Blue Grass & Classic Country Music Festival July 27-28, 2012

 

The Great Canadian Barn Dance Presents:
The Bluegrass & Classic Country Music Festival
July 27 -29 2012
Tickets Go On Sale
January 01, 2012
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gcbd-bluegrass Three Days of Incredible Music on our outdoor stage, in the parking lots, and around the campfire. Our 9th Annual festival will be a weekend of great music and great food. Work shops will be held Saturday morning with the open mic to follow. Arts & Crafts, games for the kids and a whole bunch of family hospitality will make this a must event to attend.


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The Barn Dance All Stars

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Four Chords of Wood



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Lizzy Hoyt


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Restless Lester


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Michael Bridge


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The Keister Family Fiddlers


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Bob Williams


The Great Canadian Barn Dance All Star Band
The Host Band of the Festival will be perfoming on the main stage on Friday afternoon and playing for the Barn Dance, Saturday night in the Barn Dance Dance Hall.

The Barn Dance Sweethearts featuring, Rhonda Kunkel & Anne Shields will be back this year with a great big dose of classic country songs.





Four Chords of Wood
are an energetic group of talented performers based on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Known for their love of hard driving Bluegrass music, FCoW's music comprises rich vocal harmonies and strong instrumental accompaniment. The members are all experienced performers grounded in stage presence and audience rapport. The group's professionalism and talent have brought numerous requests for appearances at clubs, private functions and public festivals.



Lizzy Hoyt 
is a fiddler, singer, songwriter, entertainer, multi-instrumentalist and recording artist from Edmonton, AB. This Canadian ‘east-meets-west’ performer combines the energetic and rhythmic fiddling from the maritimes with country-folk songs from the west. She is known for her talent, professionalism and most importantly, for her first-rate performances!




Restless Lester
have been creating a musical buzz in western Canada since 2002. Erik Smistad (bass), Steve Fisher (rythm and lead guitar), Ryan Schroeder (banjo), Bruice Blair (fiddle)
Audiences get to travel the gamut, from the
Stanley Brothers to Elvis to Bob Wills to Louden
Wainwright III and back again -- and have a
whole lot of fun on the journey! This hot young
band's unique repertoire is winning audiences
fast.



Michael Bridge is the 2010 5th place Laureate in the Junior World Championships for classical accordion and a seventeen year old bilingual musician from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Still at a young age, his music has led him to Croatia, France, Italy; Las Vegas, Boston, Santa Clara and other parts of the USA. Notably, he has also performed with The Boston Pops, recorded two albums of his own compositions, and won 1st place at all major accordion festivals in western Canada.




The Kester Family Fiddlers
The girls have been performing for audiences, including the hundreds of thousands who attend the Calgary Stampede, for about three years. They put on more than 100 shows last year, and while most of their shows are in the summer when they’re out of school, they play gigs throughout the year. This family of fiddlers will definately make you smile and have you tapping your feet.


Bob Williams 
will be our open mic host and will be performing on the main stage on Saturday afternoon. Bob was born at Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, in 1948 to typical parents of the 40’s and 50’s, struggling to make a way of life for their family. Some of the earliest memories of his childhood centered around singing and playing music and it has never diminished. Today I have years of memories and friends to go along with them.

 
     


Admission Prices
Weekend Pass $70/person

Day Passes
Friday: $30.00
Saturday: $50.00
Sunday: $20.00
Youth (10-17) 20% off Adult Ticket Price

Festival Hours
Gates Open at 9am
Fri: 12noon - 10:30pm
Sat: 9am - 11pm
Sun: 10am - noon

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Festival Line Up
     Friday, July 27th
     1-2pm       The Barn Dance Allstars
     2-2:30       Michael Bridge
     2:30-3:30   First Nations Demonstration
     3:30-4:30   Wild Rose Express
     4:30-6:00   Dinner Break
     6:00-6:30   The Keister Family Fiddlers
     6:30-7:30   The Rodeo Riders
     7:30-8:30   Lizzy Hoyt
     8:30-9:30   The Barn Dance Dinner Show

      Saturday, July 28th
     9am-10am  Music Workshops
     10-12:00     Open Mic on Outdoor Stage
     12:00-1:00  Wild Rose Express
     1:00-2:00    The Barndance Sweethearts
     2:00-2:30    Ice Cream Social for Cancer
     2:30-3:30    Lesley Schatz
     3:30-4:30    The Rodeo Riders
     4:30-6:00    Dinner Break
     6:00-6:30    The Keister Family Fiddlers
     6:30-7:00    Michael Bridge
     7:00-8:00    The Rawling Brothers
     8:00-9:00    Lizzy Hoyt
     9:00-11:30  Dance in the Barn Dance Hall
    
      Sunday, July 29th
      10am - noon - Gospel Session
 

Important Festival Details
To survive and thrive at our outdoor summer festival, plan to bring your own lawn chairs and sun hats. Festival goes rain, wind or shine. No pets or smoking in the audience area. Alcohol is only allowed at your campsite. Please keep umbrellas just above your head and towards the back of festival bowl seating.

 

Designated Overflow Camping Area: no assigned overflow sites, first come, first served. Overflow area has no tables or firepits. Porta-pottes are available in the overflow area. Additional power/water RV sites are available 30 minutes from the festival grounds in Pincher Creek, Waterton, Cardston & Fort Macleod