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Folking Up Live Music Again

We’re so happy to be writing these words live music is back! YYC’s beloved grassroots music festival has finally returned, though it will look a little different from previous Folk Fests.

By: NEXT Magazine

Collage of artists from Calgary Folk Music Festival: Summer Serenades

Calgary Folk Music Festival: Summer Serenades
July 22–28
Prince’s Island Park, 698 Eau Claire Ave. SW
Tickets from $150 for tarp plots of up to 4 people
Calgaryfolkfest.com

We’re so happy to be writing these words live music is back! YYC’s beloved grassroots music festival has finally returned, though it will look a little different from previous Folk Fests. It won’t include the regular artisan market and day stages, but it will boast a boat load of incredible artists—and that’s what we’re here for anyway. If you can’t make it, FolkFestTV is serving up livestreams and live artist interviews for free at calgaryfolkfest.com all festival long. Here are our top picks for folking it up this year!

 

William Prince posing in field

William Prince

Wed., July 28, 7:25-8:25 pm MT

Like a gentler Johnny Cash, the Peguis First Nation-raised artist sings soothing country ballads with a voice so clear and deep, t

Charlotte Cardin posing

Charlotte Cardin

Tues., July 27, 8:55-10 pm

Lending her seismic vocals to catchy compositions that fuse pop, jazz and R&B, the Montreal singer swaggers with cool girl energy.

Moscow Apartment bandmates posing

Moscow Apartment

Sun. July 25, 6-6:50 pm

Sparkling folk-tinged rock songs with feminist backbones are the calling card of this veteran, teenaged Toronto indie duo.

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