River & Sky Music/Camping Festival 2011

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This just in . . . buy a "Six Pack" of weekend passes and get one camping fee freeeeeeeee!!! We'll know who you are and we'll have your email address thanks to Eventbrite's setup.  This online offer expires July 1st!!!

At last! After many meetings, much wrangling, a few tears and beers, we're proud to announce the 2011 venue and line-up for River & Sky Music/Camping Festival, July 15 to 17.

Yes it will be under the same Northeastern Ontario sky but alongside the banks of a new river --the Magnetawan. It flows from Magnetawan Lake in Algonquin Park, all the way to Georgian Bay, but River & Sky will enjoy this river from the Granite Ridge Wilderness Campground  in Kearney, just north of Huntsville. For our Sudbury crowd they'll travel a bit further (2.5 hours) while our Toronto campers will have a shorter distance (2.5-3 hours) and North Bay, well it will take you just under an hour to get there.
The park is well treed and more sprawling then our former home in River Valley at 175 acres, with  secluded camp sites, and also  a beach on beautiful Himbury Lake. It rents kayaks and canoes, but you can also bring your own watercrafts or tube for an hour's lazy ride down the river. Please note when buying your weekend pass, that camping is paid separately to the Campground ($30/person for the weekend for basic camping). You can do so in advance online at www.graniteridge.com or when you get to the park.
Much effort continues to go into securing a property of our own to support and display River and Sky's community and sustainable development objectives.  The collective has also incorporated into a formal not-for-profit called River and Sky Arts in the Woods with an interim board in place and with planning for 2012 well under way.  River and Sky is also extremely happy to have the support and partnership of the French River Cultural Industries Council.  Future announcements pending.

So now ... onto the music. This festival continues to feature tasty, tart, and super sweet Canadian Indie music. While roots, folk and alt-country are still in the pot, we've added some liberal dashes of pop, punk and rock too.
Headliners this year include the driving sounds of Hamilton's Young Rival and the lyrical Forest City Lovers, of TO,  on the Friday night; the alt-pop and techno of Montreal's Winter Gloves and the rainbow-pop hues of Diamond Rings on the Saturday; while on the Sunday, East Coast Music Award winner Jenn Grant and folk faves, the United Steelworkers of Montreal.
Other must see bands include The Two-Minute Miracles, Hooded Fang, The  Gertrudes, Bruce Peninsula and Jack Marks.
Bands hailing from the North East part of the province include the debutant Lightmares, power-pop-punk Statues, and Danny Laj's return to 70's power pop.
River & Sky has continued the treasured late night Acoustic Campfire Sessions for those sleeping over in the park. Friday night  Toronto's Parks & Rec and Montreal's Canailles will play into the wee hours. On Saturday,  Jenny Omnichord and then Frederick Squire and Katherine Maki will strum and sing around the campfire. To find out more about all the bands check out their bios on our website, www.riverandsky.ca)

Prices. We strongly urge purchasing in advance as savings are significant.
Weekend passes:
$70 in advance
$100 at the gate

Advance day passes available (limited numbers).

Camping (http://www.graniteridge.com):
$30/person/weekend . . . full service trailer sites are available at greater cost.

Children under 16 with their family are admitted and camp for free.

Day passes:
$30 for the Friday, July 15 (stage runs from 7-11 p.m.) ; $60 for Saturday, July 16 (stage runs from noon-11 p.m.); and $30 for Sunday, July 17 (stage runs from noon-4 p.m.).

http://www.riverandsky.ca
Website update coming this week - with full band bios and venue info.