Happy 100th birthday tomorrow, July 5, 2024 to Iris Mahood – from your friends in the Bulkley Valley.
The Midsummer Music Festival at the Fall Fair Grounds, July 5th to 7th, has a giant ensemble of talented Bulkley Valley musicians, presented here with band names in italic.
All In Down and Out: Norah Bowman, Faith Fehr
Barrel Scrapers: Joanne Archer, Scott Atchison, Gord Urban, Richard Jenne
Ben Hallman: Ben Hallman
Blindspots: George Stokes, Richard Jenne, Chris Luther, Gord Urban
Calm of Last Summer: Colin Maskell, Mark Thibeault
The Chesterfields: Keith Cummings, Monique Wells, Mel Culson, Ted Bryant, Hans Zantingh, Wade Zeiler
DJ Abomb: Adin Bennett
DJ Avalanche: Alvin Henry
DJ Goge: Ben Anderson
Don’t Call Me Debbie: Janet Walford, Brenda Zantingh
Elijah Quinn: Elijah Larsen, Simon Stockner, Geoff McFarlane, Ian Olmstead
Elyszium: Freya Giles
‘Ewk Hiyah Hozdli Witset (Dance group)
Facundo y los Gringos Salvajes: Facundos Gasstiazoro, Richard Jenne, Jake Jenne, Patrick Williston, Nicole L’Orsa, Mark Thibeault, Ian Olmstead, Craig Soby
Flutation: Gail Olson, Laine Cotton, Ali Elliot, Hilary Bradnam, Jill Dunbar
Hillbilly Scrabble: Richard Jenne, Jake Jenne, Ian Olmstead, Mark Thibeault, Colin Maskell, Scott Atchison, Craig Soby, Warren Olsmtead
Horn: Collen Maskell, Jake Jenne, Geoff McFarlane, Clint Pelletier, Ian Olmstead
The Infirmary: Brennan McKinnon, Sandy Morrison, Jason Taylor, Maximus Perestrelo
Jo ‘n Zak ‘n Co: Jo Ward, Zak Windle, Kyle Windle, Luke Windle, Sharon Carrington
Keith Cummings Field of Psycholdelic Dreams
Liam Cullen and the Fireweeds: Liam Cullen, Michelle Beauregard, Dan Ragula
Margot’s Hoop Flow: Margot Kimmel
Moss Possums: Wren Williston, Finlay Beedle, Dorian Rath Jenne, Jaden Aperloo, Fynn Stasiuk
Pop Up Puppet Co: Norma Stokes and Clare Gordon
Ringtones: Patty Spicer, Jay MacLeod, Barbara Luther, Katie Alexandre, Andrea Dunbar, Ben Weinstein, Richard Jenne, Alex Loschberger
Scout’s Honour: Lauren McKay, Lindsay McKay, Heather McKay, Brennan Anderson, Pam Haasen, Sharon MacGregor, Bart Newman
Si-Fi: Simon Walford
Ski Bums: Bill Crosson, Chris George, Ian Olmstead, Taylor Poffenroth, Dan Ragula
Smithers Community Band: Katie Alexandre, Jaden Apperloo, Kirsten Aurbo, Danik Arbi, Bryan Bowman, Jordys Bowman, Norah Bowman, Laine Cotton, Ekaterina Daviel, Jordan Daviel, Mike Doogan Smith, Francois Depay, Faith Fehr, Juel Gould, Dawn Grasmeyer, Will Johnson, Anais Labante, Virginia Ma, Melina Morin-Louie, Brett Pierce, Marian Rose, Tiya Sahay, Gord Urban, David Vega, Patrick Williston, Laur Witt
Spirit of the Spoken Word: Valerie Laub, Jean Christian
Summer Loving: Macey Nisbit, Soliel Brookes
Valley Youth Fiddlers
Zanna and the ZigZags: Anna Ziegler, Meghan Brady, Jaap Kolkman, Dave Ziegler, Cheryl Leona, Gary Miles
Train Wrecks: Damien Jones, William Elliott, Dan Morgan, Regan Fielding, Shelley Worthington, Ted Nugent, Mike Dunbar
Urchin
And JJ Sway (Prince Rupert) has our very own The Interior News editor, Thom Barker.
There are also workshops and showcases.
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