Islendingadagurinn brings local flavour
With over 120 years of tradition in Manitoba, the Gimli-based Icelandic Festival known to some as Islendingadagurinn is primed for quite a celebration this year….
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My Folk Fest kicked ass
Winnipeg’s annual Folk Festival is an excellent way to spend five days doing one or any combination of the following: soaking in wonderful music, relaxing…
The forest never sleeps
It was like any other Saturday night: the plans were to go to the bar, have drinks, dance, chat with friends and go home. But…
WAFF it up
Since its creation nine years ago, the Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival (WAFF) has come to incorporate films with many themes besides the aboriginal issues it…
Representing the folk out of Canada
The upcoming Canadian Folk Music Awards, taking place this weekend, will bring musicians from across Canada as nominees in 19 different categories such as “Traditional…
See it, receive it
Sound art: what’s that? Whether you know or not, send + receive’s director crys cole believes, “Some people have an idea that since they may…
Road trip . . . to the Fringe Festival
It’s the last Friday night of the Winnipeg Fringe Festival and it begins with Facebook.com. I decide that because today is the first day I…
The highs and lows of Winnipeg Folk Festival
Getting more elaborate and more innovative each year, for many people the Winnipeg Folk Festival is an annual ritual that is not to be missed….
Folk Festival blog entry 6: Sunday, July 11, 2010
The dream is almost over for Folk Festers. The dream is over for the Netherlands. The World Cup final was broadcast on the main stage…
Folk Festival blog entry 5: Saturday, July 10, 2010
Day four of the Folk Festival and I’m not sure how much more tie-dye I can handle. Though one notably fashion forward individual had the…