Farmer The Band www.farmertheband.com Farmer The Band are multi tasking, multi instrumentalist, indie folksters from BC. This duo’s folk music fills the stage with vocal harmonies, guitar, bass, harmonica, drums, percussion, and anything else that’s in arms (foots) reach. Their Americana – sorry, Canadiana – songwriting and storytelling flow between humour and heartache with sincerity and optimism. Like their music, their stage setup will draw you in. As Lourine and Glen’s writing evolved, so did the need for different instrumentation to enhance the stories of some songs in their performances. Two guitars worked for most but other songs needed a bit more bottom end to drive and support the melodies, so a bass was added. Then a foot tambourine for a bit of a bounce followed by a kick drum, snare, hi hat, harmonica – all played at the same time. They even find a way to fit in the occasional trumpet line! At first, it was only a few songs that needed the extra instrumentation. Farmer The Band figured out how to fill the sound as a duo. Then it was almost the full set. “We added more instruments but forgot to add the players!” It may look gimmicky but Farmer The Band delivers a full sound because that what the song deserves. The most beautiful part of the arrangement is that all the songs can still be performed with an acoustic guitar and the two voices. The singer songwriting team started off performing with two guitars in local coffee shops and farmers markets as a folk duo. Now they perform with a van full of instruments in venues coast to coast as husband and wife. They have just finished recording their first studio album and this is their 2nd national tour.

Our 2017 Headliners!! Wintersleep - Thursday Timber Timbre, Little Scream - Friday PUP, Lonely Parade, Heat, Casper Skulls - Saturday Weaves - Sunday We will announce the rest of our lineup throughout the month of April. Lot's of good stuff coming. R&S is a boutique Summer music festival featuring emerging and celebrated indie, roots, folk, punk and electronic music - all in a idyllic, natural setting with great swimming and camping! R&S has been made possible in the past and, ideally the future, with funding from The Ontario Arts Council, Canadian Heritage, The Ontario Music Fund - Music Futures via the OMDC as well as FACTOR & the SOCAN Foundation. Thanks to: Steam Whistle Brewing, Stack Brewing, Prana, Agilis Networks, DBSL and Long & McQuade, Xylem for use of their generators and Thanks to our media partners: Exclaim!, CBC R1, CKLU and Wild Northerner. Thanks to: Eat Local Sudbury, Anywhere Creator Space, Myths & Mirrors, Laurentian's Outdoor Centre, Sudbury Cyclists' Union, Coalition for a Liveable Sudbury, the Near North Media Lab, Le Centre de santé communautaire du Grand Sudbury, and Fruit For All. Special thanks to all of our volunteers, members and board members. Lot's of love to all the folks and neighbours at Fishers' Paradise - we'd be nowhere without you. Remember that R&S has a 'Rain or Shine' no refund policy. We have fun either way at Fishers' Paradise. Be kind! R&S is a family friendly, inclusive event - kind of like a big family reunion. Please give a little extra if you can! Seriously consider donating a few bucks - it really helps!!! Prices will increase on February 15th to $145 (3 day pass) and $185 (4 day pass) and again during the week of the festival to $155 (3 day pass) and $200 (4 day pass)....

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14 piece brass funk beast My Son the Hurricane begins an 18 day cross Canada tour in Sudbury at the legendary Townehouse. Come out and party with the horns and dance like it ain't a Thursday night! With special guest NS3 10$ NS3: A group on Manitoulin Island’s east side has been laying down a new sound as of late. Picture enjoying smooth and colourful riffs stemming from the neck of a Fender Strat, overlayed by some cool vocal choruses and verses, backed by breaking bass lines and a solid drum beat. This is the experience you will be shared from Wikwemikong’s newest sensation, NS3. For nearly 10 years, under different band tags and several styles, these artists have come into a new epidemic of music that has been growing and have harnessed it by the horns. The sound touches all of Reggae Rock, complete with a saxophone section. Look out for Julius Wemigwans, (Lead guitar), Jessica Manitowabi (Vocals), Jason Manitowabi (Vocals), Mitchell Manitowabi (Bass), Jonathan Fisher (drums), and Brayden Roy-Pheasant (saxophone). Coming to a venue near you. 10$

DREAMER is the authentic re-creation of the legendary ’70′s rock band Supertramp. An 8 piece group of multi-instrumentalists perform all of the sounds used in the real Supertramp show, from sax, clarinet, trombone, vintage keyboards and of course the unmistakable Supertramp vocal sound. The musicians for DREAMER, hand picked for their incredible expertise in capturing the often intricate arrangements of Supertramp’s material and are a strong compliment to the feature vocals of Roger Hodgson (performed by Emmy award-winning Phil Naro) and Rick Davies (performed by keyboard player & singer Rich Hamelin). Complete with projections and period style costumes, DREAMER will take you on a musical journey back in time to when music was performed by musicians, not computers. It doesn’t get any better than this! This Benefit Event is in support of The Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada - Ontario Chapter. The Children’s Wish Foundation helps bring smiles to many boys and girls with life-threatening illnesses, by making their greatest wish come true. Ticket & Info Line 1-888-777-9793

Join us on unique and delicious hike that will take you through Gatchell through green spaces and to get free food samples from the best local vendors in the area. What better combination than Trails and Food?

Audiences and critics worldwide have acclaimed the energetic and playful stage presence of the Sudbury Guitar Trio. Concert programs specialize in eclectic, audience-specific performance of new music, traditional classical, and fun arrangements of pop/rock to reach the widest audience. - William Bell Gazebo