Folk Fest

It seems so unlikely that Gwen Kallio didn’t even believe it.
Images of some of the performances at Jericho Beach Park Saturday evening.
The second day of the Vancouver Folk Music Festival included performances from K'Naan and The Head and the Heart.
The 35th annual Vancouver Folk Music Festival began Friday (July 13) with performers including Dan Mangan, Lucinda Williams, and Serena Ryder.
The 35th Vancouver Folk Music Festival kicked off on Friday (July 13) evening.
We look at the role of activism in music, plus performer previews.
The Surrey-based folksters have come a long way since their early days of busking on the streets.
According to Ozgu Ozman, Turkish tunes are all about suffering and longing.
To her delight, Amelia Curran realized she didn’t have to worry about staying within traditional folk boundaries when she began working on her upcoming album.
Sidi Touré blends the rhythmically subtle and many-layered music of the Songhai with diverse western inspirations to produce a unique “African crossroads” sound.