In Full Bloom
Music, Magic, and Community
The sun dipped over Bird’s Hill Park, painting the sky behind the planted trees in pink and orange as festivalgoers settled in on blankets, entering another decade of the Winnipeg Folk Festival together. The crowd felt bigger than before, but the energy remained the same.
Festivalgoers had become seasoned pros, their survival tips perfected: layer up for unpredictable weather, invest in a fanny pack, and don’t forget something to sit on. Being prepared for rain didn’t mean it was a setback — it was part of the fun. From the warmth of their ponchos, festivalgoers watched as mud-covered Folkies slid across the rain-slicked grass.
All around, people bonded over shared meals, borrowed guitars, and storytelling. As the Festival grew, wide-eyed first-timers were welcomed in and shown the ropes. No one stayed a stranger for long. Tie-dye, flowy pants, and Birkenstocks ruled, but the crowd was changing as new generations were drawn to the evolving lineup.
The Festival campground had become its own legendary space — like a Festival-within-the-Festival. Wild and bohemian, the campground was a place for drum circles, folk jams, and storytelling late into the night, where the sunrise often came too soon. Festivalgoers wove through a sea of tents, stepping carefully over half-empty coffee mugs and lost sandals. The Festival was in full swing, and it felt good to be home.
Folk Fest wasn’t just about the performances — it was about discovery. It was the excitement of stumbling upon a new artist at a workshop, seeing legends play just feet away, or hearing a song that lingered in your head after the music stopped. The Festival had grown beyond an all-acoustic affair into something much more diverse and eclectic. Still folk-based, it embraced new genres — like alt-rock, world music, and Inuit throat singers — adding new layers to the Folk Fest soundscape. Attendees walked past others leaving the last performance, humming tunes from their new favourite artists.
As budgets grew and higher-end production began, Folk Fest still felt handmade. The stages and spaces were decorated by volunteers, giving the grounds a quirky and organic look — the same free-spirited creativity that adorned the campsites.
It was the discovery and spontaneity — the feeling of being in the right place, at the right time, with the right people. It was a golden era: the Festival was big, but still intimate, still raw, still magic. Music, the universal language, was the glue that bound it all together.
Folk Fest was more than just a festival — it was a feeling.
Gallery
Check out photos from the past. Click to enlarge the image and get more information.
Photographers:
- Ackerman
- Alan Copeland
- Angela Browne
- Bob Epstein
- Chris Procaylo
- Cynthia Noren
- Dan Neil
- Dave McKnight
- David Landy
- Ernest Doroszuk
- Genia Ainsworth
- Ian McCausland
- Wyne
- Jon Kilimnik
- Dueck
- Keith Rach
- Kelli Rey
- Kim Neal Wasserburger
- Len Peterson
- Robert Tinker
- Shona Chornenki
- Tara O’Grady
- Tanya Savickey
- Walter Kaiser
- Yvonna Lewis
Timeline
Keep scrolling for some select highlights from over the years.
1990
17th Edition – July 5-8
4 Days
8 Stages
24,600+ Attendees
103 Artists
787 Volunteers
32 Crews
15 Food Vendors
52 Hand-Made Village Artisans
16 Staff
Artistic Director: Rosalie Goldstein
General Manager: Bill Merritt
Facts:
- Canadian country rock band Blue Rodeo makes the first of three Winnipeg Folk Festival appearances, following the release of their second studio album, Diamond Mine.
- Festival program books, brochures, raffle tickets, and posters are now printed on recycled paper.
1991
18th Edition – July 4-7
4 Days
9 Stages
26,900+ Attendees
117 Artists
745 Volunteers
33 Crews
13 Food Vendors
44 Hand-Made Village Artisans
15 Staff
Facts:
- Pierre Guerin is hired as Artistic Director, though Rosalie Goldstein remains responsible for programming this edition.
- A record 117 acts are booked this year—second only to 1983 for the most acts this decade.
- Festival stages host Haitian group Boukman Eksperyans and African singer Salif Keita.
- Texas country rocker Steve Earle cancels his performance at the last minute due to personal reasons.
- The Festival introduces its first official dance area—still in use today.
- Earth Corps is invited to bring 200–300 bikes for folkies to ride around the site.
- Inuit throat singers and stone carvers from Rankin Inlet perform at the new First Peoples Village.
1992
19th Edition – July 9-12
4 Days
9 Stages
27,500+ Attendees
104 Artists
768 Volunteers
34 Crews
14 Food Vendors
55 Hand-Made Village Artisans
Fun Facts:
- Ani DiFranco begins her rise to fame, performing at Canadian folk festivals—including her first of six Winnipeg Folk Festival appearances. (Her seventh will be in 2025.)
- The Festival erases its $60,000 deficit.
- “People and Music” becomes the Festival’s new slogan and endures to this day.
1993
20th Edition – July 8-11
4 Days
8 Stages
30,500+ Attendees
96 Artists
786 Volunteers
33 Crews
13 Food Vendors
58 Hand-Made Village Artisans
Fun Facts:
- This marks the Festival’s 20th anniversary.
- Video screens are added to the sides of Main Stage.
1994
21st Edition – July 7-10
4 Days
8 Stages
29,000+ Attendees
98 Artists
854 Volunteers
40 Crews
14 Food Vendors
60 Hand-Made Village Artisans
Fun Facts:
- Burton Cummings of The Guess Who makes a surprise Festival debut on Friday night with friends MacLean & MacLean.
- The first-ever Glass Banjo Award is presented to longtime volunteers Karen Dana and Leslie Hambleton, who were both La Cuisine Coordinators.
- To raise funds, the Festival sells souvenir license plates, a cookbook, and a lottery calendar.
- The number of Hand-Made Village Artisans reaches 60 for the first time.
1995
22nd Edition – July 6-9
4 Days
8 Stages
29,500+ Attendees
88 Artists
913 Volunteers
40 Crews
14 Food Vendors
67 Hand-Made Village Artisans
Fun Facts:
- The Hand-Made Village welcomes 67 artisans—a number that remains steady for the rest of the decade.
- Festivalgoers enjoy hot air balloon rides for just $5 each.
1996
23rd Edition – July 11-14
4 Days
8 Stages
29,500+ Attendees
98 Artists
976 Volunteers
42 Crews
14 Food Vendors
67 Hand-Made Village Artisans
Fun Facts:
- A storytelling tent is added to the Family Area.
- The popular Apprentice Program is launched, guided by coordinators Karen Dana and Leslie Hambleton. The Apprentice Crew is a training program that offers an opportunity for youth (13-17 years old) to become familiar with the festival through placement with a variety of crews.
1997
24th Edition – July 10-13
4 Days
8 Stages
29,700+ Attendees
82 Artists
1,067 Volunteers
44 Crews
15 Food Vendors
67 Hand-Made Village Artisans
Fun Facts:
- A reading tent is added to the Family Area.
- Home Made Music Store sets up a satellite tent on site for the first time, selling artist albums to festivalgoers.
- The Festival becomes the first Ecologo Certified Green Event in Canada, recognizing its environmental leadership.
1998
25th Edition – July 9-12
4 Days
8 Stages
37,000+ Attendees
101 Artists
1,290 Volunteers
46 Crews
13 Food Vendors
67 Hand-Made Village Artisans
Fun Facts:
- The Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary.
- The Staging the Future fundraising campaign launches to improve the Festival site at Birds Hill Provincial Park.
- A live Festival CD is released, recorded during the 1997 Festival.
- Bruce Cockburn returns after a 14-year hiatus.
- Highest attendance of the decade, reaching over 37,000.
- The weekend sees the highest average temperature in Festival history: 31°C.
1999
26th Edition – July 8-11
4 Days
8 Stages
32,000+ Attendees
82 Artists
1,341 Volunteers
47 Crews
17 Food Vendors
67 Hand-Made Village Artisans
Fun Facts:
- Steve Earle finally makes his Winnipeg Folk Festival debut and apologizes for missing his 1991 slot. He returns in 2006.
- The Festival reached the highest number of food vendors in its history at that point.
Through The Years
Explore past Festival posters, program books, and artist lineups.
Ad Vielle que Pourra
Altan
Arcady
Art Rosenbaum
Artis The Spoonman & Jim Page
Barrence Whitfield & The Savages
The Batish Family
Ben Sures
Bill Garrett & Curly Boy Stubbs
Bill Keith, Jim Rooney, Eric Weissberg & Kenny Koseck
Blue Rodeo
Bob King
Bob Neuwirth
Bobby King & Terry Evans
Bobby Wiseman
Boiled in Lead
Bourne & MacLeod
Brendan Nolan & Garry O’Neill
Brent Parkin & the Stingers
Bruce Daigrepont
Bucky Berger
Chickasaw Mudd Puppies
Clive Gregson & Christine Collister
Courage of Lassie
Crash Test Dummies
Danny Greenspoon
Dave Van Ronk
David Bromberg
David Bromberg
David Olney
David Sereda
The Dinner Ladies
Don Freed
Don Ross
Doug McArthur
The Douglas Brothers
Easy T’s
Ellen McIlwaine
Emmanuel Pariselle & Katherine Bersoux
Eugene Chadbourne
Faith Nolan
Farm Accident
Fatala
Fiddle Puppets
Finjan
Forbidden Pigs
Gary Lucas
Gerineldo
The Great Western Orchestra
Hans Theessink
The Harbord Trio
The Heartbeats
Heather Bishop
Hugh Moffatt
Hugo Torres
Jake Chénier
James Keelaghan
Jamie Oliviero
John Allan Cameron
Juba
Jump Sister Jump
Katy Moffatt
Kit Johnson
Kris Purdy
Last Chance (Posledny Chance)
Lenny Gallant
Leo Kottke
Les Granules
Les Negresses Vertes
Lights in a Fat City
Lloyd Peterson
Lorraine Bowen
Loudon Wainwright III
Marie-Lynn Hammond
Misha Feigin
Mojo Nixon
Mrs. Fun
Muddy River Stringers
Murray McLauchlan
The Musical Slaves
Neal Pattman
Owen McBride
Papa Mambo & the Gringos
Parlour Tricks
Peter Paul Van Camp
Precious Bryant
The Rankin Family
Rebecca Jenkins
Robert Earl Keen Jr.
Ronnie Gilbert & Melanie Monsour
Rory McLeod
Sara Hickman
Saul Broudy
Sensible Footwear
Shawn Colvin
Slavek Hanzlik
Tish Hinojosa
Tuyo
Two Nice Girls
Utah Phillips
Virgil Stakenas
Winnipeg Legion Pipe Band
Wyckham Porteous
Ad Vielle que Pourra
Alain Lamontagne
Allan
Andrei Misin
Anita Iblauk
Annabouboula
Artis The Spoonman
Assinaboine Juniors
The Bards
Bela Fleck & the Flecktones
Ben Sures
Big Dave McLean & Gord Kidder
Bill Garrett & Curly Boy Stubbs
Bill Keith, Jim Rooney, Eric Weissberg & Kenny Koseck
Billy Kuksuk
The Blarney Band
Blues Puppies
Bob King
Bobby Wiseman
Boiled in Lead
Bourne & MacLeod
Brian Ransom Ceramic Ensemble
Cajun Ramblers
Chuck Suchy
Clyde Roulette
Courage of Lassie
Danny Greenspoon
Darden Smith
Darlene Gibbons
Dave & Bob
David Lindley with Hani Nasser
David Moss
David Olney
David Schnaufer
Don Freed
Don Ross
Doreen Manik
Duke Redbird & Winston Wuttunee
Duncan Mercredi
Easy T’s
Echo City
Electric Bonsai Band
Ellen McIlwaine
Eric & Caitlin Von Schmidt
Eric Bogle
Errol Ranville
Eugene Van Beethoven
Fiddle Puppets
Finjan
George Arlook
Gregory Hoskins & The Stickpeople
Guy & Candy Carawan
Guy Clark & Townes Van Zandt
The Harbord Trio
Heather Bishop
Hugh Moffatt
Hugo Torres
Jack Nissenson
Jake Chénier
James Keelaghan
Jamie Oliviero
Jerry Martin
Joe Henry
Joel McLelland
John Prine
Kate & Martin
Kathleen Yearwood
Katy Moffatt
Kit Johnson & Danny Greenspoon
Kris Purdy
Lenny Gallant
Leo Napayok
Lesser Mortals
Lights in a Fat City
Lloyd Peterson
Lorraine Bowen
Loudon Wainwright III
Mack MacKenzie & Three O’Clock Train
Manitowabi
Manuela Villa
Marc Jordan
Marcy Marxer
Maria Muldaur
Mark Aptekman
Me, Mom and Morgentaler
Meg Kuksuk
Melvin Starr
Misha Feigin
Moris Tepper
Moshé
Muddy River Stringers
Otis Clay & The Chicago Fire
Parlour Tricks
Peter Paul Van Camp
Peter Weldon
Piccalo & Puppets
Ranch Romance
Randy Raine-Reusch
Re Niliu
Renae Morrisseau
Robin Holcomb
Roksonaki
Romanças
Rory McLeod
Salif Keita
Sarah McLachlan
Slavek Hanzlik
Slinky Muffins
Steve Young
Syd Straw & Eric Ambel
Timbuk 3
Tish Hinojosa
Townes Van Zandt
Wade Hemsworth
Washboard Slim & the Blue Lights
Wendy Isaac
Wyckham Porteous
Aaron Peters
Acoustically Inclined
Adrian Legg
The Ain’t No Mountain Boys
Alan Munde and Country Gazette
Alvin Kaskie
Angel Calnek
Ani DiFranco
Anoosh
The Barely Works
Barenaked Ladies
Ben Sures
Bernice Lewis
Bill Garrett & Curly Boy Stubbs
Bill Miller
Blood Oranges
Bob King & The Royal Flush
Bobby Geurts
Bobby Watt
The Bone Tones
Brian Richardson
Brigada Victor Jara
Bruce Steele
Chris Smither
Claudia Schmidt & Sally Rogers
Connie Kaldor
Dan Frechette
Daniel Koulack & the Knappen Street Allstar Band
Dave Moore
Don Henry
Don Ross
The Drovers
Edmond Dufort
Eileen McGann
Fiddle Puppets
Finjan
Four Men and A Dog
Freyda Epstein & Atta Boys
Greg Brown
Grievous Angels
The Harbord Trio
Harvey Reid
Helicon
Hep Cat Talk
The House Band
Hugo Torres & Friends
Jake Chénier
James Keelaghan Trio
Jem Moore & Ariane Lydon
Joël Fafard
John Gorka
John Kirkpatrick
John McCutcheon
John Renbourn
John Roberts & Tony Barrand
Justin Vali Trio
Keith Dyck
Ken Whiteley & Mose Scarlett & Jackie Washington
Laurel Matthews
Lenny Gallant
Les Danseurs de la Riviére Rouge
Les Têtes Brulées
Lisa-Marie Serafin
Lloyd Peterson
Loreena McKennitt
Marcel Soulodre
Mark Reeves & The Groove
Michel Faubert
Mike Jackson & Ian Blake
Mother Tongue
Moxy Früvous
The New International Trio
Open Mind
Oysterband
Pat Temple and the High Lonesome Players
Paul & Win Grace and Family
Peggy Seeger & Irene Scott
Pentangle
Peter Paul Van Camp
Pierce Pettis
Priscilla Herdman, Anne Hills & Cindy Mangsen
Quarteto de Guitarras de Coimbra
Quetzalcoatl
Richard Thompson
Rumillajta
Scartaglen
Stephen Fearing
Steve Gillette
Steve Key
The Story
Sue Foley
Sukay
The Sundogs
Sweet Honey in the Rock
Teresa Doyle
Terrance Simien and The Mallet Playboys
Theatre on Strings
Toby Kinsella
Trova
Troy Harwood-Jones
The Tuva Ensemble
Up the Creek
Willie P. Bennett
Wyrd Sisters
Adrian Legg
Agio Pereira
Alexis Kochan & Paris to Kiev
Ani DiFranco
Ann Reed
Anne Hills
Armchair Radicals
Ashley Hutchings and the Albion Band
Ben Sures
Big Dave McLean
Bill Garrett & Curly Boy Stubbs
Billy McLaughlin
The Bird Sisters
Boiled in Lead
Canadian Content
Carrie Newcomer
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
Cathy Winter
Chris Chandler
David Essig
Dobb & Dumela
Don Freed
Duke Robillard Band
Easy T’s
Ellen McIlwaine
Els Trobadors
Fairfield Four
Fat Man Waving
Ferron
Fiddle Puppets
Gabriel Yacoub
Gillman & Deaville
Good Ol’ Persons
Harvey Reid
Heather Bishop
Hell Bent, Heaven Bound
Hugo Torres
Inuit Throat Singers
Jackson Delta
Jake Chénier
Jeff Berg
Jim & Kathleen Post
Jumbo Ya-Ya
Jutta and the Hi-Dukes
Keith Hancock
Killbilly
Laura Smith
Laurel Matthews
Little Charlie & The Nightcats
The Lost Dakotas
Lou & Peter Berryman
Lynn Miles
Marc Anderson & Eight Heads
Margaret Christl
Mark Reeves & The Groove
Michael J. Miles
Michael Smith
Mili Bermejo & Dan Greenspan
Mira Sahay
Mother Tongue
Moxy Früvous
Nico Beki
Night Sun
Nipa
The Nordland Band
Orient Express
Oscar Lopez
Penny Lang
Pete Morton
Peter Ostroushko & Dean Magraw
Richard Shindell
Roulez Fillettes!
Roy Forbes (Bim)
Saffire-The Uppity Blues Women
Shari Ulrich
Si Kahn
Skydiggers
Slavek Hanzlik
Sonny Landreth
Sophia Bilides
Stephen Fearing
Tarika Sammy
Tekameli
Tempest
Ti-Jazz
Tish Hinojosa
Tony Trischka
Trian
Trout Fishing in America
The Tuva Ensemble
Vic Chesnutt
Walt Michael & Company
Welfare Starlets
Wyckham Porteous
Young Raoul
Zaiti
Acoustically Inclined
Alejandro Escovedo
Ancient Cultures
Asza
Beppe Gambetta
The Billies
Bob King
Brave Old World
Braxton Hicks
Brenda Baker
Brent Parkin Band
Brian Richardson
The Burns Sisters
The Cantrells
Carlene Anglim
Cate Friesen
Cathy Nosaty
Chris Burke Gaffney
Cost of Living
Courage of Lassie
Craobh Rua
D’Gary
Dan Crary
Dandelion Wine
Daniel Hëikalo
David Essig
David Massengill
The Deluxe Chance Band
Die Knödel
The Dorkestra
Dust Rhinos
Edward Gerhard
Erica Wheeler
Fat Man Waving
The Flirtations
Flor de Caña
The Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band
Fred J. Eaglesmith & The Flying Squirrels
Green Kids
Grey Larsen & Andre Marchand
The Heartbeats Rhythm Quartet
Hypnotic Clambake
Iain Matthews & Julian Dawson
Ian Tamblyn
Ira Bernstein
Jake Chénier
James Keelaghan
Janis Ian
Jason Eklund
Jem & Ariane
Jennifer Gibson & Texas Strange
Jenny Allen
Jody Stecher & Kate Brislin
Joël Fafard
Jon Ims
Kris Purdy
Laurie Lewis & Grant Street Band
Les Barker
Lorraine Bowen
Luke Hutton & Russ Psooy
Luke McMaster
Mahlathini & the Mahotella Queens
Marcel Soulodre
Martin Simpson
Michael J. Miles & Al Ehrich
Michael Jerling
Miguel Parra & Lorenzo Gondález
Mood Jga Jga
Morin Khuur
Natalie MacMaster
Neal & Leandra
Not Going To Vegas
Patricia Shih
Patty Larkin
Paul & Win Grace and Family
Paul Ubana Jones
Pele Juju
Peter Paul Van Camp
The Plankerdown Band
Rawlins Cross
Rick Unruh
Rumillajta
Society of Young Magicians
The Spanic Boys
Spirit of the West
Steve Bell
Stoney Lonesome
Strada
Sumalao
Susan Aglukark
Tim Sparks
Tip Splinter
Tom Paxton
Unlikely Icons
Walsyngham Way
Whiteley Brothers Band
Winnipeg Young Jugglers Club
Wyrd Sisters
Adrian Legg
Alain Lamontagne et Michel Donato
Amy Lowe
The Angstones
Ani DiFranco
Asza
Bill Bourne & Shannon Johnson
Bill Garrett & Curly Boy Stubbs
Boiled in Lead
Burton Cummings and McLean & McLean
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
Catie Curtis
Catriona Macdonald and Ian Lowthian
Cheryl Wheeler
Claudia Schmidt
Correo Aereo
Dan Casavant
Dan Frechette
Dan Hicks and the Acoustic Warriors
Danielle Martineau & Rockabayou
Dar Williams
David Wilcox
Diabolo
The Diviners
Djelem
Easy T’s
Eco Andino
Eileen McGann
Ferron
Freeway Philharmonic
Freyda Epstein
Front Range
Global Village Trucking Company
Green Kids
Hugo Torres
Inconnu
Irshad Khan
Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat
John Gorka
Kate Ferris
Kathleen Gibson
Kevin Burke’s Open House
Klezmatics
Koerner, Ray & Glover
Kolkheti Ensemble
Kyp Harness
La Bottine Souriante
The Laura Love Band
Laura Smith
Les Barker and Mrs Ackroyd Band
Les Sampou
Loretto Reid & Brian Taheny
Los Munequitos de Matanzas
Loudon Wainwright III
Lucy Kaplansky
Lynn Miles
Marilyn Lerner
Mark Reeves
Mood Jga Jga
Moxy Früvous
Muddy River Stringers
Natalie MacMaster
The Nields
Night Sun
Oliver Schroer and the Stewed Tomatoes
Papa Wemba
Papo Ross & Orquesta Pambiche
Peter Paul Van Camp
Prince Diabate and Amara Sanoh
Quartette
Romulo Larrea Ensemble
Rory McLeod
Satan & Adam
Simon Thoumire Trio
Society of Young Magicians
Susan Crowe
Tarig Abubakar and the Afro-Nubians
Tarika
Trio Erik Marchand
Trout Fishing in America
Uisce Beatha
Veda Hille
Wally Landreth
Waterson-Carthy
Winnipeg Young Jugglers Club
Wolfstone
Young Raoul
5 Chinese Brothers
Alexander the Clown
Alistair Brown with Roger Houghton
Alpha Yaya Diallo & Bafing Dancers
Alter Ego
The Arrogant Worms
Artisan
Athena Tergis & Laura Riske
Bad Livers
Ben Sures with Todd Kehler
Bill Bourne & Shannon Johnson
Blair Robillard
Bob Snider
Boukman Eksperyans
Boukman Eksperyans
Brian Richardson
Brooks Williams
Carlos Del Junco Band
Cate Friesen
Catie Curtis
Cherish The Ladies
Chesterfield Inlet
Chris & Dan Whiteley
Chris Smither
Connie Kaldor
Cordelia’s Dad
Cost of Living
Dar Williams
David Essig
Dick Gaughan
Footworks
Four Bitchin’ Babes
Garnet Rogers
Geoffrey Oryema
Gerald Laroche
Gerry Griffin
Gord Zubrecki & Ether City
Great Big Sea
Grit Laskin
Guy Davis
Helicon
Hugh Moffatt
Jabbar Karyagdy Ensemble
Jesse Cook
Jim Henry
Jughead
Kate MacKenzie
Kathleen Gibson
Katy Moffatt
The Keith Dyck Ensemble
Kelly Joe Phelps
Korventenn
Kris Purdy
Laurel Canyon Ramblers
Les Barker
Lisa-Marie Serafin
Loretto Reid & Brian Taheny
Lou & Peter Berryman
Mad Pudding
Malaika
Mark Reeves
Martin Sexton
Mary Jane Lamond
Melanie
Mira Sahay
Misha Feigin
Modabo
The Mollys
The Nields
Northampton Harmony
Paul & Win Grace and Family
Paul Cameron Miller
Penny Lang
Peter Finger
Peter Ostroushko
Punjabi By Nature
Richard Flohil
Rock, Salt & Nails
Roy Book Binder with Rock Bottom
Sally Rogers
Scrüj MacDuhk
Sharon Shannon
Shetland’s Young Heritage
Simbi
Sisa Pacari
Society of Young Magicians
Special Fancy
Stark Raving Chandler
Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys
Strada
Talitha MacKenzie
Tariq
Tim Sparks, Peter Finger & Dean Magraw
Toasted Westerns
Tom Lewis
Uncle Dan’s Kids’ World
Vijaya
Winnipeg Young Jugglers Club
Wyrd Sisters
The Angstones
The Arrogant Worms
Asza
Benoit Bourque & Gaston Bernard
Beppe Gambetta
Bisserov Sisters
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings
Blair Robillard
Boyaba Ensemble
Brian Richardson
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
Chesapeake
Cheza
Chopper McKinnon
Clive Gregson
Colin James with Colin Linden
Compadres (J. Keelaghan & O. Lopez)
D’Gary
Dan Bern
Daniel Koulack & the Knappen Street Allstar Band
David Olney
Dee Carstensen
Dervish
Diabolo
Diego Marulanda & Pacande
Difficult Women
Don Ross
Earthsong
Eddie Jeff Cahill
Ellis Paul
Gerry Griffin
Gord Johnson
Great Big Sea
Gwen Swick
Hart-Rouge
The Holmes Brothers
The House Band
Ismaël Lô
Jake Chénier
Jamie Oliviero
John Whelan Band
Jonathan Baxter
Kathleen Gibson
Kathy Kallick Band
Keola Beamer
The Keystone Bluegrass Quartet
Kris Purdy
Leahy
Les Barker
Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir
Lobi Traoré
Malaika
Martin Sexton
Maza Mezé
Morgaine LeFay
Morgan Davis
Moxy Früvous
Neal & Leandra
Orealis
Pamela Morgan
Pele Juju
Peter Paul Van Camp
Régis Gizavo
Richard Shindell
Rick McNair-Storyteller
Ron Hynes
Sheldon Oberman
Si Kahn
Society of Young Magicians
The Stuart Martz Band
Sue Proctor
Suzzy Roche
Tarika
Teresa Doyle
Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie
Tikisa
Tom Russell
Toronto Tabla Ensemble
Vance Gilbert
Waterson-Carthy
Winnipeg Young Jugglers Club
Wyrd Sisters
Amampondo
Andy & Larkin Bryant Cohen
Andy White
The Arrogant Worms
Balfa Toujours
Ben Sures
Bobby Wiseman
Brian Cox
Brian Richardson
Bruce Cockburn
Bruce Guthro
Chester Knight & the Wind
David Lindley with Wally Ingram
Deb Romeyn
Earthsong
Eileen McGann
The Farrell Brothers
Finest Kind
Gerald Laroche
Greg MacPherson
Guy Davis
Half Nelson
Heather Bishop
Hoven Droven
Hugo Torres-Cereceda
International String Figure
Jake Chénier
James Keelaghan
Jamie Oliviero
Jane Bunnett/Spirits of Havana/Marilyn Lerner
Jann Arden
Joaquin Diaz
John K. Samson
John McCutcheon
The Jonah Stone
Jonathan Baxter
Kanicosa
Karen Kosowski
Karshilama
Kathleen Gibson
Kelly Joe Phelps
Kíla
Koçani Orkestar
La Bottine Souriante
Las Perlas del Son
Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum
Les Barker
Lester Quitzau
Lhasa
Lianne Fournier & The Pearl Drivers
Los Lobos
Maddy Prior & Friends with Kathryn
The Magic of Christopher
Marilyn Lerner
Mark Reeves
Martin Sexton
Melanie Chartrand
Michael J. Miles
Michel Faubert
Mike Seeger
Modabo
Nancy Reinhold
Nancy White
The Nields
Oscar Lopez
The Paperboys
Peter Case
Peter Paul Van Camp
Richard Moody
Richard Thompson
Richard Wood
Rick McNair-Storyteller
Rick Unruh
Ron Sexsmith
Sam Baardman
The Saw Doctors
Scrüj MacDuhk
Seelyhoo
Sheldon Oberman
Si Kahn
Sister Dorothy
Stephanie Westdal
Stephen Fearing
Sue Proctor
Susan Crowe
Tami Greer
Taraf de Haidouks
Taxi Chain
Ted Longbottom
Thomas Handy Trio
Tim Sparks & Dean Magraw
Tom Jackson
Tomasz Nawka & Steffen Kostorz
Trout Fishing in America
UHF (Ulrich, Henderson & Forbes)
Ulali
Valdy
Vance Gilbert
Wellspring
Whirligig
Winnipeg Young Jugglers Club
Aditya Verma
Anne Hills
Annie Gallup
Barachois
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings
Bob Brozman and the Thieves of Sleep
Brian Cox
Brian Richardson
The Burns Sisters
CB3
Christine Fellows & the Red Letter Day
Chuck Brodsky
David Essig
David Mallett
David Titus
Dean Jenkinson
Debashish & Subhasis Bhattacharjee
Dee Carstensen
Doula
Ellen Thorn
Emm Gryner
The Ennis Sisters
Eric Andersen
Footworks
Four Bitchin’ Babes
Fubuki Daiko
Geoff Muldaur
George Pilali
Greg Brown
Hijas Del Sol
Home Made Radio
The Hot Club of Cowtown
Inconnu
Jamie Oliviero
Jennifer Clarke Skromeda
Jimmy LaFave
jj the juggling fool
Joaquin Diaz
John Hiatt
J.P. Cormier
Kamkars
Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Katherine, Cate and Crowe
Keep It Up
Kim Barlow
Laurel MacDonald
Lucie Idlout
Lucy Kaplansky
Mad Pudding
Madagascar Slim
The Magic of Christopher
Marcel Soulodre
Mary Louise Chown
Mollie O’Brien
Natalie MacMaster
Oh Susanna
Original Games
The Paulo Ramos Group
Peter Paul Van Camp
Ray Bonneville
Rebecca Campbell
The Rolling Fork Revue
Roy Bailey
Salamander Crossing
Sam Baardman
Sheldon Oberman
Sherburn and Bartley
Shooglenifty
Silk Road Music
Society of Young Magicians
Stacey Earle
Steve Earle
Steve Forbert
Susan Werner
SwingSoniq
Takashi Hirayasu
Ted Longbottom
Vance Gilbert
The Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble
Värttinä
Veda Hille
Zubot & Dawson
Winnipeg Folk Festival Live Journal
Share your favourite Winnipeg Folk Festival stories with community and read the incredible stories from others over the last 50 years!
Share to your favourite social media platform (Facebook or Instagram) using the hashtag #FolkFest50 and your story will be shared here with the community!
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