Northern Lights Festival Boreal Announces Lineup for their 45th Season
Cover Photo: David Wiewel
It’s that time of year again folks, when the snow starts to melt away, the birds start to sing and Northern Lights Festival Boreal announces the lineup that will kick off your summer! Now entering its 45th season this is sure to be a year jam-packed with surprises and thrills. NLFB is something of a Sudbury tradition, everyone gets a little excited when they see those iconic yellow and white tents from Paris St. It’s a weekend where everyone can enjoy the day at Bell Park exploring the widest array of musical styles around, unique vendors, musician and artist workshops, and of course all that delicious food! And hey, NLFB also happens to be the longest-running outdoor music festival in CANADA – if that’s not something to brag about we’re not sure what is! Get ready to enjoy another year of great music coming to you July 8th-10th, 2016 from Bell Park, and without further ado here are the performers!
Friday Night Headliner:
BAHAMAS
Afie Jurvanen aka Bahamas is a Barrie, ON native and Juno award winning singer-songwriter. His soft minimalist tones will make you feel like you’re floating on a raft made of clouds on Ramsey Lake rather than standing in the Grace Hartman Amphitheatre right beside it. Making his Sudbury debut Afie is known for his outstanding musicianship he has worked with artists such as Feist, Jason Collett and Jack Johnson, releasing his albums on the latter’s Brushfire Records.
Saturday Night Headliner:
Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy
As previously announced Natlie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy Canadian fiddle icons will be on hand Saturday night. Both artists are festival veterans Natalie MacMaster having headlined herself in the past and Donnell Leahy having played as the leading of the family band Leahy. Injecting the hometown tradition with a raw energy that just can’t be manufactured the Cape Breton duo are sure to deliver a show to remember!
Sunday Night Headliner:
Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra
Montreal’s 16-member orchestra is a high-powered combination of Afro-Colombian music and dance, with the brass and violin melodies of eastern European music. They were in Sudbury last year as part of the Pan-Am Games celebration followed by a raucous guerilla-style show at the Fromagerie Elgin that had everyone dancing. Their first album, Revuelta Danza Party has been a hit and reached #1 on CIBL radio in Montreal, remaining in their top ten world music rankings since it’s release in September.
Other artists you can expect to see at this year’s Northern Lights Festival Boreal are:
Mélanie Brulée Anique Granger
Orkestar Kriminal
Union Duke
Kate Maki
Fred Squire
Sheesham & Lotus
Murder Murder
Cindy Cook
Collective Roots – 2016 Meltdown Winner (Group Category)
Martine Fortin – 2016 Meltdown Winner (Solo Category)
Minotaurs
Les Hotesses d’Hilaire
Digging Roots
Afrikélectro
Sunnyside Paris
Fagroongala
Punch and Judy
Hugh Jazz
Sun K
Jennifer Holub
Mandala
Matt Foy and Little Sir Echo
The Amazing René
Dwayne Trudeau
A. David MacKinnon
Brian Dunn
Rose Erin Stokes
François Lemieux
Josh Turnbull
Jeff Stewart
Chuck Roberts
Dale Pepin
Jessica Lovelace
Jessica Lovelace is a Public Relations and Communications grad, musical theatre enthusiast, lover of live music and part-time unicorn tamer. Some have said that the Big Dripper from Sub City is a regional delicacy and the perfect end to a Sudbury Saturday Night – Jessica is definitely one of those people. No, the hair is not a perm.
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