News Release - Tecumseh Corn Festival

12021 McNorton Street
Tecumseh, Ontario N8N 3Z7
Phone: 519-735-4756
Fax: 519-735-0830
Email: cornfest@tecumseh.ca
www.tecumsehcornfestival.ca
NEWS RELEASE
For immediate release – July 5, 2013
Tecumseh Corn Festival Entertainment Line-Up
The Tecumseh Corn Festival is excited to announce that it has booked its headline
entertainment line-up for the 38th annual Tecumseh Corn Festival at Lacasse Park.
Friday, August 23rd – Shawn Desman
Saturday, August 24th – Kira Isabella
“This year, the Tecumseh Corn Festival continues its tradition of bringing big-name
Canadian entertainment to the stage. Names like the Rankin Family, Natalie MacMaster,
Hedley, Finger Eleven, Theory Of A Deadman, Our Lady Peace, and The Tea Party
have graced the festival stage, so Shawn Desman on Friday night and Kira Isabella on
Saturday night are a natural fit, and will be sure to entertain,” says Corn Festival
Committee Chair, Deputy Mayor Cheryl Hardcastle.
With a platinum debut album, a sophomore Juno Award winning album for Best R&B/Soul
Recording, chart-topping singles & vides, movie roles and international accolades under his
belt, singer/dancer/songwriter/producer Shawn Desman is poised to launch his highly
anticipated fourth album. His high-energy, infectious single, “Let’s Go”, exploded onto the Top
40 radio chart after just 1 week, peaking at #1 proving he is a superstar entertainer worthy of all
the critical acclaim and destined to be at the forefront of the global music stage. His Platinum
selling single “Night Like This” reached # 1 in Canada, and the video reached # 1 on both the
MuchMusic and MuchMoreMusic Charts consecutively as well as garnering MMVA for Video of
the Year.
From her hometown roots of Ottawa, Ontario, Kira Isabella has been performing her up-tempo
country music across Canada. In 2011, Kira released her first single “Love Me Like That” and it
was a runaway hit crossing over into Canadian Hot 100 Chart, while also earning a 2012
Canadian Radio Music Award in the Country category at Canadian Music Week. In 2012, Kira
was awarded with the Canadian Country Music Award for Rising Star, and was added as
support for the Canadian dates on Carrie Underwood’s Blown Away Tour. Earlier this year, Kira
was nominated for a Juno award in the category of “Breakthrough Artist of the Year” and named
“Female Artist of the Year” at the Country Music Association of Ontario’s inaugural awards
show.
Also performing on Saturday evening is Ontario native Leah Daniels. Blending country, pop
and everything in between, Leah’s upcoming album, Leah Daniels, is a distinct mix of heartfelt
lyrics, catchy hooks, unique composition and a passionate delivery, that when combined, add
up to something truly special.
A weekend of family fun!
12021 McNorton Street
Tecumseh, Ontario N8N 3Z7
Phone: 519-735-4756
Fax: 519-735-0830
Email: cornfest@tecumseh.ca
www.tecumsehcornfestival.ca
The Tecumseh Corn Festival has once again been named one of the Top 100 Festivals in
Ontario by Festival and Events Ontario. The four day festival is host to a spectacular variety of
family entertainment, contests and activities. Features include a vendor village filled with a wide
variety of Arts and Crafts and food booths, a carnival midway, a festival tent, Senior’s Day on
Friday, Family Day on Saturday starting with the “Largest Small Town Parade”, the renowned
Corn Booth featuring “Tons and Tons of Hot Buttered Corn on the Cob”, and of course
continuous live entertainment all weekend long.
The Town of Tecumseh once again looks forward to hosting the 38th Annual Tecumseh Corn
Festival from Thursday, August 22, 2013 to Sunday, August 25, 2013. Details of the festival
may be found at www.tecumsehcornfestival.ca
For additional information, contact:
Kerri Rice
Manager, Recreation Programs/Events
Town of Tecumseh
(519) 735 – 4756 x. 421
krice@tecumseh.ca
Councillor Joe Bachetti
Corn Festival Committee, Entertainment Coordinator
Town of Tecumseh
(519) 791-0827
jbachetti@tecumseh.ca
The Corn Festival is an annual celebration of local talent, artistry, and community pride.
A weekend of family fun!