Line-up Set for 2008 UpTown Country Festival

This FREE festival, held rain or shine, will be held in UpTown Waterloo at the Regina Street parking lot between the Waterloo City Centre and Paul Puncher Menswear.

2008 Line-Up

2:00 - 3:30pm Jamie Warren

4:00 - 5:30pm Sean Patrick McGraw

6:00 - 6:30pm Chantal Thorn

7:00 - 8:30pm Alex J. Robinson

9:00 - 10:30pm Golden Road: a Keith Urban cover band

Before UpTown Country starts, Family Fun Day at Waterloo Public Library will be happening.

Family Fun Day is an annual, free event to kick-off WPL's Summer Reading Club for Kids. Enjoy special guests, free entertainment, refreshments, balloon animals, temporary tattoos, and so much more.

Family Fun Day takes place at the Main Library (35 Albert Street) from 10:00am to 1:00pm. For more information visit www.wpl.ca or phone 519-886-1310 ext. 129.

Make June 21 an UpTown Waterloo day for your family!

Jamie Warren Returns to UpTown Country 2008

Jamie lives in Waterloo, but was raised in Hanover Ontario, where he pursued an adolescent dream of playing in the NHL, until he realized that his natural abilities for singing and playing guitar might make it easier to attract the attention of girls. His interest in music was likely genetic, since both his mother and father sang and played. By 10 years old, it was traditional for Jamie and his family to entertain after Saturday night eukre games in the Warren’s smoke-filled basement.

Jamie attended Conestoga College to study Broadcasting but it was winning a regional talent show at London’s Western Fair and a trip to Memphis TN that caused Jamie to determine that he would sing for a living. His first Top Ten hit came shortly thereafter, and a string of hits followed. The current single “She Just Loves To Dance” maintains an almost decade-long presence at country radio, where Jamie’s catalogue is a playlist staple.

“Right Here Right Now”, Jamie's newest CD, is a frank and personal reflection on Jamie’s life experiences, as if the result of a man having a conversation with himself in the mirror. Jamie shares these experiences with audiences when he tours the country on the Wishes For Kids Tour (http://www.wishesforkidstour.com/), appearing with Duane Steele and Willie Mack.

Headliners from the Past

2008 - Jamie Warren is confirmed! Who will be next? Visit our blog again soon for the complete line-up.

2007 - Aaron Lines http://www.aaronlines.com/


2006 - Diane Chase http://www.dianechase.com/

2005 - Beverley Mahood http://www.beverleymahood.com/site.php?content=home

2004 - Jamie Warren http://www.jamiewarren.com/

2003 - Colin Amey http://www.myspace.com/colinamey

UpTown Country 2008 - June 21

This year marks the 6th anniversary of the popular UpTown Country Festival in the heart of Waterloo, Ontario.

This FREE festival, held rain or shine, will be held in UpTown Waterloo at the Regina Street parking lot between the Waterloo City Centre and Paul Puncher Menswear.

Great country music on a giant stage, food, fully licensed area, PLUS browse UpTown Waterloo for fabulous shopping with over 390 shops and services. This event is fun for the whole family.

New in 2008 is the UpTown Country blog and the UpTown Country facebook group. If you're a blogger or active on Facebook, check us out!

UpTown Country is a great way to kick off the summer with your whole family. Mark June 21 on your calendar now. Come to UpTown Waterloo, pull up a hay bale and enjoy the show!