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Salmon Arm ROOTSandBLUES
Comes Alive for 31st Annual Festival

Get ready to celebrate together once again next summer! Early bird tickets for the 31st annual ROOTSandBLUES Festival August 17-20, 2023 are now on sale!
 

ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT

We have some HUGE news! Join us this summer to see Sarah McLachlan, BlueRodeo , Five Alarm Funk, Hawksley Workman, Allison Russell and so many more under the Shuswap sun: August 17-20, 2023.

Allison Russell | Apollo Suns | Battle of Santiago | Blue Rodeo | Corey Harris | Crystal Shawanda | DJ Shub presents War Club | Five Alarm Funk | Garnetta Cromwell & DaGroovmasters | Hawksley Workman | Jenie Thai | La Dame Blanche | Le Vent du Nord | Lido Pimienta | Melón Jiménez & Lara Wong Flamenco Project | Moontricks | Rick Estrin & The NightCats | Sarah McLachlan | TEKE::TEKE | The Melawmen Collective

We don’t know about you, but we’re still living off the great energy from the 30th annual festival this summer. It’s a weekend meant for making memories: the thousands of people chanting the same line of your favourite song in unison, the magic of musicians unwinding and jamming in workshops, and the joy of celebrating world-class music, together.
We can’t wait to make new memories with you all next summer.

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Featured Artists

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Sarah Mclachlan

Sarah McLachlan is one of the most celebrated singer songwriters in entertainment with over 40 million albums sold worldwide. She has received three Grammy Awards

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Five Alarm Funk

The horn-powered, percussion-fueled sonic juggernaut makes a funky return in 2023, this time to headline the Saturday night mainstage. Over 20 years of hard funking

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Blue Rodeo

The definition of a rebel is someone who goes against the grain. For close to thirty years now, Blue Rodeo has taken the road less

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Upcoming Events

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Pellsqepts Spring Winds Music Festival

Proudly supported by the Adams Lake Band, the Salmon Arm Folk Music Society invites you for an incredible day of indigenous musical celebration! All Ages * Free Admission * Artisans * Food Trucks * Live Music When: Saturday, March 18 | 11am – 7pm Where: 2471 Pierre’s Point Road, Salmon Arm BC  Directions Here Featuring: 11am – 11:45am  – Rain Penner August  12pm – 1pm – Bernice Jensen and Pow Wow Crew 2pm – 2:45pm – DerRic Starlight Show 3pm – 3:45pm – St’at’imc Bear Dancers 3:45pm – 4:30pm – DerRic Starlight Show 4:30pm – 5:30pm – George Leach 5:45pm

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Pellsqepts Spring Winds Music Festival

Proudly supported by the Adams Lake Band, the Salmon Arm Folk Music Society invites you for an incredible day of indigenous musical celebration! All Ages * Free Admission * Artisans * Food Trucks * Live Music When: Saturday, March 18 | 11am – 7pm Where: 2471 Pierre’s Point Road, Salmon Arm BC  Directions Here Featuring: 11am – 11:45am  – Rain Penner August  12pm – 1pm – Bernice Jensen and Pow Wow Crew 2pm – 2:45pm – DerRic Starlight Show 3pm – 3:45pm – St’at’imc Bear Dancers 3:45pm – 4:30pm – DerRic Starlight Show 4:30pm – 5:30pm – George Leach 5:45pm

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Latest Announcements​

A Festival Reborn

Get a taste for ROOTSandBLUES and rewatch the 29th annual Festival of 2021.

Banding Together for Over 30 Years

Experience musicians in their prime sharing stories about life and love through music against a backdrop of forest-clad mountains and the pristine waters of the Shuswap. ROOTSandBLUES is a festival where you can dance late into the night with new friends and laugh with your family in the kids’ tent under the same Shuswap sky.

Become a member of the Salmon Arm Folk Music Society and help us support live music year round. 

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