Bruce Cockburn – www.brucecockburn.com Whitehorse – https://www.whitehorsemusic.ca/ Blackie and the Rodeo Kings – www.blackieandtherodeokings.com Foy Vance – http://foyvance.com Birds of Chicago – http://www.birdsofchicago.com Las Cafeteras – http://lascafeteras.com Irish Mythen – www.irishmythen.com Oscar Lopez – https://oscar-lopez.myshopify.com Quantum Tangle – http://www.quantumtangle.com Ten Strings and a Goat Skin – http://www.tenstringsandagoatskin.com/ The Steel Wheels… Continue Reading
Hey Folks, It doesn’t feel like summer yet but festival season is just around the corner. The August long weekend is one of the busiest weekends in Canmore and we want to make sure our Folkies aren’t left in the cold. The Canmore Folk Music Festival wouldn’t be possible without… Continue Reading
Congratulations to the winners of the 2016 Canmore Folk Festival raffle! WestJet- Two tickets to anywhere that WestJet flies- #934 Lorna from Calgary Canmore Folkfest-The Golden Tarp! Two passes to the 2017 festival and the right to reserve your tarp placement for the entire festival – #917 Peter from… Continue Reading
As we near the festival we wanted to step back and take some time to thank our sponsors. Without the support of our sponsors it would be impossible to offer the Canmore Folk Festival experience in the way that we’ve all come to know and love. Major Sponsors like:… Continue Reading
The Canmore Folk Music Festival is committed to outreach in our community. We host free events like Festival Friday at the Civic Center (this year featuring The Dead South on July 29th), a Music in Schools program in schools throughout the Bow Valley, a free pancake breakfast on the Monday… Continue Reading
Can you think of somewhere you might like to go? Well imagine winning that opportunity with the Canmore Folk Festival and WestJet. The grand prize in this years raffle is two tickets to anywhere that WestJet flies! Or win a chance to reserve the best seats in the house for… Continue Reading
Hey Folks, Just responding to the numerous inquiries about camping in and around the Canmore area. We at the office want to see all you lovely folkies at this year’s festival, so we took the time to put together a list of where you might be able to snag a… Continue Reading
Check out the Canmore Folk Music Festival app! The big day is here! The Canmore Folk Music Festival app has an easy-to-use interface and all of the information you need to prepare for the festival! We encourage everyone who is coming to the Canmore Folk Music Festival this year… Continue Reading
It’s Not too late to volunteer for 2016! There are still opportunities to be involved with the longest running folk music festival in Alberta. For the last 39 years, we have come together with over 500 volunteers to bring the finest roots, bluegrass, world, blues and gospel music to ever-increasing… Continue Reading
The board of directors for the Canmore Folk Music Festival were seeking rebranding partners for the 2016 festival year and Switchback Creative jumped at the chance to be a part of it. The board knew they were ready for a new evolution of the festival brand, while still maintaining the… Continue Reading
