37th Annual Northern Lights Festival Boreal - Sudbury Canada
Jim Webb
headline Northern Lights Festival Boreal
Legendary American singer/songwriter Don McLean, best known for his 1971
folk anthem American Pie and hits such as Vincent (Starry Starry Night),
Crying, Since I Don’t Have You, Castles in the Sand and more, will be
one of the headline acts at the 2008 Northern Lights Festival Boreal.
Advanced weekend passes for the 37th annual festival, which will take
place July 4, 5, 6 in Bell Park, go on sale today (Tuesday, April 15).
NLFB artistic director Paul Loewenberg also announced today Daniel
Bélanger has been signed to be another main stage headliner. Bélanger
recently won a JUNO for Francophone Album of the Year for his release
L'echec du materiel. Bélanger is considered one of the best Québécois
songwriters and singers to emerge in the past 15 years. His music is
eclectic, inspired by alternative rock, folk and electronic music.
For the family audience, Sharon and Bram will bring their cavalcade of
children's hits to the Family area in two appearances over the weekend.
Sharon, Lois and Bram (Lois Lilenstein retired from full time touring in
2000) have created some of the most beloved family entertainment that
Canada has known.
The Sadies, a Toronto foursome that transforms 1960s country rock and
psychedelia, C&W, surf, punk and cosmic American music into their own
unique sound, will also headline an evening at the festival.
Loewenberg said, "Don McLean smashed attendance records at Mariposa and
Calgary Folk Fest in 2007. At a time when war and economy is so much on
people's minds, this is a perfect year to have the author of one of the
great tomes of modern culture. He added, "It is a distinct honour for
NLFB to be the first to promote a concert of Daniel's in Sudbury since
he has become so incredibly popular."
Add 35 more incredible folk, indie rock, traditional, bluegrass and
world music artists to the roster, and the organizers of the 2008 NLFB
feel this is the strongest festival yet. At a mere $60 for a weekend
pass (three days and nights of incredible music and performance),
tickets will go fast as they are less expensive than all other major
Ontario music festivals.
Tickets for the festival are on sale through www.nlfbsudbury.com.
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Here's a complete list of Performers for this year's NLFB, July 4-5-6
Don McLean http://www.don-mclean.com/
Daniel Bélanger http://www.danielbelanger.com/
Sharon and Bram http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon,_Lois_&_Bram
The Sadies http://www.myspace.com/thesadies
John Doe
David Francey http://www.davidfrancey.com/
Charlie Sohmer http://www.myspace.com/charliesohmer
Kobo Town http://www.kobotown.com/
Miracle Fortress http://www.myspace.com/miraclefortress
Great Lake Swimmers http://www.greatlakeswimmers.com/
People Project http://www.myspace.com/peopleproject
Mike Ford http://www.mikeford.ca/
The Grievous Angels http://www.maplemusic.com/artists/gan/default.asp
Digging Roots http://www.myspace.com/diggingroots
Réveillons! http://www.reveillons.qc.ca/trad/index.php
Dixie Flyers http://www.myspace.com/dixieflyers
Two Hours Traffic http://www.myspace.com/twohourstraffic
Damien Robitaille http://www.damienrobitaille.com/
Ian Tamblyn http://www.tamblyn.com/
Jackie Washington http://www.jackiewashington.com/
Sheesham and Lotus http://www.sheeshamandlotus.com/
Nathan Lawr and the Minotaurs http://www.myspace.com/nathanlawr
Brooke Gallupe http://www.immaculatemachine.com/
Old Man Luedecke http://www.myspace.com/oldmanluedecke
The County Boys http://www.myspace.com/thecountyboys
Kate Maki http://www.katemaki.com
Dale Pepin http://storysocks.pages.web.com/
Corwin Fox http://www.myspace.com/corwinfox/
Nape of the Scroll http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPf4uLlZ9yA
The Funky Mamas http://www.thefunkymamas.com/
An Offhand Rebellion (Meltdown Winner)
Hello Marx (Meltdown Winner)
Three Penny Opus (Meltdown Winner)
See you there
Jim