August 8 to 11. 2019 - Ivan Daines 43rd Annual Friends and Heroes Country Music Pick-Nic in Innisfail
The 43rd Annual Ivan Daines Friends and Heroes Country Music Pick-Nic took place at the Daines Rodeo Grounds near Innisfail from August 8th to 11th, 2019. Incorporated into this year's festival was the Alberta Men and Women of Country Music Awards in memorandum of the festival orgainized by the late Shirley Hartman in Hoadley, Alberta, for many years. Shirley's husband, Floyd Hartman, presented Ivan Daines with the male lifetime achievement award, as well as presenting Windi Scott with the female lifetime achievement award and Edward Pimm with the Rising Star Youth Award. Additional awards were presented to Hugh McLennan, Allen Christie, and Danny Gibson. In January 2020, Ivan Daines was inducted into the Alberta Country Music Hall of Fame as an Industry Builder.
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