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Lee Brice was the festival's headliner.
Darryl Coote/Postmedia Network
About 7,000 people converged in Lucknow last weekend for the village's largest event, the Lucknow Music in the Fields.
From Aug. 25-27, 2016 country music fans listened to some of Canada's and the USA's most popular country musicians.
PICTURED: Canada's own Dean Brody headlined the festival's Friday night.
Country stars shine
bright during Lucknow
Music in the Fields
Darryl Coote However, commerce wasn't the festi-
Postmedia Network val's main attraction; it was the music.
And it boasted heavy talent with the
Little sleep was had in the village of likes of American musicians Frankie
Lucknow the weekend of Aug 25-27, Ballard, Jason Blaine, The Lovelocks,
2016, as thousands of country music Tebey and Canadian fare Dean Brody.
fans flocked to the town for the 8th The headliner of the festival, though,
annual Lucknow Music in the Fields. was Lee Brice. When he took to the stage
Starting on Thursday, trailers rolled it seemed like most of the 7,000 people
into Lucknow to set up camp in the new estimated to have attended the three-day
Graceland camping site off Walter music festival were in the crowd.
Street, which was bought for this year's There was even a surprise proposal
festival to accommodate its rapid during Brice's set that saw the American
growth in popularity by organizing musician perform a ballad as the newly
group the Kinsmen Club of Lucknow & engaged couple danced on stage.
District. And when it was over, the trailers
And once the festival kicked off rolled out of town and as of Sunday
Thursday afternoon the festival grounds afternoon Graceland was practically
was a showing of cowboy boots and empty, festival grounds, too. Lucknow
hats, sundresses and cut-offs as far as rocked with country for the weekend
the eye could see. and can now rest up for next year's festi-
There was an assortment of food stalls val, which will raise the hamlet from its
and vendors on the festival grounds that slumber for another rocking showing.
offered beaver tails, sausages and pizza, All proceeds from the weekend will
and shops that sold leather goods, belt go back to support the local community
buckles and other country music through community project, initiatives
staples. and organizations.
A young couple dance while listening to music from the secondary stage
Saturday night.
RETIREMENT AND
WELCOME RECEPTION
The Clinton Family Health Team
Clinton Physicians
Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance
Clinton Public Hospital Foundation
The Community of Central Huron
Help us say thank you to Dr. Maarten Bokhout
And welcome to Dr. Kyle Armstrong
Join us at the reception on
September 13, 2016 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Central Huron Community Complex
Libro Community Hall