WELCOME TO THE SWAMP CARNIVAL
WILLOW ISLAND WILL FEATURE A COLLECTION OF GAMES, EXPERIMENTS AND SHENANIGANS UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF THE FIRST ANNUAL SWAMP CARNIVAL. CHECK OUT WHAT THIS MOTLEY CREW OF SCIENTISTS, ARTISTS AND ROGUES HAVE IN STORE FOR AUDIENCES OF ALL AGES
CARNIVAL RUNS ON WILLOW ISLAND
August 31 & September 1, 2-5pm
SWAMPY VISIONSHOSTED BY: Allan Dotson
Documentation kits available to explore the island and submit your own creature sightings to an emergent gallery of unusual flora and fauna. Draw all 5 prompts to be eligible to win big!
Allan Dotson was born in the swamp, travelled the world, and has been creating interactive art experiences for Regina galleries, libraries, schools, and festivals for over 20 years. He is currently hard at work completing the 2nd volume of his Critters graphic novel, and is probably drawing a swamp monster right now. In his secret identity, he teaches the next generation of young superhumans to use their powers for good, in his shape-changing danger room at Prairie Sky School. instagram/maycontainmonkeys, allandotson.threadless.com, critters.webcomic.ws |
2 PATCH PIROUETTEHOSTED BY: 2 Patch the Pirate (aka Piper Burns)
A large spinning wheel. Traditional gambling type game. Players select one of four options on the wheel. Each pays 4/1.
Your host 2 Patch, is a former pirate taxi operator, now retired due to shipwreck which caused the need for 2 eye patches and thus lost pirate taxi licence. At the end of his road 2 Patch turns to the carney life, a world built on second chances. |
GROWCHET (GROW-KAY)HOSTED BY: Sir Reginald Resabrghrsstrafeh (aka William Bessai Saul)
The game is Croquet, albeit with a twist. At the event's genesis, there will be some number of novelty decorated wickets set up in an arrangement, which guests are invited to pass the ball through in the regular way. However, completion of this gauntlet shall be rewarded by the opportunity to design an entirely new wiqueght to then place at the end of the course; thus in victory leaving one's mark upon the defeated challenge, whilst reforging it yet more perilous for future contenders. Thusfore, liken a classic game of Centipede, the Croquette course grows ever longer the more people participate, the fun increasing exponentially, until it eventually snakes across the whole Island. In this exercise, the children can hope to learn: the noble sport of Croquet, intuitive principles of trigonometry, the counting of points and sequences, creative expression through wicket design, and a lesson in game theory concerning the spiteful screwing over of your successors by putting your wicket in an inconvenient spot.
Sir Reginald Resabrghrsstrafeh is a gentleman industrialist and explorer who has dedicated his life's exploits and considerable fortune to the cause of science. He was born in 1876, the fifteenth son to the 9th Earl of Regina. He inherited the name of Reginald and the deeds accompanying it six years later, following his father's tragic death by rat poison accident. Sir Reginald was knighted for his discovery of France in the course of his 1926 expedition to repatriate his missing crystal ashtray. Sir Reginald holds twenty-five PhDs in Science and Beerology from the University of South Wascanaborough, a prestigious non-accredited institution which he also founded. In 2021, Sir Reginald was killed by a flock of subversive geese and presumed dead, until discovered at his remote field laboratory to merely be a ghost. His condition is currently in remission. Sir Reginald is currently working to compile the first complete bottomographical map of Willow Island's interior. In the course of his surveying expeditions, he also hopes to make a taxonomical study of the island's unique wildlife, including the capture of its mythical algae monster. |
DOCTORS OF SWAMP: MUSICAL BINGOHOSTED BY: Dr. Rae Beausoleil (aka Rachel Broussard)
Earn a PhD in Swamp Musicology! Players will receive a bingo card with the names of marshland musicians with swampy songs. Dr. Beausoleil will play a segment of a song, and contestants will guess the musician on their BINGO card. The same rules as regular BINGO apply in order to win the game!
Dr. Rae Beausoleil traversed the world's swampiest places to bring you the finest selection of marshy musicians. Whether they be born on the bayou or serenading their favourite salinas, these artists are here to make you say "BINGO"! And more swampy surprises TBA... |
STONED GROOVE BOOGIE BANDThe Stoned Groove Boogie Band is a four piece rhythm & blues / rock n soul group laying down a mix of originals and covers. You best get up to get down cus this gang came to make a bang.
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MUSTAFA TARIQ
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SEAHAGSThe Seahags are an old-timey country garage band from Saskatchewan! They’ve been a staple in the Saskatoon music scene since 2010. Nowadays, The ‘Hags like to refer to themselves as a special event band for hire. The band is a six-piece made up of two nurses, two social workers, a lab scientist, and an agriculture researcher. Think Carter Family mixed in with The Shaggs with a bit of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Join these Honky Tonk Angels as they hang up their hats, loosen their belts and play a few tunes for you after a long week we’re sure you’ve all had.
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CURE KITCHEN + BAR, AUG 31
SHOW STARTS AT 9, $15 @ THE DOOR, 19+
SADIE HAWKINSSadie Hawkinz is a femme punk trio from Regina, SK. Inspired by 90's grunge and riot grrrl, their aggressive girl punk is an unfiltered reflection of femininity, misogyny, and identity. Get loud, get angry, and remember-- SADIE HAWKINZ IS THE UGLIEST GIRL IN TOWN.
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CHEAP HEATLean & mean riff rock from Regina.
Cheap Heat know this town all too well, and their songs serve as both celebrations and lamentations of the people and places within it. They probably also know your Mom or Dad, and might ask you what they’re up to these days. As far as asses go, these guys are the baddest. |
TEBBY AND THE HEAVYTebby & The Heavy are a rock band formed in 2022 from Edmonton, Alberta. The trio blends a heavy wall of sound influenced by psychedelia and shoegaze, the playfulness of surf and sardonic temperament of grunge.
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MR JAYMr. Jay earned his Masters in Vibeology from the University of Creation. His fascination with nightlife and the activities we do under moonlight drive much of his passion. By blending rhythms and sounds from various cultures, Mr. Jay not only tells a unique story, but crafts an uptempo and energetic experience for his listeners.
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WILLOW ISLAND - SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 1
FERRY STARTS AT 1:30PM, $50 or with Festival pass, all ages
ISLAND HOST: SEAN DUNHAMSean Dunham is a writer, singer, actor, performer, ribbon dancer, synchro swimmer and co-host of the CJTR radio show and podcast Spoiler Alert! He is so pleased to be back at Swampfest and trodding the slimy pier boards once more.
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SUNSET EMBASSYSunset Embassy kicks out urban prairie rock jams with sounds from the 80's/90's vibing on today's feelings. Pulling inspiration from artists such as The Breeders, Patti Smith, and the Indigo Girls, Sunset Embassy is fronted by two Indigenous women: Anishinabe guitar player and songwriter Jori Cachene (she/her), and Cree vocalist Sophie Littlechief Carteri (she/her), and is rounded out by three queer musicians: bassist Charity Marsh (she/her), keyboardist Jaecy Bells (she/her), and drummer Collette Parks (they/them). Sunset Embassy seeks to diversify the music scene in Saskatchewan and beyond.
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KIP LILYBased out of Edmonton, singer-songwriter Kelsey McMillan is joined by bassist Reid Thiel and drummer Luke Breiteneder to form Kip Lily, an alt-folk trio. Their music is rough and scratchy like tree bark, innocent like you were before your first heartbreak, dark and looming like a whale at the bottom of the ocean, and simple like a stack of stones.
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PACIFICAWe are Pacifica! A groovy group of young lads from Regina, we started playing music together in our garage about 5 years ago and we’ve been going strong ever since!
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JUSTIN KARAS
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YAWNJulia McDougall’s dream-pop project Yawn is a supercharged core of misty psychedelia and electronic haze, emerging in intricately layered pop stories of longing, nostalgia, and hope. Amongst this panorama is McDougall’s distinct voice, laid out across Yawn’s spectrum of rich buzzing melodies as the melodic heart of the project. With cues from Caroline Polachek and Electric Light Orchestra, Yawn’s strength lies in its versatility, delicate, bombastic as infectiously catchy or as richly cathartic as it’s needed.
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FEVERFEWFeverfew was birthed in 1876 when a three legged cat whispered a forbidden word into the ear of a dying elephant. At the moment of its pronouncement a star vanished and three nightmares came into being, each one more beautiful than the last.
The second nightmare lived for three days in the heart of a rose in the form of a white worm, and died when the rose was ripped open by a three year old child who crushed the worm beneath the heel of his boot. The child grew up and had a child, who had a child, and all were haunted in dreams by the trumpeting of the elephant, who wished to warn them of the corrupted star, and the danger of the word that devoured it. In 1989 the child of the child of the child of the child of the worm-killer was born, and learned the harp. She tried to sing the evil word back to sleep, but it would not obey her. Twenty years have passed since the first attempt, and she is still trying. |
SUNSHOWER GUNPOWDERSunshower Gunpowder hails from the prairies of Treaty 6 territory and throws elements of garage rock, psychedelic, post punk, and noise into their own blender. Formed by two longtime friends in fall of 2023, the duo recorded demos in their basement and are currently in the studio working on their first official release (which will be out by the end of this year.) Still a relatively young band, their sound is still evolving - the SunGuns stay true to the bands they love like The Stooges and The Gun Club but simultaneously keep things fresh. Lyrically, their songs have multiple meanings that come from movie references, stories, as well indigenous perspectives, experiences, stereotypes, and identity.
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DOOM GONGFormed in 2022 in Louisville, KY, USA by 7 music school nerds, DOOM GONG has made a name for themselves throughout the continent with their own home-baked genre: Denim Psych - a hodgepodge of psychedelic rock, jazz fusion, bedroom pop, lofi, contemporary classical music, as well as blood, sweat, and a lot of denim.
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