Lucknow's Music in the Fields rocking in a new location this weekend

Lucknow's Music in the Fields not only has a great line-up but a wonderful new location for the three-day country music festival this weekend.

Running Aug. 24-26 at Graceland, the new venue, Saturday night's headliner is international recording star Jake Owen (above and at right), along with Tom Cochrane with Red Rider, the Washboard Union, River Town Saints, and Alee.

Joshua Ryan "Jake" Owen is an American country music singer and songwriter. Signed to RCA Nashville in 2006, he released his debut studio album, "Startin' with Me," that year.

An Academy of Country Music (ACM) award winner, Owen has six albums to his name, all of which reached the Top 10 on the country charts. He brings incredible energy to the stage with number-one songs, such as “Barefoot Blue Jean Night,” “Alone with You,” “Beachin’," “The One that Got Away," “Anywhere with You,” and “American Country Love Song.”

He has just released "Good Company," a new single from his album, "American Love." For more about Owen, check his website at: jakeowen.net



Tom Cochrane

Upon the release of "Mad Mad World 25," it appears as if Cochrane’s life will continue to be a highway. He says, “The road was, and is, like going to school.”

Cochrane's iconic career began in the pubs, rough neck bars and coffeehouses of the roads and highways of first Ontario and then the rest Canada and then the world, spanning more than four decades and characterized by creative, adventurousness and musical and personal integrity.

A few years into his tenure with Red Rider, his gigs graduated to larger venues, halls, arenas and festivals stages. “The early days never leave you though, they get etched on your soul like a tattoo,” says Cochrane. Within and without Red Rider, he has released 17 albums, and remains one of only three male Canadian singer-songwriters to have a diamond certified album in Canada (over a million copies sold).

"Mad Mad World" is now around 1.7-million in Canada, and at over three-million worldwide. Songs such as "Life Is A Highway" and "Lunatic Fringe" have been international hits and continue to garner much airplay around the world. For more about Cochrane, check his website at: www.tomcochrane.com/

Tim Hicks (right), who performed at Lucknow's Music in the Fields in 2014, is back as the headliner for Friday night. The two-time JUNO Awards nominee and Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) award winner is known for his compelling stage presence.

The platinum-selling Canadian superstar has released three albums, multiple Top 10 hits and already has five GOLD certified singles to go with the platinum-certified break out track “Get By.”

Joining Hicks, are Cold Creek County, and Genevieve Fisher of London, Ontario.

The Lucknow and District Kinsmen Club will once again kick off Lucknow's Music in the Fields with the highly-popular Thursday Night Throw-Down, featuring Meghan Patrick.

The Emerging Artists Stage will spotlight Johnson Crook, Friday night; and Josh Ross of Burlington and Alissia Cohle of Mississauga, Saturday night.

Lucknow's Music in the Fields has partnered with Hurontel and Bruce Telecom this year to bring FREE WIFI to ALL guests! Festival passes are $150 each, plus fees; available at www.ticketscene.ca/mitf/

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