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Folk Fest 2009 staff picks
With seven daytime stages running today, music fans attending the Winnipeg Folk Festival will have some tough decisions deciding what to see - but what a great dilemma.
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To help you narrow those choices down, we compiled a list of some of the Winnipeg Free Press staff picks.
Of course, these are just the tip of the iceberg. With so much great music happening all over the site, wandering from stage to stage and discovering new music is part of the festival's appeal.
Have fun.
Outlaws & Dreamers: Josh Ritter, Neko Case, Ridley Bent, Tony Dekker, Erik Arnesen (Green Ash, 12:45-2:15 p.m.)
Steelin' A Feelin': The Campbell Brothers, Watermelon Slim, Mary Flower, Big Dave McLean, Jon Rauhouse (Shady Grove, 2-3:15 p.m.)
One Nation Under a Groove: Digging Roots, Oka, Pacific Curls (Bur Oak, 2:15- 3:45 p.m.)
-- Rob Williams
Outlaws & Dreamers: (Green Ash, 12:45-2:15 p.m.)
Mirah concert: (Little Stage on the Prairie 1:15-2:15 p.m.)
Big Band Symphony: The Woodchoppers Association, Bellowhead, Bell Orchestre, Patrick Watson (Snowberry, 4-5:30 p.m.)
-- Jill Wilson
Outlaws & Dreamers: (Green Ash, 12:45-2:15 p.m.)
Steelin' A Feelin: (Shady Grove, 2-3:15 p.m.)
Big Band Symphony: (Snowberry, 4-5:30 p.m.)
-- Morley Walker
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition July 11, 2009 C3
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