The 2014 Winnipeg Folk Festival Lineup

The 2014 Winnipeg Folk Festival lineup dropped today (by now you've likely seen it), but just in case here is the full list of artists partaking in the province's biggest music festival / picnic party of the year.

What say you, Dear Readers, of the lineup? Who are you excited to see?

Going for the full weekend? Just a day or two?

The event runs from July 9th to 13th this year.

Aaron Burnett
Amy Helm & the Handsome Strangers
Ani DiFranco
Baskery
Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite
Bonnie Raitt
The Both (feat. Aimee Mann & Ted Leo)
Boy & Bear
The Bros. Landreth
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Calypso Rose
Cara Luft
Chic Gamine
Como Mamas
Corb Lund
Daniel Bachman
Daniel Romano
Danny Barnes
David Myles
The Deep Dark Woods
Della Mae
Elephant Revival
Fox & Branch
Geomungo Factory
Grace & Tony
Gustavo with the Green Fools
Guy Forsyth
Hiss Golden Messenger
Hurray For the Riff Raff
Jake Shimabukuro
James Hill
James McMurtry
Jaron Freeman-Fox & the Opposite of Everything
Joan Baez
John Hammond
JP Hoe
Kacy & Clayton
Koo Koo Kanga Roo
Langhorne Slim & the Law
Left Lane Cruiser
Les Poules Colin
Little Miss Higgins & the Winnipeg Five
Marie-Claude McDonald
Martha Redbone Roots Project
Mexican Institute of Sound
Michael Bernard Fitzgerald
Mr. Mark
Namgar
Noura Mint Seymali
Oliver Swain's Big Machine
Palenke Soultribe
The Relatives
Ross Ainslie & Jarlath Hendersen
Ruth Moody
Samantha Martin & The Haggard
Sand Skyscraper
Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion
Scarlett Jane
Shakey Graves
Sharon Van Etten
The Sheepdogs
Shinyribs Shovels & Rope
Spirit Family Reunion
Sweet Alibi
The Strumbellas
The Wilderness of Manitoba
The Wood Brothers
The Wooden Sky

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Afternoon Headlines: Sharon Van Etten to play Folk Fest? Del Barber adds second show; Prairie Kitchen Party

First up, hometown hero Del Barber has added a second Winnipeg show at the Park Theatre. He'll now be rocking the joint on March 20th AND 21st. I'm hearing some good things so far about his recently released record, Prairieography .

The 2014 Prairie Kitchen Party goes down at the WECC on Saturday, May 10th featuring Emma Cloney, Patti Lamoreux, Jeremy Rusu, and Red Moon Road.

The Darcys will be at Union Sound Hall on Saturday, March 29th.

Fearing & White are at the WECC on Saturday, April 26th.

The Glorious Sons pop by the Pyramid on Monday, March 17th.

And finally, the rumour du jour: Sharon Van Etten is playing Winnipeg Folk Fest this year. Want a strong indicator toward proof? See the big gap in her tour itinerary.

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The 2013 Winnipeg Folk Festival Lineup

Josh Ritter returns to the Folk Festival

Photo by Sarah Gofflot

The 2013 Winnipeg Folk Festival lineup dropped today, instantly setting the social media world ablaze with excitement, indifference, and some disappointment. (Although, excitement seems to be the majority).

The main stage lineup is as follows:

Wednesday, July 10
Oh My Darling
The Avett Brothers
City and Colour

Thursday, July 11
Sara Watkins
Indigo Girls
Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band
Serena Ryder
Colin Meloy (of The Decemberists)

Friday, July 12
Nathan Rogers sings Stan: The Rogers Legacy Continues
Lindi Ortega
Danny Michel & The Garifuna Collective
Patrick Watson
The Cat Empire

Saturday, July 13
Habadekuk
Whitehorse
Martin Sexton
Dr. John & The Nite Trippers
Galactic

Sunday, July 14
The Blind Boys Of Alabama
The Flatlanders
Xavier Rudd
Finale

What say you, Readers? Are you feeling unbridled enthusiasm over the lineup? Bitter disappointment? General indifference? Personally, I'm intrigued by some of it (Colin Meloy, Dr. Dog), but am leaning toward sitting this one out.

See the full lineup below:

A Tribe Called Red
Afro Kumbe Sound System
Aidan Knight
Aurelio & The Garifuna Soul Band
Bhi Bhiman
Bob King
Bombino
City and Colour
Cold Specks
Colin Meloy
D'Harmo
Dan Bern
Danny Michel & The Garifuna Collective
David Francey
David Lindley
Dr. Dog
Dr. John & The Nite Trippers
Hayes Carll
Indigo Gilrs
Jason Collett
Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band
Kaki King
Ken Whiteley & The Levy Sisters
Lake Street Drive
Leon Redbone
Lindi Ortega
Locos Por Juana
Los Vega
Madame Diva
Martin Sexton
Matt The Electrician
Nathan Rogers
Niyaz
Oh My Darling
Over The Rhine
Patrick Watson
Peter Paul Van Camp
Rich Aucoin
Robert Ellis
Rose Cousins
Sara Watkins
Sarah MacDougall
Sean Rowe
Sean Watkins
Seanster and the Monsters
Serena Ryder
Shelley Bean & The Duckety Muds
Stringband
Sylvia Tyson
The Allan Kelly Gang
The Avett Brothers
The Blind Boys of Alabama
The Cat Empire
The Dunwells
The Flatlanders
The Garifuna Collective
The Great Balanzo
The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer
The Howlin' Brothers
The JD Edwards Band
The Magnificent 7s
The Milk Carton Kids
The Okee Dokee Brothers
The Poor Fools Comedy
Tinpan Orange
Tony Furtado
Whitehorse
Xavier Rudd

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Behold! The 2012 Winnipeg Folk Festival Lineup!

The 2012 Winnipeg Folk Festival lineup dropped earlier and, if my Twitter feed can be used as a veritable litmus test, there's a ton of excitement permeating Winnipeg this morning.

Running from Wednesday, July 4th to Sunday, July 8th, this year's festival once again brings some stellar acts to Bird's Hill, including Iron & Wine, K'Naan, Beth Orton (me: wow!), Blitzen Trapper, Bahamas, Elliot Brood, The Head and The Heart, and the previously announced Feist.

Below is the lineup (there's still some more acts to come apparently) and below that is the Main Stage schedule.

What say you, Dear Readers? Who are you excited to see? Who were you hoping would come? Attending the whole thing? Picking the odd day?

Aaron Burnett
Abigail Washburn
Adam Cohen
Asani
Atomic Duo
Bahamas
Belle Starr
Besh O DroM
Beth Orton
Bill Frisell-Songs Of John Lennon
Billy Bragg
Black Sea Station
Blitzen Trapper
Carolina Chocolate Drops
Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires
Chic Gamine
David Bromberg Quartet
De Temps Antan
Devotchka
Doug Paisley
Dry Bones
e.s.l
Eliza Gilkyson
Elliot Brood
Ellis Paul
Emmanuel Jal
Feist
Fish & Bird
Good Old War
Grant Lawrence
Gustavo and the Green Fools
Iron & Wine
Jake Chenier Band
James Vincent McMorrow
Jimmy Lafave
Junior Brown
Justin Rutledge
K'Naan
Kim Churchill
Madison Violet
Martyn Joseph
Mary Gauthier
Matt Andersen
Natalia Zukerman
Orchestre Poly Rythmo de Cotonou
Ozomatli
Pharis & Jason Romero
Pokey Lafarge and the South City Three
Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem
Royal Wood
Ruthie Foster
Sam Amidon
Sarah and Christian Dugas
Shelley Bean & the Duckety Muds
Sidi Toure
Sketch
Snowblink
Steep Canyon Rangers
Tedeschi Trucks Band
The Barr Brothers
The Beauties
The Head and The Heart
The Steeldrivers
Todd Snider
Walking Woody's Road feat. Mary Gauthier, Jimmy Lafave, Ellis Paul and Eliza Gilkyson
Willy Porter
Yves Lambert Trio

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Wednesday, July 4

Snowblink
James Vincent McMorrow
Feist

Thursday, July 5

Good Old War
Bill Frisell Explores the Music of John Lennon
Billy Bragg
Ozomatli
K’Naan

Friday, July 6

Sidi Toure
Matt Andersen
Beth Orton
Junior Brown
Tedeschi Trucks Band

Saturday, July 7

Carolina Chocolate Drops
Charles Bradley & the Extraordinaires
Todd Snider
The Head and the Heart
Devotchka

Sunday, July 8

Ruthie Foster
Iron And Wine
Walking Woodies Road – Featuring Jimmy Lafave, Mary Gauthier,
Eliza Gilkyson, Ellis Paul and David Bromberg

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In Winnipeg Music News...The 2011 Folk Festival Main Stage Schedule

As per the Winnipeg Folk Festival's site, the 2011 Main Stage Lineup was announced just now and is pasted below.

Wednesday, July 6​​
Melissa McClelland
The Jayhawks
Blue Rodeo

Thursday, July 7​
Ordo Sakhna
David Wax Museum
The Del McCoury Band with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band
M. Ward
Tegan and Sara

Friday, July 8​​
Dan Mangan
Sarah Jarosz
k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang
Lucinda Williams
Toots and the Maytals

Saturday, July 9
​Tim Robbins and the Rogues Gallery Band
Spiro
Tinariwen
Little Feat
Caravan Palace

Sunday, July 10​
Blackie & the Rodeo Kings
Naomi Shelton & the Gospel Queens
Jeff Tweedy

For the 5-dayers out there: which day inspires you the most to wake up at 4 a.m. and tarp run?

For the day trippers (ie- me): is Thursday's lineup enough of a draw to ignore the Hip/BSS/Hey Rosetta party? If not, which day will you be attending?

Me: Sunday. Reason: Jeff Tweedy. 

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In Winnipeg Music News...Jeff Tweedy Added To Folk Fest; Blonde Redhead @ Pyramid; Art & Activism Event

First up, a bona fide solid add to the Folk Fest 2K11 lineup: Wilco leader Jeff Tweedy is playing the festival on Sunday night. 

Indie-rockers Blonde Redhead will appear at the Pyramid on June 20th (thanks to Will for the heads up). 

And finally, a Celebration of Art & Activism is being held at the Ellice Cafe and Theatre on Thursday April 28 with all proceeds from the event and silent auction going to Agape Table and the Good Food Club. Featured musical acts include: All Our Yesterdays, The Reverend Rambler, Ben Wytinck, and Cheering For The Bad Guy (thanks to Robin for the info).

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In Winnipeg Music News...The 2011 Folk Festival Lineup

M. Ward

Keeping with the tradition of announcing the lineup on a Saturday in March, the 2011 Winnipeg Folk Festival lineup dropped this morning on the festival's official site.

Some highlights of the roster include national folk-country treasures Blue Rodeo, an acoustic Tegan & Sara, the recently reunited Jayhawks, African blues sensations Tinariwen, M. Ward (aka "Him"), Polaris shortlister Dan Mangan, and Tim Robbins and the Rogues Gallery Band. Yes. THE Tim Robbins.

If the reaction by those I follow on Twitter can be used as a litmus test though, the response to this lineup is certainly different than it was to 2009's all-star lineup. Instead, whatever enthusiasm that's out there is mostly drowning in a mix of cheeky insouciance and flat-out disappointment.

More people (including me) are excited about tonight's super moon.

What's your reaction to the lineup? Who are you excited to see? Who were you hoping would be a part of this year's five-day folk-a-thon? Attending the whole event? Or maybe just the odd day?

See the full list below.

• Andy White
• Annie Lou
• Beoga
• Blackie & the Rodeo Kings
• Blind Pilot
• Blue Rodeo
• Caladh Nua
• Caracol
• Caravan Palace
• Charlie Parr
• Christa Couture
• Chuck et Albert
• Chuck Prophet
• Connie Kaldor
• Crooked Brothers
• Dan Crary
• Dan Mangan
• David Wax Museum
• Dawes
• Dirk Powell
• DJ Hunnicutt
• Fairfield Four
• Frazey Ford
• Funky METERS
• Galant, tu perds ton temps
• Ganga Giri
• Green Fools Theatre
• High Strung
• Imaginary Cities
• Jaune Toujours
• Joy Kills Sorrow
• Kat Danser
• k.d. lang and The Siss Boom Bang
• Little Feat
• Lucy Wainwright Roche
• M. Ward
• Marco Calliari
• Matt Andersen
• Melissa McClelland
• Mighty Popo
• Minotaurs
• Mountain Man
• Naomi Shelton & the Gospel Queens
• New Country Rehab
• Oh My Darling
• Omar Souleyman
• Ordo Sakhna
• Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band
• Puppet Folk
• Ray Wylie Hubbard
• Samantha Crain
• Sarah Jarosz
• Scott Nolan
• Secret Agent 23 Skidoo
• Shane Koyczan and the Short Story Long
• Spiro
• Tegan & Sara
• The Be Good Tanyas
• The Del McCoury Band with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band
• The Jayhawks
• The Once
• The Secret Sisters
• Tim Robbins and the Rogues Gallery Band
• Tinariwen
• Tom Fun Orchestra
• Toots and the Maytals
• Trampled by Turtles
• Trout Fishing in America
• Twilight Hotel

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