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First annual myFM Lighthouse Blues Festival set for this summer |
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The first annual Lighthouse Blues Festival will be held this July in downtown Kincardine. Sponsored
by myFM Radio, Bruce County Blues and the Bruce Steakhouse, the event
will run Friday, July 9, and Saturday, July 10, outdoors in the parking
lot at The Bruce. The festival opens Friday night with the "Hometown Blues Showcase," presented by the Kincardine BIA. “Bruce County is very fortunate to have a number of very talented Blues artists”, says Rick Clarke, “and our intent is to bring as many of them to the stage as possible." Saturday will feature five top nationally-touring Blues acts, beginning at 2 p.m. To date, three artists are confirmed and the remaining two acts will likely be signed by the end of the month. “We are in discussion with a couple of agents who are waiting to see what is happening at the Ottawa Blues Festival and the Mt. Tremblant Blues Festival, both being two weeks long, that start up that same weekend," says Clarke. “It’s a busy summer season for Blues festivals and in fact, one of our confirmed acts is travelling from a Friday night performance at a festival in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to be here on Saturday afternoon.” The full line-up should be available by late March
Other than a planned break at
8 p.m. for the Kincardine Scottish Pipe Band parade, the Blues music
will be heard non-stop from 2-11 p.m. At that point, the "After Party" will start up, featuring most of the artists who
performed throughout the day on stage for a real Blues jam. Tickets for
the Blues festival will be available in early April and will cost $25
for
the weekend package purchased in advance. At the door, the Friday night
tickets will be $10 and Saturday tickets will be $30. “Obviously we are
encouraging advance weekend ticket purchases for people to realize the
$15
savings," Clarke says. Proceeds
from the Blues Festival will be in support of the Davidson Centre
Revitalization Project. The
Clarkes have been presenting Blues artists for about six years and volunteered
for three years before that at the London Bluesfest. “This is, admittedly, a
small festival in comparison to others around the province,” says Clarke, “but
all of them started small at one time too - in fact, many in parking
lots. Obviously it’s our hope that this will be a success and evolve in the
next few years into a much bigger event, one that will attract Blues fans from
across the province."
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