Podcasts about edmonton folk fest

The last time I had the privilege of interviewing Rhiannon Giddens it was in 2017 at Edmonton Folk Fest. In the next five years, she became a World star. For example: In October 2017, Giddens was named one of the 2017 class of MacArthur "Genius" Fellows. In 2017 and 2018, Giddens appeared in the fifth and sixth seasons of the CMT's  In January 2018, Giddens co-produced Songs of Our Native Daughters for Smithsonian Folkways. in early 2018, the Nashville Ballet announced that Rhiannon Giddens has been commissioned to write the music for Lucy Negro, Redux. In 2019, Giddens released two studio albums: Songs of Our Native Daughters  and There Is No Other with Italian musician Francesco Turrisi Giddens earned an Honorary Doctor of Letters from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro for her lasting impact on the UNCG community and her work in music. In 2023, she was awarded an honorary Doctor of Music from Princeton University In other words, the last 5-6 years have been a delightful blur. Thus my first question was …what do you remember of the last 5 years? If anyone is going to change music in her lifetime – it's Rhiannon Giddens!!   Enjoy.

"Anniversary" Abigail Lapell is one of the most arresting voices in modern music. The Canadian-born singer-songwriter has been on an undeniable winning streak since her 2011 debut album Survivor. She followed that up with stunners like 2017's Hide Nor Hair, 2022's Stolen Time and her brand new one Anniversary. We'll get to Anniversary in a second but before we do, here are a few things to know about Abigail. Aside from snaring honors like the Canadian Folk Music Award, the Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award, the Toronto-based musician has scored a Canadian folk radio #1, logged close to 50 million streams and been quietly forging a reputation as a heart-stopping live performer, knocking people out at SXSW, the Edmonton Folk Fest and POP Montreal. Her new album was recorded with Tony Dekker of the Great Lake Swimmers in a 200 year old church in Niagara on the Lake and it's a riveting listen. Filled with haunting percussion, musical precision, and folky finesse, Anniversary is one of the most achingly beautiful albums of the year. www.abigaillapell.com www.bombshellradio.com www.stereoembersmagazine.com www.alexgreenbooks.com Twitter: @emberseditor IG: @emberspodcast Email: editor@stereoembersmagazine.com

All  5 guests are Artistic Directors of their folk festivals.  Four are in a group discussion about surviving the Covid years, this year's artist lineups and celebrating the renewal of live music. The fifth is a single interview with Terry Wickham,  Artistic Director of the Edmonton Folk Fest. Yes, they're all competitors but they're also participants and partners. So when Covid and lockdown took over our world they formed a group to help and support each other. The guests are   Fiona Black –  Vancouver Folk Music Festival (July 14-16) Thefestival.bc.ca Chris Frayer –  Winnipeg Folk Fest. (July 6-9) Winnipegfolkfestival.ca    Sue Panning – Canmore Folk Festival (Aug 5-7) Canmorefolkfestival.com  Kerry Clarke – Calgary Folk Fest (July 27-30)  Calgaryfolkfest.com  Terry Wickham – Edmonton Folk Fest (Aug 10-13) Edmontonfolkfest.org    We'll find out how Vancouver Folk Fest survived the near collapse of their festival. How they all worked together, as a community, to support one another. Also, their talent lineup and who they think could steal the show. Complete discussion on Mulligan Stew Podcast and TerryDavidMulligan YouTube Channel.   Make your plans …Summer and festival Season is upon us. Thanks all tdm

Welcome to the Long Weekend Edition of the Mulligan Stew Podcast... And because it's a long weekend, we have a longer podcast – two of them actually. Starting things off is the birthday boy Bruce Allen – One of Canada's most successful talent managers EVER!! Bruce and his world-class team are responsible for planning,  leading and supporting the careers of Bryan Adams, Michael Buble, Bob Rock, Jann Arden and The Offspring. When you get the attention of Bruce all bets are off. You can fire questions off in every direction. The thing is you have to be prepared to have the answers smack you upside the HEAD. I wanted Bruce's thoughts on the loss of our mutual friend Red Robinson – The Last DJ.  And the loss of Gordon Lightfoot as well. Then we talked about the state of today's music business. Like throwing a steak to a pit bull. Bruce then launches into an update on the 2023 years of Offspring,  Jann, Bryan, Michael and Bob Rock. Rock has released an album with the late Gord Downie of The Tragically Hip. It's amazing. Bruce has that story as well.. Happy Birthday Happy Bruce!! Bob Rock interview to follow soon.   The second interview is with Doug Cox, the artistic director of the Vancouver Island Music Festival. July 14-16  in Courtney/Comox. Every year I'm fascinated by Doug's artist lineups. This year the headliners are Sarah McLachlan, Rickie Lee Jones and The Bros. Landreth. He asked Roy Forbes to return to his BIM character and revisit the tracks from his Thistles Album. Two legends. Dave Alvin and Jimmy Dale Gilmore with The Guilty Ones. Here's Doug  Cox with backgrounds on all those artists and more.   NEXT WEEK – The Artistic Directors of Folk Festivals in Calgary, Winnipeg, Vancouver and Canmore. PLUS Terry Wickham reveals his lineup for Edmonton Folk Fest.   Have a memorable weekend - tdm    

Terry Wickham, long-time Producer of Edmonton Folk Fest responds to the possible demise of the Vancouver Folk Fest and how it may affect other Festivals. He also talks about the state of today's touring industry. Off stage and on. Let's face it, music production and essential business is changing rapidly. Costs are skyrocketing. Artists are finding new and creative ways to make a living and extend their careers. Will your favorite festival still be up and running by the Summer? Have a listen. Is there anyone or anything that can save Vancouver Folk Festival? Maybe it's you.

Portland based songwriter/poet/world building extraordinaire Anna Tivel sat down with me at Edmonton Folk Fest to chat about music, escapism and old guitars. Catch Anna's shows at http://www.annativel.com/

I will post the songs as soon as I can. Right now I'm off to the festival ....

Bill Bourne was a collaborative, talented artist. Every song he wrote, every festival he played, and every project he touched was made better by his generous spirit and amazing musicianship. For generations, Bill's presence in the musical community of Alberta has been massive, and it ripples outwards all across Canada and the globe. This month, CKUA is in conversation with a cross-section of friends and colleagues of this remarkable artist and human being, who died April 16th, 2022, at the age of 68. In a heartfelt, homespun tribute, the Hidden Track podcast traces some of the astonishing, unique journey of this iconic folk musician through memories and stories from the likes of the Edmonton Folk Fest's Terry Wickham, John Armstrong of The Christmas Carol Project, Mile Zero Dance director Gerry Morita, CKUA's own Andy Donnelly and Cathy Ennis, and beloved musicians Lester Quitzau, Terry Morrison, Tippy Agogo, Scott Cook, and Jasmine Collette a/k/a Badlands Jazz of Blue Moon Marquee.  

The Edmonton Folk Fest is back this year after being postponed in 2020. But this year, there's a twist to keep everyone safe.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part Two of my favourite reminiscences from the Edmonton Folk Music Festival.

Maddie Storvold Raised in Dubai, Maddie Storvold grew up travelling and playing music all over the world, and is now an enthusiastic member of the Edmonton music community. Her background as a poet and a degree in English & Philosophy from Western University account for a poignant lyricism. With emotive finger picking, and a honeyed, impassioned voice, her music seeks to tell a story, to challenge us, and to touch a fragile part of the human spirit. As a live performer, Storvold has been described as having a "commanding stage presence, a quirky sense of humor, and a knack for capturing moments in song". Tough and sweet like gravel in honey, she can make you laugh and cry, think and ache, all in the same hour. After moving back to Edmonton in 2016, Storvold immersed herself in the city’s vibrant arts community and recorded her debut LP, The Old Brag Of My Heart in bathrooms, basements, tree houses and kitchens, seeking to capture an authentic and unedited experience of each unique song. It was released to a sold-out room, & critical recognition and acclaim in the summer of 2017 (charting Top 10 on folk/roots radio across Canada). She has since spent her summers touring and playing festivals, house concerts and folk clubs, including the Edmonton Folk Fest, Canmore Folk Fest, Tiny Lights, and Stampede City Sessions – which records and broadcasts to over 3.5 million households in the United States and Western Canada, to name a few. After receiving funding from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, the young folk singer released her second full length album Freedom, Books, Flowers & the Moon in December 2018, will be featuring on CTV’s The Launch, embarking on a tour of Western Canada with her trio, and official showcasing at the prestigious Folk Alliance International, in Montreal. Tough and sweet, funny and fresh-faced, this story-singer is quickly gaining attention across Canada as a voice to be reckoned with, harkening in a new generation of folk icons. What we talked about Cutting your teeth Getting rid of negativity Success is momentary Being Humble Perception versus reality How to get in touch Website: www.maddiestorvold.com Facebook: maddiestorvoldmusic Twitter: @MadDawgStorvold Instagram: @maddiestorvold

This week on Terra Informa, we hear some of Buffy Sainte-Marie's advice for young people: words of wisdom for young activists, how music can be an expression of play, and how creativity is a connection to the Creator. Terra Informer Sydney Karbonik and three of her friends get to choose one question each to ask Sainte-Marie at the Edmonton Folk Fest this past summer.  Then we get to dig into the archives and hear from Eriel Derange, an indigenous rights advocate and a member of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation. Deranger highlights the climate crises faced by Indigenous peoples of Alberta and the moral and legal obligation of governments to work with Indigenous peoples in building progressive and aggressive climate change solutions.

Lots of artists coming to next weekend's Edmonton Folk Music Festival plus a feature on the new CD by Martin Simpson from England, and many more!

The new season has started and the guys are dropping science! Well, actually they’re catching up with each other and you. Listen to learn how Val Kilmer could have saved the world from evil cable bundles if his Amtrak train hadn’t been delayed. Home internet in Canada is just like mobile data, they charge per usage! What the hell? Look out US. Telus Internet Plans or Shaw. Coming soon, Paul will be fortunate enough to get with a surviving local telco for internet, AcenTek. If you want to support local Internet companies in Canada, see if TekSavvy is in your area. Curse of the cable bundles! Paul discusses the plus/minus of the Shedd Aquarium. Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’s song. Blackfish trailer, a documentary about Seaworld. The Fortress of Solitude is neither secret, nor is it heated for guests. Will you go see Batman V Superman? To ignore the previous question, Daredevil on Netflix is good. The gents review Jurassic World. Paul talks Ant-Man and CGI Michael Douglas. Chris says, “Stop listening and watch Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley’s Island of Dr. Moreau.” Currently on Netflix. A tale about Val Kilmer from the set of The Steam Experiment. Highly recommended film from 1966, How to Steal a Million Paul worries about all the new characters in the new Star Wars film. Chris thinks Disney will play the “safe game”. Attack the Block is amazing. Currently on Netflix as well. Chris & Paul both enjoyed The Martian book. Paul is reading Packing For Mars a non-fiction book. Other suggested non-fiction authors, Bill Bryson and Michio Kaku. Chris was not a fan of Are We Rome?: The Fall of an Empire and the Fate of America Support Alan Tudyk & Nathan Fillion and rent Con Man on Vimeo. It looks amazing. Chris shares the moment he and his wife experienced at Edmonton Folk Fest. Watch the bands jam together here. Fast forward to 41:57 for the moment. Check out Star Trek Renegades! It’s highly recommended by Paul. Thanks again for listening and extra special congrats if you read all of this. If you enjoy the show (or even just the notes) why not give us a little monthly tip over at Patreon? You rock. Support Montreal Sauce on Patreon

June 27, 2018: Which TV show would you like to be apart of - Terry from The Edmonton Folk Fest stops by to talk about this years event

We’re back, live, in-studio at long last, and boy, have we got a backlog of great new music to show off, including new ones from Leeroy Stagger, Luke Doucet, Ray Lamontagne, and more! We’ve also got tales from Edmonton Folk Fest, Trout Forest, and info on some upcoming shows as well!

We’re back, live, in-studio at long last, and boy, have we got a backlog of great new music to show off, including new ones from Leeroy Stagger, Luke Doucet, Ray Lamontagne, and more! We’ve also got tales from Edmonton Folk Fest, Trout Forest, and info on some upcoming shows as well!

One more pre-record for Trout Forest Music Festival. This week's show is an Edmonton Folk Fest wrapup with interviews with Joey Burns (Calexico), Colin Hay (Men at Work), and Brandi Carlile! Plus, we hear festival faves and a bunch of great new music!

One more pre-record for Trout Forest Music Festival. This week's show is an Edmonton Folk Fest wrapup with interviews with Joey Burns (Calexico), Colin Hay (Men at Work), and Brandi Carlile! Plus, we hear festival faves and a bunch of great new music!