Upcoming Events

2012 February 23 to 26 - Winter Roots & Blues Roundup III
folkwaysAlive! University of Alberta in partnership with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings & Music North Productions present WINTER ROOTS & BLUES ROUNDUP III

News & Announcements

Daniel Gervais to Appear in Zephir’s 10th Anniversary Concert
2011 Canadian Grand Master Fiddle Champion Daniel Gervais will appear in the 10th anniversary concert of Zephir, a performance troupe of Edmonton’s Francophone Dance School, La Girandole. The concert will be held Friday, December 2, 2011, 7:30pm in...

Holger Petersen Releases Collection of Radio Interviews
Congratulations to our friend Holger Petersen, President of Stony Plain Records and host of the much-loved “Saturday Night Blues” (CBC Radio) and “Nat’l Blues” (CKUA Radio Network). Holger recently released Talking Music: Blues Radio and Ro...

Janice MacDonald Releases New Randy Craig Mystery
Local Edmonton writer Janice MacDonald recently released a new Randy Craig Mystery, Hang Down Your Head. About the book (courtesy of Audrey’s Books Ltd): Some folks have a talent for finding trouble, no matter how good they try to be, especial...

Watch for more folkwaysAlive! Upcoming events:
April 1/12 University of Alberta World Music Sampler at the Winspear Centre, features Indian, West African and Middle Easter & Northern African Music ensembles with special guest Rahim Alhaj, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings artist and 2007 GRAMMY Award Nominee for Best Traditional World Music Album.
April, 2012 folkwaysAlive! Celebrates “Woody Guthrie at 100” - details to follow.

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