41ST REGINA FOLK FESTIVAL ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL SUCCESS
The 2010 Regina Folk Festival was a resounding success; many thanks to our valiant (and valuable) volunteers, generous sponsors, talented artists, and you, the people of Regina, our passionate patrons!
Congratulations to the winner of our 50/50 prize. The lucky ticket was # 0001.
The daytime workshops drew in thousands of people to downtown Regina and the evening concerts provided a great mix of legends and new talent. We had an excellent and eclectic line-up including John Prine, Calexico, Sarah Harmer, Arrested Development, Buffy Sainte-Marie and Patrick Watson. There were artists from all over Canada, the United States and South America and from right here! Local artists were are always an incredibly important aspect of the festival!
In keeping with the folk festival tradition of showcasing cultural diversity, the RFF celebrated the Year of the Métis. A workshop, 'Métissage: A Cultural Weave,' was hosted by Buffy Sainte-Marie and featured artists Ghostkeeper, Yves Lambert and Bette & Wallet.
With such heartfelt gratitude for so much participation from our audience and volunteers, our coordinators and sponsors, our artists and vendors, we at the Regina Folk Festival office are proud to have c-created with you the opportunity for music and community, for a tiny respite from rigidity and obligation, for sweaty dancing and sweet hand-holding. Much love from all of us!
Get your calendars out! We're already making plans for the 42nd Regina Folk Festival scheduled for August 5-7, 2011.
We're also making plans for the upcoming Concert Series! Be sure to check the other side to our website for details!
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