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- ↑ "Calendar & Events". Festival of the Sound. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
- ↑ McGillivray, Peter (2014-08-08). "Festival of the Sound's 35th season draws to a close". Parry Sound North Star. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
- ↑ "Rising Stars - Sunday August 09, 2015 - 2:30 PM". Festival of the Sound. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.
