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- Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada
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In 1975, the idea of Summerfolk was largely due to two brothers, Tim and John Harrison: and the Grey-Bruce Arts Council. The Harrison’s were local boys, gifted with vision and a love of music and the arts. The site selected was Kelso Beach Park in downtown Owen Sound. The park looked radically different then. It was just a dump for battered-down factories and torn-up streets. That first event proved a refreshingly relaxed affair while affording a richly hospitable welcome to performers and audience alike.
Over the following years, the site's development included the limestone amphitheater and the main stage, “Stan Rogers Memorial Canopy.” Odetta, Tom Paxton, Gamble Rogers, Ritchie Havens, Michael Smith, Valdy, The McGarrigles, and Eric Bogle all braved the rain thru those first years, firmly establishing Summerfolk as one of the premier events in the industry. Summerfolk was among the 6 original member festivals that started the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals.
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Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada
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