Canmore Folk Music Festival 2022 by canmorefolk

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July 30-Aug 1, 2022

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CONTENTS 04-05

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38-39

Welcome to the Festival

School of Song Performers

Artisan Vendors

Putting it Together

06-07

30-31

47-49

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Doors open at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Monday and live music starts at 1:30 p.m. Admission is free for those with a valid festival wristband (or show your ticket on Saturday before the main gates open). For those just wanting to catch the pub music, admission is $10. Come by for some food served up by Three Sisters Dining, grab a cold Grizzly Paw Beer or a glass of wine and listen to some great music. See pages 28-29 for local bios and pages 26-27 for the School of Song bios.

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Rock and Roam!

ROCKY MOUNTAIN FOLK CLUB

We're back in the saddle for the 2022-2023 Season!

TAKING TRANSIT TO THE CANMORE FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL? Because we’re big fans of options, we want to tell you about our local public transit! Canmore local service is FREE to ride! Service extends from Three Sisters to Cougar Creek and all buses are fully accessible with room for up to 3 bicycles. Roam Route 5 services many areas of Canmore using two separate routes. Route 5C services the Cougar Creek area of town, and the 5T provides service to the Three Sisters area. Each route departs from the downtown 9th Street Transit Hub (by artsPlace) seven days a week. For more information on routes and bus stop locations visit roamtransit.com.

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FALL 2022 Sep 16: Lennie Gallant (PE) / Phyllis Sinclair (MB) Sep 30: Evans and Doherty (NL / NS) / Braden Gates (AB) Oct 14: Pharis and Jason Romero (BC) / Quote the Raven (NL) Oct 28: The Ennis Sisters (NL) / Ian Foster (NL) Nov 11: Double Bill: Irish Mythen (PE) / Black Umfolosi (ZW) Nov 25: Martin Kerr (AB) / Alicia Toner (PE)

WINTER 2023 Jan 13: Steve Seskin (CA) / Shaye Zadravec (AB) Jan 27: Connie Kaldor (QC) / Western Swing Project (AB) Feb 10: Cassie and Maggie (NS) / Shane Hennessy (EI) Feb 24: Ellis Paul (VA) / Emily Triggs (AB) Mar 10: JigJam (EI) / Carolyn Harley (AB) Mar 24: John McCutcheon (VA) / Burnstick (MB) Apr 14: The Once (NL) / The New Customs (MB)

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Connie Kaldor

The Once

Irish Mythen

Pharis and Jason Romero

The Ennis Sisters

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PERFORMING ARTISTS

ANGELIQUE FRANCIS

BEDOUIN SOUNDCLASH

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Good golly Miss Molly! This young Ottawa blues phenom makes her first appearance at the Canmore Folk Festival this year, bringing us some searing, heart-rending ballads and over-the-top traditional blues. The stage doors may be blown off.

One of Canada’s most innovative and authentic acts, Toronto-based Bedouin Soundclash left big earworms on huge swaths of GenZ both here and abroad when they swooped onto the airwaves in 2001 with their first album Root Fire.

With horns, upright bass, drums, guitar, harmonica and exquisite vocals, Angelique and her team have made a huge imprint everywhere from Mariposa and Massey Hall to small festivals like ours. She draws from influences as varied as Koko Taylor and Big Mama Thornton to Aretha Franklin, and if you listen carefully, you can hear them all in a single performance.

And catch fire they did. Landing somewhere in the mix of ska, reggae, jazz and rock, the duo (vocalist/guitarist Jay Malinowski, and bassist Eon Sinclair) found themselves jockeying for air play and awards with Nickleback and Green Day. Their fifth and most recent album MASS (2019) was recorded in the swamp heat of late summer New Orleans in a wee speak-easy/jazz club they filled with fellow musicians, choirs and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band horn section. They did some tracks at the Preservation Hall itself and then polished it off in Vancouver at the St. James Church with the children of the St. James Music Academy.

Her first professional performance was at the age of seven at the grand opening of her elementary school. A televised gig that changed the course of her life. When she was 13, she made her American national debut for writing and composing an original song for The Gayle King Show on Oprah’s OWN network. Her band can be as few as three or as large as 10, depending on the venue, and sometimes includes her father and two younger sisters. She classifies her music as blues infuse, or blues-influence, and like a fine sauce the ingredients are everything: folk, soul, R&B, funk and, of course, blues with a capital B.

The album was released a full nine years after the release of their fourth album Light the Horizon. MASS has been described as a dense sonic journey with eclectic post-punk-world-beat tendencies. Whew. Scoring the Juno in 2006 for Best New Group, they’ve reaped dozens of nominations for both albums and videos, toured the Vans Warp Tour and appeared at the Vancouver Olympics.

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Sunday

2:10-3:00 pm

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Sunday

1:00-1:50 pm

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Monday

10:40am-11:30 am

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Sunday

3:20-4:10 pm

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DANNY MICHEL

ELK RUN AND RIOT

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It is so trite to call Danny Michel a gifted singer-songwriter, although that is the facet of his many songs he brings to our stage. There is so, so much more to this man, though, so your homework is to do the deep dive. Start with Dan’s Space Van, link from his website. He is indeed gifted, and that lyrical gift is what we will enjoy this year, his second appearance at the festival. Multiple Juno nominations, a dozen albums to his credit, he’s earned kudos from such notables as Stuart McLean (who hosted him on Vinyl Cafe more than 70 times) and David Bowie, who loved his cover of Young Americans. The title track of Feather, Fur and Fin was included on a Playlist for the Planet, released by the David Suzuki Foundation in 2011. That same year he moved to Belize to record with The Garifuna Collective, a unique Afro-Amerindian cultural group he cites as one of his favourite bands, and together they came up with the album Black Birds are Dancing Over Me, lauded as “one of the finest musical works of our time” by Billboard’s Larry LeBlanc.

We LOVE to showcase the local talent (of which there is abundance), and sometimes will spend years watching them ripen and mature until ... they’re ready and we’re ready. They can hold their own against any lineup we can throw together for our main stage. Welcome to Elk Run and Riot, four local, insanely talented lads who’ve plied their craft from the Valley to the Coast and across the border, spreading the sound of intricate three – and four-part harmonies and deeply creative lyrics. From the initial local jam nights in their earliest days in 2013 to a Canmore Folk Fest main stage slot, four albums later and you’ll have to ask them how many kms on the odometer ... this is what it takes. The core of this alt folk group is Ryan Schepens (vocals/guitar), Andrew Cotter (vocals/guitar/bass), Brian Bailey (mandolin/bass), with Braden Hunter on drums. Their coherence as a group has earned them comparisons to The Band and their high energy performances have earned them opening spots for the likes of Wintersleep, The Dead South, The Sadies, The Deep Dark Woods, Elliott Brood, Leeroy Stagger, and many more

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Pub Stage

Sunday

6:45-7:40 pm

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Sunday

1:00-1:50 pm

Grizzly Paw

Monday

1:00-1:50 pm

Pub Stage

Sunday

9:15-10:10 pm

Stan Rogers

Monday

5:40-6:30 pm

Grizzly Paw

Monday

2:10-3:00 pm

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PERFORMING ARTISTS

KAT DANSER AND THE TALL TALES

KATHLEEN EDWARDS

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Edmonton’s Kat Danser doesn’t just play the blues – she studies it, lives it, breathes it and elevates it from sweaty, smoky beer joints to elegant centre stage in the finest of concert halls. Dubbed Canada’s “Queen of the Swamp Blues,” her sweet vocals, lyrical genius and instrumental prowess beautifully combine with her sharp wit and commanding stage presence to deliver unfailingly memorable performances. A nationally award-winning musician and music scholar, Danser has recently combined her talents with three equally talented musicians – Jimmy Guiboche (band leader), Chris Brzezicki (bass) and Kelly Kruse (drums) – to create Kat Danser and the Tall Tales. And yes, they were made for each other. Danser herself has racked up an impressive quiver of awards over the course of her 20-year career, including three Western Canadian Music Awards and a Maple Blues Award. She was recently inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame. Danser is also a nationally award-winning scholar who has presented at conferences throughout North America. Her sixth and most recent album One Eye Open (2021), sees her continuing her long association and collaboration with Steve Dawson and features an ensemble of North America’s finest roots musicians. And like many albums produced during the pandemic shut downs, it was performed and assembled remotely.

Canadian alt-country singer Kathleen Edwards comes to us with a 20-plus year career of touring and recording and the kind of professional accolades many musicians can only envy. Her credits include five studio albums, three EPs and dozens of collaborations with other artists, from Bryan Adams to the Arkells. She’s been nominated for Junos for everything from songwriting to Album of the Year, shortlisted for the Polaris and won a SOCAN Echo Songwriting prize. She even landed a guest spot on the David Letterman show. Her songs are emotionally complex stories, delivered with a compelling country-tinged rock vibe and with a voice described as “cloud-grazing”. Her most recent album, 2020’s Total Freedom, came eight years after her previous album Voyageur, when she walked away from music. In her own words, she hit a “hard reset” on a musical career that filled her soul until it didn’t. She found it again in the world of space and time, in the small coffee shop she opened in her hometown near Ottawa, and then was lured to Nashville by a colleague for a songwriters’ session. The spark was reignited, the coffee shop sold and a stellar career burst once again into flames.

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Sunday

11:50am-12:40 pm

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Sunday

2:10-3:00 pm

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Monday

1:00-1:50 pm

Grizzly Paw

Sunday

2:10-3:00 pm

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Monday

6:45-7:35 pm

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8:50-9:45 pm

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KOBO TOWN

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Every year the festival brings in at least one kicker dance act to get people swiftly on their feet, and here they are.Kobo Town is a Juno-winning Canadian/Caribbean group, led by Trinidadian Canadian singer and songwriter Drew Gonsalves. Based in Toronto, the band blends calypso with a diverse mix of influences, including ska, reggae and hip hop.Formed in 2004, Kobo Town has toured extensively throughoutEurope and North America, and has appeared at festivals in theCaribbean, Asia and Latin America.Its debut album Independence was released in 2007. The album was nominated for an Indie and a Canadian Folk Music Award.The band’s 2013 second album Jumbie in the Jukebox, was along listed nominee for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize, as well as for a Juno in 2014.After releasing Jumbie in the Jukebox, Gonsalves collaborated on the writing and production of Calypso Rose’s platinum-selling album Far From Home.Kobo Town’s third albumWhere the Galleon Sank was released in Canada in February 2017 and won a Canadian Folk MusicAward for World Group of the Year at the 13th annual CFMA. The album was named World Music Album of the Year at the 2018Juno Awards. They have just released their 4th album, Carnivals of the Ghost (2022).

The sweetly blended voices of roots duo Brenley MacEachern and Lisa MacIsaac have been mesmerizing audiences worldwide since the two paired up professionally in 1999. With their heartfelt and sometimes heartbreaking lyrics that soar straight into your soul and stay on your tongue long after the final chord, the two have garnered numerous accolades, awards and nominations, regionally, nationally and internationally. The first Canadians to ever win the John Lennon Songwriting Contest (in 2009 for The Ransom, on their No Fool for Trying album). The album was their breakthrough, landing them acclaim from the BBC, the CBC, Maverick Magazine, NPR and Penguin Eggs Magazine, as well as a spot on the distinguished Mojo Magazine’s Top 10 playlist for the cut Small of My Heart. Their latest album, The Good in Goodbye, is an open diary of their personal and professional experiences together as friends and musicians, two very unique relationships that affect each other in profound ways. Their distinct take on iconic, Americana-inspired up-tempo melodies beautifully contrasts with their breathtakingly sweeping and personal lyrics, creating songs that blend nods to Lucinda Williams and Gillian Welch and a bit of the Indigo Girls for good measure.

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PERFORMING ARTISTS

QUOTE THE RAVEN

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If you close your eyes you can catch hints of The Milk Carton Kids and a little bit of Brandi Carlile when Newfoundland’s Quote the Raven take the stage. But make no mistake, their sound is all their own. Their beautifully exquisite lullaby-like harmonies are captivating; their original songs about love, love lost and life on the road away from family speak to some pretty universal experiences. They defy pigeon-holing into any particular genre. Folk? Roots? There’s some wisps of country in there, but probably where they’d settle best is Americana, which only makes sense as they were able to perform at the 2019 AmericanaFest in Nashville before the pandemic doors slammed shut on touring and live performances. Their debut album Golden Hour earned them Music Newfoundland’s Group of the Year Award in 2019, and their exposure to Nashville set in motion their second album, Can’t Hold the Light, released in 2021. This year will be their first opportunity to tour that album.

Rainbow Girls are an eclectic folk trio hailing from the golden countryside just north of California’s Bay Area. Vanessa May, Erin Chapin, and Caitlin Gowdey seamlessly combine soultouching harmonies, varitextured instrumentals, and poignant lyrical content into a beautiful sonic tapestry. Throughout their performance, voices are paired with an ever-changing amalgamation of acoustic and slide guitar, keys, upright bass, harmonica, and an array of vocal techniques creating an engaging and often emotionally moving live show. Their music delves deeply into themes of the human experience: hopeful love, honest self-reflection, and pursuits of social justice. Their latest album, “American Dream,” crystallizes these ideas in acoustic amber, encapsulating a beautiful new direction for their ever evolving sound. Originally formed in Santa Barbara, CA in 2010, the Rainbow Girls have spread their musical wings both internationally and domestically, from busking on the streets of Europe to playing pubs and theaters in the UK, to house concerts, festivals, and shows in the US.

In their short time together they’ve collaborated with some of Canada’s A-list singers and songwriters, including Charlie A’Court from their home province, Chris Kirby, Blake Reid, Andrew Waite, Andrew Sneddon, Nick Earle and more. Stan Rogers

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1:00-1:50 pm

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2:45-3:40 pm

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2:10-3:00 pm

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10:40-11:30 am

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1:00-1:50 pm

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3:30-4:20 pm

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REUBEN AND THE DARK

SAM POLLEY AND THE OLD TOMORROWS

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Reuben Bullock has the kind of distinctive voice and stellar songwriting that has kept the band Reuben and the Dark on heavy rotation for thousands of fans for many years. Exploding on the indie rock scene in 2013 (although Bullock was writing and recording his own works as early as 2010), they return to us this year in a powerful new collaboration with the Kainai Nation’s Bullhorn Singers. Reuben and the Dark last appeared at the Canmore festival in 2016. “This all began as an impromptu experiment and turned into a beautiful and meaningful experience,” says the Calgary-based Bullock. “We feel grateful to be working with Bullhorn Singers, they bring such power and depth to our music. This truly feels like one of the most powerful songs we’ve made. It feels important.” The song, Timelapse Clouds, marks Reuben and the Dark’s first release of 2022. With rich, haunting harmonies woven into its anthemic compositions, the band currently includes Sam Harrison (guitar/ keys/vocals), Brock Geiger (guitar/keys/vocals), Nathan da Silva (bass/vocals), and Brendan ‘Dino’ Soares (drums). With the collaboration with the Bullhorn Singers, the distinctive throb of the leather drums and the introduction of First Nations harmonies becomes mesmerizing.

How does one land a spot as opening act for a Jim Cuddy Band national tour barely a year after forming a band? Definitely helps if Jim Cuddy is your dad, but no way would he have gotten the gig if he wasn’t up to the task. Obviously he absorbed a lot of lessons during that upbringing. Polley, son of Cuddy and actress Rena Polley, drew deep upon his musical family’s roots when he assembled Sam Polley and the Old Tomorrows in 2017, surrounding himself with musicians he knew have similar musical interests: brothers Tally and Gianni Ferraro (bass and drums), and veteran players, Fraser Melvin (Electric Guitar) and Jeff Giles (Piano/Keyboard). In 2018, they recorded their first EP and then embarked on the cross-country Jim Cuddy Band Constellation tour. They’ve played both festivals and cities throughout Ontario and shortly pre-pandemic finished their debut album, Time Forgot, drawing their sound from 50s and 60s rockabilly licks, old country twang, and Motown swing, blending genres to create an upbeat boogie with groovy hooks. “I wanted to create something people could get up and dance to.”

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8:50-9:45 pm

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Sunday

3:20-4:10 pm

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1:00-1:50 pm

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Monday

11:50am-12:40 pm

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3:20-4:10 pm

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Monday

2:10-3:00 pm

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PERFORMING ARTISTS

SHAYE ZADRAVEC

THE SMALL GLORIES

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Apparently the secret to creating a great talent is to expose them to great music from their earliest years. Rising Canadian singer (and “sometimes songwriter”) Shaye Zadravec was steeped in her father’s music from a young age, and it emerges in so much of what she brings to the studio and the stage. Everything from Bobby Darin to Lynn Miles, Mary Margaret O’Hara to Jesse Winchester and Willie Dixon. A girl and her guitar, nothing fancy except the voice that has been described as one of the purest of this generation. On her second and latest album, 2020’s Now and Then, the Calgary singer pays particular homage to Ian Tyson with two covers, Summer’s Gone and Silver Bell, reflecting her respect for the Alberta icon. Apparently the respect is mutual, as Tyson appears on the latter. Some have referenced her as a “throwback” for her simple, pared back sound that reminds you of the days of early Linda Ronstadt and Harry Nilsson (her favourite), performers who rely totally on their voice to command your focus. No big notes, no theatrics, no overwrought Star Search renditions. Let it wash over you, subtly and gracefully. Just pure performance beauty.

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2:10-3:00 pm

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If the voice is an instrument, then the Small Glories is an orchestra. A very small orchestra, to be sure, but one with all of the nuances, overlays, underlays and harmonic convergences of a symphony. A folk, roots, rock symphony. Winnipeggers Cara Luft (although she claims a couple of other hometowns) and JD Edwards, possessors of two of the folk world’s most exquisite voices and strings, from claw-hammer banjo to powerhouse guitar, serendipitously came together in 2012 to perform at a civic event. Sorely interrupted by the pandemic, they had to individually and mutually make do with Zoom concerts and small-scale outdoor socially distanced gigs, just to feed the need to play and perform. During the pandemic, however, they continued to rack up awards and accolades for what they produced before the virus hit, including numerous Canadian Folk Music Awards and Western Canadian Music Awards. Sadly, their nomination for Traditional Roots Album of the Year for Assiniboine and the Red at the 2020 Junos came the same year that event had to be cancelled. Their onstage presence and banter is delicious, reflective of their post-pandemic thirst to get back out there on the road, performing for live audiences.

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11:50am-12:40 pm

4:30-5:20 pm

RMSL

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3:20-4:10 pm

10:40-11:30 am

RMSL

Monday

1:00-1:50 pm

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4:35-5:25 pm

10:40-11:30 am

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STEVE POLTZ

SUSAN O’NEILL

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Buckle up and button down. If you’re not familiar with this gent’s music, you’re in for an awakening. (Prepare to be woke!) Born in Canada and matured in the US, Poltz falls into a grey zone of supremely talented singer/songwriter/guitarist and possibly-off-his-meds comedian. But he’s totally sober. He just possesses a Formula One brain, an insatiable need for live audience interaction and a lens upon the world we have seldom seen before. And the experience is pure magic. The world needs more Steve Poltz. He has the goofy sweetness of an Owen Wilson and the darkly comedic songwriting skills of Warren Zevon. Throw in the astonishingly nimble finger picking skills, he carves his own place in the annals of folk music. A founding member of the semi-legendary indie-rock band The Rugburns, the 60-something Poltz has been pounding the live music circuit since pandemic restrictions began lifting. His relationship with the live audience is his fuel. He’s been described as an “unhinged genius,” “really not normal” and “frenzied, aggressive, hilarious and heartbreakingly sincere.” He’s collaborated with the likes of Danny Michel and Joel Plaskett, Jewel and Anthony da Costa. A one-man force to be appreciated.

Wow wow wow. Ireland’s Susan O’Neill brings us her incomparable vocals and profound songwriting from halfway around the world, and we thank her. Her soulful husky vocals draw comparisons with Janis Joplin, Amy Winehouse and Adele, her words will make you weep. We are one of only three Canadian stops she’s making on a very brief North American tour. (Edmonton and Calgary folk festivals as well.) Based in rural Ennis, Ireland, she often performs as SON and produced a profound collaborative album during the pandemic with Mick Flannery, an album of break-up ballads and bittersweet love songs, universal truths about faltering relationships. Confessional rock that earned some heavyweight fans such as U2s Bono. The album, The Game, was one of Folk Roots Radio’s favourite albums of 2021. The multi-talented O’Neill has a rather unusual arsenal of instruments for a folk musician – guitar, harmonica and trumpet – but weaponizes them all to deliver traditional Irish folk, rock, soul, gospel and blues.

RMSL

Sunday

2:10-3:00 pm

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Saturday

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7:45-8:35 pm

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11:50am-12:40 pm

Grizzly Paw

Monday

1:00-1:50 pm

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2:10-3:00 pm

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Monday

8:00-8:55 pm

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11:50am-12:40 pm

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6:40-7:30 pm

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THE JIM CUDDY BAND

THE SLOCAN RAMBLERS

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One of Canada’s most enduring and beloved musicians makes a return to the Canmore Folk Fest this year with his eponymous band, almost 10 years after their first appearance. The Jim Cuddy Band, fronted by Cuddy and featuring a core group of outstanding musicians, including Colin Cripps (guitar), Anne Lindsay (fiddle), Joel Anderson (drums), Bazil Donovan (bass) and Steve O’Connor (keyboards), is as known and loved as Cuddy’s other musical project, Blue Rodeo. (Among the many accolades and awards Cuddy has received in his 40-year-career is the Order of Canada in 2013, also awarded to Blue Rodeo co-founder Greg Keelor.) Dubbed “country emo” by one reviewer, the Jim Cuddy Band brings an exuberant blend of high-octane rhythms, trap-you-inyour-seat lyrics and the trademark smoky voice of Cuddy. Their most recent recording, immediately pre-pandemic, is Country Soul, recorded live on the top floor of Cuddy’s barn in southern Ontario to capture those “old barn wood” acoustics. His two-year pandemic hiatus was spent working on new music, as did Keelor, and the result is Blue Rodeo’s 16th studio recording, Many a Mile. And like all touring musicians, the appetite to get back out there in front of live audiences is pretty intense. Expect some serious energy!

“Fearless, fleet-fingered string band … adventurously advancing the high lonesome sound of bluegrass…” “Effortlessly pushing bluegrass back to its earlier roots in Appalachian traditions, while steering old sounds in fascinating new directions.” Fleet-fingered doesn’t even begin to describe this Toronto-based foursome. Formed in 2011 and named for the Slocan Valley in B.C., they’ve scored numerous Canadian Folk Music Awards and a Juno nomination in their devotional pursuit of keeping the traditional music of Appalachia alive and thriving. The group consists of banjo player Frank Evans, guitarist Darryl Poulsen, bassist Charles James, and mandolinist Casey Campbell,. Evans, Poulsen, and James all perform vocals depending on the song. Performing at bluegrass and roots festivals across North America, they’ve earned a reputation for high-energy live shows and profound creativity with an age-old genre. Named 2020 IBMA Momentum Band of the Year Award Winner. Think you don’t like bluegrass music? Think again!

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5:35-6:25 pm

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8:00-8:55 pm

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2:10-3:00 pm

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8:55-9:55 pm

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WILLIAM PRINCE

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Once in a generation a songwriter comes along who perfectly captures the anger and frustration of the era, the unjustness and hypocrisy that seems to keep the world from addressing its wrongs. And they manage to channel that frustration into songs that ride the razor’s edge between burning it all down and holding up the mirror. Meet Tré Burt, a Sacramento-based, laser-focused musical philosopher who records with John Prine’s Oh Boy Records. He signed in 2019, the year before COVID claimed Prine, and is only one of two artists to join the label in the last 15 years. Burt’s debut album Caught it From the Rye, released in 2018, was re-released by Oh Boy in 2020 capturing the zeitgeist of the Black Lives Matter movement. A single released that same year, Under the Devil’s Knee, was an incredibly moving protest song written out of anger, tracing the lives of George Floyd, Eric Garner and Breonna Taylor. He writes of the experience as a black man in America because “the personal is political.” Prine would be proud. And so would Dylan.

Listening to Winnipeg singer/songwriter William Prince is a little like sipping a fine, oak-cured scotch … smooth, sultry and addictive if you let it be so. Prince, a member of Manitoba’s Peguis First Nation, made his first appearance on our stage in 2017, the same year his debut album Earthly Days won a Juno for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year. He appeared live on the nationally televised awards show to sing one of its tracks, Breathless, for the In Memoriam tribute, which celebrated the iconic Leonard Cohen. The comparisons have been long drawn between Prince and his musical elder. He now has two more albums to his credit, Reliever (2020) and most recently Gospel First Nation, a collection of worshipful, poetic odes to a higher power, the power of nature and the power of love, songs Prince says were 100 years in the making. His honeyed baritone is a voice you will not forget, evoking not just Cohen, but Willie Nelson and Barry White. His lyrics are reminiscent of John Prine, beautiful and haunting, revealing a depth of soul that can be both uplifting and melancholy at once.

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the school of song performers CATCH A GLIMPSE OF THE FUTURE OF ALBERTA ROOTS MUSIC

CHELSIE YOUNG

DANIELLE DAYTON

JOHN HEWITT

The Canadian music scene welcomes its newest emerging artist, Chelsie Young – originally from the Bigstone Cree Nation in Northern Alberta – she is now making her presence felt in Edmonton, from where she continues to wow audiences everywhere with her natural vocal talent. Chelsie is a singersongwriter with a natural gift for writing meaningful and touching songs. In her spare time, she engages with her thousands of followers on social media by sharing videos of her favourite cover songs. Her songs, and life, touch on the realities many Indigenous women face, such as domestic violence, addiction, depression, suicide, single parenting, family dysfunction, and relationships.

Although she graduated with a teaching degree, Danielle Dayton has been in hot pursuit of her music career for as long as she can recall. She practises her craft daily and has been eagerly awaiting the end of the pandemic so she can release her unbridled energy on stages across Alberta. Engaging, sassy and talented, Danielle Dayton taps into the bluesy side of all of us.

Northern Ontario’s John Hewitt was born the day Tom Petty’s “Wildflowers” was left within his grasp. Learning the best of songwriting from his musical heroes, ranging from Dylan to Petty, The Doors to the Grateful Dead, Hewitt has maintained a prolific repertoire through the years. Now making his home in Edmonton, he produces and engineers his own music, releasing an EP and two non-album singles, four music videos and a skit show performed on Facebook Live. He has two 2021 releases, one focusing on his rock and 60’s pop influences and one focusing on his folk/roots influences. Gritty, raw, authentic and captivating, the music of John Hewitt is a feast for the soul.

“I tell performers all the time that I don’t want to hear your song, I want to feel your song. I felt Danielle’s song.” Bill Werthmann (Northern Lights Folk Club)

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TRUE BLUE

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Emerging from the melting pot of Edmonton’s music scene, Kyle Mosuik and Nataya Nolan’s duo embodies everything a fan could crave in a musical act; exquisite vocals, harmonies for days, outstanding musicianship and truly solid songs.

A recent Calgary transplant, Wyatt C Lewis has made an impact with songs built from soaring melodies, railroad-like consistent finger picking paired with quiet, haunting vocals and lyrical phrasing. His dark, rustic tales meld folk and soulful blues to tell tales of love, loss and the journey home. His songs are beautiful, subtle creations that juxtapose emotions, striking imagery and experiences that charm and envelope listeners. With the sweet and intimate EP On a Journey for the Long Run, Lewis shows why CBC Music’s weekly “Reclaimed” series named him “one to watch” in 2021. This thoughtful nêhiyaw recently released a single called “Dancing with Sue” as a warm, huggy dedication to the supportive arts community that he has found in Alberta.

Kyle is a consummate guitarist with versatile vocals and Nataya earned her chops touring and singing backup for her brother Joe (Nolan) and sister Jenie Thai. As sweethearts and soulmates, it’s another match made in heaven and the result is a rare and special rendering of song and soul. Their debut album, True Blue, is soon to be released.

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ANDREW IBANEZ

THE CAVE ARCADE

EILEEN & GORD MARCH

Andrew Ibanez has been performing, composing and recording guitar music for over 30 years. Blending a mix of guitar styles from around the world including Latin, Jazz, Rock, Blues and Classical, he creates his own style and sound.

Homegrown indie roots band, The Cave Arcade, drag the tones and guitar themes from spaghetti western scores over which to lay unique and sometimes comedic pulp inspired lyrics. Considering their land locked Canadian roots, it is perhaps ironic that they reach for the west-coast vibes of which their music at times reflects. Laying this over the base of classic folk roots endemic to their home in the Rocky Mountains, creates a unique style.

Gord March is no stranger to the Canmore music scene. He has been playing music in the valley for decades. He performed at the festival many times, both with local favourite Sully’s Garage, who he is a founding member of, and as a singersongwriter. Daughter Eileen, inspired by her father’s musical abilities, took to songwriting in her teens and has not looked back. This father daughter duo is sure to entertain.

KYLE PULLAN

MARI ROSEHILL

THE NICO TOBIAS BAND

Since 2013, Kyle Pullan has been part of the local music community. Bringing bright melodies and percussion on the acoustic guitar, Kyle brings the world of instrumental finger-style guitar to the Bow Valley. Kyle has released four Instrumental Albums and won the Banff Battle of The Bands in 2017 as the first solo act to do so and opened up the competition to more solo acts.

Mari Rosehill reflects on life’s subtleties and expresses it best through song. Ranging from soft, operatic highs, to full low tones, her introspective styled lyrics invite you to take a look into how she thinks. Insecurities that have held her back and beautiful moments that propel her forward. The now sober songstress continues on this search for one’s self and her artistry helps along the way.

Growing out of the MacEwan University music program, The Nico Tobias Band (originally Abbey Rodeo) is fronted by Canmore’s Nico Tobias. An emerging artist bursary from the Town of Canmore launched the band’s recording career. In 2018, they won the Canadian Songwriting Competition for their song “Anthracite”. They have a full-length album No More Mr. Nico Guy and several single releases.

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From indie folk to jazzy lounge style vibes, Canmore’s Northern Quarter has been gaining momentum as an in-demand band. Highlights include winning the 2020 YYC Music Group of the Year award, being selected to be part of the soundtrack for a virtual reality video game Groove Gunner, and having their latest single Perfect Fit launched into space with William Shatner.

The seeds of Yukon born, Canmore local, Phill Nugent’s folk-rock sound – sometimes whimsical and sometimes gritty – took root in the northern Canadian wilderness where he was raised. With a background in musical theatre, selftaught guitar and songwriting, he weaves rich storylines into catchy tunes. After his well-received release in the fall 2019, he is going back into the studio to record his first full-length album.

Acoustic quartet TrebleMakers span a variety of music genres: roots, folk, country, rock, and pop with a focus on entertaining audiences. A mix of guitar, bass, fiddle, sax, flute and percussion blend the group’s unique sound. With extensive musical backgrounds, and the combined performance experience of over 80 years, the TrebleMakers are sure to entertain.

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OUR EMCEES LET US TAKE A MUSICAL JOURNEY TOGETHER

DON HANSEN

HOLGER PETERSEN

DON HANSEN

ROB MURRAY

Singing for the joy of it! Don Hansen’s earliest memories are of music. From his debut performance at the age of three to countless hours of teaching, he is revered as a voice specialist. Don has emceed at the Canmore Folk Music Festival since 1982, and you’ll find him hosting our Main Stage workshops on Sunday afternoon.

Rob Murray, who wakes up local residents on Bow Valley’s 106.5 Mountain FM every weekday morning, has been a resident of Canmore since 2001. A real asset to the local arts community, Rob can often be found performing community theatre or improv. Watch for him on our Monday afternoon Main Stage workshops and Sunday night at the Mountain FM Stage 4 Pub.

HOLGER PETERSEN

KERRY CLARKE

MIKE PETROFF

A man who needs little introduction to the Alberta folk scene, Holger Petersen is hosting our Sunday night main stage concert. A record producer, CKUA and CBC broadcaster, writer, and founder of Stony Plain Records. Inducted into the Folk DJ Hall of Fame, recipient of the Order of Canada, and has multiple accolades and awards.

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Community radio was Kerry’s entry into the independent music world some 35 years ago. She’s Calgary Folk Music Festival’s artistic director, spent some time on the skins in an all-female lofi band, co-founded Rwanda’s KigaliUp festival, and produces/hosts weekly radio programs on CKUA and CJSW when she’s not traveling to conferences and festivals to see music from a vast range of genres.

RHEA MARCH Rhea March has been involved in music for three decades as a performer, producer, radio host, and live performance and artist development specialist. She hosts a weekly Song Stage in Edmonton for emerging and veteran musicians, works with the Sarah McLachlan School of Music, and teaches Managing in the Music Industry at MacEwan University.

TOM COXWORTH Tom Coxworth has been part of the roots music scene in Canada for 43 years. A folk festival organizer, reviewer/writer specializing in roots music, emcee, narrator, studio producer and radio host, he has done it all. Awards like Spirit of Folk Award, and being inducted into the FolkDJ Hall of Fame are a testament to his influence. Catch him emceeing on Friday and Monday evening.

MIKE PETROFF

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Local musician and longtime festival volunteer Mike Petroff has called Canmore home for over 43 years. His album, 1000 Storms displays his songwriting style. He is a favourite in the local scene, a supporter of local causes, and sharing his passion for music. Catch him emceeing at the Stage 4 Pub.

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Hi Jinx Family Area ACTIVITIES & MUSIC! MS ANIE Anie Hepher is a musician, performer and former children’s librarian living in the beautiful Ktunaxa ?amak?is territory in the East Kootenays of British Columbia. She began singing and performing as a child first with her musical family, and then as a teenager at children’s camps. During the 90s-2000s she was the lead vocalist and songwriter for a six piece bluegrass ensemble (As The Crow Flies), and for the last 15 years has performed in a folk/ grassy trio called Redgirl. As a storytime librarian for seven years, Ms Anie has also entertained regularly for community functions, nonprofit events and childrens’ festivals. Ms Anie has seen the first hand wonder of language-learning through singing and repetition. With her mini Banjo, ukulele and occasional xylophone, Ms Anie is an engaging and playful entertainer who loves to connect both children and grown ups with music for everyday moments.

MIRANDA CURRIE Miranda Currie is a northern indigenous artist who splits her time between Canmore and Sombe K’e, (Yellowknife, Northwest Territories), among the Dene people. She walks in two worlds, with one foot in her Swampy Cree heritage and the other foot in her Euro-Canadian ancestry. Through her musical exploits she saw how kids responded to music and how it helped them learn their indigenous languages. Miranda made the decision to create kid’s music with a northern indigenous flair, releasing Bouncing in the Boreal in 2018 and Tickling the Taiga in 2022. Her company CuRiouS CoNNectionS creates northern indigenous content that is accessible to children and families.

ENTANGLED PUPPETRY With an eclectic and imaginative style, Entangled Puppetry delights audiences with its whimsical creations. These theatre performers and multi-instrumentalists combine live music, puppetry and storytelling to create shows to enchant all ages. Based in beautiful Canmore, Entangled Puppetry is husband and wife team Tyler and Tangle McClaron. Visit us at www.entangledpuppetry.com.

ALBERTA PARKS Alberta Parks has a crew of enthusiastic and talented park interpreters who bring nature to life with music, drama and dance each summer. Action, entertainment and natural history information blend in these often wacky but always informative shows complete with costumes, audience participation and clever stories that intrigue and educate audiences both young and old. Join them Sunday from 12-12:45 pm on the Hi Jinx Family Stage. Come early to be selected to be part of the show. Let the fun begin!

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JUGGLING CLOWNS Local clowns, Professors Bouquin and Boffin (Michelle Preston and Peter Nichol), will again be conducting juggling workshops and generally clowning around in the Family Area. Join them for some fun, improve your coordination and balance, all to the beat of some amazing music.

CRAFT AREA Join our Festival Crew in the Craft Tent for some fun activities to help get your child’s (and your inner child’s) creative juices flowing. Those 12 and under can also grab a festival BINGO card and win prizes generously donated by the HiJinx toy store on main street.

PAINT BIKE On loan from Canmore’s wonderful artsPlace, the Community Cruisers Paint Bike will fun for all ages, one of you rides while the other creates! Not-to-be-missed!

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Tessa Mendoza has been sharing her love of hoops with the Banff/ Canmore community for years. You may see her teaching impromptu hoop lessons in the parks, or at local artisan/farmers markets where she sells her hand-crafted clothing designs and hoops. Her workshop will reveal the secret to keeping that hoop turning on your waist

INSTRUMENT ‘PETTING ZOO’ Whether you’re two or 92, “the zoo” enables you to explore a variety of folk instruments in a hands-on way. Try your hand at playing a variety of different instruments - perhaps a fiddle, guitar, bodhran, accordion and or banjo. Who knows, maybe one day you’ll be on the stage too.

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WE ARE SO EXCITED TO BRING BACK A FAN FAVOURITE OF THE CANMORE FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL OUR RAFFLE! THIS YEAR OUR RAFFLE HAS EXPANDED AND INCLUDES A VARIETY OF PRIZES! WILL YOU BE ONE OF THE MANY WINNERS!

Future Majority it a non-partisan, non-profit organization that works to mobilize young people so that everyone in Canada pays attention to youth priorities.

CANMORE PUBLIC LIBRARY The Canmore Public Library does Folk Fest! Come hang out with the library staff and supporters at our tent where we’ll be giving away free books for all ages, playing life-sized lawn games, and of course talking about books! At the CPL tent, you can learn about all the services your library has to offer, ask for personalized book recommendations, and share the love of literacy. Before you go, don’t forget to try your hand at our spinning wheel for a prize!

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Maybe you’ll win free tickets to Vancouver, Winnipeg, Edmonton or Calgary Folk Festival for a special weekend! Speaking of special weekends how about free passes and the best seat in the house next year? The Canmore Folk FestivalGolden Tarp package is said by some to be the real grand prize! The other prizes are certainly cause for celebration. Celebrate the magic of our beautiful valley with restaurants and experiences both filling out the remaining of the prizes! Act fast with only 1500 tickets it’s sure to sell out fast.

Since 1992, the Rocky Mountain Eagle Research Foundation volunteer observers watch and record the migration of several thousand raptors, including golden eagles. In addition to its scientific work, RMERF is committed to educating people about birds of prey, to help these raptors and their prey foods and habitats for the future.

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food, glorious food AUTHENTIC CHURROS, LETHBRIDGE AB

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Spanish style churros with a twist – try it dipped in caramel sauce, dark chocolate and whipped cream, or how about Nutella or Oreo crumble, maple syrup and ice cream.

You have seen them at the markets now finally you will also see them at the festival! Making up some delicious Ramen, Teriyaki chicken and BBQ Pork.

Kelly and her crew will be serving up tacos and more tacos whether it’s in a bowl or a shell with veggies or meats or both they will be served up to enjoy.

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Our favourite VW Van is back with their character and delicious coffees, teas and baked goods. A must stop for the morning jolt, or the evening cozy up under your blanket and anytime inbetween.

Yumm! Chef George is at it again making various gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches on fresh bread.

CASCADING MINI DONUTS, CANMORE AB Canmore’s own festival staple – mini doughnuts coated with a wonderful cinnamon and sugar crust, mouthwatering! Cotton candy and canned drinks will also be found here.

ECLIPSE COFFEE ROASTERS, CANMORE AB Roasted right here in Canmore, Eclipse is here to serve up that perfect cup of coffee all day long available when you need it the most. Thanks to Eclipse, our volunteers are also well supplied with caffeine.

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Pavel the Pirate and his family are back whipping up our Mediterranean favourites like marinated chicken, merguez or vegetables in a pita. They also make up plates and a lovely couscous salad bowl.

OPAH GREEK FOODS, PENTICTON BC Terry is back with some of our favourite Greek dishes like donaire, spanakopita, calamari, and baklava. Do not forget to add some of her house made tzatziki and hummus – it is so good!

RUSTIXX, CALGARY AB VJay is doing it again, making us mouth watering gourmet thin crust wood-fired pizza. The short wait for your pizza is well worth it!.

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You have seen them at Sunshine and downtown, now they will be at the festival! They will have chicken and waffles, fried bologna sandwiches, southerninspired hot dogs, hush puppies, corn and avocado salad and macaroni salad.

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WANNAWAFEL, COCHRANE AB New to the festival as well, we have Belgian waffles and toppings, berries, whipped cream, chocolate, bacon you pick they have it. They have even added a bowl of bacon on the menu.

The Mad Dog has now brought in the British side of the family food mix .The Indian poutine being a favourite or the English banger a close second. They will also have samosas, chutney, chai, and spiced lemonade.

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The Michael Vincent Artisan Village ONE CHILD’S VILLAGE

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One Child’s Village is an Alberta-based, non-governmental, non-religious charitable organization. Our aim is to provide children in the developing world with better living conditions, education, and resources needed for their physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual well-being. Our market booth will feature unique, handmade products imported from Nepal.

Pyrography is the art or technique of decorating wood or leather by burning a design on the surface with a heated metallic point. I specialize in wood pyrography incorporating gouache paint in order to capture the beauty of my surroundings. I strive for my artwork to take you on a beautiful journey.

At Rustic Strings I create handmade stringed instruments from quality materials. Beautiful cigar boxes, oil cans, and silverware boxes. Reclaimed furniture grade maple necks. Creatively enhanced with found objects and hardware. Every instrument is unique. They are all intonated and set up for great sound and playability.

BRAD’S BOWLS Woodturning is a retirement hobby that turned into a passion. I take wood logs destined for the fire pit or landfill and turn them into beautiful decorative and practical wood bowls, vases, lidded boxes, bird houses and feeders, pet urns and ornaments. The primary woods used are poplar, burls, Russian olive, elm, willow and ash.

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CHAOTIC CREATIONS YYC Chaotic Creations (YYC) is our name and handmade goodies are our game! Best friends since the third grade, we decided to turn our love for crafting into something bigger at the end of 2020. We can’t wait to show you our collection of items, handmade with love and care.

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EMILY BEAUDOIN ART Emily Beaudoin is a landscape and wildlife artist based in Canmore. Emily uses vibrant palettes, textures, white space and intricate line work to convey the connection she feels to the mountains. Her work aims to capture the power and ruthlessness of the wilderness as well as its beauty, fragility and extreme vulnerability.

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FLOREST NATURAL DESIGNS

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Florest’s pieces are all one of a kind, created from plants that I have grown in my own backyard, and plants that are hand-picked and harvested from my native surroundings, including wildflowers, mushrooms and botanicals. Every plant, flower and mushroom is then dried and pressed and preserved in resin.

North Grove Creative is an Alberta-made collection of art prints and functional home decor products by professional photographer and visual artist Viktoria North of Canmore. Each piece is carefully designed in house and created in studio using raw materials and features original images of stunning locations from all over western Canada.

Style in Motion is a collaboration of fantastic ladies clothing, organic cotton and sustainable rayon from Australia, organic cotton from Nepal, linen from Italy, and fantastic natural bamboo products (tanks, tops, leggings, capris, shorts and more).

GEOGEMS GeoGems is a small hobby business in Canmore, owned by Simcha (Sim) Stroes-Gascoyne. This year, GeoGems celebrates its 20th appearance at the Canmore Folk Music Festival. GeoGems sells semi-precious stone-bead jewellery designed and hand-made by Sim, including necklaces, bracelets and earrings, with mixed-metal or sterling silver findings.

HAPPY SPOKE DESIGNS Happy Spoke Designs are stained glass and jewellery creations made with reclaimed bike parts and frames. Our focus is on reusing materials with art.

IMCLIMBING We are a Romanian/German rock climbing couple living in Canada. Our passion for the sport led us to start up a small business specializing in Rad Tank Tops and T-shirts that illustrate the climbing culture and it’s lifestyle. We love doing what we do and want to share our vision with you.

KAT CADEGAN JEWELLERY INC Kat Cadegan Jewellery is inspired by nature and crafted by hand. Made in the mountains of Revelstoke, we create modern heirlooms to last a lifetime.

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PHOTOLYTICAL Liquid art macro photography, a millisecond in time captured when two drops collide. Unique images that would look great on any wall. A chance to own a one-of-a-kind piece of art at an affordable price.

POTS AND PEAKS I am a ceramic artist base out of Canmore. I fell in love with clay many years ago and I have been designing and creating functional wear since then. Pottery brings me a lot of peace and joy and I am hoping to share those feelings throughout my unique, handmade pieces.

SHEPPARDS HOOK Sheppards Hook jewellery has a wild expression for environmentally conscious individuals who love bold, unique statement pieces. Each piece is handcrafted for a roughhewn, artistic feel using naturally-shed white-tailed deer antler from the forests of Manitoba. Creator, Katie Sheppard strives to make pieces that embody the Canadian wilderness.

TREE PICKS Tree Picks makes sustainable guitar picks from a variety wood and we plant a tree for every package we sell.

WORLD PILGRIM ARTISANS Since 2011, we have been working with Indigenous Mayan artisans from Guatemala who work in beading, weaving, and wood-carving. Our project offers each of the artisans a fair income for their work. We have a number of products: beaded hummingbirds, the finest weavings, wooden carvings and bags/wallets/wall hangings.

WONDERLAND Tiffany Teske and her husband Dean Balkenstein, are the artists behind Wonderland jewelry. They offer selections from stainless steel non-allergenic to fun colourful hand-painted upcycled acrylic one-of-a-kind pieces, all inspired by nature and animals. Tiffany also makes unique hand-dyed feather earrings and hair extensions.

SIMPLIFY Simplify is a lover of home decor! She hand knots modern macrame plant hangers, wall hangings, wristlets and more. All are 100% recycled cotton in a variety of fresh neutrals and colours. Live plants will also be offered (weather permitting) as well as handmade plant pots, hand lettered signs and watercolour art cards.

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FOLK FEST SUPPORTS CONCERT AT THE GARDENS EVENT AS PART OF INAUGURAL

CANMORE HERITAGE FESTIVAL Thanks to support from the Canmore Folk Music Festival, an evening of free music was hosted at the Northwest Mounted Police Barracks on Main Street in downtown Canmore on July 22. The Heritage Festival was created by the Canmore Museum and executive director Ron Ulrich is excited to bring a new event to the community in July that looks back at the collective past of this special place. Ulrich says music is an incredible medium to communicate through and the goal was to engage with a broader audience in the community than the museum would normally reach to share that passion for heritage. “One of the things I find interesting about musical performances is that a sense of identity and place can also come through with music,” he says. “The lineup for Concert at the Gardens really does give that sense of locality and who we are as a community”.

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“And who we are as a people, I think that comes through in their music and that is what the Canmore Heritage Festival is about – a celebration of us and who we come from.” The lineup included Wyatt C. Louis, a Cree-Métis singer-songwriter based in Moh’kinstsís (Calgary), as well as local performers Mari Rosehill and Phillip Alexander Nugent. Louis is performing at the Festival this weekend as part of the School of Song lineup, while Rosehill and Nugent are performing on the Mountain FM Pub Stage. The venue was an amazing location to host an intimate outdoor and family friendly concert, with the barracks and its heritage gardens as the backdrop. It was also an excellent way to lead into the 45th annual Canmore Folk Music Festival the next weekend. Festival Director Sue Panning says she was inspired to support the inaugural heritage festival event because of her deep

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appreciation for how many musical forms are about telling stories, and that “helps foster an appreciation and understanding of different perspectives.” “It helps build a connection between people and communities” she says. “Indigenous stories have been told throughout history and continue to be told. Listening to those stories is a small step toward Truth and Reconciliation. “The partnership between the Canmore Folk Music Festival and the Canmore Museum gives the opportunity to hear Indigenous stories not only through the music at the festival, but also with the sessions at the NWMP barracks.” The evening of music was part of a weekendlong event celebrating local heritage launched this year by the museum, thanks to partnerships like the one forged with the folk festival. Check out canmoreheritagefestival.com for details about next year’s events. The Canmore Museum presents Indigenous Stories and tipi program at the Northwest Mounted Police Barracks (Main Street and Spring Creek Gate). Traditional knowledge and history presented by Stoney Nakoda interpretive guides share cultural activities and stories. Stoney Nakoda cultural activities are on a drop-in basis and free to the public.

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Sunday 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

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CANMORE FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL FUNDS STAN ROGERS MEMORIAL

Stage improvements PARTNERSHIP WITH MUNICIPALITY MEANS MAIN STAGE’S FUTURE ON SECURE FOOTING

than a local non-profit organization, as it is truly a community amenity.

If, as Shakespeare wrote, all the world is a stage, then it makes sense that a stage that has hosted musicians from around the world has a special place in the hearts of folk festival attendees.

“We have maintained the flooring for as long as possible to extend its life,” says Hanus. “But as we removed the flooring, we started to notice there was rot in the foundation posts right at grade level.”

The Stan Rogers Memorial Stage would not exist if it was not for the Canmore Folk Music Festival. Built in 1983 as a result of the community building leadership of a group of dedicated volunteers. They wanted to honour the quintessential Canadian folk singer after he performed at the event the year before by naming the stage after him. The stage has hosted musical acts like Buffy Ste. Marie, Bruce Cockburn, The Milk Carton Kids, Ruthie Foster, Jim Cuddy, and so many more.

Not only were the posts in bad condition, but the addition to the stage in the 1990s weakened its structural integrity as well. It meant that the project needed additional funding to move forward with repairs.

The population of Canmore was around 4,500 and the coal mine, the main source of income for many in the community, had closed just a few years earlier. With growth in the community, and the annual folk festival, an addition to the stage was constructed in 1995.

While COVID-19 resulted in the cancellation of the in-person 2021 and 2022 festival events, a $50,000 project was approved as part of the municipal capital budget to replace the floor of the stage.

The final price tag for the work ended up totalling $175,000, with a $50,000 contribution from the Canmore Folk Music Festival. Thankfully, due to the incredible foresight and planning of the festival, it had the funds available to invest in the capital work.

A new roof was added onto the stage in 2015. That, along with the work to replace the wooden pillars under the stage with concrete supports, means there is still plenty of life left in the stage. That also means there is time for the community, and the Canmore Folk Music Festival, to begin to create a long-term vision for its future. For Festival Director Sue Panning, the certainty around the future of the stage gives everyone time to think about what the future needs of the festival and the community are before decisions are made about the future of the stage, or its location. “The Stan Rogers stage is an iconic part of the festival, the arts community, and Canmore’s history. We see our contribution as an investment in the future of both the festival and the long-term viability of the arts sector in Canmore. We mindfully set aside some emergency funds for contingencies, and helping to fix the stage was deemed worthy of the investment.”

Around the same time, the festival in partnership with the town built the public washrooms near the stage in Centennial Park. While the festival was the driving force to build the stage and steward for its maintenance over the years, it was eventually recognized as a municipal asset and responsibility. Manager of facilities for the Town of Canmore Stephen Hanus says it makes sense for the local government to insure, maintain, inspect, manage and repair the stage, rather

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FOLK FESTIVAL FOUNDER MICHAEL VINCENT REMEMBERED FOR

vision, community building THE COMMUNITY OF CANMORE IS A RICHER PLACE TODAY THANKS TO THE VISION AND WORK THAT MICHAEL UNDERTOOK AFTER MOVING TO THE COMMUNITY IN THE MID-1970S. Michael Vincent was a founding member of not just the Canmore Folk Music Festival in the late 1970s, but he also helped establish the Canmore Artists and Artisans Guild, the Canmore Museum, Pine Tree Players and the Lamphouse Society for the Arts, which would eventually lead to the creation of artsPlace in Canmore. He passed away in November, 2021 and Festival Director Sue Panning says his long-time support and vision as a founder of the festival were key to the success of the event today. “Michael’s legacy lies within so many arts organizations in town,” says festival director Sue Panning. “He had a huge impact on the arts in this community. As one of the founding members of the Canmore Folk Festival, his impact stretches throughout the Bow Valley, Alberta, and well beyond.” Michael’s good works included being chair of the committee that oversaw the 1983 centennial celebration and coordinating the 1988 Winter Olympic pageantry. He also served a term on Canmore town council. His interests were also athletic, with groups like the Canmore Tennis Club, Canmore Little League Baseball and the Mountain Cricket Club owing Michael some degree of credit for their existence. In addition to investing his time in building community, Michael was also a successful artist whose work captured Canmore’s

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mining history and culture beginning with his realistic pen ink drawings and printmaking, and later through his work with acrylic paintings. Collectors from around the world have acquired his pieces, while he was also featured in exhibitions in England, Bahamas and Canada over the years. Born in Loders, Dorset England, and later raised by his adopted parents on the Isle of Portland in the Atlantic Ocean, Michael was teaching an adult pottery class in the Bahamas when he met Judy Atkinson, from Canmore, Alberta. He immigrated to Canada, relocated to Canmore in 1976 and married Judy. The couple was part of a growing community of like-minded artists and travellers who found themselves in a small mountain coal mining town. This growing community had established a bi-weekly folk music club for several years when Michael arrived. Judy and him had attended the 1977 Bow Valley Folk and Arts Faire at the Lacombe Centre to sell his art as part of an artisan market at the event. “There was a big field and they had a folk festival and crafts all along the perimeter,” says Judy. “Michael set up a booth there as a craftsperson with his drawings at that time. We both just loved it. That was the first time we heard Connie Kaldor, who has been to the folk festival several times here in Canmore.”

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She recalls many of the artists and musicians camped overnight and sang around the fire afterwards. The experience inspired Michael to suggest the idea to the folk club, which eventually led to fellow member Pat Farrand successfully securing grant funding from the provincial government to celebrate the firstever Heritage Day holiday in Alberta – the August long weekend – in 1978. The inaugural event was held in an empty meadow next to a run-down red bard, which would later be renovated into the community daycare. A flatbed truck served as the stage, with a banner across the side. In addition to Kalder, the entertainment included Figgy Duff, Valdy, Humphrey and the Dump Trucks, Paul Hann, A Scottish dancing group from Harvie Heights, Ukrainian dancers and dancers from the Stoney Nakoda First Nation. Edna Appleby, who would publish Canmore: The Story of an Era a year later, was the master of ceremonies. A small craft village was organized by Michael that year, and food was organized in the community. Judy, a teacher at the time, organized junior high students to help with parking in exchange for a free ticket to the event. She also went down to the Canmore Hotel and had a beer with potential volunteers to recruit them to help set up the stage. As it turns out, approximately 2,000 people

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came that day and paid $1.50 to experience an afternoon and evening of music. When all was said and done, the very first folk festival made a small profit of $87. “We were really scared nobody was going to come,” recalls Judy, with a laugh. “We went to Calgary and put-up flyers and posters in hotels and on bulletin boards. We were just amazed that people actually came.”

and even after the event was established, the army of volunteers behind its success continued to build community with the construction of the Stan Rogers Memorial Stage in 1983.

of them,” he says. “He was the king of a guy who was always there to lend not only his hands, but his ideas. It was starting to cook in those days; there were more and more people involved in various arts.”

That includes Sharon Bowie and Ken Rooks, Maureen Brass, Carol McTavish, Ella Montgomery, Ron and Maggie Duggan, Penny Lawson and Kelly Meadows.

A potter, John, had his wares set up on a table for sale at that first festival. It was a seminal moment in the evolution of Canmore’s arts scene. The fact that from its humble beginnings as an idea shared around a kitchen table, it has carved out a space to be successful as a major arts event in western Canada, is a testament to the legacy of all those involved along the way.

Another important aspect of that first event that has been part of the festival’s long history was creating programming specifically for children and families. Judy recalls horses from Johnny Boychuk’s stables were brought in for pony rides.

Former mayor John Borrowman and his wife Lynn moved to Canmore in 1975. He recalls there was not much in the small town of a few thousand people with respect to the arts community, but that was about to change.

The work involved many in the community,

“A lot of things were starting to happen in that era and Michael was involved with most

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“It is great that it is still going and still a fun festival,” says John.

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Amenities ATM

FIFTH STREET CLOSURE

POTABLE WATER

ATMs are available within a short walk from the main entrance. The Bank of Montreal is on the corner of Eighth Street (Main) and Sixth Avenue at the lights and Bow Valley Credit Union is located one block from our Stage 4 Pub at 810-Eighth Street (Main).

Please note that Fifth Street will be closed between Fifth and Sixth Avenues for the duration of the festival. Access to this portion of Fifth Street is limited to booth vendors, committee heads, performers and local residents in possession of the appropriate parking pass. Sorry, there are no exceptions.

There are four “re-hydration stations” located throughout the park – one in centre field, one near the front gate and one at either end of the Food Vendor row. Please refill your bottles there, and please be respectful of the equipment. These are not toys. Water in single-use plastic bottles will not be offered for sale anywhere on the site.

GARBAGE AND RECYCLING

SMOKING ZONES

There are several Resource Recovery Stations set up on the festival grounds, at which all waste will be separated and sorted into the appropriate waste recovery bins. Volunteers will be on hand at each of these stations to assist. Please recycle empty drink containers in the appropriate blue bins. Please dispose of all smoking materials in the sand buckets provided in the designated smoking zones. If you can reduce garbage by providing your own reuseable mugs, water bottles and plates, please do so.

There are two designated smoking areas on site – near the rear corner of the permanent washroom building, and at the far side of the field adjacent to the Artisan Vendor Booth area and the Resource Recovery tent. Please refrain from smoking elsewhere on site.

LOST AND FOUND

TOILETS

“ALL” SMOKE FREE In accordance with the Town of Canmore Bylaw 2018 -24, public consumption of cannabis is prohibited on site and in public spaces. Cigarette smoking and vaping is only permitted in designated smoking areas.

ACCESSIBLE ACCESS AND DROP OFF An accessible drop-off zone is located adjacent to the Main Gate. On request, security volunteers will assist those with limited mobility to get settled in the designated seating area. Wheelchairs and tall lawn chairs are grouped together in the Main Stage seating area. We do our best to allow for clear sightlines for those in tall chairs as well as those who are sitting lower to the ground.

BICYCLES There are secure bicycle parking areas adjacent to the school just outside the main gate area (remove - and at the back vendor gate). Please check in with the Community Cruisers with your bike to the right of the main or feel to ask any of our security or traffic volunteers, and they will direct you to those areas. Please lock your bike, as these areas are not patrolled by security staff. Please do not lock your bike to the perimeter fence– it will be removed

EMERGENCIES AND FIRST AID Contact the information booth or a security volunteer. Personnel are on duty for the duration of the festival, located in the field near the main gate.

INFORMATION If you need assistance, ask a festival volunteer. Security personnel can be identified by their red T-shirts. All other volunteers will be wearing blue T-shirts this year.

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Inquire at the information booth. All found items should be turned in there. Announcements can be arranged if necessary. If you discover your loss after the festival, or if you haven’t regained your lost item by the end of the weekend, email lostandfound@canmorefolkfestival.com or call the festival office at 403-678-2524.

MERCHANDISE CDs by festival performers, as well as a selection of clothing, sunscreen, lip balm, hats, water bottles and other festival items, are available at the Product Booth. Cash, Visa and MasterCard are accepted.

MISSING KIDS, MISSING PARENTS Wayward children will be taken to the info booth and an announcement will be made from the stage. Parents, take a minute at the gate to write your cellphone number inside your child’s wristband so we can speed up the reunion.

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TAXI SERVICE There are two taxi stands for convenience. One is located immediately adjacent to the Main Gate and the other adjacent to the entry/exit gate on Fifth Avenue.

Portable toilets and hand-washing stations are located on the west side of the permanent washrooms, close to the family area. Please leave them as clean as possible. If toilet paper needs to be replenished, please inform a volunteer.

VOLUNTEERS Do you want to help us next year? Join more than 500 friendly, helpful volunteers that help make the Canmore Folk Music Festival as fabulous as it is. Jobs are varied and require a minimum 10-hour commitment over the course of the weekend. We also have numerous jobs that must be done before and after the festival. Email admin@ canmorefolkfestival.com or call 403-6782524. Check out our volunteer section each spring at www.canmorefolkfestival. com for instructions on how to sign-up.

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Towards Zero Waste IT’S EASY BEING GREEN Biosphere and Canmore Folk Festival Partner on Towards Zero Waste It’s no secret that events have had an impact on our valley. With an increase in tourism over the years, and an increase in the number of events, minimizing the impact of each event is more important now than ever. That’s why in 2022 we are excited to announce our partnership with the Biosphere Institute! The Biosphere Institute serves as a community hub where citizens can access local environmental information, learn about how to get involved in conservation programs, and build ideas for new community-led initiatives. Together the CFMF and Biosphere plan to not only uphold our environmental legacy but actually improve it!

Our Green Team is responsible for handling compost, festival goers’ “green” education, recycling, and waste management throughout the weekend. Education is key because there is a systematic approach to how we recycle as much as 93 per cent of the waste created during the festival. There are Resource Recovery Stations located on-site, at each, you will learn about the importance of different types of recycling and composting. We take the time to help place items into the right bin, as sorting recyclable materials is the first step. Our Green Team corporate partners are; the Town of Canmore, Canmore Bottle Depot, Bow Valley Waste Commission and Epcor. These partners have worked with the festival

team over the years to help us learn more about composting, recycling, and reducing the amount of garbage that goes into the landfill site. Our Environment team’s goals are to: Minimize garbage coming onto the site by working closely with the vendors and groups to ensure the products they use are recyclable and/or compostable • Maximize the recovery and the recycling of materials on site by defining the various waste streams generated • Engage festival participants at our convenient and accessible recycling stations.

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Putting it Together SO MANY FOLKS TO THANK BOARD OF DIRECTORS Rochelle Harding Sally Caudill Brian Frank Dana Williamson Thea Mitchell Peter Corish Sue Anderson Michael Chase Whitney Smithers John Paczkowski Brian Rossman

COMMUNITY CRUISERS

Michelle Vincent

Mandy Johnson

SITE SECURITY

CUSTODIAL

Andrew Finlay, Jennifer MacAulay, Ruth Lund

Don Woollings ELECTRICAL

ROCKY MOUNTAIN SKI LODGE STAGE (STAGE 3) FOH MIXER

Greg Monforton MONITOR MIXER

SITE SET UP

Misha Hlebnicov

ENVIRONMENTAL

Glen Bleakney

STAGE MANAGER

Ava Vanderbeek (The Bioshpere Institute)

STAGE SET-UP

Peter Warne

Mark Baker, Paul Hatfield

CREW

FAMILY

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Chelsea Sleep, Tegan Powel, Landis Burr

Kathy Seeley, Rob Seely

Todd Hustrulid, Romeo Bruni, Daniel Larsen

TRAFFIC

MOUNTAIN FM PUB STAGE (STAGE 4)

Jon Frolick

Brian James, Suzan Shellian-Frey

STAFF

Julianne Smalley

Robin Wade, Kristie Sanderson, Sam Wade

FESTIVAL DIRECTOR

FOOD VENDORS

TRANSPORTATION

LIGHTING

Sue Panning

Margaret Blokhuis, Amanda Kelly

Martin Finnerty

GENERAL MANAGER

GATE

Don Beaulieu, Heather Allison Hames

Kenny Pillipow

Laura Reid

VOLUNTEER AFTER-PARTY

FOH MIXER

ADMINISTRATOR

HOSPITALITY

Margo Petroff

Carol Picard

SITE MANAGER

INFO BOOTH

Tony Stonehouse

Pennie Casey

ACCOUNTING

INSTRUMENT STORAGE

SOUND & STAGE CREW

Kathy Seeley

STAN ROGERS STAGE (STAGE 1)

FAMILY AREA STAGE

SOCIAL MEDIA

Joyce Peart, Adam Knowles, Rick Lordon

FOH MIXER

Brad Bischoff

Britanny Burr

IN-KIND SPONSORSHIP

PROGRAM DESIGN

Darcy Harris

Dee Larosa

MERCHANDISE

Fred Straschnitzki

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Colin Fraser, Janet Miller, Kathryn Walton, Maureen Fraser

STAGE MANAGER

Vic Bell

PERFORMER MEALS

CREW

FESTIVAL FRIDAY

Peter May

Eli Panning-Osendarp VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION

Melissa Jay

MIXER

FESTIVAL FRIDAY

Keith Mills MONITOR MIXER

Keane Eng

Steve Darke

CREW

Steve Slemon, Steve Goodchild

VOLUNTEER AFTER-PARTY

MONITOR MIXER

STAGE MANAGER

Eli Panning-Osendarp SOUND ENGINEER

Shahid Chew Zulkifli

Bryan Francis, Steve Slemon, Elliot Williams, David Mcarthur

ALL STAGES

ARTISAN & COMMUNITY BOOTHS

PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEOGRAPHY

Candice Saruwatari, Toni Beckman

Malcolm Carmichael, Liam Prost

GRIZZLY PAW STAGE (STAGE 2) FOH MIXER

Dan Frerichs

PLUMBING

COORDINATORS

Margaret Garrett, Crawford Smyth

SYSTEM ENGINEER BACKLINE COORDINATOR

Darrell Cranny

Keith Mills

Inese Clark, Sara Titus, Mardelle Hansen

PROGRAM

MONITOR MIXER

Tanya Foubert

Keane Eng

BLUE MOON CAFÉ

PUB

STAGE MANAGER

Suzanne Brouillette, Said Haddady

Andrew Alderson, Amy Morgan

Marina Ponto

BOX OFFICE

RAFFLE

CREW

SOUNDART LIGHTING/SWING TECH

Doug Baker, Fred Hall & Steve Goodchild

Austin Bentley

ARTIST LIAISON

Dave Mann CASHIER

Hollie Griffin, Lisa Olivia

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Claire McKinnon, Thea Mitchell, Brian Frank SITE SAFETY

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Vic Bell SOUNDART TECH 1

Jarret Mayo SOUNDART TECH 2

Brendan Durand

DRUM/INSTRUMENT TECH

Rob Maciak

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Festival Pub Schedule SATURDAY, JULY 30

SUNDAY, JULY 31

Stage 4

MONDAY, AUGUST 1

1:30 - 2:25 pm

THE CAVE ARCADE

ANDREW IBANEZ

KYLE PULLAN

2:45 - 3:40 pm

PHILLIP ALEXANDER NUGENT

MARI ROSEHILL

QUOTE THE RAVEN

4:00 - 4:55 pm

EILEEN & GORD MARCH

TRUE BLUE

DANIELLE DAYTON

5:15 - 6:10 pm

5:10 - 6:10 pm

5:15 - 6:10 pm

NORTHERN QUARTER

TREBLEMAKERS

CHELSIE YOUNG

6:45 – 7:40 pm

INTRODUCING THE SCHOOL OF SONG

6:45 – 7:40 pm

DANNY MICHEL

THE NICO TOBIAS BAND

8:00 - 8:55 pm

JOHN HEWITT

SLOCAN RAMBLERS

STEVE POLTZ

9:15 - 10:10 pm

WYATT C LOUIS

ELK RUN & RIOT

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Stan Rogers / EVENING SCHEDULE SATURDAY, JULY 30

SUNDAY, JULY 31

Stage 1

MONDAY, AUGUST 1

4:30-5:20 pm

3:30-4:20 pm

QUOTE THE RAVEN

SHAYE ZADRAVEC

RAINBOW GIRLS

5:35-6:25 pm

4:35-5:25 pm

TRÉ BURT

THE SLOCAN RAMBLERS

THE SMALL GLORIES

6:40-7:30 pm

5:40-6:30 pm

SUSAN O.NEILL

MADISON VIOLET

DANNY MICHEL

7:45-8:35 pm

ANGELIQUE FRANCIS

STEVE POLTZ

8:50-9:45 pm

6:45-7:35 pm

KAT DANSER & THE TALL TALES

RUEBEN AND THE DARK WITH THE BULLHORN SINGERS

8:50-9:45 pm

7:50-8:40 pm

KATHLEEN EDWARDS

WILLIAM PRINCE

10:05-11:00 pm

8:55-9:50 pm

BEDOUIN SOUNDCLASH

KOBO TOWN

THE JIM CUDDY BAND SUBJECT TO CHANGE

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WORKSHOP SCHEDULE SUNDAY 10:40 am - 11:30 am

SUNDAY 11:50 am - 12:40 pm

SUNDAY 1:00 pm - 1:50 pm

SUNDAY 2:10 pm - 3:00 pm

SUNDAY 3:20 pm - 4:10 pm

MONDAY 10:40 am - 11:30 am

MONDAY 11:50 am - 12:40 pm

MONDAY 1:00 pm - 1:50 pm

MONDAY

STAN ROGERS (STAGE 1)

GRIZZLY PAW (STAGE 2)

RMSL (STAGE 3)

HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS

SCHOOL OF SONG

Danielle Dayton & True Blue

Wyatt C Louis & Mari Rosehill

Quote the Raven & Shaye Zadravec

SUNDAY GOSPEL

THAT AIN’T RIGHT!

Susan O.Neill & Angelique Francis

The Small Glories & Tré Burt

Danny Michel & Kat Danser

GLOBAL VILLAGE

CROSS ROADS

DAYS GONE BY

Kobo Town & Bedouin Soundclash

Tré Burt & Reuben Bullock

Elk Run & Riot & Quote the Raven

OH SNAP - THE BLUES

DEFINING MOMENTS

Kat Danser & Angelique Francis

Kathleen Edwards & Susan O.Neill

Rainbow Girls & Steve Poltz

ALCHEMISTS

CONCERT

Bedouin Soundclash & Reuben and the Dark

Sam Polley and The Old Tomorrows

HARMONIC TENDENCIES

STAN ROGERS (STAGE 1)

GRIZZLY PAW (STAGE 2)

RMSL (STAGE 3)

ECLECTIC FOLK

CANADIANA

Slocan Ramblers & Rainbow Girls

Angelique Francis & Shaye Zadravec

SCHOOL OF SONG

IN THE BEGINNING Madison Violet & Slocan Ramblers

CALYPSO BLUES Kat Danser & Kobo Town

2:10 pm - 3:00 pm

MONDAY

SETTLING IN

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CRAZY OLD WORLD Steve Poltz & Danny Michel

INSPIRATIONS Jim Cuddy, Sam Polley & William Prince

3:15 pm - 3:30 pm

FOLK-N-ROLL Sam Polley and The Old Tomorrows & Susan O’Neill

CONCERT Elk Run & Riot

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UNDER COVER

THE CROOKED ROAD

The Small Glories & Madison Violet

John Hewitt & Chelsie Young

WORDSMITHS Tré Burt & William Prince

ALONG THE ROAD The Small Glories & Rainbow Girls

LEAD FROM THE HEART Shaye Zadravec & Madison Violet

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festival venue map PUB STAGE

6 STREET

Miners' Union Hall H2O

738 - 7th Street

BIKE PARKING DANCING AREA

MAIN GATE

FAMILY AREA

SCHOOL GROUNDS

MERCHANDISE

H2O

Rocky Mountain Ski Lodge (STAGE 3)

FOOD BOOTH AREA H2O

5 AVENUE

WASHROOMS

DRINKING STATION RECYCLING STATION INFO BOOTH

MAIN GATE MERCHANDISE STAGES

Grizzly Paw (STAGE 2)

PLAYGROUND AREA H2O

SEATING AREA WHEELCHAIR/ TALL CHAIR VENDOR & COMMUNITY BOOTH FIRST AID

STAN ROGERS STAGE

SMOKING AREA EXIT/RE-ENTRY GATES

EVACUATION PLAN

6 STREET

In the unlikely event of a situation requiring the evacuation of our site please remain calm and make your way to one of the three exits on the north side of the field (6th street, towards downtown).

5 AVENUE

MAIN GATE

Rocky Mountain Ski Lodge (STAGE 3)

Please do not try to exit via the south west entrance (5th street near the craft vendors) as we will be using this entrance for emergency vehicles. Remember, plans may change during an emergency, and you can read more about our evacuation plans on our website in the news section.

MERCHANDISE

SCHOOL GROUNDS

Patrons needing assistance please use the east exit (5th avenue).

Grizzly Paw (STAGE 2)

STAN ROGERS STAGE

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LET THE GOOD TIMES FLOW EPCOR is always happy to be part of the party. As the Official Water Sponsor of the Festival and Canmore’s local water provider, we’re proud to celebrate music, culture and community with you. Look for us and our free water stations on site.

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