On Wednesday, July 11, hundreds of people gathered at The Forks to rally and raise awareness to the large number of missing women in Manitoba, many of whom are believed to have been murdered. The rally was a call-to-action from Manitoba’s Aboriginal population to all levels of government. Starting in front of the Scotiabank stage…
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…
It is with great sadness that our city learned that former Winnipeg mayor Bill Norrie passed away on Friday, July 6, 2012, at the age of 83. The Norrie family will hold a memorial service on Wednesday, July 11 at 1:00 pm at Crescent Fort Rouge United Church. The memorial will be open to the…
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.