The ever-outspoken Natalie Maines heads to the Vancouver Folk Music Festival with her decidedly un-country solo album, Mother; plus, six other acts to see at Jericho Beach.

	Natalie Maines breaks out of the country
	Black Prairie branches out from bluegrass
	Jayme Stone’s Lomax Project taps into a treasure trove
	Briga draws inspiration from her own community
	Collaborations let Phildel explore new territory
	Danny Michel and the Garifuna Collective project is the result of years of work
	Trying times gave rise to the Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars