Photo Credit: Edmonton Folk Festival
The Scene
'Beginning in 1980 with one staff and 300 volunteers the Edmonton Folk Music Festival has grown and matured to become of the leading folk festivals in the world. Now boasting a volunteer force of over 2000, the festival in a not-for profit society dedicated to bringing in the best of folk music from around the world.'
Festival Poster
2016 Artist Lineup
- Amadou Fall Trio
- Amos Garrett and the Festiv…
- Amy Helm and the Hands…
- The Barr Brothers
- Black Umfolosi
- Bobby Bazini
- Calexico
- The Cat Empire
- Chloe Albert
- Colin Linden
- Curtis Harding
- Daby Touré
- Dar Williams
- Dervish
- Digging Roots
- Dreamer’s Circus
- The East Pointers
- Elvin Bishop & Charlie Mus…
- Eric Bibb & Corey Harris
- Fatoumata Diawara
- Gordie MacKeeman…
- The Head and the Heart
- Jah Prayzah & the 3rd Ge…
- Jason Isbell
- Jim Byrnes and The Sojourners
- Joan Shelley
- Joel Fafard
- John Wort Hannam an…
- KaiL Baxley
- Kaleo
- Kruger Brothers
- Lera Lynn
- Linda Tillery and the …
- Lisa Hannigan and Aaron …
- LP
- The Mae Trio
- Martin and Eliza Carthy
- Mary Chapin Carpenter
- Matt Molloy & John Carty…
- Matthew Byrne
- Maura O’Connell an…
- Mike Farris & The Roseland…
- Mohsin Zaman
- Murray Porter
- Nathaniel Rateliff & the…
- Passenger
- Peter Asher and Albert Lee
- The Pines
- River Whyless
- Rose Cousins
- Samantha Martin & Del…
- Sarah Harmer
- Sarah MacDougall
- School of Song
- School of Song-Eva Foote
- School of Song-Justin…
- School of Song-Sy…
- Songhoy Blues
- The Staves
- Steep Canyon Rangers
- The StepCrew
- T Nile
- The Tallest Man on Earth
- Tasman Jude
- Tom Russell
- Willy Mason