GALLERY: First ever Ian Tyson Memorial Concert draws hundreds

Brent Calver Jul 31, 2023 9:30 AM
Girl Crush performs at the first ever Ian Tyson Memorial Music Festival in Diamond Valley on July 30.▲
Olivia Draper dances with her dad Andrew as Girl Crush performs at the first ever Ian Tyson Memorial Music Festival in Diamond Valley on July 30.▲
Ride the Vibe trial motorcyclists Kolten Morrison (left) and Sam King pull front wheelies between bands at the first ever Ian Tyson Memorial Music Festival in Diamond Valley on July 30.▲
Ride the Vibe trial motorcyclist Sam King high-fives MC Gabrielle Buchholz in a performance between bands at the first ever Ian Tyson Memorial Music Festival in Diamond Valley on July 30.▲
Ride the Vibe trial motorcyclist Sam King makes a jump over MC Gabrielle Buchholz and fellow rider Kolten Morrison in a performance between bands at the first ever Ian Tyson Memorial Music Festival in Diamond Valley on July 30.▲
Ride the Vibe trial motorcyclist Sam King scales a sea container as fellow rider Kolten Morrison spots in a performance between bands at the first ever Ian Tyson Memorial Music Festival in Diamond Valley on July 30.▲
John Wort Hannam and his band perform in the first ever Ian Tyson Memorial Music Festival in Diamond Valley on July 30.▲
John Wort Hannam and his band perform in the first ever Ian Tyson Memorial Music Festival in Diamond Valley on July 30.▲
Foothills County Reeve Delilah Miller speaks of the late Ian Tyson before The Gift take the stage for the first ever Ian Tyson Memorial Music Festival in Diamond Valley on July 30.▲
The Gift perform for the first ever Ian Tyson Memorial Music Festival in Diamond Valley on July 30.▲
The Gift perform for the first ever Ian Tyson Memorial Music Festival in Diamond Valley on July 30.▲

The inaugural Ian Tyson Memorial Music Festival kicked off in the community of Black Diamond Sunday.

Presented by the Diamond Valley Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Town of Diamond Valley, the festival featured live bands, entertainers, food trucks and a beer garden.

John Wort Hannam and The Gift, an Ian Tyson tribute, were headliners at the all-day festival.

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