A school of cod are doing their part to help the salmon swim up the Shuswap River with the third annual Wild Salmon Festival, which takes place July 27 to 29.
Located at the Freedom Flight Park, approximately two kilometres north of Lumby, the festival will feature as its Saturday evening headliner, Vernon-Maritime band Cod Gone Wild, who have just released their second studio album entitled The Traveler.
“The Middle Shuswap Wild Salmon Society directors felt that it would be very appropriate for the Wild Cods to headline this year’s Wild Salmon Festival show after having a chance to hear them play and watch them perform on New Year’s Eve 2011,” said Randy Rauck, festival organizer. “The infectious dance music had everyone singing and dancing in very little time and the energy was strong and fun right to the end.”
Other acts slated to perform over the weekend include The Young’uns, Crossfire, Linda Sue Wilson Band, Gallon’s Corner, The Mabel Lickers, Adam Dekker, Christine, Charlie Fisher, Ash, Incanto, and others.
There will also be artists, artisans, dancers, story tellers, food vendors, wild salmon education, hang gliding, and paragliding.
“The goal of this festival is to support and raise awareness about our local wild salmon and the need to expedite a salmon passage over Wilsey Dam at Shuswap Falls,” said Rauck, adding all proceeds go to the Middle Shuswap Wild Salmon Society.
More info on the Wild Salmon Festival can be found at www.WildSalmonFest.com.
Early bird tickets will be available soon from the website.
