After a summer storm delayed the opening of the gates, Sarnia-Lambton’s own Cabin Fever got the music started on Saturday, August 17, 2024 at the Hard Oil Music Festival in Petrolia.
SWOMP captured these images from their performance:
Cabin Fever is a folk group from Southwestern Ontario.
Desperately yearning for their Northern roots, this southwestern Ontario alternative folk/roots trio often finds themselves pining over poplars and birch.
They plant these feelings in a forest of incandescent guitar, heart-pounding upright bass, restless mandolin, and howling vocals that will speak to the hearts of all who stop to listen.
Through happenstance and sharing tales of their respective journeys living amongst the forests and lakes of La Ronge, Saskatchewan, and Muskoka, Ontario, Cabin Fever was formed around a campfire in the unlikely locale of Camlachie, Ontario, next to the sparkling and unpredictable blue waters of Lake Huron.
Known for captivatingly tight harmonies, Jess, Kyle, and Colin showcase compelling style and versatility from the festival stage to intimate house concerts and the spaces in between.
They have a unique ability to spin performances that are tactfully rugged yet wistful and alluring as they draw in their audiences with dynamic storytelling through song and quick-witted banter.
Notable performances have included The Napatāk Ramble Music & Arts Festival – Potato Lake, SK (Main Stage); Aeolian Hall – London, ON (Summer Lounge Series); The Lawrence House Centre for the Arts – Sarnia, ON (Feature House Concert); Charles W. Stockey Centre for the Performing Arts – Parry Sound/Muskoka, ON (Canada Day Weekend Celebrations); The Oak & Evergreen Cabin – Sarnia, ON (private cabin concert and recording session), and The OnRush Festival – Stratford, ON.
Additional notable performances include The Revelree Music Festival ‘Road to Revelree’ April Preliminary Showcase – Sarnia, ON; opening for Newfoundland’s Juno-nominated and Canadian Folk Music Award-winning ‘The Once’ – Sarnia, ON; and The Refined Fool ‘June Classic’ – Sarnia, ON.
Follow the band on their official website https://thatcabinfeverband.com/.