Erin Lough, with camera in hand, captured some images from the Calgary Folk Fest that ran July 22-25 at Prince’s Island Park.

By Zoey Duncan

Zoey and Alan

As a writer, Alan learned to loathe clichés.
I may have had something to do with that.
So maybe he wouldn’t appreciate my telling you that he epitomized the well-worn phrase “wearing his heart on his sleeve.” But Alan lived from the heart. He said what he felt; he did what his heart [...]

How Alan Mattson changed my life
By Jeremy Nolais
The first day of August is one I will never forget.
It was the day our world lost a great friend, son, boyfriend, sibling, journalist, or you name it. Alan Mattson held many different roles during his 23 years, and he excelled at every one.
I first met Alan at [...]