Time 5:30 p.m.
Tickets: Advance $90 weekend ( $80 students /seniors); Friday or Saturday Evening $45 ; Saturday or Sunday Afternoon $30 ; Saturday All Day $55
Gate $120 weekend ($110 seniors/ students) ; $50 Friday or Saturday Evenings ($45 students/ seniors) ; $30 Saturday or Sunday afternoon; Saturday all day $60
South Stage
5:30 p.m.:Bunch of hearts Choreo
6 p.m.: Workshop mayor address with Linda McRae, Mark Sadlier Brown, Maureen Chambers
7 p.m.: Clinton St. John:(folk/ psych folk) http://www.clintonstjohn.com
Hailing from Calgary, this Multi-instrumentalist has taken his craft of songwriting and performance into a mellow and imaginative place. Over twelve years he has created music that has ranged from post-punk to psych-folk and pure folk music and at times delving into avant-garde. Having taken many forms over the years, Clinton currently performs his material as part of a two-piece. His album 'Storied Hearts and the Three Assimilations' combines his music with his own surreal drawings and paintings. - JM
8 p.m. Poet Greg Ritallin Frankson
Greg Frankson a.k.a. "Ritallin" -- Ottawa-based spoken word artist, creative services consultant, poetry organizer and arts educator. Greg shares poetic commentary on current affairs as the resident poet on the CBC Radio One program Here and Now Toronto. Ritallin is a veritable powerhouse and we're pretty excited he is coming to Lotos Land! www.cytopoetics.ca
8:15 Stephanie Niles (jazz/ punk/ barrellhouse) http://www.stephanienilles.com/
This Chicago-born, New Orleans based musician identifies her genre as a mix of jazz, punk and barrelhouse styles. Her dynamic shows have brought her all over North America and Europe leaving folks captivated by her wit and charm. Though trained as a classical pianist, she has dabbled in the anti-folk scene in NY, sang with Bobby McFerrin and provided her expertise for a Brooklyn burlesque series. She has a style all her own and continues to evolve and adapt as she goes. Her hands are fast and her words are even quicker. Try to keep up... JM
9:15: Songwriting competition winner Sarah C Louise
9:30 p.m.: Little Miss Higgins (country/ jazz) http://www.littlemisshiggins.com/
We've been trying to get Little Miss Higgins for a long while, but as a Ness Creek-er (our cousins to the north-east), she was always busy. Well not this year folks! Not only will she be bringing her sweet and sultry style of old school swing, she's joined forces with the Winnipeg Five (also known as the F-holes), who are the hot sauce on top of this already smoky show. - JM
10:45 p.m. Namgar (World) http://namgarfolk.com/
You've got to have a world music component to have a music fair with variety. This year Namgar comes to The South Country Fair all the way from Siberia and Mongolia. They blend Buryat-Mongolian music with modern rock and roll and jazz music. They dress in traditional clothing while playing a variety of traditional Mongolian/ Buryat string instruments plus western instruments, keyboards and ethereal vocals. They can alternately hypnotize you and make you want to dance with their blend of Far Eastern and Western music. - RA
12:01 Cousin Harley (Rockabilly) http://paulpigat.com/
After hearing these fellas’ on Q with Jian Ghomeshi and then having the wonderful opportunity to see them live at Breakout West in 2013, it was confirmed that they were the band for us. They will be closing the stage off on Saturday night and are guaranteed to have you rockin’, rollin’ and probably shaking too. Their rock/pop sound blends fiery guitar rifts with spunky keyboards, explosive drums and vocals that may just blow your mind. This will be a night you won’t soon forget my friends. - JM
Friday night Jammers: Watson Bryant Duo
Back by popular demand! The Bryant & Watson Duo are excited to bring their amazing voices back to the campfire for the second year in a row. These guys are remniscent of other great duos like Simon & Garfunkel or Hall & Oates, except neither of them are filler. I suppose they are more like Simon & Hall? They will be delighting audiences and facilitating positive vibes at the Jam Stage. Come on by!