Inside World Music

The 2018 Edmonton Folk Music Festival took place August 9-12 at Gallagher Park. As always, it featured an eclectic line up of music from dif...

This year's Edmonton Folk Music Festival once again presented a huge variety of folk, blues, Worldbeat, and fusions of these genres a...

Johnny Clegg , a photo by raise my voice on Flickr. I am so glad I was able to catch some of Johnnny Clegg 's show at the Edmonton Folk...

La Bottine Souriante , a photo by raise my voice on Flickr. As a Quebec music enthusiast for many years, I was thrilled when I found out th...

Ladysmith Black Mambazo , a photo by raise my voice on Flickr. I know people who came to the 2012 Edmonton Folk Music Festival just to see ...

Jim Cuddy Band , a photo by raise my voice on Flickr. I have been a fan of Blue Rodeo for more years than I care to count. In fact, the...

Lennie Gallant , a photo by raise my voice on Flickr. Lennie Gallant is a modern troubadour, a teller of stories through song, and a da...

Natch'l Blues - EFMF 2011 , a photo by raise my voice on Flickr. Natch'l Blues is Canada's longest-running blues radio program...

Kila - EFMF 2011 , a photo by raise my voice on Flickr. Kila is a band that has been making waves in Ireland for years with its mix of tra...

Mighty Popo - EFMF 2011 , a photo by raise my voice on Flickr. When The Mighty Popo tells the audience to get up and dance, they listen. T...

Lyle Lovett , a photo by raise my voice on Flickr. Some performers need no introduction. Lyle Lovett is one of them. He performed with his...

Blackie and the Rodeo Kings - EFMF 2011 , a photo by raise my voice on Flickr. I still listen to the album Strays , the debut from a then-u...

Tim Robbins , a photo by raise my voice on Flickr. When I heard that Tim Robbins was now a touring musician, I had that same cynical thoug...

Guy Clark - EFMF 2011 , a photo by raise my voice on Flickr. Guy Clark is another performer I discovered by watching American Music Shop ...

James Keelaghan - EFMF 2011 , a photo by raise my voice on Flickr. James Keelaghan has a voice that draws you in and then will not let go ...

Edmonton Folk Music Festival 2011 , a photo by raise my voice on Flickr. I attended the Edmonton Folk Music Festival this past weekend. The...