Music Archives - Winnipeg Folk Festival

2025 Tickets on Sale NOW!

December 2, 2024

Get ready to celebrate 50 years of people and music at the 2025 Winnipeg Folk Fest! Treat yourself or your favourite folkie to the ultimate holiday gift… tickets to the…

Platinum-selling indie trio Wild Rivers, Khalid Yassein [guitar, vocals, keys], Devan Glover [vocals], and Andrew Oliver [lead guitar, synths], have a gift for penning introspective lyrics and genre-fluid melodies that…

Come Work with Us!

October 8, 2024

Joining the team at the Winnipeg Folk Festival is an exciting opportunity to be part of one of Canada’s most celebrated music festivals. As a team member, you’ll have the…

Campground Creation Contest Winners!

July 30, 2024

We’re thrilled to announce the winners of the Campground Creation Contest! The winner of the popular vote, with a total of 1,145 votes, is The Running Joke Tavern by Belair!…

2023 Year in Review

December 21, 2023

Happy Holidays Another year has passed and we’re so grateful that we could share it with you! May your 2024 be filled with incredible memories, good company, and of course,…

2024 Winnipeg Folk Festival Tickets on Sale NOW!

December 4, 2023

Get ready for the 2024 Winnipeg Folk Fest! Treat yourself or your favourite folkie to the ultimate holiday gift – tickets to the Festival from July 11-14, 2024, at the…

Announcing Our Brand New Main Stage

June 15, 2023

We are thrilled to announce our brand-new Main Stage! This spectacular stage will enhance your viewing experience with improved sight lines, upgraded lighting and sound and video screens hung on…

Courtney Marie Andrews

May 23, 2023

On the honey shores of Cape Cod in a beach shack, Courtney Marie Andrews found self-love and her voice. Every morning, she’d walk 6-8 miles around the back trails of an island and meditate on her life, perusing old memories and patterns like browsing a used bookshop. That summer of introspection led her to a joyous sense of beginnings and ends.

Dan Mangan

April 11, 2023

Dan Mangan is a two-time JUNO award-winning and two-time Polaris Music Prize-listed musician and songwriter. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia with his wife and two sons. He has toured extensively in North America, Europe & Australia. Dan also scored the feature film Hector And The Search For Happiness starring Simon Pegg as well as television shows for Netflix (Hilda) and AMC (Unspeakable).

Loreena McKennitt

April 3, 2023

Loreena McKennitt is well known as a composer and singer. In a recording career spanning more than two decades, Ms. McKennitt’s ‘eclectic Celtic’ music has received critical acclaim world-wide, and gold, platinum and multi-platinum sales awards in 15 countries across four continents.