Cariboo Idol auditions were held May 14-16 at the South Cariboo Rec. Centre.
This year’s competitors, range in age from 13 to 64 years old, and come from as far away as Quesnel and Williams Lake to audition.
Organizer Rob Fry says he was “pleasantly surprised” with the talent and turnout.
“I feel this will be a fun group to work with this year.”
This year, the Idols will be playing their own instruments or be accompanied by musicians. They will be having the freedom to mix things up a bit during the concerts this year by performing together with other Idols on stage.
Fry says he appreciates everyone who came out to audition, and if they did not make it through this year, he urges them to practice and come out and audition again next year.
He also thanks Canlan Ice Sports for the use of the arena and meeting room.
Fry will be interviewing the Idols live on his online radio station, Caribooradio.com, as well as having them play a few songs at the station throughout the day.
Noting it was the first time for some of them on stage, he says that even with some stage nerves, everyone worked through it and did very well at their first two concerts of the season. This included the Louisiana Hayride on Saturday night and the Family Barn Dance on Sunday at Canlan.
The Idols next performance will be at the Relay for Life at Centennial Park on June 9, and their summer schedule of shows.
