Photo Courtesy of Kyle Church

By Chris Brown

Aug. 14 and 15

Live music returns to Eagles Nest Ranch

Aug 9, 2020 | 9:58 AM

CYPRESS COUNTY, AB – With people generally not travelling far from home but still looking for things to do – while staying physically distant from others – camping became even more popular this year in southern Alberta.

But as family camping grew, the full summer camp experience that is an annual favourite for many kids was cancelled.

But a pair of Fireside Songs concerts on Aug. 14 (7 p.m.) and 15 (7 p.m.) will give a small taste of summer camp – and the first large concerts in the area since March.

Eagles Nest Ranch and Whispering Pines Camp are partnering for the shows at the Eagles Nest Ranch amphitheatre.

“Both of our camps had our camp season shut down due to COVID-19 so we thought what better way to come together as camps than to put on these two evenings to make a space for families to come and enjoy a relaxing evening with some music,” says Kyle Church, events coordinator at Eagles Nest Ranch. “Eagles Nest Ranch amphitheatre is a great venue for that.”

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The location lends itself to physical distancing, Church says.

“It is outdoors and there’s plenty of space to be able to space people and do it safely so we’re glad to be able to open up the doors.”

The lineup of musicians includes Church, Denver Knodel, Nolan Penner, Alex Egert, Jessikah Babe and others.

The shows will also be fundraisers for the camps, which took a big hit this year with the cancellation of the summer camps. The summer camp experience and the summer camp programming go a long way to sustaining the camps’ operations year-round, says Church.

A concession will be available and each of the camps will have their own booths at the event where you can purchase merchandise if you want to help support camps. Donation envelopes for each camp will also be available.

Tickets can be purchased on Eventbrite.

Church encourages anyone who is not able to make it to the concerts but would like to place a donation to visit the websites for each of the camps – Eagles Nest Ranch and Whispering Pines.