My heart just wasn't in it this year. Frankly, if it hadn't been for Evil Scientist's foot firmly placed on my behind I doubt very much if I would have gone at all.
In spite of being rather sad all weekend, I managed to increase my music collection by 12 CDs and one LP. Here are just a few places to look for some of the great music I heard and picked up this past weekend:
The place to go to get ready for next Year:
http://www.calgaryfolkfest.com
Beautiful, beautiful voice and lyrics:
http://www.basiabulat.com
Winnipeg turns out some great bands:
http://www.duhks.com
I bought their album on vinyl, I love that:
http://www.greatlakeswimmers.com
Relatively sure I need not say more:
http://www.bluerodeo.com
I love girls with banjos:
http://www.begoodtanyas.com
Said by the lead man “all music is folk music if it comes from the heart”:
http://samrobertsband.com
Loved her lyrics:
http://www.aimeemann.com
Punk accordions and trumpets, awesome:
http://www.choux.net
There's something so gentle and quirky about her:
http://www.juliedoiron.com
Also of note this weekend was the first real test of my new Nikon D60. Check out the album:
http://www.duxfordgirl.ca/inmemoriam/browse.php?id=2
Blue Rodeo closed with Lost Together. It's one of the few BR songs I don't listen to very much (not because I don't like it). Lost together would be nice...simply lost is hard.