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Lightfoot returning to the Harvest Picnic
GORDON LIGHTFOOT
Cathie Coward,The Hamilton Spectator
By Graham Rockingham
Gordon Lightfoot, Kathleen Edwards and Martha Wainwright are among the initial acts announced for next summer's fifth annual Greenbelt Harvest Picnic at Christie Conservation Area.
Other performers on the bill for the Aug. 29 daylong food and music fest include Ontario folksinger Basia Bulat, Hamilton alt-country darlings The Dinner Belles and American singer-songwriter Gregory Alan Isakov, Harvest Picnic producer Jean-Paul Gauthier announced Wednesday.
Gauthier said he would be announcing at least four more major acts in the weeks to come, including two that could be considered headliners.
"Many more additions will be announced in the New Year lending once again to a very dynamic and exciting line up," Gauthier said.
Lightfoot, Wainwright, Bulat have all performed at the Picnic in previous years, but this will be the first time for multiple Juno-nominee Edwards, a former Hamilton resident now living in her native Ottawa. Her last album, "Voyager," made the short list for the Polaris Prize for top Canadian album.
In 2014, Rolling Stone magazine called Isakov's performance one of the best at the Americana Festival. Isakov's latest release, "The Weatherman," debuted at No. 5 on Billboard's Folk chart.
Harvest Picnic tickets go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m. on line through
www.ticketbreak.com, or by calling 1-866-943-8849. You can also purchase tickets in person at Picks and Sticks, 140 Locke St. S., or at Dr. Disc, 20 Wilson St.
Gauthier said he was offering a limited number of "early bird tickets" at a discounted price of $79.50, plus applicable fees. Last year's full price tickets were $99.50.
Children, 10 and under, are admitted free to the Picnic while discounted tickets are available for youth 11 to 15.
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