Andy
Ian, Dan and Kim
As House Band we also backup several guest performers on our Little Big Stage...
Our first performer of the weekend was Payton,
she wowed the crowd and she's only 10 years old.
Here's Kim with Payton's proud Mom and Dad
Dan, Kim, Bruce, performer Natasha Zimbaro and Andy
Andy and Natasha on the big screen
Kimberly and Natasha
Bev Mahood and Natasha
Shane Yellowbird and Natasha
Sugarland on the main stage to our left
Dierks Bentley put on a great show
Dierks on the big video screen
Hank Williams Jr. headlined on Friday night
The Majestic Ian Paxton
The Amazing Andy Smyth
The Incredible Dan Hare
and Krazy Kimmy Kat Baskerville
Performer Kristal Barrett and friend
Dan with our favourite lightman, Brain
Michael, Neil, Brain and Andy
Andy, Kristal and Dan
Kristal and Kimmy
Performer Dorian Hare
Watch a clip of Dorian onstage
Dorian snags himself a TV interview
Dorian's proud mom Lynette and his girlfriend Lisa
with friend
Kim with Rocko Vaugeois
Andy in our "backstage" area
Our bassist for the weekend the one and only Bruce Morrison
Mark Kenny from the Nick Gilder Band and Andy
Kimmy Kat with Kiana Passmore
Kim with Ian's sis Janice and bro-in-law Lance
Dan, Andy, our soundman Mike, Ian, Janice and performer Cynthia Leigh-Ann
Bruce and Andy
Bruce on the main stage with Rick Tippe
Cynthia Leigh-Ann and Kimberly
Cynthia and Andy
Andy, Cynthia and Dan
Performer Shelby Noble with Kimberly
Shelby, Andy and Bruce
Kim, Dan, performer Kate Hayward and Andy
Performer Jason Thomas
The whole gang with young Payton
Brett of the LongRiders Band
Chandra, Brett from the LongRiders Band and Jacqueline
Hey, nice T-shirt, Chandra
Merritt has a reputation for "out of control" behavior....
Greg Holiday, soundmen Mike and Geoff
Da Boyz
Rick and part of Lynette's head
The band with Tracey Stephenson-Olson
Kim, Emily and Natasha brave the elements...
Performer Art Pruce
Michael, Neil and Brain enjoying Dierks Bentley
Andy performing a magic trick
Kim and Ray
Marv, Kimmy Kat and Grizz
Ian and Kim
* * *
We had the pleasure of backing up the BC Talent Search finalists on the Beverage Garden Stage
Contest organizer Annie Andrews
Geoff Morris
Andy
Geoff Morris rocks with Andy
Emily Adams
Melissa Prefontaine
Dan
Rick Voisey
Emcee Greg Holiday
Rachel Manley
Randi MacMillan
Christine Woodington and Kathrine Worsfold
Kevin Doerksen
A couple of hot tamales baking in the sun...
Monica Russell with Andy
Annie Andrews
Roger Schmidt
This is how you feel after the 18th performer in a row...
And the overall contest winner was.......... Gentleman Joe Baumann!!
(he won about $10,000 worth of prizes)
and a hug from Kimmy
and a half backflip with round-off.... or something
Andy, Joe and Dan
The camping area - Neil, Brain, Brett, Bruce, Michael and Dan
Lisa, Janice and Lance
Tony and Lynn
* * *
And, of course, the River
Ian psychs himself up for the famous Merritt River dip
Ready.... set....
Aaaaah.....
The Majestic Ian Paxton surveys his realm
Kimmy Kat gets her tippytoes wet
.... it's been a hot, windy, dusty four days and this feels reeeeeal nice
(put yer mouse over this pic)
Thanks to Don Adams and all at the Merritt office,
check back here soon, more pics coming.