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RocKIN the Peace 2012 Grand Prize Winners: Twin Peaks
Congratulations to the winners of RocKIN the Peace 2012: Twin Peaks.
Twin Peaks of Fort St. John consists of duo Naomi Shore and Lindsay Pratt , who were backed by Joe Rocca (banjo),Cliff Shore (bass) and Ryan Hennessey (percussion) for the sold-out live event at the Lido Theatre on Saturday March 10. Thanks to an amazing performance (fresh from their stint down the street moments earlier at the 2012 Vagina Monologues) they walked away with this year's Grand Prize of $1500.
Northern Groove was there and captured the event in pictures!
Artists who participated in this year's event included:
Barstool Music | Fort St. John, BC
Dave & Long Road | Fairview, AB
Smotherbox | Chetwynd, BC
The Revolution Sonics | Rycroft, AB
Like Fire | Pouce Coupe, BC
2010 RocKIN the Peace Winner...Lorissa Scriven
Plenty of Peace Country talent was onstage at the 2010 RocKIN the Peace, but it was Lorissa Scriven who took top honors and the $1500 Grand Prize.
The top three finalists this year were Celeigh Cardinal, Lindsay Pratt, and Lorissa Scriven.
CD's featuring music from this year's participants are available for sale online here.
RocKIN the Peace 2010 Finalists Announced!!!
The response to this year's RocKIN the Peace was incredible, which made narrowing things down to only eight finalists incredibly challenging for us. There is some tremendous talent in the North Peace...and the eight finalists who have been chosen to grace the North Peace Culural Centre stage and the song that got them there are:
Christ's Sindicate | Remember | Fort St. John
Colly Shaw | Nothin' About Me | Sexsmith
Haven | Hero | Dawson Creek
Lindsay Pratt | Rain On Me | Taylor
Lorissa Scriven | Someone to Love | Taylor
McTavish Country | Little Joe's | Dawson Creek
Paul Apelo | Fallin' | Grande Prairie
Celeigh Cardinal | Everything | Grande Prairie
The big show hits the stage 7pm Saturday, March 13th at the North Peace Cultural Centre. Tickets are available at the North Peace Cultural Centre Box Office:
Adults $15, Students and Seniors $12, Children $9.
Tickets can also be purchased ONLINE or by calling 250-785-1992 or toll free 877-785-1992.
RocKIN the Peace 2010!
Get ready for RocKIN the Peace 2010!
We're getting set to search for the latest, greatest, best talent the Peace Region has to offer one more time. If you're a singer, a band, we're looking for you. Rock, country, blues, gospel....you name it....if it's music, we want to hear from you.
Check back to this website soon for complete details on where to submit and the entry deadline, plus further info on this year's sponsors and the showdate!
2009 RocKIN the Peace Winner...Geoff Kennedy
RocKIN the Peace 2009 was another incredible night of Peace Country talent at the North Peace Cultural Centre.
The top three finalists were Cynthia Hamar, Tamara Lambert, and Geoff Kennedy.
When all the votes were counted, it was Geoff Kennedy who was named the winner and recipient of $1500 of grand prize money!
Special thanks to all who participated in the show, helped put the show on the stage....and most importantly....those who came out to cheer!
RocKIN the Peace 2009 CD's are now available and a DVD of the event will soon be available. Photos and more coming soon to the site!
Start writing your songs now and get ready for RocKIN the Peace 2010!!!
