Winnipeg Folk Fest Day 4 Photos

Here are the last of the photos from the 2008 Winnipeg Folkfest they were all taken on the Sunday of the festival. You may see more from time to time when I get the chance to sort them out futher.



There were various art installations set up through out the folk festival park. The person sleeping in the field, was just one of many that you might come across at the fields of folk festival taking a break and enjoying the sun and sounds.



A picture of a few of the friends who I went to the festival with.




We had found a nice and shady space in a grove of trees in front of Snowberry Field. This was our view of the stage and while the tree may have blocked our view did nothing to hinder the sound.




Our view of the Sunday Main stage.



The Sunday night Star Ray Davis of the Kinks

It was a great Festival, now bring on the Fringe...

Michael Franti - East to the West

This is Michael Franti and Speerhead from the Thursday night concert at the Winnipeg Folk Festival 2008

One Great City - Intro

Here is the Intro to One Great City by the Weakerthans from the 2008 Winnipeg Folk Festival

First of Folk Fest Videos

Jim Brynes Sunday morning gospel workshop

Two days of rest

Well it is the two days of rest between the end of Folk Fest and the beginning the Fringe Festival. Now by days of rest what I really mean is going to work for regular full shifts, then racing home as quick as I can so I can clean. After all when you go away for a weekend you may have fun but all of the things you have to normally do on a weekend still need to get done they just don't. We've also had to stop at the Fringe office to get some shifts switched around and such. Basically we ended up dropping two shifts on the weekend and then pick up a team leader buddy shift so we can help out and do team leader work. But all in all these two days between the two events our a gift of the Goddess.

Alright so I wanted to post some of my thoughts on Folk Fest weekend. If someone had come to me on tuesday or wednesday before the folk fest and offered me I paid for the tickets I would have taken the money. Not because I was short on cash or anything like that, it just felt like there was so much stress surrounding getting ready for festival. Between tamile struggling and trying to get her shifts the way she wanted them and not being able to in the end. It felt like such a big headache, even that morning we were talking about it and flat out decided that in 2009 we would jut get a pass for the Sunday.

Everything changed for me pretty much the minute we pulled in to the parking lot. It was almost like driving on to the land at the Dr Jessie Sotoux (I have no idea how to spell his last name) Centre where we have been to a couple of retreats. By the end of the first night I was ready for a weekend pass for next year. The music was amazing so many great bands and groups, so many new CD's to buy. I'll try and post a list to them as soon as I have a few minutes to spare and the program book with me.

Over the course of the weekend we had sun, wind, rain, gale force cold winds, and then more sun. So it covered the gambit of the folk fest experience. Its hard to figure the perfect weather for the festival. No rain would be the place I would start, followed with lightly over cast and warm.

Musical Highlight of the festival - Michael Franti on Thursday night.
Favorite new music find - Farro in the Dark
Low light of the Festival - Tamile having to miss friday due to work or the Rain and wind on Saturday

Sunday photos tonight

Folkfest Night #3

Here is from Saturday +13 C wind gusting to 70kph and rain.

Alex getting Jim B autograph


The field of Tarps I mentioned in my Thursday Thirteen



Family

Folk Fest Day 2

Here are a couple more photos from the past couple of days at folk fest...

Supper it was called a Potatoe Tornado with a bit of Potato

A shot from main stage of the crowd and the sky.

Folkfest Night #1

Here are a couple of pictures... Wow what a night. Everything to an African sing whoes energy level was so high she was bouncing and singing and moving about. She reminded me of the opera singer from the 5th Element. Followed by the Weakerthan's who I've always enjoyed. I was a little disappointed when the who made walked off at the end of the set without singing One Great City. But then the lead singer came out by himself and belted it out with his guitar. At that point the crowd pretty much rushed the stage. So we became tarp bouncers for the last show which was beyond description. Micheal Franti rocked the place had us bouncing and singing and waving our arms about. The last picture is of him hugging my wife after the show.

Thursday Thirteen

Thirteen Things about The Winnipeg Folk Festival 1.... The have a website and they rock. 2.... The Weakerthans 3.... The crowds 4.... The Music 5.... The Love 6.... The Drumming 7.... The grounds 8.... Did I mention the music, there really is lots of it. 9.... Pope's Hill 10.. The tarps. I'll take a picture of this over the weekend and post it 11.. There really is a lot of Music 12.. Memories (They are not mine but they remind me of a lot of mine) 13.. Micheal Franti Get the Thursday Thirteen code here! The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fellow Thirteeners is encouraged! If you participate, leave the link to your Thirteen in others' comments. It’s easy, and fun! Trackbacks, pings, comment links accepted! View More Thursday Thirteen Participants