Canadian
Music Hall of Fame inductee and 13-time Juno Award-winner headlines the Roots
Festival, a celebration of Canadian music, August 16–18.
Blue
Mountains, Ontario. (August 7th, 2014) --- Next
Saturday, August 16th at 8pm, the Blue Mountain Village Plaza Stage
welcomes legendary folk/rock guitarist and internationally acclaimed
singer/songwriter Bruce Cockburn for a free concert.
“We continue to book Canadian music legends”, says Patti Kendall, Director of Marketing & Events for Blue Mountain Village, “first Gino Vanelli at our July 4-6th Jazz Festival, then April Wine Canada Day and now Bruce Cockburn. Plus we are booking up and coming Canadian artists for the free Friday night series. These concerts are proving to be very popular as a result of such high quality musicians in a unique cobblestone outdoor setting.”
A
true Canadian icon, Cockburn’s career has spanned four decades, produced
thirty-one albums and taken him to the four corners of the earth. His
musical forms are as diverse as his lyrical subject matter. He has composed
songs in such varied styles as folk, jazz-infused rock, classic rock and rock
and roll, and has even shown the influence of reggae and world music. From
“Wondering Where the Lions Are” to “Lovers in a Dangerous Time” and “If I had a
Rocket Launcher”, his long list of hits has not only charted internationally,
but has also become an integral part of the Canadian musical canon. Even still,
Cockburn continues to work to reinvent himself. It’s quite likely that the
“Rumors of Glory” you hear today sounds different than it did 30 years ago.
Just one day before the Cockburn concert
visitors can see Scarlett Jane, a regular top 20 song on CBC radio 2.
Scarlett Jane was live on CTV’s Canada AM early August and the Toronto duo has
earned two nominations at the Canadian Folk Music awards for their debut album
Stranger.
Remaining
concerts this summer include The James Cameron Band, Sunday August 18th,
Donna Creigton and Jenna Grahlman August 22nd 7pm
& 8pm, Cecile Doo-Kingue on Saturday August 23rd, Suzie
Vinnick August 29th . Plans are underway for the second annual
Guitar Trail event on Saturday, September 6th where the Village will
book over 10 local musicians to position them throughout the Blue Mountain
hiking trails for a new concept of hiking to live music.
About
the Village:
Between
the foot of the Niagara Escarpment’s scenic Blue Mountains and the rugged
shores and crystal-clear waters of Georgian Bay, the picturesque Blue Mountain
Village is Southern Ontario’s premiere four-season destination. A
cobblestoned pedestrian village framed by turn-of-the-century Ontario
architecture, the Village offers a wide variety of family accommodations,
activities and attractions including over 40 unique shops and restaurants, zip
lines, ropes courses, hiking, biking, Segue tours and much more. An incredible
natural retreat, the Village offers as much – or as little – as you’d like to
do. For a complete listing of Village events, please visit www.bluemountainvillage.ca
