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28-547: The bilingual festival is held on the shores of Ramsey Lake at Bell Park , home of the Grace Hartman Amphitheatre. A diverse program of music is presented in a variety of genres including arts, crafts and children's entertainment, featuring a mix of national, international and Northern Ontario artists and performers. Musicians at the festival typically participate in concert performances and workshop sessions, collaborating with several other musicians. In addition to

56-399: A Canadian alternative country singer-songwriter. He is known for writing songs about vehicles, rural life, down-and-out characters, lost love and quirky rural folk. His songwriting uses techniques of short story writing, including unreliable narrators , surprise endings, and plot twists. In 2016, Eaglesmith toured extensively with his band. Eaglesmith, one of nine children, was raised by

84-496: A dead lake for many years. However, following the 1972 construction of the Inco Superstack , which dispersed smelter emissions from the city's mining industry over a wider area, a major environmental project was launched to clean up the lake's water and reintroduce aquatic life. The project, which was successful, led to further initiatives to improve the city's environment, including a major tree planting initiative. In 1992,

112-623: A farming family near Guelph in rural Southern Ontario . He began playing the guitar at age 12. As a teenager Eaglesmith hopped a freight train to Western Canada and began writing songs and performing. Eaglesmith founded a band known as the Smokin' Losers. He later formed a group called both the Flying Squirrels and the Flathead Noodlers, switching the name to represent different styles of music. The Flathead Noodlers play bluegrass , while

140-496: A group of volunteers in 1972, the festival incorporated in 1975 at which time artists also began to be paid for performing. The event has always been multicultural, including Ukrainian, Indian, and Croatian Canadians at the first festival, and Indigenous artists since the third. Some of the highlights over the years: Festival artistic directors have included Scott Merrifield, Vickie McGauley, John Closs, Claude Faucon, Paul Loewenberg, and Max Merrifield. The Jackie Washington Award

168-1225: A l l i e , Amandine et Rosalie, Balaklava Blues, Begonia , Bombino , Born Ruffians , Bryden Gwiss Kiwenzie , Casper Skulls , Cassidy Houston, Celeigh Cardinal , Clay and Friends, David Laronde, Gurpreet Chana, Harvey King & The Grindstone, Hezekiah Procter & The Hash House Serenaders, Ian Tamblyn , Judy Collins , Julie Katrinette, Lemon Bucket Orkestra , Lex Leosis, Leyla McCalla, Lillian Allen , Myka 9, Paul Collins’ Beat, Rabbit & Bear Paws, Robert Paquette , Sharon & Randi, Spencer Burton , St. Paul & The Broken Bones, The New Pornographers , The Weather Station , Wax Mannequin , Zal Sissokho Ammoye , Tafari Anthony , Tessa Balaz, Les Bilinguish Boys, Cabiners, Mehdi Cayenne, The Cloves, Dubgee, Paul Dunn and David Lickley , Fembots , The Fitzgeralds, Angelique Francis , Teilhard Frost, G. R. Gritt , Heatstroke, Jeidei, Kalàscima feat. Andrea Ramolo, King Cardiac, Sam Klassik, Korea Town Acid , Léona, Let's Talk Science, Little Fingers Music, Kate Maki , Rodney Meilleur, Mountain City Four , Laura Niquay , Paji and Nyama Nyama Sound, Stéphane Paquette , Pop Machine, Zachary Richard , Richard Inman and

196-506: A nod to deadheads , who followed the Grateful Dead . He is known to tour extensively throughout Canada and the U.S. When Eaglesmith appears in solo performances, he bills himself as Fred J. Eaglesmith. In addition to his own albums, he frequently collaborated with the late Willie P. Bennett , a former member of Eaglesmith's band, who stepped down after a heart attack in early 2007. Eaglesmith publishes his own records. In 2010, Eaglesmith

224-1120: Is also awarded annually, named after one of the festival's founding members and given to individuals or groups for longstanding or exceptional service to the festival. CANO , Tom Rush , Stan Rogers Scott Merritt , Lauri Conger and Lorraine Segato , The Nylons , The Bop Cats, Joe Hall, Nancy White , Eritage, Shirley Eikhard , Richard Séguin , Robert Paquette , CANO , Paul Dunn, Daisy DeBolt , Jacko Chartrand James Keelaghan , Oscar Lopez , Tom Paxton , Josephine, Loreena McKennitt Ashley MacIsaac , Kashtin , Nadjiwan, The Wailing Aztecs, The Shuffle Demons , Stephen Fearing , Eric Nagler Blue Rodeo , Bob Wiseman , Universal Honey , Change of Heart , The Pursuit of Happiness , Bob Snider , Fred Eaglesmith , Pacande, The Wailing Aztecs, Nadjiwan, Les Chaizes Muzikales Bruce Cockburn , Natalie MacMaster , Rheostatics Mackeel, Buckwheat Zydeco , Grievous Angels , Kim Stockwood The Arrogant Worms , Rita Chiarelli , The Corndogs, Alun Piggins, Carlos del Junco , Konflit Dramatik , Ruby Craig, The Rockin' Highliners, Debbie Danbrook, Hank Engel and

252-420: Is presented each year for distinguished contribution to Northern Ontario 's cultural life. Past recipients have included Robert Paquette , Ken Whiteley , Daniel Bédard , Paul Dunn and Charlie Angus . The award is named for Jackie Washington , a blues musician who appeared at the festival 25 times between the festival's inauguration in 1972 and Washington's death in 2009. The Bernie Melanson Volunteer Award

280-465: The United Nations presented the city of Sudbury with an award to recognize the city's innovative environmental reclamation strategies. Blue-green algae blooms that can produce toxins may be present in the lake. Ramsey Lake now has a diverse population of fish, which includes walleye, northern pike, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, white sucker, pumpkinseed, and rock bass. Ramsey Lake was cited in

308-552: The Campfire Crew, Arkells , C.R. Avery, Les Barricades, BBBRTHR, Seth Bernard, Binaeshee-Quae, Black Bull Moose Singers, Bonsa, Aleksi Campagne , Canailles, Casper Skulls , David Cordero, Aron d'Alesio, Russell deCarle , Les Deuxluxes, Cécile Doo-Kingué, Matt Foy, Frank Deresti and the Lake Effect, Fresh Kils & Vekked, Jane's Party, Connie Kaldor , Doctor Nativo, Guitars Alive Quartet, Hellnback, Richard Inman, Iskwé , JoPo and

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336-540: The Campfire Crew, Chuck Roberts, The Rural Alberta Advantage , Sarah Jane Scouten, Shred Kelly, Tell It to Sweeney, Jacinthe Trudeau and Jeff Wiseman, Willows 46°28′36″N 80°59′32″W  /  46.47661°N 80.99211°W  / 46.47661; -80.99211 Ramsey Lake Ramsey Lake ( French : Lac Ramsey ) is a lake in Sudbury , Ontario , located near the city's downtown core. Until 2001, Ramsey Lake

364-966: The Canyon Daniel Lanois , Steven Page , Joel Plaskett , The Good Lovelies , The Hidden Cameras Serena Ryder , Kathleen Edwards , Buck 65 , Lynn Miles , Caracol , Elisapie , Swamperella, Cindy Cook Amélie, Annie Lou, Bustamento, Bruce Cockburn , Lemon Bucket Orkestra , Melbourne Ska Orchestra , Barry Miles , Stéphane Paquette , Red Moon Road, Crystal Shawanda , The Strumbellas , Tokyo Police Club , Wintersleep Fanny Bloom, Big Tobacco & The Pickers, Billy John & The Irish Wake, The Bombadils, Duncan Cameron, Cello Tales, J. P. Cormier , Quique Escamilla , Five Alarm Funk, Sarah Harmer , Hello Holiday, House of David Gang, Jayme Stone's Lomax Project , Kobo Town , Lee Harvey Osmond , Dan Mangan , Melbourne Ska Orchestra , Mimi O'Bonsawin, Lisa Marie Naponse, Le Paysagiste, Pistol George Warren, Les Poules à Colin, Adonis Puentes , Reuben and

392-1067: The Congregation, Bboy Redsky, Bixiga 70, Black Bull Moose Singers, La Bronze , Christian Cirelli, Dr. Tom's Travelling Medicine Show, M. D. Dunn, Ever-Lovin' Jug Band, Les Frérots Rochers, Stephanie Fyfe, Emmanuel Gasser, Louis-Philippe Gingras, Sarah King Gold, Nico Glaude, Joy Harjo , Hidden Roots Collective, The Jerry Cans , Jonathan Byrd and the Pickup Cowboys , Bryden Gwiss Kiwenzie , Mclean, Miss Sassoeur & Les Sassys, Mob Bounce, Music by Jake, No Reservations, Fred Penner , Dale Pepin, Plugged Nickel String Band, Quantum Tangle , Rabbit and Bear Paws, Jenny Ritter, Don Ross , Buffy Sainte-Marie , Samantha Martin and Delta Sugar, Andy Shauf , Nick Sherman , Ansley Simpson, Rae Spoon , Shotgun Jimmie , Annie Sumi, Leonard Sumner , Chris Thériault, Trad, A Tribe Called Red , Tuns , The Turbans, Whitehorse , Clayton Windatt, Yukon Blonde Afrikana Soul Sister, Afro Madness Drum Troupe, Alvvays , Andrew Queen and

420-811: The Dark , Scarlett Jane, Ben Sures , Tuba Boy, The Wild Geese Afrikelektro, The Amazing René, Bahamas , Mélanie Brulée, Collective Roots, Cindy Cook , Digging Roots , Brian Dunn, Paul Dunn, Fagroongala, Martine Fortin, Matt Foy, Anique Granger, Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra, Jennifer Holub, Les Hotêsses d’Hilaire, Hugh Jazz, François Lemieux, A. David MacKinnon, Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy , Kate Maki , Mandala, Minotaurs, Murder Murder, Orkestar Kriminal, Steven Page , Pretty Archie, Chuck Roberts, Sheesham & Lotus & Son, Frederick Squire , Jeff Stewart and Community Drums, Rose-Erin Stokes, Sun K, Dwayne Trudeau, Josh Turnbull, Union Duke Aerialists, The Ape-ettes, Barry Miles and

448-458: The Flying Squirrels play more folk and rock. His first self-titled album was released in 1980. Eaglesmith appeared in a 2001 television movie, The Gift . A typical Fred Eaglesmith show includes his music set between several lengthy between-song comic monologues by Eaglesmith. Topics in the past have included stories about crossing the U.S.–Canada border, Newfoundlanders, and some friends from an Indian reserve . His fans are known as "Fredheads",

476-573: The Hoosier Daddies, No Reservations, Darlene The Arrogant Worms , BeeBop Cowboys, Broche à Foin, Kevin Closs , Sarah Craig , Véronic DiCaire , Brian Dunn, Fred Eaglesmith , Grievous Angels , The Havocs, Colin James , Kingpins, Konflit Dramatik , Corb Lund , Kate Maki , Matapat, Mondo Idols, Ox , Pilate , Andy Stochansky , Sweetwater, The Wailin' Jennys , Verge Ron Sexsmith , Leahy , Blackie and

504-1387: The Rize, Julie and the Wrong Guys , King Abid, Kira May, The Keyframes, Édouard Landry, Abigail Lapell , Lisa Leblanc , Lee Harvey Osmond , Paul Loewenberg and Richard Mende, Pat Maloney, Mama's Broke, Rodney Meilleur, Mickey O'Brien, Murder Murder, NiLLa & Ghettosocks, Orlando Julius and Afrosoundz, Joel Plaskett and Bill Plaskett , Donné Roberts, Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet , Sheesham & Lotus & Son, Sulfur City, Team T&J, Mara Tremblay, Laetitia Zonzambé The Almighty Rhombus, Bedouin Soundclash , Boogat , Kevin Breit , Brooke Bruce, Basia Bulat , The Burning Hell , Duncan Cameron, Eric Clancy, Kevin Closs , Jean-Paul De Roover, Cris Derksen , Fred Eaglesmith and Tif Ginn , ECHLO, Nick Ferrio, Eva Foote, Half Moon Run , Haviah Mighty , Jennifer Holub, Jane's Party, Jennis, K'naan , Mélissa Laveaux , Céleste Lévis, Magoo, Mayhemingways, Rodney Meilleur, Hannah Shira Naiman, Safia Nolin , Oh Geronimo, Pop Mach!ne, William Prince , Rayannah, Sam Roberts , Shaky Stars, Sheesham & Lotus & Son, Al Simmons, Ansley Simpson, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson , Ben Sures , Trapment, David Dino White, Jojo Worthington, Zeus

532-609: The Rodeo Kings , Peter Case , Les Breastfeeders , Oh Susanna , Peter Elkas , Ox , Kim Barlow , Torngat Kate Maki , Old Man Luedecke , Nathan Lawr, Two Hours Traffic , Daniel Bélanger , Ian Tamblyn , David Francey , Miracle Fortress , The Sadies , Don McLean Serena Ryder , Bob Wiseman , Joel Plaskett , Jenn Grant , Bob Snider , Angie Nussey, Stéphane Paquette , J. P. Cormier , Norman Foote , Mr. Something Something Broken Social Scene , The Weakerthans , Lunch At Allen's , Ron Hynes , J. P. Cormier , Ladies of

560-963: The Western Canadian All-Stars, Tasheena Sarazin, Tom Savage, Sheesham & Lotus and Son, Sloan , The Soul Motivators, Spice Islands, Lloyd Spiegel, Steve and the Royal Motel, Jeff Stewart, Strumbellas , Adrian Sutherland , TEKE::TEKE , Blaine Thornton, Valdy , Martha Wainwright , Willow Switch, Zap Mama , Brock Zeman 2VPlus, The 555, Chanelle Albert and the Easy Company, Tim Baker , Johnny Bizness, Jully Black , Boogat , John-Paul Chalykoff and Baabii, Ricardo Chavez, The Cicadas, DJ Shub , Jamie Dupuis, Elephantshoes, Empty House, Evangeline Gentle, James Gray, Housewife, The Human Rights, Andrew Hyatt , July Talk , Kazdoura, Land Heart Song, Edouard Landry, Zachary Lucky, Mattmac, Lynn Miles , Moskitto Bar, Evalyn Parry , Dayv Poulin, Andrew Queen and

588-582: The William Ramsey boat tour, formerly the Cortina, of the lake several times daily during the summer. The city's Bell Park is also located nearby, and the Jim Gordon Boardwalk connects the two sites along the lakeshore. Laurentian University is also located near the lake's southern shore. Residential neighbourhoods immediately south of the lake are among the wealthiest in the city. On the eastern end of

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616-408: The lake's name, although some sources refer to it as "Ramsay"; different sources give the lake's name in both the "Lake Ramsey" and "Ramsey Lake" forms. Prior to the establishment of the modern city of Sudbury, the lake was known to the local Ojibwe population as Bitimagamasing , or "water that lies on the side of the hill". Science North is located on the southwest corner of the lake, and offers

644-481: The lake, Moonlight Beach is a popular recreational facility, and the Lake Laurentian Conservation Area is a large wilderness park which offers both recreational and environmental education programs. Ramsey Lake was also the site of one of the city's first major environmental reclamation projects. Due to air pollution problems in the area, the lake — which has few water flow outlets — was considered

672-542: The main festival, the organizing committee also sponsors concerts and other cultural events in the city throughout the year. During the festival weekend, a number of artists also perform downtown at the Townehouse. The festival is normally held on the first weekend in July. Most commonly held over three days from Friday to Sunday, the festival at various times in its history has also taken place over one, two or four days. Founded by

700-401: The modern television show Heroes . The body of Eden McCain was found there after her murder by the serial killer Sylar. The American scriptwriters erroneously placed it "100 miles out of Ontario". In fact, Sudbury is inside Ontario, 214 miles (344 km) north of Toronto. Fred Eaglesmith Frederick John Elgersma (born July 9, 1957), known by the stage name Fred Eaglesmith , is

728-487: Was disbanded in 2016 and they have been touring together as a duo since. Eaglesmith's songs have been included in the musical play, Dear Johnny Deere . The play was performed at the Charlottetown Festival in 2013. Tif co-produced and mixed Fred's 2017 album, Standard . Eaglesmith’s backing musicians often use band names which have included: The Flying Squirrels , The Smoking Losers (who also performed in

756-536: Was featured on the Late Show with David Letterman as the musical guest. He performed "Careless" from the album Cha Cha Cha . Starting 2012, performances were billed as the Fred Eaglesmith Travelling Steam Show and include opening songs performed by Bill Poss, The Ginn Sisters , and Tif Ginn . Fred co-wrote Tif's self-titled 2012 album with her, and the pair married in 2014. The backing band

784-518: Was listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's largest lake located entirely within the boundaries of a single city, but when the Regional Municipality of Sudbury was amalgamated into the current city of Greater Sudbury, Ramsey Lake lost this status to the larger Lake Wanapitei , approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the northeast. "Ramsey" is the correct spelling of

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