Eye Opener $20 Gift Cert.- red and white: 9498642
The Cinnamon Tree Purse and Scarf – red: 1099527
10,000 Villages Spice Mix And Olive Oil w/ pitcher and bowl – blue 7224114
Bangles and Bowls creamer, vase, bowl, and candle holder – red 1099163
Kathy McDonald ceramic mugs (x5), festival cards, pendant, and ceramic leaf wall hangings-red and white 9498659
Zam juggling balls, zip side bag, Velma earrings X3 – yellow and white 928446
Starbucks mug, lb. coffee, Its About Tea samples and coupon – blue 7224022
Lady of the Lake candles, gift cert. – red 1099573
Forbidden Flavours 15X$5 gift cert – blue 7224292
Smitten – lotions, oils, game – red 1099571
Total Eye Care Lacoste Sunglasses, Brandon Sun golf shirts – blue 7224058
Surridges music tote with CDs, 10,000 villages keyed drum – red 1099895
2 Farm Kids – 5X$20 gift cert. – yellow 928360
Catwalk – $25 gift cert. – red 1099647

Thanks so much to everyone for their support of the Festival, and we’ll see you all soon!

Now that the clouds are moving on and the rain has passed, it’s time to heat up the main stage once again.

Bring a tarp or some plastic to sit on, as the grounds are still wet, but there are nine acts poised to take to the main stage tonight — and some dancing will dry you right out.

Plus, to make up for the poor weather, we’ve got a deal: $10 off weekend and evening passes!

That means you can get a weekend pass for just $60 and an evening pass for the rest of the night will run you only $25.

Can you beat that deal? Nine acts for $25. No, you can’t beat that deal. So why not beat a path on down to the southeast corner of the Keystone Centre.

Hot deal, hot acts — it’s better than whatever else you had planned.

Gourmet popcorn will be available but folks are welcome to bring their own cold drinks!
For more information and to view a trailer of Ferron: Girl on the Road visit: http://www.augustaproducti?ons.com/.

Hosts – Brendan McLeod and Barbara Adler

7:00 PM – Sebastian Owl

7:45 PM – Paul Bellows

8:00 PM – Wax Mannequin

8:45 PM – Rob Waddell

9:00 PM – Adrian Glynn

9:35 PM – Di Brandt/Poets/Christa Couture

10:00 PM – Mariachi Ghost

10:45 PM – The Sweet Alibi

11:00 PM – The Burning Hell

11:45 PM – Romi Mayes

12:00 AM – Son Latino Band

Saturday, July 23

Hosts – Two Dope Boys (In a Cadillac)

6:00 PM – Ben Sures Trio

6:45 PM – Brenda Giesbrecht

7:00 PM – Fish and Bird

7:45 PM – Christa Couture

8:15 PM – The Sweet Alibi

9:00 PM – Poets

9:10 PM – The Magnificent Sevens

9:55 PM – Micah Erenberg

10:05 PM – The Fugitives

10:50 PM – Logan McKillop

11:05 PM – The Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra

11:50 PM – Jan Ek

12:05 PM – Romi Mayes Electric Trio

Sunday, July 24th

Host – Aaron Simm

6:30 PM – Ferron

7:30 PM – The Burning Hell

7:45 PM – Dan Bern

8:45 PM – Poets

9:00 PM – The Sheepdogs

Mika-Dawn Cavers, The Young Pixels, Rob Waddell, Nelly Mills, Sebastian Owl, Until Red, Logan McKillop and Kurtis Gibson!

$5-$10 donation at the door. All proceeds go towards our Emerging Artist Program which runs free Professional Development and Educational workshops in Literary, Music and Visual Art all year round and the Emerging Artist Showcase.

Come down and support our artists and help nuture arts development in our community!

The link to the page can be found Here!

The festival repeats last year’s format with a solid line-up of amazing music Friday and Saturday nights, presenting musicians from British Columbia to Quebec.  Brandon’s urban forest comes alive with the sights and sounds  generated by musicians and artists from across Canada. From the “gypsy-ska” sounds of The Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra, Latin American performance theatrics of Mariachi Ghost, to heartbreakin’ blues from the Romi Mayes Electric Trio, the  contemporary bluegrass as performed by BC’s dynamic Fish and Bird, the frenetic Alt-country stylings of the Magnificant 7’s and the Klezmer-Pop of Quebec’s The Burning Hell, there will be undoubtedly something for everyone to discover.

“We’ve been lucky enough to work with the legendary Mitch Podolak who told me – daytime is about folk, night time is all showbiz.  That’s what we’ve set out to do again this year.”  Wrapping up the festival is a stellar Sunday night concert featuring Festival Head liners The Sheepdogs, legendary folk singer Ferron, along with critically acclaimed American singer/songwriter/rebel Dan Bern.

Saskatoon heroes The Sheepdogs are generating huge public recognition by making the final two in Rolling Stone’s Choose The Cover competition that sees the winner receive the cover of the venerable music publication.

“We’re extremely excited to bring The Sheepdogs back to Brandon after their recent success” says Shandra MacNeill, acting Artistic Director. “Tight harmonies and a laid back classic rock feel are a perfect fit for Brandon.”

Ferron may be a unfamiliar name to younger music audiences but they will know the artists that count the Canadian Music Pioneer as an influence.  Ani DiFranco, Tracey Chapman,Tori Amos and Indigo Girls have played on her albums and covered her songs.  Music fans will love this rare opportunity to see one of folk music’s greatest songwriters, who’s lyrics have been compared to Leonard Cohen and Bruce Springsteen by Rolling Stone magazine.

There is already a similar buzz of excitement among those in the know about veteran performer Dan Bern. A brilliant and cutting lyricist, he is dryly comedic and has experienced viral internet success with songs like ‘Tiger Woods’ and ‘President’.

Visual Artists, word@folkfest Literary Retreat, Dance and Emerging Artist Program participants will be announced in the coming weeks.

Limited discounted advance tickets are now on sale in Brandon, Winnipeg and Onanole. A limited number of Campground passes with also be on sale this year.

Dan Bern (USA)
http://www.danbern.com
http://www.myspace.com/29779135
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDdAM9zBIbw

The Sheepdogs (Saskatchewan)
http://www.myspace.com/37049704
http://www.thesheepdogs.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4JR6aw_Uqo

Ferron (British Columbia/Michigan)
http://www.myspace.com/ferronmusic/music
http://www.ferrononline.com/
http://www.augustaproductions.com/films/ferron/

Romi Mayes Electric Trio (Manitoba)
http://www.romimayes.com/bio.html
http://www.myspace.com/romimayes/music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIT179Cr3v8

Wax Mannequin (Ontario)
http://www.myspace.com/waxmannequin/music
http://www.waxmannequin.com/
http://youtu.be/HyRh15oifFk

Christa Couture (British Columbia)
www.christacouture.com
http://www.myspace.com/18509758
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zp0T5BMMznw&feature=youtu.be

Mariachi Ghost (Manitoba)
http://www.myspace.com/mariachighost
http://youtu.be/DWTuGzuVjzM

Adrian Glynn British Columbia)
www.adrianglynn.com
http://www.myspace.com/adrianglynn/music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c50cLSHMGc
http://youtu.be/3XkZPxCGz9Y

The Burning Hell (Newfoundland/Ontario)
www.wearetheburninghell.com
http://www.myspace.com/135942041
www.facebook.com/theburninghell

The Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra (British Columbia)
http://www.myspace.com/tequilamock/music
http://www.thetequilamockingbirdorchestra.com
http://youtu.be/uvRQ6sP0toQ

2 Dope Boyz in a Cadillac (British Columbia)
http://www.myspace.com/2dopeboys

Ben Sures Trio (Alberta)
http://www.bensures.com
http://www.myspace.com/bensures
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdgbzpKn5l8

Fish and Bird (British Columbia)
http://fishandbird.ca
http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/cod/concerts/20110210fishb

The Sweet Alibi (Manitoba)
http://www.myspace.com/thesweetalibi/music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiM7RcWS3yU

Son Latino Band (Manitoba)
http://www.myspace.com/sonlatinoband
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfZZEA-9yss

The Fugitives (British Columbia)
http://www.fugitives.ca/music
http://www.myspace.com/canadianfugitives/music
http://youtu.be/uxS56KobsuM
http://youtu.be/41RsTkIllsk

Magnificent Sevens (Manitoba)
http://www.mag7s.com
http://www.myspace.com/themagnificent7s/music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4hR4Nw0e_4

Jeremy Loveday (British Columbia)
http://www.myspace.com/jeremylovedaypoetry
http://www.myspace.com/jeremyloveday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bM8j7sEv_w

Sebastian Owl (Manitoba)
http://www.myspace.com/sebastianowl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcU0G6M-9cA

Shelley Lynne-Hardinge (Manitoba)

www.hipshakinmusic.com

www.hipshakinmusic.ca

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okMUVNCtc8k

Ingrid Gatin (Manitoba)
http://www.myspace.com/ingridgatin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsFnEe5fezE

Kirby (Ontario)

www.kirbysings.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03XdWKbOUj8

Alphabet Soup

http://www.alphabetsoup.ca

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxgiDaOd6tE

Paul Bellows

www.paulbellows.com

http://www.myspace.com/paulbellows

Dan Bern: https://www.facebook.com/#!/danbern

The Sheepdogs: https://www.facebook.com/thesheepdogs

Ferron: https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Ferron/109768185715520

The Burning Hell: https://www.facebook.com/theburninghell

Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra: https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/The-Tequila-Mockingbird-Orchestra/34538586660

Shayne avec I grec – Two Dope Boys in a Cadillac: https://www.facebook.com/shayneavecigrec

Ben Sures Trio: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ben-Sures/8659562468

The Sweet Alibi: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fish-Bird/8357264891?ref=ts#!/pages/The-Sweet-Alibi/102267947535

Fish and Bird: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fish-Bird/8357264891?ref=ts

Wax Mannequin: https://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_18241723896&ref=ts

Christa Couture: https://www.facebook.com/officialchristacouture

Mariachi Ghost: https://www.facebook.com/pages/MARIACHI-GHOST/297853142240

Adrian Glynn: https://www.facebook.com/adrianglynn

Son Latino: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fish-Bird/8357264891?ref=ts#!/SONLATINOBAND

The Fugitives: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fish-Bird/8357264891?ref=ts#!/TheFugitives

Magnificent Sevens: https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=20718744868

Sebastian Owl: https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Sebastian-Owl/127590133968983

Hip Shakin’ Mama: https://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=526985708

Ingrid Gatin: https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Ingrid-Gatin/185722891460143

Alphabet Soup: https://www.facebook.com/souperpage

Kirby: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kirby/8035353485?sk=wall

Our Facebook page can be found Here!