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Bluegrass festival celebrates with all-Canadian lineup

Sooke River Bluegrass Festival is June 16 to 18
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A lot of Canadian flavour is coming to this yearBԪַs Sooke River Bluegrass Festival.

The festival is celebrating CanadaBԪַs 150th birthday with an all-Canadian lineup that showcases some of the countryBԪַs and the West CoastBԪַs best acoustic musicians.

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Nine bands are featured at this yearBԪַs festival, which includes headliners and .

The Slocan RamblersBԪַ unique Canadian bluegrass sound is winning followers across North America. Singer-songwriter Sarah Jane ScoutenBԪַs countrified folk originals and edgy voice are drawing comparisons to some of the best female roots music performers of recent time.

The Victoria region is rich in talent that festival organizers did not have to go far to assemble a strong lineup of bands including the Unfaithful Servants, the Country Squall and the Riverside Bluegrass Band.

B.C. and Alberta musicians are represented with the new band Nomad Jones, with Vancouver and the Lower Mainland delivering the female duo Twin Bandit and Wooly Bear, who will have the crowd on its feet at the festivalBԪַs famous Saturday night Big Top Square Dance led by dance caller Craig Marcuk.

Among the celebrated musicians in the lineup are Juno Award-winning fiddlers and , and mandolinist Jesse Cobb and James Whitall.

Weekend passes for the June 16 to 18 event at the Sooke River Campground are $50 and children 14 and under are free.

For full details, please go online to .

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