Indigenous Music
Indigenous Acts at the 2009 Winnipeg Folk Festival, July 9-12
The Winnipeg Folk Festival has a great lineup of Indigenous acts this year. The list includes six Manitobans, one group from Ontario and visiting acts from New Zealand and Australia.
Manitobans Don Amero and Dominique Reynolds will be performing throughout the weekend, while Sonia Eidse and Evan Reeve are a part of the Young Performers Program on Friday. The Summer Bear Dance Troupe and The Puppet Folk also have performances in the Family Area during the weekend.
Ontario-based roots/reggae rockers Digging Roots have a busy schedule with a concert on Friday afternoon and workshops on Saturday and Sunday.
Hailing from New Zealand, the Celtic/Maori/Pacific fusion trio, Pacific Curls have one workshop on Friday, two workshops on Saturday and a concert and workshop on Sunday.
Australia’s feel good roots/reggae/dub/jazz/electronica group, Oka will be holding down a workshop along side Digging Roots and Pacific Curls on Saturday afternoon, followed by a set on the Big Blue @ Night stage at 7pm.
The set time and locations for the Indigenous acts at the 2009 Winnipeg Folk Festival are:
Friday, July 10
Sonia Eidse in the Young Performers Program @ Shady Grove, 11:00am - 12:25pm
Don Amero in the “Songs In The Key Of...” workshop @ Snowberry, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Dominique Reynolds concert @ Bur Oak, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Pacific Curls in the “Pacifically Speaking” workshop @ Green Ash, 11:00am - 12:30pm
Digging Roots concert @ Snowberry, 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Evan Reeve in the Young Performers Program @ Shady Grove, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Dominique Reynolds in the “O Sister Where Art Thou?” workshop @ Snowberry, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Don Amero concert @ Little Stage, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Saturday, July 11
Pacific Curls in the “Another World” workshop @ Snowberry, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Dominique Reynolds hosts the “Zut Alors!” workshop @ Bur Oak, 11:00am - 12:30pm
Digging Roots hosts the “One Nation Under a Groove” workshop @ Bur Oak, 2:15pm - 3:45pm
Pacific Curls in the “One Nation Under a Groove” workshop @ Bur Oak, 2:15pm - 3:45pm
Oka in the “One Nation Under a Groove” workshop @ Bur Oak, 2:15pm - 3:45pm
Oka in the “Big Blue at Night” series @ Big Blue, 7:00pm - 12:00am
Sunday, July 12
Digging Roots in the “Songs of the 49th Parallel” workshop @ Snowberry, 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Don Amero in the “Songs of the 49th Parallel” workshop @ Snowberry, 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Dominique Reynolds in the “Songs of the 49th Parallel” workshop @ Snowberry, 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Pacific Curls concert @ Little Stage, 1:15pm - 2:00pm
Pacific Curls hosts the “So You Know You Can Dance” workshop @ Bur Oak, 4:00pm - 5:15pm
For more information about the Winnipeg Folk Festival and to purchase tickets, please visit www.winnipegfolkfestival.ca.
Manitobans Don Amero and Dominique Reynolds will be performing throughout the weekend, while Sonia Eidse and Evan Reeve are a part of the Young Performers Program on Friday. The Summer Bear Dance Troupe and The Puppet Folk also have performances in the Family Area during the weekend.
Ontario-based roots/reggae rockers Digging Roots have a busy schedule with a concert on Friday afternoon and workshops on Saturday and Sunday.
Hailing from New Zealand, the Celtic/Maori/Pacific fusion trio, Pacific Curls have one workshop on Friday, two workshops on Saturday and a concert and workshop on Sunday.
Australia’s feel good roots/reggae/dub/jazz/electronica group, Oka will be holding down a workshop along side Digging Roots and Pacific Curls on Saturday afternoon, followed by a set on the Big Blue @ Night stage at 7pm.
The set time and locations for the Indigenous acts at the 2009 Winnipeg Folk Festival are:
Friday, July 10
Sonia Eidse in the Young Performers Program @ Shady Grove, 11:00am - 12:25pm
Don Amero in the “Songs In The Key Of...” workshop @ Snowberry, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Dominique Reynolds concert @ Bur Oak, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Pacific Curls in the “Pacifically Speaking” workshop @ Green Ash, 11:00am - 12:30pm
Digging Roots concert @ Snowberry, 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Evan Reeve in the Young Performers Program @ Shady Grove, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Dominique Reynolds in the “O Sister Where Art Thou?” workshop @ Snowberry, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Don Amero concert @ Little Stage, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Saturday, July 11
Pacific Curls in the “Another World” workshop @ Snowberry, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Dominique Reynolds hosts the “Zut Alors!” workshop @ Bur Oak, 11:00am - 12:30pm
Digging Roots hosts the “One Nation Under a Groove” workshop @ Bur Oak, 2:15pm - 3:45pm
Pacific Curls in the “One Nation Under a Groove” workshop @ Bur Oak, 2:15pm - 3:45pm
Oka in the “One Nation Under a Groove” workshop @ Bur Oak, 2:15pm - 3:45pm
Oka in the “Big Blue at Night” series @ Big Blue, 7:00pm - 12:00am
Sunday, July 12
Digging Roots in the “Songs of the 49th Parallel” workshop @ Snowberry, 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Don Amero in the “Songs of the 49th Parallel” workshop @ Snowberry, 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Dominique Reynolds in the “Songs of the 49th Parallel” workshop @ Snowberry, 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Pacific Curls concert @ Little Stage, 1:15pm - 2:00pm
Pacific Curls hosts the “So You Know You Can Dance” workshop @ Bur Oak, 4:00pm - 5:15pm
For more information about the Winnipeg Folk Festival and to purchase tickets, please visit www.winnipegfolkfestival.ca.