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Lake Country害羞草研究所檚 second annual Winter Blues Festival helps people beat the mid-winter blahs

No R&B, no pop 害羞草研究所� just the blues.

For Lake Country害羞草研究所檚 cultural development coordinator, , there害羞草研究所檚 really no better way to chase away the mid-winter 害羞草研究所渂lahs.害羞草研究所�

And he says that害羞草研究所檚 the concept behind the .

Held at the Creekside Theatre in Lake Country, Donn害羞草研究所檚 popular event saw six impressive blues acts take over the community building for the second year in a row, and for the second year in a row, it sold out.

This year害羞草研究所檚 line-up included Papa Dawg,Vernon害羞草研究所檚 , Jim Byrnes, Sabrina Weeks and Kenny 害羞草研究所淏lues Boss害羞草研究所� Wayne with Sherman Doucette.

As a former president of Festivals Kelowna, and the man behind Kelowna害羞草研究所檚 New York New Years event, Canada Day concerts and Parks Alive, Donn admits, he knows a thing or two about pulling together a party 害羞草研究所� but even he was 害羞草研究所渟urprised害羞草研究所� by the success of the Winter Blues Festival.

That success, he added, has spurred him on as he begins planning next year害羞草研究所檚 festival, which will be headlined by the irrepressible .

Donn says he is also planning a Celtic Festival for 2019, and that will likely follow a similar format to the Winter Blues Festival.