B.C.’s largest bluegrass and old-time music festival comes to the Victoria Event Centre for a special preview and launch party Monday, June 13 with Toronto folk/bluegrass powerhouse band The Barrel Boys.
=0D=0A=The rising acoustic music stars are one of the headliners at this year’s Cowichan Valley Bluegrass Festival, June 17-19 at Laketown Ranch Music Park at Lake Cowichan.
=0D=0A=“Take some bluegrass, classic country, Appalachian old-time music and Americana, put it in a high-speed blender and out comes this unique cocktail of Barrel Boys music that is fresh yet respectful of tradition,” says festival artistic director Bob Remington. “We think they are a perfect fit for the unique West Coast bluegrass vibe we create at the festival.”
=0D=0A=Playing around one microphone in the classic bluegrass style are Nathan Smith (fiddle), Rob McLaren (banjo), Ben Wright (guitar), Kyle Kirkpatrick (dobro), and Tim O’Reilly (bass).
=0D=0A=Doors at the Victoria Event Centre launch party open 7 p.m. with show from 8 to 10. Door prizes include t-shirts and a weekend festival pass valued at $125. The band will also have some surprise musical guests!
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