Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival
The Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival is a three-day music festival that has six stages and over 45 artists that are from Canada and the world. The event takes place every third weekend in August and is held at the Salmon Arm Fair Grounds’ 18 acre site in Salmon Arm, located on the Shuswap Lake in British Columbia.
The festival features the folk, blues, world, alternative, roots and many other different types of music.
History
[2] The Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival started in 1991 and is run by the non-profit Salmon Arm Folk Music Society. The festival started out with only a small of crowd, with the last indoor concert (1999) having only 5000 people but has since moved outside and has grown to a size well over 30,000. The Festival has also won many awards including [3] Okanagan, readers' Choice award for ' The most Rockin festival'. The festival also has food vendors, artisans’ market, beer gardens, workshops, kids area, camping and is wheelchair accessible. [4]
Artists
[5]Past festival performers include: Guy Davis, Downchild Blues Band, The Arrogant Worms, Phillip Walker, Natalie MacMaster, Great Big Sea, Tegan & Sara, Mick Taylor, Blue Rodeo, Colin James, Buddy Guy, Feist, Bedouin Soundclash, Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans, Pointer Sisters, Xavier Rudd, Neville Brothers, Spirit of the West, Sam Roberts Band, Sierra Noble, Trombone Shorty, and more.
2010
- AimeLaws(BC)
- Alexis P. Suter Band (USA)
- Daniel Champagne (AUS)
- Elena Yeung (BC)
- Erik Mongrain (QUE)
- Ex-Centric Sound System (IS/GH)
- The F-Holes (MB)
- Five Alarm Funk (BC)
- Flora Ware (BC)
- Fred Penner (MB)
- Gord Downie & the Country of Miracles (ON)
- Grupo Fantasma (USA)
- Jacky Essombe (BC)
- Joan Armatrading (UK)
- Joe Louis Walker (USA)
- John Lee Sanders(BC)
- John Németh (USA)
- Julian Fauth (ON)
- Kate Morgan (BC)
- The Kerplunks (BC)
- Kinobe and Soul Beat Africa (Uganda)
- K'naan (ON)
- The Kropotkins (USA)
- Kym Gouchie (BC)
- Lil’ Ed and the Blues Imperials (USA)
- MarchFourth Marching Band (USA)
- Maria Dunn (AB)
- Martha Wainwright (QUE)
- Mishka (Bermuda)
- Morlove (BC)
- Nomfusi (South Africa)
- Non Stop Bhangra (USA)
- Ohbijou (ON)
- Old Man’s Beard (BC)
- Pura Fé (USA)
- Raygun Cowboys (AB)
- Royal Wood (ON)
- Sasha Lewis (BC)
- Scarlett the Scarecrow (BC)
- Shane Koyczan and The Short Story Long (BC)
- Shemekia Copeland (USA)
- Supergenerous (ON/USA)
- Tom Fun Orchestra (NS)
- The Trollsons (BC)
- Wassabi Collective (BC)
- Watermelon Slim & the Workers (USA)
- Wil Campa & La Gran Union (Cuba)
2009
- Bedouin Soundclash
- The Black Pioneer Heritage Singers
- Blind God
- Ana Bon-Bon
- Cedric Burnside and Lightnin’ Malcolm
- CircusWest – Avatar Circus Project
- Darondo
- Sherman Doucette
- Dr. John & The Lower 911
- Elliott Brood
- En Karma
- Firzle the Clown
- Flock, Arnold, Hopkins Trio
- Dominique Fraissard
- Grady
- Aaron Gregg
- Herting Verburg Power Trio
- Veda Hille
- Horace X
- Hoven Droven
- Kiki The Eco Elf
- Kries
- LeE HARVeY OsMOND
- David Ross MacDonald
- Ari(el) Neufeld
- Sierra Noble
- Opening Axe
- Oysterband
- Ana Popovic
- Murray Porter
- Donné Roberts Band – African Pow-wow Project
- Sam Roberts Band
- Rumba Calzada
- Serena Ryder
- Rana Santacruz
- Samantha Schultz
- Youssoupha Sidibe
- The Six String Nation
- Souljah Fyah
- Soul of John Black
- SWARM
- Aspen Switzer and Thistledowne
- Tiny Bill Cody
- Maryem Tollar & Roula Said, with Rick Shadrach Lazar
- Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue
- Chad VanGaalen
- Ben Waters
- Johnny Winter
References
- ^ Kohaly, Glenn (2010, 2011). Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival. SunCruiser Magazine: SunCruiser Publishing Inc. pp. 25–28. http://www.suncruiser.ca.
- ^ http://www.guttersnipenews.com/music/concert-reviews/salmon-arm-roots-blues-festival-2010/
- ^ http://kelowna.cityguide.ca/16th-annual-salmon-arm-roots-and-blues-festival-016864.php
- ^ Kohaly, Glenn (2010, 2011). Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival. SunCruiser Magazine: SunCruiser Publishing Inc. pp. 25–28. http://www.suncruiser.ca.
- ^ http://lifeundefinedphoto.wordpress.com/2007/08/24/salmon-arm-roots-blues-festival-2007/