About Winterfolk

Winterfolk is an all-ages, urban blues and roots festival held annually in February and is situated in downtown Toronto. This winter festival emulates multi-stage rural summer festivals and has more than 150 artists performing on 5 stages for 3 days. It will also include workshops for guitar playing, song writing, and more.

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Winterfolk XII Sneak Preview Showcases

– Nov 30TH @ The Moonshine Café, Oakville  / Dec 7TH @ The Freetimes Café, Toronto  

 WHO: FEATURING: Rick Taylor, Soozi Schlanger, Ginger St. James, Tony Quarrington, Mr. Rick, HOTCHA!, Brian Gladstone, Noah Zacharin, and Julian Taylor

WHAT: Winterfolk XII Preview Show & Benefit

WHERE: The Moonshine Café, 137 Kerr St, Oakville / 905-844-2655 /

The Freetimes Café, 320 College Street, Toronto, ON / 416- 967-1078

WHEN: Sat. November 30th @ 9:00 pm and December 7th @ 8:00 pm

TICKETS: $10 adv. / $12 door @ www.winterfolk.com (all funds go towards support of artists of Winterfolk XII)

For Dinner Reservations at The Freetimes Café call 416- 967-1078

WEBSITES: www.winterfolk.com / www.moonshinecafe.com / www.freetimescafe.com

Festival-goers will have a chance to get a sneak preview of what’s in store at this year’s TWELFTH ANNUAL WINTERFOLK BLUES AND ROOTS FESTIVAL – which will run from February 14 – 16, 2014 – when blues and roots artists including Rick Taylor, Julian Taylor, Ginger St. James and Noah Zacharin, will take the stage at the Moonshine Café in Oakville on November 30th and Toronto’s Freetimes Café Dec 7th. For more information and updates please visit www.winterfolk.com

Every year Winterfolk Blues and Roots Festival engages in special “preview” performances that showcase some of the finest emerging and established talent the city has to offer. Festival-goers will have a chance to get a sneak preview of what’s in store at this year’s TWELFTH ANNUAL WINTERFOLK BLUES AND ROOTS FESTIVAL – which will run from February 14 – 16, 2014 – when audiences to get a glimpse of what will be on offer for the upcoming festival. The lineup includes bluesman Rick Taylor, singer-songwriter Soozi Schlanger of Swamperella, country tease queen Ginger St. James, guitar ace Tony Quarrington, skillet fried skiffle king Mr. Rick, hillbilly swing duo HOTCHA!, flying finger pickin’ Brian Gladstone, the illustrious Noah Zacharin, and award-winning troubadour and soul singer Julian Taylor. Artists will take the stage at the Moonshine Café in Oakville on November 30th and Toronto’s Freetimes Café Dec 7th. For more information and updates please visit www.winterfolk.com

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NEWSLETTER BLURB FOR FEST TICKET SALES…..

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WINTERFOLK XII BLUES & ROOTS FESTIVAL – FEB 14-16, 2014

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!! – EARLY BIRD SPECIALS AND MORE

 WHO: Some of the best blues & roots artists on the Canadian music scene today

WHAT: The Twelfth Winterfolk XII Blues and Roots Festival

WHERE: The Eaton Chelsea Hotel, 33 Gerrard St W  Toronto, ON / 416-595-1975

WHEN: February 14-16, 2014

TICKETS: To purchase tickets please visit https://www.winterfolk.com/winterfolk-advance-ticket-sales/

WEBSITES: www.winterfolk.com  / www.chelsea.eatonhotels.com

Mark your calendar and buy your tickets early as Winterfolk returns once again to Toronto’s Eaton Chelsea Hotel (formerly the Delta Chelsea Hotel), for the upcoming TWELFTH ANNUAL WINTERFOLK BLUES AND ROOTS FESTIVAL which will take place from FEB 14-16, 2014. Over 150 of the finest folk, roots, world and blues artists including Lynn Miles, Ron Hynes and Tony Quarrington will perform at the hotel’s Monarchs Pub, Market Garden Stage and various other stages all within the hotel. This year, besides the ongoing workshops, the festival will also include special tribute events and even a fingerstyle guitar competition. For more information on the festival, how to submit to the guitar competition and for updates please visit www.winterfolk.com

Toronto’s Winterfolk XII festival will present an exhilarating all-ages, mid-winter urban blues and roots event all under one roof. The newer events such as the “Honouring Our Own” and the award presentation proved to be a huge success last year and the fest will continue to present all kinds of fresh opportunities such as the fingerstyle guitar competition and special tribute concerts.

EARLY BIRD TICKETS ON SALE NOW – The festival is now promoting special early bird prices for day passes, all weekend / all access passes and will also provide at-the-door entry for individual events tickets for sale. To purchase tickets and for pricing details, please visit https://www.winterfolk.com/winterfolk-advance-ticket-sales/.

Stay tuned for more updates in the upcoming weeks when the festival will announce the artists, the stages and the workshops being presented.