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Lake Country Winter Blues Fest bigger and better in its second year

Organizer Ryan Donn says he香蕉视频直播檚 already planning the 2019 edition

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Lake Country香蕉视频直播檚 second annual Winter Blues Festival helps people beat the mid-winter blahs

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Held at the Creekside Theatre in Lake Country, Donn香蕉视频直播檚 popular event saw six impressive blues acts take over the community building for the second year in a row, and for the second year in a row, it sold out.

This year香蕉视频直播檚 line-up included Papa Dawg,Vernon香蕉视频直播檚 , Jim Byrnes, Sabrina Weeks and Kenny 香蕉视频直播淏lues Boss香蕉视频直播 Wayne with Sherman Doucette.

As a former president of Festivals Kelowna, and the man behind Kelowna香蕉视频直播檚 New York New Years event, Canada Day concerts and Parks Alive, Donn admits, he knows a thing or two about pulling together a party 香蕉视频直播 but even he was 香蕉视频直播渟urprised香蕉视频直播 by the success of the Winter Blues Festival.

That success, he added, has spurred him on as he begins planning next year香蕉视频直播檚 festival, which will be headlined by the irrepressible .

Donn says he is also planning a Celtic Festival for 2019, and that will likely follow a similar format to the Winter Blues Festival.

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Erin Christie/Morning Star Legendary blues musician, Jim Byrnes entertained the audience with stories about playing with Ray Charles, among others, in between songs during his performance at the Winter Blues Festival in Lake Country Saturday night.
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BC boogie babe, Sabrina Weeks gets the crowd moving at the Creekside Theatre in Lake Country during the second annual Winter Blues Festival Saturday night. (Erin Christie/Morning Star)
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Vernon香蕉视频直播檚 own Brandon Schmor opens the second annual Winter Blues Festival at the Creekside Theatre in Lake Country Saturday night. (Erin Christie/Morning Star)
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Sherman Doucette dazzles during his set at the Winter Blues Festival in Lake Country Saturday night. (Erin Christie/Morning Star)


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