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Seth Spotted Eagle performing a chicken dance at Pellsqepts Spring Winds Music Festival Saturday, March 18, 2023. (Rebecca Willson/ Salmon Arm Observer)

VIDEO: Indigenous song and dance delights crowd at Salmon Arm music festival

Pellsqepts Spring Winds Music Festival features artists, vendors, food and more

Seth Spotted Eagle performing a chicken dance at Pellsqepts Spring Winds Music Festival Saturday, March 18, 2023. (Rebecca Willson/ Salmon Arm Observer)
Canadian music legends Sarah McLachlan and Blue Rodeo will be performing in the 31st edition of the Salmon Arm ROOTSandBLUES Festival, Aug. 17 to 20, 2023. (Photos contributed)

Sarah McLachlan, Blue Rodeo among artists performing at 2023 Salmon Arm ROOTSandBLUES

Organizers reveal first 20 musical acts coming to this year’s festival

Canadian music legends Sarah McLachlan and Blue Rodeo will be performing in the 31st edition of the Salmon Arm ROOTSandBLUES Festival, Aug. 17 to 20, 2023. (Photos contributed)
The Salmon Arm Folk Music Society plans to use a $436,722 Pacific Economic Development Canada grant to support events, including the Salmon Arm Pride and Indigenous Music festivals, and work towards making Salmon Arm and the Shuswap the Live Music Capital of B.C.

Making Salmon Arm ‘Live Music Capital of B.C.’ one of the goals for federal grant funding

Salmon Arm Folk Music Society receives $436,722 to enhance music-related tourism

The Salmon Arm Folk Music Society plans to use a $436,722 Pacific Economic Development Canada grant to support events, including the Salmon Arm Pride and Indigenous Music festivals, and work towards making Salmon Arm and the Shuswap the Live Music Capital of B.C.
The Salmon Arm Folk Music Society went over the numbers from the 2022 ROOTSandBLUES Festival and elected its board (pictured – chair Kim Magill-Hofmann missing) for 2023 at the society’s AGM on Jan. 18, 2023. (Barb Brouwer photo)

30th Salmon Arm ROOTSandBLUES Festival the most expensive and one of the most successful

2022 event featured 36 performances by 307 performers from Canada, the U.S. and Mexico

  • Feb 1, 2023
The Salmon Arm Folk Music Society went over the numbers from the 2022 ROOTSandBLUES Festival and elected its board (pictured – chair Kim Magill-Hofmann missing) for 2023 at the society’s AGM on Jan. 18, 2023. (Barb Brouwer photo)
Festivalgoers enjoy a blues show under the hot sun at the 2019 Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival. (File photo)

Council adds support to camping request for Salmon Arm ROOTSandBLUES Festival

Two other B.C. festivals announce possible cancellations due to high production costs, other factors

Festivalgoers enjoy a blues show under the hot sun at the 2019 Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival. (File photo)
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