The lineup for the 35th anniversary edition of Dauphin's Countryfest is starting to take shape.
"It would not be Countryfest without Doc Walker, Michelle Wright, and Jason McCoy - we managed to secure the Great Canadian Road Trip," said Countryfest General Manager Kamryn Winters when announcing the first group of acts signed on 730 CKDM Friday morning. "Jason (McCoy) is also hosting again all weekend long which is great because he does such a great job. We have also secured a couple of packages - one of which is the Queens of the 90s country - which includes Patricia Conroy, Lisa Brokop, and Beverly Mahood. And we have also secured "The Frontmen", which includes Richie MacDonald of Lonestar, Larry Stewart of Restless Heart, and Tim Rushlow of Little Texas"
"We have also managed to secure Diamond Rio, Mark Chesnutt, Jodee Messina, the Nitty Gritty Dirt band, and Alabama - which is great because we love Alabama and we definitely wanted them to come back for our 35th (show)."
Winters is encouraging everyone to come back for what she says will be a family-friendly event.
We are encouraging people to come back to the festival - bring your kids, your parents, and your grandparents. It is going to be exciting. We are focusing a lot of this year on the experiences at the festival. So in the next couple of months, we are going to announce new things coming to Countryfest, including different sanctioned events and special events."
Winters adds tickets will be going on sale to the general public very soon.
"Tickets go on sale November 13th at 10 am, and you can get your tickets by going to www.countryfest.ca, by calling us at 1-800-361-7300, or by visiting us at the Countryfest office. You can come by and say hi and purchase your tickets."
the 35th edition of Dauphin's Countryfest goes from June 28th to 30th at the Selo Ukraina site.
