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Saturday,
July 9
@ 11:05 AM
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BARUCH LASKIN
SADDLE STAGE AREA
FOR LITTLE COWPOKES
Friday, July
15
@ 10:30 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
SADDLE STAGE AREA
FOR LITTLE COWPOKES
Monday, July 11
@ 10:30 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 ROUND-UP BAND
Monday,
July 11 @ 10:55 AM
The Calgary Round-Up Band is Canada’s premier junior performing
arts ensemble. Established by the Calgary Police Service in
1956, young adults in the Calgary area have been learning music
and performance skills under the “Round-Up” name for over 50
years.
The Round-Up Band
consists of 86 young musicians and dancers from grade 7 to 9.
Students gain performance instruction and experiences with the
Calgary Round-Up Band program, where the band allows them to
develop as individuals and performers by instilling a strong
sense of self-discipline, and express themselves through the art
of dance and music.
The Calgary Round-Up Band has earned an international reputation
through competitions and performances around the world. In the
past few years, the band has won accolades across North America
in British Columbia, Alberta, Quebec, Ontario, California,
Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, Washington, Wisconsin and
Wyoming. They have travelled internationally to Australia,
Denmark, England, The Netherlands and Sweden. Following Stampede
week this year they will be traveling to Seattle to participate
in the Seattle Seafair Torchlight Parade.
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CARMEN TOWNSEND
Wednesday, July
13 @ 12:00 PM
There’s a
lot that the world of music has to learn about Carmen Townsend.
Born and raised in Cape Breton Island on the Atlantic Coast of
Canada, Townsend has been making music her whole life. Now it’s
time for Townsend to take center stage and share her voice with
the world. Townsend’s sound is a vast one, with stretching riffs
that give birth to a fierce sonic motion.
Over time Carmen
has drawn influences from musical greats such as Nirvana, Neil
Young and Blind Melon. But, comparing Townsend to other artists
would be a waste of time. Hers is a unique path, and her voice
is one that rises and guides you throughout her album
Waitin’ and Seein’.
Make no
mistake. Music is a way of life for Carmen Townsend. Now is the
time for the world to hear her voice. Brace yourself. It’s
louder than you think.
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CHINOOK COUNTRY LINE DANCERS
Thursday, July
14 @ 11:05 AM
Friday, July 15 @
11:05 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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DREW
GREGORY
Daily @ 9:00 AM
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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DUANE STEELE
Monday, July
11 @ 12:00 PM
Duane Steele is among Canada's top
country recording artists and songwriters with a professional
career dating back to 1984. Over the course of that career,
Steele has released five albums, had numerous radio hits
(including “Anita Got Married” his first single release and #1
hit), and has had eleven videos on CMT Canada. In 1997 Duane was
the winner of the CCMA for Vocal Collaboration of the Year with
Lisa Brokopfor the single "Two Names on an Overpass". Fans
relate to his lyrics and song writing style. When he is not
touring or working on his own projects he is often writing with
other artists.
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FIDDLERS GREEN & DARA
Tuesday, July 12
@ 10:30 AM
Wednesday, July 13 @ 10:30 AM
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
Daily @ 10:05 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
Thursday, July 14 @ 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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GORD
BAMFORD
Friday, July
15 @ 12:00 PM
Whether he’s opening for
George Strait at the Calgary Stampede or playing for an intimate
crowd, Gord Bamford puts his heart and soul into Canadian
country music.
He is the 2010 Canadian Country
Music Association Male Vocalist of the Year and his four CD
release "Day Job" earned the 2010 CCMA Album of the Year Award!
The Australian-born, Alberta-raised Bamford has been making
country music a priority for the past 15 years. He
won Q91 radio station’s “Search for the Stars” talent contest in
1994, which included a recording session at a professional
studio.
It was a few more years before Gord would record his first full
length album. In 2001 he began writing the songs for “God’s
Green Earth”. During the recording sessions, Gord came across a
song “God’s Green Earth” that had been sent to him from
Nashville and was written by respected Nashville hit-maker Byron
Hill. (Hill wrote Fool Hearted Memory, George Strait’s first
number one single.) Once the album was finished, Gord sent a
copy to Byron so he could hear how the song turned out. Byron
heard something he liked and invited Gord to Nashville to meet
and discuss both his music and future. Since that time, Byron
has been co-producing and co-writing with in Gord ever since.
“Life Is Good” was released in 2004 to rave reviews and
generated six Top 20 radio hits for Bamford. Songs such as “Life
Is Good’, “Heroes”, “All About Her”, and “I Would For You”,
firmly established Bamford as a serious entertainer in the
Canadian country music scene. It was during these years, Gord
spent a lot of time honing his skills out on the road playing
clubs, halls, and rodeos. For every mile under those tires,
there was a story waiting to be told. Gord took advantage of
each opportunity to write those songs and tell those stories.
Numerous trips to Nashville, writing with Byron as well as other
top songwriters, has sharpened Gord’s skills and have made him a
sought after collaborator in Canada.
Gord’s third full length album titled “Honkytonks and
Heartaches”, was released in September, 2007 and included 4
singles that topped the Canadian Charts. This album solidified
his place as a bonified hitmaker in the Canadian country music
industry. His skills as a song writer are evident in the CD’s
first three singles: “Blame it On That Red Dress”, “Went For
One, Stayed Till Two”, racing up the charts to become number one
top charting Canadian singles on country radio. Also on the
album, “Postcard from Pasadena” and the popular single “Little
Guy” are the type of country songs that Albums of The Year are
made of. In December, 2009, Larry DeLaney (Publisher of Country
Music News) named “Honkytonks and Heartaches” Canadian Country
Album of the Decade.
Gord’s hard work over the years began to pay off in 2008. He
received his first ever Juno nomination for Country Recording of
the Year. This honour was followed by the Calgary Stampede
asking Gord to write the 2008 Stampede theme song titled “This
Old Hat”. Later in 2008 at the Canadian Country Music Awards,
Gord picked up four CCMA awards for Top New Male Talent, Record
Producer Of The Year (with Byron Hill), and Video Of The Year
for Blame It On That Red Dress (which also was a number one
video on CMT).
The Society of Composers
Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (Socan) also recognized
Bamford for his songwriting talents for his song Stayed ‘Til Two
in November, 2009. It was one of the top three country music
songs that achieved the greatest number of performances on
domestic radio in 2008.
In addition to his devotion to country music, Gord is a stead
fast family man, working tirelessly to find ways to give back.
The Gord Bamford Charitable Foundation and his annual charity
golf tournament raised over $200,000 dollars in the past two
years to support local central Alberta charities. The Big
Brothers and Big Sisters, Lacombe Accessible Park Society,
Lacombe Athletic Park and the Ronald MacDonald House Red Deer
project have all been recipients of Gord’s charitable heart. He
also collaborated with the Calgary Stampede Giddy Up Gala to
create a heart-warming video for his song “Things Go Better With
Love”, and was privileged to star in this video with special
needs kids from the Calgary area.
The importance of kids and the western lifestyle are also
apparent in Gord’s recent partnership with the Canadian 4-H
Council. Set up as a fundraising initiative, 4-H members across
the country have the opportunity to sell his CDs, with a
substantial portion of the profits going back to their 4-H
clubs. Gord, a former alumni member of the Lacombe 4-H Beef Club
believes in giving back to organizations that had such a big
impact on him in his formative years.
Family, country music and the western lifestyle make up the
fabric of Gord Bamford’s life. It’s also the support of his
fans, family and friends that keep him grounded.
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GUNS OF THE GOLDEN WEST
Saturday, July 9
@ 12:00 PM
Monday, July 11 -
Friday July 15 @ 1:00 PM
Saturday, July 16
@ 12:00 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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KATY
PERRY TICKET CONTEST
Wednesday, July
13 @ 11:05 AM
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KEISTER FAMILY FIDDLERS
Monday, July
11 @ 10:30 AM
Thursday, July 14
- Saturday,
July 16 @ 10:30 AM
Four talented sisters aged 16,14 and
11 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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LAMMLE'S
WORLD CHAMPION HAT STOMP COMPETITION
Daily @ 10:05 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 15, to compete for
the grand prize of a championship silver buckle.
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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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RAMBLIN' ROY
SADDLE
STAGE AREA FOR LITTLE COWPOKES
Tuesday, July
12 @ 10:30 AM
From out of the wild west rides
“Ramblin’ Roy” the fastest six string guitar slingin’ cowboy
from the Rockies to the Pecos. Tall in the saddle atop his
trusty steed “Buster”, Roy performs some of the best cowboy
music and western comedy.
Audiences of all ages will enjoy singing along and sharing a
laugh with this interactive and highly visual act. Whether
performing on stage or strolling with his palomino pony this
cowboy is sure to keep your audience entertained for hours!
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RED DEER ROYALS MARCHING BAND
Saturday,
July 9 @ 10:30 AM
Numbering 105 members and now
celebrating their 42nd year in existence, the Red Deer
Royals have amassed many impressive accomplishments.
In 2009 they received a Silver Medal in the World
Championships for Marching Show Bands and the World Music
Contest in Kerkrade, The Netherlands. In 2008 they were the
top overall marching band in both the Calgary Stampede
Parade and Edmonton’s Capital Ex Parade. In 2010 they placed
2nd in the Stampede Parade and 1st in the Capital Ex Parade.
A versatile group of young people, as a marching show band
they have received Gold Medals for their field show
performances at the Alberta Centennial Show Band Competition
in 2005, at the World Championships for Marching Show Bands
in Monza Italy in 2003 and also in Potsdam Germany in 2001.
And as a concert band, the Royals have been awarded two Gold
Medals at Canada’s National Concert Band Finals and Superior
Band Awards at the Alberta Band Association Festival. They
have also been named the outstanding Community Youth Band in
the Province of Alberta.
In July and August 2011 the Royals will be travelling to
Malaysia to participate in the WAMSB World Championships in
Kuala Lumpur.
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THE RODEO RIDERS
SADDLE STAGE AREA
FOR LITTLE COWPOKES
Thursday, July
14
@ 10:30 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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TANYA
RYAN
Saturday, July
16 @ 11:05 AM
Tanya Ryan is a singer-songwriter
and was recently named Country 105's/Lammles' 2011 Rising Star.
Born on the Canadian prairies, Tanya currently calls Okotoks,
Alberta home and it is in these Foothills that she has cut her
proverbial teeth as a burgeoning country-blues performer. Over
the past year, Tanya has made several trips to Nashville,
Tennesee to continue to refine her songwriting art and to
showcase her talent in 'Music City'. Today, Tanya is accompanied
by Wade Tutt a friend and fellow foothills artist.
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TRAVELLING MABELS
Tuesday, July
12 @ 12:00 PM
Eva, Lana and Suzanne are three
unique women, each with their own vocal style, that when brought
together as the Travelling Mabels, create an exciting and
magical musical blend. Collectively, they bring a wealth of
their own life experiences to the stage and are creating a
refreshing & engaging new sound. All three hail from Alberta,
and have extensive experience on the concert stage, playing all
the major festivals including The Big Valley Jamboree and the
Calgary Stampede. They recently released their second CD
entitled “Song in a Dream”.
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