The official line-up for the Jasper Folk Music Festival is out and includes 14 acts, including Shred Kelly as the Friday night headliner and The Bright Light Social Hour as the Saturday night headliner. There are also some familiar faces in the line-up this year: playing for a second year in a row is Tim Vaughn, the Ray Elliott Band and the Randall Scott Band. Check out next week's 51°µÍø for bios of each of the acts, and in the meantime get on YouTube and start jamming to your new favourite bands.
Friday night:
Doug MacNearney or Hundred Miles Across
Jenie Thai
Willhorse
Sam Spades
Headliner: Shred Kelly
Saturday:
Doug MacNearney or Hundred Miles Across
Pick Brothers
Sweet Alibi
The Rockies
Darklark
Tim Vaughn
Ray Elliott Band
Randall Scott Band
The Royal Streets
Headliner: The Bright Light Social Hour
This year's festival is Sept. 12–14. To keep up to date on all things folk fest, visit the page.