Winterfolk XXIV Schedule

There May Be a Few Edits Prior to Festival Time

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There may be a few changes Prior to Winterfolk Time

Thursday February 12, 2026 – Emerging Talent Night    Get Tickets  Advance Price – Free  Door Price $10.00
Main Hall Southern Cross Room Living Room
Time Time
7:00 The Best of Jessica Stuart’s Open Stage (Rose and Crown) Hour 1 – Zoe Thiessen, Odd Marshall, Emma Cava The Best of Dr. B’s Acoustic Medicine Show Hour 1- Host Mike Weidman – Roger Zuraw, Dougal Bichan, Danny Blue, Bill Isen Best of Riverboat Mondays – Tyler Ellis Presents – Hour 1 Jordan Armstrong, Shelagh Hane, Jen Arima 7:00
8:00 The Best of Dr. B’s Acoustic Medicine – Host Mike Weidman Hour 2 – Imaginary Expedition, Tim Cranford, Jaimee Jacobczak, Mike Weidman Howard Gladstone Presents – Hour 1 – Julie Gladstone, Justin Orok, Addison Siemko Open Stage – details TBA 8:00
9:00 Toronto Folk Festival Presents – Host Phillip Vonesh presents lilydipper, Gabriel DeSantis (King Cardiac), Päter, Daisy Progosh Koizum Best of Riverboat Mondays – Tyler Ellis Presents – Hour 2 – Ben E. Wood, John Beairsto, Mark Denington, Alan Moffat 9:00
10:00 Howard Gladstone Presents – Hour 2 – Jacob McPherson, Sarah Greene, Gray Butler The Best of Jessica Stuart’s Open Stage (Rose and Crown) – Hour 2 – David Lair, Sylus Farkas Martins, Bree Bartha, Found Lost (aka Marc Vassallo)
Toronto Folk Festival Presents –  Phillip Vonesh, First Robin, Shawn William Clarke, Hikaru Koizumi
10:00
Friday February 13, 2026 – Blues Friday  Get Tickets Advance Price $29.00 – Door Price $35.00 
Time Main Hall Southern Cross Room Living Room Time
5:00 Suzanne Jarvie CD Releases her new album  ‘mother’s day’ The Storey Tellers 5:00
6:00 Blues Guitar Styles – Noah Zacharin, Suzie Vinnick, Jesse Greene John Dawson 6:00
7:00 The Swingin’ Blackjacks Fiddle Workshop – Saskia Tomkins, Chris McKhool, Brian Morgan Let’s Sing Host Melanie Peterson with Suzi Vinnick 7:00
8:00 Jesse Greene Ablett and Cooper

Tony Quarrington – Gentlemen of the Blues with Lonnie Johnson, Robert Johnson, Bukka White, Son House, and a few surprises.

8:00
9:00

Suzie Vinnick

Glen Hornblast and Friends – sing songs, tell stories, involve the audience, and have fun.

9:00
10:00 Sultans of String 10:00
 
Saturday February 14, 2026 – Sounds of Canada    Get Tickets    Advance Price $29.00 – Door Price $35.00 
Time Main Hall Southern Cross Room Living Room Time
1:00 Noah Zacharin Brian Morgan Cathy Anne 1:00
2:00 Brian Gladstone Harpin’ Norm Lucien Host David Storey hosts – Folkie Night in Canada with artist Howard Gladstone, 2:00
3:00 Sue and Dwight Host James Gordon Presents – Canadian Historical Songs with Tony Quarrington Host Tyler Ellis presents Songs About Canada Mike Weidman, Lynn Harrison 3:00
4:00 Jory Nash Danny Marks

Host Sue and Dwight Contemporary Folk Music with a Few Twists 

4:00
5:00 Melanie Peterson Shawna Caspi D’Arcy Wickham 5:00
6:00 Ariana Gillis Robert Priest Jory Nash Hosts Songs of the Road with Shawna Caspi, Young Novelists 6:00
7:00 Hugh’s Room Live Presents – host Michael Booth presents TBD Howard Gladstone Host Jessica Stuart Hosts Improvising Guitar with artist Noah Zacharin, D’Arcy Wickham 7:00
The Mid-Century Modernes Henry Lees & Soul Maître D’s Songs with Spirit Host Clela Errington host with Harpin’ Norm Lucien, Lynn Harrison, Glen Hornblast 8:00
9:00 Workshop TBD Storey Tellers The Young Novelists 9:00
10:00 Shakura S’aida
Lynn Harrison
Wayne Neon and Friends 10:00
Sunday February 15, 2026 – Sounds of the World   Get Tickets   Advance Price $29.00 – Door Price $35.00    
Time Main Hall Southern Cross Room
Living Room
Time
1:00

Guitar Summit Kevin Breit with Steve Briggs, Tony Quarrington

Fingerstyle Guitar Players – Host Jessica Sturart with Ablett and Cooper, Brian Gladstone

Brampton Folk Club Presents Hour 1 – “Once Upon a Time” – An in the round Story Songs: with Dan Gibson, Sally Campbell and Rucsandra Saulean.  Hour 2 –“The Great Canadian Cover Song Swap”  with Julia and Peter, and The Glenn McFarlane Trio.

1:00
2:00

Lightning Hill

Hikari Honda

2:00

3:00

Quarrington and Adams

In their Native Tongues – Laura Fernandez (Spanish), Taivi (Estonian) with Issac Muzikansky (Yiddish and more)

Robert Priest Presents Crafting Song Lyrics with Howard Gladstone, Lynn Harrison

3:00
4:00 Laura Fernandez

Taylor Abrahamse

Issac Muzikansky

4:00
5:00

Jessica Stuart

Kiiola

Clela Errington
5:00
6:00

James Gordon

Tyler Ellis

Host Kiiola presents – Blending Roots with the soul of Japan with Hikari Honda, Jessica Stuart

6:00
7:00

Danny Marks presents ‘I Did it My Way’ – Covers with Creative Twists – with Wayne Neon, David Storey

Frankie Hart 

7:00
8:00

Donné Roberts

The Young Novelists

Host Lynn Harrison presents –  Protest Songs with Hour 1 – Harpin’ Norm Lucien,  James Gordon, Glen Hornblast

Hour 2 – Taivi, Taylor Abrahamse, Brian Morgan, John Dawson

 

8:00
9:00 Russell deCarle Kevin Breit 9:00
10:00 Tony Springer Songs To Send You Home – Lynda Krarr, Jamie Valentine, Noah Zacharin,  and a few guests.
10:00
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