This is a great festival, albeit better in some years than others. Four or five years ago, they brought in some of the legendary fiddlers and banjo players from the Appalachian region. Jean Ritchie came down from New York with her family to do an evening concert and there was a salute to Scotland featuring Dougie McLean, the Battlefield Band and other musicians and dancers from that country.

Last year, Ian Tyson (of Ian & Sylvia fame) performed as part of a celebration of Alberta.