menu2017 performances
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Canadian Connections Celebration Thursday August 17
| 7:00-7:45 | Opening Ceremonies |
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| 8:00-8:30 | Chippewa Travellers |
| 8:45-9:35 | The Jerry Cans |
| 9:50-11:00 | Buffy Sainte-Marie |
Friday Night August 18
| Amphitheatre | Down by the Bay | |||
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| MC Treasa Levasseur | 5:30- 7:00 | Youth Discoveries Host-Jonathan Farmer Bare Sierra Clarissa Fortin Paige Ballagh Taylor Holden and the Law of Averages Moscow Apartment | ||
| 6:00-6:30 | Turbo Street Funk | 7:10-7:55 | Down and Dirty The Jerry Cans Mayhemingways | |
| 6:35-7:10 | Turkwaz | 8:05-8:50 | Dance and Celebrate Circle's Corner Dance band Connla | |
| 7:20-8:00 | Don Ross | 9:05-9:55 | High and Lonesome Ellis Paul Kelly Prescott Matt Epp | |
| 8:05-8:45 | Moulettes | 10:10-10:55 | Rhythm is a Constant Beat Élage Diouf Shakura S'Aida Coco Love Alcorn | Down by the River 9:00 PM Scenic City Film Festival presents the premiere of RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World |
| 9:00-10:00 | Bill and Joel Plaskett | 11:10-11:55 | Trevor MacKenzie Band | |
| 10:10-11:00 | Korrontzi | 0:10- 01:00 | The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer |
Saturday Daytime, August 19
| Down By the Bay | Homemade Jam | Sharing Circle | Wine Bar | Gazebo | Down by the River emphasis on dance | Amphitheatre | |
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| 11:00-12:00 | Let's Get this Party Started Élage Diouf Delhi 2 Dublin Shakura S'Aida | A Room of my Own David Newland Moscow Apartment Jake Feeney | Unplugged and Unhinged Friends of Fiddler's Green | Joel Parisien ( The Commissionaires) Paige Ballagh | Starts With M Madison Violet Matt Epp Matthew Byrne | Hurtin' songs Mayhemingways Kelly Prescott Ken Yates | 11:00 Summerfolk Choir Rehearsal Director Treasa Levasseur |
| 12:00-1:00 | Off the Beaten path Murder Murder The Jerry Cans Siqiniup Qilauta | 12:00-12:30 Open Stage | How did he do that? Don Ross | Ellis Paul Jacob Moon ( The Commissionaires) | Trad Mélange Bon Débarras Connla | Basque Dance Korrontzi | |
| 1:00-2:00 | Concert 1:15- 1:55 The Commissionaires | 12:40-1:30 Concert Gathering Sparks 1:30-2:00 Open Stage | 1:00 Drum styles Ravi Binning (Delhi 2 Dublin ) Tarun Nayar (Delhi 2 Dublin ) Élage Diouf | Love on a rainy day Coco Love Alcorn Turkwaz | Concert Kelly Prescott | Learn Balfolk Circle's Corner Dance Band | |
| 2:00-3:00 | Songs from a Hat Treasa Levasseur Madison Violet Kelly Prescott Gathering Sparks | Songs of ChangeGrit Laskin Todd Crowley Taylor Holden and the Law of Averages | Ellis Paul talks songwriting Ellis Paul | Strange Love Al Simmons The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer | Northern Games Siqiniup Qilauta | Step and Percussive dance Linsey Beckett (Kelly Prescott) Bon Débarras | |
| 3:00-4:00 | \ Life's Other Side Ruthie Foster Good Lovelies Matthew Byrne | Make a Joyful Noise Friends of Fiddler's Green Ken Yates | Story Slam Tell us your story 5 minutes, no notes Tales of the dog Hosted by David Newland | Concert 3:00 Jake Feeney Concert 3:35 Mayhemingways | Glorious Travellers Matt Epp Turkwaz | 3:00-5:00 Saturday Afternoon Contra Dance Caller Frank Francalanza Circle's Corner Dance Band | |
| 4:00-5:00 | Blues by the Bay Shakura S'Aida Trevor MacKenzie Band The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer | 4:00-4:30 Open Stage | Let’s meet the uilleann pipes Conor Mallon (Connla) | Sweet Relief 4:20 Gathering Sparks Bare Sierra | Wood and WordsDon Ross Ken Yates | ||
| 5:00 | 5:15 Cafe Concert Matt Epp | ||||||
| 1:00-3:00 On the Hill (between Gazebo and Down by the River Stilt Walking workshops with Lookup Theatre Juggling while you wait | |||||||
| 5:00 Summerfolk Circle Spinning workshops with Vita Twirlin' Diva |
Saturday Night August 19
| Amphitheatre | Down By the Bay | |||
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| MC- David Newland | ||||
| 6:00-6:30 | Bon Débarras | |||
| 6:40-7:15 | Friends of Fiddler's Green | 7:00-8:00 | Pushing the Envelope Trad.Attack! Moulettes | |
| 7:20-7:55 | Ellis Paul | 8:00-9:00 | Tiny Lights Madison Violet Coco Love Alcorn Treasa Levasseur | |
| 8:05-8:45 | The Accidentals | 9:00-10:00 | Turbo Harpoon Turbo Street Funk The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer | Down By the River 9:00 Scenic City Film Festival An evening of music themed shorts! |
| 9:00-9:50 | Good Lovelies | 10:00-11:00 | Interlachen The Accidentals Olivia and the Creepy Crawlies | |
| 10:00-11:00 | Ruthie Foster | 11:00-00:00 | Élage Diouf | |
| 00:00-0100 | Delhi2Dublin |
Sunday Daytime, August 20
| Time | Down by the Bay | Homemade Jam | Sharing Circle | Wine Bar | Gazebo | Down by the River | Amphitheatre |
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| 10:30-12:00 | Gospel In the Amphitheatre The Commissionaires Shakura S'Aida Coco Love Alcorn Gathering Sparks The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer |
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| 11:00-12:00 | Most Cruel Murder Murder Matthew Byrne(H) | ||||||
| 12:00-1:00 | Madeline's Table Good Lovelies (H) Turkwaz Ken Yates Moulettes | 12:00 Open Stage 12:30-1:15 Learning Moments Clarissa Fortin Jake Feeney | 12:15 Unplugged Trad.Attack! | Unwound Don Ross Trevor MacKenzie | Concert 12:00-12:40 Connla | Madame X Élage Diouf Olivia and the Creepy Crawlies(H) | |
| 1:00-2:00 | Concert 1:25-2:00 Madison Violet Madison Violet | 1:20-2:20 Turbo Street Funk (h) Paige Ballagh | Story Slam Kitchen Confidential David Newland 5 minutes, no notes, tell us your story | Summerfolk Sing-Along Gathering Sparks | Kid Stock 12:55- 2:10 Al Simmons Ellis Paul Siqiniup Qilauta | Instrumental Jam Bring your instruments! Host Circle's Corner Dance Band | Summerfolk Choir Rehearsal Director Treasa Levasseur |
| 2:00-3:00 | The Pipes are Calling 2:10 Trad.Attack! Connla (H) | 2:30-3:00 Open Stage | Sacred Steel Chuck Campbell (Shakura S'Aida) | Squeeze Playing Ian Robb, Alistair Brown(Friend's of Fiddler's Green) | Concert 2:15-2:50 Matthew Byrne | Balfolk The Circle’s Corner Dance Band | |
| 3:00-4:00 | Concert 3:00-3:45 Olivia and the Creepy Crawlies Concert 3:50-4:25 Murder Murder | 3:00-3:45 The Idea of the North David Newland Siqiniup Qilauta | Harp of Hearing Emer Mallon (Connla) Emer Mallon (Connla) | The Art of Accapella Matthew Byrne Ian Robb (h) | Concert 3:00-3:40 Ken Yates | Quebec Dance Styles Bon Débarras Frank Francalanza | |
| 4:00-5:00 | 4:30-5:45 Youth Reprise Coco Love Alcorn (H) Bare Sierra Clarissa Fortin Paige Ballagh Taylor Holden and the Law of Averages Moscow Apartment | ||||||
| 3:00-3:45 Twirling Workshops Vita Twirling Diva at the children's area | 1:00-3:00 On the Hill (between Gazebo and Down by the River Stage) Stilt Walking workshops withLookup Theatre there's Juggling while you wait | Childrens Parade 3:45 Turbo Street Funk Lookuo Theatre Vita Twirlin' Diva | |||||
Sunday Night, August 20
| Amphitheatre | Down by the Bay | |
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| MC-Jonathan Farmer | ||
| 4:00-4:40 | Al Simmons | |
| 4:45-5:05 | Summerfolk Choir | |
| 5:15-5:55 | Shakura S'Aida | |
| 6:05-6:45 | Trad.Attack! | |
| 6:55-7:30 | Danny Michel | |
| 7:45-8:50 | Serena Ryder | |
| 8:50-9:00 | Finale | 9:00-11:00 Summerfolk42 Farewell Danny Michel, The Accidentals,Turbo Street Funk |
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