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Wed 18
Aug 2010

Ottawa Folk Festival: The last festival of our BEST SUMMER EVER!

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Sadly, we (Parker and Jenna) the 2010 Big Rock Grasshoppin’ Contest winners, have come to the end of our festival tour!

The Ottawa Folk Festival (aka OFF) has just recently wrapped up, and we’re already feeling nostalgic about our incredible summer. However, the low-key little fest in Canada’s capital was a great way to wrap up the tour—we were surprised to discover how small the Ottawa Folk Festival is! With only about 10,000 people in attendance over the course of the weekend, it was the second smallest folk festival that we attended this summer (The Dawson City Music Festival is understandably much smaller, since it takes place in a small town).
 
One of the best aspects of OFF is that the beer garden is unlimited, so you can walk around the whole festival site with your drinks! The festival takes place in Britannia Park, right next to a beach, so we enjoyed a lovely view while sippin’ on a brew…and of course, we were excited to finally be able to drink our Grasshopper on the dance floor!

The highlight of the festival, for us, was Tanya Tagaq, an Inuit throat singer from Nunavut. She puts on an otherworldly performance, writhing and screaming across the stage without restraint. We were able to catch her in a workshop in Edmonton as well, and were in awe both times.


At one point I saw her walking through the crowd in Ottawa, and had to say hello; she was super friendly and even said we look alike (I WISH!) when we took a photo together!

We also really enjoyed Namgar, a band of Mongolian/Russian origin.

 
So that’s it for us, our summer as Festival Legends is officially over, but keep an eye out for our final awards blog! We’ll be revealing which festivals had the best line-ups, venues, beer gardens, and more!

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We really hope you’ve enjoyed following Jenna and Parker’s summer as the Big Rock Grasshoppin’ Contest Winners. We’re still searching for next summer’s Festival Legends so if you want to apply to have the summer of a life time just click here!

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Wed 21
Jul 2010

Grasshoppin’ to Dawson City!

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Festival Stop #2: Dawson City Music Festival!

After a long journey (three planes over two days!), we finally arrived in the town of Dawson City.

The Dawson City Music Festival is just like the town itself, a unique and intimate experience only hosting about 1600 people each day.

It felt like the festival was magical to everyone there, and you could tell that the performers were just as excited as the audience members.

The festival workshops, in particular, were incredible; we watched everyone from local singer-songwriter Kevin Barr, to The Constantines side project Baby Eagle, play in impressive historic venues such as St. Paul’s Anglican Church and the Palace Grand.

 

Of course, the main stage was nothing to miss either.

The Constantines played, and you could tell they were no strangers to the North.

From the first strum of a guitar to the last, the room was on fire, and it was solid proof that rock and roll must make people go crazy.

Everyone we met at the festival was incredibly friendly and welcoming, in particular Tim Jones, the festival’s 25-year old producer and artistic director/genius from Toronto.

He’s been the producer for three years now, his first year in action being the festival’s 30-year anniversary in 2008, and he has the festival’s only year-round position. He gave us a short driving tour of Dawson City at one point during the weekend, and displayed such a sense of pride in the city’s living history and uniqueness, it’s no wonder that despite his young age and the fact that he isn’t from Dawson originally, he has managed to fully maintain the integrity of Canada’s “tiny, perfect festival.”

We also had the good fortune to meet Fred Penner at the Dawson City airport, and he was incredibly excited for us when he heard about the Grasshoppin’ contest. He even grabbed the Good Lovelies and told them about it! He said that he had a great time at the festival, and was really happy with how it turned out. As were we!

Thanks again to everyone at Big Rock and DCMF for a great time; we’ll definitely come back to this incredibly intimate and unique festival in the near future!

See you all in Calgary at the Calgary Folk Music Festival this weekend!

If you want to live vicariously through Parker and Jenna this summer, follow Big Rock Brewery on Twitter or visit the Grasshoppin’ Contest Facebook Page.

But, if you want to BE Parker and Jenna next summer, enter the Grasshoppin’ Contest!

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Wed 28
Apr 2010

BIG ROCK AND BACKSIDEBETTY.COM TEAM UP TO RAISE MUCH NEEDED FUNDS FOR THE SSUBI FOUNDATION

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GET YOUR TIX: 2ND ANNUAL BOOTYFEST AT BIG ROCK BREWERY

Join on us May 8 for this one-day event where you can shake your booty and shop for designer jeans at a fantastic price.

Event Details
Date: Saturday, May 8th, 2010
Time: 1 – 6pm
Location: Big Rock Brewery 5555 76th Ave SE
Tickets: Are $45 in advance and $50 at the door. Available for purchase through BackSideBetty.com, Big Rock Brewery, Heavens Fitness, and Original Joe’s Restaurant & Bar locations.

Bootyfest is a relaxed atmosphere and it’s the perfect way to spend an afternoon. The event has all the essential ingredients: shopping, drinking, eating, and great tunes…all this and the opportunity to help raise money for a great cause.

The event ticket gets you entrance into the party. From there you can head upstairs to visit BacksideBetty.com where you will be professionally fitted in a pair of designer jeans, or you can relax and listen to great Untapped musical talents Noel Johnson and Chris Aris. No matter what you decide you will have fresh, all natural Big Rock beer and some tasty food and drink from Spulombo’s, Fiasco Gelato, World Wide Foods and Fratello Coffee. Last, but not least, feel free to window shop and bid on a number of Silent Auction items.

Most importantly: All proceeds go to a deserving cause.

The Ssubi Foundation
Ssubi translates into “Hope” in Uganda, the Foundation was established to help eradicate poverty in Uganda through educational initiatives. Philip Ndugga, the founding director, grew up in Uganda and knows first-hand the difference that this event will make in the lives of Ugandan children. The Foundation helps in many ways, from infrastructure projects (teacher accommodations, latrines and classrooms), to supporting teacher training, sponsoring children and donating scholastic materials and sporting equipment. All work is done in association with the schools administrators and District Education Officer and complies with school development plans. To learn more about The Ssubi Foundation, visit the website at www.ssubifoundation.org.

Shelagh McNally (Big Rock), Beezly (97.7FM) and Kenny Banting (Big Rock)

Shelagh McNally (Big Rock), Beezly (97.7FM) and Kenny Banting (Big Rock)

Last year this crew raised over $30,000 for the Ssubi Foundation.

Last year Bootyfest raised over $30,000 for the Ssubi Foundation.

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Tue 20
Apr 2010

Big Rock Eddies Tickets on Sale Tomorrow!

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Get Your Tickets to the Big Rock Eddies

Get Your Tickets to the Big Rock Eddies

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Thu 11
Feb 2010

Big Rock Beer Chilled on Mountain Top

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On February 6th and 7th top skiers and snowboarders traveled from far corners of Canada and the U.S.A., to Kicking Horse Mountain Resort for the ultimate showdown of big mountain riding in the second annual Wrangle the Chute.

Wrangle the Chute is a freeride competition with three components; technical big mountain riding, terrain park/big air, and cowboy thrills on a bucking bronco. Spectators watched athletes from Heaven’s Door Yurt Café where the grill was fired up and the Big Rock beer and Red Bull was chilled.

The event also marked the third anniversary of Kicking Horse Mountain Resort’s Big Mountain Centre. A celebration on Saturday afternoon was held at the Day Lodge with Big Rock Untapped band ‘Broken Down Suitcase’ rocking the house, followed by the annual BMC Texas Hold’em Poker Challenge.

The famously treacherous terrain was conquered by both male and female athletes, and proved little challenge for the pros who hucked massive cliffs, maneuvered through tight terrain, and stomped down some big tricks at the finish line jump; although E.J. Hector (pro. Ejector), Kicking Horse’s newly named bronc, gave them a run for their money.

“Wrangle the Chute was even bigger and better this year,” says Steve Paccagnan, President and General Manager of Kicking Horse Mountain Resort. “We saw cliff drops, amazing aerials, and a competitor straight-line the entire chute; we even saw one athlete ski top to bottom and hit the jump, all the time riding switch! It was a great feeling to be part of such a big crowd, listening to the reactions and excitement this competition brings to our resort. The Heaven’s Door Yurt Café proved to be the grandstand for this event; giving the crowd the best views, great food and exceptional entertainment!”

New to the Wrangler weekend, Kicking Horse Mountain Resort hosted the first annual Wrangle the ‘Shoot’. The photo competition presented a unique twist for the event, and echoed the creativity and originality of Wrangle the Chute; being the first and only competition to incorporate on-course photographers, same-day turn around, and a nighttime photography show. Sixty-five amazing photos were on display and more than 100 people came out to place their votes based on Best Action, Best Landscape, Best Lifestyle, People’s Choice and Best Overall Photographer.

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