Juno award winners The Glorious Sons are warming up this afternoon, before headlining Friday night’s rendition of Lucknow’s Music in the Fields (LMITF).
“This is our first time here. Just getting set up and catching the vibe. It seems like morale is high on site and ready to have a good party tonight,” said Glorious Sons guitarist Jay Emmons.
This is year 16 of the country music festival that multiplies Lucknow’s population from 1,000 to 8,000 each August.
While most concertgoers are within an hour’s drive, some come from overseas.
“We sell tickets all over out west. We sold a couple tickets from Europe. I think people move there and then they come home, and then this is their family reunion. We have all generations here, from little kids to 80-year-old people. And to see that all come together each year, is awesome,” said Cheryl Johnston, one of the many …