2012 SURVIVAL GUIDE

WELCOME TO THE FESTIVAL

I cant believe its finally here. Weve worked hard to get ourselves back up North. Theres been many late nights and long days leading up to this years festival -- carving out campsites, cobbing ovens in a lightning storm, working on the cabin for our food vendors. Before that - working on grants; attending workshops and conferences. Posters and graphics with Yan oPiebird (many many thanks go to this kind talented person). In the end, this years festival would not have happened without our members who are now numbering more than 80. Wow. Makes me cry a little. Please renew your memberships in October and lets keep this going! One member, Kevin Cote, became our lead groundskeeper. This pioneer of the future moved out here full-time and has worked every day for sometime now. Others have been out every weekend. Some only once but the hand and help they gave happened at the right time and moved the work forward. Mike came from Hamilton and Dan and Ina from Montreal. Dan C. always lending a truck or a sauna or a generator - thanks for the fire pits. This year has been encouraging. Whenever there has been a need someone has stepped in to keep things going. Theres been some sweet nights by the Sturgeon River - mistaking fireflies for flashlights, hearing partridge beats and owl hoots, and having a sauna in the Boler at the end of a hard days work along with a cool refreshing jump into the Sturgeon. Were quite happy that Fishers Paradise has agreed to host the festival and we hope to continue a very long relationship with them in this little piece of paradise. Chris and Julie were Toronto based before they decided to head North to raise their family. Youll see their three childrens names as you walk along the trails -- Lindens Lane, Paulies Path, and Willows Way. This property is their home and weve been invited to share it for the weekend. Enjoy and please treat it well so that Fishers Paradise and R&S may grow together! River and Sky Arts in the Woods incorporated as a not-for-profit last year and is run by a board of 13 super generous and kind and creative individuals. We have no paid staff. We are fortunate to be funded and advised by Heritage Canada, Ontario Arts Council along with Community Economic Partners Neil Fox - who brought Fishers Paradise and R&S together to meet. Special thanks to the other non-profits that help us out - Eat Local Sudbury, ReThink Green, Myths and Mirrors, and the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals as well (we are their newest member!). We hope to partner with many more in the years to come. Thanks to Lara and Sebastian and Quinn for believing in this and working so hard along with me. I know I am crazy but it is amazing what we can do when we all work together. Enjoy the show and the beach and each other! Peter Zwarich, Festival Director
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ARTS IN THE WOODS

AIR QUOTES SATURDAY, 11 PM

Air Quotes is a multidisciplinary performance incorporating audience participation with edited video, prepared soundscapes and live music. They will be filming throughout the weekend and if you happen to get interviewed by Air Quotes you could very well become part of the show. This collaboration includes: film producer and musician Drew Gauley, filmmaker Ben Bruhmuller, music producer/ musician Bill Bruhmuller, and musician Marc Donato.
STAgE PAINTINg WITH MyTHS AND MIRRORS COMMUNITy ARTS

Myths and Mirrors, a multi-disciplinary Sudbury-based community arts organization producing collective projects and artworks, has been involved with the festival since the beginning. This year, resident artists will work beside the stages on Saturday, using the music to inspire their artwork. Festival-goers are invited to join in creating collective pieces. On Sunday, artwork will be auctioned off with 50% of the proceeds going to the artist and 25% to River and Sky and 25% to Myths and Mirrors.
MAgICAL MySTERy MASkS WITH CHRISTINE CHARETTE SATURDAY AnD SUnDAY, 10 AM To noon

Let Mother Nature and the festival inspire you and your child in making fantastical masks to celebrate the weekend!
FACE PAINTINg

Christines face paintings are a blend of the exotic and colourful, tribal and carnavalesque spirited creations.
NORTH BAy ARTIST CHRISTINE CHARETTE

Christine Charette is a practicing visual artist, with a degree in Fine Arts, who has been selling and showing her work for two decades. The owner and creator of Chickweed Designs Recycled Clothing line, Christine has also more than 10 years experience teaching art.
LAND ART WITH TyNA RAyMOND SUnDAY, 11 PM To 1 PM

Adults and kids are invited to join Tyna in the mainstage area to make their own Land Art installation. Land Art is created using natural materials. You are invited to bring your cameras to capture the process!
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HAPPy CAMPERS
OUTDOOR ADVENTURES

Laurentian Universitys Outdoor Adventure Leadership Program will provide a plethora of camping and outdoor skills and programs at the festival: tarpology 101, dont lose your canoe off your roof, and who needs matches to light fires... to name a few. Also, free canoe use will be available throughout the weekend.
FAMILy ZONE SATURDAY, 10:30 AM To noon

Families are not allowed outside the designated Family Zone. Just kidding. The Family Zone is located beside the main stage and will host various kids games and fun activities for the whole family.

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Q&A
Can I start a fire? Good question. With fire bans in effect over much of the north this summer, stay tuned: announcements will be made at the festival. Be sure to have water standing by if you need to douse the fire in an emergency. Smokers, be very careful. Its really dry out here. Be sure to butt out safely. The Northeast Regional Forest Fire Information Hotline is 1-866-357-8422. Can I swim? Can you? If so, go for it! If not, then take care. Our beach area is unsupervised and the Sturgeon River has a mild current. You can also feel free to jump in the Oxbow beside the main stage too, if you want to cool off. What about smoking? Youre an adult. Do what you want, but please, dont teach kids how to smoke. Thats just not cool. Discretion is always appreciated. Make sure your butts are well put out and disposed of properly. Woof? Dogs are awesome but need to be on a leash. Please dont bring them directly in front of the main stage or on the family beach. There is a Dog Zone! Where can I pee and poo? Outhouses and blue portable toilets. Where can I wash my body? There are no shower facilities this year. If you want to freshen up, go for a swim! Dont use soap or shampoo in the river! Thats just not cool. Were not in the 50s anymore. Biodegradable soap is your new best friend. What if I see a bear? Youre in the middle of the woods. This land is their land. Dont leave any food out. Clean dirty dishes. Back away slowly. So far, none have been spotted on the property. Wheres the closest medical facility? West Nipissing Community Health Centre, 145 Main Street, Sturgeon Falls. It has an emergency department. Its about a 25 minute drive. St. John Ambulance is also on site at the festival, ready to help out. Wheres the closest place to buy booze? Turn left as you leave the property and 9 kms will take you to the LCBO in River Valley. River Valley also has a chip stand. Or turn right, and about 6 kms will take you to Fields LCBO in its general store. You can buy cake at the store too! Can I have glass bottles? Please avoid glass. Pour it into a cup and youre gold. Absolutely no glass will be permitted near the main stage. What do I do with this program once the festival is done? Keep it as a souvenir, recycle it or burn it.

FRIDAy, JULy 20th

MAIN STAgE

FARAWAy NEIgHBOURS

(North Bay, oN)

8:00 PM

Faraway Neighbours is an ambient folk trio from North Bay taking a page or two from influences like Radiohead, Fleet Foxes, and Grizzly Bear.

ShotGUn JImmIE

Shotgun Jimmie comes from the heart of the heart of New Brunswick. He plays from the heart of his heart. Your ears perk up and he starts singing about all his friends, who remind you of all your friends. His words are full of carefree consideration. He is a performer whose pronunciation of the word stuff can be transcendent.

(Sackville, NB)

9:00 PM

John K. SAmSon

If one were to make a list of Canadas greatest songwriters, John K. Samson could be near the top. Certainly, in a generation, there are few who can compare. Known for his work leading the Weakerthans, JKS stepped into the spotlight on his own in 2012 with Provincial, a record of substantial yet delicate proportions. Wry and clever but always accessible, we are honoured to present John K. Samson on the River and Sky stage.
CAMPFIRE

(WiNNiPeg, MB)

10:00 PM

ShRED KELLy

Shred Kelly is a formulation of friends and foot stompin good times born in British Columbias East Kootenay area. The five-piece band is best known for mixing clawhammer banjo riffs that tear the fabric of space and time with high voltage guitars, fierce drums, and hauntingly sweet harmonies to produce a sound that has been properly coined Stoke Folk.

(FerNie, Bc)

11:30 PM

hARLAn PEPPER

Harlan Pepper channel the ghosts of long-gone AM car radios and haunting the dusty aisles of small town vinyl record bins. Their sound conjures up a session where Gram Parsons, Buck Owens and Hank Williams pay a Basement Tapes visit to sit in with contemporaries like Joel Plaskett and Jeff Tweedy. Expect a set that rolls along with the top down.
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(haMiltoN, oN)

MidNight

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BEACH STAgE

CoASt REDwooD

(SudBury, oN)

1 PM

Coast Redwoods music is heavy on guitars, but not necessarily heavy. Occasionally pretty, but never prissy, with lots of room for pushing each other around and one-upmanship. Their live show is known for high energy hooliganism, guitar solos and fights, dancing crowds, and much spilled milk.

thE mEttAPhoRS

The Mettaphors combine warm rustic accompaniment with Joni Mitchell-esque vocals that can make the coldest winters night feel like a sunny Summer day at the beach.

(North Bay, oN)

2 PM

LIttLE SIR ECho

Little Sir Echo is a sonic blast of 50s guitar instrumentals, 60s surf-rock and music inspired by old Spiderman cartoons. Bring your comic books, vintage swim trunks, and sunscreen.
MAIN STAgE

(SudBury, oN)

3 PM

honhEEhonhEE

Montreals Honheehonhee make contagious whooping rock with an incurable fervor. Amazingly energetic and inspiring, think Los Campesinos, Born Ruffians, with a sprinkle of Hooded Fang. The perfect jump start to Saturday night.

(MoNtreal, PQ)

7:00 PM

LIbRARy VoICES

Library Voices could very well be the Dark Knight of indie rock. At every turn theyve been met with curses of mythical proportions: stolen gear, floods, fires, and yet, they refuse to let anything bring them down. One of Sudburys favourite acts over the years, Library Voices is sure to impress with their energetic sound and intelligent songwriting.

(regiNa, Sk)

8:00 PM

yoUnG GALAxy

Young Galaxy, a hard working, hard rocking band from Montreal are sure to impress this summer at R&S. Their critically acclaimed breakthrough album, Shapeshifting was listed for a Polaris Music Prize in 2011- and appeared on numerous album of the year lists. Cutting edge electronica combines with dreamy space pop, they will satisfy whether youre fishing out on the grass or dancing stage-side.

(vaNcouver, Bc/MoNtreal, PQ)

9:00 PM

hoLLERADo

Theyve become one of the most lovable groups on the planet thanks to their insanely catchy and energetic guitar pop, boundless creativity and a relentless DIY approach. Starting from the humblest beginnings as a moving company called Haulerado in 2006, the charismatic band drew favourable comparisons to Supergrass, Stephen Malkmus, and Weezer before being hand-picked by Jack White for opening duties. Save a little energy during the day for this set.

(ottaWa, oN)

10:00 PM

CAMPFIRE

AIR QUotES

Air Quotes is a multidisciplinary performance incorporating audience participation with edited video, prepared soundscapes and live music. The perfect beginning to a long dark night in the forest.

(SudBury, oN)

11:20 PM

moon KInG

Daniel Woodhead and Maddy Wilde, use a variety of instruments including a 12-string guitar, surf guitar and drums to produce their electronic-folk sound. Woodhead describes their music as fast and upbeat but it is layered with textured vocals- soft with a loud underbelly.

(toroNto, oN)

11:45 PM

PIStoL GEoRGE wARREn aM

(SudBury, oN)

12:30

Pistol George Warren groove like Motown in its prime and if you give em a sniff youll catch a wif of some old Nashville. (this writer is not to be held accountable for any incidents stemming from smelling of the band.) This is their second year at R&S and youll find PGW nice and cozy at the campfire set.
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SUNDAy, JULy 22nd

BEACH STAgE

GREAt AUnt IDA

Great Aunt Ida might not necessarily be related to you, but thats okay. If she is, youre a lucky person indeed. A lovely voice, nimble fingers and a knack for writing songs that are both quiet, quirky, sometimes a little bouncy and always thoroughly captivating.

(vaNcouver, Bc/toroNto, oN)

1:00 PM

ChAD VAnGAALEn

Once or twice in a generation, a Canadian artist comes along that transcends his peers - one that in a seemingly effortless way reaches brilliance. Chad Vangaalen is one such artist- equally gifted in the visual arts as music, his work seems to have emerged from another temporal plane. Magical, enlightened, unorthodox, and yet accessible to any and all, River and Sky is at long last, honoured to present Chad Vangaalen.

(calgary, aB)

2:00 PM

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OUR BOARD OF SHADOWy DIRECTORS

ric Blondin Anne Boulton Lara Bradley Jennifer Davidson Clayton Drake Sarah King Gold Jen McKerral John Alden Milne Jessica Nadel Christian Pelletier Angela Sullivan Richard Tomlin David Wiewel Mark Browning, Musical Director Peter Zwarich, Festival Director

OUR MEMBERS ARE AWESOME

Ersin Abdullah Ellen Arteca Damien Arteca Tanya Anne Ball Benjamin Baker Evan Bergstra Teyanna Calabrese Dan Carnovale Steve Caruso Christine Charette Kevin Cote Pierre Coutu Nancy Daoust Brigitte Deguidice Shannon Dennie Julie Desjardins Kristina Donato Brian Dunn Helena Escallon Julie Fisher Chris Fisher Kevin Fitzmaurice Blaire Flynn Maggie Frampton Severina Gachparova Aurele Gaudet Naomi Grant Cristina Greco Daniel Green Jennifer Hamilton Mike Holler Jake Jouppi Kerri Jouppi Lise Lalonde Sarah Lalonde Amanda LeClair James LeClair Martin Lees Brendan Lehman Tara Levesque Ryan Mahon Jenny Martindale Melissa Mehes Debbie McBride Matt McLean James Nadel Rayvin Nyte Nicole Pyykonen Ambrose Raftis Dielle Raymond Carrie Regenstreif Holly Robin Victoria Salvas Michael Schwendener Luke Sellen Steph Skilling Alison Stanley Chris Swayne David Sylvestre Jana Sylvestre Chantal Sylvester Keitha Szumylo Sophie Tomlin Evelyn Tomlin Adam Turcotte Josh Turnbull Kayla Turpin Heidi Wayne Laura Willet Sebastian Zwarich Quinn Zwarich
... AND A BUNCH OF NEWBIES WHO HAVE SIgNED UP IN THE PAST COUPLE OF DAyS.

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THOSE WHO HELPED US MAkE IT HAPPEN

OUR VERy SPECIAL FRIENDS

Yan of Piebird for this years magical poster design, Dan Carnovale, Kevin Cote our lead groundskeeper/campsite designer, Mike Schwendener lead cobber, Pierre Coutu outhouse builder, Mike Holler our renovator/innovator, Patrick Yawney, Tony DeBoer, Jim Little, Michel Piche, Peggy Bailie, Tamara Gagnon, Dr. Rod Jouppi and Mary Jouppi for the donation of an amazing sink, our neighbor Gerry for his mad tractor skills, Teyanna Calabrese for the site map design, Christian Pelletier for the layout of these fine pieces of paper, Maggie Frampton for her wicked volunteer wrangling skills and to our many awesome and incredibly generous volunteers!
OUR PARTNERS

Investors Group (tents), ITT Flygt (generator), 6th Avenue Golf and Country Club (sink), Presso (coffee machines), Cosmic Daves Vinyl Emporium (merch), The Farm in North Bay, Fromagerie Elgin, Regency Bakery, Fishers Paradise, Planet Earth Organic Landscaping & Gardening, Laurentian Universitys Adventure Leadership Program, Myths and Mirrors Community Arts, Eat Local Sudbury, Journal Printing, DBSL Sound and Lighting, West Nipissing Tourism, St. John Ambulance, the Field General Store, the River Valley General Store, Boyuk Towing Services and ReThink Green Sudbury.
OUR FUNDERS

Economic Partners Sudbury East-West Nipissing for helping us find a new home and get settled in nice and cozy.
OUR MEDIA PARTNERS

OUR SURVIVAL gUIDE IS PRINTED By

THANk yOU ALL. REALLy. yOU ARE FANTASTIC. 12

STUFF TO REMEMBER TOMORROW MORNINg...

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Enjoy the sun, the stars and sweet music in the moonlight. Bon festival vous tous!

Claude Gravelle MP claude.gravelle@parl.gc.ca www.claudegravelle.ca

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