There’s a hip-hop/folk mixtape in my collection that samples a blustery, deep-voiced and unnamed man who proclaims: “Folk music is high-class music but there’s a lot of low-class people singing it. Matter of fact,...
By Kelsey Hipkin It’s time to grab the blankets and the picnic basket and head to Prince’s Island Park for the 31st annual Calgary Folk Festival July 22-25. “There’s a little bit of something...
By Kelsey Hipkin *Disclaimer: Have you ever seen that episode of CSI where the poor guy eats himself to death? This is nothing like that, sort of…there was lots of eating but no death. What...
By Kelsey Hipkin While Canada was celebrating it’s 143 birthday yesterday I was checking out the sights and sounds of my very first Sled Island Festival. I’d heard about Sled and knew it was...
It became clear early on that there was no way I was going to be on time for every show. Heck, it quickly became clear that I would likely not stay for a whole...
By Selina Renfrow 213 bands. 4 days. It’s not the most music in that short a short period of time, but Sled Island’s line up is impressive and daunting. Knowing full well that I couldn’t...
Aislinn Grant Friday, July 2 Higher Ground 9 p.m. By Kelsey Hipkin Some musicians train for years at their craft, picking up an instrument and taking voice lessons from a very early age but...
Holla Ballas! Taking up the responsibilities of keeping ya’ll entertained on thereflector.ca for the summer of 2010 has given me the opportunity to check out a lot of really cool things as a (freshly...
By Kelsey Hipkin Education is in Dave Marshall’s blood. He’s been a dean of education, a professor of education, a director of the Government, a high school teacher, an educational consultant and, for the...
by Blaine Meller Call it the ultimate opportunity. For Calgarian Nick Ring, the chance to display his talents on the current season of The Ultimate Fighter is just that — an opportunity to showcase his...
