Suzanne Vega at the Stan Rogers Folk Festival Sunday, July 28, 7pm Canso, NS $60-$165, stanfest.com I n Suzanne Vega’s 1985 single “Marlene On The Wall,” the titular character advises Vega to “not give up the goods too soon” when it comes to love. When it comes to live shows, though, all bets are off. […]
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Catch Bahamas at StanFest this weekend
Bahamas at StanFest mainstage Sunday, July 2, 10pm $50 day pass/$140 weekend pass “In some ways I’m grateful people still want to come see us play after three years of no new music, which is really nice,” says Afie Jurvanen, the laconic guitar wizard better known as Bahamas. “And also playing in the summertime in […]
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Make a Stanfest Vote
lindsay duncan The Stan Rogers Folk Festival is currently hosting a video contest for bands who are looking to win a spot playing in the festival. So far Ben Caplan and the Casual Smokers and Mary Stewart have uploaded videos of quiet, intimate little performances in their homes, while others like Amanda LeBlanc and Air […]
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Stanfest Lineup
The Stan Rogers Folk Festival has released its lineup for this year (the Fest runs July 1 – 3) and headliners include Judy Collins, who is a contemporary of Joan Baez (and one of me dear ma’s favorites) along with artists like Jason Collett (backed by the mighty Zeus, we hope!) the Crash Test Dummies […]
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Stanfest Lineup Announced
Jerry Jeff Walker: coolest old guy ever. The complete lineup for the Stan Rogers Folk Festival in Canso has been announced and it includes Jerry Jeff Walker, the country legend who originally wrote “Mr. Bojangles.” Nutty! The fest takes place July 2nd to 4th and you can buy advance weekend passes and tickets here.To learn more about the lineup and the festival, click here. Alan Levandoski; Alex Cuba; Alpha Yaya Diallo; Andres Godoy; Andrew White; Ariana Gilles Baskery; Bruce Guthro and the Danes; Cheryl Wheeler; Chloe Albert; Chuck Brodsky; Cliff Eberhardt; Danny Michel; Darrell Grant; Dave Gunning; David Francey; David