By The Winnipeg Folk Festival Winnipeg Folk Fest attendees will get the full Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros experience when the band makes its local debut headlining Thursday’s main stage show on July 9 at Birds Hill Park. The 10-piece Los Angeles collective’s...
The Winnipeg Folk Festival has revealed its much-anticipated day schedule for this year's summer festival at Birds Hill Park. From July 9-12, 40 workshops and 68 concerts will take place on nine daytime stages. “We are one of the few festivals in North America that...
Ten bands from the Golden State, including seven from Los Angeles, will be represented at this year’s Winnipeg Folk Festival, taking place July 9 to 12. “The artists we have booked really capture the spirit of the contemporary folk scene going on there right now,”...
By Sarah Klein A community grant provided by The Winnipeg Foundation will allow more than 500 people to attend the Winnipeg Folk Festival this summer. The $26,000 grant will assist the Guest for a Day program when the festival is held July 9-12. “The Guest for a Day...
The Winnipeg Folk Festival has announced the main stage entertainment for when the annual outdoor party gets going on July 9. Winnipeg's the Mariachi Ghost will get things going at 6 p.m. on opening night, ending with Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros to cap off...
The Winnipeg Folk Festival has thrown back the curtain on its exciting lineup for the 2015 edition of the popular summertime music fest. Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros will headline the main stage, along with Wilco, José González and Jenny Lewis to lead the new...
Emerging Manitoba songwriters will get a taste of being in front of a crowd when new open mic nights return later this month. Manitoba Music and the Winnipeg Folk Festival are co-hosting the event the third Tuesday of every month at Maw's Eatery. "They're a great way...
The Winnipeg Folk Festival is launching a new music night at The Good Will every second and fourth Thursday of the month. Folk Fest Thursdays will begin on January 22 with local folk icon Scott Nolan and friends. The opening night showcase will also feature Joanna...
Local band The Bros. Landreth are the latest group to be featured in the Winnipeg Folk Festival's acoustic sessions. And they have a new song. The Folk Fest filmed a series of acoustic performances earlier this year and has been releasing them gradually. The Bros....
Applications are now being accepted by the Winnipeg Folk Festival for campers who create large-scale projects in the festival campground. Some festival-goers like to use lumber, metal supports or a structured roof while staying in Birds Hill Provincial Park....
The Winnipeg Folk Festival is seeking food vendors for the 2015 festival at Birds Hill Provincial Park. The selection of vendors is based on quality of menu and whether it features locally produced, organic and fair trade ingredients, along with other considerations....
Manitoba singer-songwriter JP Hoe will headline a Christmas-themed concert at the Burton Cummings Theatre on December 20. The Winnipeg Folk Festival is presenting the "JP Hoe Hoe Hoe Holiday Show," accompanied by a 12-member holiday orchestra. Tickets go on sale...
