The Observer asked: Where are you from and what brought you to the Roots and Blues Festival?
The Observer walked the fairgrounds at the 27th annual Roots and Blues Festival in Salmon Arm and asked festival goers where they were from and what brought them to the festival. Here are some of those responses.
鈥淚鈥檓 from Vancouver and this is probably my sixth or eighth year of being here it鈥檚 just the best festival.鈥 - Monique Haziza鈥淚鈥檓 from Rossland British Columbia and I鈥檝e been here a number of years. It鈥檚 a great festival, it鈥檚 nice and relaxed 鈥 low key. That鈥檚 the reason we come back.鈥 - Vic Buhler鈥淚鈥檓 from 麻豆精选, originally from Golden and I鈥檝e been coming coming here since I was probably 14, so I鈥檓 hooked.鈥 - Leila Vincent鈥淚鈥檓 from Kamloops and my family has been coming for a number of years, it鈥檚 tradition.鈥 -Delda Tessovitch鈥淚鈥檓 from the area of Clearwater and the family loves festivals so we hit a different one every year.鈥 - Tyson Lutka
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