more info: 250-388-4423.
6 September 9-11, 2011 Pentastic Jazz Festival Penticton, BC www.pentasticjazz.com Three days of world class jazz to entertain and excite music lovers of all ages. Bands include: Cornet Chop Suey, Tom Rigney & Flambeau, Gator Beat, Tom Hook Trio, Draga's Dragons, Sister Swing, New Orleans Ale Stars, Dixieland Express Jazz Band, Offramp Jazz Quintet, Black Swan Classic Jazz Band and The Cactus Jazz Band. Tickets: 3-day pass $100, Fri $50, Sat $65, Sun $45.
7 September 16-18, 2011 Pender Harbour Jazz Festival Pender Harbour, BC www.penderharbourmusic.ca/jazz A mix of jazz styles on offer including 40’s swing, Gypsy, fusion, straight up, Dixieland, Afro Cuban and more. Most events are free (only 4 are ticketed) and are held all around Pender Harbour. Featuring : Don Stewart & Orchestra, Amanda Tossoff Quintet, Fathead, Doc Finger with Tom Keenlyside & Friends, The Bradley McGillivray Band, Van Django, and The Oscar Hicks Sextet.
11 September 23-25, 2011 Trail's End Gathering High River, AB www.albertacowboypoetry.com/cowboygatherings.html Held at Memorial Center.
12 October 13-16, 2011 Pop Okanagan Festival Kelowna, BC www.popokanagan.com The BC Interior's answer to new music and technology festivals. Pop features a 3-night music fest, 9 venues, conferences, visual art exhibitions, fashion shows, local film screenings and even an instrument petting zoo for the kids! This is a festival for musicians and artists, industry professionals, fans & curators.
13 October 20-23, 2011 Irish Music Festival Ocean Shores,WA www.galwaybayevents.com & www.galwaybayirishpub.com The largest Irish Music Festival on the west coast.
8 September 17, 2011 Similkameen Sizzle Pepper Festival Keremeos, BC www.similkameencountry.org/pepperfest/similkameensizza.html The 10th annual pepper festival features all day entertainment including a pancake breakfast, beverage gardens, children's games, SEAR FACTOR (hot pepper eating contest), chili cook-off and appearances by Gary Comeau & the Voodoo Allstars and Matt Duffus (Folk music for all ages).
9 September 22-24, 2011 Olio Festival Vancouver, BC www.oliofestival.com Olio is a festival dedicated to showcasing emerging & established musical, artistic, comedic & film talent from Vancouver and around the world. It's a festival about art built by people who love art, who celebrate art and who make art in all its disciplines.
10 September 23-25, 2011 ReImagine Art Festival Penticton, BC www.downtownpenticton.org This event transforms the back walls and alleyways of Penticton into a gallery of art. Street art, murals, film & more! Explore, create, reimagine!
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bella coola above water again By Christina Zaenker As I write this, rivers are rising and flooding much of Manitoba. Two weeks ago I spoke with the President of the Discovery Coast Music Festival to learn how her festival and community had survived the catastrophic flooding of the past year. In the last week of September 2010 over 300 millimeters of rain fell, washing away roads and bridges, destroying homes and farms, causing power outages and general chaos for the approximately 2000 residents of the Bella Coola valley. I asked Susan O’Neill to comment on her experiences and how the flooding affected the DCMF festival and community, and this is what she wrote: “To start, the flooding did not affect the festival site, but our neighborhood around the corner was hit badly. The Artistic Director [Monica Tutt] was away, and when she and hubby got back, they were among a handful of people who had to row across a slough (rhymes with crew) because a bridge was blown out, twisted sideways and jammed against the road. My husband and I were evacuated by canoe (as were other neighbours) and lived in two different places (graciously donated by folks who were out of town) from September 26 until December 15. During those 11+ weeks, after we shoveled out mud and washed everything about three times (with a great deal of help), we tore out the entire first floor: cabinets, walls, insulation, electri-
cal outlets, and our hardwood floors. I had spent considerable time and money renovating this area during the past four years in anticipation of retiring. Monica’s husband lost his recording studio and lots of expensive equipment. They were able to remove the outer walls of the lowest part of the house to remove muddy insulation, etc. so did not have to live elsewhere. A third director, who also lived on our street, had moved everything from the second story of their home to repaint it. When the water came, they lost everything. So--festival planning was a little slow to get rolling last fall. However, the other three directors stepped up and, supported by a few other folks, put on our annual Rudolph Rock Dance and Silent Auction in early December. All the contractors who came in to rebuild the highway etc were happy to have a place to spend money, and we all needed the fun we had that night. We have a close-knit community--people wave to each other as they pass on the main highway, and stop to chat in the Co-op Store and the Credit Union. Many, many people stepped up to help shovel mud, wash belongings, haul furniture and pianos from damaged homes. They cut and delivered firewood to replace all that had floated away. They found lost animals, and kept them safe until they could be returned home. When people
ask me how I’m doing, and I start to tear up, they hug me. I could go on, but you get the picture. We know that no matter what, this community must be prepared for natural disasters (we had a fire here the previous year), and not rely on help arriving immediately, though it did come within a week. We are definitely looking forward to the festival! Our entire committee *loves* live music and dancing. It will be a great weekend to celebrate music, the beauty of the people who live here, and the glorious surroundings we enjoy *most* of the time! The lineup for this year’s festival looks like they are ready to dance and celebrate indeed, with artists such as: Digging Roots, Mr. Something Something, Kerplunks, Eekwol, Jessie Dee & Jacquie B, Scott Cook, Labess, Pharis & Jason Romero, and more. So take the trip you’ve always dreamed of this July 23-24 and help this little resilient festival community get back on solid dancing ground. If you can’t make it this year, do keep your eyes and ears out for Bella Coola’s rising singersongwriter (and visual artist) Caley Watts, as well as emerging Nuxalk First Nation musician/rap artist Crystal Schooner, who will be flooding festival stages and various venues with their powerful sounds this summer (and beyond).
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Music on the Mountain, 2010. Bird’s eye view photo by Jodie Ponto. But way down below, Lionel Conant photographed a different scene: Just about everyone at this festival site was checking out BC Musician Magazine’s Summer Festival Guide. Make sure to send us photos of you and your new festival friends holding BC Musician Magazine! info@bcmusicianmag. com and let us know if we can publish them in an upcoming issue.
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wanna get into my dress? confessions of a festival photographer By Jodie Ponto You might be surprised to know that as a music photographer my wet dreams don’t centre around the photo pits of festivals like Coachella & Glastonbury. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying I wouldn’t love to ride the high of shooting these stages, it’s just that there’s something about the smaller festivals scattered across my home & native Western Canada that are much more fun & inspiring to photograph. Instead of battling for a 3 song shooting spot under a swarm of sweaty armpits just to give the world another photo of Kanye West, you and your camera can easily wrangle the privilege of an entire weekend of unrestricted roaming. That freedom allows you to get up close and personal with your favourite musicians in a way that you can’t at a big mainstream festival, and that intimacy can yield some rather extraordinary images. For me, the most magical festival photo moments often occur offstage and, if you want to know the truth, often start with a few costume items and the simple phrase, “Wanna get into my dress?” With that said, I’d like to share a small series of photos showcasing a few of the many musicians who have gotten into my dress (so to speak), and warn you all to watch out for my camera and costume box at festivals this summer.
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80 MUSICAL ACTS ON 9 STAGES OVER 4 DAYS IN 2 TOWNS! Plus: Workshops Galore • 12th International One Minute Play Festival • Indie Film Visual Arts • Activities for Kids • Discounted Admission to Barkerville Historic Town Stay for the Weekend and enjoy All Things Art
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