2010
THE
BARUCH SHOW
Thursday, July
15
@ 9:35 AM
Saturday, July 17 @ 10:45 AM
Canadian Event Industry Entertainer
of the Year 2004. Each performance is a well-balanced fusion of
comedy, audience participation, and hilarious improvisation. He
combines wit, charisma, and a keen sense of timing to deliver a
unique, fast moving comedy juggling show.
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BRAD SAVILLE
Thursday, July 15
@ 11:15 AM
Friday, July 16
@ 10:25 AM
In 2003, Brad won Entertainer of the
Year from the Canadian Event Industry Awards. Since 1995, Brad
has made over 3500 appearances and performed shows across North
America and the Caribbean. Whether in his younger days as the
class clown, or today as a professional entertainer, Brad’s
heart has always been in making people laugh. Brad has worked
many venues including fairs, theaters and casino showrooms,
corporate events, colleges, and television. Come on down because
you have to see what Brad is going to attempt to pull off this
year at Rope Square!
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CALGARY CANINE CENTRE
Saturday, July 10
@ 10:45 AM
Enjoy the
fun and excitement of this dog agility demonstration and competition by Western
Canada's premier dog training and care facility.
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THE CALGARY FIDDLERS
Thursday, July 15
@ 10:00 AM
Saturday, July 17 @ 11:10 AM
The Calgary Fiddlers are a group of
young people, ranging from 14 to 18 years of age, who love to
perform and who appeal to audiences of all ages around the
world. This exciting ensemble performs a variety of music,
ranging from traditional folk fiddling, to country, bluegrass,
Celtic, and even big band. Each fiddler takes private classical
violin lessons in addition to participating in private and group
coaching sessions for fiddling on a weekly basis. In addition to
performing at over 100 functions in and around the Calgary area
each year, The Fiddlers tour internationally every summer,
including Scotland & Ireland, Florida, Kansas, Iowa, Montana,
Minnesota and Hawaii in recent years. They were chosen as
ambassadors of Alberta for 2005 centennial celebrations in
Ottawa, where they performed with the world renowned National
Art Centre Orchestra. They have been sent by the Alberta
and Canadian Governments as ambassadors of Calgary to Korea, Los
Angeles, Monte Carlo and Monaco, and New York City. The Fiddlers
have also had the privilege of performing for dignitaries such
as H.S.H. Prince Albert of Monaco, Prime Minister Jean Chrétien,
the President of Yemen, and most recently, His Holiness the
fourteenth Dali Lama.
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CALGARY LONG SHOTS
Tuesday, July 13 @ 9:35 AM
This Calgary canine club has been
around for 14 years doing a variety of K9 sports including Scent
Hurdle, Agility, Obedience, and the favorite Flyball. Several of
their dogs place in the top 100 list of top point earning dogs
in the North American Flyball Association.
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CALGARY
SQUARE AND ROUND DANCE ASSOCIATION
Tuesday, July 13 @ 10:00 AM
This Association is comprised
of square and round dance clubs of Calgary and nearby area. Square and round
dancing is an international activity. Dance moves are standardized
and are "called" in English worldwide.
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CALGARY STAMPEDE YOUTH TALENT
SHOWDOWN PERFORMANCE
The Calgary Stampede Youth
Talent Showdown features young entertainers competing
daily in the Archie Boyce Pavillion at Stampede Park. Each day, Fluor Rope Square welcomes a different fresh face from this
highly-acclaimed competition.
Saturday, July 10
@ 9:30 AM
- Courtney Morse
Courtney Morse comes to us from Drumheller. She is currently in
her sixth year of vocal studies and loves everything about the
arts. Courtney will be moving to Los Angeles in October to study
at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Her accompanist on
the guitar is Kyle Gerlinger.
Monday, July 12 @
9:30 AM - Sara Tkachuk
Sara Tkachuk has been performing for five years and was one of
14 finalists in last year’s Stampede Talent Search. Sara plays
piano and guitar, and plans on being a kindergarten teacher or a
professional singer. She spends a great deal of her time taking
part in the organization of leadership activities at her school
in Cochrane.
Tuesday, July 13@
9:30 AM
- Meg Contini
Meg Contini has been performing for 8 years. For the past
consecutive three years, she has been first runner-up at the
Stampede Talent Search, winning $2,000 each year! Her plans are
to finish her music degree, and then get a master’s degree.
After that she plans on living on a sailboat in Europe, teach
choir, and sing in an a cappella group and in small jazz clubs
in the town nearest the dock! Meg’s loves knitting and
crocheting, live music, reading, sailing, and mini coopers.
Wednesday, July
14
@ 9:30
AM
- Alex Uhlenberg
Alex
Uhlenberg has been performing since she was 11 years old, and
has been involved in numerous musical theatre productions over
the past 6 years. This is her third year in the Stampede Talent
Search and she has loved every minute of it. Last year she
received the award for being the most promising performer. Next
year she plans on attending a post-secondary institution to
pursue a career in theatre. Her interests are singing, dancing,
acting, directing, and oh yes, more singing.
Thursday, July 15
@ 9:30
AM -
Lindsay Phillips
Lindsay Phillips has been performing for 9 years, and has been
in the Stampede Talent Search for almost that long, beginning as
a junior performer. She hopes to pursue music at an university
level. Her interests are reading, guitar, choir, musical
theatre, piano, and hanging out with friends.
Friday, July 16
@ 9:30
AM -
Cole Hruska & Noah Muruve
Cole Hruska has been performing for 6 years in various
productions, talent shows and other entertainment venues. His
buddy Noah Muruve, is just beginning to appear in public,
performing at the Irish Cultural Center for guitar recitals and
at school talent competitions. Cole hopes one day to write his
own music and to sing on the big stage. Noah wants to start a
band and see where that leads him. Cole likes sports: hockey,
volleyball soccer and water-skiing. Noah likes to play the
guitar and to jam with his father’s band, loves listening to
alternative, punk bands, loves hockey and plays for the Calgary
Royals. He also runs track. He says that he loves all these
things because they all include SPEED!
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CHARLIE
EWING
Tuesday, July 13 @
10:25 AM
Thursday, July 15 @ 10:25 AM
Saturday, July 17
@ 10:00 AM
Charlie Ewing is a
cattle rancher who lives in the Porcupine Hills west of
Claresholm Alberta. Some of Charlie’s earliest memories are of
his Dad playing guitar and singing old cowboy songs. By the time
he was nine years old, Charlie was learning ukulele, then guitar
and starting to sing. His favorite records in his parents'
collection included Peter, Paul and Mary, Gordon Lightfoot, Ian
and Sylvia, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan and Marty Robbins. The songs on
those records included a treasure of old traditional folk tunes,
contemporary folk, cowboy songs and the top forty of the day.
After high school Charlie discovered Hank Williams and the likes
of Merle Haggard and Buck Owens as well as bluegrass and old
time mountain music. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s Circle Be
Unbroken album in the late seventies was a huge influence
because of the introduction to Doc Watson, Norman Blake, Vassar
Clements and Jimmy Martin. The next ten years found Charlie
consumed with learning to flat-pick the guitar and play five
string banjo Scruggs style.
In the eighties, Charlie and a ranch employee, Don Snider, began
playing music together at fiddle contests and Bluegrass
Festivals and eventually formed a band called the Dirty Hat
Band. Over the years the band members changed but they continued
playing festivals and gigs until the fall of 2007. Charlie began
writing songs in the eighties and in 2005 released an album
called Cowboy Ways that included eight of his own songs with
three covers. The musicians on the album include his son Cal and
daughter Lonni, Dirty Hat Band members and a couple of imported
fiddlers, a drummer and a harmonica player. Charlie
continues to write songs and play solo gigs and plans another
CD.
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CHINOOK COUNTRY LINE DANCERS
Wednesday, July
14 @ 11:00 AM
Friday, July 16 @
10:00 AM
The Chinook Country Line Dancers has evolved into
the largest and most popular country line dance organization
open to the public in Calgary. Its members are not professional
dancers, but instead a collection of everyday people. The
dancers attend country dances, dance at special functions and
are very involved during Stampede time.
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CHRIS
LEBLANC
Saturday, July 10 @
10:00 AM
Certain artists have an innate sense
of what it takes to become a star, Chris Leblanc is that artist.
With his 2008 Lammle’s Rising Star Award, Chris capitalized on
the opportunity and hit the road running! In 2009, Chris was
chosen as the first recipient of the inaugural “Dick Damron
Award” - an award presented to new talent in country music, an
artist that demonstrates not only a traditional style but one
who has true gentleman qualities, an air about him that reminds
you of the younger Dick Damron.
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CLOSE
ENCOUNTER
Friday, July 16 @
11:00 AM
Close Encounter is a Barbershop
quartet. The singers are Leon, tenor; Keith, lead; Chris, bass
and Doug, baritone. They have been together for over 4 years.
Each year they compete in barbershop competitions, and this
year, finished first in the Alberta division competition,
earning the right to compete in Portland for the Evergreen
District Contest in September. All four are also members of the
Stampede City Chorus, which also makes two appearances at Fluor
Rope Square during Stampede.
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DAN THE ONE MAN BAND
Thursday, July 15
@ 9:35 AM
Dan the One Man Band
isn’t really “Mr Nobody”, he is Dan Duguay, and he’s a man of
many places. He brings joy and happiness wherever he goes. He
has been entertaining people since the day he came into this
world , and if all goes according to plan, he’ll be entertaining
them when he leaves. DTOMB (as he is sometimes known) has been
performing his unique musical/comedy show around the planet for
20 years. He has released a recording of his own material and is
recognized in the music community as a talented
singer/songwriter. His offbeat humour along with his on beat
music has an amazing capacity to bring people together. He can
converse in English, French, and if you keep it simple,
Japanese. He can sing songs in English, French, Spanish,
and Japanese.
From high profile
corporate events, to festivals and fairs, to shopping malls, to
amusement parks, to celebrations of all kinds, Dan has played in
countless different venues. He simultaneously plays guitar,
drum, cymbals, tambourine, harmonica, kazoo, egg shaker, bells
and sings great songs! From proven one-man band classics to
original compositions, Dan’s repertoire will keep you amused.
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DREW
GREGORY
** LOCATION: FLUOR ROPE SQUARE
SECOND STAGE
(Stephen Avenue Walk, between 1st St SW & Centre Street)
Monday, July 12 - Friday,
July 16 @ 12:20 PM
Since the release of his debut album
“Country Hurricane” Drew Kyle Gregory’s music career has begun
to take off. He is a recent winner of “Best Original Song” at
the Ranchman’s Rising Star Competition and received an
“Honorable Mention Award” at the Calgary Folk Festival
Songwriting Competition.
Drew was born and raised in the small farming town of Standard,
Alberta about an hour outside Calgary. Between working on the
family farm and school he always enjoyed playing guitar. He was
well known for showing up to every high school party with a
guitar on his back. After high school he headed off to SAIT in
Calgary to pursue a career in geomatics, while still playing
music on the side. After he graduated he did a year of
surveying. Most of the time he worked away from home and was
never in an atmosphere where he could entertain. He decided that
this was not the right career for him. After a backpacking trip
to Australia he moved back to his hometown where he got a part
time oil patch job and began to farm with his Dad.
In the next couple of years he would start taking his music much
more seriously, beginning to write his own music and really
working on his singing. His sister, Natalie, who also loved
music, happened to get a job at a recording studio during this
time and together they recorded an acoustic CD of his own songs
for their mom for Christmas. It became much more than that.
“Once people heard I’d made a CD everyone started asking for
one”. This was the last piece Drew needed to start seriously
pursuing a music career. He made the decision to head south and
within a month had his truck packed with some clothes and a
guitar and made the long journey to Nashville. Here he met many
writers and artists and other contacts and got a whole new
appreciation for the music business.
Drew returned home in the spring to help farm and, soon after
seeding, met up with producer Don Sommerville in Calgary through
connections he had made in Nashville. Don saw potential in Drew
and wanted him back in Nashville making a record, so by the next
winter that is exactly what happened. “This album has come
together better than I ever could have expected. I concentrated
very hard on the songwriting for this album. Hearing it, you get
a really good idea of who I am, where I came from and where I’m
going, and I’m very proud of that. Hopefully this CD is only the
beginning.”
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FIDDLERS GREEN & DARA
Saturday, July 10
@ 9:35 AM
Tuesday, July 13
@ 11:00 AM
Wednesday, July 14 @ 11:15 AM
Friday, July 16 @ 12:00 PM
Fiddlers Green is one of Canada's
most popular Traditional Celtic bands. Fronted by guitarist and
Irishman Bryan Culliton, the group features first rate fiddlers
Ben Plotnick and Sean Softly and vocalist Ruth Purves Smith.
Fiddlers Green will be sure to get your feet tapping with their
endless and energetic repertoire of Jigs and Reels!
DARA
Dara is one of Alberta's most energetic young Celtic
dance groups. Featuring world class dancers and choreographers,
the troupe always dazzles with their Riverdance styled
arrangements!
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FIRST NATIONS PARADE
Daily @ 11:30 AM
Witness members of the five
tribes of Treaty 7 from Southern Alberta, dressed in traditional
regalia, as they
proudly share their heritage and culture through dance, music
and commentary (weather permitting).
Representatives of the five First
Nations that participated in the 1877 signing of Treaty Seven
with Queen Victoria's government parade on horseback from 1st
Street SW along 9th Avenue to Fluor Rope Square. Join
them in the Friendship Dance! Following Rope Square, they proceed
to 4th Avenue SW, with stops at the Sheraton Suites Eau Claire
and Westin Hotels for photo sessions.
The distinctive and colourful
outfits worn by the Indian people represent many hours of work.
The tanning of the hides for buckskin outfits, and the intricate
beadwork, require special skills and much patience. Each tribe
has its own individual patterns and styles of beadwork. Many of
the head dresses are made of eagle feathers, the eagle being a
sacred bird to the Native people, and the right to wear an eagle
feather head dress must be earned by the wearer. Many of the
riders have horse gear to match their buckskin outfits.
The tribes represented, who prefer
to use their own names, include:
Kainai or Blood (Fort MacLeod)
Nakoda or Stoney consist of three bands:
Goodstoney, Bearspaw and Chiniki (Morley from west of Calgary
and Eden Valley west of Longview)
Peigan (Brocket)
Siksika or Blackfoot (east of Calgary)
Tsuu T'ina or Sarcee
(southwest of Calgary)
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FLUOR GREAT WESTERN
FLAPJACK FLIP CONTEST
Monday, July 12 @ 10:45 AM
Tuesday, July 13 @ 10:45 AM
Wednesday, July 14 @ 10:45 AM
Thursday, July 15 @ 10:45 AM
Friday, July 16 @ 10:45 AM
This exhibition of skill and enthusiasm involves a
flapjack "flipper" and "catcher". Contestants compete in teams with prizes awarded on the basis of the team's
ability
to elevate the foodstuff to new heights, and return the product to a safe
landing. NASA and the Space Shuttle – look out!
• Contests are pre-selected from the audience.
• Judges determine the daily winner, with the winning duo receiving a prize
courtesy of Fluor.
• Competing teams are judged on their flapjack flipping abilities in three
categories: Elevation, Security of Catch, and finally their Style, Grace and
Originality.
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GIL GRAND
Saturday, July 17 @ 12:00 PM
Whether sharing his songs and
stories in an acoustic setting, or performing at one of his
energetic full-band concerts, Gil Grand continues to wow
audiences with his pure traditional voice and his ability to
entertain and connect with the fans. “It’s an incredible feeling
to share your music with the fans and to know you’ve touched
someone’s life. I feel blessed and proud to be a Canadian
country artist. This is the best job in the world!"
Grand burst onto the scene in 1998 with his hit “Famous First
Words” and has since released two more albums which included the
hits “Burnin’”, Cry A Little”, Break It To Them Gently”, and his
homage to the homeless “Somebody’s Someone”.
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GUNS OF THE GOLDEN WEST
Daily @
12:25 PM
Guns of the Golden West is a group
dedicated to the preservation of the Old West. With six-guns
blazing and a first class shootout underway, they have never
failed to excite and amuse crowds of all ages.
True to the code of the West, they defend
the honour of fair maidens, shoot up the bad guys and jail
unrepentant evildoers. When the smoke clears it is seen that
virtue has triumphed and the town is safe again for law-abiding
citizens.
After the shootout is over, members of the club will
be most happy to pose for photographs.
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JAKE MATHEWS
Saturday, July 10
@ 12:00 PM
Jake Mathews started getting into it
when he was 14 years old and started performing live when he was
17. Jake Mathews has quickly established himself as one of
Canada’s hot new country stars. He’s had a string of hits
including “I’ll Do You One Better”, “That’s How Long”, “Rush”,
and “You Put Me Together Again”. A Sudbury, Ontario native, but
now a Calgary resident, and Stampede favorite, Jake’s music
brings home a traditional country feel, along with all the
excitement of “new country”. He recently released a new single
to country radio and a new album is set for release this fall.
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JASON GREELEY
Monday, July 12 @
12:00 PM
Many roads, miles and moments are
etched into a musician’s soul, as Jason Greeley would learn.
From over 9,000 hopefuls across Canada he’d place Top 4 on CTV’s
Canadian Idol and return home a hero. Greeley made a crucial
decision in his career – to move to Alberta, and travel new
musical roads. In 2007, he signed with Royalty Records. Royalty
then connected Greeley with two-time CCMA Producer of the Year,
Joel Feeney. The result of this collaboration is “Jason
Greeley”, the self-titled sophomore album. The album was
released in late fall 2009 and two singles have cracked the
charts, “Usually” and the semi-autobiographical “Goodbye
Jersey”.
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KAREN LEE BATTEN
Tuesday, July
13 @ 11:15 AM
In the spring of 2008, Batten
independently produced her video “Hearts on the Run” which was
and immediate add at CMT Canada. Her album “Every Moment” was
released in 2005, and she had strong radio success with the
singles “Like I Would For You” and “One Day”. A three-time BCCMA
female Vocalist of the Year winner and Top Ten Finalist on
Canadian Idol in 2003, brings her dynamic talent to the Calgary
Stampede for an encore appearance at Nashville North.
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KEISTER FAMILY FIDDLERS
Monday, July
12 @ 9:35 AM
Friday, July 16 @ 9:35 AM
Four talented sisters aged 15,13 and
10 year old twins make up this energetic and dynamic family
fiddling group. They have been performing as a family for three
years and have experienced many exciting opportunities. The
girls have entertained audiences at Spruce Meadows, the Calgary
Stampede, Big Valley Jamboree, and numerous other events
throughout Alberta. These sisters have enjoyed meeting a lot of
wonderful people, who continue to inspire them with their
positive feedback. As well as playing the fiddle, the girls sing
and clog to their fiddle tunes. They play hand made spoons, ugly
sticks, and other percussion instruments with their Mom
accompanying them on her guitar. Entertaining audiences with
their fiddle music is what keeps them motivated to practice and
continue to work hard.
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Keith Hitchner and
Highwood
Daily @ 9:00 AM
Keith Hitchner has been performing at Rope Square
since its inception. He was a successful
recording artist in the 70's and 80's and continues to be a very
busy entertainer. Keith is fortunate to have some of Calgary's
top musicians in his band, Highwood. Keith Hitchner and Highwood
have been the stage band for Rope Square since 1988. Highwood is
named after the Highwood River which runs through Keith's ranch
at Longview, Alberta, where he raises quarter horses.
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KRYSTA SCOGGINS
Thursday,
July 15 @ 11:00 AM
An Alberta girl, born and raised,
Krysta was deep into music from the very beginning. Residing in
Fort Saskatchewan and later in Manville, she was working on
guitar and piano skills by age 5 and performing for large crowds
shortly thereafter. Krysta headed to the University of Alberta
majoring in music education but she could not stay away from
live performance and this led to opening slots for Paul Brandt,
Patricia Conroy, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Jason McCoy, George
Canyon, David Lee Murphy, etc... as well as international travel
to Israel and Egypt with the Canadian Military Christmas Show
Tour. She has also been featured in CCMA showcases, and
performed before thousands at the world famous Calgary Stampede
and the Big Valley Jamboree.
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LAMMLE'S
WORLD CHAMPION HAT STOMP COMPETITION
Daily @ 9:55 AM
Could you destroy a cowboy hat in 30
seconds?
• Six contestants from the audience are chosen daily in advance of the event
• Judges determine the daily winner. The daily winner receives a certificate for
a cowboy hat.
• Contestants are judged on their hat stomping abilities in three categories:
Mash Factor, Originality and Style. Up to 10 points are awarded in each of the categories. (Don't
worry, we supply the hat!)
• The six daily winners return on the final Saturday, July 17, to compete for
the grand prize of a championship silver buckle.
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MARCHING BANDS
Saturday, July 10 @ 10:25 - RED DEER
ROYALS MARCHING SHOW BAND
The Red Deer Royals
Marching Show Band was formed in 1969 through an Order In
Council of the City of Red Deer, Alberta (90 miles north of
Calgary.) The 92 musicians and 17 color guard of the band
range in age from 12 to 21, under the direction of Musical
Director Rob Goring. We join all of Canada in proudly
congratulating the Red Deer Royals for bringing home the Silver
Medal from the World Association of Marching Show Bands World
Championships in Kerkrade, Netherlands in 2009. They were also
awarded as the Top Overall Band in the Calgary Stampede Parade
and Top Overall Band in the Edmonton Capital Ex Parade in 2008.
This is the band's 25th appearance at the Calgary Stampede.
The Red Deer Royals perform contemporary parade marches and
field show music and operate as a concert band for half of the
year.
Monday, July 12 @ 10:25 - BAGAD de LANN BIHOUÉ
(French Navy Pipe Band)
The Bagad de Lann Bihoué is a group or a bagad (band) of
traditional Breton musicians and is the only existing bagad
within the French Navy and indeed the French military. The Bagad
or band was formed in 1952 at the Naval Aviation Base Lann
Bihoué near Lorient . The Bagad de Lann Bihoue’ has represented
the French Navy and the Breton Celtic culture since then. Using
a wide and varied repertoire, the Bagad has travelled world wide
with tours to North America, Asia and Europe for multi-cultural
events and various national venues The bagad
consists of thirty-two persons. A Penn-Bagad, fulfills the role
of a stage manager, a sergeant who is in charge of the military
group, 29 musicians , divided into three groups by instruments:
bagpipes , bombards (double reed oboes) and battery (drums). No
other Celtic country has the bombards to accompany the pipes (
bagpipes ). Finally, a flag bearer, also playing an instrument (
violin or accordion for example). Like many military units, an
officer is in charge of the group. At its inception in
1952, the Bagad (company or band) consisted of a few volunteers
who gathered on their free time but over the years, the group
grew to resemble pipe bands in Scotland with drums and a
marching program. It was formalized by the ministerial decision
on 11 September 1956. Now recognized as a Regular unit within
the French Naval organization naval conscripts could do their
obligatory military service in the Bagad. Once National
Conscription was terminated, the Bagad became professional and
took it’s present form. The 30 some musicians, who sign a
one-year contract renewable three times, write and arrange a 90
minute program from the repertoire of the Bagad, bringing all
their personality and their knowledge in their area of choice,
or a style of music they hold dear. In August 2010, Bagad
de Lann Bihoue’ will celebrate its 58th Anniversary.
Wednesday,
July 14 @ 10:25 AM - CALGARY ROUND-UP BAND
The Calgary Round-Up Band is one of Canada's oldest and finest
Junior Marching Show Bands. They are well known as Goodwill
Ambassadors for Calgary, Alberta, and Canada. The Calgary City
Police formed the band as the Calgary Schools Safety Patrol Band
in 1956. In 1979, due to manpower constraints, the operating
responsibility fell to the parents, and the name was changed to
the Calgary Round-Up Band. The band has provided the youth
of the Calgary area with musical training and a strong sense of
self-discipline for over 50 years. Members travel from all over
southern Alberta to participate in Calgary’s most comprehensive
musical performance program for junior high students. The
band travels each summer to promote our province and in the past
six years has performed in Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin,
Alberta, British Columbia, Quebec and Australia as well as at
Seattle’s SEAFAIR, Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Disneyland, at
three CFL football halftime shows and two Major league baseball
games. In 2006 the band did an extensive tour to Sweden
and Denmark to celebrate the band’s 50th Anniversary. This
summer the band is traveling to Denver, Colorado and performing
at a Thunderbirds Air Show, Drums Along the Rockies (a DCI
event), and at the Six Flags Amusement Park. It is the goal of
the band for every member to develop a lifelong appreciation for
the value of music in his/her life. Through rehearsals, we hope
to instil a strong sense of self-discipline, self-motivation,
and an inner drive for excellence that will become apparent in
all aspects of life. The Calgary
Round-Up Band is directed by Robin Plante.
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MATT MASTERS
Wednesday, July 14
@ 12:00 PM
Friday,
July 15 @ 11:15 AM
Matt Masters is
a country and western singer in the traditional sense. He is a
storyteller and a myth builder. A historian with a keen sense of
the modern era, Matt seamlessly intertwines his western heritage
with a forward-looking vision. A new traditionalist, a 21st
Century troubadour, a charismatic performer and a western
gentleman, Matt Masters is the real deal. Matt Masters has been
featured on CBC television's "The National" and MuchMusic's
"Going Coastal." Matt frequently performs in an educational
context often working with schools and children's festivals. He
teaches lessons of song writing, history and the importance of
self-esteem. A storyteller, a traveller, a songwriter and an
engaging performer is Matt Masters.
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PARADE OF THE OLD TIME RIGS
Daily @ 10:20 AM
Many of these Old Time rigs date
back to the turn of the century as well as the late 1800s. Owned
by pioneering families, they were found in old barns around the
countryside. Over the years, several of these rigs were
dedicated and donated to the Downtown Attractions Committee, as
well as purchased at auction sales across Canada.
There are about 15 rigs in the
inventory: buckboards, coaches, doctors' buggies, carriages, an
old Red River cart, and, of course, a surrey with the fringe on
top. Restoration of these old rigs is ongoing. Wheelwrights are
in big demand even to this day.
In total, about forty head of horses
set off the mini parade stretching an entire block. Fifteen
beautiful teams of horses - including Belgians, Percherons,
Morgans, Thoroughbreds, and other breeds - all in fancy harness
- make up the contingent.
RIGS ESCORTED BY THE CALGARY
STAMPEDE BAND SHOW RIDERS
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PECHA
KUCHA
Friday,
July 16 @ 7:30 PM
Friday, July 16 @
8:45 PM
Pecha Kucha Night events consist of
around a dozen presentations, each presenter having 20 slides,
each shown for 20 seconds. Each presenter has just 6 minutes 40
seconds to explain their ideas before the next presenter takes
the stage. Conceived as a venue through which young designers
could meet, show their work, exchange ideas, and network, the
format keeps presentations concise, fast-paced and entertaining.
In 2004 PKN began running in a few cities in Europe, and has
since become a worldwide phenomenon, now running in more than
260 cities in almost every corner of the globe.
Calgary Art Development Authority is currently finalizing
presenters and their topics. The general PKN theme will be
“The West”.
Confirmed presenters include:
«Darcy
Lundgren
«David
Down
«Dave
Stark OR Barry Blanchard
«Denise
Clark
«Travis
and Rachel Gertz
«Cynthia
Klassen
with other presenters to be added.
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THE RODEO RIDERS
Monday,
July 12 @ 11:00 AM
Saturday, July 17
@ 10:25 AM
Hold onto your hats, grab your
saddle horn, and get ready to ride the range with two of the
greatest unsung heroes of the wild, wild west! Take a trip back
through time with those two fun lovin’ cowboys Dusty Britches
and Saddlesore Sam and watch the magic of the old west come back
to life. Created by D.J. Warkentin and Jon Briggs, The Rodeo
Riders will tickle your funny bone with some of the corniest
line gags and visual props ever created. From the top of their
sparkling jewel encrusted ten gallon hats down to the star
embossed boots and chrome polished spurs, “The Rodeo Riders”
recreate on stage all the glamour of a nostalgic silver screen
western with just the right touch of comedy.
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SARAH BETH KEELEY
Tuesday,
July 13 @ 12:00 PM
Hailing from Calgary Alberta this
homegrown singer/songwriter is ready to show all what she has
been up to! Her new record “Reinventing Myself” is a work that
showcases her rich songwriting and breathtaking vocal skills.
Word about Sarah Beth Keeley’s talent is quickly spreading, and
“Reinventing Myself” is scoring rave reviews across Canada and
beyond. Top British roots music magazine Maverick, for instance,
termed it “a fine modern pop-country album from an excellent
Canadian singer-songwriter and gave it a 4 out of 5 star
review.”
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STAMPEDE CITY CHORUS
Monday, July
12 @ 11:15 AM
Wednesday, July 14 @ 10:00 AM
The Stampede City Chorus, is a men's
barbershop chorus that sings in four part unaccompanied harmony
located in Calgary, Alberta. We are a chapter in the Evergreen
District of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement
of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America (SPEBSQSA), an
international organization with over 800 chapters and 32,000
singers. Singing is Life...the rest is just details! The chorus
meets weekly and sings for various events in the Calgary area
for the joy of singing and to uphold our mission statement: to
enjoy and promote four-part acapella singing.
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TOM PHILLIPS
Saturday,
July 10 @ 11:10 AM
Saturday, July 17 @
9:30 AM
It has been said: “They take
country music’s long, rich heritage, dose it liberally with
urban grit, and spit it back with a passion all their own”.
Tom Phillips and the Men of Constant Sorrow are 6 members
strong; Acoustic guitar/lead vocals, Pedal Steel, Bass,
Drums/vocals, Mandolin and Lead electric guitar. At the core of
the band is Tom Phillips. With the skill of an artisan and the
soul of a true street poet, Tom creates songs which range from
hard core honky tonk to heart wrenching ballads.
Tom Phillips and the Men of Constant Sorrow have wowed a crowds
at Festivals and Jamborees across Western Canada for years and
have 4 popular CDs of original material and one live recording.
Tom has just released his 6th CD, “Luck Gone Bad, the Songs of
Tom Phillips” which is a retrospective of Tom’s work over the
past 30 years.
Tom Phillips and the Men of Constant Sorrow are so original and
true, Continental Airlines, based in Houston, flew the boys down
to Austin, TX to perform for their top corporate clients and
then shot a video of the band performing at the legendary
“Broken Spoke” in downtown Austin.
Live audiences are instantly drawn to their sound. These boys
love to play and it shows.
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TRACY MILLAR
Thursday,
July 15 @ 12:00 PM
Since arriving on the country music
scene as a CCMA showcase artist in 2003, Tracy Millar has been
recognized as one of Alberta’s true country treasures. Tracy
released her first album “You Go Girl…” in 2005. She received
airplay on both commercial country radio and campus/specialty
radio stations. Many have enjoyed her repertoire as she stays
true to her classic country roots. “I’m Not That Girl Anymore”,
released in 2008 is Tracy’s second album release and showcases
her growth as a songwriter and as an artist. Its traditional
country and bluegrass styling indicate that Canada undoubtedly
has a new and captivating voice that simply must be heard.
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TREVOR PANCZAK
Monday,
July 12 @ 10:00 AM
Often referred to as Southern
Alberta’s Gentle Giant of Country Music, Trevor Panczak has been
writing, singing and performing since he was 14 years old. Back
then he was performing alongside his late father Johnny Panczak.
Now, with over one thousand performances under his belt, the
28-year old UFA employee is busy with the release of his new CD
titled Roll On. Raised on a farm near Magrath, Alberta, Canada,
Trevor recently accomplished a Canadian first by advancing to
the National final of the 26th annual Colgate Country Music
Showdown in Nashville Tennessee.
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TBA = PERFORMANCE DATES & TIMES TO BE ANNOUNCED
TIMES APPROXIMATE - EXACT PERFORMANCE TIMES MAY VARY
SCHEDULE MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE - LAST UPDATED
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