Acoustic Roots Festival at Two Rivers Wildlife Park
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The 12th annual Acoustic Roots Festival is scheduled for August 29 to 31. Held on the 500-acre site of Two Rivers Wildlife Park, the festival showcases East Coast folk, country, Celtic, blues, and bluegrass performers. The stage lights up Friday evening with music and workshops continuing throughout the weekend, starting with a traditional square dance workshop on Saturday morning. In addition to the music, festival-goers get to enjoy all the activities this year-round family recreational park has to offer including camping, walking trails through wildlife enclosures, a petting zoo, fish ponds, playgrounds, swimming in the Mira River, and the observatory.
Friday, August 29 (5-10pm)
Marion Bridge Guitar Circle • Stan Roach • Jocelyn Nicole Hynes • Robert Bouchard
Saturday, August 30 (10:30am-10:30pm)
Square Dance Workshop • MacArthur Dancers • Russ Mathews • Jordan Musycsyn & Margaret MacPherson • Dara Smith–MacDonald & Beverly MacLean • Songwriters Circle: Jason MacDonald, Jordan Musycsyn, Cameron Nickerson, Lennie Gallant • Cameron Nickerson • Jon Hines Band • Brian Cathcart, Colin Gillis & friends • Lennie Gallant
Sunday, August 31 (10:30am-10:30pm)
Story Telling, Practical Jokes, and Pranks with moderators Warren and Marilynn Zisserson • Chad Tetford • Darrell Keigan • Dane Pedersen • Donnie Campbell & Jinks O’Neill • Howie MacDonald & Beverly MacLean • Turnbull Brothers • Jason MacDonald & Bradley Murphy • Tide & Timbre • Gordie MacKeeman and His Rhythm Boys
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