Join the 1st annual Folk at the Landing Music Fest August 21

NEWS RELEASE ALGOMATRAD ************************** AlgomaTrad and the Township of St. Joseph events committee present First Annual Folk at the Landing Music Fest, August 21 The Algoma Traditional Music and Dance Group and the Township of St.

NEWS RELEASE

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AlgomaTrad and the Township of St. Joseph events committee present First Annual Folk at the Landing Music Fest, August 21

The Algoma Traditional Music and Dance Group and the Township of St. Joseph Events Committee are presenting an evening festival of music on the new stage at the Centennial Grounds in Richards Landing on Friday, August 21, from 5 to 10 p.m.

Folk at the Landing Music Fest features nationally-recognized performers of Canadian traditional and folk music who will be in Richards Landing on St. Joseph Island as part of the AlgomaTrad Family Camp during the week leading up to the festival.

Cost to attend the festival will be $20, $10 for students 18 and under, and children under 7 free.

Tickets will be available at the gate and info can be obtained by calling the Township of St. Joseph Municipal Office.

Folk at the Landing Music Fest will feature concerts by Everything Fitz, a fantastic family group of Grand Master Canadian Champion fiddlers, step dancers and multi-instrumentalists from Bancroft, Ontario; The Brian Pickell Band, featuring the tunes and songs of internationally acclaimed composer Brian Pickelll; the AlgomaTrad Adhochestra, a musical collaboration of AlgomaTrad instructors who have been performing together at AlgomaTrad for several years; and local lights The O’Schraves, winners of the New Emerging Artist at liveireland.com and Chicago Irish American News Best New Group in 2014.

Folk at the Landing will commence with performances by student groups from the AlgomaTrad Family Camp followed by a Rivers Speak Pageant and Parade at 6 p.m.

Rivers Speak is a community arts work-in-progress by local community arts group Thinking Rock (thinkingrock.ca).

Thinking Rock is working on this three-year project with Blind River, Mississauga First Nation, Elliot Lake and Serpent River First Nation to develop a community play with and for the people of these places.

AlgomaTrad is providing musical mentorship for the Rivers Speak project with the support of the Ontario Arts Council (OAC).

Interested community members can be part of Thinking Rock at AlgomaTrad workshops during the week of the AlgomaTrad family camp.

More information can be obtained from the AlgomaTrad website and through the Township of St. Joseph Municipal Office.

Everything Fitz (everythingfitz.ca) is siblings Julie, Kerry and Tom Fitzgerald.

Julie is a multiple winner of the Canadian Grand Master Fiddle championship, Tom became the youngest winner of this highly-esteemed prize in 2012, and Kerry is a past Ontario Open Step Dance champ and a popular piano and step dance teacher at AlgomaTrad for several years.

Brian Pickell (brianpickell.com) is well-known in the region for his tune and song compositions and he and his band, including local musicians and AlgomaTrad founders Julie Schryer and Pat O’Gorman, have played several sold out shows on the Island over the years.

The O’Schraves (algomatrad.ca/the-o-schraves), the Schryer/O’Gorman/Lefebvre family, are well-known in the Algoma Region for their excellent concerts of songs and tunes from many Canadian musical traditions.

The AlgomaTrad Adhochestra is a collaboration of wonderful traditional songster Charlie Cares, the ever-amazing multi-instrumentalist James Stephens, the one-and-only, coolest double bassist and singer Joe Phillips (Pierre Schryer Band, London Symphony Orchestra), cellist, violist and all around awesome string chopper Lea Kirstein and O’Schrave cellist and guitarist and Hilton Beach luthier Zachary Schryer Levebvre.

Great Canadian music on a summer evening in a beautiful location, Folk at the Landing Music Fest promises to deliver a magical cultural experience right here in our own back yard!

The AlgomaTrad Camp is still accepting registrations for its four-day immersive music, August 17-21, dance and art week which includes admission into the Folk at the Landing Festival.

Registrants can sign-up for the entire camp experience, which includes all workshops, lunch, Gathering and evening activities, or they can sign-up for individual classes.

Schedules and camp descriptions are available on the AlgomaTrad website.

Camping is available to families and individuals over 18 who are registered for the full week of camp.

AlgomaTrad is a not-for-profit arts organization that is dedicated to the sharing, celebration, and learning of traditional music, dance, art and craft that embrace our Canadian heritage.

AlgomaTrad practices inclusivity and nurtures joyous, intergenerational community through these living heritage arts.

To register and for more info go to www.algomatrad.ca, phone: 705-257-6106, or email: [email protected]

The Township of St. Joseph Events Committee was formed with the goal of expanding opportunities to enjoy music and other entertainment in the Township for the benefit of musicians and the residents of St. Joseph Island and Algoma (and anywhere else they want to travel from).

Information for upcoming events is available at www.stjosephtownship.com or by following on Facebook.

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