Shandra MacNeill, Acting Artistic Director, 2010 BFMAF:

Due to a personal emergency Christa Couture will sadly not be appearing at this year’s festival. Thanks for your understanding and please check her out instead on her website at  here.

New to the website is a photo gallery of past events beginning with the Emerging Artists’ Showcase held this past weekend.

Follow the link to see some great pictures captured by John Scott at Friday’s event.
Photo Gallery.

Date: Saturday, 19 June 2010
Time: beginning at 8:00pm
Location: Clancy’s

Our Annual Energing Artist Showcase features super local bands and solo artists, as well as a few who travel here for it! This is a wrap up to a day long program which sees them take part in workshops and showcases with industry professionals.

On the Bill so Far -
Seeing Colour
Sebastian Owl
Bassment Revival
Logan McKillop
Kurtis Gibson
Micah Erenberg
Sweet Alilbi
Effect & Cause

$5 at the door.

When: Saturday, 19 June 200
Time: 10:30 – 23:30
Location: Folk, Music and Arts Festival Studio
126 10th Street (Across from The Strand)

Lunch and refreshments provided.

“Wherever your artistic passion lies, this course is designed to turn your passion into a business that will sustain your career in the arts.”

A Business Course for Practicing Artists of all Genres from Emerging to Professional

Calling all Artists – musicians, visual artists, crafters,actors, writers, dancers, photographers, caroonists, filmmakers and more!

Heather Bishop, a musician, visual artist, social activist and teacher. Among her many accomplishments, her teaching credits include: designing a Pre-Trades Training Course for Women with Red River Community College, being a faculty teacher at Aboriginal Music Camp, and teaching her Business Basics Workshop (Getting Your Sh*t Together) for Manitoba Music.

Fee, Schedule and Location

This course is FREE
Classes will take place in Brandon: Folk, Music and Art Festival Studio at 10:30am – 1:30pm, June 19, 2010

How do I register?

In Brandon:
Brandon
Shandra MacNeill
brandonfolkfestival@gmail.com
204 717 1690
126 10th Street (accross from The Strand)

TWIN will be returning to Brandon, Friday June 4th to release a live DVD and perform new material. The band is assembling it’s Assiniboine River Canoe Tour Armada, coming through Brandon in August of 2010.

Opening the night will be local legend Martin Finnie and friends.

Friday, June 4th
@the BFMAF Studio/Office,126-10th Street
Doors open 7:30pm, Show starts 8pm
Tickets $10