Craven Country Jamboree is an annual country music festival

Music festival

A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday. They are commonly held outdoors, and are often inclusive of other attractions such as food and merchandise vending machines,...

. It was originally called the Big Valley Jamboree, and was first established by Father Lucien Larre, as a fundraiser for his Bosco Homes for emotionally disturbed youth. A successor event, the Kinsmen Rock'N the Valley rock music festival, ran until 2004. The country music format was revived in 2005 to the Craven Country Jamboree. Some of the biggest acts in Country music have performed at Craven, Sk

Craven, Saskatchewan

Craven is a village in Saskatchewan. It is located northeast of Lumsden, Saskatchewan in the Qu'Appelle Valley. It lies between the rural municipalities of Longlaketon No. 219 and Lumsden No. 189....

, including Garth Brooks

Garth Brooks

Troyal Garth Brooks , best known as Garth Brooks, is an American country music artist who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart...

, George Strait

George Strait

George Harvey Strait is an American country music singer, actor, and music producer. Strait is referred to as the "King of Country," and critics call Strait a living legend. He is known for his unique style of western swing music, bar-room ballads, honky-tonk style, and fresh yet traditional...

, Toby Keith

Toby Keith

Toby Keith Covel , best known as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. Keith released his first four studio albums — 1993's Toby Keith, 1994's Boomtown, 1996's Blue Moon and 1997's Dream Walkin, plus a Greatest Hits package for various divisions of...

, Tim McGraw

Tim McGraw

Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw is an American country singer and actor. Many of McGraw's albums and singles have topped the country music charts with total album sales in excess of 40 million units in the US, making him the eighth best-selling artist, and the third best-selling country singer, in the...

, John Denver

John Denver

Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. , known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer/songwriter, activist, and humanitarian. After growing up in numerous locations with his military family, Denver began his music career in folk music groups in the late 1960s. His greatest commercial success...

, Conway Twitty

Conway Twitty

Conway Twitty , born Harold Lloyd Jenkins, was an American country music artist. He also had success in early rock and roll, R&B, and pop music. He held the record for the most number one singles of any act with 55 No. 1 Billboard country hits until George Strait broke the record in 2006...

, Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash

John R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...

, Kenny Rogers

Kenny Rogers

Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur...

, Willie Nelson

Willie Nelson

Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...

 and many more.

The festival is held every summer, in July, for four days, hosting 23,500 people in the Qu'Appelle Valley. Headline acts at the jamboree are paid from $350,000 US to $1 million US for 75 minutes of live performance, in 2009 George Strait

George Strait

George Harvey Strait is an American country music singer, actor, and music producer. Strait is referred to as the "King of Country," and critics call Strait a living legend. He is known for his unique style of western swing music, bar-room ballads, honky-tonk style, and fresh yet traditional...

 was paid $1.25 million US and Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift

Taylor Alison Swift is an American country pop singer-songwriter, musician and actress.In 2006, she released her debut single "Tim McGraw", then her self-titled debut album, which was subsequently certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America...

 was paid $1 million US for their performances at the Jamboree. . The music festival has campsites in the valley for those attending, and buses provided by SGI

Saskatchewan Government Insurance

Created in 1945, Saskatchewan Government Insurance is a provincial Crown corporation that has been developed over the years into two linked operations....

 to Regina

Regina, Saskatchewan

Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...

 and Moose Jaw. In 2010 the festival had major weather problems but did not cancel the festival, some attendees waited over 18 hours in line because of road problems. In October 2010 the festival invested in road improvements. .

Line Up

Artist	Year
Aaron Lines	2007
Aaron Tippin	1996
Aaron Tippin	1992
Adam Gregory	2007
Alabama	1992
Alan Jackson	2006
Amanda Wilkinson	2006
Amber Fleury	1992
B.J. Thomas	1986
B.J. Thomas	1992
Baillie & the Boys	1990
Bellamy Brothers	1994
Beverley Mahood	2005
Big & Rich	2007
Big & Rich	2006
Big House	1999
Bill Engvall	1996
Bill Miller	1993
Billy Ray Cyrus	2009
Blackhawk	1997
Blackhawk	2006
Blue Rodeo	1989
Blue Rodeo	1996
Box Car Willie	1984
Brad Johner	2007
Brad Paisley	2005
Brett Barrow	1994
Brian Sklar & The Tex Pistols	1999
Brian White	1999
Buffy Sainte-Marie	1992
Cactus Brothers	1994
Carolyn Dawn Johnson	2007
Carrie Underwood	2007
Carson City	1994
Charley Pride	1985
Charley Pride	1991
Charley Pride	1993
Charley Pride	2010
Charlie Daniels	1986
Charlie Daniels Band	2009
Charlie Major	1997
Charlie Major	1994
Charlie Pride	1990
Chris Cummings	1997
Clint Black	1993
Clint Black	2009
Codie Prevost	2010
Colette Wise	1993
Confederate Railroad	1994
Conrad Bigknife & Baton Rouge	1999
Conway Twitty	1984
Corb Lund and the Hurtin Albertans	2006
Craig Morgan	2006
Craig Moritz	2010
Crystal Plamondon	1993
Crystal Shawanda	2010
Curtis Grambo & New Ryder	1994
Dan Seals	1993
Dan Seals	1990
Dan Seals	2006
Danny Hooper	1994
David Nail	2010
Dean Mitchell Band	1994
Diamond Rio	1999
Diamond Rio	2010
Dierks Bentley	2008
Diziana	1992
Doc Walker	2009
Don Williams	1989
Don Williams	1993
Don Williams	1990
Donny Parenteau	2008
Dottie West	1983
Doug Stone	1993
Doug Stone	1990
Duane Steele	1996
Duane Steele	1999
Dwight Yoakam	1999
Eddie Rabbit	1986
Emerson Drive	2005
Emerson Drive	2010
Emmylou Harris	1993
Emmylou Harris	1988
Eric Church	2010
Farmer’s Daughter	1996
Farmer’s Daughter	1994
Faster Gun	1999
Forrester Sisters	1988
Garth Brooks	1991
Gary Fjellgaard	1993
Gary Fjellgaard	1996
Gary Fjellgaard	1992
Gary Morris	1988
Gatlin Brothers	1984
Geoffrey Gilmer	1994
George Canyon	2005
George Fox	1991
George Fox	1993
George Fox	1996
George Strait	1987
George Strait	1989
George Strait	2009
Glen Campbell	2007
Glen Campbell	1984
Gloriana	2009
Good Brothers	1993
Gord Bamford	2006
Gretchen Wilson	2007
Hank Flamingo	1994
Harry Luge	2007
Harry Luge	2008
Head Hunters	2007
Highway 101	1989
Highway 101 with Paulette Carlson	1996
Holly Dunn	1994
Hoyt Axton	1983
Hoyt Azton	1988
Jake Owen	2009
Janie Fricke	1985
Jasmine Paige	2010
Jason Aldean	2010
Jason Blaine	2009
Jaydee Bixby	2009
Jessica Andrews	2006
Jessie Farrell	2008
Joan Kennedy/Poverty	1997
Joe Diffie	1994
Joe Diffie	2009
Joe Nichols	2006
Joe Nichols	2009
Joel Feeney	1993
Joel Feeney	1994
John Anderson	1992
John Brack	1992
John Denver	1991
John Michael Montgomery	1994
Johner Brothers	1993
Johner Brothers	1996
Johner Brothers	1992
Johnny Cash	1986
Johnny Paycheck	1997
Johnny Reid	2008
Juice Newton	1986
K.C. Jones	1994
K.D. Lang	1988
K.T. Oslin	1989
Kal Hourd	2010
Kathy Mattea	1985
Kathy Mattea	1987
Kathy Mattea	1993
Kathy Mattea	1990
Katie Hess	2008
Kellie Pickler	2009
Kenny Chesney	2010
Kenny Rogers	1988
Kenny Shaw	1999
Kevin Costner and Modern West	2010
Kidd Country	1993
Kidd Country	1999
Lacy J. Dalton	1987
Larry Evans	1993
Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers	1989
Laura Vinson	1993
Lisa Brokop	1993
Little Texas	2006
Lonestar	1997
Lonestar	2005
Loretta Lynn	1987
Loretta Lynn	1996
Lorrie Morgan	2007
Louise Mandrell	1986
Luke Bryan	2010
Marie Osmond	1990
Mark Chesnutt	1992
Mark Chesnutt	1994
Mark Chesnutt	2008
Mark Chestnut	1997
Mark Koenig	1993
Mark Koenig	1992
Marley’s Ghost	1994
Martina McBride	1994
Martina McBride	2010
Marty Brown	1992
Marty Stuart	2005
Mary Chapin Carpenter	1990
Mary Chapin Carpenter	1992
McCarters	1989
Mel McDaniel	1992
Mel Tillis	2005
Mercey	1984
Mercury Brothers	1983
Merle Haggard	1994
Michael Martin Murphy	1989
Michelle Wright	1993
Michelle Wright	1996
Midnite Express	1992
Mike Reid	1992
Miranda Lambert	2008
Miranda Lambert	2010	Muzzie Braun	1992
Myrol Brothers	1991
Neal McCoy	1999
Neal McCoy	2008
Nitty Gritty Dirtband	1987
One Horse Blue	1994
Pam Tillis	2008
Patricia Conroy	1993
Patty Loveless	1997
Paul Brandt	1997
Paul Brandt	2005
Paul Brandt	2008
Paulette Carlson	1993
Poverty Plainsmen	1996
Poverty Plainsmen	2005
Poverty Plainsmen	1992
Poverty Plainsmen	1994
Prairie Oyster	1993
Prairie Oyster	1997
Prescott Brown	1994
Rachel Matkin	1997
Randy Owen	2007
Randy Travis	1987
Randy Travis	1996
Randy Travis	1988
Randy Travis	2006
Ray Stevens	1983
Reba McEntire	1987
Reba McEntire	2007
Reba McEntire	1990
Red Hot Burritos	1992
Restless Heart	1990
Restless Heart	2006
Rhodes & Marshall	1996
Rick Tippi	1997
Ricky Skaggs	1996
Ricky Skaggs	1988
Ricky Van Shelton	1989
Ricky Van Shelton	1993
Rita MacNeil	1992
Rock ‘N’ Horse	1992
Rodney Atkins	2009
Rodney Crowell	1990
Rodney Crowell	1992
Ronnie Milsap	2007
Roy Orbison	1983
Sara Evans	2008
Sawyer Brown	1991
Sawyer Brown	1996
Sawyer Brown	2006
Scott King	1993
Shane Yellowbird	2009
Sheila Deck	1999
Sheila Deck	2009
Shevy Smith	2007
Stephanie Thompson	1997
Steve Fox	1999
Straight Clean & Simple	1992
Sugarland	2008
Susan Graham	1996
Suzanne Gitzi	1996
Sweethearts of the Rodeo	1991
Sweethearts of the Rodeo	1988
Sylvia Tyson	1984
Tami Hunter	1997
Tammy Wynette	1985
Tanya Tucker	1993
Tanya Tucker	2005
Tanya Tucker	1984
Tanya Tucker	1986
Taylor Swift	2009
Tennessee River Boys	1987
Terry Kelly	1997
The Bellamy	1984
The Bellamy Brothers	2009
The Cruzeros	1996
The Desert Rose Band	1990
The Gatlin Brothers	2008
The Good Brothers	1983
The Good Brothers	1999
The Higgins	2010
The Judds	1990
The Moffatts	1992
The Oak Ridge Boys	2008
The Oak Ridge Boys	2010
The Oakridge Boys	1985
The Porch Boys	1999
The Poverty Plainsmen	1999
The Road Hammers	2007
Thomas Wade	1997
Tim McGraw	2005
Toby Keith	2008
Tom T. Hall	1988
Tommy Hunter	1985
Tommy Hunter	1984
Tommy Rogers & Headin’ West	1993
Tommy Rogers & Headin’ West	1994
Trace Adkins	1999
Tracy Byrd	1994
Tracy Lawrence	1994
Travis Tritt	1991
Travis Tritt	2006
Trick Pony	2006
Trick Ryder	2005
Underground Outlaws	1994
Wayde Hayes	1997
Waylon Jennings	1985
William Lee Golden	1993
Williams & Ree	1983
Williams & Ree	1985
Williams & Ree	1993
Williams & Ree	1997
Williams & Ree	2005
Williams & Ree	2007
Williams & Ree	1984
Williams & Ree	1986
Williams & Ree	1992
Williams & Ree	2006
Williams & Ree	2010
Williams & Ree	2009
Willie Nelson	1986
Wynonna	1993
Wynonna	1994
Yankee Rose	1992
Rascal Flatts	2011
Big & Rich	2011
Johnny Reid	2011
Sugarland	2011
Darius Rucker	2011
Ronnie Dunn	2011
Doc Walker	2011
Mel Tillis	2011
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band	2011
John Michael Montgomery	2011
Neal McCoy	2011