By Rebecca Owens, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Wren For songwriter Jeremy Kneeshaw’s first performance at this year’s Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival, he assembled a retro-styled blues trio that ignited the dance floor. “It was totally surreal to be there, on the other side of the curtain,” he tells The Wren. “Ever since I was like a little kid, that was always my dream.” Through his company, Jeremy Kneeshaw Music Ltd., the Kamloops (Tk’emlúps)-based musician moves fluidly between solo performances, full band ensembles and behind-the-scenes production. Uniting his diverse skillset is a singular purpose to “make the right ears happy,” he says, whether by filling the dance floor or preserving songs too often silenced by history. A proud member of Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc, Kneeshaw’s story is deeply rooted

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