Wishing you a warm and cozy Christmas!
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Tag Archives: 2013
Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls are back on this side of the pond and, with over 250 live shows under their belt last year alone, they are racking up their show count night-by-night in city-by-city. Their Winnipeg performance at the Garrick Centre marked show #1481. Folk-punk pub-singalong would be the genre, and while he has been popular over in England for a while, the number of people singing along to his poetic lyrics over here is getting mighty impressive…
This year marked the 40th anniversary of the Winnipeg Folk Festival. Every year since 1974, people have flocked to the fields of Bird’s Hill Park just north of the city and erected a temporary town of tents, stages, and all the amenities one might need to enjoy the occasion. The festival has grown a lot, but the fundamentals remain the same: it is all about the people and the music.…