130:
306:
33:
292:
260:. The winter festival hosts over 20 local, national and international artists for concerts and collaborative songwriter-in-the-round sessions at several venues throughout the neighbourhood and downtown Calgary. The 9th annual Block Heater music festival took place February 15-17, 2024.
279:
The Hall extends the
Festival into a year-round operation as the host of concerts, multi-media presentations, and workshops at the venue. It also functions as a meeting space for the festival's volunteers, a community space for event rentals, and a home for Calgary's arts community.
231:
Until 2016, the
Calgary Folk Music Festival held an annual songwriting contest which awarded local Alberta musicians $ 20,000 in prizes and a chance to perform at the festival. Previous winners include
211:, involve several musicians performing together on the same stage. They may be centred around a specific theme, and artists often play one another's songs or improvise together.
471:
445:
223:. The three-day sessions allow participants to develop their musical skills in different areas including songwriting, arrangement, vocal techniques, and guitar.
393:
417:
595:
50:
256:
The
Calgary Folk Music Festival also presents Block Heater, a winter music festival held each February on the Music Mile in the historic community of
207:
The
Calgary Folk Music Festival has received praise from attendees for the inclusion of workshops in its programming. The workshops, also known as
350:
157:. The four-day event features 70 artists from over 15 countries, who perform for an audience of over 52,000 people across multiple stages.
520:
97:
600:
69:
276:
Silver due to its reclaimed materials, geo-thermal heating and cooling systems, and architectural details, such as the timber ceiling.
605:
116:
146:
76:
556:
83:
54:
248:. In 2016, CFMF ended its participation in the contest, leaving it to be continued by the Ship and Anchor pub exclusively.
394:"Calgary Folk Music Festival Gets Emmylou Harris, the Sadies, Andrew Bird, the Weather Station for 2023 Edition | Exclaim!"
398:
Calgary Folk Music
Festival Gets Emmylou Harris, the Sadies, Andrew Bird, the Weather Station for 2023 Edition | Exclaim!
319:
219:
In addition to the main festival weekend, the CFMF runs a series of intensive classes guided by festival artists at the
65:
233:
43:
17:
268:
Festival Hall is home to the
Calgary Folk Music Festival's office and 200-seat performance space. Designed by
418:"Calgary Folk Music Festival Gets Ben Howard, Booker T. Jones, Cowboy Junkies for 2024 Edition | Exclaim!"
90:
422:
Calgary Folk Music
Festival Gets Ben Howard, Booker T. Jones, Cowboy Junkies for 2024 Edition | Exclaim!
220:
257:
173:
133:
The 43rd annual
Calgary Folk Music Festival took place July 21-24, 2022 on Prince's Island Park.
346:
340:
161:
369:
241:
446:"Ship & Anchor finds smooth sailing as it goes it alone for annual Songwriting Contest"
237:
185:
181:
589:
495:
311:
169:
496:"Block Heater winter music festival returns to Calgary on Valentine's week | Listed"
297:
269:
245:
129:
208:
193:
189:
177:
32:
145:) is a Canadian music festival held on the fourth weekend of July each year at
287:
199:
The 45th annual
Calgary Folk Music Festival will take place July 25-28, 2024.
571:
558:
165:
160:
The festival has attracted a diverse array of notable artists, including
339:
Tommy D. Andersson; Donald Getz; Reidar Johan
Mykletun (11 June 2014).
154:
150:
521:"Calgary Folk Music Festival hosts 9th annual Block Heater concerts"
472:"Sep 2011: Braids weave stunning success out of unlikely beginning"
547:
128:
273:
26:
57:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
342:Festival and Event Management in Nordic Countries
272:and built in 2012, the building is equivalent to
18:Calgary Folk Music Festival Songwriting Contest
8:
117:Learn how and when to remove this message
331:
141:(also known as "Calgary Folk Fest", or
7:
439:
437:
364:
362:
55:adding citations to reliable sources
596:Music festivals established in 1980
470:Posted, Leah Collins (2011-09-15).
25:
304:
290:
31:
42:needs additional citations for
1:
444:Bell, Mike (April 14, 2016).
370:"Calgary Folk Music Festival"
66:"Calgary Folk Music Festival"
519:Palmer, Sarah (2024-03-22).
345:. Routledge. pp. 239–.
320:List of festivals in Calgary
139:Calgary Folk Music Festival
622:
601:Music festivals in Calgary
606:Folk festivals in Canada
270:Peter Cardew Architects
134:
221:National Music Centre
132:
147:Prince's Island Park
51:improve this article
568: /
476:Winnipeg Free Press
227:Songwriting Contest
572:51.055°N 114.069°W
234:Raphaelle Standell
174:the Avett Brothers
135:
548:Calgary Folk Fest
352:978-1-317-97790-2
162:Father John Misty
127:
126:
119:
101:
16:(Redirected from
613:
583:
582:
580:
579:
578:
577:51.055; -114.069
573:
569:
566:
565:
564:
561:
535:
534:
532:
531:
516:
510:
509:
507:
506:
492:
486:
485:
483:
482:
467:
461:
460:
458:
456:
441:
432:
431:
429:
428:
414:
408:
407:
405:
404:
390:
384:
383:
381:
380:
366:
357:
356:
336:
314:
309:
308:
307:
300:
295:
294:
293:
242:John Wort Hannam
122:
115:
111:
108:
102:
100:
59:
35:
27:
21:
621:
620:
616:
615:
614:
612:
611:
610:
586:
585:
576:
574:
570:
567:
562:
559:
557:
555:
554:
544:
539:
538:
529:
527:
525:Calgary Journal
518:
517:
513:
504:
502:
494:
493:
489:
480:
478:
469:
468:
464:
454:
452:
443:
442:
435:
426:
424:
416:
415:
411:
402:
400:
392:
391:
387:
378:
376:
368:
367:
360:
353:
338:
337:
333:
328:
310:
305:
303:
296:
291:
289:
286:
266:
254:
229:
217:
205:
123:
112:
106:
103:
60:
58:
48:
36:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
619:
617:
609:
608:
603:
598:
588:
587:
552:
551:
543:
542:External links
540:
537:
536:
511:
487:
462:
450:Calgary Herald
433:
409:
385:
358:
351:
330:
329:
327:
324:
323:
322:
316:
315:
301:
285:
282:
265:
262:
253:
250:
238:Lisa Lobsinger
228:
225:
216:
215:Folk Boot Camp
213:
204:
201:
186:Emmylou Harris
182:Elvis Costello
125:
124:
39:
37:
30:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
618:
607:
604:
602:
599:
597:
594:
593:
591:
584:
581:
549:
546:
545:
541:
526:
522:
515:
512:
501:
500:dailyhive.com
497:
491:
488:
477:
473:
466:
463:
451:
447:
440:
438:
434:
423:
419:
413:
410:
399:
395:
389:
386:
375:
371:
365:
363:
359:
354:
348:
344:
343:
335:
332:
325:
321:
318:
317:
313:
312:Canada portal
302:
299:
288:
283:
281:
277:
275:
271:
264:Festival Hall
263:
261:
259:
251:
249:
247:
243:
239:
235:
226:
224:
222:
214:
212:
210:
202:
200:
197:
195:
191:
187:
183:
179:
175:
171:
170:Julia Jacklin
167:
163:
158:
156:
152:
148:
144:
140:
131:
121:
118:
110:
99:
96:
92:
89:
85:
82:
78:
75:
71:
68: –
67:
63:
62:Find sources:
56:
52:
46:
45:
40:This article
38:
34:
29:
28:
19:
553:
528:. Retrieved
524:
514:
503:. Retrieved
499:
490:
479:. Retrieved
475:
465:
453:. Retrieved
449:
425:. Retrieved
421:
412:
401:. Retrieved
397:
388:
377:. Retrieved
373:
341:
334:
298:Music portal
278:
267:
255:
252:Block Heater
246:The Cape May
230:
218:
209:jam sessions
206:
198:
159:
142:
138:
136:
113:
104:
94:
87:
80:
73:
61:
49:Please help
44:verification
41:
575: /
563:114°04′08″W
194:Tanya Tagaq
190:Andrew Bird
178:David Byrne
590:Categories
560:51°03′18″N
530:2024-04-08
505:2024-04-08
481:2024-04-08
427:2024-04-08
403:2024-04-08
379:2024-04-08
326:References
77:newspapers
258:Inglewood
203:Workshops
166:Neko Case
550:Web Page
455:April 7,
374:Exclaim!
284:See also
107:May 2014
155:Alberta
151:Calgary
91:scholar
349:
244:, and
192:, and
93:
86:
79:
72:
64:
98:JSTOR
84:books
457:2024
347:ISBN
274:LEED
143:CFMF
137:The
70:news
53:by
592::
523:.
498:.
474:.
448:.
436:^
420:.
396:.
372:.
361:^
240:,
236:,
196:.
188:,
184:,
180:,
176:,
172:,
168:,
164:,
153:,
149:,
533:.
508:.
484:.
459:.
430:.
406:.
382:.
355:.
120:)
114:(
109:)
105:(
95:·
88:·
81:·
74:·
47:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
