Atlin Arts & Music Festival

The Atlin Arts & Music Festival (AAMF) is an annual arts and music festival directed towards families located in Atlin, British Columbia[1][2][3] The festival has hosted acts such as Michelle Wright, Sloan, Delhi 2 Dublin, Iskwé, Rock Plaza Central, Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer, The Olympic Symphonium, Matt Epp, David Francey, & many more performers.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10] It also has a large variety of visual artists who invite you to participate in art & music workshops & demos, comedy, artist exhibitions, dance, storytelling, and some workshops even aimed towards children.[11][12] The annual "Atlin Mini-Marathon" is also strategically held during the Festival weekend.[13]

Atlin Arts & Music Festival
GenreAll Genres
DatesJuly 12–14, 2019
Location(s)Tarahne Park, Atlin, British Columbia, Canada
Years active2003–present
Attendance2,500 to 3,500
Websitewww.atlinfestival.ca

On average, 2,500 people attend every year and roughly 300 people volunteer during the festival weekend.[14] The Yukon Ski Patrol provides First Aid services at the festival[15] Every year the festival is commenced by the Taku Kwaan Dancers (People of the Taku), a group of Atlin, BC based Taku River Tlingit traditional first nations dancers.[16][17]

The Atlin Arts & Music Festival also has many musical artists based in or from Yukon Territory perform at the festival, some musicians and bands include Sarah MacDougall, Major Funk & The Employment, Calla Kinglit, Speed Control, Kevin Barr and his son Jonah Barr's band "Old Cabin", Fawn Fritzen, Nicole Edwards, Declan O'Donovan, Claire Ness, Ivan Coyote, Diyet, Soda Pony, Kim Beggs, Ryan McNally, Cryptozoologists, Soir de Semaine and many more Yukon based musicians & visual artists.[18][19][20] The Festival is also unique because it has a varied line-up when it comes to music genres.. Rock music, Jazz music, Rap music, Hip Hop, Folk music, Country music, Blues music, Zydeco, Electronic music, Americana music, Heavy Metal music, Bluegrass music, Power pop, & Indie music are just a few of the genres that the festival has hosted throughout the years.[21]

Musical Headliners 2009-present

2020

Festival cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns.

2019

Said the Whale, Dan Mangan, Terra Lightfoot, DJ Shub, Holly McNarland, Bob Log III, Tiller's Folly, Sarah MacDougall, The Heels, Ivan Coyote, Local Boy, Communism

  • Dates: July 12–14, 2019

2018

Sloan, Willie Nile, Roy Forbes, The Dungarees, Raine Hamilton, Sarah MacDougall & Ivan Coyote, Diyet, Speed Control, Ryan McNally

  • Dates: July 6–8, 2018

2017

Joel Plaskett Emergency / Joel & Bill Plaskett, Ben Caplan, Rose Cousins, Moe Clark, Iskwé, Sweet Alibi, Antarcticus, Dakhká Khwáan & DJ Dash, Matt Epp, Patrick Jacobson, Calla Kinglit

  • Dates: July 7–9, 2017

2016

Bruce Cockburn, Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer, Ghostkeeper

  • Dates: July 8–10, 2016

2015

Ian Tyson, James Keelaghan, Death, Danny Michel Trio, California Feetwarmers, Anna & Elizabeth, Bongeziwe Mabandla

  • Dates: July 10–12, 2015

2014

Gord Downie, The Sadies, Danny Michel, Dave Bidini, David Francey, Alex Cuba, Alexis Normand, Ashley Condon, Good for Grapes

  • Dates: July 11–13, 2014

2013

Harry Manx, The Gibson Brothers, Hawksley Workman, Michelle Wright, Mike Stevens

  • Dates: July 12–14, 2013

2012

David Grisman FolkJazz Trio, David Lindley, Gary Comeau & The Voodoo Allstars, Don Amero, Dwayne Cōté & Duane Andrews, Del Barber

  • Dates: July 6–8, 2012

2011

Tom Jackson, Annabelle Chvostek, Tanya Tagaq, Madison Violet

  • Dates: July 8–10, 2011

2010

No festival took place in 2010.

2009

Colin Linden, Stephen Fearing, Delhi 2 Dublin, Patty Larkin

  • Dates: July 10–12, 2009

History

The Atlin Arts & Music Festival was founded in January 2003, after a group of friends came together and planned the entire festival. Later, in July 2003, 800 people attended the inaugural Atlin Arts & Music Festival. The attendance has skyrocketed of up to 3,500 people some years.[22] No festival took place in 2010. All of the festival's tickets are usually sold out a week before the festival ...

Stages

The main festival grounds are located in Tarahne Park (in which the Air North Stage is located). Tarahne Park is located next to Atlin Lake (one of the largest natural lakes in British Columbia). There are three main stages located in Atlin that are in use during the festival; The Lake Stage (aka. The Atlin Mountain Inn Stage), a large tent located beside Atlin Lake, in which has hosted acts such as Old Man Luedecke, Willie Nile, Tim O'Brien and many more; then there is the Globe Theatre, a small theatre that has hosted The Olympic Symphonium, Trader Time (Ivan Coyote & Sarah MacDougall), Del Barber, and countless others; then finally the Air North Stage, the largest stage out of all three main stages, it has hosted acts such as Alex Cuba, Don Amero, Bruce Cockburn, Ben Caplan, Colin Linden, Danny Michel, Good for Grapes, Annabelle Chvostek, Ian Tyson, Death, Gord Downie, Iskwé, Tanya Tagaq, Stephen Fearing, and most of the other headlining acts.[23][24][25][26][27][28] Though the Air North Stage, The Lake Stage, and the Globe Theatre are the three main stages there are still other smaller music venues scattered around Atlin, including the community centre.

See also

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