About Tamarack’s Sound Fest (ft. Kayla Bellerson)
Looking to soak up some rays, grab a bite, and enjoy some live music? Check out ‘Tamarack Presents Sound Fest’ at Found Fest! Come hang out at Light Horse Park on July 10 and 11 for a Métis-led celebration of food, music, and art from! Curated by musician Tamarack Cunningham and featuring lead artist bb iskwew, this two-day event situates Métis and Indigenous culture in a broader cultural context. Relax, catch some tunes, learn embroidery, and buy local art between sets! FREE/NO TICKET REQUIRED!
Music Schedule!
FRIDAY JULY 10
1:00pm Brianna Lizotte and Ethan Graves
2:00pm kirmeve
3:00pm Tamarack Cunningham Solo
4:00pm Quiet Talkers
5:00pm Loud in the Pines
6:00pm Barrio 780 Trio
SATURDAY JULY 11
1:00pm Brianna Lizotte and Ethan Graves
2:00pm Matthew Cardinal
3:00pm Glitter Rat
4:00pm Tamarack Cunningham with Band
5:00pm Frequency Modulation
6:00pm Jam!
Know Before You Go!
PLAIN LANGUAGE DESCRIPTION: Tamarack’s Sound Fest is a two-day music and art event curated by musician Tamarack Cunningham and featuring artist Kayla Bellerose (bb iskwew).
AUDIENCE EXPERIENCE: The performance will take place in the centre Light Horse Park. There will not be seating available beyond open grassy spaces and park benches. You are welcome to bring patio/camping chairs or blankets to sit on and view the music. Or, you can stand, move around, and dance however you’d like.
AGE RATING: All Ages!
VENUE ACCESS NOTES: The show will be set up in the centre of Light Horse Park, between Gateway Blvd and Calgary Trail. There will be no seating added to the park for the performance, but there is plenty of green space. Look for wayfinding signs and the Found Festival information tent!
Creative Team!
Curator and Performer: Tamarack Cunningham
Lead Artist: Kayla Bellerose (bb iskwew) is a sakâw nehiyaw iskwew and Métis multi-disciplinary artist originally from Slave Lake in Treaty 8 territory, and is currently based in amiskwacîwâskahikan (Beaver Hills House), Edmonton, Treaty 6 territory. Kayla’s family ties are to Bigstone Cree Nation and Sawridge Cree Nation.
The stylistic linework of plant life throughout bb iskwew’s work is rooted in learning cree plant knowledge and is influenced by her family’s beadwork designs and stories. Through the mediums of muralism, beadwork, illustration, and photography, bb iskwew hopes to share visual medicine with the world and contribute to a collective healing and restorative future. Themes portrayed throughout bb iskwew’s murals are rooted in matriarchy, mother earth, and stories shared with her from the community.
Palestinian Tatreez Workshop Facilitator: Danielle Jabbor is a Palestinian, Syrian, and Jordan third culture multidisciplinary artist striving to create spaces where young people feel supported, inspired, and encouraged to grow.
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