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Halifax Herald - July 12, 2005

It's bluegrass time in Hants

The first Kempt Shore Acoustic Maritime Music Festival will be held Friday to Sunday at Peterson's Festival Campground in Kempt Shore, 5701 Hwy 215, Hants County, one hour from Halifax or Truro, a half hour from Windsor.

The lineup includes J.P. Cormier, Terry Kelly, Charlie A'Court, RyLee Madison, The Elliotts, Grassfire and Wayne Burke with emcees Duane Lowe from Global TV, John Simms and Jim Frame.

This family festival features at least three stage show performances by each artist, workshops, a songwriters circle and nightly jams.

The Saturday afternoon songwriters circle will include Kelly, a seven-time ECMA award winner and Juno nominee; Cormier, who has just released a tribute album to Gordon Lightfoot; Madison, just back from recording in Nashville; A'Court returning to Nova Scotia after a successful tour in Germany and Burke, the man who penned the tribute song to the four fallen RCMP officers. >> more