Edmonton Folk Music Festival

Lakou Mizik

Edmonton Folk Festival, Edmonton AB, August 10

PUBLISHED Aug 11, 2017

Forming after the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti, Lakou Mizik have been traveling around the globe to spread their message of togethe...

Shakey Graves

The Needle Vinyl Tavern, Edmonton AB, August 10

PUBLISHED Aug 11, 2017

The Edmonton Folk Festival was forced to draw its curtains early on the first day of the fest, as an unprecedented and nasty wind storm cau...

​Edmonton Folk Festival Gets City and Colour, the Decemberists, Leon Bridges and Brandi Carlile for 2017 Edition

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2017

Edmonton Folk Festival will return to Alberta's capital city this summer, running from August 10 to 13 at Gallagher Park, and the lineup of...

Edmonton Folk Festival Unveils 2016 Lineup

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2016

Festival season is officially among us, and the Edmonton Folk Music Festival has added to the fray with the unveiling of its 2016 lineup. T...

Edmonton Folk Fest Adopts Headdress Ban; Winnipeg Folk Fest Weighs In

PUBLISHED Jul 16, 2015

Earlier this week, Montreal music festival Osheaga took a stance against culturally appropriative fashion and announced that First Nations-...

Neko Case, Kathleen Edwards, Iron & Wine All Included in Edmonton Folk Fest Line-Up

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2009

You've already read about it in our comprehensive Festival Guide but now you can get a-schedulin' with greater detail, since the promoters...

Edmonton Folk Festival

Gallagher Park, Edmonton AB August 7 to 10

PUBLISHED Aug 25, 2008

The Edmonton Folk Fest gets accused pretty much every year of having an inferior indie line-up to Calgary’s version — and also of being unb...

Edmonton Folk Music Festival

Gallagher Park, Edmonton AB August 9 to 12

PUBLISHED Aug 16, 2007

The Edmonton Folk Music Festival always brings out the best in the city, but this year that warm, fuzzy sense of community was even more ap...