As the 39th instalment of The Winnipeg Folk Festival concluded on Sunday, July 8, it was clear to see why the event remains one of the most successful festivals in North America. Near perfect weather coupled with a stellar musical lineup thrilled thousands of Folk Festival patrons, many of whom make this annual trek…
The 39th annual 2012 Winnipeg Folk Festival is clearly a huge success that has so far featured four solid nights and three full days of some of the best music in the world. One element of the Folk Festival that is sometimes overshadowed by all this greatness is the successful Galaxie Young Performers Program. Since…
Music I Saw: Dry Bones, Mary Gauthier, Fretless, Kim Churchill, Beth Orton, Royal Wood, Chic Gamine, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Steep Canyon Raiders, Steel Drivers, Junior Brown, Sarah And Christian Dugas, Yves Lambert Trio, De Temps Antan, Elliot Brood, Todd Snider, Dustin Bentall and I had no idea what I would miss when I jumped on…
It’s Mary Gauthier! Not all the excitement that I thought because she was on the Little Stage at 12:00 in the afternoon at the 39th annual Winnipeg Folk Festival. She could have taken it as belittling but she rolled with it and even broke it down. She said. “I’m happy to be anywhere, the sense…
The set kind of went from the most traditional, a mixture of traditional and contemporary to most contemporary. It was lovely because I hadn’t found a seat at 12:45 p.m. in the Shady Grove but unexpectedly came back to the stage and there were so few people in it. I had sun in my face…
Hip hop phenom K’naan delivers inspiring performance, wowing young and old fans at Thursday night’s Winnipeg Folk Festival main stage show.
After waiting in line for over an hour to redeem a ticket for a wristband, Winnipeg Folk Festival patrons were treated to a highly entertaining opening night concert on Wednesday evening at Birds Hill Provincial Park. While some were annoyed at the long line up to get in, most took it stride. “It’s what I…
Local Music and Campus Radio. Click on the above link to see a video story about the relationship between campus radio and local music by Sean Campbell and Dave Hollier, featuring The Crooked Brothers, The Magnificent 7’s and the University of Winnipeg’s radio station, CKUW.
Fort Gibraltar — one of the more unique places in Winnipeg — gives our city a special charm. Historical reconstruction in Winnipeg’s francophone neighbourhoods is opening the gates for visitors to explore the 19th century period when french voyageurs first came to Manitoba. The scenes are carefully recreated in an old blacksmith shop, in a…