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Announcing Winterfolk XXI – Feb 24, 25, 26, 2023
Announcing Winterfolk XXI - The 21st edition of Toronto's Winterfolk Blues and Roots Festival will be welcoming their audience back on February 24, 25 & 26, with live shows featuring more than 100 artists on five...
Winterfolk Festival is this weekend
It’s official: Toronto’s Winterfolk Blues and Roots Festival adds award-winning guitarist and singer-songwriter Sue Foley to this year’s event lineup for the weekend. Fresh off the release of her latest album, 2021’s...
Brian Gladstone Interview with Rick Keene
Winterfolk - Twentieth Anniversary by RicKeene
Winterfolk Confirms 20th Annual Lineup
Submitted by Sandy Graham Reprinted from From Record World It’s official: Celebrating its landmark 20th year presenting the finest sounds around, Toronto’s Winterfolk Blues and Roots Festival adds award-winning...
Virtual Winterfolk Blues & Roots Festival Set for Feb. 18-20
Toronto, Ontario’s annual blues and roots festival, will be streamed online, February 18-20, 2022 from 7-10 p.m. EST all three nights. by MICHAEL KORNFELD on Feb 10, 2022 • 10:46 - reprinted from Acoustic Music Scene As was...
Winterfolk XX Confirms Lineup
Toronto's blues & roots fest moves online with free sets by Sue Foley, Shari Ulrich, Lucy Kaplansky, Jack de Keyzer Band, Suzie Vinnick, Ori Dagan and plenty more. By Darryl Sterdan It’s official: To celebrate its...
Segerini: Don’t believe a Word I Say
Reprinted from issue January 2022 - Toronto’s Annual Winterfolk Blues and Roots Festival has announced it’s 20th annual roster: Sue Foley, Shari Ulrich, Lucy Kaplansky, Mean Mary, Jack de Keyzer Band, Robert Priest, Jerome...
TORONTO’S ANNUAL WINTERFOLK CONFIRMS 20TH ANNUAL LINEUP
Reprinted from Grate Ful Web -It’s official: Celebrating its landmark 20th year presenting the finest sounds around, Toronto’s Winterfolk Blues and Roots Festival adds award-winning guitarist and singer/songwriter Sue Foley...
Winterfolk, le mini-festival bruxellois où manger de la fondue au fromage
Reprinted from Le Soir - Vous aimez le théâtre et encore plus les fondues ? Un mini-festival a décidé de conjuguer les deux pour nous offrir une soirée insolite et surtout hautement cocooning à Bruxelles. On a trouvé LE...
Toronto’s Annual Winterfolk Blues and Roots Festival Confirms 20th Linue
Reprinted from Cashbox Online Magazine - It’s official: Celebrating its landmark 20th year presenting the finest sounds around, Toronto’s Winterfolk Blues and Roots Festival adds award-winning guitarist and...
20TH WINTERFOLK BLUES AND ROOTS FESTIVAL
20TH ANNUAL WINTERFOLK BLUES AND ROOTS FESTIVAL: SUE FOLEY, JULIAN TAYLOR, ORI DAGAN + MORE PERFORM FEBRUARY 18-20 FREE ONLINE Reprinted from ORCA - Your Arts and Entertainment News Source - It’s official: Celebrating its...
Winterfolk Blues and Roots Festival Feb 18-20
Reprinted from Blues Festival Guide, Jan. 2022 - TORONTO, CANADA – Celebrating its landmark 20th year presenting the finest sounds around, Toronto’s Winterfolk Blues and Roots Festival added award-winning guitarist and...
Music Digest
– It is unfortunate that the 20th anniversary of Toronto’s important annual Winterfolk Blues and Roots Festival has to be held online, but organisers have curated an impressive list of performers. It includes...
Winterfolk 2022 Announced
Reprinted from Live Ontario Music Many of the musicians that look forward to performing during Winterfolk are the kind of people that Live Music Ontario was built to serve. If you can attend any of the places where they...
Winterfolk Returns With Streamed Performances
By Darryl Sterdan | 2021-01-21 | Reprinted from Tinnitist Magazine Toronto’s 19th Annual festival is Set for Feb. 19th & 20, with a slate of online acts. When a Canadian music festival has been running for 19...
Winterfolk XIX Music Festival is Set to Stream in February
by Michael Raine Jan 20, 2021 | Reprinted from Canadian Musician Magazine, Jan 20, 2021 After 19 consecutive years, the organizers of Toronto’s annual Winterfolk Blues & Roots Festival aren't going to stop...
Julian Taylor
Evolving creatively is a key goal for any artist, especially for songwriters. Being able to tap into the vein of shared experiences by way of a personalized point of view is a gift the best songwriters are able to build...
Jack de Keyzer
Jack will be playing a rare solo set at Winterfolk XIX. Acclaimed guitarist, singer, song writer, band leader and producer, Jack de Keyzer rarely sits still. For 46 years or roughly a couple million miles, de Keyzer...
Ken Whiteley
Ken Whiteley is one of Canada’s most respected “roots” musicians. Drawing on his incredibly rich background in blues, gospel and folk styles, this 7 time Juno award nominee is always a wonderful addition to any festival or...
Laura Fernandez
Born in Madrid, Laura Fernandez is a versatile singer songwriter pianist whose music merges the genres of pop, jazz and Latin music. Laura Fernandez a modern-day renaissance woman. She is an acclaimed painter, award-winning...
Melanie Peterson
Blessed with a voice reminiscent of an early Joni Mitchell, and an ability to imbue her vocals with palpable and authentic emotion, Saskatoon-born, Toronto based singer, songwriter and actress Melanie Peterson has become...
Mandy Goodhandy
Mandy Goodhandy will be teaming up with her musical partner as the duo "Lady & the Rambler" Mandy Goodhandy is a singer, comedian, and author who dips into her background of Musical Theatre and Cabaret. Her choices of...
Donné Roberts
Donné Roberts is a 2 X Juno Award Winner! Donné Roberts is a guitarist, singer and songwriter from Toronto ON Canada. Donné Roberts is a passionate performer. When he hits the stage he carries with him an energy that...
Diana Braithwaite and Chris Whiteley
DIANA BRAITHWAITE - A vintage and classic blues & jazz performer When Diana Braithwaite sings, you hear passion, with sultry stories of life beautifully expressed through music. Born in Toronto, Braithwaite is a...
Ariana Gillis
Gillis displays a confidence and poise beyond her years. Ariana Gillis is singer-songwriter who grew up in the heart of Niagara, Ontario. Her ability to tell intricate stories with her songs caught the attention of...
Suzie Vinnick
A Saskatoon native transplanted to the Niagara Region of Ontario, Suzie Vinnick is the proud owner of a gorgeous voice, prodigious guitar and bass chops, and an engagingly candid performance style. Her career has seen...
Q & A – Tony Quarrington and Zoey Adams
One-of-its-kind Canadian musical duo Q&A — as in JUNO Award-winning Tony Quarrington and his esteemed counterpart Zoey Adams — deliver the second release in their multi-genre triple EP offering, One More FOLK Thing,...