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Victoria Ska & Reggae Festival Day Four: Acoustic Roots Showcase: Clinton Fearon, Carmanah, Kristie McCracken
For this year’s festival, attendees will have their choice of two different fl...
In-Person Event
Sat. July 4th 2015 + Add to Calendar
Victoria Event Centre
9:45pm Doors at: 9:00pm
$16.50 - $20 adv.
Artists
Kristie McCracken
Hard-copy tickets
Physical tickets at: Lyles Place, Red Cat Records, The Reef, Beatstreet Records, Highlife Records, Ticketweb
Event Description
For this year’s festival, attendees will have their choice of two different flavours of show Saturday night. Option number one is on the mellow side, whereas option number two is a raucous affair. Clinton Fearon is a Seattle-via-Jamaica-based singer-songwriter who has earned his place as one of the Pacific Northwest’s premier practitioners of soulful reggae. Fearon, 64, originally cut his teeth as a bass player, vocalist, and lyricist for legendary Jamaican roots-reggae group, The Gladiators. He was also a sought-after session player during this period of his career, cutting smooth basslines with top producers like Lee “Scratch” Perry & Coxsone Dodd. Fearon left the Gladiators and moved to the USA in 1987. He has performed and toured regularly since, both acoustically and with ... more...Event Poster
