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Marie Bartlett on 03/10/2010 at 04:22PM
CBC Radio 3's Search for the Best Music Festival in Canada
CBC Radio 3 Searchlight 2010 Names Evolve Festival in Antigonish, NS the Best Music Festival in Canada!
After five weeks of nominations and voting, the polls have closed, the results are in, and we are thrilled to announce the winner of our Searchlight contest for Canada's #1 Music Festival!
And the winner is…
EVOLVE from Antigonish, Nova Scotia! (http://www.evolvefestival.com)
“I’d like to offer my heartfelt congratulations on a contest well-won by Evolve in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. I’ve never attended, but I have heard fantastic things about the spectacular festival site, the green initiatives of this festival (using wind and solar power, as well as a zero waste program), and their always-excellent roster of artists. It will be very exciting for the CBC Radio 3 concert production crew to travel to Antigonish this summer for the winning live broadcast and trophy presentation!”
~ CBC Radio 3 Host Grant Lawrence
CBC Radio 3’s Search for the Best Music Festival in Canada
In February we asked our listeners to nominate their favourite music festivals for this year’s Searchlight Contest to find the best music festival in Canada.
From these nominations we compiled a long-list and asked our listeners to vote. And vote they did! First there were 30, then 20 and last week we narrowed it down to the top 10 festivals!
The competition was fast and furious, but finally Evolve in Antigonish NS took the lead and was announced the 2010 Searchlight for the Best Music Festival in Canada winner today on Grant Lawrence Live (Mon-Fri: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. PT / 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. ET) on cbcradio3.com/Sirius 86)!
What is Searchlight?
Searchlight is a yearly CBC Radio 3 initiative to seek out the best of what Canada has to offer musically.
Through fan nominations and voting in the thousands, we have so far declared the Best Independent Record Store in Canada (Meow Records, Prince George BC, 2008), and the Best Live Venue in Canada (the Phog Lounge, Windsor ON, 2009).
This year we asked the people to choose the Best Live Music Festival in Canada!
What’s the prize?
CBC Radio 3 will travel for a special live on-site broadcast from the Evolve festival, and will present them with a winning trophy and plaque declaring them the #1 Music Festival in Canada!! Plus, we’re also giving away festival passes to some lucky listeners courtesy of CBC Radio 3!
Q & A with Evolve –2010 Searchlight’s Best Music Festival in Canada
How long has Evolve been in operation?
Evolve is celebrating its eleventh year in 2010 in picturesque Antigonish, Nova Scotia!
What is the mission statement of your festival?
Evolve's mission statement is to have a 3-day summer celebration of community, music, art, wellness, sustainable living, and social awareness; while making the wisest eco-minded choices.
What makes your festival site special?
What makes Evolve so special is its location and sense of community. The venue is on a 225 acre farm that has a million dollar view of the coastline. Within a half kilometers walk is a staircase waterfall which some say is half the reason for coming. Many people that have moved away from the Maritimes plan their summer's return home around Evolve's dates.
What is your favourite festival moment of the past?
Wow... favorite? I have so many: The Be Good Tanyas and their beautiful harmonies at sunset, the musical insanity of Man Man followed by Battles, Xavier Rudd dancing on stage with his son...I love when everyone arrives, seeing the faces of people smiling everywhere knowing that they can leave their worries at the door.
Name one artist that is playing this year?
Rich Aucoin. Rich played 3 sets last year. Rich creates magic. Rich's new album is gold.
Why should we vote for your festival?
I think Evolve needs and deserves it. Evolve is a small grassroots festival that has no corporate sponsorship or government funding. It is the labour of love of Evolve's producers, volunteers, and community that has allowed for this festival to exist. Evolve is festival with a young demographic in the conservative town of Antigonish. I told Grant Lawrence in a Radio 3 interview, "...it feels like Kevin Bacon in Footloose sometimes." It would be cool to read in the local weekly, The Casket, that Evolve is Canada's best festival, and that CBC Radio 3 was coming to cover the weekend with a live broadcast.
Visit our Searchlight page:
http://radio3.cbc.ca/#/searchlight/
Visit Evolve’s web page:
http://www.evolvefestival.com
Marie Bartlett on 03/10/2010 at 02:45PM
Extended Play: Does indie Music Have Colour?
Extended Play is CBC Radio 3’s first non-music podcast. Think of it as a current affairs show featuring artists instead of politicians – but still talking about cultural events that are newsworthy and relevant.
On this episode of Extended Play we ask: Does Indie Rock Have Colour? And if it does, would that colour be white? Host Lisa Christiansen checks in with musicians Alex Cuba & Jay Malinowski, journalists and a certain blogger who knows a lot about what stuff white people like.
You can listen here