Photo by Josh Trotter-Wanner, 2007 Photo by Josh Trotter-Wanner, 2007
ArtsWells 2008
The fifth annual ArtsWells Festival will take place from August 1 - 4, 2008. This year’s festival will no doubt be even more jam-packed with amazing musical talent, unique artwork, fascinating workshops and much more.
Early bird tickets are now available for the low price of $40 for adults and $20 for youth (13 - 18) with children 12 and under admitted for free! Get your early bird tickets fast though as the cut off date is June 15, 2008. To buy a ticket, email or call us at 1-800-442-2787 or info@imarts.com.
Here’s a sneak preview of the amazing musical acts you can expect to catch at this year’s ArtsWells Festival. Keep posted for more information coming soon!
| Artist | hailing from | genre | |
| Don Alder | Vancouver, BC | ||
| Jeff Andrew | Victoria, BC | ||
| The Arbitrarys | Prince George, BC | ||
| C.R. Avery Band | Vancouver, BC | ||
| Blind Mule | Hamilton, On | ||
| Blue Island Trio | Vancouver, B.C. | ||
| Murray Boal | Quesnel, BC | ||
| Ray Boulay | Vancouver, B.C. | ||
| Miss Emily Brown | Vancouver, B.C. | ||
| D. Rangers | Winnipeg, MN | ||
| Kris Demeanor | Calgary, AB | ||
| Melisa Devost | Hornby Island, B.C. | ||
| Ross Douglas | Point Roberts, WA | ||
| Drum & Bell Tower | Williams Lake, B.C. | ||
| Fish and Bird | Vancouver & Victoria, B.C. | ||
| Corwin Fox | Victoria, B.C. | ||
| Ghost Town Minstrels | Chatham ON. & Vancouver B.C. | ||
| Glenna G | Victoria, B.C. | ||
| Green Tara | Vancouver, B.C. | ||
| The Gruff | Victoria, B.C. | ||
| Headwater | Vancouver, B.C. | ||
| Meg O’Mally Iredale | Victoria, B.C. | ||
| Jarimba | West Africa and Vancouver, B.C. | ||
| KarmetiK Collective | Victoria, B.C. | ||
| Kia Kadiri | Vancouver, B.C. | ||
| Kirby | Burlington, Ontario | ||
| Shane Koyczan and the Short Story Long | Penticton, B.C. | ||
| Rowan Lipkovits | Vancouver, B.C. | ||
| Raghu Lokanathan | Prince George & Victoria, B.C. | ||
| Linda McRae | Nashville, TN & Vancouver, B.C. | ||
| Mamaguroove | Dunster, B.C. | |
| Carolyn Mark | Victoria, B.C. | |
| Moon Union Distillery | Penticton, B.C. | |
| Corbin Murdoch and the Nautical Miles | Vancouver, B.C. | |
| Navaz | Prince George, B.C. | |
| Ari Neufeld | Penticton, B.C. | |
| David Newberry | Victoria, B.C. | |
| Joey Only Outlaw Band | Vancouver, B.C. | |
| ory no'man | Toronto, Ont & Banff, AB | |
| PeST | Hornby Island, B.C. | |
| Colin Pearson Trio | Prince George, B.C. | |
| Shane Philip | Quadra Island, B.C. | |
| The Pucks | Prince George, B.C. | |
| RadaR | Vancouver, B.C. | |
| Chris Rozek | Victoria, B.C. | |
| Shayne Avec I Grec | Victoria, B.C. | |
| John Spearn | Dapp, Alberta | |
| Caroline Spence Band | Victoria, B.C. | |
| Spherical Productions | Hamilton, Ont. | |
| Sssnap, Granville Johnson & Martyn Piper | Prince George, B.C. | |
| Shawn Stephenson | Nelson, B.C. | |
| Ruthie Tabata | Vancouver, B.C. | |
| The Tenbrooks Two | Penticton, B.C. | |
| Third Eye Tribe | Vancouver, B.C. | |
| Ursula | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| Yael Wand | Wells, B.C. | |
| Wax Mannequin | Hamilton, ON | |
| Wingdam Ramblers, Bob Campbell & Murray Boal | Wells & Quesnel, B.C. | |
| Woodland Telegraph | Vancouver, B.C. | |
| Dana Wylie Band | England, Canada, Taiwan | |
| Christina Zaenker | Vancouver, B.C. |