By Will McGuirk

At the core of Springtide, a music festival which runs July 21 to 23 in the Township of Uxbridge, is a community; an arts and music community which, with this annual festival, celebrates first and foremost its local voices using intimate, locally owned venues throughout the downtown. Restaurants, pubs, parks, sidewalks, the Music Hall, and even a bookstore, will host events at this family-friendly festival.

Springtide Music Festival will welcome Bedouin Soundclash after a ten-year hiatus. The Indie rock reggae outfit are on the road again, creating new tunes and making a stop at the opening celebrations at Uxbridge Music Hall on Thursday, July 21, along with two-time Juno award nominee, Julian Taylor, and two-time Oshawa Music Award winner, Tania Joy.