Lose Yer Shoes 2000 ... Northern Lights and Shooting stars graced the skies on Friday night after Basically Blues blue us away with a really hot set of blues mixed with funk and jazz that got everyone up on their feet! The light show began during their set and got into full gear around 2 a.m. It didn't stop till, well I went to bed at 4:30 and it was still going strong!

Saturday was a cracker day with the sun cooking everyone and the bands cooking on stage! Solo artists Louise Kent and Adam Scott provided the folk stage singer-songwriter element and great bands gave us amazing original music and eclectic hybrids of every style imaginable. (See below for a full list of performers) The tie dye workshop got underway as Brother Ed of Whole Hearted Hemp Co. helped folks put a little colour into their lives. Caution Jam finished the night in fine form, although it was considered too short a set by most (1 hour and 20 mins). Campfire jams took over and led the way to Sunday...

Sunday started a little behind schedule, as expected and Gospel Hour got underway at about 11 a.m. Bob Froese, Rosemary Holland, Dar and Tom sang God's praises for a full hour and then there was a break as our friend Suzy V. led a yoga workshop (see link below). To follow in the spiritual vein, Yellow Butterfly (Darlene Legault) treated us to some of her original songs. Soon Bob Richardson hit the stage with some good ol' John Prine, Bob Dylan and Hank Williams style attitude. Tom and friends cooked a few numbers and then the Biodegradables took over as well as a few participants in the open stage.

Thanks to our sponsors who made LYS 2000 possible:

Rock 95, Lakeland Brewery (Gravenhurst home brew facility), Muskoka Cottage Brewery (brewers of Muskoka Cream and Muskoka Steam Beers), Muskoka Containerized Services (who recycle everything from styrofoam to soya milk boxes), Pizzaville (Bracebridge Plaza), Zellers (Bracebridge), Muskoka Natural Foods (suppliers of organic produce, health foods and vitamins to the Bracebridge area), Drenth's Independent Grocers, M & M Meats (who have great veggie burgers by the way), Great Canadian Bagel Co, Bracebridge Printing, Whole Hearted Hemp (see the link on the Folkin' Blues main page below).

Here is a complete schedule of events as they took place Aug. 11, 12, 13 2000:

FRIDAY NIGHT

7:30 Folkin' Blues

8:30 Jam

10:00 Basically Blues

11:20 End

Aurora Borealis and Meteor Showers, light show compliments of God

SATURDAY

Emcee Jed Hiltz

12:30 Folkin’ Blues - Jazz in the park with Jed Hiltz

1:30 Canadian Folk Workshop: Adam Scott, Steve Porter, Yellow Butterfly, Les Garant

2:00 Old Tyme Workshop: Hokum Blues, Slack Jaw McGraw, Ginger Graham

3:00 Muskoka Spirit Workshop: Jed Hiltz, Louise Kent, Matt Ruttan

Emcee Ginger Graham

4:00 Adam Scott

5:00 Louise Kent

5:45 Trail Poets

6:30 Hokum Blues

7:30 Steve Porter

8:30 Mer

9:30 Slack Jaw McGraw

10:30 Caution Jam

11:45 End

SUNDAY

11:00 Gospel Hour (Bob Froese, Tom Kremer, Yellow Butterfly, Rosemary Holland)

12:00 Yoga workshop by Suzy V.

1:00 Yellow Butterfly

1:45 Bob Richardson

2:15 Open Stage

3:15 Tom and Friends

3:45 Biodegradable Band

4:30 End

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