Good news for the Winnipeg Folk Festival as it wrapped up its 39th annual event this past weekend. Two substantial contributions to its Staging the Future Capital Campaign have been announced. The first comes from the Province of Manitoba as a $650,000 donation which will provide improvements to the festival campground, including shade structures, lighting and…
On June 19 the Wolseley Farmer’s Market set up for the first time. Meet the organizers and see some of the produce and vendors.
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…