Dauphin's Countryfest is set to kick off this weekend, but organizers have been forced to make a last minute change to their entertainment lineup.
General Manager Kamryn Winters says Mark Chesnutt, who was slated to perform Sunday night, has been forced to pull out of the festival.
"He is undergoing heart surgery I believe, so he had to cancel a lot of his upcoming dates And I am sure that everything will go great and that people will get to see him in the future. But it just did not pan out for us this year."
Winters says they have lined up George Fox to perform in Chesnutt's place.
"We have George Fox playing with Sawyer Brown this fall on their tour, so it will be nice to get a taste of what he is going to bring to that tour."
She adds they are very appreciative that Fox could commit on such short notice.
"We are getting down to the very last minute so it was hard to get that email last week about Mark. But Rob (Waloschuk) was able to pull it together and get somebody really quick. "
She says that Fox is a great fit to their "Classic Country" lineup for this year's festival.
