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Announcing the Business of Music Essentials Workshop Series
We're super excited to announce the Business of Music Essentials, an online workshop series, in partnership with Paisley Blues Festival! This series focuses on the essential aspects of the music business. From touring to producing; networking to promotion - these 3...
Business of Music Essentials in World Wide Web on 09/14/20
Summerfolk Virtual Sunday Night Schedule!
We are very excited about tonight's virtual Sunday night. Here is the line-up, and you can grab the stream here at video.summerfolk.org 7PM Intros, Greetings from Dignitaries 7:04 Grier Coppins pipes us in 7:08 Celeigh Cardinal 7:39 Larry Jensen 7:53 The MacKenzie...
Summerfolk Virtual Sunday Night August 23
Although Summerfolk 2020 is cancelled, the Georgian Bay Folk Society has announced a virtual Sunday night event to celebrate what would have been the 45th Summerfolk Music and Crafts Festival. On August 23rd, the virtual event will be simultaneously streamed on the...
Summerfolk Covid19 Update
Monday, April 27th, 2020 Owen Sound, ON – After much consideration, the Georgian Bay Folk Society has regretfully decided to cancel the 45th Summerfolk Music and Crafts Festival, scheduled for August 21 – 23, 2020, due to continued uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19...
Covid-19 update
Here at The Georgian Bay Folk Society, we have been keeping ourselves up to date with our information regarding the Coronavirus Pandemic and how it may affect Summerfolk 45: Music, Arts & Crafts Festival. We would like to make it clear that our first priority is...
Summerfolk and COVID-19
Hello Friends, Families, Volunteers, Patrons and Community Members, Our Georgian Bay Folk Society staff, the board of directors, and committees are watching the COVID-19 developments with careful judgement and while ensuring that all of these people are safe, we are...
Georgian Bay Roots Seeks New Host(s)
Summerfolk's official radio show Georgian Bay Roots is looking for a new host, or pair, to take over a monthly spot. The weekly radio show shares an hour of the music made and played in Grey Bruce alongside folk and roots music from across Canada and around the world....
Summerfolk 45 in Owen Sound on 08/21/20
Youth Discoveries Alumni in Owen Sound on 10/24/19
Sun Times Article #12: Prepare for the magic
Every year Artistic Director James Keelaghan writes a series of 12 articles for the Owen Sound Sun Times previewing the Summerfolk Music and Crafts Festival By James Keelaghan When I became the Artistic Director of Summerfolk eight years ago, it was all very new to...
Sun Times Article #11: From unexpected places…
Every year Artistic Director James Keelaghan writes a series of 12 articles for the Owen Sound Sun Times previewing the Summerfolk Music and Crafts Festival By James Keelaghan Two years ago, with the help of the Trillium Foundation, we ran a series of seminars called...