By Ashton Chugh, July 26 2016 —
Cécile Doo-Kingué kicked a variety of musical asses during the 2016 Calgary Folk Music Festival. A returnee from 2015, Doo-Kingué’s eclectic guitar and powerful vocals had Folk Fest faithfuls on their feet applauding … Read the rest
By Miranda Krogstad, July 25 2016 —
For the final day of the 2016 Calgary Folk Music Festival, we took in a few more outstanding collaborative workshops and ate pie in the sun with Michael Bernard Fitzgerald.
Lisa LeBlanc … Read the rest
By Miranda Krogstad and Melanie Woods, July 24 2016 —
Though a few sparse drops of rain fell late in the afternoon, it was a sunny Saturday at Prince’s Island Park for the third day of the 2016 Calgary Folk … Read the rest
By Miranda Krogstad, July 23 2016 —
For the second day of the 2016 Calgary Folk Music Festival, we hit the Mainstage and caught up with blues rocker Cécile Doo-Kingué and husband-wife duo Whitehorse.
The only thing … Read the rest
By Jarrett Edmund, February 29 2016 —
The third annual SoundOff Festival brought together industry professionals and Calgary’s top musicians for a three-night multi-venue event presented by Music Calgary. The evenings were organized thematically — electronic acts at Commonwealth, country … Read the rest
By Jason Herring, October 13 2015 —
A new festival is hitting the Calgary music scene as the Wide Cut Weekend roots festival launches at various downtown Calgary venues from Oct. 15–17.
The festival showcases roots music from artists across … Read the rest
By Miranda Krogstad, July 28 2015 —
Another year of Calgary Folk Fest has come and gone, and it was a good one. Festival-goers enjoyed a carefree weekend while headliners like Father John Misty, Buffy Sainte-Marie and Kid Koala put … Read the rest
July 16, 2015 —
Grab your oversized tarps and put on your dancing shoes. The Calgary Folk Music Festival is back in town from July 25–28.
The four-day festival brings 74 local and international musicians and comedians to Prince’s Island … Read the rest
By Liv Ingram, June 29 2015 —
Mark Mills, J.Sherri, Aleem Khan — Broken City:
Sled Island can be an expensive staycation, so I was grateful Broken City hosted a free vegan BBQ Saturday afternoon. Their patio was packed … Read the rest
By Liv Ingram, June 27 2015 —
The Avulsions, Acronyms, Susan, The Radiation Flowers — Tubby Dog
Because of my aversion to paying a lot of money for something that by its nature should be inherently shitty, I have never … Read the rest
