RODNEY FROST HIMSELF © 2007 Leanne Mumford Photography Automata Kinetic Art Crank Toys & Whirligigs May-Sept. 2013 Included with Museum Admission Leacock Museum National Historic Site 50 Museum Drive, Orillia, Ontario, Canada leacockmuseum.com CITY OF ORILLIA - PARKS, RECREATION & CULTURE DEPARTMENT 3 Festival Hours Friday • Festival Site opens 4 p.m. • Main Stage starts 5:30 p.m. Saturday & Sunday • Site opens 10 a.m. • Main Stage starts 5:30 p.m. Table of Contents Shuttle Bus & Parking Information. . . . . . . . 4 President’s Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Mariposa Folk Foundation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Message from the Artistic Director. . . . . . . . 9 Children must be supervised by an adult at all times. No pets permitted on the site, service dogs excepted. The Emporium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Information Booth Downtown Orillia Shops & Restaurants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 - 18 Located in the centre of the festival site Lost & Found • Directions General Assistance Sponsored by Child Registry Register your child at the Information Booth. The registered child will receive a numbered wrist band. The adult will be issued a verification card with the same number. Should you become separated from your child, proceed to the Information Booth for assistance in locating your child. If you find a child, banded or not, please proceed to the Information Tent. Should the Information Booth be closed, go to Site Communications by the main stage. Greening Mariposa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Enjoy Your Stay in Orillia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Spotlight on Artisans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Artisans’ Village. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 - 27 Social Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Stage Schedules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 - 45 Main Stage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Mariposa Pub Evenings. . . . . . . . . . . 35 Saturday Daytime . . . . . . . . . . . 36 - 39 Sunday Daytime. . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 - 44 Interactive Stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Festival Site Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 - 41 Folkplay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Community Village. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 - 51 Performers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 - 67 The Archives Tent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Studio Point Art Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 More Than Music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Mariposa 50/50 Draw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Mariposa Food Trail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 - 75 Sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 - 77 All bags subject to being checked at licensed areas. Cover Design: Effigy Design www.effigydesign.ca Printed in Canada by Rose Printing www.roseprinting.ca Art Direction: Cathy Cleary www.cathycleary.tel Mariposa Bus Schedule 2013 Orillia Square Mall Lake Couchiching ES W HWY . ST 11 T HWY 12 CL IE T AN . ST BR COLDWATER RD. A AG . ST ST . FR O Downtown NT ST Orillia . Downtown Parking Lot 5 SS A ST . ST M JA T ES . ST Brian Orser Arena HWY . ST L IL ES W Across from Brewery Bay Food Co. ATHEERLEY G SI IS M Tudhope Park LA Lions Oval HWY 11 4 ND BO . ST ST . RD. LE SL IE AV E. David H. Church School 12 Lake Simcoe OFF-SITE PARKING: each shuttle stop has ample parking. Parking is free at Orillia Square Mall, Lions Oval and Brian Orser Arena. SCHEDULE: Buses run in a loop from the shuttle location to the festival. Drivers endeavour to make this trip approximately every hour. Please note: the last bus leaves the site at 1:15 a.m. Bus ‘A’: Lions Oval • Brian Orser Arena • David H. Church School Fri 1:00 p.m. to 1:15 a.m. • Sat and Sun 9:00 a.m. to 1:15 a.m. Bus ‘B’: Downtown Parking Lot 5 • Orillia Square Mall Fri 3:30 p.m. – 1:15 a.m. • Sat and Sun 10:00 a.m. to 1:15 a.m. Shuttle Buses provided by our generous media partners: The addition of our Downtown Orillia shuttle bus stop is made possible through the new partnership between The Mariposa Folk Festival and Downtown Orillia. Visit the NEW Mariposa Downtown Orillia stage Friday and Saturday. See schedule page 38 in this program. Free! Bicycle Parking Another Mariposa Festival Greening Initiative Local Patrons: ride your bike to the festival and reduce your carbon footprint! Park it safely in our large bicycle lock-up area just inside the main gates of the festival. Bicycle Parking and Lockup is managed by the City of Orillia’s Active Transportation and Trails Advisory Committee. 5 President’s Message Welcome to the 53rd annual Mariposa Folk Festival! It is going to be a stellar weekend with incredible artistic talent offering you song, dance, spoken word and craft. The Mariposa Folk Festival has a rich and varied history. The first festival was held in Orillia in 1961. The idea for the festival was proposed by radio personality John Fisher to the local Chamber of Commerce on a cold afternoon in January. He believed an arts festival would promote tourism in Orillia. Ruth Jones McVeigh, who was in the audience that day, agreed. Through hard work and dedication Ruth and her team of volunteers, including Orillia’s own Pete McGarvey, hosted the first festival with an audience of over 2,000 music lovers. The festival grew quickly and by 1963 the audience had grown to 8,000 people which simply overwhelmed the small town of Orillia. Thus began the nomadic existence of the Mariposa Folk Festival. But through good times and bad the festival thrived. In 1999 a group of individuals with foresight, imagination and a love of folk music came together to discuss bringing this storied festival to a permanent home – in Orillia where it all began! The rest, as they say, is history. In Spanish, ‘Mariposa’ means ‘butterfly’. But the name for the festival actually came from the fictitious town of Mariposa, a thinly disguised spoof of the real town of Orillia in Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town by Canada’s most famous humourist, Stephen Leacock. For many years The Mariposa Folk Festival has been instantly recognized by its logo. It was designed, and then redesigned, by two of Canada’s best known folk icons. The original logo was designed by Ian Tyson who headlined the first Mariposa Folk Festival in 1961 as a duo with Sylvia Fricker. Some years later, a young fellow by the name of Murray McLauchlan updated the logo to the version that remains in use today. (You may even see Murray in your travels this weekend.) Just like the festival, Mariposa’s logo is by, of and for the artists. We believe we have a responsibility to preserve the symbolism of that logo and the history of our many years of presenting some of the finest artists to ever grace a stage. To that end, in 2007 the Mariposa Folk Foundation entered into a partnership with York University with a goal to protect, catalogue and digitize Mariposa’s nationally significant archive of folk music and materials. This affiliation with an academic institute of York University’s stature illustrates the cultural significance and contribution of the Mariposa Folk Foundation both nationally and internationally. Our board of directors, from Toronto, Orillia and elsewhere across Southern Ontario, takes this responsibility very seriously. This year the Mariposa Folk Festival is celebrating its 14th year back in Orillia where it has flourished. The festival has tremendous support from the local community. We have a team of over 650 volunteers who come from near and far year after year to offer their skills. We are grateful to have unparalleled support from the business community; grants from federal, provincial and local funders; and donations from individuals who reach into their own pockets in a show of support. Over the weekend spend a few moments with some of the individuals who make this festival possible - the artistic committee, volunteers, stage and sound crews, sponsors, funders and supporters. Their contributions, their hard work, make this festival what it is today – an arts festival that surely makes the Canadians who began it all in 1961 very proud. Last, but certainly not least, the festival could not have survived without the incredible support of one very important group – you, the audience. Your unwavering dedication is what fuels our organizing team. Mariposa celebrates you, our most ardent supporters. Have a great weekend! Pam Carter President, Mariposa Folk Foundation Festival Organizing Group Chair 6 Mariposa Folk Foundation The Mariposa Folk Foundation, a registered, non-profit, charitable arts organization, presents this festival. Our mission is the promotion and preservation of folk art in Canada through song, story, dance and craft. Become a Member Regular Adult Voting Membership ($20) Student/Unwaged/Accredited Volunteer Voting Membership ($5) Benefits • Voting rights at the Annual General Meeting • Early notification of bookings and important organizational information Join Today Visit the Mariposa Information Booth to purchase your membership. BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2013 – 2014 President Pam Carter First Vice President Greg McCaughey BOARD OF ADVISORS 2013 – 2014 Chair Honourary Chair Second Vice President Michael Slan Treasurer Ian Brown Secretary Ken Rovinelli Directors Mike Hill Joshua Morgan Monique Jaiko-Marchildon Larry LeBlanc Herman van den Berg Ross McIntyre Mailing Address Mariposa Folk Foundation Box 383, Orillia, ON L3V 6J8 Canada Street Address - Office 10 Peter St. S. Downtown Orillia Phone 705-326-3655 Wayne Samuelson Sid Dolgay Gordon Lightfoot Phyllis Yaffee Stephen Fearing David Deacon Sylvia Tyson Don Cullen Ruth Jones McVeigh Joe Lewis Michael Fraser Dr. Timothy Maloney Victor Page Disclaimer In consideration of admittance to the Mariposa Folk Festival, all ticket holders, accompanying children, guests and vendors acknowledge the right of the Mariposa Folk Foundation and its successors and assignees to use their likenesses and/or voices, as may be obtained by filming, picture taking or recording during the Festival, without any written release of further compensation, for any purpose whatsoever. 7 Message from the Artistic Director Welcome to the 2013 edition of the Mariposa Folk Festival. It is a privilege to be part of the team that puts together this festival. People often ask, “What is folk music?” It’s not an easy question to answer because the term covers so many sub-genres. We like to think that Mariposa gives it to you in all its incarnations. As for those who have been long-time attendees of the festival, they know what to expect and can bank on a lineup that is both familiar and new and consistently delivers a certain type of music that has that “folk/roots” appeal. This year we are happy to have three gifted singersongwriters - Kathleen Edwards, Bahamas and Randy Bachman. Murray McLauchlan, an absolute icon in Canadian music, is back and Arlo Guthrie, veteran of Woodstock and a legend in folk music is guaranteed to please. There are new, up-andcomers like Mo Kenney, New Country Rehab and Rose Cousins. And we’ve added to that mix some of our favourite American neighbours Gurf Morlix, Sam Baker, Kelly Thibodeaux and Family of the Year. You want poetry? We have Emilee Nimetz. Story telling? Listen to the Great Wooden Trio. Want the blues? Give a listen to The Mackenzie Blues Band or Steve Payne. Or for traditional folk, Tethera fulfills your wish. As usual, we offer so much more. Our dance component on the Ruth stage is expanded this year. Or you can visit the Interactive stage where you have the opportunity to learn a new instrument or proper singing techniques or join a grand old sing-along. We also have some of Canada’s best children’s performers on our Folkplay stage. We also offer new initiatives such as a jamming area near the back gate – drop by with your guitar or harmonica – and there is a new acoustic stage near the main gate where you can hear performers “unplugged.” It takes a full year of planning and preparation to put together such an enterprise. However, it’s always worth it. I look for the broad smiles on so many faces and listen to the laughter and obvious enjoyment coming from the audience. Have a great time at Mariposa 2013! Mike Hill Artistic Director Amy Mangan & Sandy McAllister Artistic Committee c e l e b r a t i n 22 YEARS SERVING OUR COMMUNITY g a local leader in providing full marketing solutions Orillia Today produces SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS supporting our community! The LARGEST FLYER DISTRIBUTOR in our market delivering over 17.6 million flyers in 2012 To find out how you can partner in success please call 705.329.2058 for complete details 25 Ontario Street Orillia 705.329.2058 www.orilliatoday.com classifieds # 36A200 # 1c93f7 Frutiger™ 77 Black Condensed Strong .ca Performing Artists’ Merchandise & A Great Selection of Vinyl Canadian-made Mariposa T-shirts • Hats Jackets Sunblock Insect Spray Batteries (while supplies last) ~ The Emporium is open every night until 11:00 p.m. ~ Since 1914 Quality Care and Personal Attention Proven Through 3 Generations of Service 79 West Street North, Orillia • 705-325-2231 • www.mundellfuneralhome.com The Mariposa Folk Festival is dedicated to reducing its ecological footprint by sustaining and integrating environmental practices throughout the festival. The Mariposa Green Team would like to thank our festival guests for the role they play – we can’t reach our goal without your participation! Together we care for all of the life, water and land that Mariposa Folk Festival plays upon, preserving it for future generations to come. £ £ £ £ £ £ Plastic water bottle free event Only compostable utensils are used throughout the festival Bicycle parking continues to grow The Solar Energy Project is alive Environmental Education Transforming lessons learned into stepping stones Simple Ways You Can Help Mariposa Stay In Tune with Nature 3 Bring a REUSABLE WATER BOTTLE and other reusable items! 3 Reduce your carbon footprint - RIDE YOUR BICYCLE, TAKE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION OR CARPOOL. 3 CAMPERS we need your help! Please take the time to participate. Separate your waste. There is no great mystery to where all of our waste goes! LEAVE NO TRACE. 3 THE WASTE STATIONS are here to help and so are we. Please ask our Green Team volunteers if you’re not sure of what bin to use. We are here to help! With your help we can divert more waste from the landfill. Bicycle Parking and Lockup is managed by the City of Orillia’s Active Transportation and Trails Advisory Committee. 11 12 13 Stephen Leacock Museum One of Canada’s premier national historic sites, the summer home of famed Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock sits on 9.5 acres of Lake Couchiching shoreline. Family programs and “Children’s Discovery Place”. Shoreline café, book & gift shop. An easy stroll from the festival site along the Lightfoot trail. Open all weekend. 705-329-1908 • leacockmuseum.com Downtown Orillia Downtown Orillia’s Mississaga Street offers 150 fabulous and unique shops: gift and specialty shops; housewares; baked goods; children’s wear and toys; ladies’ and men’s fashions; books; birding equipment; spa treatments; gourmet and health food; pharmacies; groceries, and more. Don’t miss our art galleries on Peter Street. Orillia Museum of Art & History Lightfoot Trail/Couchiching Beach Park Walk or cycle. This trail runs right through the middle of Tudhope Park to the lake side of Orillia’s downtown. Much of the trail runs directly along the waterfront of Lake Couchiching. Enjoy beautiful, natural scenery. Visit the Port of Orillia, Couchiching Beach Park, flower gardens, fabulous beach, concession stands, playgrounds, picnic shelters and the historic Champlain monument. A vibrant cultural centre located in a designated heritage building at 30 Peter Street in downtown Orillia. With its own fascinating history, the museum features outstanding exhibitions including works by the Group of Seven and historic artifacts from Orillia’s past. The Gallery Shop specializes in works by award-winning regional artisans. 705-326-2159 • www.orilliamuseum.org. Moose Beach Park Orillia Boat Cruises Orillia Opera House Orillia Farmers’ Market This very popular beach is adjacent to the festival site, J.B. Tudhope Memorial Park (between Atherley Rd. and Lake Couchiching, at the intersection of Atherley Rd. & Highway 12 South). It features a sandy beach, splash pad, volleyball facilities, picnic tables, playground equipment, washrooms and change facilities. The perfect spot for the kids to cool down. In the very heart of Orillia sits a fairy-tale building. Completed in 1895, the Opera House was originally both theatre and seat of municipal government. Great artists year round from near and far, including our own hometown boy, Gordon Lightfoot. Summer theatre tickets available. 705-325-2095 • www.orilliaoperahouse.ca The Island Princess offers sight-seeing tours. Cruise in comfort aboard this 230 passenger vessel. LLBO snack bar. Lunch and dinner tours are available. Enjoy the sights of our beautiful lakes from large decks with narration by Captain Tom. Wheelchair accessible. The Island Princess departs from the Port of Orillia. 705-325-2628 • www.obcruise.com A tradition in Orillia since the 1840’s, the market features a large range of locally produced foods, handmade crafts and special events for the family. Find fresh-picked produce in season, drug-free meats, a variety of baked goods and ready to eat treats. Saturdays 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. next to the Orillia City Centre at 50 Andrew St. in downtown Orillia. Excellent Selection of Quality Bicycles for men, women & children. 161 Mississaga St. E., Downtown Orillia 705-329-0367 PARTS ACCESSORIES SHOES CLOTHING BIKE RENTALS www.velocitybicycle.com Orillia. I love this place! PAUL. . CLEARY ., B B A BROKER 705-327-6002 705-325-1373 www.paulcleary.com Direct: Office: PaulClearyRealEstateBroker Proud to support the Mariposa Folk Festival. We are working together with the Mariposa Folk Festival to make a difference in our communities. 19 M04198 (0610) 22 Ama Luna’s Creations Belli Buckles Mixed-media jewelry that challenges the established rules! Precious gems with buttons or beach stones or glass, or a piece of leather or wood, or even a faded ribbon is crafted into jewelry by Ama Luna’s Creations. Every project gives this artist an opportunity to express her feelings and allows the creation of a host of oneof-a-kind pieces. Visit her booth and discover what is truly and naturally “precious” pieces of art. Creator Robin Loewen uses found and repurposed objects to create fun and functional belt buckles. Belts are hand tooled and made from the finest genuine leather. Fun for the belli for men and women. New for 2013 are leather journal covers and handbags. 416-747-0165 • amaluna.com Appealing Environments 705-436-5248 • appealingenvironments.com An avid rock collector with a sense of creativity, Charles Brand of Appealing Environments has created a unique line of leather belts, rock belt buckles, crystal jewellery and rock art. See for yourself how Mother Nature produces the most beautiful specimens to work with. Artist Kym Brundritt 519-433-8978 • www.kymb.ca Vibrant, whimsical and funky acrylics on canvas. Original art painted with love, passion and peace. Kym offers a wide range of sizes and prices so that everyone can afford an original piece of art! Bluefrog Creations 519-218-7387 • email: bluefrog@rogers.com “Do what you love” - words that inspire artist Heather Caton. Unique handmade lamp work, glass bead and sterling silver jewellery. Each bead is made to music and is hoped to be worn in happiness and good spirit! 905-562-1136 • bellibuckles.com Corteza Creations 514-259-3964 • www.corteza.ca Jewelry made from beautiful elements of nature - leaves, petals, bark, wood, seeds and roots. Encapsulated inside waterproof acrylic resin, each and every step is done by hand and turned into a delicate and unique piece. Promoting nature’s beauty and exhibiting it through jewelry, Quebec‘s ample variety of organic textures has inspired these creations. Caren’s Monkey Business and More! 705-327-0535 • carenmt.blogspot.com Caren has been hand sewing whimsical sock monkeys for over 40 years. Among her collection you can find traditional sock monkeys as well as ‘Mariposa’, nurse, princess, mermaid, dancer, hockey player, pirate and pilot monkeys. Additional original items include purses made from reclaimed materials, jean clothes peg bags and more!. Celtic and Medieval Stonework Sculpture 705-445-7995 duncansstoneworksculpture.com Hand carved original Celtic designs, historic medieval seals and clan badges. This work is cast using a traditional 18th century process in cement fondue. Each piece comes with its own history, is hand polished and waxed. 23 Circa Candles 905-562-1136 • circacandles.com Creator Randy Loewen replicates found vintage bottles and tree branches to create his fun line of 100% beeswax candles. His candles use the finest triple-cleaned beeswax for the cleanest burn quality. Beeswax candles are naturally scented by the honey and nectar of flowers. Durham Wood Products 519-369-3050 • email: edgar.werner@gmail.com Edgar salvages back yard trees, mills and dries the pieces himself, and turns them into what he describes as functional folk art. Unique but useful objects from salvaged wood. Gestalt 519-614-3540 • keepyourpantson.ca Stainless steel belt buckles with just about any image you can imagine. Hand ground and polished, each buckle is unique. Keeping your pants on has never been more awesome. Honeybea Designhive 647-881-2325 • honeybea.ca Celebrated Canadian designer and pioneer in the globally embraced eco-arts movement, Rebecca Caulford has been paving a greener path with her kind and conscious clothing company, Honeybea Designhive, for over a decade. Original and innovative creations and concepts such as her signature drink coaster button bags and famous Honeybea bumwarmers. Henna by Hailey 905-584-7033 email: hennabyhailey@hotmail.com Hailey Beitz is a talented henna artist whose mediums include skin and candles. Designs range from traditional Indian to modern tribal and script. All natural ingredients are used for the temporary henna tattoos. Hipknitized 705-252-8764 • hipknitized.com Jennifer Gontier is owner and designer of this home-based business, established in 2009. Hipknitized is a knitwear company that focuses on recycled and re-purposed materials. Hand knit, crocheted and sewn clothing and accessories for adults, children, babies and pets. New items include her unique guitar pick earrings and handmade natural bars of soap. JET. Designs 416-906-7827 • JetDesigns.ca Trendy, collective, expressive, fun, artistic jewellery and handbags that are handmade in Toronto. Designs are greatly inspired by nature, textiles and architecture. Presenting four jewellery collections - linked jewellery, illusion jewellery, free-formed wire art jewellery, and fused glass art jewellery. Find the perfect piece for any outfit. Jewellery by Sara Beth 705-489-3971 • email: lenschafer7@aol.com Truly unique handcrafted jewellery in fine stained glass, custom finished in either 24 karat gold or platinum. Prices range from $37.50-$50.00. This is work that no other glass artists do. Also fired glass jewellery, earrings, pendants, rings and hair barrettes. Huge selection of styles and colours to suit all ages and tastes. 24 Karen Gunna Leather Louise Karen Gunna has been designing and crafting leather accessories for many years. She respects and embodies the age-old tradition of leather work. Her bags and purses are meticulously crafted with a careful blend of appropriate leathers, durable hardware and indestructible thread. The result is distinctive and beautiful. Louise has had a life-long love affair with fiber. Each piece she creates is an adventure - and none is duplicated. She expresses herself through sewing, quilting, crocheting, and her current passion, felting. Upcycled fabrics and fibers are making more frequent appearances as Louise sees these as an opportunity to speak about her love of nature. 416-531-8597 • karengunna.com Karmalicious and Sigrid Naturals 705-835-3774 • email: louise@foxmead.ca 416-709-2273 karmalicious.ca or sigridnaturals.com Luma Two companies working together as one in the name of healthy skin care. As passionate environmentalists, they put a tremendous amount of love and care into each product they make, ensuring all materials are ethically sourced, all natural and as local as possible. Colourful, luminescent, playful jewellery created from handmade glass beads as well as copper and silver metals. All jewellery (beads included!) is made by Annie Scherz in Peterborough, Ontario. Luma is jewellery perfect for everyday and special days. KilnArt Designs Magpie Bead Unique jewellery pieces are created by working with dichroic glass, art clay (fine silver clay) and polymer clay. Each piece is carefully put together to display colour in an artful way. Moved by colour, inspired by life, Kilnart designs envelope the everchanging world to create art to adorn our bodies. A colourful and lively bead shop in Orillia, Ontario, their ‘travelling show’ comes to the festival creating vibrant, patterned hair wraps or adorning hair with beads and feathers! Unique, handmade jewellery creations are available in wire and glass, or gemstone and cord. Or, select from a massive choice of brilliant glass beads and charms to make jewellery on the spot! 705-515-0065 • email: contact@kilnartdesigns.com Kukucaju Paintings on Wood 519-848-6463 • kukucaju.etsy.com Inspired by kids’ lit., storytelling and the curious fascinations of children, kukucaju paintings on wood is the mobile studio of artist Judy Anderson. With headquarters in Damascus, Ontario, each piece is handmade using latex paint, recycled plywood, solid off cuts, vintage buttons and odd bits. These playful paintings are intended to fuel the creative furnaces of young and old. 705-868-0791 • studioluma.ca 705-325-4956 • themagpiebeadco.com Mermaid Springs Pottery 519-742-3664 • email: tigerlilly55@live.ca Lisa`s pottery is made on the potter’s wheel and is intended for functional use. Her interest in ancient pagan cultures has led her to adorn her pottery with goddesses, dragons and sea priestesses. Her passion for cats has created pots designed with felines playing felines. 25 Moonshadow Woods 519-369-3231 • email: l.lancaster@live.ca Artisans of functional hand-crafted pottery, garden critters, twig furniture/trellises and nature themed items for everyone. Hewn from our 50-acre forest and reclaimed wood. Working from their log cabin studios, we are proud to offer natural, creative and well-crafted wares that are sure to delight. Moth Jewelry 416-427-0005 • mothjewelry.com Try on this artist’s colourful line of waxed linen jewelry. Each piece is handmade, durable and comfortable with an unmistakable style. Coined ‘Muskoka bling’, these organic creations will become a special part of your everyday wear. Don’t forget her all natural henna tattoos. Moth Jewelry is found only at the best festivals in Ontario. My Belle Bijoux 705-476-5705 • mybellebijoux.etsy.com This striking art jewellery is created in Michelle Hambourg’s cozy home studio in Northern Ontario. She utilizes skillful wire work and wood burning techniques to invent whimsical designs that are fun, fresh and fashionable. Nautilos 905-344-7997 • nautilos.ca High quality water and oil-repellent canvas handbags. The tote or duffel bags are a handmade blessing of convenience coupled with durability and style, complete with comfortable rope shoulder straps. Available in your choice of vibrant earth colours and complemented by stunning leather appliquéd motifs. Opal Wing Creations 416-908-6981 • opalwingcreations.com Handcrafted with rare precious and semiprecious gemstones, crystals and fossils, many would agree that Naomi’s creations are designed to speak to the heart, adorn the body and nourish the soul. Wearable and whimsical, each handmade creation symbolizes and honors the untouched, organic beauty within the natural materials she uses. Peter Cox 705-538-2652 • petercox.ca Local luthier Peter Cox has been designing and building stringed instruments for the past 24 years using mostly local, and sometimes reclaimed, wood. His instruments include the mandolin group of instruments, citterns, dulcimers and arch top guitars.. Portrait for You 416-746-9637 • portraitforyou.com Portrait drawing at its finest. For a black & white charcoal portrait of you or your loved one, take 20 minutes of your time at the festival. Please allow one hour for colour pastel. Visit our website to view samples of the art. RAW eco jewellery 705-293-1445 • rawecojewellery.com Using a wide range of versatile and alternative techniques, RAW produces imaginative and contemporary jewellery. They transform reclaimed vintage jewellery, antique clock and watch parts, hand-collected exotic seeds and other found objects into distinctive and innovative handmade accessories Relics Broom Company 705-326-6325 • email: heather.ackert@rogers.com Inspired by Relic of the Beachcombers, Heather scours the countryside of Severn Township for branches to become walking sticks and broomsticks for her handwoven corn brooms. Traditionally brooms have been used to sweep away evil and bad fortune. New brooms bring good luck. The Appalachian style brooms embody the concept of functional art. Enjoy their beauty in everyday use. 26 Rogue Goat Designs Simply Sustainable Features reclaimed and specialty woods individually cut freehand on the scroll saw by Josh Hill. The unique motifs are transformed by Allison Hill with leather, sterling, vintage textiles and original acrylic paintings into an original collection of necklaces, earrings, belt buckles, cuffs, handbags and wall art. These creations use two different mediums. Leah Feor works with a macramé technique using a resistant wax polyester string and a traditional silversmithing technique using Canadian silver. Always using quality materials, the jewellery is made in her simple home workshop. One-of-akind pieces using classic styles with a modern twist. 705-888-8625 • rogue-goat.com Ron Belanger Guitars & Lisa Belanger Fine Art 705-326-6316 • email: ronbelanger@sympatico.ca Ron Belanger has been making fretted instruments since 1998. Influenced by the great traditions in Canadian Lutherie, he builds instruments that are responsive and tailored to his customers’ needs. He builds steel-string guitars, Irish bouzoukis, resophonic, and Hawaiian guitars. Lisa Belanger’s creativity was nurtured and encouraged early on. She explores new areas using paint, textile, paper and more, expressing the joy and fun that colour and texture can provide. Her recent work explores her roots in landscape painting and fabric art. Rosbilt TinCan Banjos and Ukuleles 416-531-0645 • thegreatmush-uke.com Unique, musician quality resonator instruments. Built to last, made to play and one-of-a-kind. All individually handmade by Ross Stuart, no two are exactly alike. Acoustic with optional custom magnetic coil pick-up. Shaw Percussion 905-722-5449 • shawpercussion.com A family owned Canadian company, they love playing drums as much as they enjoy building them. Crafting and selling quality percussion instruments is their business. Sharing the joy of recreational drumming is their passion. “Finely made - proudly played.” 905-358-6785 • simplysustainable.biz Sol Beauty (formerly Sacred Circle Herbs) 519-665-7374 • solbeauty.ca Handcrafted, all natural soap and skin care products. Sol Beauty uses high quality nut and seed oils and butters, pure essential oils and herbs and spices to create nourishing and moisturizing products. Your skin will look and feel amazing. Studio 194 705-722-6583 • studio194.ca Free-standing three dimensional glass trees set in granite rock are all one of a kind art pieces. The artist has been inspired not only by the Group of Seven but also from years of boating on Georgian Bay. The Canadian windswept white pines are an integral part of each piece. Sugar Bush Fairies 705-558-1502 • sugarbushfairies.com Alan and Sarah create enchanted handcrafted wooden fairy doors for your home or garden. Pieces are crafted in a variety of adorable styles to capture the eye of even the most discriminating pixie, sprite, elf, leprechaun or other friendly wee folk. These little doors will definitely open a world of magic and wonder into your life. 27 Sylph The Northern Heights Guitar Company These clothes are designed with three things in mind: style, comfort and sustainability. Sylph uses ecologically produced fabrics and low-impact dyes to make clothing that you can move, stretch, run and play in. Added bonus? You look great, too. What more could a girl ask for? Instruments inspired by the Mississippi Delta and the Appalachian mountains. Dulcimers, tin can banjos and cigar box guitars are handmade from new and upcycled materials in a Toronto based artisan studio. We deliver a Southern sound with a Northern soul. 519-665-7374 • wearsylph.com The Funky Clothesline 705-812-7937 email: dolphin@musicbydolphin.com Dolphin and Gaia Orion bring forth their artistic talents to create a full line of unique, hand-dyed and painted clothing. Fun, bright and colourful is one way to describe the array of dresses, tops, shorts, yoga pants, infant-wear and more. Personalized drawings on the clothes can be requested at the booth. Terra Bella Naturals 705-792-9655 • terrabellanaturals.com 100% natural handcrafted bath & beauty products including creams, balms, soap, bug repellant, etc. Ask about their hand-stamped moniker (name) rings – custom-made for you while you are at their booth. The Fairies Pyjamas 647-838-7868 • thefairiespyjamas.com A boutique and traveling shop of unique clothing and accessories for women and men. Designer and owner, Michelle Lynn Johnson works with a fair trade facility in Nepal to produce her designs and ideas. Whimsical and steampunk inspired styles, all-cotton based fibers are now certified organic. Twill cotton belts, fairy dresses, sweatshirts, coats, halter tops, pants, skirts and hats. 416-621-8685 • email: luschaefer76@yahoo.ca The Stone Canvas 519-823-9772 • thestonecanvas.com High pressure sand is used to carve images into stone and produce gifts such as necklaces, rings, incense burners, oil infusers and pocket stones. It is the enduring quality of stone that creates a gift to replace other disposable gifts manufactured from man-made materials. The Tima Collection 705-277-2353 • thetimacollection.com Their mission is to create unique, beautiful and good quality jewelry. Pieces are made from natural, earthy materials that carry on the ancient tradition of wearing jewelry for healing, protection, inspiration and assistance in times of transition and transformation. “Jewelry for the Body & Soul”. Wearable Art by Jocelyn 705-706-5581 etsy.com/shop/wearableartbyjocelyn Jocelyn is an award-winning artist who weaves together her love of history, hand-work and all things magical through upcycling various vintage textiles into ONE of a kind “Everyday Enchanted Wear” for all shapes & sizes. YoYo`s by Luka 647-203-5543 • email: yoyosbyluka@hotmail.com These colourful YoYo’s are great for work breaks, making new friends at bus stops and general high jinks. All YoYo’s are hand painted and feature images from Luka’s original artwork. Look for these and other Special Supplements distributed by the Orillia Packet and Times.... • Festival of Banners • Bridal Planning Guide • Home and Cottage Show • Seniors Directory • Family Directory • OPP Safety Handbook • Anti Bullying Book • City of Orillia Parks & Recreation Guides • Progress • Real Estate Guide • Flyer Wrap and more!!! www.orilliapacket.com 705-325-1355 425 West Street North, Suite 15 Social Media Share Your Mariposa Experience! @mariposafolk Hashtag #mariposalive Like us at MariposaFolkFestivalOfficial Send your photos to mariposafolkphotos@gmail.com with the subject line as the Title of Photo and the message body as the Brief Description. Pin your favourite pictures to your Pinterest board and share the link on Twitter using #mariposalive Upload your festival videos to your YouTube account and share the link on Twitter using #mariposalive Subscribe to the Mariposa Blog at www.mariposafolkfestival.blogspot.ca for all the latest Mariposa news and stories. Download the Mariposa Schedule App at www.mariposafolk.com/app Please visit our Mariposa Social Media Desk in the Archives Tent for tips, instructions and assistance. Courtesy of WiFi Courtesy of DOWNTOWN ORILLIA ENHANCE YOUR MARIPOSA FOLK FESTIVAL EXPERIENCE! VISIT MARIPOSA DOWNTOWN Come And Enjoy Historic Downtown Orillia 6 Blocks Of Shopping, Restaurants & Entertainment Free Shuttle Service To And From Main Site Enjoy Mariposa Downtown Stage July 5: 2pm-5pm & July 6: 11am-4pm Kids Crafts And Activities In Store Mariposa Folk Festival Specials And Discounts 34 MAIN STAGE Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by friday saturday sunday 5:30 pm 5:30 pm 5:30 pm Jory Nash Mo Kenney Annabelle Chvostek The Fretless Sam Baker Family of the Year Rose Cousins MAZ Mike Stevens New Country Rehab Murray McLauchlan Oh My Darling 50/50 Draw Bahamas The Kruger Brothers Lennie Gallant Kathleen Edwards Randy Bachman with The Sadies Arlo Guthrie In consideration of all audience members, we ask that our guests place their chairs well back from the main stage so that guests with blankets are able to enjoy the festival. Please note: we ask that there is no standing directly in front of the guests on blankets. Also, if your chair is higher than most, please consider the majority of the audience who may have shorter chairs. LEAVE YOUR CHAIR AT THE FESTIVAL: Chairs may not be left on the grounds overnight unless they are placed in our chair compound, Friday and Saturday night only – see map for ‘chair compound’. You may pick up your chair anytime after 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday morning. The Mariposa Folk Festival is not responsible for chairs or any personal items left on the festival site. MARIPOSA PUB EVENINGS 35 Sponsored by and (h) = Host friday 4:30 - 5:30 pm Opening Acts Coco Love Alcorn (h), Kelly Thibodeaux, The MacKenzie Blues Band saturday 5:15 - 6:15 pm All About Love Jory Nash Oh My Darling Rose Cousins 5:45 - 6:45 pm Musical Influences Mo Kenney (h), Chuck Baker and Sarah Lichti, Jerry Leger, Knechtel & McLean 7:00 - 8:00 pm Pub Stories Arthur Renwick (h) Ron Nigrini, Steve Payne 8:15 - 9:00 pm Pub Concert Family of the Year 9:15 - 10:00 pm Pieces of Us Lennie Gallant (h), Gurf Morlix, Mike Stevens, Sam Baker 10:15 - 11:00 pm Manitoba Country Oh My Darling 6:30 - 7:30 pm Songs for the 99% Coco Love Alcorn (h), New Country Rehab, Njacko Backo 5:15 - 6:00 pm Concert Steve Payne 6:15 - 7:30 pm A Tribute to Stompin’ Tom Connors Dave Bidini (h), Bidiniband, Gurf Morlix, Jerry Leger, Richard Knechtel, Tim Vesely 7:45 - 8:30 pm Just a Kiss Knechtel & McLean (h), Chuck Baker and Sarah Lichti, Relative Harmony 8:45 - 9:45 pm The Boys Club Mike Stevens (h), Gurf Morlix, New Country Rehab 10:00 - 11:00 pm 7:45 - 8:30 pm Swamp Rock Kelly Thibodeaux 8:45 - 9:45 pm It Came From the Bruce Peninsula Coco Love Alcorn, Knechtel & McLean, The MacKenzie Blues Band 10:00 - 10:45 pm Jazz, Rock & Country Kelly Thibodeaux (h), Cécile Doo-Kingué, The Fretless Three Wise Men of Folk Ron Nigrini (h), Jerry Leger, Jory Nash 11:15 pm Local Connections Chuck Baker and Sarah Lichti (h) Arthur Renwick, Nicholas Keays and the North River 11:15 pm Late Showcase Graydon James and the Young Novelists, Union Duke, Nicholas Keays and the North River sunday 11:00 pm Ramblin’ & Rockin’ Jerry Leger & the Situation 36 saturday daytime Sponsored by Sponsored by and Mariposa Pub 11:00 - 12:00 Acoustic Blues Gurf Morlix (h), Mike Stevens, Steve Payne Estelle Klein Stage 11:00 - 11:45 Mixing Words and Music Coco Love Alcorn (h), Emilee Nimetz, The Great Wooden Trio 12:00 - 1:00 12:15 - 1:15 Hellraisers Tara Mackenzie (h), New Country Rehab, The MacKenzie Blues Band Other People’s Songs...and one of Mine! Jory Nash (h), Bahamas, Jim Bryson, Rose Cousins 1:15 - 2:15 1:30 - 2:30 Folk Quiz with Richard Flohil & A Man Called Wrycraft Annabelle Chvostek, Arthur Renwick, Ben Whiteley, Jory Nash, Ron Nigrini, Rose Cousins, Tara Mackenzie Great Canadian Songs Murray McLauchlan (h), Kathleen Edwards, Lennie Gallant 2:30 - 3:00 2:45 - 3:45 Raise a Glass Steve Payne (h), Mo Kenney, Union Duke 4:00 - 5:00 Mixed-Up Bands John Showman (h), Kelly Thibodeaux, MAZ, New Country Rehab OMG!...OMD! Oh My Darling 3:15 - 4:15 The Lightfoot Songbook Jory Nash (h), Jerry Leger, Knechtel & McLean, Ron Nigrini 5:00 - 5:30 (h) = Host Ontario Bluegrass Union Duke LEAVE YOUR CHAIR AT THE FESTIVAL: Chairs may not be left on the grounds overnight unless they are placed in our chair compound, Friday and Saturday night only – see map for ‘chair compound’. You may pick up your chair anytime after 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday morning. The Mariposa Folk Festival is not responsible for chairs or any personal items left on the festival site. saturday daytime Sponsored by 37 Sponsored by Fred Smith, Agent Barnfield Stage Bohemian Embassy 11:00 - 11:45 The Girls’ Club Mo Kenney (h) Annabelle Chvostek, Oh My Darling 11:15 - 12:00 Guitar Styles Arthur Renwick (h) Anthony Da Costa, Trevor Mackenzie 12:00 - 1:00 Traditional Songs for Contemporary Times Tethera (h), MAZ 1:15 - 2:15 American Neighbours Gurf Morlix (h), Sam Baker, The Kruger Brothers 12:15 - 1:00 Strings Attached The Fretless, Union Duke 1:15 - 2:00 Concert Njacko Backo 2:15 - 2:45 Concert Nicholas Keays and the North River 2:30 - 3:00 In Concert Tethera 3:00 - 3:30 Concert Arthur Renwick 3:15 - 4:00 Concert Cécile Doo-Kingué 3:45 - 4:30 From Cameroon to Saskatoon The Fretless (h), Njacko Backo 4:45 - 5:30 5:00 - 5:30 Concert Chuck Baker and Sarah Lichti (h) = Host Songs of the British Isles Tethera (h), Relative Harmony Rarely, due to last minute changes, some workshops may have different performers. 38 saturday daytime Sponsored by Sponsored by Ruth Stage Downtown Stage 10:30 - 11:00 Tai Chi Adrian Bhatti 11:00 - 11:45 Weaving with Dance Beth McKean Mariposa’s new Downtown stage is located on Peter Street South, a few steps from Mississaga Street in the heart of historic Orillia. The Mariposa shuttle bus will take you downtown and bring you back to the festival site. See bus schedule information on page 4. Friday 12:00 - 12:30 Concert Ron Nigrini 2:00 - 2:45 Graydon James & the Young Novelists 3:00 - 3:45 12:45 - 2:00 Come dance.... The Kempencelts, The Kennetts Union Duke 4:00 - 4:45 Nicholas Keays and the North River Saturday 11:00 - 11:45 Shelley Bean & The Duckety Muds 2:15 -3:00 Duets Chuck Baker and Sarah Lichti (h), Graydon James, Laura Spink 12:00 - 12:45 Relative Harmony 1:00 - 1:45 Jerry Leger & The Situation 3:15 - 4:15 Songwriting Tidbits Rose Cousins (h), Mike Stevens, Murray McLauchlan, Sam Baker 2:00 - 2:45 The Fretless 3:00 - 3:45 The Great Wooden Trio 4:30 - 5:30 How I Wrote that Song... Annabelle Chvostek (h) Coco Love Alcorn, Lennie Gallant (h) = Host Rarely, due to last minute changes, some workshops may have different performers. saturday daytime Sponsored by Sponsored by Hootenanny Stage Sunshine Stage 11:30 - 12:15 Cajun Flavoured Acoustic Kelly Thibodeaux 39 11:30 - 12:00 Singalong for Kids Dickie Bird 12:15 - 1:00 Mr. B and Friends 1:00 - 1:30 1:00 - 2:00 The Great Wooden Trio Tim Greenwood - Storyteller 1:30 - 2:00 The Amazing Frank Clarkson - Magician 2:00 - 2:45 2:00 - 2:45 Urban Fairy Tales - Puppetry & Music Up Close Poetry Emilee Nimetz 3:00 - 3:45 Family Concert Relative Harmony 3:15 - 4:15 Acoustic Concert The Kempencelts 4:00 - 4:45 4:15 - 5:15 Shelley Bean & The Duckety Muds Graydon James and the Young Novelists 4:45 - 5:30 Animal Dance Beth McKean (h) = Host Alice’s Patio & Open Stage Alice’s Patio & Open Stage is located in the centre of the park tucked in between the food vendors and the Mariposa Emporium. A licensed enclosure, you can enjoy a glass of wine or a cold beer while you sit and eat a meal, watch the performers on the open stage, or just rest for a bit! If you’ve ever dreamed about performing at the Mariposa Folk Festival, this is your chance. Sign up at Alice’s. JULY 5-7, 2013 Lake Couchiching Alice’s Patio & Open Stage Toilets & Handwash Folk Play Area Bohemian Embassy Stage Sunshine Stage Musical Petting Zoo Interactive Stage ail d Tr First Aid Bar n Shuttle Bus d Tra Info, Lost & Found The Emporium Water Archives Studio Point Ukuleles Shoreline Quiet Camping Toilets & Handwash RV Camping Area Bike Lock-up Back Gate Grass Field Parking Area Communications, Accreditation & Camping Registration Jammin’ Circle Accessible Parking LEAVE YOUR CHAIR AT THE FESTIVAL Green Room Main Stage Estelle Klein Stage Chair Compound Barnfield Stage O Quiet sprey Camp ing Baseball Diamond Hootenanny Stage Bike Lock-up il Pave Barnfield Point Recreation Centre ield S C ocia a m pingl Acous tic f Toilets & Handwash Foo e The Mariposa Folk Festival is not responsible for chairs or any personal items left on the festival site. Chairs may not be left on the grounds overnight unless they are placed in our chair compound, Friday and Saturday night only – see map for ‘chair compound’. You may pick up your chair anytime after 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday morning. Paved Trail Parking for Barnfield Point Rec. Centre Parking es ~ ~ Limited Spac Parking for Gate Artisans,Vendors Baseball Diamond Art Com m Villa unity ge 12 ng lag Vil ns’ l ved Main Pa Tra i isa Atherley Road • Hwy Parki & VIP rmer Perfo Mariposa Pub Tent Ruth Stage Downtown Orillia Hwy 12B To Hwy 11 Tra il ed Pav JULY 5-7, 2013 Lake Couchiching Alice’s Patio & Open Stage Toilets & Handwash Folk Play Area Bohemian Embassy Stage Sunshine Stage Musical Petting Zoo Interactive Stage ail d Tr First Aid Bar n Shuttle Bus d Tra Info, Lost & Found The Emporium Water Archives Studio Point Ukuleles Shoreline Quiet Camping Toilets & Handwash RV Camping Area Bike Lock-up Back Gate Grass Field Parking Area Communications, Accreditation & Camping Registration Jammin’ Circle Accessible Parking LEAVE YOUR CHAIR AT THE FESTIVAL Green Room Main Stage Estelle Klein Stage Chair Compound Barnfield Stage O Quiet sprey Camp ing Baseball Diamond Hootenanny Stage Bike Lock-up il Pave Barnfield Point Recreation Centre ield S C ocia a m pingl Acous tic f Toilets & Handwash Foo e The Mariposa Folk Festival is not responsible for chairs or any personal items left on the festival site. Chairs may not be left on the grounds overnight unless they are placed in our chair compound, Friday and Saturday night only – see map for ‘chair compound’. You may pick up your chair anytime after 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday morning. Paved Trail Parking for Barnfield Point Rec. Centre Parking es ~ ~ Limited Spac Parking for Gate Artisans,Vendors Baseball Diamond Art Com m Villa unity ge 12 ng lag Vil ns’ l ved Main Pa Tra i isa Atherley Road • Hwy Parki & VIP rmer Perfo Mariposa Pub Tent Ruth Stage Downtown Orillia Hwy 12B To Hwy 11 Tra il ed Pav 42 sUNday daytime Sponsored by Sponsored by and Mariposa Pub 11:00 - 11:45 Morning Showcase Graydon James & the Young Novelists (h), Nicholas Keays and the North River Estelle Klein Stage 11:00 - 12:00 Down by the Riverside - Gospel Hour The Great Wooden Trio (h), The MacKenzie Blues Band 12:00 - 1:00 Bluegrass Ball Oh My Darling, The Kruger Brothers 12:15 - 12:45 Concert Gurf Morlix 1:00 - 1:45 1:15 - 2:15 Blues in the Afternoon Gurf Morlix (h) Steve Payne, The MacKenzie Blues Band 2:30 - 3:00 Concert Graydon James & the Young Novelists Your Urban Roots Are Showing Murray McLauchlan (h), Arthur Renwick, Graydon James, Laura Spink 2:00 - 2:45 Songs I Wish I’d Written Jory Nash (h), Rose Cousins, Shelley Bean & The Duckety Muds 3:00 - 4:00 3:15 - 4:00 East Coast Sound Lennie Gallant (h), Rose Cousins Bluegrass & Blues Mike Stevens (h), Steve Payne, The Kruger Brothers 4:30 - 5:00 Concert The MacKenzie Blues Band (h) = Host 4:45 - 5:30 The Relevant Past Brad McEwen (h) Ron Nigrini, Murray McLauchlan, Gwen Potter Rarely, due to last minute changes, some workshops may have different performers. sUNday daytime Sponsored by 43 Sponsored by Fred Smith, Agent Barnfield Stage Bohemian Embassy 11:00 - 12:00 On the World Stage Cécile Doo- Kingué (h), Cihat Öztürk, Li Wang, Njacko Backo 12:15 - 1:00 Folk Melodies Annabelle Chvostek (h), Family of the Year, Ron Nigrini 11:15 - 12:00 Funny Folk Knechtel & McLean (h), Rick Avery 12:15 - 12:45 Concert Coco Love Alcorn 1:00 - 1:45 1:15 - 2:15 Nous Chantons Marie-Josée Dandeneau (h) Cécile Doo- Kingué, Lennie Gallant, MAZ Who’s a Storyteller? The Great Wooden Trio (h), Emilee Nimetz, Paul Morris 2:00 - 3:00 2:30 - 3:00 Concert The Great Wooden Trio Americana Kelly Thibodeaux (h), Family of the Year Sam Baker 3:15 - 4:00 3:15 - 4:15 Modern Quebecois MAZ This Land is Your Land Chuck Baker and Sarah Lichti (h) Arthur Renwick, Cécile Doo-Kingué Cihat Öztürk, Li Wang 4:30 - 5:30 4:45 - 5:15 An Afternoon of Poetry with... Emilee Nimetz A Tribute to Woody Guthrie Todd Crowley (h) Jerry Leger, Jory Nash (h) = Host LEAVE YOUR CHAIR AT THE FESTIVAL: Chairs may not be left on the grounds overnight unless they are placed in our chair compound, Friday and Saturday night only – see map for ‘chair compound’. You may pick up your chair anytime after 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday morning. The Mariposa Folk Festival is not responsible for chairs or any personal items left on the festival site. 44 sUNday daytime Sponsored by Ruth Stage 10:30 - 11:00 Tai Chi Adrian Bhatti 11:00 - 12:00 Dancing Through The Chakras Beth McKean Hootenanny Stage 11:00 - 11:45 Acoustic Concert The Fretless 1:00 - 1:30 Acoustic Concert Cihat Öztürk 1:30 - 2:00 Acoustic Concert Li Wang 2:00 - 3:00 The Great Canadian Singalong Relative Harmony 3:00 - 3:45 Acoustic Concert Nicholas Keays and the North River 12:15 - 1:00 A Truly Fretless Workshop Mike Stevens (h), The Fretless 1:15 -2:30 More Folk Dancing The Kempencelts, The Kennetts 3:45 - 4:30 Concert The Kempencelts 4:30 - 5:30 Traditional Morris Dancing Toronto Morris Men Sunshine Stage 11:15 - 12:00 Kids Concert Shelley Bean & The Duckety Muds 12:15 - 12:45 Presenting Dickie Bird Dickie Bird 1:00 - 1:45 2:45 - 3:15 Dance Movement Emilee Nimetz Down By the Bay...Family Singalong Relative Harmony 1:45 - 2:15 The Amazing Frank Clarkson - Magician 3:30 - 4:30 Try Square Dancing Relative Harmony 2:15 - 3:00 Urban Fairy Tales - Puppetry & Music 3:00 - 3:30 Tim Greenwood - storytelling 4:45 - 5:30 3:30 - 4:15 In My Darkest Hour Rose Cousins (h), Chuck Baker and Sarah Lichti (h) = Host Mr. B and Friends 4:15 - 5:00 Sunshine At the End of the Day Shelley Bean & The Duckety Muds Rarely, due to last minute changes, some workshops may have different performers. INTERACTIVE STAGE 45 Sponsored by Saturday Sunday Stage 1 11:30 – 12:30 Hand Drumming Presenter: Shaw Percussion All welcome; drums provided; Fee: $5.00 Stage 1 11:15 – 12:15 Learn to Play the Fiddle Presenter: Kelly Thibodeaux, Adults (16+); instruments provided; 20 participants 12:45 – 1:30 Learn to Play the Autoharp Presenter: Todd Crowley, All welcome; instruments provided; 10 participants 12:30 – 1:15 Simply Sing Presenter: Tammy Fredericks All welcome. 1:45 – 2:45 Learn to Play the Fiddle Presenter: Kelly Thibodeaux, Adults (16+); instruments provided; 20 participants 1:30 – 2:30 The Art of Story Telling Presenter: Susan Charters and Bob Graham 2:45 – 3:45 Learn to Play the Fiddle Presenter: Fay Mackenzie, Children (16-); instruments provided; 20 participants 2:30 – 3:30 Gospel Sing Along Presenter: Alex the Folk Band All welcome 3:45 -4:45 Singing in Harmony Presenter: Alex the Folk Band, All welcome 4:45 – 5:45 Hand Drumming Presenter: Shaw Percussion All welcome; drums provided; Fee: $5.00 4:30 – 5:15 Learn to Play the Ukulele Presenters: Richard Knechtel & Coco Love Alcorn All welcome; bring your own instrument Stage 2 12:00 – 1:00 Mermaid Pottery Presenter: Lisa Marcus, Learn to make sculpted pots;15 participants; Ages 10+; Fee: $5.00 Stage 2 12:00 – 1:00 1:00 – 2:00 Yoga in Orillia Presenter: Rebecca Bolden Yoga for Everyone – all welcome 1:00 – 3:00 Point and Shoot Photography Presenter: Ted Duncan, 8 participants; adults & children 10+ accompanied by an adult 2:00 – 4:00 Explore the song writing process Presenters: Carol Teal, David Joyce, Scott Cooper Share, collaborate, create. All welcome. 3:00 – 4:00 Tima Collections -Wire Ring Making Presenter: Lucya Almeida. Fee: $5.00 4:00 – 5:00 Watercolour Painting Presenter: Liz Schamehorn 20 participants; age12+; Fee $5.00 Eclectic Monkey - Jewellery Making with Beads and Wire Presenter: Joni Pethick 12 participants; age 12 +; Fee $5.00 1:00 – 2:00 Yoga in Orillia Presenter: Rebecca Bolden Yoga for Everyone – all welcome 1:00 – 3:00 Point and Shoot Photography Presenter: Ted Duncan, 8 participants; adults & children 10+ accompanied by an adult 2:00 – 4:00 Explore the song writing process Presenters: Carol Teal, David Joyce, Scott Cooper Share, collaborate, create. All welcome. 4:00 – 5:00 The Art of Print Making Presenter: Julianna Hawke 10 participants age 13 +; Fee $5.00 Make Your Own Ukulele in About 2 Hours! Saturday & Sunday continuous workshops from 11:00 am – 4:00 pm. Material fee charged. EMPLOI FORMATION PETITE ENFANCE SANTÉ MENTALE BESOINS SPÉCIAUX 0 À 18 ANS GARDERIES CAMPS D’ÉTÉ CULTURE RADIO UNE PORTE OUVERTE À TOUS VOS SERVICES EN FRANÇAIS Barrie 705 725-9755 Penetanguishene 705 549-3116 www.lacle.ca We have the best geeks! Laptop & Desktop Sales • Custom-Built Systems Repairs & Service • Virus Removal • On-site Service Data Backup & Recovery • Website Design & Development 53 Mississaga St. E. Orillia 705.326.7682 downtowncomputers.ca DOWN TOWN COMPUTERS A tradition of the Mariposa Folk Festival is to offer community groups a no-charge booth in our Community Village area of the festival. Casino Rama and their Community Wellness Program make this possible through a very generous sponsorship. With a focus on the environment, education and health, Casino Rama’s Community Wellness Program is based on the First Nations medicine wheel, stressing balance in all parts of one’s life. The Mariposa Folk Festival and Casino Rama encourage you to visit these fine nonprofit and community organizations. Each one of them enriches our lives. ArtsCan Circle Georgian College Barrie Folk Society Hare Krishna Culture Chippewas of Rama First Nation PowWow Celebration Helping Hands, Orillia sends teams of musicians and artists to work in remote indigenous communities in Canada’s far north. Their aim is to inspire youth through creative self-expression. While in those communities they share information and offer volunteers the opportunity to become involved in their work on behalf of indigenous youth. www.artscancircle.ca. was founded in 1999 to foster and promote live music in Barrie and area. With concerts in a variety of formats, they raise money for new, live music, and foster the growth of local and young musicians. They support original live music in venues such as open stages, house concerts and song-writing competitions. www.barriefolk.com. is an annual event, this year held on August 24/25 in downtown Rama. It is a colourful cultural event featuring international displays of traditional dancing, music and hand drumming. Spend time at the artisans’ booths. Beautiful beadwork, baskets, apparel, footwear and more! Visit their booth at Mariposa. www.mnjikaning.ca. Eaglewood Folk Festival is an incorporated, not-for-profit organization run by a team of volunteers. The 24th Eaglewood Folk Festival is August 23, 24, 25, 2013. This three-day celebration of diverse, original folk/roots music features a mix of established singer songwriters and new, young talent. Concerts and workshops and more! www.eaglewoodfolk.com. Georgian Bay Islands National Park, Parks Canada is an area presenting one of the most culturally and naturally unique places in Canada, only 40 min. from Orillia. Experience the new all-inclusive camping, rustic cabins, traditional camping and hiking. See replicas of species at risk (turtles, snakes, skink) and archaeology associated with Georgian Bay Islands National Park. offers quality education for students on a full time or part time basis. Earn a certificate, diploma or university degree. Georgian was recently rated the best Community College in Ontario, the second best in Canada and the third best community college in the world. Visit their booth at Mariposa! www.georgianc.on.ca. offers a bright and colorful exposition of Bhakti Yoga culture, Kirtan - books, philosophy, yoga, health, food, etc. Bhakti Yoga is non-sectarian and features participants from India, Canada, Russia, USA, Europe, Caribbean, South Africa, and more. Email mahabhagavat.sda@gmail. com or www.torontokrishna.com. helps to maintain the independence of seniors. Established in 1972, employees and volunteers work together to provide in-home services enabling clients to remain in their own homes as long as they are able. Call 705-325-7861 for more information or to ask about volunteer opportunities. Hospice Orillia offers services and programs to support individuals who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness as well as for their loved ones. Hospice Orillia provides emotional, social and spiritual support to the community of Lake Country from Hawkestone to Severn Bridge, Coldwater to Gamesbridge. Call 705-325-0505 or visit www. hospiceorillia.org. Information Orillia is a community information and volunteer centre serving Orillia, Ramara, Oro-Medonte, Severn and Rama, providing information and referrals to people requiring human/social services. They also provide volunteer support services to organizations and help connect community members looking for volunteer opportunities. www.informationorillia.org. Kids for Turtles Environmental Education Orillia Active Transportation & Trails Advisory Committee is an educational and outreach organization dedicated to increasing the understanding and stewardship of the environment. Goals and activities include habitat restoration and nature-based events. Visit their website: www.kidsforturtles.com. is an official advisory committee to Orillia City Council. The mandate is to promote active transportation in the city and to act as a steward for city trails, both on and off road. During the festival they will assist cyclists and supervise the bicycle parking area. www.orillia.ca. Lakehead University Orillia Power Corporation is a comprehensive University with a reputation for innovative programs and cutting-edge research. The Orillia campus boasts The ThunderCATS (Community Action Team), a student club dedicated to community volunteer work. Lakehead U offers post-secondary undergraduate and graduate programs. Visit their website: lakeheadu.ca. has a rich history of more than 100 years in Orillia. Their mission is to efficiently generate environmentallyfriendly energy. Their vision is to achieve full potential in renewable power generation. They will provide informational and promotional materials about the conservation programs offered by Orillia Power. www.orilliapower.ca. LIVESTRONG Orillia Youth Centre is one of the largest organizations in the area supporting cancer survivors. They support anyone, of any age with any type of cancer and will provide information, knowledge and support to overcome the effect of this disease. Get information on their anti-stigma campaign and cancer transition. www.livestrong.com. provides the community with a safe, supervised gathering place for youth, ages 11-17. They offer programs, referral to other community agencies and services, and the opportunity to be involved in the ongoing operation of the Centre. Several of their programs are geared for all ages. Information: 705-325-8082. Mnjikaning Fish Fence Circle Orillia Youth Symphony honours the spirit of the sacred area known as the place of the fish fence (Mnjikaning) since 2009. Fostering education, social and co-operative experiences, the traditions taught are about healing and harmony among all cultures. Visit their booth at Mariposa. Find out about the exciting Narrows bridge project. www. mnjikaningfishweirs.org Orillia Community Gardens is a sustainable and integrated network of community gardens around the city of Orillia. They provide the knowledge and skills, host events and lead workshops. They share samplings of fresh fruits and vegetables to inform people about local and global food and sustainability initiatives. Email: orilliacommunitygardens@hotmail.com. Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters works in partnership with Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. They deliver education and awareness programming to monitor and track the spread of invading species in Ontario waters. They provide a summer student for the Kids for Turtles Office in Tudhope Park. Visit www.ofah.org. Orillia Museum of Art and History will bring a little piece of their museum out to the public. The museum will display several historical items/images that are both valuable artifacts as well as interactive/ touchable items. They will feature a creative activity and provide information about their education and public programming. www.orilliamuseum.org. recently celebrated 30 years of providing youth in the area an opportunity they would otherwise never have to play in a symphonic orchestra. There is only one Youth Orchestra! Youth learn about orchestral music, teamwork, discipline, respect and pride in themselves and their fellow members. Visit www.oyso.ca. Scales Nature Park is a 21 hectare mosaic of upland and wetland habitats, home to about 300 animals and 60 species. Special programs offered are guided walks, presentations and workshops. Visit the Mariposa booth: they hope to have on display local species of reptiles and amphibians for hands-on interaction. www.scalesnaturepark.ca. Streets Alive! Orillia celebrates outdoor art and creativity through large scale outdoor art exhibits in the core of Orillia each summer season. Drawing attention to art and artists, their mandate is to present Orillia as a unique arts & culture destination. See two of the 2013 sculptures on display at their booth. www.orilliastreetsalive.ca. Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Organizing Committee – TO2015 provides communities with an opportunity to learn about the Toronto 2015 Games. Visitors can discover how to get involved in the Games, try their hand at sports and learn about the athletes and their achievements. Visit their booth for give-aways, etc. 53 ANNABELLE CHVOSTEK A versatile multi-instrumentalist, Annabelle Chvostek immersed herself in Montreal’s avantgarde arts scene, composing for dance and film, playing in bands and performing solo. She released three independent albums, toured Europe and performed across North America before joining up with the famed Wailin’ Jennys for a nearly three-year run. In 2007, she reprised her solo career, putting out three critically acclaimed albums including 2012’s Rise, which takes a decades-old art form, the protest song, and completely re-imagines it for a new era of activism. Annabelle also collaborated with Bruce Cockburn on co-written duets for his Juno winning album, Small Source of Comfort (2011). WEBSITE: www.annabellemusic.com ANNABELLE CHVOSTEK ARLO GUTHRIE ARLO GUTHRIE Arlo Guthrie was born and bred a musician. The son of America’s most beloved singer, songwriter and philosopher, Woody Guthrie, he grew up surrounded by the giants of American music culture including Pete Seeger, Leadbelly, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee. In his youth, he practically lived in the folk venues of New York, Boston and Philadelphia, grooving with beat poets like Allen Ginsburg and Lord Buckley, and picking with the likes of Bill Monroe and Doc Watson. He learned something from everyone, developed his own musical style, and became a distinctive, expressive performer and politicalsocial commentator. With songs like Alice’s Restaurant, too long for radio airplay; Coming into Los Angeles, banned from many radio stations; and the definitive rendition of Steve Goodman’s City of New Orleans, Guthrie has never had a ‘hit’ in the usual sense. Instead, this eclectic minstrel morphed into a musical icon one great show at a time. In addition to his accomplishments as a songwriter, musician and multi-instrumentalist, Arlo Guthrie is a natural-born storyteller, whose tales and anecdotes figure prominently in his performances. His body of artistic works extends to symphonic arrangements of his own songs and other American classics, performed with symphony orchestras throughout the United States. He established his own record label, Rising Son Records. He’s an actor and writer, to boot. In 1991, Arlo Guthrie purchased the old Trinity Church, the place where events in 1965 inspired him to write the seminal story song, Alice’s Restaurant. The church is now occupied by The Guthrie Center, a not-for-profit interfaith church foundation dedicated to providing a range of social services. The Guthrie Foundation, a separate not-for-profit educational organization, is engaged in the environment, health care, cultural preservation and educational exchange. Arlo Guthrie is making his return to Mariposa Folk Festival after far too many years absence. We are honoured to present this revered performer on our Sunday Evening Main Stage for your enjoyment and delight. WEBSITE: www.risingsonrecords.com/artists.html?a_id=15 54 ARTHUR RENWICK A celebrated photo artist, curator, academic and singer songwriter, Arthur Renwick is a modern day renaissance man. Playing the bottleneck slide on a Dobro and Cigar Box guitar with Robert Johnson-like alacrity, he’s been performing for years at festivals and venues across Canada and Europe, yet waited until 2012 to release his superb debut album, the highly acclaimed The Cigarbox Chronicles. Well worth the long wait, it captures the experiences of love, loss, liquor, hope, faith, birth and death in Kitamaat, the small fishing village where he was born and raised within the Haisla Nation. Arthur’s tunes range from bluesy swagger to county-roots that beckon the spirit of Hank Williams. WEBSITE: www.reverbnation.com/arthurrenwick BETH MCKEAN Beth McKean will help you to find freedom and joy by encouraging and coaching your dancer self to shine, manifest and be liberated. It’s not just in some of us - it’s in all of us. Discover your authentic self on the dance floor through the love, compassion, care and passion that Beth brings to the experience. Your playful free spirit is waiting to be expressed and go on a journey of the heart. Beth is a gifted guide who will lead you through a creative exploration of the body, mind, heart and soul. WEBSITE: bethmckean.com/site BAHAMAS He’s travelled the world with some of Canada’s greatest musical exports, playing top stages like The Hollywood Bowl, Royal Albert Hall, Ryman Auditorium, Massey Hall, and performing on Late Night With David Letterman, The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, and Saturday Night Live. In 2009, Afie Jurvanen (a.k.a. Bahamas) decided to go it alone. Two great albums later, he has earned critical praise for his catchy tunes and solid performances from the likes of Spin Magazine, Los Angeles Times, Guardian UK and The New Yorker. From guitar heavy roots, to simple folk, to indie pop, Bahamas’ music is both savory and sweet, leaving his audience completely satisfied. WEBSITE: www.bahamasmusic.net BETH MCKEAN BAHAMAS ARTHUR RENWICK 55 CÉCILE DOO-KINGUÉ An exceptional stage presence, guitarist and vocalist that blends blues, African roots and soul, Cécile Doo-Kingué is inspired by her rich background. With Cameroonian parents, and a life lived in New York, France, and now Montreal, Cécile has a lot of interesting experiences to draw upon. Her body of music is a critically acclaimed assortment of stories of life, the world and love, garnering numerous awards including a Lys Blues. Cécile has performed with many notable performers; opened for the likes of Youssou N’Dour; and produced and directed two albums for the alternative country band, United Steel Workers of Montreal. Avec une présence sur scène exceptionnelle, la guitariste et vocaliste Cécile Doo-Kingué s’inspire de son passé tout en épousant à la fois les rythmes de ses racines africaines, le blues et le soul pour créer une signature sonore unique. Enfants de parents camerounais et ayant vécu à New York, à Montréal et en France, Cécile a un vécu intéressant duquel elle s’inspire pour écrie ses chansons. Elle a un son musical qui est un mélange très acclamé des histoires de sa vie, du monde et de l’amour, lui récolta plusieurs prix dont un Lys Blues. Cécile a performé avec plusieurs artistes remarquables et a entre autres ouvert un concert de Youssou N’ Dour en plus d’avoir réalisé et produit deux albums pour le groupe country alternatif, United Steel Workers of Montreal. WEBSITE: www.cdkmusik.com CÉCILE DOO-KINGUÉ CHUCK BAKER AND SARAH LICHTI Chuck Baker and Sarah Lichti’s sound erases the lines between blues, rock, jazz and traditional, throwing caution to the wind with dynamic composition, beautiful harmony, erudite song writing and a punctuating, edgy and percussive style. Their songs are like conversations written by a duo for a duo. Their recent release, In a Room (2012), is direct, honest, raw and straightforward. Their video, Blind, is like an art film with a hot, swinging soundtrack. And, their popular house concerts are compelling, intimate experiences that have the audience hanging on every note and every word in the performance. WEBSITE: www.chuckbakerandsarahlichti.com CIHAT ÖZTÜRK Born and raised in Istanbul, Cihat Öztürk set out on a musical journey as a young boy, performing in a host of choirs and winning competitions and national notoriety. As his love of Turkish folk song developed, his interest turned to the baglama, a lute-like instrument with seven strings divided into courses of two, two and three. Undertaking rigid training to enhance his vocal and instrumental style and execution, Cihat went on to become a master. He recently came to Canada, and now he’s contributing to our rich musical diaspora as a performer and teacher of baglama, with a mission of supporting cultural diversity and building a community of Turkish music enthusiasts. WEBSITE: www.facebook.com/Cihadozturk CHUCK BAKER AND SARAH LICHTI CIHAT ÖZTÜRK 56 COCO LOVE ALCORN EMILEE NIMETZ Coco Love Alcorn is always in the moment – joyful, genuine, soulful and compelling. With a confident embrace of diverse musical influences including jazz, pop, R&B and folk, the performances of this one-of-a-kind artist are as unique as her beautiful name. She’s playful and witty, loves improvisation, and she engages fearlessly with her audience. Her loyal fan base was earned through numerous tours, appearances at a range of music festivals, multiple television song placements, and work with an impressive list of international artists. Coco Love Alcorn’s seven acclaimed albums include 2011’s Play, a collection of free spirited songs delivered with acoustic intimacy. WEBSITE: cocolovealcorn.com A spoken word performance artist with a background in musical theatre, Emilee Nimetz is a multi-talented creator who also teaches dance. Prior to her Mariposa appearance, Emilee ventured to Vancouver with some of Canada’s top poets to compete in the Verses Festival. Her spoken word performances are moving, engaging, though provoking and inspiring, so sit back and be transported to someplace new, or even someplace familiar. In her spare time, Emilee likes to drink tea, act in musicals, laugh loud and work on getting a strong back. Her collection of poetry - I’m big but I’m little. (the ones) - is available at www.magcloud.com. WEBSITE: emileenimetz.blogspot.ca FAMILY OF THE YEAR DICKIE BIRD Children’s entertainer, Dickie Bird, has an ample supply of up-beat music, a suitcase full of magic tricks, and amazing gizmos like his bubble machine. His performances are fastpaced fun with singalongs, action songs, magic tricks, the Everybody Joins In Jug Band, and many opportunities for audience participation. His puppet pal, Doug the Wug, also makes an appearance. Dickie Bird’s show has been described by critics as “Personable, enthusiastic, talented, appealing” and “The perfect combination of music, magic and fun!” Dickie Bird is also known as Richard Knechtel. You can see him perform in that incarnation at the festival as half of the duo, Knechtel & McLean. WEBSITE: www.greentreemusic.com/dickiebird.htm Familial camaraderie comes naturally to the aptly named Family of the Year. This LA based band literally lives together, sharing a house, and two of them are siblings. The backdrop for their vocal harmonies and catchy melodies is a California sunshine aura and velvety rich sound. Though young, they play together with veteran confidence and artistry, putting on impressive live shows. This, and their strong recordings including Loma Vista (2012), has earned them legions of fans and sold out performances at home and abroad. They have also garnered lots of media attention, heavy rotation on French radio, and glowing reviews from the likes of BBC, Rolling Stone and Spin. WEBSITE: http://familyoftheyear.net/ DICKIE BIRD EMILEE NIMETZ COCO LOVE ALCORN FAMILY OF THE YEAR 57 FOLK QUIZ WITH RICHARD FLOHIL AND A MAN CALLED WRYCRAFT GURF MORLIX Innate musicality, keen creative instincts and a well-honed ear for great songs made Gurf Morlix a top ‘go to guy’ in roots music. This includes a storied creative partnership with Lucinda Williams; performing and recording with a veritable ‘who’s who’ such as Guy Clark, Emmylou Harris, Michelle Shocked, Robert Plant, Jerry Lee Lewis, Steve Earle, Rosanne Cash, David Byrne and John Prine; and numerous production credits. In the late 90s, he changed his musical gears again, this time establishing his own studio. Happily for roots music fans, that led to him making albums of his own, unveiling truly wonderful songs and yet another dimension of his musical prowess. WEBSITE: www.gurfmorlix.com Richard Flohil and a Man Called Wrycaft are two absolutely silly buggers whose Folk Quiz is chock full of laughter, crazy improvisations, ridiculous trivia, some of the world’s worst music, and insane antics. Two teams of folk musicians assemble on the stage, and the audience forms a third team. Obscure knowledge of folk music is tested, songs are composed on the spot, alliances are formed, and judges are bribed, all through howls of laughter. Richard Flohil and Michael Wrycraft are well known figures in music industry circles, and there’s almost no limit to what they can get an artist to do for laughs. JERRY LEGER & THE SITUATION GRAYDON JAMES & THE YOUNG NOVELISTS Jerry Leger is blazing a musical trail on his own terms. With eloquent, roots-based tunes, he is a country-folk troubadour that has earned both an enthusiastic fan base and immense respect among his peers. Ron Sexsmith is known to join him at gigs, and he’s opened for Fred Eaglesmith, Jesse Winchester, Jill Barber, Danny Michel, and Justin Townes Earle. Now, he has a fifth acclaimed album, Some Folks Know (2012), about characters that seem dangerously unsatisfied and pushed to the brink. That’s fitting stuff for a musical voyeur who got hooked on Hank Williams and Hank Snow when he was just a kid. WEBSITE: www.myspace.com/jerryleger Graydon James & the Young Novelists play everything from roots-rock barnstormers to heartbreaking folk ballads. Over the duration of three fast-paced years, they have won a Galaxie Rising Star award, toured several times, played innumerable festivals, clubs, house concerts and cafés, and released three recordings. Their most recent recording, In The Year You Were Born (2012), showcases impressive, road-tested musicianship. That musical prowess, combined with excellent song writing - whether about love or loss, the tragedies of high school, the joys of parenthood, small town dreams, or big city truths - makes for a wholehearted, unreserved, rousing connection to their audience. It’s what really good music is all about. WEBSITE: www.theyoungnovelists.com GURF MORLIX FOLK QUIZ GRAYDON JAMES & THE YOUNG NOVELISTS JERRY LEGER 58 JORY NASH A singer-songwriter and story teller described as having a marmalade voice, Jory Nash is the quintessential folk minstrel. His music weaves together elements of folk, jazz, blues, pop & soul. With thoughtful lyrics and intricate melodies, he draws the audience close. With easy humour, engaging banter and colourful stories, he wins them over. A man of many hats, Jory has served on the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals Board, as Artistic Director of the Shelter Valley Folk Festival, and produced the Gordon Lightfoot tribute show, The Way We Feel. Among many other musical credits are six albums, many tours, numerous awards and lots of airplay. WEBSITE: www.jorynash.com/home.cfm KATHLEEN EDWARDS KELLY THIBODEAUX You might call it Cajun, but Kelly Thibodeaux likes to call it swamp rock. His driving, red hot, shuffling fiddling, mixed with kickin’ southern licks, makes bodies boogie, hearts thump and feet stomp. Described as some sort of musical voodoo priest, Thibodeaux can keep you on the dance floor until you’re transcendent with blissful exhaustion. On top of being a performer extraordinaire, he’s a great teacher, and can have you sawing out a pretty decent Cajun tune in practically no time. After 35 years of touring, playing and teaching, Kelly knows every little trick to keep faces smiling and souls singing. WEBSITE: www.etouffee.com JORY NASH A musical raconteur, lyrical poet, angelic voice and gifted performer, the music of Kathleen Edwards is beautifully honed artistry. The daughter of a diplomat, she grew up in places like South Korea and Switzerland, training on classical violin. But, when she moved to Canada in her late teens, her musical tastes took a sharp turn towards folk-roots-alternative. The rest is history, as they say. Kathleen is a consummate artist who releases her music only when it’s good and ready, however long that takes – four studio albums over the past twelve years or so – elevating her stature with each and every recording. Her most recent release, Voyageur (2012), has received high critical acclaim on both sides of the border. It reached the #39 position on the U.S. Billboard 200 and the #2 position in Canada; earned the #2 spot on SPIN’s 20 Best Country Albums of 2012; garnered the #5 spot on Q’s top 20 albums of the year; and came in at #7 on the Los Angeles Times Best of 2012 for Pop Music Singles. In addition to putting out great music and playing memorable shows, Kathleen has numerous other musical credentials. Just to mention a few, she has played The Late Show with David Letterman, and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno; opened for Melissa Etheridge, Bryan Adams, The Tragicallly Hip, John Mayer, Willie Nelson, and John Prine; played with Neil Young and Emmylou Harris; and has been written up many times with glowing reviews. WEBSITE: kathleenedwards.com KELLY THIBODEAUX KATHLEEN EDWARDS 59 KNECHTEL & MCLEAN Some musical acts get long in the tooth. Some are famous for their break-ups. Some are corporate automatons churning out the ‘hits’. Some are awkward pairings in duets conjured by record company executives. Others, like Knechtel and McLean, are the real deal. Richard Knechtel is a former festival artistic director and respected singer songwriter. Rob McLean is a music director and writer/producer. Two talented guys pondering their next move, they could have banded together to rob liquor stores. Instead, they chose the honest path of working musicians. Between them, these guys have thousands of hours of stage time, countless songs and two jokes. It all adds up to a truly wonderful audience experience. WEBSITE: knechtelandmclean.wordpress.com KNECHTEL & MCLEAN LENNIE GALLANT LENNIE GALLANT A widely respected songwriter and performer with nine albums under his belt (two in French), Lennie Gallant’s songs have been recorded by over 30 artists internationally, including Jimmy Buffett. His music is literally out of this world – astronaut Julie Payette shared it with the crew on board the Space Shuttle Endeavour. With hard hitting songs, he chronicles the lives of people dealing with tremendous adversity and serious issues, and at the same time celebrates the beauty of lifestyle and landscape - songs that have appeared in feature films, television series and in numerous theatrical productions. With his intense delivery, Gallant reaches down to the very soul. We think you will be moved and inspired by this truly authentic songsmith. Un auteur/interprète grandement respecté avec neuf albums (dont 2 en français) a son nom, les chansons de Lennie Gallant ont été enregistrées par plus de 30 artistes autour du monde, y compris Jimmy Buffet. Sa musique est littéralement hors de ce monde – l’astronaute Julie Payette l’a partagée avec le reste de l’équipage à bord de la navette spatiale Endeavour. À travers ses chansons, il raconte les vies des gens vivant dans l’adversité et avec de sérieux problèmes, et en même temps il célèbre la beauté du paysage et du style de vie — des chansons étant apparu dans des films, des émissions télévisées et plusieurs productions théâtrales. Avec des performances livrées intensément, Gallant touche le fond de l’âme de ses auditeurs. Vous serez ému et inspiré par cet authentique artiste. WEBSITE: www.lenniegallant.com LI WANG LI WANG Following studies in Chinese hammered dulcimer (Yang Qin) under the tutelage of a renowned master, Li Wang took first place at the North China Yang Qin Competition in 1978. She went on to win numerous other awards in national competitions. Li earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Shanxi, and became a Yang Qin teacher before immigrating to Canada where she continued her Yang Qin teaching career. She has performed in various ensembles across Canada, at festivals and galas, and has been broadcast live on CBC. Li revels in bridging cultures and thrilling audiences with her Yang Qin musical mastery. 60 MAZ This exciting quartet has bridged the space between electric jazz and French Canadian folk with brilliant results. They describe themselves as a bold assertion of Quebec’s traditional identity with a modern edge but, to their audience, they’re pure spirit-moving, fun-loving, aural magic. Their debut album, Telescope (2011), garnered a Juno nomination for Instrumental Album of the Year plus three nominations at the Canadian Folk Music Awards. In their dynamic live performances, the band pulls off a daring balance between fervour and trance, and acoustic and electric, on tenor banjo, violin, electric guitar, mandolin, keyboards, bass and podorythmie (footwork like step dancing or flat footing while sitting in a chair). Ce quatuor a réussi à marier le jazz électrique et le folk québécois donnant naissance à des résultats impressionnants. Ils se décrivent en tant que revendicateurs audacieux de l’identité québécoise avec un côté moderne, mais aux yeux de leur public, ils sont des artistes cherchant à s’amuser et à émouvoir les gens avec leur magie auditive. Leur premier album, Télescope (2011), a récolté une nomination aux Juno pour l’album instrumental de l’année en plus de trois nominations aux Prix de Musique Folk Canadienne. Lors de leurs performances dynamiques, le groupe propose un spectacle où l’on perçoit un équilibre audacieux et efficace entre fougue et transe, entre les sons acoustiques et électriques sur un banjo, une guitare électrique, une mandoline, un clavier, une contrebasse, et la podorythmie (mouvements de pieds comme des pas de danse ou mouvements pieds plats en étant assis). WEBSITE: www.espacemaz.ca/en/home.html MIKE STEVENS Purists will tell you that bluegrass should be played on stringed instruments, but Mike Stevens doesn’t see it that way. Some of the bluegrass establishment resented his harmonica at first, but it was just too good to ignore. Eventually, they came ‘round. Before you knew it, Mike had become a regular at the Grand Ole Opry, spurred on by the likes of Little Roy Lewis, Jim and Jesse McReynolds (The Virginia Boys) and Roy Acuff. Since then, his techniques have been copied by many others. Mike is also a humanitarian, and has been recognized for his work with youth at risk including being awarded the YMCA Peace Medallion. WEBSITE: www.mikestevensmusic.com MIKE STEVENS MAZ 61 MO KENNEY Having laid down her first recordings at the age of fourteen, Mo Kenney is already an eight year veteran of the music scene. However, it was when Joel Plaskett took notice of her, facilitating her participation in the Gordie Sampson Songcamp and producing her self-titled album, Mo Kenney (2012), that things really took off. Now, the buzz around her is palpable. Mo’s emotive voice is the perfect vehicle for her quirky, sometimes witty and always perceptive song writing. Her music is catchy pop with a folky twist, and it’s chalking up lots of admirers including Ron Sexsmith, Brad Roberts (Crash Test Dummies), Gordie Sampson, and Steve Poltz. WEBSITE: www.mokenney.com MO KENNEY MURRAY MCLAUCHLAN MURRAY MCLAUCHLAN With Ten Juno Awards and more than twenty albums to his credit, including 2011’s Human Writes, Murray McLauchlan is one Canada’s most loved songwriters and performers. His tunes are both catchy and rich, and have figured large on the nation’s airwaves - think Farmers Song, Linda Won’t You Take Me In, Down by the Henry Moore, On the Boulevard, Whispering Rain, Try Walkin’ Away, and numerous other popular gems. Forty years after breaking onto the scene, Murray is in peak musical form, and just as relevant as ever. He’s also a favourite son of Mariposa Folk Festival - even designed the Lion Face Sun Logo in use today. We welcome Murray back to our stage with a big smile and open arms. WEBSITE: www.truenorthrecords.com/Artists.php?artist_id=76 NEW COUNTRY REHAB Merging the old and new with reverent exuberance, New Country Rehab is a quartet of musicians’ musicians, comprised of John Showman, Ben Whiteley, Champagne James Robertson and Roman Tome. Their musical style has a roots/folk/alt-country high voltage sound that is earning them lots of fans in the U.S., Europe and back at home. Singing of love and loss, they evoke the likes of Hank Williams and Bruce Springsteen, with tunes that keep your toes tappin’ and your heart throbbin’. They’re currently touring in support of their second great album, Ghost of Your Charms (2013), gaining critical praise and attention with every stop. WEBSITE: www.newcountryrehab.com NEW COUNTRY REHAB 62 NICHOLAS KEAYS AND THE NORTH RIVER After he moved on from a ten-year stint as the front man of a touring rock band, Nicholas Keays spent time writing and stockpiling a bunch of great songs for a rainy day. When it came time to make his next move, he went in a new direction, joining Justin Rich and Jason Turner to form Nicholas Keays and the North River. The trio has crafted a stripped down, harmony filled, sound that is gracefully carried by a standup bass, acoustic guitar, banjo, and a kick drum fashioned out of an old suitcase. They play tunes of home and family that are hook-filled, simple, and of the foot stompin’ variety. WEBSITE: www.myspace.com/nicholaskeays NJACKO BACKO It is mastery of the understatement to say Njacko Backo has led a storied life. Grew up in rural Cameroon, moved to Nigeria, studied music in ten African countries, and next, it was off to Paris, France. During eleven years in Europe, he worked with numerous bands and performing arts companies. In Amsterdam, he put out his first two albums. He uprooted again, this time to Montréal, where he formed his group Kalimba Kalimba, and later to Toronto, where he led the band’s reprisal. Njacko has won the Billboard World Song Contest, recorded eleven albums and made a drumming instruction DVD, and he’s in constant high demand to work with other innovative musicians. Ça serait amoindrir les faits en disant que Njako Backo a vécu une vie à plusieurs chapitres. Il a grandi dans une région rurale du Cameroon, a déménagé au Niger et a ensuite étudié la musique dans 10 autres pays africains. Puis, il est parti pour découvrir la France. Pendant les onze prochaines années, il a découvert l’Europe en travaillant un peu partout avec divers groupes musicaux et compagnie d’arts du spectacle. C’est à Amsterdam qu’il lance ses deux premiers albums. Il se déplace à nouveau, cette fois à Montréal, où il forme son groupe Kalimba Kalimba, et plus tard à Toronto où les membres sont réunis à nouveau. Njacko a gagné le concours Billboard de composition de chansons du monde, enregistré onze albums et a fait un DVD d’introduction au tambour, et il est en constante demande pour travailler avec d’autres musiciens innovants. WEBSITE: www.njackobacko.com OH MY DARLING With a sweet name and an even sweeter sound, Oh My Darling’s prairie roots mixed with bluegrass, Appalachian old time, southern twang, and Franco-folk, is a beautiful melange of musical influences. Infused with dynamic vocals, brilliant claw-hammer banjo, inspired fiddling, and grooving bass, their music will get your hips swinging, toes tapping, and put your heart right into their hands. Individually, each of the members is among the hottest players on the Canadian roots scene. Together, boy can these girls play. Expect dazzling solos, soaring vocals, and unique grooves, along with beautiful arrangements that weave together poetic lyricism and lovely melodies. WEBSITE: www.ohmydarling.ca/home OH MY DARLING NICHOLAS KEAYS AND THE NORTH RIVER NJACKO BACKO 63 RANDY BACHMAN WITH THE SADIES Randy Bachman is a genuine icon on the music scene as a guitarist, songwriter, performer and producer. He has earned over 120 gold and platinum album/singles awards around the world for performing and producing. His song writing has garnered him the coveted #1 spot on radio play lists in over 20 countries, and he has amassed over 40 million records sold. His songs have been recorded by numerous other artists and placed in dozens of television, movie and commercial soundtracks. His music is a veritable soundtrack of the last thirty years of popular music. Randy first scored Billboard radio chart success with his band The Guess Who in 1965, performing the song, Shakin’ All Over. Later, they went on to dominate the charts in spectacular fashion with an unprecedented run of 5 million-selling singles, all of them the product of the gold plated Randy Bachman-Burton Cummings song writing team. By 1970, The Guess Who had sold more records than the entire Canadian recording industry to that point, even outselling the Beatles that year. Their hits included These Eyes, Laughing, Undun, No Time, No Sugar Tonight and American Woman. After leaving The Guess Who, astonishingly Randy’s success with Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) would eclipse his earlier triumphs. Monstrous hits for the band included Let it Ride, Roll on Down the Highway, Takin’ Care of Business, Hey You, Looking Out for #1, Four Wheel Drive and You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet. Randy has an unstoppable drive to work and create music. He has released numerous solo albums; raised the stature of other artists including producing/writing with Trooper, generating gold and platinum records; reunited with The Guess Who; did a stint as Bachman-Cummings with yet more platinum-selling albums; collaborated with a host of musicians including Neil Young and Jeff Healey; and reincarnated recently as Bachman & Turner. In 2005, he established himself as an engaging radio personality with a show about music and the music scene. His Vinyl Tap on CBC THE SADIES RANDY BACHMAN and Sirius satellite radio, is heard by millions worldwide each week. Randy’s songs have been recorded by a diverse array of artists including Lenny Kravitz (American Woman) and used for television and movie soundtracks including Seinfeld, The Simpsons, American Beauty and Austin Powers 2. He has even been animated on The Simpsons, and sat in and performed with The Late Show with David Letterman band. Randy’s love of guitar music and his desire to support unsung and legendary guitar greats including his early mentor, Lenny Breau, led him to found the jazz guitar record label Guitarchives Music, which rescues and releases otherwise lost archival guitar music. He also founded Ranbach Music, a label that releases archival Guess Who recordings, and other material which never made it to release. Randy splits his time among his homes in Salt Spring Island, London and Los Angeles. WEBSITE: www.randybachman.com The Sadies are guitarist brothers Dallas and Travis Good (sons and nephews of celebrated Canadian band, The Good Brothers), drummer Mike Belitsky and bassist Sean Dean. They’re one of the hottest roots bands ever with their signature blend of country, psychedelic, rock and surf, delivered with rifle-scope focused playing that has cemented their reputation as musicians’ musicians. The band often collaborates with other country-rock artists like Blue Rodeo and The Tragically Hip, and they’re the preferred live backing band of singer Neko Case. Other artists who have been backed by The Sadies include Gord Downie, Garth Hudson, Jon Langford, Mary Margaret O’Hara, Neil Young and Andre Williams. 64 RELATIVE HARMONY Relative Harmony’s feel good folk songs bring out the toe-tapping, voice-raising, joyously smiling ‘folkie’ in everyone. Rick Avery and Judy Greenhill, backbones of the children’s folk music scene for decades, formed the band with their son Jonathan, and the result is pure musical jubilation. It has a strong traditional Anglo/American, Celtic influence, and features fiddle, piano, guitar, banjo and percussion. Their vocal harmonies are uplifting and contagious, and it’s a good thing too, because they revel in audience participation. On top of all that, they play both country and contra dances, and Judy calls dances on both sides of the border. Their recent album, Rolling Home (2012), is a gem, to boot. WEBSITE: www.relativeharmony.com RON NIGRINI Rambling through his fifth decade on the music scene, Ron Nigrini still plays for the love of the music, and it shows. A singer songwriter, guitarist, craftsman, poet and performer, he’s on a life-long musical odyssey. He opened for The Mama’s & the Papas, had the most played Canadian single, formed his own record label, wrote commercial jingles, and has entertained in countless coffee houses, bars, auditoriums and music festivals across Canada, the United States and Europe. The sweet style of this ‘worker in song’ is reminiscent of Jim Croce and Harry Chapin, and is guaranteed to quench anyone’s thirst for really good, easy listening tunes. WEBSITE: webhome.idirect.com/~nigrini RON NIGRINI ROSE COUSINS Following a whole slew of awards from both sides of the border, Rose Cousins is riding on a new high with her 2013 Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Solo. Supported by the thriving Halifax music scene and an equally vibrant Boston artistic community, Rose is making waves and commanding attention. Her stunning new album, We Have Made A Spark, was recorded in Boston along with a veritable roots music ‘who’s who’ of friends and collaborators. It braves weighty topics and, like her first two albums, it is earning critical praise. With regular tours of North America, the U.K. and Ireland, Rose’s performances are as accomplished has her impressive song writing. WEBSITE: rosecousins.com SAM BAKER Sam Baker’s music is authenticated by experience. He’s a unique voice with an uncommon story told through beautifully crafted songs on a trilogy of albums. 2004’s ‘mercy’ attempts to come to terms with the profound impacts of a violent experience. Through it, beauty appears and prevails. 2007’s ‘pretty world’ explores gratitude, obligation and, again, beauty. 2009’s ‘cotton’ is the last piece of the trilogy. The cost of forgiveness is weighed against the cost of not forgiving. Once again, beauty is a constant. Through the stories of interesting, everyday characters, Baker is an oracle, bearing witness to the frailties and strengths of people. WEBSITE: sambakermusic.com SAM BAKER RELATIVE HARMONY ROSE COUSINS 65 SHELLEY BEAN & THE DUCKETY MUDS A STOMPIN’ TOM TRIBUTE FEATURING BIDINIBAND STEVE PAYNE TAMMY FREDERICK Children’s entertainer Shelley Bean (a.k.a. Shelley Chase), draws upon a colourful repertoire of Atlantic Canadian folk music and songs. Weaving joy and community through every lively performance, she gives young people the chance to be heard, the courage to sing aloud and the freedom to dance however they like. The Duckety Muds, Shelley’s fun and exciting band, reside in zoos and ponds, except when they are playing fiddles, accordions and whistles with her. In a previous incarnation, Shelley was lead singer with east coast band, The Banshees. She has also performed for the Canadian Forces in Dubai, the North Pole, France and Afghanistan. WEBSITE: www.shelleybean.ca From blues to folk to R&B to punk to contemporary roots, Steve Payne’s song writing transcends musical genres, trends and even the decades. Considered one of the UK’s most unique and versatile guitarists, Steve has ebbed and flowed with the times, always upholding a strong commitment to artistic integrity. He has moved around a fair bit too, with a three year stint in LA and touring regularly with frequent visits to North America. During his impressive career, Steve has played with or shared the bill with a lot of people and some pretty impressive names like BB King, Dr. John, Robert Cray, and Los Lobos. WEBSITE: www.myspace.com/stevepaynemusic Bidiniband explores Canadian themes, so it is only natural that the group would lead a tribute to the late Stompin’ Tom Connors, himself a quintessential Canadian musician. Stompin’ Tom was a prolific and well-known country and folk singer and songwriter who expressed his dedication to Canada through music. He wrote more than 300 songs, released four dozen albums, played innumerable shows, and is immortalized by songs that are part of the Canadian cultural landscape such as Sudbury Saturday Night, Bud the Spud and The Hockey Song. Bidiniband will be joined by guest artists in honouring the memory of Stompin’ Tom. WEBSITE: davebidini.ca Tammy Frederick is a creative maven and generous nurturer of talent. She opened her own studio, developing the voices of hundreds singers. She hosts open mics, leads singing workshops, and has produced many concerts exploring various genres and themes with titles such as Rock Spirit Revival, Something Celtic and Broadway: A Musical Theatre Cabaret. On top of all that, she’s a contributing columnist for Canadian Musician magazine, and an actor in leading roles including Sally Bowles in Cabaret, Hedy La Rue in How to Succeed in Business, Millie Dillmount in Thoroughly Modern Millie, Sally Brown in You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, and Elle Woods in Legally Blonde. WEBSITE: www.simplysing.ca A STOMPIN’ TOM TRIBUTE FEATURING BIDINIBAND STEVE PAYNE SHELLEY BEAN TAMMY FREDERICK 66 TETHERA Tethera is known for its traditional English music on guitar, banjo, fiddle, viola and cittern (stringed instrument dating from the Renaissance period), but the group is also known to explore other music traditions during their spirited performances, including Irish, French, Belgian and even Canadian. So steeped in tradition are they, they named themselves for the Celtic numerology for counting sheep - yan is one, tan is two and tethera is three. After honing their performance style with appearances in pubs and festivals nearer to home, the group hit the road (crossed the pond actually), mounting a very successful English tour that took them to the Fylde and Bromyard Folk Festivals and numerous English pubs. WEBSITE: tethera.webs.co THE FRETLESS With three fiddles and a cello, Fretless reinvents the traditional with a 21st century modern twist. While their music is exciting and beautiful, it pays all due reverence to the musical history that inspires it. But, don’t fret, the music of these innovators is a pleasure to the palate of any musical taste. On violin and viola are Ivonne Hernandez, Karrnnel Sawitsky, and Trent Freeman, and on cello is Eric Wright. Together and individually they have won numerous awards, including for their debut album, Waterbound (2012), which took home Instrumental Album of the Year (Western Canadian Music Awards), and Ensemble of the Year and Instrumental Group of the Year (Canadian Folk Music Awards). WEBSITE: www.thefretless.com/fr_home.cfm THE KEMPENCELTS A dynamic group of accomplished Celtic musicians, the Kempencelts performance on Mariposa’s dance stage is not to be missed. Fiddle players are Cheryl Wilson and Carol Kline. On guitar and bodhran are Chuck MacLeod and Brian Gogarty, and on stand up bass is Peter Cox. Dancing, toe tapping and foot stomping are strongly encouraged, so kick off your shoes and dance up a storm! THE KENNETTS Well-known dance callers David and Ann Kennett are noted for the traditional Canadian content of their program. They call regularly for the Orillia Folk Society, Wye Marsh Heritage Day, Celtic Roots Folk Festival, and they call with The Kempencelts at Mariposa Folk Festival. Retired teachers, they are frequent visitors to area schools, teaching and advising staff on the dance component of the physical education program. TETHERA THE FRETLESS THE GREAT WOODEN TRIO Distinctive performance of song, story and music is the stock-in-trade of The Great Wooden Trio, four (yes, four) independent artists dedicated to reviving the lost art of listening. Comprised of a THE GREAT WOODEN TRIO guitarist, percussionist, singer and storyteller, they mix lyrical acoustic grooves, rich harmonies and world beat rhythms in brilliant, pleasing artistry. Their creative blend of material ranges from original compositions to new interpretations of classics, all threaded together by myths, legends and ballads, and spiced up with tales of enlightenment, personal experience and healthy doses of embellishment. THE KEMPENCELTS WEBSITE: www.myspace.com/greatwoodentrio THE KENNETTS 67 THE KRUGER BROTHERS THE TORONTO MORRIS MEN THE MACKENZIE BLUES BAND TODD CROWLEY’S MUSICAL PETTING ZOO Formed in Europe by Swiss brothers, Jens and Uwe Kruger, The Kruger Brothers were later joined by New Yorker, Joel Landsberg, and that’s where this story begins. With their foray into North America in 1997, the group shook up the scene with their incomparable sound, putting them in high demand. Listen to any one of their many albums, including Doc (Remembering Doc Watson, 2013), and you will understand why these guys, with their peculiar origins, are such a big deal on the American music scene. Doc Watson said they are “as fine a band as I’ve ever played with.” Since Doc said it, you know it’s true! WEBSITE: www.krugerbrothers.com Mix equal parts of soul and blues, raw talent, and a dash of retro style, and you get a pure musical tonic. The Mackenzie Blues Band is Tara MacKenzie, a powerhouse with a three-and-a-half octave range delivered with a ballsy and sultry swagger; Trevor MacKenzie, a versatile guitarist who shifts between styles with grace, all the while staying faithful to the blues genre; and bassist Joel Dawson and drummer Mike Weir, who glue the band together with snappy, funky, pulsing grooves. Their debut album, Back Road Revelation, has garnered significant airplay and rave reviews in Canada, the US and Europe. Check it out. WEBSITE: www.themackenziebluesband.com THE KRUGER BROTHERS Traditional morris dancing is usually associated with seasonal celebrations such as the arrival of spring or the turn of the year. Its origins are believed to date before 1400’s, although its precise history is not known in the absence of documentation of the pastimes of common folk. The Toronto Morris Men has been presenting this exuberant and visually exciting dance form since 1985. They see their dance as an expression of the joy of being alive, of being here now. They also love to sing, and have a repertoire that reflects a zest for good company and good sustenance. WEBSITE: www.facebook.com/pages/TorontoMorris-Men/194529260616821 Ever pluck a harp or drum on a djembe? Ever wompwomp on a didgeridoo or buzz into a shofar? Ever strum a mountain dulcimer or frail a banjo? All of these traditional folk instruments and about 100 more are part of Todd Crowley’s Traveling Musical Petting Zoo. It is a fully interactive, hands-on exhibition for musicians, young and old, novice to professional. The instruments tell a story of their own each time a child connects to the folk tradition by trying an instrument for the first time, or an adult rediscovers the joy of making music. Check it out - you will be surprised how much fun it is. WEBSITE: www.diatoddnics.com UNION DUKE This dynamic folk act bridges the gap from big city rock to country bluegrass with entwining, rambling banjos, soaring vocal harmonies, plucking electric guitars, and a fast, heel stompin’ beat. Their rough and rowdy dynamic, strong stage presence, and great tunes make them a real crowd pleaser at clubs and festivals. You have to see these five guys live, with their truckload of stirring folk rock, to THE MACKENZIE understand how really very good they are. Their BLUES BAND two well-received albums, Bandits & Bridges (2013) and One and Two (2012), also drive that point home. This is one band you don’t want to miss. WEBSITE: unionduke.co UNION DUKE THE TORONTO MORRIS MEN TODD CROWLEY’S MUSICAL PETTING ZOO Don’t Leave Mariposa Until You Visit The Archives Tent Drop by - Log On - Enjoy! No other festival has what Mariposa has! Make your way to the Archives Tent, just north of Main Gate. Explore over 50 years of audio and visual records, digitally preserved by professional archivists. Don’t be surprised to see a photo of yourself from 40 years ago! Or, if you are somewhat newer to the festival experience, come see how we got to where we are today. One of the great things about folk music is that so much of it exists outside of the commercial music industry. As a result, some of the greatest artistic moments happen outside of recording studios and controlled environments. Great moments occur when artists meet in less formal gatherings such as festival workshops or around campfires. Nobody knew this better than former Mariposa Artistic Director, Estelle Klein. A true trailblazer, Klein initiated programming for countless workshops. She had the foresight to realize that many of the moments she initiated would be unique and unrepeatable and she put in place a system whereby the Mariposa Folk Festival began recording all workshops. Today, with the generous support of York University and the Clara Thomas Archives, the Mariposa Folk Foundation is able to make these recordings - along with artifacts, photographs, film, video, and other documentation - available to the public for non-commercial and research uses. So drop by the Mariposa Archives tent. Log on and enjoy! And, when you go home after the Festival, think about what Mariposa artifacts you might have in those old shoeboxes at the back of the closet. Our goal is to enhance our already comprehensive archives selection. We will be calling out to people like you to help us fill out our collection. Your junk might just be Mariposa Gold! The Mariposa Archives Display Is Proudly Sponsored by: Musiques variées, actualités, concours... appelez-nous! Bureau : 705 549-3116 Studio : 705 549-8288 Sans frais : 1 877 208-3247 www.vaguefm.ca 72 Mariposa - More Than Music! Tai Chi and Qigong in the Morning Activate your body’s natural ability for healing, focus and movement by learning the basic movements of Tai Chi and Qigong, holistic practices that bring body, mind, emotions and spirit into balance and harmony. Your participation will enable you to fully enjoy and blend in the spirit of the festival. All ages and abilities welcome! Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. at the Ruth Stage. Interactive Stage Don’t miss the many activities on the Interactive Stage – pottery, yoga, photography and much more for all ages. Archives Display Visit the Archives Display and experience over 50 years of Mariposa! Autograph Sessions Ukulele-Building Workshops Once again the 2013 Mariposa Folk Festival presents an opportunity to build your very own ukulele. Make a trilele, soprano, alto, tenor, or baritone ukulele. Everything is provided including glue, simple tools and professional supervision. It’s easy, and you will have a quality instrument in about two hours. Saturday and Sunday, 11:00-4:00. Space is limited, so come early. See ‘Ukuleles’ on the site map for the location of this workshop. Studio Point Spend time with the exceptional artists on Studio Point. All ages are welcome to join in exercising your artistic talents. Many performers are pleased to meet festival guests and participate in autograph sessions. Please check the white board outside the Emporium for the names of performers and times they will be available. Volunteers will be selling 50/50 tickets all weekend long on the festival site. Tickets: $3.00 each or 2 for $5.00 The draw will take place on Sunday, July 7 at 8:30 pm. Winner will be announced on the Main Stage, posted on www.mariposafolk.com and published in the Orillia Packet & Times. PROCEEDS TO MARIPOSA FOLK FOUNDATION Thank you for your support and good luck! Maximum prize $8,250 cash. Total 5,500 tickets. License #M729505. Must be 18 years of age or older to purchase tickets. LSUMMER eacock FESTIVAL OPENING NIGHT - July 23, 8pm Host: Mark Kingwell, Steven Heighton and Jowita Bydlowska CARTOON CULTURE - July 24, 8pm Isaac Bickerstaff (aka Don Evans) and Mike Eddenden POETRY - July 25, 8pm Ian Williams, Jan Zwicky and Marty Gervais HUMOUR - July 26, 8pm Host: Terry Fallis, Lorne Elliot ME, MYSELF & I - July 27, 2pm Roger Bell, Sherry Lawson and Charlie Wilkins FANTASY NIGHT - July 27, 8pm Julie Czerneda, Ed Greenwood and Lesley Livingston PADDLE-IN SUNDAY - July 28, 11am Charlie Wilkins, Little Ship of Fools HOMEGROWN - July 28, 2pm Lauren Carter and Darryl Whetter CHILDREN’S DAY - July 26, 11am Neverland Leacock THE MARIPOSA BAND (detail): ARTHUR G. RACEY - 1912 Andrew Kaufman and Jan Zwicky aSSOCIATES AUTHORS • BOOKS • READERS leacockmuseum.com CITY OF ORILLIA - PARKS, RECREATION & CULTURE DEPARTMENT Aladdin Indian Cuisine ERA 67 705-326-7710 · aladdinbanquet.com Has been serving Orillia since 2005, and this is their 3rd year at Mariposa. Featuring vegetable Samosa, beef Samosa, Chana Masala, butter chicken, mango lassi and much more. Visit them at 1035 Mississaga St. West. era67.com Experience charcoal corn on the cob with flavoured butter, Canadian peameal bacon, lettuce and tomato, pulled pork sliders and riblets! At the festival and in our restaurant, Era 67 is a celebration of Canada’s finest foods. Apple Fritter Factory Farmer’s Daughter Kettle Corn 1-416-648-1195 Specializing in traditional Pennsylvania Dutch Treats such as Appel Flappen (Apple Fritters), traditional funnel cakes and fries/ fingers. The fried treat menu includes deep fried Mars Bars, Twinkies and Oreos. Our food puts a smile on any face! Farmer’s Daughter Kettle Corn Co. proudly serves an irresistible snack, cooked in an authentic open kettle the old fashioned way. Stirred by hand until each kernel pops, covering itself in a delicious coating. Black River Food Company blackriverfood.ca Specializing in satellite catering for festivals and events. They are excited to launch their food truck “Rollin‘ On The River.” Featuring organic, local vegetables, farmed elk, bison, trout, corn fritters. “Party-in-your-mouth” menu. Bread Heads breadheads.ca. At their store or an event, Bread Heads makes pizza in the Neapolitan tradition. Organic flour, a thin crust, balanced and flavourful toppings, baked in a wood fired oven. Bread Heads – 16 Duke Street East, Kitchener, Ontario, N2G 1W7. Concessions Canada – Coco Loco concessionscanada.ca or facebook.com/concessionscanada Concessions Canada is a mobile food project specializing in special event vending. Try our real coconut beverages today! Concession Canada, Inc. Juice Me Up For a morning boost, a midday snack or an evening treat, indulge in a gourmet smoothie to satisfy your hunger. A thirst quenching, refreshing treat. Freshly squeezed artisan juices will greet your taste buds with a symphony of flavours. Using local Ontario produce. Lemon Heaven charles@lemonheaven.com Lemon Heaven offers regular, cherry, lime and our new iced tea flavour freshly squeezed lemonade sure to quench anyone’s thirst. Biodegradable cups. Our lemons are yellow, but our company is green. Men With Knives 705-888-5125 · www.menwithknives.ca or info@menwithknives.ca Catering offers gourmet barbecue and movable feasts. A fully equipped mobile kitchen and wood fired smoker offers professional and delicious onsite catering for up to 500 people. Nuss Enterprises The Tamale Girl 519-807-4448 · erichnuss@gmail.com Presents food concessions at outdoor festivals. Owns and runs Merritt Street Inn / Early bird Restaurant, St. Catharines, Ont. Festival choices include Schnitzel on a bun, a variety of fruit crepes and pancakes for breakfast. 905-626-7431 Texas transplant Kathy Hanshaw provides tamales to specialty grocers and does catering. Tamales are naturally gluten-free, sugar-free, dairy-free, and egg-free too! Vegan options available and “carne-style” for the meat lovers! Oshawa, Ontario. POPsicles 905-243-1064 · jeantempleman@yahoo.com 100% delicious fruit popsicles. You’ll feel great giving them to your kids. Enjoy this delicious treat without feeling guilty! Simmo’s Original Smoke Grill 416-779-1838 · cliftonsimposon@rogers.com Simmo’s objective is to serve their guests with the most authentic Caribbean cuisine through the use of fresh ingredients and incomparable hospitality. Sunshine BBQ Gerry Ethier 705-323-5437 · cosethier@hotmail.com Sunshine BBQ is a local family operated business proudly associated with “Mariposa” for 13 years. Specializing in our own brand of sausages, hot dogs and back bacon on a bun. Organic selections. Sweet Dreams Ice Cream 41 flavours of ice cream including frozen yogurt and sherbet. Waffle and sugar cones are available. Fill your summer with delicious memories. Permanent locations at Couchiching Beach and Tudhope Parks. Thai Plate Restaurant 705-259-THAI (8424) · www.thaiplate.ca. The only authentic Thai Cuisine in Orillia owned & operated by a Thai chef. They provide you with the best quality, freshly prepared Thai food and an authentic “Thai experience” in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere. Just Like Mom Used to Buy - Tornado Potato 905-680-2288 · tomsevcovic@hotmail.com Made by skewering the whole potato and cutting with a specialized spiral slicer. The potato is spread evenly along the skewer and fried. Sprinkled with dry seasonings, served with ketchup. Ultimate Concession Trailer 416-795-6726 Gourmet fries are coming to town! Hand-Cut fries cooked in canola oil. Poutine cheddar curds & beef gravy, Canadian Poutine, real bacon, cheddar curds & gravy. New this year: juicy beef burger on a toasted bun. Uncle Terry’s Fries 705-797-2675 A vendor that can be found at most local festivals – always with new ideas! Excellent customer service and a clean cooking environment. Sweet potato fries, deep fried pickles, mushrooms and onion rings. Proud to be part of this great event. Mariposa Folk Festival Supporters Mariposa Folk Festival Supporters This is where your Big Time Excitement begins! Experience year round concerts & events in our 5,000 seat Entertainment Centre. Or play at one of our 2,500 slot machines and more than 110 gaming tables. 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A gathering place for arts, culture and community the LaKeheaD OriLLia Centre A new summer initiative that offers exciting and unique opportunities for creative learning – theatre, art, music, film, books, and more! 2013 Summer GatherinGS Visit www.lakeheadorilliacentre.ca for information and registration.