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Catching Up With Del Barber

By Katie King at 4:04 PM on August 9, 2012

The Calgary Folk Music Festival was filled with vast and various Canadian musicians that haven’t quite trickled down to the States yet. Del Barber is one of them. Now based in his hometown of Winnipeg, Barber spent his early 20s exploring—working in 15 states and eight providences during the time—before falling for open-mic nights, and eventually becoming a Juno-nominated troubadour will a major-label record, the recent Headwaters. He was very well received throughout the Calgary Folk Fest, charismatic on stage as he told his characteristic quippy stories between songs. Directly after his early show on the last day of the... read more

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Calgary Folk Festival 2012 Day Four Recap and Photos

By Katie King at 4:00 PM on July 30, 2012

While there were a handful of notable solo shows early on in the day, namely Lowlands, Del Barber and the Magnetic North (all who went on before noon), the real draw of day four of Calgary Folk Fest both musically and crowd-wise were the workshops. Sunday was the first day that they noticeably outshone the single concerts, and crowds were enamored by the large range of jams taking place all over the park.... read more

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Calgary Folk Festival 2012 Day Three Recap and Photos

By Paste News at 5:00 PM on July 29, 2012

By day three, the Calgary Folk Festival was in full swing: all seven stage were in use by 10:30 a.m. with both solo shows and workshops, food trucks continued to swell "vendor row." And while Mary Chapin Carpenter was the headliner of the evening, Gillian Welch (accompanied by Dave Rawlings), absolutely stole the night. read more

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Calgary Folk Festival 2012 Day Two Recap and Photos

By Katie King at 4:00 PM on July 28, 2012

With the weather warmer and sunnier than the sweater weather of the day before, day two of Calgary Folk Festival began with a series of mid-afternoon shows at stages scattered around the park.... read more

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Calgary Folk Festival 2012 Day One Recap and Photos

By Katie King at 1:30 PM on July 27, 2012

In its 33rd year, Alberta's Calgary Folk Festival has grown up with its city, evolving as the city has shed its skin and taken on a new arts-focused mentality. Held at Prince's Island Park in the heart of downtown Calgary, 12,000 people come each year to perform, volunteer and enjoy the music. read more

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