Podcasts about Edmonton Folk Music Festival

In this week's episode of ReFolkUs, we chat with Kaeley Jade.We dive into her incredible journey from gigging at just 9 years old to becoming a recording and performing artist. She reflects on how attending industry conferences opened her eyes to the business side of music, shaping her path as an independent, DIY artist. Kaeley also takes us behind the scenes of her work in theatre, including writing the music for the award-winning Two Headed/Half-Hearted musical. As a multidisciplinary artist, Kaeley emphasizes the importance of practicing various art forms and having hobbies outside of music to enhance both your artistic career and creative process, staying refreshed and avoiding burnout.Find Kaeley Jade onlineInstagramFacebookTikTokWebsiteAbout Kaeley JadeKaeley Jade is an award-winning Métis and Settler singer/songwriter, actor, and multidisciplinary artist based in Edmonton, Alberta (amiskwaciwâskahikan). Blending lush imagery and hooky melodic lines to create her own brand of pop-forward indie folk music, Kaeley has performed at venues and festivals across Canada, including the Edmonton Folk Music Festival, JUNOfest, Folk Music Ontario, the Canmore Folk Music Festival, and Coldsnap. Kaeley moves between ballads and bops with ease, and she brings an electricity to the stage whether she is playing an intimate acoustic set or playing alongside her full five-piece band. Kaeley's deep involvement within the music, theatre and film ecosystems have presented her many opportunities to weave her disciplines together; in 2022, Kaeley joined forces with award-winning playwright Trevor Schmidt to create the critically acclaimed country-folk musical Two-Headed/Half-Hearted, which premiered at Northern Light Theatre with Kaeley in the role of “Venus”. Her music has received radio play across the globe, has been reviewed by publications worldwide, and has been featured in several film and television productions. Her vibrant debut full-length album, Turpentine, has earned her significant recognition in the Canadian music scene—she is a Canadian Folk Music Award Winner and 3x Nominee, Western Canadian Music Award Nominee, Summer Solstice Indigenous Music Award Winner and 3x Nominee, SOCAN Indigenous Songwriter Awards Finalist, and 2023 Henry Armstrong Award Recipient.______________Join us in celebrating the finest in folk music at the Folk Music Ontario Conference this October 2nd-6th, plus don't miss the Ontario Folk Music Awards, recognizing the best talent in our vibrant community. Register today at folkmusicontario.ca and use promocode REFOLKUS20 for 20% off registration and awards tickets. See you there!Tune in to the latest episodes of the ReFolkUs Podcast, featuring the latest releases from Folk Music Ontario members as well as some of our special guests, now broadcasting on CKCU FM 93.1. Presented by Folk Music OntarioHosted by Rosalyn DennettProduced by Kayla Nezon and Rosalyn DennettMixed by Jordan Moore of The Pod CabinTheme music “Amsterdam” by King CardiacArtwork by Jaymie Karn

We're out of the studio (kitchen) and taking our show to the 2024 Edmonton Folk Music Festival! We're recording on location, reviewing music, sharing some Folkfest tips, and we have excerpts of live performances from Black Pumas, Orchestra Gold, Alpha Yaya Diallo, Black Umfolosi, Blue Rodeo, La Misa Negra, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, and more!   https://edmontonfolkfest.org/ Held every year in August in Edmonton, the EFMF is one of the leading folk festivals in the world. From August 8 – 11, 2024, join us for four days of incredible music, community, and celebration in beautiful Gallagher Park this summer. This year's headliners include Black Pumas, Blue Rodeo, La Misa Negra, Fantastic Negrito, and Robert Plant & Alison Krauss. In all, 64 acts will hit the stages during the four-day festival.  

We're still recovering from this week's Folk Fest. So, while we sleep and edit, let's take a look back to 2023's festival. The 2024 episode will be out on Monday! This week we are at the 2023 Edmonton Folk Music Festival! We Recorded at the festival grounds, battled through some audio issues and feature reviews of and music by artists like Feist, Aysanabee, Cha Wa, Ben Harper, Kimi Djabate, Fleet Foxes, Ben Harper, and more! Edmonton Folk Fest Website: https://edmontonfolkfest.org/

Kora playing griot from Mali, Toumani Diabate, passed away a couple of weeks ago. Here is my second crack at paying homage to the great man. He was only 58. He collaborated with so many great artists in recent years. This was also a special Edmonton Folk Music Festival edition. Canada's biggest folk festival and one I try my best to attend every year. Lots of new and exciting music this time around. I'll have a report on next week's show.

We are going back to the Edmonton Folk Music Festival for 2024! To get ready we are  discussing the artists we are most excited to see and sampling some of their music. This episode's featured artists include; Black Pumas, Dawes, La Misa Negra, Danielle Ponder, The Heavy Heavy, Orchestra Gold & more! #VibeTimez https://edmontonfolkfest.org/ Held every year in August in Edmonton, the EFMF is one of the leading folk festivals in the world. From August 8 – 11, 2024, join us for four days of incredible music, community, and celebration in beautiful Gallagher Park this summer. This year's headliners include Black Pumas, Blue Rodeo, La Misa Negra, Fantastic Negrito, and Robert Plant & Alison Krauss. In all, 64 acts will hit the stages during the four-day festival.

It's festival season. Full ON. Everywhere you go someone is kicking off a festival. We're concentrating on the music festivals of Western Canada. I couldn't do them all… Vancouver Island and Winnipeg  festivals  have started This weekend our guests are – artistic directors Kerry Clark from the Calgary Folk Fest and Fiona Black from the Vancouver Folk Fest. We finish our festival updates on July 20 with Jenna Klein Waller artistic director from Canmore Festival and Terry Wickham artistic director of Edmonton Folk Music Festival.   Check out the artist lineups at www.calgaryfolkfest.com  July 25-28 www.thefestival.bc.ca  July 19-21

In the latest episode of Andy's journey through the 'AT' album he wrote with Tim Finn, he goes off to Canada to play the Edmonton Folk Music Festival. Where folk is not, perhaps, what it seems. He encounters the Warrior backstage and a new song is born.Mostly, Andy waxes lyrical on Canadian folk festivals, their vibe, food, and hotels (always with thick thick walls). However, it is also about co-writing songs with A and B sections—and writing things down immediately, when they happen. As always, there are versions and mixes of the songs you haven't heard before. Please share and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. See you next week!Warrior of Love by Finn/WhitePlayed and recorded by Andy and Tim in Melbourne and AucklandDrums and podcast artwork by Sebastian WhiteListen to and/or order Andy White and Tim Finn's 'AT' album on their BandcampListen to and/or order Andy's 'This garden is only temporary' album on his Bandcamp

This week we take a spin around the Americas. Sheena Rossiter speaks to indie-pop singer Feist at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival. Then we head to Brazil to explore São Paulo's art scene and catch a new film depicting the life of an Afghan refugee in the Californian city of Fremont. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A few new releases, some songs for Labour Day, more songs from last month's incredible line-up at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival, and previews of upcoming concerts in Vancouver coming up in the next few weeks.

This week we are at the 2023 Edmonton Folk Music Festival! We Recorded at the festival grounds, battled through some audio issues and feature reviews of and music by artists like Feist, Aysanabee, Cha Wa, Ben Harper, Kimi Djabate, Fleet Foxes, Ben Harper, and more! Edmonton Folk Fest Website: https://edmontonfolkfest.org/ I Love This You Should Too is hosted by Samantha & Indy Randhawa

Thanks for dropping by the Three Things podcast. It's a tradition here to devote the episode after the Edmonton Folk Music Festival to the Edmonton Folk Music Festival. And, so, in keeping with podcast tradition, this week's three things are:  1. Tarps – a connection between the iconic look of Gallagher Hill and a library book reader I came across in line 2. Food – on site, off site, the story of two great meals 3. Darlingside – I lose my mind… The original music in the podcast is from Edmonton composer and pianist Brendan McGrath. The end bells are courtesy of Edmonton metals artist and humanitarian Slavo Cech. I am at glenn.kubish@gmail.com. See you on the hill!

This year marks the silver anniversary of the barn-storming acoustic country music juggernaut known as Old Crow Medicine Show. They're a group that traces their roots to busking all across Canada and the United States. Since then, Old Crow Medicine Show has gained commercial success with their distinctively contemporary spin on old-school traditions. The band's song “Wagon Wheel” became certified Platinum in 2013, and is one of the best-known and most oft-covered roots music songs of this century. Old Crow Medicine Show's 25th anniversary is being suitably celebrated in Summer 2023 with the release of the band's 10th studio album, Jubilee.  Founding member Ketch Secor has remained a constant of the band through the last 25 years, and remains the band's lead singer, songwriter and fiddle player. In his early childhood years, Ketch's parents moved him around the country, opening up a series of schools in many different pockets of the United States. It awoke in him a lifelong love of travelling, and of learning. As a teen, he earned himself a scholarship to an illustrious prep school in New England - which is where he first got serious about old-time string band music. Ketch Secor and three other members of Old Crow Medicine Show dropped by CKUA's Edmonton studios just ahead of their headlining set at the 2023 Edmonton Folk Music Festival. They gathered around a single vintage microphone to share live renditions of two songs from Jubilee. Additionally, Ketch joins CKUA's Grant Stovel for an in-depth conversation that's just as wide-ranging, authentic, and full of delightful surprises as the band's music. The Hidden Track Podcast is produced by CKUA Radio and made possible by the generous contributions of our donors. Thank you for your support!  Producer: Scott Zielsdorf | Host: Grant Stovel | Graphics: Shaun Friesen | Music: Doug Hoyer  Session Engineer: Brendan Cross

Lamenting the passing of The Band singer songwriter guitarist Robbie Robertson. Also the death of Sixto Rodrigues (Sugarman). Plus a big feature on this weekend's Edmonton Folk Music Festival (44th edition) and a few songs we heard on the long road from Vancouver to Edmonton and which seemed to be a good fit for the show.

Bit of a mish-mash today: everything from Afro-Persian fusion to wild Hungarian fiddles, and from old time fiddle tunes to Celtic romps. Plus a tip of the hat to two inspirational musical spirits: Jerry Garcia and Sinead O'Connor. Also new music from the pages of Songlines magazine and the 10th volume of Celtic Colours LIVE - as well as a preview of next weekend's Edmonton Folk Music Festival!

In a very special musical episode we preview the 2023 Edmonton Folk Music Festival and discuss and feature music from the acts we are most excited for like; Aysanabee, Cha Wa, Feist, Fleet Foxes, Kimi Djabaté, The Dedicated Men of Zion, and more! Listen to our FolkFest playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2OJ4S1WyrLGorLWyb37BdN?si=9L3LxJndRyetHHNXxizAZg Edmonton Folk Music Festival: https://edmontonfolkfest.org/ I Love This You Should Too is hosted by Samantha & Indy Randhawa

85 years!! Incredible. This radio station has been home to renowned broadcasters like Pierre Berton, Lister Sinclair, Wallie Oppal, and Narduwar the Human Serviette! It's amazing to think that I have been on the air at CiTR for almost half those years (1985 to 2023, that's 38 of the 85!) Some tunes dating back to 1937, as well as interviews and songs and tunes from some of my favourite moments at CiTR, including several from Jericho Beach Park when we aired the show from the Vancouver Folk Music Festival. Also be a tribute to Tina Turner, and Cream lyricist Pete Brown, as well as new releases from the likes of Eliza Gilkyson, Leftover Salmon, Brighde Chaimbeul, Bela Fleck, Eilen Jewell, and more. Plus a feature on Laura Cortese and a look ahead to this Summer's Edmonton Folk Music Festival, whose lineup was announced this week.

Music by many of the standout performers at last weekend's Edmonton Folk Music Festival, plus a generous helping of new releases from all around the world - mostly inspired by reading the virtual pages of Songlines Magazine.

Thanks so much for dropping by the Three Things podcast. Each week from my basement hideout in west Edmonton, I put together an unremarkable list of the three things I noticed I noticed that left behind some happiness or gratitude. It's a way to keep noticing those things. Kinda circular. This week's list: 1. Sounding familiar - Hear ye, hear ye! The Edmonton Folk Music Festival is back. The sounds of the professionals were, as always, wonderful. But there were other welcome notes, too. 2. Segments – I am still trying to piece together where my thoughts went at a construction site. . 3. Whales – After a few days in the sun at the Folk Fest, you start seeing things! The music in the podcast is original. It comes from the composing heart and mind and the piano-playing hands of Brendan McGrath. The end bells are courtesy Edmonton metal sculptor and humanitarian Slavo Cech. I'm at glenn.kubish@gmail.com Boom.

Music from the festivals once again! Western Canadian festivals are in full swing for the first time in 3 years. Hooray!! Featured lots of performers who will be on the bill at next weekend's Edmonton Folk Music Festival. Plus a rather "trippy" start to the show, a look back at Mission last week, and a couple of tracks from Steve Dawson's new CD, and a whole heap of trad at the end.

A conversation with Holly Wright, singer, song writer and musical director of the SoundWave choir.  Holly began her musical journey years ago as a solo performing artist that included time at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival. Following time in a corporate job as operations/safety manager at an engineering company in the Alberta oilfields of Alberta, Holly spent two years in South Africa as a supervisor, It was then that she moved to Vancouver Island and where she bought a café with her partner in Nanoose Bay. This change of pace helped her to start SoundWave in 2015, a choir that has helped connect a group of 80 singers and 5 bandmates. Holly loves music and is hard at work re-releasing and recording new songs for the community. Leadership Victoria helps leaders stand out and change the world, starting here.

This week's guest is Terry Wickham. The hard-working and much-admired Producer of the Edmonton Folk Music Festival. Thing is – there is no Festival this year. However, after much discussion, they have come up with a Plan B. To quote The Doobie Brothers they're Taking it to the Streets. It reminds me of Dan Mangan's Sidedoor concept. Hosts need artists. Artists need hosts. So, Terry and his team have come up with Taking it to the Streets. Music fans can offer their street, lawn, backyard, deck, pier. Artists will all be from the Edmonton area. Terry explains how you can apply to be a host. Find the complete details so you can consider them wisely. And check out the playlist below – Lots of new tunes from  

Guest: Terry Wickham - Edmonton Folk Festival Producer See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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

Some personal recollections of attending the "Rolls Royce of Canadian Festivals" since 1986. With some of my favourite selections and artists from the great event.

I used to see musician Daniel Lanois at least once a year as he toured Canada with various bands..pedal steel was his specialty. I can't begin to explain the joy I had watching his career explode. From his music-filled home growing up in Hull, Que to  his Mothers move to Hamilton Ontario Daniel and his brother Bob were born to play and sing. They built a small studio in her basement and that became their light at the end of the tunnel. Daniel produced enough music with local bands that the one and only Brian Eno asked to meet him and they started working together. This lead to Grammy-winning albums with U2, Bb Dylan plus  Peter Gabriel, Robbie Robertson, Emmylou  Harris, Neil Young, The Neville Brothers, Willie Nelson. Think about the body of work..Unforgettable Fire, Joshua Tree, Oh Mercy, Time out of Mind, Wrecking Ball, So & Us just as a starter.   -Needless to say, I hadn’t seen Daniel for many years – 21 to be exact – when I found him backstage at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival of a couple of years ago. We started trying to figure out where we last saw each other... It was a studio in Calgary recording a charity single called Land – with The Tragically Hip, Midnight Oil, Crash Vegas, Hothouse Flowers, etc. The single was Land – to bring awareness to clear cut logging in  Clayoquot  Sound. Let's meet one of the world’s greatest producers Daniel Lanois backstage in Edmonton. https://www.daniellanois.com/

Recorded live at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival, Mary Gauthier joined Terry David Mulligan for a live session and conversation about her latest album Rifles & Rosary Beads, the process of writing her first book, and how the book writing differs from songwriting. She also performs "Soldiering On", co-written with a veteran, that addresses the prevalence of suicide amongst veterans.  

Dan Mangan catches up with Terry to talk about ‘resurrecting’ his music career while starting a new family and a new business. Dan reflects on a banner year of his career, which included his recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! That appearance happened during a nine-day stretch of hiccups. Dan also talks about building his new artist venue platform Side Door and playing one of the biggest stages of his career at Edmonton Folk Music Festival.

Episode LinksFolk FestWebsite - https://edmontonfolkfest.org/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/edmfolkfest/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EdmontonFolkMusicFestivalTwitter - https://twitter.com/edmfolkfestYour Edmonton PodcastWebsite - http://youredmontonpodcast.buzzsprout.com/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/youredmontonpodcast/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Your-Edmonton-Podcast-355645911821809/Twitter - https://twitter.com/EdmontonYourGuest InformationBarb LundbergBeen to over 30 Folk FestsHistory of Folk FestSourcecitymuseumedmonton.caOriginally vue weekly August 4, 2011First one in 198075th anniversary of EdmontonAt Gold Bar ParkFestival Director Don WhalenMoved to Gallagher Park in 1981Almost Shut downnot enough fundingWhalens Public Indecency1985 Holgar Petersen Era3 YearsBrought in anthemTerry WickhamAdditional StagesCandlesRaised Ticket PricesRecent Folk FestsHow has the festival changedWho to go withWhat you needOther Folk FestsTips and tricksLocal SpotsBarbValley ZooBraedynFrickin delights donutsEpisode LinksFolk FestWebsite - https://edmontonfolkfest.org/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/edmfolkfest/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EdmontonFolkMusicFestivalTwitter - https://twitter.com/edmfolkfestYour Edmonton PodcastWebsite - http://youredmontonpodcast.buzzsprout.com/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/youredmontonpodcast/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Your-Edmonton-Podcast-355645911821809/Twitter - https://twitter.com/EdmontonYour

Summer festival season is upon us! Terry gets us ready by catching up with artistic directors at three can't miss festivals: Doug Cox at Vancouver Island Music Festival, Terry Wickham at Edmonton Folk Festival, and Peter North at Salmon Arm Roots & Blues Festival. Plus, a backstage interview with the great Daniel Lanois, recorded at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival. 

Episode Notes Join Katrina as she chats with Terry Wickham, festival producer for the Edmonton Folk Music Festival. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Steve Poltz joins Terry live at the 2018 Edmonton Folk Music Festival to discuss co-writing songs with Jewel, including a story about the time they almost lost the lyrics to her chart-topping hit "You Were Meant for Me". Between live songs, Steve also tells Terry about rediscovering a half-completed song he co-wrote with Jewel, and how Molly Tuttle aims to bring that song to completion in 2018. Songs performed include "Mother Russia" and "Fistfight at a Vegan Lunch".

This week on the Mulligan Stew podcast, we throw back to warmer days when Jenn Grant was in Alberta performing at the 2018 Edmonton Folk Music Festival. Jenn joined Terry at CKUA’s festival broadcast tent to share live renditions of songs from her latest album ‘Paradise,’ backed by her husband and musical collaborator Daniel Ledwell. Plus, Jenn shared a few details on her forthcoming album, produced by Portland’s own Tucker Martine.

This week on the Mulligan Stew podcast, a feature chat with The Bros. Landreth recorded live at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival 2018, including a live rendition of a new song from their forthcoming album. Brothers Joey and David talk to Terry about the Winnipeg music scene, the band’s forthcoming record, and balancing solo projects while keeping the band a going concern.

This week, it's Joachim Cooder live from Edmonton Folk Music Festival! At age 4, Joachim (son of Ry Cooder) got his first drum kit by superstar session drummer Jim Keltner. At 19, Joachim was part of the rhythm section on the Grammy-winning recording by the Buena Vista Social Club. We’ll hear about Joachim’s decision to go from being a celebrated percussionist, supporting player, and producer, to a front man in his own right with his latest EP ‘Fuchsia Machu Picchu.’

This month at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival, American singer-songwriter, poet, humanitarian and filmmaker Michael Franti graced the CKUA stage for music and conversation with Terry David Mulligan. Michael shares his thoughts on the power of optimism to overcome his anxiety and depression, his connection to the City of Edmonton, and finding peace amidst political turmoil in the US. Songs performed include "Enjoy Every Second" and "I'm Alive." Michael Franti & Spearhead's latest album 'Soul Rocker' is available on Fantasy Records.

This week's show featured many of the artists playing next weekend's Edmonton Folk Music Festival. I call it the Rolls Royce of Folk Festivals. Probably the best one in Canada, and therefore the best on the planet!

On this month's show, we hear how a scholarship that was set up in memory of Don Snider is helping Folk Fest Volunteers pursue their post-secondary education. We find out how the Terra Centre is integrating Indigenous cultural learning into its support for young parents. And we learn how Alberta Helping Animals Society is supporting vulnerable Edmontonians by providing care for their companion animals. Links: See what's happening this year at The Edmonton Folk Music Festival. Find out more about how Terra Centre supports teen parents and follow them @TerraCentre. Check out Alberta Helping Animals and follow them @AHAS_yeg. Curious […]

On the eve of her performance at the 2017 Edmonton Folk Music Festival, Valerie June talked to Terry David Mulligan about becoming a more confident performer, gleaning new insights from her older songs, her love of Van Morrison's 'Astral Weeks'. Plus, Valerie June shares what she's learned from the great Mavis Staples.  

Recorded live at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival, Rhiannon Giddens talks to Terry David Mulligan about stepping into the spotlight as a solo artist, the influence T-Bone Burnett has had on her career, her latest record 'Freedom Highway' and her thoughts on the recent sea change in American politics.

Holger Petersen is a Canadian broadcaster whose weekly Saturday Night Blues on CBC Radio has been a fixture for 25 years and is also broadcast on Sirius XM. His CKUA network show, Natch'l Blues, has been aired every week for more than forty years. Petersen also runs Stony Plain Records and was a founder of the Edmonton Folk Music Festival. He is a member of the Order of Canada and the author of the books Talking Music and Talking Music 2 (Insomniac Press). The Crazy Chester Radio Hour is created and hosted by record producer Andreas Werner. The theme song is performed by Jimmy Hall & Funky Chester and written by Andreas Werner (Crazy Chester Music, BMI). Used with permission.

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!

On this episode of CKUA's Green Energy Futures we take you to the Edmonton Folk Music Festival where intrepid volunteers have found a way to save 170,000 watts everytime they turn on the lights at this amazing festival, now in it's 37th year. http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/?p=1890&preview=true

What does it take to develop marvelous harmonies in your music career ... or any creative career for that matter? The three singing-songwriting sisters who make up The Staves share their thoughts with you in this episode. Marvin caught up with the UK-born trio in Canada at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival where Emily, Jessica and Camilla Stavely-Taylor describe the organic growth to the development of their group and the popularity gained over several years before finding a record deal, manager and producer. They also talk about the importance of collaboration. You can't do it alone! They talk about collaborating with Justin Vernon of Grammy-winning Bon Iver. Justin himself has been a collaborator with Kanye West (one of the most awarded artists of all time). It's all a virtuous circle. The women each share their own perspective on creative careers. Some of the lessons have to do with the unproductive practice of comparing yourself to others rather than focusing on finding your own voice. The story is still being written as The Staves tour internationally and their following grows. You cannot predict the future but you can continue to influence it on a daily basis. Subscribe to the free Monetizing Your Creativity podcast: itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/monet…d1082894462?mt=2 While you're there, please leave your comments and suggestions for future episodes. We love your feedback! Or search for Monetizing Your Creativity on Stitcher, Google Play Music, Overcast or your other podcast app. SoundCloud: www.monetizingyourcreativity.com Follow us on Instagram: @monetizingyourcreativity www.instagram.com/monetizingyourcreativity

“Life is a rollercoaster!” says Jesca Hoop, an American singer-songwriter whose recordings and live performances have attracted a large following around the world. Jesca's success has been sustained with solo work, plus strong collaborative relationships with other musical artists such as Sam Beam and Tom Waits. In this interview from the Edmonton Folk Music Festival, Jesca discusses the importance of relationships with listeners, agents and record companies. In fact, her career demonstrates a balance between art and business. Jesca's straightforward thoughts and opinions on an artist’s unique combination of preparedness, limitations, satisfaction and the ticking of the clock have been forged from high and low points in her career. What responsibilities and agreements need to be met when you reach a level of success such as Jesca’s? And how do you keep working before, during and after that level of success has been achieved? Work with what you’ve got. Decide what you need and how to get it. Or, perhaps, consider some other line of work. You have more choice than you know. Subscribe to the free Monetizing Your Creativity podcast: itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/monet…d1082894462?mt=2 While you're there, please leave your comments and suggestions for future episodes. We love your feedback! Or search for Monetizing Your Creativity on Stitcher, Google Play Music, Overcast or your other podcast app. SoundCloud: www.monetizingyourcreativity.com Follow us on Instagram: @monetizingyourcreativity www.instagram.com/monetizingyourcreativity

My last show for a month featured lots of personal favourites, and previews of Shorefest Day 3 and next weekend's Edmonton Folk Music Festival. The show will be hosted by Paul Norton (Aug 6th & Aug 27), Arthur & Andrea Berman (Aug 13) and Jim Burnett (Aug 20) for the next 4 Saturdays. I return from Denmark for the Labour Day weekend show on September 3rd. Should have heaps of new music to play - and a couple of major festivals to report (Edmonton and Tonder)

A look back at last week's Edmonton Folk Music Festival

A look back at last week's Edmonton Folk Music Festival - and more!

Welcome to my festival-addled voice on this week's Folk Oasis. It sounds worse than it feels, and should be okay soon. It was all self-inflicted, in any case. :)While memories are still fresh, I shared musical and personal experiences from my recent visit to the Edmonton Folk Music Festival, and the VIA Rail trip home to Vancouver from Edmonton. Both good times and I encourage you all to try both experiences.Thanks so much for listening, and hope you'll join me again next week. Keep spreading the good word!Love, Valfolkoasis@gmail.com

Welcome to another edition of Folk Oasis! We're seeing a little much-needed rain here on the west coast. Who knew we'd be so dry.. In any case, no shortage of wet and juicy tunes this week! I chatted with Shawna Caspi, a Toronto singer-songwriter who returns to BC this month on tour. I also featured a couple of music festivals: Burnaby Roots & Blues Fest; and the Edmonton Folk Music Festival.Take care, folks, and thanks, as always, for listening!val folkoasis@gmail.com

Leaving home to find yourself. Finding the resolve to end a marriage to find happiness. These are just a few of the stories Alex Vissia explores in her songs. The Edmonton singer-songwriter began her career in music at age 11. That’s when Vissia and her sisters joined a choir in their hometown of Stony Plain, Alberta. From their modest start playing to seniors homes, The Vissia Sisters when on to play bluesgrass, country and folk songs to audiences at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival. The sisters called in quits in 2011, and Alex went solo. Tonight you’ll hear songs for her latest album, Modern Love, along with a few tunes she’s been working on for her next album. Set list:Goodnight, MoonlightMacondoMountaineerMake Her StayYou Should Be SleepingDon't Tell Me RiddlesYoung LoveI WantedWild Fig Tree  

We’re pre-recorded one more time, but we’ve got some stellar material on this episode. This week is our look back at the 32nd Edmonton Folk Music Festival, held last weekend. We’ll tell you about the highlights and surprises, the hits and the misses. Also, we got to do some in-person interviews with the stars, including Lissie, The Secret Sisters, and Deer Tick. We also got our hands on an eagerly awaited, not-yet-released CD, and managed to get a few words from one of the greatest songwriters of all time. Well worth a listen, I’d say.

We’re pre-recorded one more time, but we’ve got some stellar material on this episode. This week is our look back at the 32nd Edmonton Folk Music Festival, held last weekend. We’ll tell you about the highlights and surprises, the hits and the misses. Also, we got to do some in-person interviews with the stars, including Lissie, The Secret Sisters, and Deer Tick. We also got our hands on an eagerly awaited, not-yet-released CD, and managed to get a few words from one of the greatest songwriters of all time. Well worth a listen, I’d say.

You may not know this — and you may not even agree with it — but Edmonton is a very musical place. We produce a ton of musicians who go on to do great things. Hell, some of them even choose to stay here in town and ply their trade (I'm thinking Bill Bourne of Edmonton Folk Music Festival fame). With such a rich and diverse cross-section of musical talent in Edmonton, Scott and I decided to chat this week with one of Edmonton's up-and-comers. So we brought the talented, the beautiful, the holy-crap-listen-her-amazing-voice Erica Viegas. And you know what Erica told us? She told us that she wanted the use the Unknown Studio to release a new track out into the world. All exclusive-like. So listen to the show for something we can guarantee you've never heard before. Quickly, and stolen from her website, this is what Erica's all about: Raised in Sherwood Park, Alberta in a musical family, Erica has always had a passion for music. Since begging her parents to let her take voice lessons at age 11, she grabbed at every opportunity to be on stage, whether it was singing in a school play or performing the national anthem at an assembly. For more than 10 years, she has been singing at festivals and talent competitions all over Western Canada, including the Alberta Tattoo at Rexall Place, Calgary Stampede, Big Valley Jamboree, and Canadian Search for Miss Universe. In 2003 and 2004, Erica represented the City of Edmonton as Klondike Katie during the Edmonton Klondike Days (now Capital Ex), performing over 50 times during the 10-day festival. Erica's also a U of A Business School graduate with a day job at her alma mater. And she's looking to maybe tour this summer, across Canada or even the US. And I am going to make it my personal mission to try and get Erica up on the stage at the Folk Fest this summer, at the very least as someone who can perform in between main stage sets. She's that good. So good, I think a lot of people need to hear her. So download the episode today! ===================================================== EDMONTON JOURNAL STILL SPONSORS THE UNKNOWN STUDIO ===================================================== It's true! After so much joking and tongue-in-cheek referrals to Edmonton's newspaper of record on our show, the Edmonton Journal decided to put their money where our mouths are, by sponsoring the Unknown Studio this month! We're helping EJ to promote their Blackberry mobile launcher. You can check it out by clicking here on your Blackberry browser. If you have any comments about the mobile launcher or the Journal's mobile site, let us know and we'll pass it along! ===================================================== Download episode 23 of the Unknown Studio directly to your computer. The Unknown Studio is a proud member of the League of Extraordinary Media.

Folk Music and the Edmonton Folk Music FestivalThis edition of the podcast is all about folk, delving into some of the different paths the music has taken throughout the years.Vue Wave 2: Edmonton Folk Music FestivalPLAYLIST:"Baby, Please Don't Go"Joe Williams' Washboard Blues SingersThe Anthology of American Folk Music Vol 4Revenant RecordsMusic bed - "See That My Grave is Kept Clean"Blind Lemon JeffersonThe Anthology of American Folk MusicSmithsonian Folkways"John Hardy Was a Desperate Little Man"The Carter FamilyThe Anthology of American Folk MusicSmithsonian FolkwaysMusic bed - "Ranger's Command"Woody GuthrieBuffalo Skinners: The Asch Collection Vol 4Smithsonian Folkways"This Land is Your Land"Pete SeegerA Link in the ChainColumbia/LegacyMusic bed - "See That My Grave is Kept Clean"Bob Dylan and the BandThe Basement Tapes sessions, 1967"Careless Love"Bob Dylan and Johnny CashStudio session, 1969"This is War"Justin RutledgeThe Devil on a Bench in Stanley ParkSix Shooter RecordsMusic bed - "Year of Jericho"Justin RutledgeNo Never AloneSix Shooter Records"Daybreak in Dixie"The Stanley BrothersAngel Band: The Classic Mercury RecordingsMercuryMusic bed - "Worry B Gone"Guy ClarkWorkbench SongsDualtone"Texas 1947"Guy ClarkLive recording, 1991Music bed - "Another Song, Another Drink"Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain BoysMichigan BluegrassJessup Records"Folsom Prison Blues"Bob Dylan and the BandThe Basement Tapes sessions, 1967

Tonight's show was a mixed bag of blues, world beat, singer-songwriter - lots of new local releases. I'm off to the Edmonton Folk Music Festival this weekend, so should have a few stories from that for next week's show. Keep it real and stay cool, all!cheers, valfolkoasis@gmail.com