Sioux Mountain Music Festival!

The 2024 Sioux Mountain Music Festival attracted a big crowd at Farlinger Park (Town Beach) on Sunday, August 4 during this year’s Blueberry Festival.
Sponsored by the Nishnawbe-Gamik Friendship Centre, this year’s performances included: Marius Madsen Band, Hilary, Layla and Jayden, Ashely, Amaya, Isla and Jon, Carol and Patty, Mel and John Stewart, Aviva Cavaliere, Doug Vinkle and Len Kelly, Ten String Army, Wayne Donnelly, Elliott Doxtater, Daniel Fraser, Skin n Bones, Northern Eagles, FMJ, The Rockaholics, Kaden and Kiera, Classic Humans, Norman and the Smoke, and Living Proof.
Fireworks, which had been postponed on Canada Day, were also held during the Music Festival.
Tommy Kuzemczak is the coordinator of the Sioux Mountain Music Festival as well as the coordinator of the Nishnawbe-Gamik Friendship Centre’s Sioux Lookout Multi-Cultural Youth Music Program, of which several of this year’s performers are part of.
He shared, “The Sioux Mountain Music Festival was really exciting this year! With the fireworks on Festival Day, it was the best Festival yet.”
Kuzemczak commented, “All of the Youth Centre performers did excellent performances. The local musicians and the out of town musicians did very well too. It was a beautiful day!”
He added, “A Big Thank You to all of the volunteers!”