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Folk Fest: Campbell, Bellowhead fire up weekend

After a full day of workshops, the mainstage returned at Prince’s Island Park on Saturday night. Some of the major performers included 73-year-old veteran musician Glen Campbell and the raucous 11-person instrumental group known...

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Folk Fest: Whiteman keeps on hustlin’

Andrew Whiteman likes being the boss. That’s why the long-time frenetic guitarist of Juno award-winning Broken Social Scene ventured off on his own enterprise creating Apostle of Hustle in 2001, a sort of indie-hip-hop...

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Folk Fest: Gomez growing gallantly

Gaining exposure in the vast North American music scene is never easy. If your group started out overseas the difficult task can be compounded even further English indie rock quintet Gomez has been fighting...

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Folk Fest: The enduring tale of Umalali

On the Caribbean coast there lives a group of people that work tirelessly to support their families and preserve their culture. Descendents of shipwrecked African slaves who bred with various Caribbean native groups, the...

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Stampede: Break Dancers USA get down and dirty

It all started for Will Sanchez at a community centre in The Bronx nearly 15 years ago. Sanchez had always kept himself in great physical shape as a youngster through his training in martial...

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Stampede: Saving Abel blasts the Coke Stage

Night three on the Coke Stage featured hard rockers Saving Abel. Check out these shots from Aris Aristorenas and listen to a recording of the group’s breakout single “18 Days” from Saturday night.

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Sled Island: Daily Guide — Friday

Well, today is the big one. If you pick any day to go all out at Sled Island this would probably be it. From the main stage show at Olympic Plaza starting at 3p.m....