In photos: Festival of Friends
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Hamilton's iconic three-day free summer music weekend at Gage Park attracted big crowds and great talent to its 47th festival. Check out these photos by Gary Green and Brent Perniac.
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Hamilton-based guitarist, singer-songwriter and producer Chris Chambers entertained at Festival of Friends.
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Jon Goold of Hamilton's The Handsome Devils at the Festival of Friends.
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Hamilton's The Handsome Devils backstage at the Festival of Friends.
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Hamilton's The Handsome Devils are Jon Goold, Nathanial Goold, Danielle Hodges, Kurt Wicklund, Emily Andrews and Alan Judson.
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Canadian musician Bahamas, centre, played the Festival of Friends.
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Canadian musician Bahamas played the Festival of Friends.
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The crowds came out for this year's Festival of Friends at Gage Park.
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James Barker Band entertained at the Festival of Friends.
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Connor Stephen of the James Barker Band.
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James Barker entertains at Festival of Friends.
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Bobby Martin of James Barker Band.
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Hamilton-based country singer Heather Valley performed alongside supergroup The Current State, which includes Matty Simpson, Melissa Marchese, Justine Fischer and Benny Clement.
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Justine Fischer and Melissa Marchese performed with Heather Valley and The Current State at the Festival of Friends.
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Toronto native and genre-bending musician Jeremie Albino at the Festival of Friends.
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Toronto native and genre-bending musician Jeremie Albino at the Festival of Friends.
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Chelsea McWilliams of Hamilton-based roots-country rock quartet The Redhill Valleys.
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Tim Allard of Hamilton-based roots-country rock quartet The Redhill Valleys.
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Chelsea McWilliams of Hamilton-based roots-country rock quartet The Redhill Valleys.
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Tim Allard and Chelsea McWilliams of Hamilton-based roots-country rock quartet The Redhill Valleys.
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Tim Allard, Chelsea McWilliams and Danielle Beaudin of Hamilton-based roots-country rock quartet The Redhill Valleys.
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Danielle Beaudin of Hamilton-based roots-country rock quartet The Redhill Valleys.