Calgary Folk Music Festival

Calgary Folk Music Festival
Crooked Still performing at the 2007 Calgary Folk Music Festival
Date(s)	Late July
Location(s)	Prince's Island Park,  Calgary,  Alberta,  Canada
Inaugurated	1980
Attendance	50,000 (2009)[1]
Genre	Music festival
Website	Calgary Folk Fest

The Calgary Folk Music Festival (also known as "Calgary Folk Fest") is held in late July each year at Prince's Island Park, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. While known for attracting both established and up-and-coming folk music, the festival features a wide variety of artists including hip-hop, alternative, blues, and world acts. Over 60 artists play across seven stages (one main stage and six side stages). The festival also features an extensive arts market, beer gardens, family area, as well as a wide array of local food and beverage vendors. The Calgary Folk Music Festivals attracted nearly 50,000 people in 2009.^[1] Its success and acclaim is largely attributed to the kindness, dedication, and hard work of its 1300+ volunteers.

Contents 1 Workshops 2 Folk Boot Camp 3 Past acts 3.1 1980 3.2 1981 3.3 1982 3.4 1983 3.5 1984 3.6 1985 3.7 1986 3.8 1987 3.9 1988 3.10 1989 3.11 1990 3.12 1991 3.13 1992 3.14 1993 3.15 1994 3.16 1995 3.17 1996 3.18 1997 3.19 1998 3.20 1999 3.21 2000 3.22 2001 3.23 2002 3.24 2003 3.25 2004 3.26 2005 3.27 2006 3.28 2007 3.29 2008 3.30 2009 3.31 2010 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

Workshops

A popular feature of the Calgary Folk Music Festival is the inclusion of workshops into its programming. Workshops take place throughout the day on Saturday and Sunday across the six side stages. The workshops, also known as "jams" or "sessions" involve four to five festival artists playing together on the same stage. Often centered around a theme, some workshops feature acts of similar style, while others may feature artists of different genres. Artists generally take turns playing on each others songs, or improvising in a "jam" format.

Folk Boot Camp

In addition to the main festival on Prince's Island Park, the Calgary Folk Music Festival runs a series of three-day intensive workshops, taught by festival artists, in guitar, banjo, vocals, and song-writing. The three-day sessions allow the instructor and participants to develop their skills and receive constructive feedback from the instructor and peers.

Folk Boot Camp is geared towards musicians that have a basic grasp of their craft and want to supplement their own studies with guidance from some of the world’s finest musicians.

Past acts

1980

The Travelling Folk Festival and Goodtime Medicine Show travelled Alberta to celebrate Alberta's 75th Anniversary.

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

The Calgary Folk Festival presented an evening as part of the Olympic Arts Festival in February. There was no Summer Festival that year. The one night performance at the Jubilee Auditorium included:

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

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1996

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2001

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2005

2006

2007

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2010

See also

• List of festivals in Calgary

References

External links

• Calgary Folk Fest Web Page