RFF Concert Series: Special guest for Sarah Harmer announced!

The RFF is pleased to say that Gentleman Reg will be opening for Sarah Harmer at her concert at Darke Hall, January 21st.  For more information on this concert see our fall/winter lineup.  For more on Gentleman Reg, visit his website!

See you at the show!

HOLIDAY SALE!!

It's December!  And that means we are having a Holiday Sale!  Purchase 2011 Festival weekend passes for a great price - limited time and limited quantity!  What a great idea for Christmas presents, eh?

Adult weekend passes are available now through Dec 24th (or until they sell out) at the Globe Theatre Box Office, in person, by phone (525-6400) or online!

Get 'em soon!

Best of Regina

Thank you Regina for voting us "BEST REGINA FESTIVAL OR EVENT" *and* "BEST THING THAT HAPPENED TO REGINA IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS"!

We certainly couldn't pull it off without "BEST ARTS & CULTURE BEHIND-THE-SCENES MASTERMIND" (Sandra Butel, our amazing Artistic Director)!

This fabulous festival is created each year from the hearts and hands of hundreds and hundreds of brilliant people.  We have a fantastic board, wonderful staff (herded and inspired by the aforementioned mastermind and the extraordinary Ms. Jeannie Straub), a remarkable team of volunteer coordinators and hundreds of warm and giving volunteers.  These are the people without whom the festival could not happen.  We all work to create this festival because we each believe in the indelible power of it, the magic it creates that sparks and yet somehow sustains until the next year.

Thank you so much Regina!

See the articles from the prairie dog blog online here and here.  

Volunteer T-Shirt Mod Contest & Raffle Prizes!

With the 2010 festival nothing but a beautiful memory we're still feeling the love for our amazing volunteers (over 600 people strong).  This year, we challenged volunteers to come up with a creative and innovative way to make their t-shirt unique.  We caught some of our favourite results on camera and posted the on Facebook for the world to see.  Volunteers received a point for each "Like" or comment on their design and the winners are:


3rd Place:
Dawn Carr (Ambassadors) with 14 votes!
2nd Place:
Charity Martin (50-50) with 21 votes!
1st Place:
Janet Novak (Signage and Banners) with 50 votes!

Each winner will recieve a special prize pack including a variety of merchandise donated by our Arts Market vendors, a 2010 Regina Folk Festival T-Shirt, music by the artists featured at this year's festival and a pair of tickets donated by one of our Canadian festival partners (Janet to the 2011 Calgary Folk Music Festival, Charity to the 2011 Ottawa Folk Festival and Dawn to the 2011 Hillside Festival).  Thank you to everyone who participated!

Ten volunteers were also chosen at random (via www.random.org) to receive a prize pack full of merchandise from our Arts Market vendors.

The winners are:

#608 - June Young (Volunteer Tent)
#436 - Billy Patterson (Site)
#72 - Audrey Broda (Event Patrol)
#471 - Jennifer Hval (Enivironment)
#245 - Alex Hamilton (Signage & Banners)
#202 - Stacey Fries (Beer Garden)
#173 - Amie Enns (After Parties)
#177 - Riva Farell Racette (Box Office)
#491 - Emma Ruthnam (Backstage Hospitality)
#332 - Melissa Lichtenwald (First Aid)

All winners can contact Risa to pick up their prizes.  Thank you to our generous vendors for your support!  And THANK YOU to each and every 2010 volunteer... we couldn't do it without you!

Calexico. Sept 24th. Here are the deets.

Vote for Regina Folk Festival in the Best of Regina Poll!

It's here again, the Prairie Dog Best of Regina Poll.  
Take a moment to:
a)  Visit their blog.
b)  Read some of their clever posts.
c) Watch some of the silly video clips they post.
d) Put in your two cents by voting in the Best of Regina poll.
e)  VOTE FOR US AS THE BEST FESTIVAL IN REGINA!  (woot!)

The first of the Concert Series!! Calexico!

THE REGINA FOLK FESTIVAL CONCERT SERIES is pleased to announce:

CALEXICO
Friday, September 24th
at the Exchange 2431 8th Ave
...Doors open at 8pm

After wowing crowds (and festival organizers alike) on Saturday night of the 2010 Regina Folk Festival, they are back in Regina for one night! Boy, are we glad to have them!

There's always been intrigue and adventure at the heart of Calexico. Ever since they were a largely instrumental duo experimenting with their unique collection of instruments and soundtrack sensibilities, Joey Burns and John Convertino have constantly imbued their music with an unparalleled sense of drama, calling upon the myths and iconography of the American West and Mexico. They named themselves after a town near the California/Mexico border in honor of the cultural mélange that informs their diverse influences which includes Portuguese Fado, 50's jazz, Gypsy or Romany music and its offshoots, 60's surf and twang.

Calexico is: John Convertino - drums; Joseph Burns - vocals, guitar; Christopher Giambelluca - bass; Jacob Valenzuela - trumpet; Michael Carabajal - trumpet; Paul Neihaus - guitar; Sergio Mendoza - keys

Tickets are $20 in advance available at Bird Films or Vintage Vinyl
$25 at the door (subject to availability and with cash only)

There will be some seats available but this is a concert where standing and dancing are strongly encouraged. If you require a seat, be sure to arrive early as they are extremely limited.

Sponsors of the Regina Folk Festival Concert Series Include:
Saskatchewan Arts Board, SOCAN Foundation, Canadian Heritage, HRSDC, SaskCulture, City of Regina, Global Regina, Leader-Post, Rawlco Radio, CBC, 91.3 CJTR, Radio-Canada Saskatchewan, Ramada, prairie dog

Visit Calexico's website:  www.casadecalexico.com