Priorpalooza Music Festival

Name: Aerik Watson

Hometown: Renfrew, ON
Genre: Country, Rock, 60s, 70s, 80s, and more.

Bio: Aerik is a solo act, playing songs from multiple genres, eras and artists, including his own original material. His live performances include a mix of multiple instruments, technology and pre-recorded tracks to make his one-man show sound like a full band performing. Aerik was a performer with bands in the Ottawa and Toronto areas in the early 90s and 2000s, but has been a solo artist since returning to the Valley in 2018.

https://facebook.com/aeriksmusic

https://aerikwatson.com

https://www.instagram.com/aerikwatson/

https://www.youtube.com/@AerikWatson

https://open.spotify.com/artist/6h8K2ay2Z1dANKl7Pv3QGX

Hometown: Toronto

Genre: Country/Rock/Acoustic

Bio: Start with the storytelling, emotion, and big harmonies from musical theatre, add a blend of pop, rock, & country, and put it together with a blast of energy on stage and you get the award-winning Canadian country duo Broadtree. Combining energetic stage performance with character driven songwriting, they have created a unique pop-country sound that has earned them three #1 singles in Canada on the Indie Country Countdown, over 2M streams, and recently winning the 2023 Arts Acclaim Award for their breakout year. 

https://linktr.ee/broadtree

https://instagram.com/broadtreemusic

https://youtube.com/broadtreemusic

Hometown: Arnprior  

Genres: Mostly rock and alternative rock but also a bit of country

Bio: We are a teen band from Arnprior that have been together for about four years now. We started out as a garage band at Main Street School of Music as we all took lessons there and decided to continue playing together as a band and play at different events and fundraisers in the area. We always have lots of fun playing together and it is always very rewarding seeing how much everyone enjoys hearing us play after all the hard work we put into it. 

Instagram - @therealcosmiccows

Facebook - @Cosmic Cows

Hometown: Ottawa

Genre: Progressive Bluegrass

Bio: The Gladsome Gentlemen is a progressive bluegrass band formed by four of Ottawa’s most seasoned pickers. Joe McDonald (guitar, vocals) Trevor Lubin (mandolin, vocals) Dylan Watts (guitar) and Duncan Reitbeock (Bass) play a mixture of original and traditional tunes with a modern gladsome twist. They are considered Ottawa’s happiest bluegrass band and when paired with their thoughtful songwriting, intricate instrumentals and virtuosic picking they are a delight to catch live. 

https://www.facebook.com/p/The-Gladsome-Gentlemen 

Hometown: Arnprior, ON

Bio: Your musicians for the night are Vicki Brittle and Adam Awmi. Vicki Brittle is a Canadian Singer-Songwriter raised in Arnprior with many gigs across Eastern Ontario. Vicki can be found on Spotify, Apple Music, Instagram, and Facebook. 

https://www.facebook.com/vickibrittlemusic/ 

Hometown: Terri-Lynn Mahusky (Renfrew, ON), Sherryl Fitzpatrick (Ottawa, ON), Anna Ludlow (Antigonish, NS), Karen Steven (Scotland)

Genre: Canadian Fiddle Music

Bio: The Women of Fiddle are a fresh, energetic and versatile group who can set the tone for an up close, intimate performance or scale things up to entertain audiences in any type of venue.  Celebrating the influence of women in fiddle for generations and influenced by many different genres of music, this multi award nominated and winning quartet highlights the diversity of fiddle music within Canada by playing traditional music and dance from our past and present. The quartet are: Anna Ludlow, Antigonish, NS from the Toronto production of “Come From Away” and Juno nominee for DRUM, Karen Steven, fiddle champion and recording artist from Scotland, Terri-Lynn Mahusky who is a champion fiddler and step dancer from Renfrew, ON and ECMA nominated fiddler/pianist Sherryl Fitzpatrick from Ottawa, ON. In addition to their tasteful selections, their show wouldn’t be complete without highlighting their beautiful voices singing songs from their native provinces. They take you on a journey down memory lane by playing lively jigs and reels from the East Coast of Canada and Scotland, music from the Don Messer Days and Quebecois all music from their heritage.

Social Media:

Website:  https://sherrylfitzpatrick.com/wp/womenoffiddle/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61574240927695

Beer - Cold Bear Brewing Co.

Liquor and Mixed Drinks - Dunrobin Distilleries 

Cider - Farmgate Cider 

• No alcohol, smoking or vaping
• No camping
• Pets must be kept on their leash
• No open air burning or charcoal BBQs
• Where BBQs are permitted, only CSA approve propane BBQs are allowed
• No littering or dumping
• No motor vehicle access inside park space (other than parking lots)

View all park details at Arnprior.ca/Parks