The Burns Lake Music Society will bring a rock-focused twist to this year’s Light Up the Lake festival with a concert called “Rock the Dock."<\/p>\n
The Light Up the Lake festival, set for Saturday, Aug. 23 at Spirit Square Park on the lake, will feature a boat parade including for the first time kayaks and paddle boards, food and drink vendors, local artisans, and activity booths, all set to a backdrop of rock n' roll. <\/p>\n
Barry Elliott, a Burns Lake Music Society board member, said the idea came after the Village of Burns Lake approached the group about adding live music to the event.<\/p>\n
“Aaron from the Village… had kind of brainstormed a bunch of names, and we really liked the Rock the Dock name, so we kind of went with that,” he said.<\/p>\n
The society has hosted open mic coffee houses and other shows in the past, but Elliott said the variety of talent in Burns Lake means that the genre of rock doesn't get to shine on its own.<\/p>\n
“We have a lot of really great talent at Burns Lake… but quite often that doesn’t include rock music. So to have an opportunity to… have a full-on rock style show, along with an event, that’s really cool.”<\/p>\n
Society Board Member Kevin Derksen said the focus will help set it apart from other community performances.<\/p>\n
“We kind of wanted to make it a bit of a theme and go with just a rock show,” he said. “It’s the right time of year to cut loose with a rock show.”<\/p>\n
Three bands will perform—Bamalong, Vagabond and Dead Horse Hill. Elliot and Derksen just so happen to be members of Bamalong in addition to their roles as society board members. Derksen is the vocalist and a guitarist for the band, while Elliot plays the drums.<\/p>\n
“I don’t think we’ve played with Dead Horse Hill,” Elliott said. “It’s going to be fun for us as performers as well as the organization.”<\/p>\n
Bamalong’s set will lean toward their heavier material.<\/p>\n
“We’ll still probably do a mixture, but I think we’ll be leaning heavier to the rock songs,” Derksen said. The group often plays blues rock, drawing influence from Canadian acts such as Big Sugar, Colin James and the Glorious Sons.<\/p>\n
Elliott said the concert is another example of the society working with community partners.<\/p>\n
“[Light Up the Lake] was already a really fun event. I think this is going to add to it,” he said. “Hopefully it’ll be a nice weekend, good weather, and… people come out.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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