2011 Press
No Depression: Doug Heselgrave
Chick Magnets: Calgary Folk Festival - Saturday evening - The Head and the Heart/kd lang
"Look at you Calgary! You're so grown up" - kd lang from the mainstage Saturday night
It's true. Calgary has had image problems ever since I can remember. Most famous for its beef, cowboys and rodeos, it's been an uphill climb for the frontier city to get any respect. As an editorial in The Calgary Herald noted on Sunday, most people in the world think 'Alberta' is a song by Eric Clapton and have no idea that it's a place where millions of people have made their homes....
New Depression: Gillian Turnbull, blogger
It’s taken me nearly a week to get over how soaked I got at last week’s Calgary Folk Fest. Granted, I don’t get along well with rain, but in 17 years of attending the festival, and even in the week that I spent in St. John’s before the festival, I have never been so cold and wet. At one point during Matt Andersen’s set, my friend glanced over at me in a double hood, drenched jeans, and umbrella and said, “You look miserable.” I guess I was...but I found out it was nothing that a warm bar and a beer couldn’t fix. Luckily, the skies cleared for the end of Friday night’s set, and the rest of the weekend was sunny and warm.
Chris Lake, Calgary Herald: Stay folked up, even after Folk Fest
Crowds rushed the stage after one song by The Head and The Heart for the biggest satellite stage surprise. The masses were silenced by k.d. lang's rendition of Hallelujah for the least surprising moment of awe.Hula hoopers, hippies and tarpies converged in harmonious coexistence with weekend warriors and festie rookies, like myself.
Colin Way Goes Folk
A beautiful collection of polaroid images of the 2011 festival.
XOXOJess: Top 5 Calgary Folk Festival Moments
Top 5 Calgary Folk Fest Moments
