2006 Reviews
Festival Blogs from around the world wide web
18 August 2006
Festival Blogs from artists and audience
*Jeff Robson:*
http://www.tellthebandtogohome.com/photos/cff06.htm[http://www.tellthebandtogohome.com/photos/cff06.htm]
* Mark Rubin:*
http://markdrubin.blogspot.com/[http://markdrubin.blogspot.com/]
* Barbara Bruederlin:*
http://badtemperedzombie.blogspot.com/2006/07/gathering-of-hippies-day-one-although.html[http://badtemperedzombie.blogspot.com/2006/07/gathering-of-hippies-day-one-although.html]
http://badtemperedzombie.blogspot.com/2006/07/oh.html
http://badtemperedzombie.blogspot.com/2006/07/elliott-brood-man-quick-day-two-folk.html[http://badtemperedzombie.blogspot.com/2006/07/elliott-brood-man-quick-day-two-folk.html]
http://badtemperedzombie.blogspot.com/2006/07/gathering-of-hippies-day-3-although.html[http://badtemperedzombie.blogspot.com/2006/07/gathering-of-hippies-day-3-although.html]
http://badtemperedzombie.blogspot.com/2006/07/calgary-folk-festival-day-three-quick.html[http://badtemperedzombie.blogspot.com/2006/07/calgary-folk-festival-day-three-quick.html]
http://badtemperedzombie.blogspot.com/2006/07/gathering-of-hippies-day-4-weather.html[http://badtemperedzombie.blogspot.com/2006/07/gathering-of-hippies-day-4-weather.html]
http://badtemperedzombie.blogspot.com/2006/08/good-bad-and-ugly-folk-festival-pic.html[http://badtemperedzombie.blogspot.com/2006/08/good-bad-and-ugly-folk-festival-pic.html]
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Weekend's worth of Festival Memories
1 August 2006
Calgary Herald, Monday, July 31, 2006
- All praise the tweeners, those acts who played for 15
minutes while crew members change sets behind them. Best
tweener moment of the weekend: New Orleans native John
Boutte singing a soaring rendition of Annie Lennox's...
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Record crowds pack Folk Fest
1 August 2006
Stephen Hunt, Calgary Herald, Monday, July 31, 2006
Who knew that a folk festival in July could ever be as hot a
ticket as a Flames game in January?
That was the scenario this weekend as the 27th Annual
Calgary Folk Music Festival...
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World of music: Folk Fest sets record for ticket sales
1 August 2006
Nick Lewis, Calgary Herald, Saturday, July 29, 2006
Excuse me sir, who is your favourite folk artist playing
here today?
The man with dishevelled hair stands barefoot on the dusty
path, having paired the carefree hippie look with brown
dress pants, a pressed white...
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Folk fest shines light on darker country
1 August 2006
Eric Volmers, Calgary Herald, Friday, July 28, 2006
Classic sound thrives outside mainstream
Preview
Sorrow Bound, Elliott Brood and Tim Hus perform at the
Calgary Folk Music Festival this weekend at Prince's Island.
- - -
It was in the early 1980s that a severe...
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Old, new collide at folk fest
1 August 2006
Theresa Tayler, Calgary Herald, Friday, July 28, 2006
Day 1 sees younger stars take stage
"It's all in the tarp flick. You have to make sure it's easy
to flick and unfold onto the grass," explains one Calgary
Folk Music Festival die-hard attendee...
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Folk Feast
1 August 2006
Janice Paskey, For The Calgary Herald, Wednesday, July 26,
2006
As fans of Calgary Folk Music Festival know, the food found
on Prince's Island is a perfect match for the superb tunes
Kris Kristofferson wants a nice Merlot. Dar Williams has
requested organic fruit....
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Folk Tales
1 August 2006
Theresa Tayler, Calgary Herald, Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Homegrown talent adds lustre to music festival
Just a year ago, he was a spectator in a sea of music fans,
catching the sights and sounds of the Calgary Folk Music
Festival like 10,000...
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Folk Festival, Swerve Magazine, May 19,2006
31 May 2006
Folk Festival, Swerve Magazine, May 19,2006
In 1970, Janis Joplin, along with The Grateful Dead, The
Band, Buddy Guy and Ian and Sylvia Tyson boarded a train in
Toronto dubbed the Festival Express, for a five-day,
moveable, musical-marathon. Joplin and friends ended up in
Calgary--just...
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Folk Festival lures Canadian talent, Calgary Herald, May 18, 2006
31 May 2006
Folk Festival lures Canadian talent Calgarian Feist leads
lineup of acclaimed musicians Theresa Tayler, Calgary Herald
Published: Thursday, May 18, 2006
Spotlight
The 27th annual Calgary Folk Music Festival runs July 27 to
30 at Prince's Island Park. Early bird tickets go on sale
today...
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