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About the Sasquatch Music Festival

Since the Summer of 1996, Brass Monkey Productions has organized an intimate concert / camping weekend in the great outdoors of Alberta.  Much like its namesake, the festival moves throughout the western Canadian wilderness with events held near Nordegg, Hinton, Brazeau Reservoir, Smoky Lake, Drayton Valley and Driftpile, AB.  In 2006, the Sasquatch Community Arts Society was established to carry on the festival’s activities.  Production, management and booking services continue to be handled by John Armstrong of Brass Monkey Productions.

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past Sasquatch Gatherings …

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Sasquatch Gathering 2022

July 26th to 28th at Metis Crossing

The Ancient Jammers
Ellen Braun
Chase the Bear
Wendy Gregson & Renee McLachlan
w/ Bonnie Gregory
Hewson Grey
Stella Johnson
Laurelle
Kimberley MacGregor Band
McGowan Family Band
Terry Morrison
Night Howl
Rellik
Mikhail Sherris
Tzadeka
Whyte Ave Womprats

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Sasquatch Gathering 2018
July 27 to 29 at Métis Crossing

and featured
Tippy Agogo
Arlo Maverick
Bad Buddy
Celeigh Cardinal Band
Bobby Dove
Echo Nebraska
Jay Gilday Band
King of Foxes
Major Funk & the Employment
Jim & Penny Malmberg
Ali McCormic
Nineca
Joe Nolan & the Dogs
Jen Paches
Wildwood
Dana Wylie Band

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Sasquatch Gathering 22
July 28th to 30th, 2017 at Rangeton Park, Alberta

and featured
Boogie Patrol
Buckman Coe
Jay Gilday
The Imaginarium

Nadine Kellman & the Black Wonders
Kitty & the Rooster
Kimberley MacGregor Band

Marina & the Specks

No Mothers
The OM Sound
The Party on High Street
Punch Drunk Cabaret
Raven She Hollers
Ben Spencer
This Way North
Twin Peaks
Tzadeka
Billie Zizi Trio

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Sasquatch Gathering 21 Blackjack ! 

July 22 to 24, 2016 at Rangeton Park

featuring
Duffy’s Puppets
Fanfare
Gadjo Collective
The Gibson Block
Thom Golub & Kirsten Elliott
Graham, Ladouceur, & Paches
The Grid Pickers
The Hillties
Isobel Trigger
Leaf Rapids
Nanise
Picture The Ocean
Post Script
REND
Revenge of the Trees
Songs from the Black Lodge
Justine Vandergrift Trio
We Used to be Friends
White Lightning
Mohsin Zaman

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Sasquatch Gathering XX
20th Anniversary
July 24th to 7 pm July 26th, 2015
at Rangeton Park

and featured
Tippy Agogo
A:Noyes
Backporch Swing
Wes Borg
Al Brant
Dale Ladouceur & the Broke Ensemble
Maria Dunn
Kevin Cook Quartet
Scott Cook & the Second Chances
Ganges Delta ft. Nitu Gopal Das Baul & Bill Bourne
John Gorham
Stephanie Harpe Experience
Hookahman
Steven Johnson
Nadine Kellman
Laurelle
Le Fuzz
Marystown
Mile Zero Dance
Ryland Moranz
Terry Morrison
One Big Bicycle
Jen Paches
Vince Sanregret
Mikhail Sherris
Rob Taylor
The Time Flies
The Wet Secrets
and more…

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Sasquatch Gathering Hey Nineteen !

July 25th to 27th, 2014 at Rangeton Park

Alex Vissia Band
Andrew Scott
Ariane Mahryke Lemire
Bardic Form
Billie Zizi
Bob Tildsley & the Humane Beings
Boosh
Cadence & Nathan
Cockatoo
Erin Ross
Jenie Thai
Jill Pollock
Ken Stead
Kimberley MacGregor Band
Lindsay May
Los Calaveras
Marshall Lawrence
McGowan Family Band
Michael Dunn
Mile Zero Dance
Motonogo
Nomasia
Princess Carrie Graham
River City Revue
Roschkov & Bordeaux
Skrunt Skrunt
Steven Johnson
The Frolics
The Time Flies
Three Sun Sea
Two Bears North

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Sasquatch Gathering 18 (and I like it)

July 26th to 28th, 2013 at Rangeton Park

and featured

Backporch Swing
Bardic Form
Geoff Berner
Blind Roots
Blue Belle Burlesque
Breezy Brian Gregg
Scott Cook
Mikul Dorsey
fl3m & Beta Decay
Shelley Foss
Daisy Blue Groff
Hank & Lily
Angela Healy
Sherry-Lee Heschel
I Am Machi
Steven Johnson
Jungal
Nadine Kellman
Laurel-Lee McLure
Mister Meister & the Shyster
Tony Olivares
The Party on High Street

Miss Quincy & the Showdown
River City Revue
Dan Silljer Band
Lisi Sommer
Jenie Thai
The Threads
The Time Flies
Wild T & the Spirit
dance components from Belly to Butoh to Burlesque
Visuals by Tim Folkmann
and much more…

visuals by Tim Folkman

site and stage installations by Parastra Intergalactic

and more

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Sasquatch Sweet Sixteen

July 22nd to 24th, 2011 at Rangeton Park

Featuring
Age of Reason
Michelle Boudreau
Bill Bourne
Paul Bromley
Ken Brown
Cockatoo
Ethan Collister
Kevin Cook Band
Tophie Davies
Flying Fox & the Hunter Gatherers
Breezy Brian Gregg
Steven Johnson
Nadine Kellman
Jason Kodie
The Low Flying Planes
Jim & Penny Malmberg
Nineca
Ol’ Smashy
The Time Flies
U22 
Song Circle
featuring Braden GatesRobert Mulder,
Jordan Norman & Alex Vissia
The Vibe Tribe

and visuals by Tim Folkmann

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Sasquatch Gathering XV

July 23rd to 25th, 2010 in Driftpile, AB

performers in order of appearance

Johnny Quazar & the Swingbots

Brian Gregg

Wendy McNeill

Boogie Patrol

Billie Zizi Gypsy Jazz duo

 The Time Flies

One Big Bicycle

The Vibe Tribe

Steven Johnson

Dale Ladouceur

Carrie Graham

Preston Williams

Shiloh Lindsey

Ethan Collister

Althea Cunningham

Doug Andrew & Circus in Flames

The McGowan Family Band

Tippy Agogo

 Kaley Bird

Al Brant

Brian McLeod

Ido Vander Laan

Le Fuzz

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14th annual Sasquatch Gathering
July 24th – 26th, 2009 in Easyford, AB

featuring:
Aroot’s Bazaar
Sarah Burton
Cockatoo
Kevin Cook Quartet
Scott Cook 
& the Long Weekends
Jesse Dee & Jacquie B
Barb Dwyer
Steven Johnson
Monica Lee Band
Low Flying Planes
Nineca
Of Breath
Ory No’Man
Eddie Patterson
& friends
Jill Pollock
Jan Randall
Random Order
The Time Flies
U-22:
Stephanie Bosch
Sophie Fairweather
Daniel Moir
Joe Nolan
Rhea March
Andrea Ramolo
The Vibe Tribe
Wajjo Drummers
plus 
site deco by
Parastra
people paint by
owlspotted
and more…
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Sasquatch Gathering Lucky 13

(2008) – Easyford, AB

Nineca

The Red Deers

Pacific Curls

Colleen Brown Band

Eryn Tempest Dance

Kris Demenor Band

The Zkary Monsters

drumocracy

Mile Zero Dance

The Time Flies

Jen Paches

Asani

The Vibe tribe

Shamik

Diginit

Dana Wylie Band

The Secretaries

Liz Mandeville & the Blue Points

Hank & Lily

Cort Delano

Tara Stadnyk

Jessica Heine

Arianne Mahryke

Backporch Swing
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Sasquatch Gathering 007 (shaken, not stirred)

2007 in Easyford, AB

Tippy Agogo
Anselmo
Backporch Swing
Bill Bourne & the Free Radio Band

Al Brant & Barry Nighswander
Captain Tractor Trio
Kevin Cook
Scott Cook
Current Swell
Kat Danser
Emaline Delapaix & the Delistocracy
Wendy DeMos
Don’t Mess with the Pony
Maria Dunn
FreeFlow
Tim Folkmann visuals
Le Fuzz
Jimmy Golden graphics
John Gorham
Hut Crew hut, oh hut
Steven Johnson
Laurelle & C-Note
Gary Lee poetry
LEO .fx
Melissa Majeau & Jonny Mericana
Mile Zero / KO Dance
Terry Morrison
Cam Neufeld
Odditory Presence
owlspotted people paint
One World Experience
Parastra
Prairie Tales 9
River’s Edge
Tom Roschkov
Shamik
The Sophmore Jakes
Mary Rankin massage
Tacoy Ryde
The Time Flies
Vibe Tribe tribal fusion belly dance
The Wafer Thin Mints

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Sasquatch Gathering 2006 – Easyford, AB

Laurelle & C-Note
Melissa Majeau & the Muse
Fabulous Bee Feeders
AA Sound System

SOCAN Foundation song circle
w/ Erin RossJohn Spearn & Trevor Tchir
Radiovacana
The Time Flies
Shamik
The Fates
Kevin Cook Trio
Bill Bourne

Gary Lee
SOCAN Foundation song circle
w/ Johnny EdenTim Harwill & Zoe

Prairie Tales
Mile Zero Dance
people paint by owlspotted
visual projections by Tim Folkmann
and site deco by Parastra

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Sasquatch X (2005) – Easyford, AB

SOCAN Foundation song circle
w/ John Spearin, Mary Rankin, Kris Gregersen & Kevin McGrath
We Are The Publik
The Release
The Blunt Skulls
Steven Johnson
Babe Lloyd & the Wheel of Meat
The Cormorants

Laurelle & C-Note
The Snoots
Retrofit Blues Band
potluck dinner at 6 pm
St. Thaneah & the Church of Sweet Cacophany
SOCAN Foundation song circle
w/ Terry Morrison, John Gorham, Tim Harwill Pruden & Lara Yule Singh
Cathy Kowalski Band
LEO .fx
The Stone Merchants
Tippy Agogo

Patsy Amico & Brian Gregg
songs circle / open stage
with Snoovy

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Sasquatch Music Festival 2004 – Nordegg, AB

John Wort Hannam
Dana Wylie
Ken Brown & friends
SMAC
Steven Johnson

Craig Shafer
Scott Cook & the Anglers
Brian Gregg & Patsy Amico
Backporch Swing
Kevin Cook & the Lemon Boys
Tippy Agogo & Bill Bourne

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Sasquatch Music Festival 2003 – Smoky Lake, AB

Citizen Band
w/ Ken Brown, Robert Clinton &
Jan Randall
Brian Champagne
Kevin Cook
Scott Cook & the Anglers
John Gorham
Brian Gregg & Patsy Amico
Greyhound Tragedy
Steven Johnson
Knee Deep in Grass
Everett LaRoi
Mike McDonald & the Broadband
Kevin McGrath
Wendy McNeill
Terry Morrison
Papa King
rootsmusicband
St. Crispin’s Chamber Ensemble
Craig Schaefer
SMAC
Thaneah
and
Enchanted Grotto visuals
by Tim Folkmann

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Sasquatch Music Festival 2002 – Smoky Lake, AB

Paul Bellows
Big Fuzzy
Ken Brown
Scott Cook & the Anglers
Maria Dunn
Thomas Frederick
Philip Jagger
Steven Johnson Trio
Kevin McGrath Project
Everett Laroi
Babe Lloyd
Carrie Robinson
Laura Vinson & Free Spirit
The Wowzers
and more
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Sasquatch Music Festival 2001 – Camp Brazeau, AB

The Chicken Snails
Valeri & Desi Dimchev (Bulgaria)
John Henry
Robin James Band
Toupey Luft (Calgary)
Terry Morrison Band
Cam Neufeld Connection
One Big Bicycle (Vancouver)
The Stone Merchants
The Time Flies
Carmaig de Forest (US)
Kris Demeanor (Calgary)
Kim Barlowe (YT)
Wendy McNeill
Dale Ladouceur
Babe Lloyd
and more
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Sasquatch Music Festival 2000 – Camp Brazeau, AB

Fiona Fieldwalker
GRRR
Harwill
Joel Kroeker Collective
Kevin Cook 
& the Skeleton Crew
Pedro Espi-Sanchis
The Time Flies
Terry McDade & friends
Ken Brown
the Ancestors
with Eddie Patterson
Nickelfinger
The Mavens
Alice the Goon
Greyhound Tragedy
 Jim Malmberg & Penny

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Sasquatch Music Festival 1999 – Camp Brazeau, AB

Ahlia

Alice the Goon

The Ancestors

Kerri Anderson

Big Fuzzy
Mike Binnendyk

Kenneth Brown

Kevin Cook

Terry Docherty
Donovan Monk

Stuart Eiriksson & Karen Davies

Fionna Fieldwalker

Shelley Foss

Thomas Frederick

Harwill

Lindsay Jane

Steven Johnson

Steve Loree

Jim Malmberg

Melissa Majeau

Kevin McGrath

Wendy McNeill

nickelfinger

Eddie Patterson

The Stone Merchants

The Swingin’ Ya Band with Gary Pon

Thaneah

The Time Flies
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Sasquatch Music Festival 1998 – Camp Brazeau, AB
 

Alice the Goon

The Ancestors

Kerri Anderson

Babelfish (Stuart Eiriksson & Karen Davies)

Al Brant & the Stone Merchants

Paul Bromley

Kevin Cook

Terry Docherty

Thomas Frederick Band

Kris Gregersen

Steven Johnson

Kevin McGrath

Wendy McNeill

Nickelfinger

Ben Spencer

The Swingin’ Ya Band

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Sasquatch Music Festival 1997

Athabasca Lookout Nordic Centre

Kerri Anderson
Babelfish
Bill Bourne
Kevin Cook
Maria Dunn
Kris Gregersen
Steven Johnson
Wendy McNeill & fiends
Terry Morrison
Ben Spencer
and the Swingin’ Ya Band
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Sasquatch Celebration 1996

Snow Creek Group Campground
Kerri Anderson
Al Brant & friends
Kevin Cook
Steven Johnson
Dale Ladouceur
Ben Spencer
The Swingin’ Ya Band
& Tapestry