Search for festival artists begins

The annual search for emerging Northern Ontario artists to play at Northern Lights Festival Boréal (NLFB) will take place April 4 and 5.

New groups, songwriters, spoken word artists or musicians who are working on something exciting can apply for a paid gig at the festival, which will be held July 4, to 6. Visit the festival website at www.nlfbsudbury.com   to download an application form.

Auditions for bands and large ensembles will be held April 4 at the Townehouse Tavern on Elgin Street from 8 pm to 11:30 pm.

Performers of any age can take part in the auditions, but members of the audience must be of legal drinking age. Admission for the night is $5. The Cloggs, a three-piece blues band from Ottawa, will perform after the auditions, stated a news release.

Auditions for acoustic groups, singer/songwriters and spoken word artists will take place  April 5 at the new festival office, located at 19 Grey St., Suite 3 (behind the Townehouse). Auditions will take place from 6 pm to 10 pm. A voluntary donation of $5 is the suggested admission.

NLFB staff and board members will welcome friends of the festival and members of the media at an  Open House on April 5 beginning at 5 pm. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about this year's festival, find out about volunteer opportunities and see the new office, nestled in Sudbury's arts district, stated the news release.

NLFB is proud to present the finest in music and art each summer at Bell Park. The festival has a reputation for offering interesting music including traditional, modern, Francophone, aboriginal, world-beat, bluegrass, alt-country, jazz, blues. folk, reggae, ska and  more.

For more information contact Sandra Harris, executive director at 674-5512 or visit http://www.nlfbsudbury.com .
Visit The Coggs website at http://www.myspace.com/thecoggs .