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Winnipeg Folk Festival Launches with Free Public Concert
| ARTIST: | Winnipeg Folk Festival |
| POSTED ON: | 2009-07-03 |
The 36th Winnipeg Folk Festival kicks off next week, with more than 300 performers ready to entertain over five days at Birds Hill Park. To celebrate the official launch, the Festival is holding a FREE PUBLIC CONCERT in downtown Winnipeg:
Winnipeg Folk Festival Launch featuring Mark Berube & The Patriotic Few
Wednesday, July 8, 2009 – 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Old Market Square – Free Public Concert!
MARK BERUBE & THE PATRIOTIC FEW
Mark Berube's multi-instrumental gifts, lyrical precision and luscious voice have been cutting a memorable line through the fog of pop/folk predictability for a long time now, in North America and across Europe. Backed by his new band The Patriotic Few, they are now "ducking in the shadows of a coastguard's hungry spotlight," and cutting a new wake. Read more here: http://www.markberube.com
The Winnipeg Folk Festival acknowledges the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage Arts Presentation Canada Program, the Province of Manitoba through the Department of Culture, Heritage, Tourism and Sport and the generous support of the City of Winnipeg through the Winnipeg Arts Council.
Ticket information and Festival schedules available at http://www.winnipegfolkfestival.ca
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