Monthly Archives: July 2019

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Three crazy amazing shows in August at Vancouver’s Rogue Folk ...

The Vancouver-area folk festivals may be over for another year, but the great folk, roots and world concerts are just getting going for another season – well ok, like Vancouver itself, the Rogue Folk Club doesn’t really have seasons in ...
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Festival Mémoire et Racines: Day 3 in words and ...

The four young people in the band Inn Echo come from Ireland, British Columbia, Ontario and Prince Edward Island, but they sound like they’ve grown up together. They are musically that tight of a band. Their two fiddles, concertina and ...
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Dispatches from the Calgary Folk Fest – Day 4 ...

It was hard to believe that the last day of Calgary Folk Fest 2019 had arrived. Sunday morning provided patrons with the opportunity to immerse themselves in musical improv, which saw multiple bands unite onstage to play together for the ...
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Dispatches from the Calgary Folk Music Festival – Day 3 ...

Improvisation was a big part of Saturday’s excitement at the Calgary Folk Music Festival. What started as a beautiful day on the Island quickly turned ugly, as severe weather rolled in. Thankfully, the fast-acting festival coordinators and volunteers swooped in ...
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Dispatches from the Stan Rogers Folk Festival – Day 2 ...

The day began quite unlike they do at other music festivals – the pop music festivals where alcohol flows freely. Folks (no pun intended) were out stretching, jogging, and making their morning coffees. Nobody is here to show off how ...
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Festival Mémoire et Racines: Day 2 in words and ...

Starting off the daytime workshop stages on Saturday was the duo of Sébastien Dubé and Michel Bordeleau. Born in Québec and now living in Sweden, Sébastien is a world renowned player of five-string acoustic bass. He and Michel are the ...
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Friday night on the National Stage at the Calgary Folk ...

Day two of the Calgary Folk Music Festival offered an eclectic line-up at the National Twilight Stage. Did we expect anything less? Despite the differences in genres, each act was similar in their ability to amaze the audience with the ...
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Dispatches from Festival Mémoire et Racines – Day One (Friday)

Friday night at Mémoire et Racines opened with a bang. The 25th anniversary festival is under way with the best weather you could order. We arrived at the mainstage in time for Rosier, the newly re-christened five-piece band that was ...
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Dispatches from the Stan Rogers Folk Festival – Day One ...

Driving out to the Stan Rogers Folk Festival in Canso, NS, it’s hard not to notice the contrast between summery green grass and splashes of the booming blue ocean. Hills, forests and wildlife guide the way until the music at ...
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Three highlights from Day One of the Calgary Folk Music ...

The first night of the Calgary Folk Festival was a success with a solid turnout of music enthusiasts who fed into the hands of the Thursday evening line-up. From the first note until the last, the audience and artists fed ...