Keeping in line with our efforts to be a greener festival, we are seeking donations of the following recycled materials for our craft activities in the Family Area;
*fake flowers
*old Jewellery
*clean cardboard milk cartons (1L or smaller)
*colorful or unique fabric, felt pieces
*ribbon, lace, yarn
*shiny garland
*beads & buttons
*coffee cans with lids (make sure there are no sharp edges please)
Donations can be dropped off during office hours (9am-5pm) at 203-211 Bannatyne Ave.
Job summary
Under the direction of the Marketing & Publicity Manager, the E-marketing and Communications Associate helps maintain and develop the website and e-newsletter activities of the Winnipeg Folk Festival and performs other related communications duties as required.
Term: May - October
Responsibilities
• Update and maintain the Winnipeg Folk Festival website by working with staff, third-party designers, and volunteers
• Create and distribute regular e-newsletters
• Respond to inquiries from website users
• Administer the festival’s social networking pages
• Explore the development of new web tools and emerging technologies
• Ensure the consistency of information and brand delivered across online materials
• Assist with electronic distribution of news releases
• Liaise with media and volunteers
• Perform related duties as required
Demonstrated abilities
The successful candidate:
• Has excellent knowledge of web design and a passion for usability and innovation
• Has extensive knowledge of web programming languages, including HTML and CSS
• Has extensive knowledge of CS3 applications and web applications (experience working with WordPress is an asset)
• Is proficient across platforms (Windows and Mac) and browsers
• Has excellent communication skills
• Has an eye for detail and consistency
• Can create outstanding work while meeting competing deadlines
• Can assist in the continuous development of the festival’s web presence and electronic marketing
• Works well in a team environment
Please include an online design portfolio.
• This is a six-month term position, 35 hours per week. During the festival (July 9-12) longer hours are required
• The term will run from May through October 2009
• The Winnipeg Folk Festival offers a competitive salary
• Vehicle requirements: At the time of the festival, access to a personal vehicle for transport to the site is desirable
Please send resumes to:
resumes@winnipegfolkfestival.ca
or
203 - 211 Bannatyne Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3B 3P2
| March 23, 2009 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
Catch the Great Lake Swimmers in concert at the Folk Exchange, March 23, at 8 p.m., with special guest Kate Maki.
In addition to this intimate concert, the Great Lake Swimmers will also be performing at this year’s festival, July 9-12, 2009.
With their fourth album Lost Channels set for release March 31, Toronto’s Great Lake Swimmers are taking to the road to showcase their outstanding new batch of songs.
Their live show has won them ever-expanding audiences in the United States and Europe, and of course their native Canada. In 2008 Great Lake Swimmers shared the stage with an impressive list of artists including Feist, Bela Fleck & The Sparrow Quartet, Hayden, Goldfrapp, Bill Callahan of Smog, and Robert Plant & Alison Kraus.
Lost Channels, their fourth album, finds them once again recording at historical locations, this time in the Thousand Islands region of Ontario and New York State, telling tales of hidden histories, still “mining for light in the dark wells,” still “tuned to an instrument of greater and unknown design.”
The instrument in question is the singular voice of Tony Dekker, a voice that summons ghosts from times past. It’s a voice that is capable of conveying heartache and comfort all in the space of a single phrase. Though his supporting cast has changed over the years –with the exception of longtime right-hand man Erik Arneson– Dekker has always encircled himself with sympathetic players who value spacious arrangements that frame his vocals. Over time, the band evolved from a sparse, delicate and hushed unit into a well-rounded folk rock band, sacrificing none of their original intimacy while upping both the volume and tempos when necessary.
Take a peek at their music video for ‘Your Rocky Spine’ off their last album ONGIARA. Or visit Great Lake Swimmers’ myspace page here or their website here.
Tickets are $20 and go on sale this Saturday, January 24, 11 am.
Tickets for this intimate concert are available ONLY at the Festival Music Store, 211 Bannatyne Ave.
Tickets are limited to two (2) tickets per person and must be purchased in person only. Sorry, no phone sales. Call 231-1377 for more information.
Store hours: Tues - Sat. 11a.m. - 6p.m.
| March 6, 2009 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 11:00 pm |
old seed is the individual songwriting efforts of Winnipeg’s Craig Bjerring. Started in spring of 2003, old seed currently writes songs of the Americana balladeer/troubadour ilk.
His ‘ghostly music’ is infused with influences of early 70’s country tinged folk, but with a darker fragile wariness to it, picking up the torch for post punk alt-roots aficionados here and abroad.
He travels relentlessly throughout the year in Canada and Europe with just his guitar and his songs reflect that wanderlust. He writes from his myspace page “i have been a little out of the loop for the last couple years as i regrouped on a little horse ranch in germany. that is now behind me. as you can see from my tour dates, i am back at it. playing shows and whatnot. so come to a show.”
Come hear what old seed has been up to…
Tickets available at the Festival Music Store (211 Bannatyne Ave at Arthur St) or over the phone at 231-1377.
| March 22, 2009 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 11:00 pm |
Pure raw amazing talent is what has garnered Canada’s own Serena Ryder such great success and genuine accolades so early in her career. Now after a challenging year of heartache and heartbreak, she has pushed herself as a songwriter and performer to make a uniquely personal and very honest album entitled, is it o.k.
Ryder’s vision for is it o.k. took shape at the Village Recording Studios in West Los Angeles. With Grammy-winning producer John Alagia (Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer, Jason Mraz) at the controls, Ryder and an all-star backup band brought these extraordinary songs to life over a run of six or seven days.
“It was unbelievable,” she says, smiling. “They made me see my songs from an outside perspective, which is a dream for songwriters because we’re so inside our own world. They brought up so many elements and emotions that I didn’t even know existed in this music. It was almost like I had folded up the origami, and then they pumped air into it.”
History surrounded Ryder during these sessions – literally, in the vocal booth, among the mirrors, candles, and stained glass that Stevie Nicks had included in her design for the space. But there was a sense of history being made too – a personal step forward for Ryder, and something bigger for those who would hear this music.
“To tell you the truth, I think with this album I’ve just started to write good songs – songs that connect with people by relating my own contradictions to them,” she says. “I’m realizing more and more that I’m not on a one-way street or even a two-way street. It’s a street with an insane amount of twists and turns, and not everybody on it feels the same thing as you. I’m feeling a lot more on this music than I ever have before. I’m feeling the cold a lot colder and the heat a lot hotter. It’s exciting and terrifying at the same time, because it’s opening my windows a lot wider to the world.” .
Through those windows, the sound of is it o.k. heralds the arrival of Serena Ryder, an artist unlike any other – an artist who is ready to change your world.
Visit Serena’s website, her myspace, and a video of her performing her new song ‘Little Bit of Red’
Tickets for this concert are available at ticketmaster.ca
For more information, please call 231-0096.
