This appeared in the local paper not too long ago.
The annual Barn Burner Party lives on.And this year's 4th annual bash of music and fun, held at a farm near Glen Allan, has taken on a decidedly serious tone.
The party is being held in honour of Lois Foell, who lost her battle with breast cancer in December.
Proceeds from the event, to be held July 11, will go to the Breast Cancer Foundation.
The benefit concert is being hosted by Alanna Foell and her brother, James, in memory of their mother.
All proceeds from the event will go to the foundation, along with funds raised by the Foell siblings, who are making a sacrifice of a follicle nature.
"My brother and I are shaving our heads," said Alanna. "My hair's pretty long right now. I figured I'd just shave it. It will grow back."
Alanna noted that her brother's new hairstyle will also be drastically different, since he currently sports an Afro.
The former EDSS student, who graduated in 2002, said the Barn Burner Party draws a crowd in the ages 19-25 range, but it's open to anyone.
"We usually have about 500 people that attend the show," she said.
This year's lineup of bands for the Foell festival is The Bad BongWater Boys, Chaos for Comfort, Shamans of Funkdelia and A Capricious Youth.
Some of the bands have local connections. Chaos for Comfort, an independent Elmira trio, plays rock, pop and experimental music. The band's performance at the Barn Burner Party is billed as a CD release party.
The Bad BongWater Boys describe themselves as a group that "alternates between six and 10 members, all from Elmira, formed just last year out of loose jam sessions."
Old time music and bluegrass is the band's forté, produced using instrumentation that runs the gamut from washboards and banjos, to cellos, harmonicas, and the kazoo.
The event includes overnight camping at Foell's farm, located at 7907 Wellington Road 45.
"It's $10 or more if they want to be generous," said Foell.
The event begins at 7 p.m. and goes rain or shine.
For more information, contact Foell at 519-591-5856 or by email at
alanna.foell@gmail.com.
Information and directions to the concert are also available on the event's Facebook page.
