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CTV News
4 days ago
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Bif Naked returns to Timmins to perform new songs at Rock on the River Festival
Bif Naked is set to rock Timmins at the Rock on the River Festival, where she will be debuting her new song 'Champion'. Lydia Chubak reports. As Timmins gets ready to party at the annual Rock on the River Festival this weekend, Bif Naked is looking forward to sharing new music from her first album in 15 years on Friday night. She told CTV News, 'Champion' is a song she can't wait to belt out. 'As soon as I hear that chord, it just brings a smile to my face and we just, you know, it just makes us pump our fists in the air,' said Beth Torbert, better known as Bif Naked. Bif Naked As Timmins gets ready to party at the annual Rock on the River Festival this weekend, Bif Naked is looking forward to sharing new music from her first album in 15 years on Friday night. (Supplied) At 54 years old, Tobert said she is feeling like a champion of life. Born in secret to a teenager living in India, she's the product of a Canadian girl and a British Boy. She said she was rejected by both families and later adopted by missionaries. Life brought her down some dark roads and she's a survivor of abusive relationships, substance use and breast cancer. 'But that's the good thing about coming together and being in a room together or being in a festival together like that,' Tobert said. Lift each other up 'We do feel a shared sense of community, because we have shared experiences. And that's the thing I call it 'holding hands,' even though you're not holding hands … it's like having a hand in the well and, you know, you just you just do you lift each other up.' Michelle Mailloux of Timmins couldn't agree more. She's a survivor of sexual violence and the owner of Owl's Nest Coaching and Wellness Studio. 'In a time right now where things are really hard, there's a lot of isolation and loneliness and divide,' Mailloux said. 'We need opportunities like that where people are being vulnerable in a certain way and sharing their experiences, and it helps to give the message that we're not alone in this.' Torbert said, regardless of one's occupation, we can all relate to one another and whether that's at a concert or at a workshop, these are opportunities to keep on rocking.
CTV News
6 days ago
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- CTV News
Bif Naked to debut new music at Timmins' Rock on the River Festival
Northern Ontario Watch Bif Naked is set to rock Timmins at the Rock on the River Festival, where she will be debuting her new song 'Champion'. The 54-year-old singer, a survivor of abuse and cancer, says concerts foster community. Local wellness coach Michelle Mailloux agrees, hosting a clay workshop to promote healing through shared experiences. Lydia Chubak reports.
