2006 Calgary Folk Fest Lineup

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For anyone who may be interested......

Dave Alvin
(USA) - One of roots and American music's songwriting geniuses.

Amir Amiri Ensemble
(Iran/Alberta) - An exploration of Persian classical, western and world musics.

Angel Brothers
(UK) - British acoustic music collides with Bhangra and classical Indian rhythms.

Ari Up versus Dubblestandart
(Austria/Jamaica) - Kick-ass dub fronted by the legendary Slits’ Ari Up.


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Back of the Moon
(Scotland) - Exquisite Scottish traditional music.

Bedouin Soundclash
(Ontario) - Modern urban sounds with classic reggae grooves.

Dan Bern
(USA) - Caustic, literate stories from a musical demon.

Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and Salil Bhatt
(India) - Grammy-winning inventor of the Mohan Veena, with his son.

John Boutté
(USA) - New Orleans' soulful gospel and jazz crooner.

Broken Social Scene
(Ontario) - The quintessential creative, nuanced indie collective.


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Neko Case
(USA) - Image-laden, post-roots lyrics wrapped in a singularly gorgeous voice.

Doug Cox
(British Columbia) - With Sam Hurrie: Acoustic roots and blues on guitar, slide and dobro

Jay Crocker and the Electric Apes
(Alberta) - New school big band built on improvised funk and jazz.


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D.Rangers
(Manitoba) - Bluegrass madmen re-invent and twist traditional music.

Kris Demeanor and His Crack Band
(Alberta) - Cerebral folk resistance that puts the 'word' in wordsmith.

Ani DiFranco
(USA) - The return of the songwriting, storytelling, music-making righteous babe.

Luke Doucet
(Ontario) - A country verité pop music visionary.


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Kathleen Edwards
(Ontario) - Deceptively simple songs in a roots-rock twang vein.

Elliot Brood
(Ontario) - Blackgrass, death country, gritty folk and roof-raising hoedowns.

Andrew Elliot
(Australia) - South Asian comic magician and Fakir.


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Stephen Fearing
(Ontario) - Powerful lyrics, pure vocals and masterful musicianship.

Feist
(France/Alberta) - Canada’s sublime cabaret chanteuse.

Frigg
(Finland/Norway) - New acoustic, innovative Nordic folk.

Robbie Fulks
(USA) - Original old-style country music that's literate, witty and soulful.


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Galant, Tu Perds Ton Temps
(Quebec) - A capella Quebecois songs from 5 women and their male stepdancing accompanist.

Eliza Gilkyson
(USA) - An exquisite weaver of socially and politically relevant stories.

Matthew Good
(British Columbia) - Respected singer/songwriter, blogger and political activist performs a stripped-down, solo show.

Macy Gray
(USA) - A sassy, sophisticated amalgam of roots, funk, R&B and old soul.

Great Lake Swimmers
(Ontario) - Vintage folk and alt-country tales of heartbreak and nostalgia.

Grupo Fantasma
(USA) - Austin’s raucous musical wizards play old and new school Latin music.


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Ronnie Hayward and His Trio
(Alberta) - Swinging roots rockabilly, blues and old country.

Jeff Healey's Jazz Wizards
(Ontario) - Canada's guitar legend recreates cool, classic '20s and '30s jazz.

House of Doc
(Manitoba) - Hard-hitting four-part harmonies and traditional instrumentation.

Sam Hurrie
(British Columbia) - With Doug Cox, acoustic roots and blues on guitar, slide and dobro

Tim Hus
(Alberta) - Songs about bootleggers, bulldozers and buckin' horses.


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Kris Kristofferson
(USA) - Renaissance man: brilliant songwriter, musician and actor who's had an illustrious career since penning "Me and Bobby McGee."


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Little Axe
(USA/UK) - Blues and dub from Adrienne Sherwood (ON-U Sound), Skip McDonald, Doug Wimbish and Keith LeBlanc, from the Sugarhill Gang, Living Color and Tackhead.

Jez Lowe & the Bad Pennies
(UK) - One of folk music's finest social commentators.


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Madrigaïa
(Manitoba) - Cross-global vocal stylings from seven Winnipeg women.

The Mammals
(USA) - Subversive acoustic new-fashioned stringband music

Erynn Marshall and Chris Coole
(Ontario) - Old-timey fiddle and banjo tunes.

Aurelio Martinez
(Belize) - Latin sounds fused with traditional African-influenced Garifuna music.

Masaji
(Japan) - Masaji is a fantasy dreammaker who does traditional Japanese art magic.

Lorrie Matheson
(Alberta) - First-class, big-hearted songs with razor-edged lyrics.

Romi Mayes
(Manitboa) - Roadhouse torch twang and country Bourbon bluegrass.

Melissa McClelland
(Ontario) - An avant-garde pop noire mistress.

Ellen McIlwaine and Cassius Khan
(Alberta) - A blues/world hybrid on slide guitar and tabla.

Eric Moscopedis
(Alberta) - Eric Moscopedis creates a special site-specific sound installation.


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Niyaz
(USA/Iran) - An acoustic-electronic fusion of traditional Persian, Indian and Turkish music.


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Ndidi Onukwulu with Madagascar Slim
(BC/Ontario) - Her unforgettable voice channels the African blues spirit.


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Eliseo Parra
(Spain) - Eliseo Parra unearths and reinvents Spanish traditional music.


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La raquette à claquette
(Saskatchewan) - Prairie-fied traditional French Canadian acoustic music.

Ridgetop Syncopators
(USA) - Vintage Texas swing from Mark Rubin (Bad Livers) and other hot players.

The Roches
(USA) - A legendary trio of sisters with transcendent, awesome vocals.

Garnet Rogers
(Ontario) - A formidable instrumentalist and literate balladeer with a powerful baritone.

Rubinchik's Yiddish Ensemble
(USA) - Acoustic traditional Klezmer music.


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Salt
(British Columbia) - Two voices, four hands, ten instruments and wide-open ears.

Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band
(USA) - Rootsy and spirited songs from Louisiana.

Son Volt
(USA) - Alt-country pioneer Jay Farrar and his band trumpet hard lyrical and musical truths.

Sorrow Bound
(Alberta) - Some of Alberta's finest musicians (Tim Williams, Jane Hawley, Tom Phillips, Ron Casat) tribute Hank Williams.

Stew
(USA) - His "Afrobaroque" is comprised of humorous, ironic social commentary.


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Tania Tagaq
(Nunavut) - A ground-breaking meld of Inuk throat-singing with hip-hop and samples.

That 1 Guy
(Australia) - Futuristic funk from a one-man magic pipe band.

Daby Touré
(Mauritania) - New Afro-centric music built around strong rhythms and a powerful bass.


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Rachelle van Zanten
(Alberta) - Original slide blues from a Painting Daisies' member.


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Dar Williams
(USA) - Thoughtful, clever poetry from one of roots music's pre-eminent songcrafters.


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Leroy "The Grandmaster" Young
(Belize) - A street-wise dub poet.