Live @ The Folk Exchange
Experience live music “up-close and personal” at The Folk Exchange, the Winnipeg Folk Festival’s intimate, gallery-style venue, located in the heart of the Exchange District. The Live @ The Folk Exchange series highlights emerging and established performers in an intimate acoustic setting – just like a concert in your own living room. Bring a friend, have a drink (we are licensed) and take in an evening of unforgettable music.
Doors open at 7:15 PM, show at 8:00 PM. Tickets available at the Winnipeg Folk Festival Music Store, 211 Bannatyne Avenue at Albert Street, (204) 231-1377.
All Spring Series Live @ The Folk Exchange shows are supported by CKUW.
Spring 2012 Schedule
Kipp Kocay
album release | January 26, 2012
The official Knowledge Of Love album release by acoustic jazz-pop Winnipeg artist Kipp Kocay.
Dan Frechette
February 24, 2012 | presented with CBC Manitoba Scene
$12 in advance / $15 at the door
With over 1,500 songs to his credit, Ramblin’ Dan is a master of songcraft. Dan’s abilities as a performer and a self-taught multi-instrumentalist adds a multi-faceted essence to his powerful songwriting.
Doug Edmond
March 10, 2012
$12 in advance / $15 at the door
Piano-playing singer-songwriter Doug Edmond writes with intelligent lyrics and presents them with true emotion. His elegant blend of jazz, folk and blues have been wowing audiences for years.
The Tehran Project
feat. Amir Amiri & Richard Moody
March 23, 2012 | presented with CBC Manitoba Scene
$12 in advance / $15 at the door
Amir Amiri was born in Tehran, Iran where much of his youth was spent studying the santur, a 72-string hammer dulcimer that is the heart of Persian classical music. Richard Moody is a violinist/violist and veteran of the Canadian music scene with an education in classical music from the University of Manitoba and the Conservatoire Nationale de Musique in France.
Fire & Smoke
March 24, 2012 | presented with CBC Manitoba Scene
$12 in advance / $15 at the door
First drawn together by the flickering light and inviting warmth of a Winnipeg Folk Festival campground jam, Claire Morrison and Daniel Péloquin-Hopfner discovered in each other the potential for what is now folk musical partnership, Fire & Smoke.
Brent Parkin
solo performance | April 14, 2012
$12 in advance / $15 at the door
Brent’s been called “one of this country’s best blues guitarists” and his brand of Chicago-style blues has earned him spots on stage with some of the genre’s greatest, including B.B. King and Bo Diddley.
Jacob & Lily
May 18, 2012
$12 in advance / $15 at the door
Complex fusion-style rhythms and innovative, spontaneous songs create an electric atmosphere that captivates audiences. Incorporating the Cajon beat box, world percussion instruments and a partial drum kit, Caleb Friesen is the perfect compliment to Karla Adolphe’s powerful voice and award-winning songwriting.
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