Special Features - Wapiti Music Festival 2013

FESTIVAL INFORMATION PULLOUT

FERNIE’S Music Festival

August 9-10th Annex Park

Fresh Canadian Indie Rock!

+Food Vendor Area +Kids Tent +Beverage Garden +Kids and Senoirs FREE

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Fernie’s Music Festival August 9 & 10, 2013

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Welcome to Wapiti The Wapiti Music Festival Society is a non-profit society with one goal: bringing an outdoor music festival to the Elk Valley. Now in our third year we’re well underway to meeting that goal.

Wapiti, Fernie’s Music Festival, runs every August in beautiful Fernie, BC. The festival focuses on Canadian Indie Acts. Indie Music is a broad category that says more about the attitude of the musicians than the style of music. This fits well with Fernie, a town with mountains ... of attitude.

2013 is year three of the festival. The festival will be held again in Fernie’s Annex Park: a park in the city, surrounded by woods, next to river, at the foot of a mountain. If your idea of fun is relaxing and dancing in nature while listening to great music, then you’ll love Wapiti.

To paraphrase an old saying: it takes a village to raise a festival. We couldn’t do it without the support we get from all our volunteers, sponsors, patrons bands and the City of Fernie.

We hope you have a great time at Wapiti, but please bear in mind that this is the Rocky Mountains. We care about the environment and hope you’ll treat our park and community like the precious place that it is.

This year our site experienced a flood.

We are still recuperating. Please be gentle with our fragile grounds.

Thank you.

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Schedule of Events 6:00 pm 7:00 pm 8:00 pm 9:15 pm 9:45 pm 11:00 pm

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Saturday, August 10

Friday, August 9

Noon 12:30 2:00 pm

3:30 pm 4:30 pm 5:00 pm 6:30 pm 7:30 pm 8:00 pm 9:45 pm 11:00 pm

Gates Open Inlet Sound Shred Kelly Devon Coyote Current Swell Festival Closes

Kid’s Tent Open Saturday, August 10 2:00-6:00 pm

Gates Open The Good Ol Goats Devon Coyote and the Midnight Howl Portage and Main David Celia Loon Choir No Sinner David Celia Plants and Animals Delhi 2 Dublin Festival Closes

Day pricing is available.

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Welcome to Wapiti

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“Music is the universal language of mankind.”

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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• Indoor Swimming Pool • Hot Tub & Sauna • Free Wireless Internet • Central Location • Minutes to Fernie Alpine Resort • 10% Discount at on-site Subway • Groups Welcome

• Free Local Calls • In-room Coffee & Tea • Fridge & Microwave in all rooms • 1 & 2 Bedroom Suites • Full Kitchens • 3-Bedroom Units • Cable TV

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Fernie’s Mayor welcomes you

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Free Parking • Secure Bike Check

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FERNIE’S Music Festival August 9-10

Ride Bike Walk

■ Festival Entrance ■ Festival Parking ■ Stage & Main Events

Wapiti is pleased to provide parking at no charge for those attending the event. We also have a secure bike check and strongly encourage festival goers to ride their bike or walk to the event if possible.

If you are driving please watch for the signs and volunteers directing you to the parking area inside the Annex Park. There is parking along city streets, but we ask that you respect the properties and driveways of residents and avoid blocking their access and not park on lawns. Also, please respect no parking signs where they are posted.

Please note that care should be taken around the festival grounds, especially after dark, as there is considerable foot and bike traffic.

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Fernie’s Music Festival August 9 & 10, 2013

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fernie happenings around wapiti weekend Wednesday, August 7th

Wednesday Night Social at the Arts Station

Thursday, August 8th

Surprise Wapiti Bonus Show for Wapiti Ticket Holders First Come First Seated! Limited Seating!

Bring your Wapiti ticket to gain entry!

A Wapiti Band is here a day early!

Check wapitimusicfestival.com/specialshow for the When, Where and Who August 5th!

Friday, August 9th

Live Music at the following venues: The Northern The Royal The Fernie Hotel The Brickhouse

Saturday, August 10th

Live Music at the following venues: The Northern The Royal The Fernie Hotel The Brickhouse

Sunday, August 11th –

BIBBITY BOBBITY BOO - Fernie’s Childrens Festival - Sunday, August 12th, Rotary Park, 10am-2pm The 3rd annual Childrens’ Festival is THE place to be for a whole lot of fun. This weekend will be a big one as “Wapiti” is taking place on Friday and Saturday of the same weekend. There will be a TON of people in town. Look forward to a day filled with incredible music performances, interactive activities, games, facepainting, crafts and a whole lot more. BibBity BobBity Boo festivities will utilize the gazebo and the play park space.

Sundays, July 7th to Sept. 1st

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ROTARY PARK - Mountain Market Sundays, 10am-2pm This is the 13th year of the Rotary Park Mountain Market and it’s better than ever.

Market spaces are first come, first serve (except for our farmers) and it is definitely the hot spot on summer Sundays in Fernie

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Wishing you a fun, festive and safe weekend at Wapiti - Fernie’s Music Festival!

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Fernie’s Music Festival August 9 & 10, 2013

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inlet sound

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Goodolgoats.com Twitter.com/TGOGofficial Facebook.com/TheGoodOlGoats

www.inletsound.com Facebook.com/inletsound Twitter.com/inletsound Who: Michael Wexler - Lead Vocals/Acoustic Guitar Sean Hardy - Piano, Organ/Wurlitzer/Farfisa Steven Gore - Violin/Mandolin/Vocals/Electric Guitar Curtis Murphy - Bass Guitar Kate MacLean - Drums/Vocals Hometown: Toronto, Ontario Influences: Mumford and Sons, Wintersleep, The Weakerthans The One Thing You Need To Know: This is the Toronto Indie everyone is buzzing about.

Inlet Sound is the musical convergence of passionate folk-rock spirit and atmospheric pop form. The band has spent the greater part of 2012 tirelessly crafting The Romantics, their first fulllength record, in lofty cabins and expansive churches with the help of acclaimed Canadian producer Laurence Currie (Sloan, Wintersleep, Hey Rosetta!).

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Davidcelia.com Facebook.com/DavidCelia Twitter.com/davidceliamusic Hometown: Mississauga, Ontario Influences: Beatles, Neil Young, Roger Waters Career Highlights: Has played Glastonbury Music Festival England – twice! Shared the stage with Elvis Costello and Ron Sexsmith among others.

David Celia is one of Toronto’s most experienced and versatile independent artists and busiest working musicians. He has an audience across Canada and an even more successful career in Europe and the UK, where he tours frequently and has developed a devoted fan-base.

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Hometown: Cranbrook, BC Who: Nolan Ackert - Lead Vocals/Banjo and Guitar Angus Liedtke - Guitar/Dobro/Banjo/Harmonica and Vocals Theo Moore - Standup Bass and Backing Vocals Angus MacDonald - Mandolin/Backing Vocals and Fiddle Joelle Winkel - Ahaker and Backing Vocals Julian Bueckert - Drums Influences: The Head and the Heart, Mumford and Sons, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros The One Thing You Need To Know: This is the band that came runner up in CBC’s Nationwide Searchlight Contest in 2013.

Playing the local Kootenay region for over a year now, The Good Ol’ Goats have been strumming their tunes for the folks of the mountains. With fast and melodic foot-stompers to peaceful and lovely ballads with harmonies from the heavens, the Goats make sure you’re off your feet and dancing with the groove with their fun-filled banjo, shredding fiddle, seducing accordion and smooth caramel upright bass. Although these goats are all 18 years old and under, they have a rich mature sound that pleases all ages!

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www.currentswell.com facebook.com/currentswell twitter.com/currentswell

Shred Kelly.com Facebook.com/ShredKelly Twitter.com/Shredkelly

Who: Davers Lang - Guitar/Vocals Scott Stanton - Lead Guitar/Vocals Ghosty Bass/Chrispy Drums Dave St Jean - Bone/Tambourine Hometown: Victoria, BC

Who: Tim Newton - Banjo/Ukulele/Vocals Jordan Vlasshaert - Bass Ian Page Shiner- Drums Steve Polit - Guitar Sage McBride - Keys/Vocals

Influences: G Love, Jack Johnson Masen Jennings, Peter Tosh, UB40

Hometown: Fernie, BC

Current Swell’s years of experience on the road can be heard — and felt — in the nooks and crannies of Long Time Ago, the new full-length from this rootsy Victoria, B.C. quartet. The record shifts between upbeat folk (the title track, Long Time Ago) and singalong-ready roots rock (the first single, Too Cold) with a fluidity and ease that could only come from continual touring.

Influences: 30 cms of deep delicious pow The One Thing You Need To Know: Be prepared to dance…

HARD. Shred Kelly is a formulation of friends and foot stomping good times born in the East Kootenay’s of British Columbia. Hailing from the town of Fernie, the five piece band is best known for mixing clawhammer banjo riffs that tear the fabric of space and time with ambient synth, high voltage guitar, fierce drums, and hauntingly sweet vocal harmonies to produce a sound that has been properly coined “Stoke Folk”.

The One Thing You Need To Know: This band has the ultimate underground cult following, and you are about to find out why.

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Facebook.com/DevonCoyote Twitter.com/DevonCoyote devoncoyote.com Hometown: Kelowna, BC Influences: Pearl Jam, Gary Clark Jr., John Mayer The One Thing You Need To Know: If this Coyote and his pack are in your town, you won’t want to miss them burning down the barn!

Devon Coyote released his first album ‘Blue, Black and Grey’ in September of 2011. His much-anticipated follow-up album is due out this spring and he is excited to share some new killer tracks. His lively sound, loyal fans, and extensive touring have earned him stage rights to perform with Juno Award winners Alex Cuba, Dan Mangan, Amelia Curren, Said The Whale and The Sheepdogs.

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loon choir

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Loonchoir.com Facebook.com/loonchoirmusic Twitter.com/loonchoir

Delhi@Dublin.com Facebook.com/Delhi2Dublin Twitter.com/Delhi2Dublin

Hometown: Ottawa, Ontario

Hometown: Vancouver, BC

Who: Derek Atkinson - Guitar/Vocals Baris Bilgen - Drums Kathleen Cauley - Violin Dan Larmour - Guitar/Vocals Jamie LeClair - Bass Brad Sheffield - Synth Nikki Yates - Keys/Vocals Craig Barlow - Bass

Who: Tarun Nayar - Tabla/Electronics/Backing Vocals Sanjay Seran - Vocals Ravi Binning - Dhol/Tabla Andrew Kim - Electric Sita/Guitar Sara Fitzpatrick- Fiddle

Portageandmainband.com Facebook.com/portageandmain Twitter.com/Portageandmainband Hometown: Vancouver, BC Who: Harold Donnelly- Songwriter/Vocals/Guitar John Sponarski - Songwriter/Vocals/Guitar Georges Couling - Keyboards/Background Vocals Ben Appenheimer - Bass Dave Gens - Drums Influences: The Band, Blue Rodeo The One Thing You Need To Know: Portage and Main have cemented a sound that spans decades but belongs to today.

These guys make beards cool again.

Never Had The Time by Portage and Main. This is your soundtrack to a sunny mid-day drive along the coast in a classic convertible; a cool autumn evening at the cottage, huddled beside a bonfire; a late-night drink at your favourite pub with your favourite people.

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Influences: Wolf Parade, Metric, Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene The One Thing You Need To Know: They guarantee to deliver spectacular outbursts of energy.

Ottawa’s Loon Choir formed in 2009 and have released two albums; Expansion Forces in 2010 and Fire Poems in 2012. Both records were produced by Ohbijou’s James Bunton. The Loon Choir sound is based around catchy hooks, poetic lyrics, dark undertones and a general sense of urgency.

plants and animals

Nosinner.com Facebook.com/nosinner Twitter.com/nosinnermusic

Hometown: Vancouver BC

Who: Colleen Rennison - Vocals Eric Campbell - Guitar Ian Browne - Drums

Sounds Like: Janis Joplin meets The Black Keys

The One Thing You Need To Know: Sass, whiskey and a mic.

Ending 2012 with a bang, No Sinner sold out the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver with Pack AD. Their debut Boo Hoo Hoo EP (April 2012) went straight to #1 on CBC Music and hit #1 on Earshot Blues charts in select cities across Canada. They Toured to NYC and performed at the renowned Knitting Factory and played numerous festivals: NXNE, Sled Island, Live at Squamish, Burnaby Blues & Roots, Salmon Arm Blues & Roots, Rifflandia and Olio.

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Plantsandanimals.ca Facebook.com/plantsandanimals Twitter.com/plantsandanimal Hometown: Montreal, Quebec Who: Matthew Woodley - Drums/Vocals Warren Spicer- Guitar/Lead Vocal Nicolas Basque- Guitar/Bass/Vocals Sound: Post-Classic Rock, Indie Influences: Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, Neil Young The One Thing You Need To Know: Was on the bill last year at Montreal’s Osheaga with Snoop Dogg and The Black Keys.

Hailing from Montreal, with two members originally from Halifax, this indie-rock band’s first full-length album Parc Avenue was shortlisted for the 2008 Polaris Music Prize, and nominated for a 2009 Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year and New Group of the Year. The band released their second LP La La Land in 2010 and their third album, The End of That last year.

Influences: Transglobal Underground, Cheb i Sabbah, Adham Shaikh The One Thing You Need To Know: They are the “United Nations of Rock and Roll” Delhi 2 Dublin’s songs and the band itself reflect the cultural diversity present in many major cities around the world. They challenge the definition of urban music and drag it to the intersection of Bhangra, Celtic, Dub, Reggae and Electronica and have created their very own niche.

What to Bring and What Not to Bring No Glass, No Dogs, No Drugs/Alcohol Bring Sun Protection, Hat, Cash (no atm), ID, Empty Water Bottle, Camera Please be aware of the Elk River.... there are no lifeguards on duty.

You are at your own risk.

This year our site experienced a flood.

We are still recuperating.

Please be gentle with our fragile grounds and duck habitat. Thank you.

Fernie’s Music Festival August 9 & 10, 2013

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