Author: Executive Director

Tony McManus

(Scotland / Canada) Sat Aug 15, 4:45 PM Boogie Bar-N Stage, Oyster Stew WORKSHOP           Sun Aug 16 11:00 AM Boogie Bar-N Stage Breakfast Wrap WORKSHOP  

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Elephant Revival

(USA) Sat Aug 15, 9:00 PM TD Main Stage          Sun Aug 16 11:00 AM Boogie Bar-N Stage Breakfast Wrap WORKSHOP Sun Aug 16, 7:00

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John Oates

USA Sat Aug 15, 4:30 PM Shade Stage Writers’ Block WORKSHOP Sun Aug 16, 10:00 PM TD Main Stage John Oates was destined to be

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Rocky Lawrence

USA Fri Aug 14, 4:10 PM, Blues Stage. Different Shades of Blue WORKSHOP Sat Aug 15, 11:00 AM Blues Stage Kat’s Kradle WORKSHOP Sat Aug

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The Duhks

MB Fri Aug 14, 6:30 PM Duhk Soup Workshop Sat Aug 15, 1:45 PM Shade Stage Portage and Main WORKSHOP Sat Aug 15, 4:45 PM

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Stooges Brass Band

USA Fri Aug 14, 9:15 PM Boogie Bar-N Stage                 Sat Aug 15, 4:30 PM Blues Stage Brass That Lasts               Sun Aug 16, 4:15 PM

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Oysterband

UK Fri Aug 14, 6:45 PM TD Main Stage           Sat Aug 15, 4:45 PM Boogie Bar-N Stage, Oyster Stew WORKSHOP From 2008 until 2013, Oysterband

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Canned Heat

Canned Heat

USA Sat Aug 15, 6:00 PM TD Main Stage          Sun Aug 16, 2:45 PM Blues Stage Blues Blender WORKSHOP Sun Aug 16, 4:15 PM Blues

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Kenthen Thomas

(BC)   Fri Aug 15, 6:00 PM Main Stage, Secwepemc Opening Welcome As a First Nations Performer, Kenthen Thomas captivates audiences with his fascinating retellings

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Spotlight On The Blues

August 15, 16, 17, 2014 Blues Legend Jim Byrnes Plays The Festival  American-born, Canadian by choice, actor and blues musician Jim Byrnes Jim Byrnes pt

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2014 Workshops

SATURDAY AUGUST 16TH   FOCUS STAGE CHARACTER STUDIES TIME: 11:00 AM TIM HUS (HOST), HERALD NIX, J.R. SHORE Any songwriter worth their salt is a

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Ian Tyson

    Sat Aug 16, 3:00 PM, shade Stage Workshop, ‘Home on the Range’ Sat Aug 16, 6:30 PM TD Main Stage (AB) Ian Tyson,

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Jim Byrnes

    Sun Aug 17, 12:15 PM Blues Stage Workshop, ‘Keep My Grave Swept’ Sun Aug 17, 3:00 PM Blues Stage (BC) American-born, Canadian by

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Seal Skull Hammer

    Sat Aug 16, 11:00 AM Blues Stage Workshop, ‘Jugs, Mugs and Blues’ Sat Aug 16, 6:15-6:30 PM TD Main Stage Tweener Sun Aug

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Jon And Roy

 (BC)   Wednesdays On the Wharf – Wed Aug 13, 6:45 PM Fri Aug 15, 5:00 PM Focus Stage Sat Aug 16, 12:10 PM Boogie

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Cannery Row

Sat Aug 16, 12:15 AM, Focus Stage Workshop, ‘Fiddle Forum’ (Gary Comeau ) Sat Aug 16, 12:15 PM Blues Stage Workshop, ‘Bend Me Shape Me’

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Joe Nolan

    Sat Aug 16, 12:15 PM Shade Stage Workshop, ‘Pull Up The Covers’ Sat Aug 16, 4:15 PM Blues Stage Workshop, ‘We Got Harps…’

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Herald Nix

    Sat Aug 16, 11:00 AM Focus Stage Workshop, ‘Character Studies’ Sun Aug 17, 12:15 PM Blues Stage Workshop, ‘Keep My Grave Swept’ Sun

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Rattle & Strum

    Sat Aug 16, 12:00 PM Family Stage Sun Aug 17, 1:15 PM Family Stage (AB) Rattle and Strum gets kids of all ages

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Bill Kirchen

    Sat Aug 16, 12:15 PM Blues Stage Workshop, ‘Bend Me, Shape Me’ Sat Aug 16, 4:30 PM Shade Stage Sun Aug 17, 12:45

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Cousin Harley

    Sat Aug 16, 4:30 PM, Shade Stage, Keith Picot (with Bill Kirchen) Sat Aug 16, 12:15 PM Blues Stage Workshop, ‘Bend Me Shape

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Josh Ritter

    Sun Aug 17, 8:45 PM TD Main Stage (USA) Renowned singer-songwriter, guitarist and author Josh Ritter was interested in music as a child

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Sue Kyle & Al Bates

Sue & Al Bates have been making music for a sweet long time. Sue Kyle on banjo, tin whistle vocals and dance calls and Alan Bates

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Jesse Mast

    Sat Aug 16, 12:15 PM Shade Stage Workshop, ‘Pull Up The Covers’ Sun Aug 17, 3:00 PM Focus Stage Workshop, ‘Sunday Afternoon Song

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Good For Grapes

    Sat Aug 16, 1:30 PM Boogie Bar-N Workshop, ‘Coast to Coast…’ Sat Aug 16, 3:20 PM Family Stage Workshop, ‘Repercussions’ (Will Watson) Sun

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Paul Reddick

Thurs Aug 14, Music Crawl @ Wicked Spoon Fri Aug 15, 7:15 PM TD Main Stage (MonkeyJunk guest) Sat Aug 16, 1:40 PM Blues Stage

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Oh My Darling

  Sat Aug 16, 12:15 AM, Focus Stage Workshop, ‘Fiddle Forum’ (Hannah Read) Sat Aug 16, 3:00 PM, Focus Stage Workshop, ‘Haven’t We Met’ (MJ

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Mavis Staples

  Fri Aug 15, 8:45 PM TD Main Stage (USA) There are few living musicians who can lay claim to being the voice of America’s conscience,

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Mandolin Orange

    Sat Aug 16, 1:45 PM Focus Stage Sat Aug 16,10:10-10:25 PM Main Stage Tweener Sun Aug 17, 1:45 PM Shade Stage Workshop, ‘Headed

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Raging Fyah

Sat Aug 16, 7:30 PM Boogie Bar-N Sun Aug 17, 12:30 PM Boogie Bar-N (Jamaica) Raging Fyah is an authentic, soul-filled, roots rock reggae band,

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Leon Redbone

USA   LEON REDBONE is a singer and guitarist specializing in interpretations of early 20th-century music, including jazz and blues standards and Tin Pan Alley

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Keep checking back as the 2014 line-up continues to unfold!

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Routes & Blues

Roots & Blues presents a pre-festival community outreach program,  Routes & Blues, now coming up on its fourth year. Routes & Blues offers 8 glorious

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MonkeyJunk

    Fri Aug 15, 7:15 PM TD Main Stage Sat Aug 16, 1:30 PM Boogie Bar-N Workshop, ‘Coast to Coast…’ (Steve Marriner ) Sat

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J.R. Shore

  Sat Aug 16, 11:00 AM Focus Stage Workshop, ‘Character Studies’ Sat Aug 16, 3:00 PM, shade Stage Workshop, ‘Home on the Range’ Sun Aug

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Jr. Gone Wild

  Sat Aug 16, 9:00 PM Boogie Bar-N Sun Aug 17, 11:00 AM Boogie Bar-N Workshop, ‘Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down Or Lookin’ Up’ (Mike McDonald)

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Chloe Albert

    Sat Aug 16, 10:45-11:30 AM Ross St Stage, Pancake Brunch Sat Aug 16, 3:00 PM, Focus Stage Workshop, ‘Haven’t We Met?’ Sun Aug

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Black Joe Lewis

    Sat Aug 16, 10:30 PM Boogie Bar-N Sun Aug 17, 4:00 PM Boogie Bar-N Workshop ‘It’s Only Rock and Roll… But I Like

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The Strumbellas

  Fri Aug 15, 7:30 PM Boogie Bar-N      Sat Aug 16, 12:15 PM Shade Stage Workshop, ‘Pull Up The Covers’ (ON) Since the release

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The Stone Foxes

    Fri Aug 15, 10:30 PM Boogie Bar-N Sat Aug 16, 4:15 PM Boogie Bar-N Workshop, ‘The Blues Had A Baby’ (USA) The core

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Shad

    Fri Aug 15, 9:00 PM Boogie Bar-N Sat Aug 16, 12:10 PM Boogie Bar-N WS, Riding the Rhythms… (Kenya / Canada) Shad is

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Rose Cousins

    Sat Aug 16, 3:00 PM, Focus Stage Workshop, ‘Haven’t We Met’ Sun Aug 17, 11:00 AM Shade Stage Sun Aug 17, 4:15 PM

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Rolla Olak

  Sat Aug 16, 11:00 AM Shade Stage Sun Aug 17, 3:00 PM Focus Stage Workshop, ‘Sunday Afternoon Song Swap’ Sun Aug 17, 11:00 AM

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Genevieve Chadwick

    Fri Aug 15, 7:00-7:15 PM Main Stage Tweener Sat Aug 16, 4:15 PM Focus Stage Sat Aug 16, 12:10 PM Boogie Bar-N Workshop,

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Còig

Fri Aug 15, 6:15 PM TD Main Stage Sat Aug 16, 12:10 PM Boogie Bar-N Workshop, ‘Riding the Rhythyms…’ (Jason Roach) Sat Aug 16, 12:15

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Bellstop

    Sat Aug 16, 7:55 PM TD Main Stage Sun Aug 17, 3:00 PM Shade Stage (Iceland) Bellstop!…alternative folk or rock or not? Regardless

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The Sheepdogs

    Sat Aug 16, 10:30 PM TD Main Stage (SK) The Sheepdogs built their name on hard work and determination.  Having funded their first

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Doc MacLean

    Sat Aug 16, 11:00 AM Blues Stage Workshop, ‘Jugs, Mugs and Blues’  Sun Aug 17, 12:30 PM Shade Stage Sun Aug 17, 1:45

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Bill Durst

    Sat Aug 16, 4:15 PM Boogie Bar-N Workshop ‘The Blues Had A Baby…’ Sun Aug 17, 11:00 AM Blues Stage Sun Aug 17,

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Shamik

(BC) Shamik has performed in over 15 countries and 5 continents, rocking festivals like Shambhala, Bass Coast, Astral Harvest, Edmonton Folkfest, Victoria Jazz Festival, and

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Skratch Bastid

                        Having rocked the bar many times, Skratch Bastid is now ready to raise

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S.A. Music Crawl

Salmon Arm Music Crawl Revisit the Salmon Arm Folk Music Society’s Coffee House roots.  Tune into a series of intimate performances throughout the downtown core. 

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Cam Penner

BC Performance Shade Stage – Sat 12:30 pm   Workshop Shade Stage – Sun 11:00am   Workshop Focus stage – Sun 12:30 pm In a complicated world,

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Oh! Ogopogo!

Performance Family Stage – Sat 11:00 am              Performance Family Stage – Sat 3:25 pm                Performance Family Stage – Sun 12:00 pm            Performance Family Stage –

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George Leach

George Leach (BC) playing Routes & Blues at Squilaax (Quaaout Lodge) Sunday, August 11. One Night Only! This undeniably bright star of the Sta’atl’imx Nation

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Shred Kelly

Shred Kelly (BC) playing  Routes & Blues at Malakwa Hall Friday August 2nd. One Show Only! Shred Kelly is a formulation of friends and foot

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Sherman Doucette

Sherman Doucette (BC) – playing Routes & Blues at Notch Hill Hall Saturday August 3rd, 2013. One Show Only! Sherman Doucette’s natural ear for music

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Current Swell

Current Swell (BC) playing Routes & Blues at Seymour Arm Saturday August 10th, 2013. One Show Only! In the foreground of the ‘new roots’ front

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No Sinner

No Sinner (BC) playing Routes & Blues at Kingfisher Hall Friday August 9th, 2013. One Show Only! The rats were in the stinkbush, and the

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