[BCMA] Fwd: Yeeha! Barkerville's 2nd annual Cowboy and Drover Jubilee kicks up its heals (for the fourth time)

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Subject: 	Yeeha! Barkerville's 2nd annual Cowboy and Drover Jubilee 
kicks up its heals (for the fourth time)
Date: 	Wed, 5 Sep 2012 13:32:29 -0700



*_For Immediate Release_*

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*Yeeha! Barkerville’s 2^nd annual Cowboy and Drover Jubilee kicks up its 
heals (for the /fourth/ time)*

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*September 5, 2012 (Barkerville, BC) – *From the earliest 19th-century 
goldfield cattle-drives to the square dance fervor of the 1940s and 
‘50s, Barkerville has been proud to play venue to more than 100 years of 
cowboy culture. This September 7th to 9th, the historic town will honour 
that century of cowboy music, spoken word, and dance at the 2^nd annual 
/Cowboy and Drover Jubilee/.

“Actually, to say this is only the second Cowboy and Drover/festival/ 
that Barkerville has hosted over the past decade may be a bit 
misleading,” said Fairli.th Harvey, Barkerville’s Special Events 
Coordinator. “Newman and Wright Theatre Company, who produce 
Barkerville’s acclaimed Theatre Royal, started the whole thing off very 
successfully with the/End of the Trail Cowboy Festival/ in 2005 and 2006.

“After a few of years’ hiatus, Barkerville and the Theatre Royal 
partnered last year with our newly dubbed /Cowboy and Drover Jubilee/, 
and we’re excited to announce that this coming weekend, September 7^th 
to 9^th , is the 2^nd annual celebration of the festival’s new moniker. 
Last year’s /Jubilee/ was also a tremendous success, and we are really 
looking forward to this year’s event.”

The weekend-spanning /Jubilee/ starts Friday, September 7th with 
registration for the 2nd annual “Northern Star” amateur singing 
competition (sponsored by Prince George radio station 97fm The Wolf) 
made available from 9:30am until 3:00pm at Barkerville’s Visitor 
Reception Centre, along with general information about /Jubilee/ 
activities.

An informal “welcome” party at the House Hotel Saloon kicks off Friday 
at 7:00pm, with open-mic music and several special guest performances 
slated throughout the evening. Admission to the party is free (as is 
entrance to Barkerville after 3:00pm) and food and beverage will be 
available for purchase at the House Hotel.

“Northern Star” registration will also be available from 9:30am until 
noon at the Visitor Reception Centre on Saturday, September 8^th , and 
at 11:00am an official Jubilee opening ceremony will take place near the 
big canvas tent at the front end of town.

Under that same tent at 12:00 noon a round of cowboy poetry will hold 
court until 1:00pm, and guests are encouraged to take the stage with 
poems of their own - if the spirit so takes them.

“Cowboy poetry grew out of a tradition of improvised composition carried 
on by workers on cattle drives and ranches in the mid to late-1800s,” 
said Harvey. “After a hard day’s work these /drovers/, or cowboys as we 
now call them, would gather around campfires and entertain one another 
with stories and folk songs.

“We’re aiming to keep that tradition alive here in Barkerville, and 
invite our guests to join in the fun.”

>From 11:30am until 3:00pm Saturday there will also be a variety of 
musical performances by familiar cowboy troubadours like Allen Christie, 
Ed Wahl, and Gordie West, as well as entries by the “Northern Star” 
contestants and a few surprise guests at three /Jubilee/ music stages – 
Barkerville’s Methodist Church, Kelly Saloon, and the House Hotel.

The official “finals” of the “Northern Star” competition will take place 
at 3:15pm on Saturday at the Methodist Church, and the winner will be 
invited to participate in a /Cowboy and Drover Showcase/ revue, 
featuring all of Barkerville’s musical guests, at 4:30pm on the stage of 
the Theatre Royal.

Saturday night at 9:00pm there will be a boot-stompin’ cowboy dance at 
the Community Hall in nearby Wells, BC, featuring Allen Christie and his 
band, and at 11:00am on Sunday, September 9^th , Gordie West will host a 
“Cowboy Church” service at St. Saviour’s, built in 1869.

“Whether you ride, play, sing, dance, or just like to whoop it up on the 
trail from time to time, Barkerville is /the /place to be September 7th 
to 9th,” said Harvey. “Thanks in large part to a dedicated group of 
cowboy culture enthusiasts, as well as our Community Supporters 
Barkerville Gold Mines Limited and Quesnel’s Sandman Hotel, the 2^nd 
(ish) annual/Cowboy and Drover Jubilee /is a great addition to 
Barkerville’s 150^th anniversary fall season.”

For more information about Barkerville’s Cowboy and Drover Jubilee, or 
any of the National Historic Site’s 150^th anniversary special events, 
please visit www.barkerville.ca/events.htm 
<http://www.barkerville.ca/events.htm>.

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james.douglas at barkerville.ca

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