Looking back, Jim Byrnes says he didn91裸聊视频檛 know what was going to happen when he hosted the first Dream Music Festival in 2015.

91裸聊视频淲e certainly wanted to get the word out that we wanted to 91裸聊视频楰eep the Dream Alive,91裸聊视频� which was our motto,91裸聊视频� said Byrnes, referring to the effort to preserve The Dream Caf茅, a Penticton venue with a worldwide reputation.

Back for his third year as the Dream Festival host, Byrnes said he91裸聊视频檚 glad to see the efforts of the co-op and the performers were successful.

91裸聊视频淎wfully glad that it is alive. It91裸聊视频檚 gone through some changes, and they91裸聊视频檝e had their ups and downs, but here we are to keep things moving in the right direction,91裸聊视频� said 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 a tough go, man, with the economy and the way the world is these days, you never know what is going to happen, but we certainly want to give it our best shot.91裸聊视频�

Featuring the likes of Steve Dawson, Shakura S91裸聊视频橝ida, Russell de Carle, Dave McLean and more 91裸聊视频� and Byrnes, of course 91裸聊视频� the festival brings together folk, rock, blues, R&B and gospel in a weekend to remember.

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91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 one of these deals where there is so many artists on, it becomes more than the sum of its parts,91裸聊视频� said Byrnes.

91裸聊视频淭here is a certain amount of magic to it. We91裸聊视频檝e got some returning artists and we91裸聊视频檝e got a bunch of new artists, which I think is great. We91裸聊视频檝e got some really new and good artists coming in this year that we haven91裸聊视频檛 seen before.91裸聊视频�

Byrnes is looking forward to the energy the performers, old and new, bring to the Dream Festival stage.

91裸聊视频淲ith the artists that I91裸聊视频檝e known for a long time, there91裸聊视频檚 a comfort in that part, but there91裸聊视频檚 an excitement in getting together with people I haven91裸聊视频檛 worked with before,91裸聊视频� said Byrnes. 91裸聊视频淭hat makes it even better.91裸聊视频�

Byrnes said the audiences at the festival are also something to look forward to.

91裸聊视频淓verybody is just so enthusiastic. The energy that you get back from them is part of the appeal. The music is one thing, but then all these people and the energy you get from them and everything is a great part of it,91裸聊视频� said Byrnes. 91裸聊视频淎in91裸聊视频檛 no audience, ain91裸聊视频檛 no show.91裸聊视频�

It makes for a long weekend, said Byrnes, but 91裸聊视频渟o worth it.91裸聊视频� That91裸聊视频檚 high praise coming from Byrnes, who91裸聊视频檚 been playing professionally since 1964, and performed with the likes of Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker and other greats of the blues scene.

91裸聊视频淚 have been doing this at some level, off and on professionally for some 52 years now. There have been some deep valleys and some great highs, but it is a gift I was given, to communicate through music and through storytelling,91裸聊视频� said Byrnes. 91裸聊视频淚 have just taken it as it comes and obviously it91裸聊视频檚 worked out for me, because I91裸聊视频檝e given it my all.91裸聊视频�

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Coming to Penticton also gives Byrnes a chance to visit friends, and enjoy the area.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檝e got a lot of friends up there, and look forward to coming and seeing some people as well as being at the event,91裸聊视频� said Byrnes. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 great up there. There are a couple of places that I love to go to on a given day. Up there on the bench, it91裸聊视频檚 kind of like being in heaven.91裸聊视频�

The Dream Music Festival takes place on May 12 and 13, in the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre. Tickets are on sale at the South Okanagan Events Centre box office or online at