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SUMMARY:William Prince
DESCRIPTION:The distance traveled on William Prince’s new album\, Further From the Country\, is generational\, aspirational\, and metaphysical. Expansive and declarative\, Further From the Country is the work of an artist who meets the challenge of putting incisive and enduring words to this age of uncertainty. William Prince’s perspective – a songwriter who carries great legacies of family and songcraft forward – is singular and significant. Further From the Country\, his fifth LP\, is an extraordinary work of observation\, reflection and ambition\, a work that will leave its mark on listeners for its humanity and its potency. \nThe two-time JUNO Award winning artist continues to build an exceptional body of acclaimed work\, with recent accolades including the John Prine Songwriter Fellowship and Americana Honors & Awards nomination. From Newport Folk Festival to sold out shows at prestigious theatres including Massey Hall\, from NPR’s Tiny Desk to tours with The War and Treaty\, Yola and more\, William Prince has made significant appearances on historic stages. Celebrated by peers\, critics and fans\, William Prince’s songs resonate on deep emotional levels. \nNow\, with Further From the Country\, Prince expands his sound and sharpens his focus for a collection of songs that share personal and universal truths alike. A commanding and accomplished album\, Further From the Country signals an artist who has impelled his craft to formidable new heights.
URL:https://www.winnipegfolkfestival.ca/concert/william-prince/
LOCATION:Centennial Concert Hall\, 555 Main Street\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, R3B 1C3\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Leith Ross – SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:Hailing from a small town near Ottawa\, Ontario\, singer-songwriter Leith Ross (they / them) channels their honest and emotional storytelling through introspective lyrics and a blend of indie folk with alternative and rock sounds. In 2020\, they first introduced their artistry and independently released their debut Motherwell EP. Recorded live\, it received widespread praise from tastemakers and fans alike. They continued to evolve with their viral singles “I’d Have To Think About It” and “We’ll Never Have Sex\,” while also maintaining their momentum with a rising social presence. Signing to Republic Records in 2022 lead to their long awaited debut album To Learn the following year. As with all of their music\, the songs on To Learn are deeply personal and take them to vulnerable places\, exploring themes like queerness\, love\, relationships\, and mental health and rendered in folk-adjacent tones—sometimes with a pop beat or a rock riff\, sometimes with just their voice and their guitar alone. Closing out 2023\, they unveiled the deluxe version To Learn\, More\, including live versions of fan favourites “(You) On My Arm\,” \n“Orlando\,” and “To Learn.” Critical acclaim followed from the likes of NME\, CLASH\, Them.\, Ones To Watch\, and The FADER\, who hailed them as “your new obsession.” Beyond tours with Lord Huron\, Bahamas\, and Helena Deland\, they sold out headline shows worldwide\, performed at festivals across North America\, and received the inaugural “John Prine Songwriter Fellowship” at 2022’s Newport Folk Festival and a nomination for “Alternative Album of the Year” at 2024’s Juno Awards. Now\, with over 450 million streams across their catalogue to date\, they return with the new emotionally charged single “Grieving\,” heralding a highly anticipated new album helmed by hit producer Rostam [Vampire Weekend].
URL:https://www.winnipegfolkfestival.ca/concert/leith-ross-4/
LOCATION:Side Stage\, 700 Osborne Street\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, R3L 2B9\, Canada
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Whitehorse
DESCRIPTION:For the first time\, Whitehorse hit the road as a true family band — a full-circle moment where two decades of music-making now spans generations on stage. \n  \nWith their new album All I Want Is All of It\, Whitehorse return to the sound that first defined them: folk-rock romanticism\, raw storytelling\, and the lived-in chemistry of two decades spent writing\, touring\, and building a life together. Recorded in a farmhouse setting with an emphasis on instinct over perfection\, the album captures the duo at their most direct and personal\, letting the songs breathe with the textures of the world around them. \n  \nThe All of It Tour brings those songs to life with a full band that reflects the deeply personal nature of the record. Longtime collaborator Johnny Obercian returns on drums\, joined by Jimi Doucet\, Luke and Melissa’s son\, now performing full-time on keys. For this tour\, the family circle widens even further with the addition of daughter Chloë Doucet\, a Toronto-based singer-songwriter whose jangly\, incisive indie-pop — heard on her recent album Sincerely\, has already taken her to stages alongside Hayden and performed in New York and Los Angeles. \n  \nLuke Doucet adds “After years of coyly rejecting our advances\, the impossibly lovely and talented Chloë Doucet will be joining us on our Canadian tour. Not only will she be performing her songs at various intervals throughout the evening\, she’ll also be joining Whitehorse on guitar and vocals to round out what is now truly a family band\, alongside her brother Jimi on keys. Initially we invited Chloë to open the show\, but after some thought we decided an ‘evening with’ Whitehorse featuring Chloë would feel more like the family celebration it really is.” \n  \nThe evening unfolds over two sets\, with Chloë joining the band throughout the performance\, making the show feel like a true family affair. \n  \nThe result is a performance that feels both expansive and intimate — a celebration of twenty years of Whitehorse and the ties that bind.
URL:https://www.winnipegfolkfestival.ca/concert/whitehorse/
LOCATION:The Park Theatre\, 698 Osborne Street\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, R3L 2B9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Concert Series
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SUMMARY:The Cat Empire: Riebl Tedesco McGill
DESCRIPTION:Making their Canadian debut\, Riebl Tedesco McGill bring together three of Australia’s most accomplished and genre-defying musicians for a rare and intimate live experience. \nUniting the distinct voices of Felix Riebl\, Richard Tedesco\, and Ollie McGill\, this collaborative trio blends songwriting\, virtuoso musicianship\, and deep musical storytelling into something truly unique. From the fiery\, intricate rhythms of flamenco guitar to expansive piano textures and soulful vocals\, their sound is rich\, dynamic\, and deeply connected. \nDrawing on decades of experience across global stages\, jazz\, flamenco\, pop\, and contemporary composition\, the trio present a carefully curated performance of original works\, solo material\, and select reinterpretations – including moments inspired by The Cat Empire’s celebrated catalogue. \nDesigned for intimate venues\, this is a rare chance to experience three master musicians in close conversation\, sharing the nuance\, spontaneity\, and chemistry that define their collaboration.
URL:https://www.winnipegfolkfestival.ca/concert/the-cat-empire-riebl-tedesco-mcgill/
LOCATION:West End Cultural Centre\, 586 Ellice Ave\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, R3B 1Z8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Bahamas
DESCRIPTION:Afie Jurvanen does not spend too much time in cities these days. For nearly two decades\, Jurvanen was a fixture of the Toronto scene\, both as a valued multi-instrumentalist and producer for friends like Feist\, The Weather Station\, and Kathleen Edwards and as the architect of one of his country’s most celebrated artists\, Bahamas. Jurvanen came of age across Bahamas’ first six albums\, the restlessness of jumpy early hits like Pink Strat and Barchords slowly shifting into the generous domesticity of 2023’s Bootcut. But Jurvanen has long been drawn to open spaces\, to a quieter life. In 2009\, the year of his aforementioned debut\, he began visiting Nova Scotia\, the Atlantic Ocean. Over the next decade\, his trips became more consistent\, then more frequent\, and then longer\, until\, in 2019\, Jurvanen and his family of four finally made the move—nearly 2\,000 kilometers northeast\, to Nova Scotia. They live a lifestyle\, Jurvanen half-jokes\, that is “close to Mennonite.” The kids are homeschooled. No one has an iPad. Text messages can feel like miracles. \n  \nBut in 2022\, Jurvanen went back to a city—namely\, Music City\, or Nashville\, Tenn. During five days at the Sound Emporium\, he worked with some of America’s true country greats\, aces like Vince Gill and Sam Bush\, Russ Pahl and Mickey Raphael. Bootcut\, he reminisces\, was maybe the easiest record he’s ever made\, his songs and visions executed with utter clarity by absolute pros. When Jurvanen came home\, though\, he still had a few tunes and plenty of energy. Could he make more music\, he wondered\, outside of a city? \n  \nDespite his extended résumé\, Jurvanen has never been much of a tech guy or studio hound\, never one for making his own records. In 2021\, however\, producer and multi-instrumentalist Joshua Van Tassel had also left Toronto\, moving back to Nova Scotia and building a little studio\, called DreamDate\, in a backyard shed there. It was just small enough to skirt inspections\, just big enough to house everything. Jurvanen had once rented Van Tassel’s space back in Toronto to listen to his Earthtones album on someone else’s speakers\, to decide if it was ready for release. He’d been impressed by the place’s minimalism and tidiness\, by the studio rarity of everything working. So Jurvanen began driving the 20 minutes from his cottage to Van Tassel’s spot via a winding ocean road\, passing his days hanging out with his local friend and recording some songs. There was no real agenda but to work and play. And that’s how two people in a little shed made what may be the most effortlessly magnetic record in the entire Bahamas catalogue\, My Second Last Album. \n  \nVan Tassel and Jurvanen played every sound on My Second Last Album\, from the buzzing acoustics of “Shadows” to the Mellotron ostinato of “Play the Game.” This self-dependence allowed them to do anything they wanted\, to follow musical enthusiasms into any space they favored. Jurvanen wrote “The Bridge” via text with Hiss Golden Messenger’s M.C. Taylor\, and he and Van Tassel turned it into an infectious country-funk tune\, the strutting refrain closing the gap between Little Feat and Canned Heat. “Ready for a New Thing” echoes Joni Mitchell’s famous electric guitar tone\, using it as the core of a buoyant little pop song about growing up\, about being happy with growing older. “Feels So Good” is a modern soul wonder\, its perfect groove framed by bass\, piano\, and finger-snap drums and built with a brilliant amount of negative space. There is charging indie rock\, hazy piano\, and pastoral folk-rock. Again\, My Second Last Album is anything Van Tassel and Jurvanen wanted it to be. \n  \nWhat’s most striking about these 10 songs\, though\, may be Jurvanen’s lyrical candor and open sense of play. He often found himself so motivated by what he and Van Tassel had accomplished during the day that he’d go home and write another song by night\, the pace giving him permission to put down words without second-guessing himself. “Don’t hold back/share your opinion\,” as he belts out as he emerges from the bridge on the funny and real opener\, “Sauna.” His opinions here range from government payouts that could feel like pandemic bribes (again\, “Sauna”) to the anti-rock star practice of waking up early enough to see the dawn and feel the day take shape (“Ready for a New Thing”). Over the tender piano of “Only Inspiration\,” he extols the virtues of living in a house of women and girls\, while he chastises Henry Ford’s vitriol and social media’s endemic bile on “Dearborn.” There is a burgeoning strain of self-determination to it all\, of finding and accepting new ways to live for oneself and for everyone else\, too. As Jurvanen\, the son of immigrants\, sings during the poignant closer\, “We all belong in this country.” In the country\, Jurvanen found his own state of being. \n  \nFor a long time\, Jurvanen didn’t know what to do with My Second Last Album. After cutting a legitimate country record in the city where the genre lives\, was it a too-weird left turn to put out a loose-limbed indie-pop set cut in a shed? He thought about slicing it into singles or splicing it as a bonus onto some sort of future Bahamas compendium\, maybe even shelving it altogether. But then he put the record back on after not hearing it for several months and had the simplest and most profound realization possible: He loved these songs\, the way they sat together\, the story they told about who he was at that moment—a married father content to live in the country alongside the very ocean where he surfs\, a musician who often goes to his buddy’s house to casually make some music. It became My Second Last Album\, one of Bahamas’ truly indispensable works.
URL:https://www.winnipegfolkfestival.ca/concert/bahamas/
LOCATION:Burton Cummings Theatre\, 364 Smith Street\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, R3B 2H2\, Canada
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SUMMARY:The East Pointers
DESCRIPTION:JUNO Award-winners The East Pointers\, Tim Chaisson (vocals/fiddle/percussion)and Jake Charron (guitar/keyboards)\, are innovators within the ever-evolving genre of modern folk\, crafting a joy-conjuring\, dancefloor-shaking\, roof-rattling fusion of folk\, pop\, and dance music. In the studio\, four records have captured the furious energy of their live shows\, adding to the legacy of East Coast folk while lighting a path for a new generation of music lovers. \n  \nAlready internationally acknowledged as musical trailblazers\, on their newest offering\, Schoonertown\, released January 23\, 2026\, The East Pointers have come home. Equal parts origin story and statement of craft\, Schoonertown captures the moments that shaped their youth: nights out with the boys\, the dizzy romance of first love\, sprawling families and small towns\, two weeks on in a bleak winter\, kitchen parties and vinyl records and tape decks\, every mistake\, every late night\, every long drive\, beer and cigarettes and fights\, laughing until you can’t breathe\, ambition rising like a king tide\, the piss and vinegar of youth\, the sun emerging so bright over the horizon you have to shield your eyes–the devastation and exhilaration of all of it. \n  \nSince their debut album\, Secret Victory\, took home the 2017 JUNO Award for Traditional Album of the Year\, The East Pointers have cemented their place as a defining voice in contemporary folk music. Their music\, streamed millions of times over each month\, has been featured on television\, film\, and broadcast\, and their acoustic performances on social media have been shared by the likes of Ed Sheeran and Mumford & Sons. They regularly light up stages across Australia\, Japan\, the UK\, Europe\, Mexico\, New Zealand\, the USA\, and Canada\, and each fall they bring that energy back home to Prince Edward Island\, where they host Goolaholla!\, a festival celebrating music\, community\, and the spirit of the East Coast.
URL:https://www.winnipegfolkfestival.ca/concert/the-east-pointers/
LOCATION:The Park Theatre\, 698 Osborne Street\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, R3L 2B9\, Canada
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