The 30th Edmonton Folk Festival!
Dates for 2009: Aug 6-9
Note: Festival 4-day passes sold out June 4!
The Edmonton Folk Festival’s final (more or less) lineup has been announced.
But before I get to that I have to give major kudos to the Festival’s own website for cleverly and sagely linking to the Edmonton Library’s catalog so you can check out all of the performers’ CDs. Bravo! And I’ll link to it too:
Festival Performers in our [Edmonton Public Library] CD Collection (Blues, Folk, Jazz)
And look! An extra concert has been added on
Wednesday August 5 (not part of 4-day pass)
Forever Folk Fest Concert – Special Fundraiser for the Festival Endowment Fund
Featuring Sarah McLachlan and special guest Meaghan Smith and a mystery guest to be announced.
Program: 7:30 – 11:00PM
Tickets $70 adult, $35 youth. If available August 1, these tickets will be $90 adult and $45 youth.
Full ticket info here
As for the Festival itself:
The main stage schedule is available but the other stages are not finalized. some of the now-confirmed main stage artists are pretty impressive. Each of these links goes directly to the Folk Festival’s write up of the band.
Arrested Development
Neko Case
Chumbawamba Acoustic
Steve Earle
Kathleen Edwards
Patty Griffin
Hot Tuna
Iron & Wine
Ashley MacIsaac
Oysterband
Spirit of the West
The Wailers
Loudon Wainwright III
WEDNESDAY (Aug 5)
(7:30 – 11PM)
THURSDAY (Aug 6)
(6 – 11PM)
FRIDAY (Aug 7)
(9PM – 12:30AM)
SATURDAY (Aug 8)
(2 – 3PM)
(6PM – 12:30AM)
- Johnny Flynn and the Sussex Wit
Patty Griffin
Iron and Wine
Rodney Crowell
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
SUNDAY (Aug 9)
(2 – 3PM)
(6 – 11PM)
- The Idan Raichel Project
Bela Fleck and Toumani Diabate
Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson
Steven Page
Finale
That’s a pretty good show.
The full programme is available here.
So GO! Enjoy! And then tell me all about it
I Just Read About That... 
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