The Party For Peck is here once again!!
On August 4th starting at 12pm and continuing on till approx: 1am on the 5th, the music will be blasting just on the outside of Campbellford for the fundraiser 'Party For Peck'.
Now in it's second year, this event will be sure to rock the area, having people coming from all over just to get in a day of great entertainment and to attend this special cause.
The 'Party For Peck' was put together and organized by Jane Archer and her son Matt as a memorial to her son Jesse 'Peck' Archer who was tragically killed when a gun went off in a car he was in. Jesse was a very talented young musician who could of had a major career in music. It started out last year and the turn-out was so big and it was such as success, the family plans on doing one every year. The proceeds from this event is donated to the 'Blues In The Schools' program which brings the blues music to grade 7/8 students in the Campbellford Area. Last year, the students were introduced to this and were taught some theory on the Blues. They were shown the basics of the blues, playing a 12 bar scale with the harmonica. Each student received a harmonica to play.
This unfortunate accident, in the end, did have something positive come out of it. The students are taught a great genre of music while learning it's origins; the Campbellford locals get the opportunity to get out once a year to see some really great entertainment and the family of Jesse get to remember him by having this function. The Archer family are all into music and having many people to share this with is definitely a positive thing.
So if you really want to check out some great music for the day feel free to come out! Prices are $5/pp and it's a bring your own booze. There will be a BBQ sometime during the day for people getting hungry and camping spots are available. All the organizers ask is to be respectful because they'd like to come back every year and don't want to blow the spot it's currently at.
Some of the musicians playing are:
- Space and Dave - performing Jesse's originals
- Peggy, Ken & Ed - local Loyal Blues Fellowship [BITS]
- Candy Mountain
- Lemar and the Great White North w Mick Manning
- Janet Jeffery Band
- Balls & Jane
- Lindsay Barr Band
- Old Skewl
- Muddy Hack
- Punch Drunk
http://campbellfordmusictalent.com/CM&T/Jesse_Archer/PartyForPeck/partyForPeck.php
We hope to see You down there!!! You will definitely have a Blast!!!