46th annual Aura Jamboree sees old, new musical talent

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ON-STAGE PERFORMANCES–Performances on stage as well as jam sessions around the grounds Friday and Saturday provided a variety of toe-tapping music including traditional, ethnic, bluegrass, classical and country western music and both evening dances were well attended by young and old. Pictured is local band Rolling Thunder (l-r) Ed Kilpela, Hugo Lehto, Mike Roberts, and Bill Kautto, who perform on stage every year during the programming and during Friday night’s dance.

by Melissa Newland
Plenty of musical talent was seen at the 46th annual Aura Jamboree as musicians old and new played in and around the Aura Hall during the two-day music festival that took place this past weekend. Aura Hall Board members and many volunteers were kept busy before, during, and after the Jamboree, which started on Friday, July 19 at 5 p.m. and went until midnight on Saturday July 20 and welcomed visitors and musicians both locally and out of state. According to Aura Hall Board President Michael Roberts, approximately 650-700 people attended, a little below average, and everything went well despite a little rain and a
power outage at the hall on Saturday. To read more, subscribe to the L’Anse Sentinel online, or buy a print copy at our local retailers.