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THE TWO OF CLUBS is a raw acoustic guitar and piano duo played to bring the audience through a history of music with songs swaying through genres sure to get your feet tapping and singing along. – William Bell Gazebo

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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