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Recommended Festivals and Free Events 2007
Appearing on stage at the Islands Folk Festival, Duncan B.C. July 20 - 22 www.folkfest.bc.ca The Breakmen, David Essig, Hot Club Of Mars, Ken Whiteley, Los Munequitos de Matanzas, Sabir Sisters, T.Nile, Nathan Rogers, Swingamajig, Unlce Wiggly's Hot Shoes Blues Band, and many more.
The 9th Annual Discovery Coast Music Festival in Bella Coola July 20 & 21. www.bellacoolamusic.org Jorge Miguel, Tanya Tagaq, Wide Mouth Mason, Todd Butler, Donne Roberts Band, Alex Cuba Band, The Polyjesters, and more.
Calgary Folk festival, July 26 - 29 www.calgaryfolkfest.com Beolach, Battlefield Band, Chumbawamba, Crooked Still, Dyad, Jeremy Fisher, Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, Great Big Sea, Connie Kaldor, Don McLean, Nathan, O Susanna, Ollabelle, Darrell Scott, Chris Smither, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Rufus Wainwright, and heaps more!
Mission Folk Music Festival, July 27 - 29, Fraser River Heritage Pk, Mission www.missionfolkmusicfestival.ca Hugh Masakela, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Battlefield Band, The Bills, Kleztory, David Francey, Yungchen Lhamo, The McDades, Arrogant Worms, Outlaw Social, Alpha Yaya Diallo, Penny Lang, Angus Lyon & Ruaridh Campbell, Los Rastrillos and many more!
The music jewel at the centre of the Fraser Valley is just around the corner! 23 groups (over 100 artists) from around the world and across Canada! Celtic music, music from Africa, Tibet and China, Blues, old-timey, reggae, singer-songwriters - and music that defies categories! There are over 25 booths in the Folk Art & Import Market, a CD Tent, festival souvenirs, a variety of great food vendors and a shaded licensed area with a main stage view. Registered on-site camping. Plus lots of jamming and workshops.
Prince George Folkfest, July 27 & 28, Fort George Park, Prince George B.C. www.pgfolkfest.com with Corb Lund, New Orleans Social Club, Watermelon Slim, The Paperboys, Donne Roberts Band, Don Ross, Joel Fafard, & many more.
30th Annual Canmore Folk Festival, August 4 - 6, Centennial Park Canmore Alberta www.canmorefolkfestival.com with Bethany & Rufus, Leon & Eric & Yana Bibb, Bill Bourne, Black Umfolosi, Blackie & The Rodeo Kings, Chumbawamba, Compadres, Ruthie Foster, David francey, Kleztory, Laura Love, Harry Manx & Kevin Breit, The McDades, Odetta, Nathan, Martin Simpson, UHF, and Peter Yarrow. Spectacular setting in the Rockies. One of our favourite festivals, just the right size. Musicians are only booked on the understanding that they will jam with others.
Edmonton Folk Music festival, August 9 - 12 Gallaher Park, Edmonton, Alberta. www.efmf.ab.ca The Rolls Royce of folk festivals, and probably the best festival on the planet! Another incredible line-up and another sold-out weekend. They even featured their kitchen - the largest temporary kitchen in the country - on The Food Network last year. Quite right, too. The food is almost as amazing as the music! Line-up includes: Nanci Griffith, Damien Dempsey, Ralph Stanley, African Guitar Summit, Blue Rodeo, Andy Palacio & The Garifuna Collective, Marty Stuart, Crooked Still, Seth Lakeman, Jim Byrnes, Baka Beyond, Mary Margaret O'Hara, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Ollabelle, Ozomatli, Michael Franti, BeauSoleil, Black Umfolosi, Tony McManus, Guy Clark, Compadres, Roy Forbes, Martin Sexton, Martin Simpson, Mary Gauthier, Darrell Scott, Vieux Farka Toure, and Gospel legend Marie Knight - amongst others!
Edge Of The World Festival on Haida Gwaii August 10-12 at the Tlell Fairgrounds Line-up includes Brickhouse, Todd Butler, Cousin Harley, Leela Gilday. www.edgefestival.com
Maple Ridge Jazz & Blues Fest, Aug. 11, Memorial Peace Park (119th Ave. & 224th St.) www.jazzblues.ca Powder Blues, Sonny Rhodes, Johnny Ferreira & the Swing Machine, Zapato Negro, etc. plus children's area, arts and food vendors, barbecue and beer garden.
Burnaby Blues & Roots Festival, August 12 with BeauSoleil, Los Lonely Boys, Allen Toussaint, Dr. John, James Cotton, Otis Clay, James Hunter, etc. www.burnabybluesfestival.com
Roots & Blues Festival, Salmon Arm B.C. August 17 - 19 www.rootsandblues.ca line-up includes Andy Palacio & the Garifuna Collective, Corb Lund & the Hurtin' Albertans, D. Rangers, Ellika & Solo, Galant tu perds ton temps, Gráda, Jim Byrnes and the House of Refuge, John Boutté, Kiran Ahluwalia, Les Gitans de Sarajevo, Lil Brian and the Zydeco Travelers, Michael Franti and Spearhead, The Paperboys, Pointer Sisters, Rachelle van Zanten, Ruthie Foster, Xavier Rudd and many more.
On August 17 - 19, Cumberland, B.C. hosts The Big Time Out. Based on the 1 day event that delighted 2000 fans on Labour Day in 2005, this 3 day show promises to be the local entertainment highlight of the year. The Big Time Out is 3 days on 1 stage and will take place in the Cumberland Village Park, featuring international talent like Sarah Harmer, Corb Lund band, Michael Franti, Mihirangi, Los de Abajo, Sly & Robbie and Xavier Rudd. www.cumberlandvillageworks.com
The 26th Sunshine Music Festival, September 1st and 2nd in Powell River, B.C. www.sunshinemusicfest.com with Wassabi Collective, Ndidi Onukwulu, Cara Luft, Geoff Berner, Tandarva, Anita George, and many more.
More to come...