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Presented by Bell in support of the Sault Area Hospital Foundation, this historic first-time music festival will take place at Runway Park August 15, 16 and 17.

Highlights include Blue Oyster Cult, Sass Jordan, Kim Mitchell, Seven Mary Three, the Marshall Tucker Band and The Priddle Concern, who was recently added to the final band roster.

Originally from Sault Ste. Marie and a founding member of the now defunct Treble Charger, Bill Priddle recently released his self-titled debut album, The Priddle Concern.

Although often compared to the early works of Treble Charger, the album is a bit more mellow than expected and a lot more mature than previous efforts.

"I wasn't really into the whole pop punk thing that Treble Charger became and that's basically why I left the band," Priddle told SooToday.com in a recent interview. "I've always liked quiet acoustic stuff."

"It's shamelessly Neil Young meets John Lennon," he continued. "I was a huge Beatles fan when I was nine. Then I was a huge Neil Young fan when I was 14 or 15. Those things have really imprinted on me. I'd say it's that and some 90s indie rock bands like Pavement and Guided By Voices that have been huge influences too."

Strangely enough, he also claims to love the music of ABBA and The Carpenters.

Still very proud of Treble Charger's accomplishments, Priddle doesn't miss playing in front of thousands of fans and is eager to introduce a new audience to his fresh song writing style.

"I'm looking forward to going to all the small clubs where we started playing," he said. "When you get bigger like Treble Charger did, you kind of leave the band behind. We started recording for fourteen-year-old girls and that's wasn't very much fun for me. They don't tend to be seriously into the band and in six months they're gonna be on to the next thing. I'm looking forward to playing to people that really like music."

The Priddle Concern is scheduled to play the Bell Border Jam on Sunday, August 17 at 3 p.m.

For more information about the Bell Border jam, visit the official website.

Click here to listen to the music of The Priddle Concern.

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