May 31, 2007

Edmonton Folk Music Festival Line-Up

The full line-up for the folk fest has been announced! Here it is:


* African Guitar Summit
* Karla Anderson

B

* Baka Beyond
* BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet
* Kim Beggs
* Eric, Leon and Yana Bibb
* Black Umfolosi
* Blackie & the Rodeo Kings
* Blue Rodeo
* Bill Bourne
* Buck 65
* Sarah Burnell
* Jim Byrnes

C

* Campbell Brothers
* City & Colour
* Guy Clark
* Compadres
* Crooked Still

D

* Dala
* Kat Danser
* Damien Dempsey

F

* Roy Forbes
* Michael Franti & Spearhead
* Don Freed and the Woodlands Cree Kids Choir
* Amos Garrett & the Festival House Band

G

* Mary Gauthier
* Jackie Greene
* Nanci Griffith

H

* Rob Heath
* Jessica Heine
* James Hunter
L

* Seth Lakeman
* Penny Lang
* Little Wille Littlefield
* Los de Abajo

K

* Connie Kaldor
* Marie Knight

M

* Harry Manx & Kevin Breit
* Tony McManus
* Amy Millan
* Mortal Coil

N

* T. Nile
* Justin Nozuka

O

* Mary Margaret O'Hara
* Ollabelle
* Ndidi Onukwulu
* Ozomatli

P

* Andy Palacio & the Garifuna Collective
* Utah Phillips

R

* Justin Rutledge

S

* Buffy Sainte-Marie
* Darrell Scott
* Martin Sexton
* Martin Simpson
* Ralph Stanley & His Clinch Mountain Boys
* Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives

T

* Tagaq & Celina Kalluk
* Vieux Farka Touré

W

* Tim Williams

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May 27, 2007

Blackie and the Rodeo Kings

Blackie and the Rodeo Kings are playing the folk fest this year. A blend of blues, folk, and Rock and Roll, they always put on a great show.

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May 23, 2007

Those wacky Scientologists are at it again

Recently the BBC produced a documentary about Scientology called "Scientology". After being led through a Scientology display about Psychiatry, which blames the Holocaust on Psychiatry, and after being yelled at by a Scientology, the reporter lost his cool and started yelling at the Scientologist. Anyway, the Scientologists produced and distributed a smear video trying to discredit the reporter. This CNN report also tells about the alien landing pads the Scientologists have out in the desert in California.

And speaking of Scientology, apparently they have a display set up in Edmonton's city hall untill the end of May. I think I may have to go check it out tomorrow.

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May 22, 2007

Nanci Griffith

Nanci Griffith has been added to the folk fest line-up. I'm not a big country fan, but I really like her. In fact, her song "It's a Hard Life" is one of my all time favorite songs:

And here's another song by her that I really like:

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May 06, 2007

Jackie Greene

Another act coming to the folk fest this year is Jackie Greene, a great blues artist:

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