The Observer asked: Where are you from and what brought you to the Roots and Blues Festival?
The Observer walked the fairgrounds at the 27th annual Roots and Blues Festival in Salmon Arm and asked festival goers where they were from and what brought them to the festival. Here are some of those responses.
āIām from Vancouver and this is probably my sixth or eighth year of being here itās just the best festival.ā - Monique HazizaāIām from Rossland British Columbia and Iāve been here a number of years. Itās a great festival, itās nice and relaxed ā low key. Thatās the reason we come back.ā - Vic BuhlerāIām from Āé¶¹AV, originally from Golden and Iāve been coming coming here since I was probably 14, so Iām hooked.ā - Leila VincentāIām from Kamloops and my family has been coming for a number of years, itās tradition.ā -Delda TessovitchāIām from the area of Clearwater and the family loves festivals so we hit a different one every year.ā - Tyson Lutka
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