Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival 2011 (Preview and Giveaway)
Summer festivals are such a great way to experience different parts of a city and a community. This Saturday, August 13th, Burnaby presents the 12th edition of the Blues and Roots Festival. This one-day-only event is happening at Deer Lake Park in Burnaby, BC. Gates open at 1PM for family events (childrens activities run 3:30 – 7:30), food, and especially music. By 8:45, when k.d. lang gets on the Lake Stage, (main stage) the outdoor crowd will be packed with people dancing, lounging or sitting on the grass, and enjoying the last of this sadly short festival.
Although k.d. lang is a huge attraction, the variety found within blues and roots itself has a lot to offer to the general masses. Current Swell of Victoria count themselves as “new roots” which may sound contradictory, but actually opens up the genre to a young audience. At almost the entire opposite end of the spectrum, Ireland’s Imelda May pumps out well-known rock and blues tunes.
The lineup includes k. d. lang, John Mayall, Imelda May, Luke Doucet and The White Falcon, Matt Andersen, The Secret Sisters, Current Swell, Ben Rogers and the Black Cats.
You can check out for yourselves the festival program: http://burnabybluesfestival.com/pdfs/Blues2011pullout.pdf. And you can get tickets here. You can also follow the Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival on Twitter and Facebook.
EDITOR’S NOTE:
As a matter of fact, my good friends Emme Rogers and Rob Jones attended the Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival last year (I wasn’t able to), and they loved it.
GIVEAWAY:
I have 2 sets of 2 tickets to give away (package valued at $280) for a pair of lucky readers. All you need to do is let me know which act you would like to see the most. I’ll admit, I’m really looking forward to k.d. lang but I’ve seen other great musicians in the lineup. To ensure that I have enough time to draw the winner and contact them, I’ll draw a winner on Thursday August 11th at 11 am.
An additional entry via Twitter can be earned as follows:
I entered to win @BurnabyBlues tickets from @hummingbird604 http://is.gd/7CqgYt Read about the musicians I want to check out!
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Current Swell is a great local band i’d love to check out!
Matt Andersen. I’m a sucker for solo guitar players!
so excited to see k.d. lang! also want to check out current swell =D
Current Swell and K.D. Lang are on my list
k.d. lang for sure – friends just saw her in Edmonton last night and tell me she’s at top of her game!
Would love to see k.d. lang live!
Wow – a chance to see k.d. lang would be incredible!
k. d. lang would be amazing!!
I agree, k.d. lang took my breath during her appearance at the Olympics…
I’ve always heard great things about this festival. Current Swell would be fab!!!
Don’t forget… Children 12 and under are free so it’s a great family environment. Looking forward to seeing everyone there!
Matt Anderson is awesome….I saw him in Courtney last year with the Vinyl Cafe….plus of course KD Lang!
KD Lang – what an amazing opportunity to see her!
Matt Andersen. I saw him rock a tiny pub in Brighton, England and the stage and the whole pub nearly collapsed!
I’ve been listening to Imelda May for a couple of years. I’d kill to be able to see her! (We can’t afford tix, so a win would really be great.)
KD Lang
I’d love to see KD Lang!
One of my favorite CD’s is “Constant Craving”
Yes, I still listen to CD’s:)
Have to go for the headliner – KD Lang
UPDATE – And the winner of my Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival tickets is Liv – congratulations! Send me an email so I can connect you with Tourism Burnaby.
UPDATE – Liv can’t use them, so I re-drew another winner – Cecilia Lu – can you email me and let me know if you can’t use them? If not, I’ll have to re-draw again.