Rarearth Music Fest

by Kath
(Vernon, BC Canada)

The weekend of July 23 & 24, 2011, 'the mountain will meet the music' when Vernon's very own Rarearth Music Festival www.rarearthmusic.com will be hosted by Silver Star Mountain Resort.

"We are thrilled to have the festival at one of the most highly respected mountain resorts in Canada", says Executive Director Kath Raeber ... "What an amazing way for all of us 'Vernonites" to be able to show off to the world, what we've got in our own backyard".

The festival will bring with it an action packed, fun-filled family weekend of non-stop music starting at 10:00 am on Saturday the 23rd of July, featuring young musicians on 'Stage Right'.

Stage Right was set up to promote children aged 8-18 who auditioned for and/or won the highly successful 'Our Kids Have Talent' www.ourkidshavetalent.com competition where young stars vie for prizes and cash in excess of $15,000.

Over the past 3 years, this positive initiative has given over 250 children the opportunity to further their musical careers and the Rarearth Music Festival is very proud to include them on the roster at the festival each year.

With all that Silver Star has to offer such as camping (hot showers), RV sites, family festival accommodation rates, Berries & Bears or Mountain Wildflower Tours, scenic chairlift rides, horseback riding, mountain biking all within a setting that leaves you breathless.

The festival not only offers two solid days of music but also shuttle services, pet sitting, Wine Tour packages (MJO Wine Tours), food vendors and artisans.

The music is a diverse mixture of all genres sure to please the ear of all music lovers.

Bobbi Bovenzi's extraordinary drumming group will summon festival seekers to the mountain starting at 10:00 am.

From Vernon's own Jodi Pederson who will create the mood with a collage of folk, rock & pop; Rarearth's Festival Organizer Kath Raeber will bring her own sultry blues style where Kath and the Tomkats will play with guest Henry Piovesan and Sazacha Redsky.

The soul, jazz and funk groove of Skyla J & the Vibes, 'Rockin Blues' with the Okanagan's favorite blues man 'Poppa Dawg', RedFish with their intoxicating blend of soulful, hard-edged rock, a completely different feel when Wassabi Duo hits the stage with pop, rock, hip-hop, roots, reggae, funk and everything in between to the one and only Brickhouse!!! who will take the stage to close off the evening and who promise to 'rock our socks off', but that's not all there will be a jam band at the Saloon after the festival at 11:00 pm as well as an acoustic jam at Bulldog's Pub all on Saturday night.

Again Bobbi Bovenzi's World Beat Events drumming Group will summon festival seekers for miles as he opens Day 2.

The Okanagan Valley's own Space Monkey with an 'interesting' groove of roots, funk and rock, to Steve Kozak & the West Coat All-Stars where his roots music will get you ready for an explosion of talent with 2 time Juno Award Winner Greg Sczebel and who took 8 of the 9 awards at the BC Interior Music Awards this year, along with David 'the Saxman Brown' from Las Vegas wose unique 'overblow' technique on the sax and powerful stage presence promises to get you up dancing in ready for the Aussies - the Mason Rack Band on tour with a sound that will leave you speechless and in awe of a voice that takes you down into the Mississippi Bayou with his soulful lyrics.

Delhi to Dublic provide a unique blend of Breakbeat, Celtic and Electronics where India meets Ireland with upbeat 'impossible to sit down' music.

The Rarearth Music Festival promises you memory making history at Silver Star Mountain Resort from the moment you arrive to the moment you say good-bye to us.

We want you to have an amazing time, do a 'stay-cation' in your own back yard - bring your family and out of town friends and just enjoy.

Fantastic food, amazing Artisans, incredible music, a wide variety of other activities, anything you ask for in the way of accommodation, and a view that will leave you grateful for the experience you've just had on our 'rare piece of earth'.

Show runs from 10 am both Saturday and Sunday July 23 & 24, 2011 and goes until 11:00 pm on Saturday and 10:00 pm on Sunday.

Tickets are $100 for an Adult 2 Day pass or $60 for Saturday and $50 for Sunday. Youth, Senior and Twilight pricing available - ALL KIDS under 12 FREE!

Purchase your Tickets online using Pay Pal at www.rarearthmusic.com