August 12-17 2014

Canadian Brass

On August 12^th at the Bone Lake Amphitheatre we invite you to enjoy the quint-essential experience that is Canadian Brass. If you’ve never considered yourself a fan of brass music this performance will powerfully, emotionally, joyously show you what you’ve been missing!

Greg Keelor & Jim Cuddy

On Wednesday, August 13^th the Forest Festival is pleased to present Greg Keelor and Jim Cuddy – the founding members of Blue Rodeo - in a rare acoustic duo performance at our stunning Bone Lake Amphitheatre. We welcome you to see, and hear, Keelor and Cuddy in a whole new way!

Measha Brueggergosman

The Forest Festival is thrilled to welcome Measha Brueggergosman to our Bone Lake Amphitheatre on Thursday, August 14^th. Ms. Brueggergosman will be showcasing her exceptional talents, singing the music of Gershwin, in an equally singular setting. It promises to be unforgettable.

Angel Forrest

The Forest Festival has coaxed this award winning blues artist out of her native Quebec to entertain us here in the wilds of central Ontario on Friday Aug 15^th. Performing with her band at the Historic Logging Museum Angel is sure to bring the house down with her powerful and passionate voice. Prepare to be entertained!

The Shuffle Demons

The Shuffle Demons are jazz funk alchemists who brew an electrifying musical concoction that draws from Sun Ra, Charles Mingus, Run DMC and the Beastie Boys. The band is genre bending, highly visually entertaining, funny, and best of all, can really PLAY. They bring all of this to the Forest Festival on the afternoon of Saturday, August 16^th at the Logging Museum

Manteca

On Saturday, August 16^th, the Forest Festival welcomes Manteca to our historic Logging Museum. This 9-piece, multi- Juno nominated, new world jazz collective will rock the house with their 'innovative, unique and exhilarating' sound. Including a five-piece rhythm section and four-piece horn line display, this is jazz that speaks to audiences young and old alike.

Magoo

On Sunday morning August 12^th, the Forest Festival welcomes Magoo. Described by Hamilton’s Festival of Friends as “a consummate entertainer who makes it happen every time” we know the little ones, and the big ones too, will love his show.

Barbara Budd

Her voice is one of the most recognizable in Canada, and after 17 years as co-host of CBC Radio’s As It Happens, Barbara Budd is known around the globe. She brings her one-woman show - just herself and a microphone - to the Forest Festival's Logging Museum August 17th for an informal afternoon of humour and storytelling.

Bruce Cockburn

On Sunday, August 17^th The Forest Fesival presents this Canadian musical legend, who has been capturing in song the essence of human experience – while fiercely striving to make it better.

Welcome to The Forest Festival

Imagine sitting in the middle of a forest, away from the lights of the city, in an amphitheatre overlooking a lake listening to live music as the sun sets. Or imagine yourself listening to incredible musicians while sitting in a place of historic significance to the forest that surrounds you: An Historic Logging Museum.

This is the Forest Festival … six days, nine outstanding, all-Canadian performances, one unforgettable experience. Join us this August for a celebration of the senses that elevates the spirit, soothes the soul, connects music and nature and leaves you … spellbound.

Stuart Laughton, Artistic Director