This week on Radio 2 Drive we get Up Close with two of the artists that will be performing at this year's Live at Squamish music festival. The festival runs from August 24 to 26.
 
The two artists we are getting Up Close with this week on Drive are Kathleen Edwards and The Sheepdogs.
 
The Sheepdogs take the stage on Saturday night. Here they are in their Up Close session that took place on the week that they were featured on the cover of Rolling Stone.
 
 
Being a born and raised in Southern Ontario person I have no reference point on how cool it would be to go to a festival in Squamish. I'm used to my festivals taking place on really flat ground with not much in the way of scenery other than the bands. Great music and stunning surroundings sound like a pretty awesome combination.
 
It seems that the best way to experience Live at Squamish is to make it a camping trip. The festival has made hundreds of camp sites available on the ground of the local high school, with the school only being a short walk to the festival and modern amenities like a McDonalds, A&W and 7/11 this seems like the place to be.
 
If you like to camp in style then Live at Squamish has just the thing for you, they call is Glamping. If you choose this option you get to set up camp in the back stage area of the Garibaldi Stage and if you want to make your camp site even more glam there is a $500 prize for the best decorated tent.
 
This year's festival is being headlined by The Tragically Hip on Saturday and City and Colour on Sunday and has an eclectic line-up that includes folks like The Rural Alberta Advantage and Wintersleep.
 
Kathleen Edwards takes to the stage on Sunday. Here she is performing "Change the Sheets", recorded live for CBC Music.

 
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posted by Ron Skinner on Jul 27, 2012