Photo Credit: Sebastian Hanlon
The Scene
The Calgary Folk Music Festival, founded in 1980, is a four-day family-friendly cultural and musical extravaganza. Some 70 artists from Alberta, Canada, and the world, perform on six daytime and two evening stages in concerts and sessions. Held at Calgary's bucolic Prince’s Island Park since its inception, it’s one of Canada’s flagship festivals.
Festival Info
Festival Poster
2016 Artist Lineup
Cat Power
Lord Huron
- Adia Victoria
- Amelie Patterson
- Ayrad
- Ben Spencer – Songs for Terrible Children
- Berner, Mark, Demeanor
- Betsayda Machado and La Parranda El Clavo
- Bobby Bare Jr.
- Bonnie Prince Billy + Bitchin Bajas
- Braden Gates
- BRAIDS
- Bry Webb
- Caleb Klauder
- Carter Felker
- Cat Power
- Cécile Doo-Kingué
- Colleen Rennison
- Corb Lund and the Hurtin’ Albertans
- Eilen Jewell
- Elizabeth Cook
- Emilie & Ogden
- Evan Freeman
- Fortunate Ones
- Foy Vance
- Francesca Blanchard
- Gregory Alan Isakov
- Ian Tyson
- James Blood Ulmer Trio
- Jerusalem In My Heart
- Jorge Miguel
- José González
- Kacy & Clayton
- Kathleen Edwards
- Krar Collective
- Lemon Bucket Orkestra
- Les Hay Babies
- Les Noces Gitanes
- Lisa LeBlanc
- Lord Huron
- Martin Harley and Daniel Kimbro
- Marty Stuart
- Michael Bernard Fitzgerald
- mini-mekons
- Moulettes
- Mr. Fantastik
- Nancy Laberge
- Northern Beauties
- Oh Pep!
- Oysterband
- Palenke Soultribe
- Project Logic
- Robbie Fulks
- Sam Outlaw
- San Fermin
- The Bros. Landreth
- The Cat Empire
- The Cave Singers
- The Dudes
- The New Pornographers
- The Pines
- The Sadies
- The Steel Wheels
- The Tallest Man on Earth
- The Tillers
- The Weather Station
- The Weber Brothers
- The Young’Uns
- Vox Sambou
- Whitehorse
- Yemen Blues with Ravid Kahalani