Archive for March, 2010

Partnership & Line-up Announcements for 2010 Festival

Thursday, March 18th, 2010
The Brandon Folk, Music and Art Society and the Brandon University Alumni Association have arranged a community outreach partnership initiative between the two organizations which would see the BFMAS and BUAA partner to engage several hundred BU alumni in the annual summer music and art festival. A block of discounted tickets are available through the Brandon University Allumni office.

26th Annual Brandon Folk, Music and Art Festival Line-Up
Thursday July 22 – Sunday July 25, 2010

  • Buffy Sainte Marie (SK/USA) Folk/Rock SuperStar
  • Son Latino Band (Brandon/Mexico/El Salvador/Guatemala/Canada)
  • Nathan (MB) quirky Folk/Pop, Juno Award winner
  • Oh My Darling (MB) Bluegrass
  • Gordie Tentrees Band (YK) Gritty Blues/Folk Trio
  • Dan Frechette and the Dylanaires (MB)
  • Maria in the Shower (BC) Cabaret Folk/Swing quintet
  • Tarran the Tailor (BC) Banjo meets Tango, Tom Waits acts as Midwife
  • Ghosts of the Highway (BC) Spoken Word with traditional Folk
  • Christa Couture (BC) Brave new voice, Aboriginal Music Award winner
  • Elena Young (MB/AB) Prairie Girl with a heart of Banjo
  • Don Amero (MB) Folk/Pop trio
  • Flying Fox and the Hunter Gatherers (MB) Big Band meets Folk
  • Joey Only Outlaw Band (BC) Activist Folk/Country/Punk
  • Island Vibe Band (Mauritius/Brandon) Reggae
  • Micah Erenberg Band (MB)
  • Shelley-Lynne Hardinge, The Hip Shakin’ Mama (MB) Big Blues sound
  • Jessee Havey & JD Edwards (MB)

Our Friday Night Headliner, word@folkfest, Visual Artists, Dance and Community programming are still to be announced.

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Buffy Sainte-Marie at the 2010 Festival

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Fresh from being named to the Order of Canada, Academy Award winning artistic legend Buffy Sainte-Marie has been named Artist in Residence for the 2010 Brandon Folk, Music and Art Festival.

Buffy will be featured at the Festival, leading workshops and performing a full concert set during the annual Brandon Folk, Music and Art Festival, taking place July 22-25.
An Academy Award winner, a Juno Award winner, a member the Order of Canada, a Ph.D in fine arts – Buffy Sainte-Marie is all of these and more. In the annals of folk music history, she is on par with such artists as Joan Baez, Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell.

The full artistic line-up for the 2010 Annual Brandon Folk, Music and Art Festival will be announced on March 18th.

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