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| Festival 2008 is now over and it was GREAT! Here's the line-up that had folks up and dancing. Check back in the new year to see what's in store for 2009. |
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The Higgins |
| Here comes "Country"! The Higgins have been nominated for both 'Entertainer' and 'Group' of the Year at the B.C. Country Music Awards. Their music is flavoured with Roots and Rock and driven by Celtic harmonies. When the two sisters harmonize a capella, it is just mesmerizing. This family group have written a large body of outstanding original material and their music simply sizzles! If you thought you weren't a country fan, oh boy, this band will make you believers. | |
| www.turnerme.com/higgins.shtml | |
| Tambura Rasa | |
| Tambura Rasa is 'World' genre featuring a dynamic synthesis of Gypsy Violin, Flamenco guitar, Balkan rhythms and Afro-Cuban percussion. With spark, skill and great production, they bring the world to you with a tapestry of rich and lively danceable rhythms. |
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| www.turnerme.com/tamburarasa.shtml | |
| Summer & the Sinners | |
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This is Blues that Boogies!!! No cryin’ in the beer here. Summer is the lead singer that grabs your attention with a sly, sexy, sultry growl that hints of Joplin, Bonnie Raitt and Big Mama Thorton. Backed by hot blowin’ sax, smokin’ guitar, drums and bass that sparkles, it’s jump blues that’ll keep you jumping! |
| www.summerandthesinners.com | |
| Mamaguroove | |
| Mamaguroove is …… "Entertainment"! Impossible to define in a word, this band is a delicious blend of funk, rock, reggae, world beat, hip hop, thrash metal, folk and anything else that strikes their fancy. Add in bizarre costumes, paint and theatre to the mix and you’ve got entertainment to scorch the mind. To quote their latest album, “Resistance is Fertile”. |
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| www.mamaguroove.ca | |
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Crabapple Creek Electric Jug Band |
| Now here’s a unique and original collection of musical misfits. You’re lookin’ at just plain FUN music, featuring a gut bucket bass, harmonica, guitars, drums and washboard. Crabapple Creek covers everything from Reggae to Blues, Gypsy to Country Swing. Everyone from kids to grannies will be jumpin’ to their tunes. | |
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| Ron, Todd, Dave and Frank get together on stage and rock their hearts out! You can’t help but feel good when these guys play. Decades of diverse musical experience and influence combine with pure talent to produce the sounds of classic and modern rock. | |
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Julie Blue |
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Julie is back!!! A hugely popular performer at last year’s festival, Julie will again host our Gospel music hour early Sunday afternoon as well as do a special set of her own music on Saturday. Her rich, soulful voice weaves together jazz, classical, pop and blues that can be heard in her sixth album, ‘One of a kind Woman’. Julie is like a magnet that draws both patrons and other performers into her orbit. Be one of them and soar! |
| www.julieblue.com | |
| M'Girl | |
| M’Girl is the award winning Aboriginal Women’s Ensemble featuring Renae Morriseau, Cheryl L’Hirondelle, and Sheila Maracle. The folk/roots bluesy harmonies have won them Best Group Award at the 2007 Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards. Their urban worldbeat music is driven by the message from their Metis/Cree, Ojibway and Mohawk backgrounds. You’ll be both soaring and captivated with their beautiful harmonizing. |
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| www.mgirlmusic.ca | |
| Celtic Fringe | |
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Celtic Fringe is the musical magic of Fiddle and Concertina, Irish Bouzuki, Guitar and Bodhran. Calvin Cairns and Paul O’Brien bring you ancient Irish to contemporary songs, lilting melodies to hard driving, toe tapping tunes. They call it World Beat Celtica, for those who are ready to fly to the fringe of the Celtic experience. |
| www.calvincairns.com www.paulobrien.ca | |
| Joseph (Pepe) Danza | |
| Pepe Danza is an electrifying percussionist and multi-instrumentalist. From Uruguay, he grew up immersed in his native Candombe rhythms. Traveling the world, he has mastered a host of disciplines, Afro-Brazilian, Indian and jazz to name a few. Pepe's credits include sharing the stage with Oscar Lopez and the Dalai Lama and nominations for Musician of the Year and Juno (for his work with Asza). Pepe Danza is world beat personified. |
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| www.myspace.com/pepedanza | |
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James Murdoch |
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James Murdoch was nominated for Pop Album of the Year at the 2002 Prairie Music Awards, and his latest album, In Transit, is inspired by his Yukon roots and world travels. James brings you beautifully crafted songs, a spectacular blend of roots wrapped in pop sensibility that highlights his powerful vocal talent. |
| www.jamesmurdochband.com | |
Road Engine Dreams |
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| Here's a hard driving rock band that oozes power, yet tempers it with lyrics of hope and dreams, dreams that are realized through their music. Based in the Vancouver area, this aboriginal group includes K'aajuu G'aaya (Greg Williams) from Haida Gwaii. R.E.D. will rock you. |  |
| www.roadenginedreams.com | |
| Los Gringos Salvajes | |
| This Smithers band has a sultry urban sound that transports you to the tango bars of Buenos Aires. With many songs sung in Spanish, you get the full effect of traditional milonga and bolero sounds mixed with jazz, swing and punk. Los Gringos Salvajes treats you to a unique electric fusion that is both gritty and poetic. |
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| www.myspace.com/gringossalvaje | |
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Eli Bryan |
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Eli Bryan's previous music life was as a rock and blues ace, backing up numerous famous bands such as the Guess Who, Johnny Rivers and B.B. King. A double winner of the West Coast Songwriter Awards, Eli will now treat you to the sweet side. Enjoy his hard-edged yet beautiful songs delivered in a folk-rock presentation. |
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