Welcome
Squilax Music Festival 2008
Welcome to the official website for the annual Squilax Music Festival (formerly known as Tribal Funk Festival), where you can find all the information you'll need about current festival planning, as well as archives of information and pictures from past festivals. With the change of name for our festival, the site is also undergoing design changes and information updates; please make sure to check back often!
The 3nd annual Squilax Music Festival is again being held at the Squilax Pow Wow Grounds on July 25 and 26, 2008. Visit our Directions page to see or download a map to the Festival location. You can also download our 2008 Squilax Music Festival Poster here. Make sure to visit our Schedule page for details about tickets, performers and all other important Squilax Music Festival 2008 information!
Watch the News section below and our site in general for further information about the upcoming festival.
Announcing
The Squilax Arts and Music Society is happy to announce that Mystic Bowie will be headlining the 2008 Squilax Music Festival. Mystic Bowie is a reggae/ska/funk musician who many may know as the singer of the Tom Tom Club. Don't miss Mystic's exciting, high-energy performance!
Please see our Mystic Bowie Press Release, visit Mystic's performer page here and/or visit Mystic Bowie's website.
Sponsorship
The Squilax Arts & Music Society asks for your support in the way of promotion, cash or in-kind donation. Your help will ensure a successful festival and fundraiser for the Music Camp. Please see our Sponsor Letter for further information, and/or visit our Sponsors page.Tribal Funk Band Makes Music For Everybody: Click to download this message of purpose for the Squilax Music Festival and the Music Camp for Underprivileged Children. With your help, we'll make it a reality.
News
05.03.08: Please be aware that the contact number for the Squilax Music Festival, Squilax Arts & Music Society and Peter August-Sjodin & Angelika Sonntag has changed; it's now 250-679-8597. There is also a new fax number for the Society: 250-679-3740. Both of these numbers have been added to the Contact page, and the phone number has been changed throughout the website and associated documents.05.03.08: A note for posterity... Squilax Arts & Music Society is the official name of our society and our non-profit organisation status is official too, now that our application has been approved!
04.09.08: The site is being redone with slightly new design and updated information, with the name change from Tribal Funk Festival to Squilax Music Festival. The 2008 Squilax Music Festival Poster is available for download; please be aware that the festival line-up is subject to change without notice, and check back often for changes to the poster and site.
04.04.08: Please note that this year's Festival will be held at the same location as last year's festival - at the Squilax Pow Wow Grounds - on July 25 and 26, 2008. A map with directions to the 2008 Squilax Music Festival can be found on our Directions page.
04.04.08: Archives for the 2007 Festival will soon be available on our Archives page, along with all other festival archives.
04.04.08: Please visit our Music page to hear music from performers at the Squilax Music Festival. If you have a band that has performed at our festival and wish to make some of your own music available here, please contact our webmaster, Laurie Fraser.
General Info
Peter August-Sjodin, a Little Shuswap Native Indian, envisioned and brought to life the yearly festival which features many local and international entertainers and is headlined by Peter's own band Tribal.Peter and Tribal bandmate Mike Collins - and now the Squilax Arts & Music Society - are working towards establishing a Music Camp for Underprivileged Children, the purpose of which is to engage, encourage and educate children who show an interest in music. Profits from ticket sales at the Squilax Music Festival are directed into setting up and running this camp.
The Squilax Arts & Music Society was formed to establish and oversee both the music festival and the Music Camp for Underprivileged Children. Please see our information pages to find out all the ways that you too can contribute: consider getting involved as Performer, Volunteer, Sponsor or Vendor. You'll have a lot of fun with the festival and gain a great personal satisfaction as your participation helps to ensure the success of both the festival and the Music Camp that will enrich the lives of so many children who are eager to make music a part of their worlds. If you have any questions or need further information, please feel free to contact us at any time.
Please peruse the Squilax Music Festival website for all information about the annual music festival and related items. We will be adding content often to the site, especially while it's still being developed after the festival's name change and coming up to the next event on July 25 and 26, so make sure to check back often to see what's new! Please be sure to visit the photo galleries often, as we are receiving and adding pictures from past festivals now. If you attended the festival yourself and have any information and/or pictures you'd like to share, please send them via email to our Website Manager, Laurie Fraser.
Thanks for visiting, and please come back often. If you attended any of the past festivals and/or would just like to leave us a comment, please go to our Guestbook while you're here visiting our website.
