Elizabeth Szekeres

Brazilian Forró music is the forte of this lively dance band lead by percussionist Jerusa Leão.  French-Canadian fiddler Kelly Lefaive is in the band...

Zoe Wren from England led off Friday’s International Songwriters in the Round workshop with soaring vocals. She sings with great clarity and emotion. Zoe Wren....

At first loud and brassy, then calm and contemplative, Joe Grass and his percussionist conjure a huge realm of sounds. A multi-instrumentalist, Joe is...

We saw a wonderful performance of Francophone artists on Sunday morning at Summerfolk. It was threatening rain again, so we headed undercover at the Down...

It was pouring rain on Saturday morning. Under the protection of a large tent, we sat sheltered to hear David Sereda. He’s a local talent here...

Grier Coppins opened the festival’s main stage playing a variety of trad tunes on his traditional Scottish bagpipes. It was cool to watch him...

Well, here we are, just a few days away from the commencement of Summerfolk 49! The volunteers are all eagerly awaiting their assignments, the...

Summerfolk 49 is happening next week! (August 16, 17 and 18, 2024) This festival, in Owen Sound, ON, is coming up really fast! We...

Twenty years ago, Nicolas Boulerice and Olivier Demers shoveled out manure from some barns in Calixa-Lavallée, QC, to host the first Festival Chants de...

Thirty years! Wow! That’s how long Festival Mémoire et Racines has been running. It’s the biggest folk festival in Québec, and by all accounts, the...