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Ryan Adams, Sam Roberts Band Tapped for Winnipeg Folk Festival

March 10, 2016 6:57 PM | Entertainment


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Winnipeg Folk Festival 2016The Winnipeg Folk Festival will be home to musical artists Ryan Adams, Lord Huron, Milky Chance and Sam Roberts Band this year.

Those are just a handful of the many bands and musicians to highlight the 43rd annual festival at Birds Hill Park.

On Friday, July 8, the Los Angeles-based Bluegrass Situation will play Big Blue @ Night, where audiences will be treated to four indelible roots acts: The Foggy Hogtown Boys, The Infamous Stringdusters, The Wild Reeds and three-time Grammy award nominee and founding member of the Punch Brothers, Noam Pikelny.

On the last night of the festival, Loudon Wainwright III will receive the artistic achievement award on the main stage. Martha and Lucy Wainwright will share in the special experience with their father.

This year’s Folk Festival runs July 7-10. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m.

See the complete lineup below:

  • Ryan Adams
  • The Head and the Heart
  • Milky Chance
  • Sam Roberts Band
  • Cœur de pirate
  • Lord Huron
  • Lucius
  • The Staves
  • Basia Bulat
  • Loudon Wainwright III
  • The Paper Kites
  • The Wainwright Sisters
  • San Fermin
  • Alan Doyle & The Beautiful Gypsies
  • Colin Hay
  • Rayland Baxter
  • Son Little
  • Andy Shauf
  • Lisa LeBlanc
  • Wild Child
  • The Bluegrass Situation North hosted by Noam Pikelny with The Foggy Hogtown Boys, The
  • Infamous Stringdusters, The Wild Reeds and an Album Hour All Star Jam of the Eagles’ Hotel
    California
  • Native North America: A selection of musical trailblazers feat. Willie Thrasher,Willy
    Mitchell, Duke Redbird and Eric Landry
  • Ben Caplan & The Casual Smokers
  • Benedettiville
  • Boogat
  • Castlemoon Theatre
  • Charlie Hope
  • Dan Frechette & Laurel Thomsen
  • Gustavo and the Green Fools
  • Hubby Jenkins
  • Jake Chénier Band
  • Jay Stoller and Drum Cafe
  • Jennifer Castle
  • Jim Bryson
  • Krar Collective
  • Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams
  • Lemon Bucket Orkestra
  • Les Hay Babies
  • Les Noces Gitanes
  • Martin Harley
  • Matt Epp
  • Matthew Byrne
  • Meredith Axelrod
  • Mikaela Davis
  • Moulettes
  • Noam Pikelny
  • Okee Dokee Brothers
  • Oysterband
  • Parsonsfield
  • Possessed by Paul James
  • Red Moon Road
  • Rosie & the Riveters
  • Ruby & Smith
  • Ryley Walker
  • Sand Skyscraper
  • Steve Dawson
  • The Brothers Comatose
  • The Crooked Brothers
  • The Dead South
  • The Eagle Rock Gospel Singers
  • The East Pointers
  • The Foggy Hogtown Boys
  • The Funk Hunters
  • The Hooten Hallers
  • The Infamous Stringdusters
  • The Wild Reeds
  • Tomato/Tomato
  • Twin Peaks
  • Vaudou Game
  • Wild Child
  • William Prince
  • Yemen Blues with Ravid Kahalani

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