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Roy Hargrove, Buck 65, and Toshi Reagon kick off the opening weekend of the 2010 Winnipeg Jazz Fest
Posted by: Paul Little • June 29, 2010 @ 4:18am
After offering up a "preview concert" last Wednesday night featuring living legend Sonny Rollins (a show I unfortunately had to miss because I was out of town), the newly-named TD Winnipeg International Jazz Festival officially kicked off this past weekend.
Interview: Multi-talented Toronto singer/songwriter Emm Gryner
Posted by: Paul Little • March 30, 2010 @ 12:47pm
Emm Gryner has a career that most people who choose a life in the arts would dream of.
The Melodic Monkey Awards: Our Top Music of 2009
Posted by: Paul Little • January 31, 2010 @ 11:22pm
Tonight, the music world celebrated the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, which we covered on our site. But as we did last year, we're pairing up our annual awards for the best in music along with the industry's awards.
Interview: Canadian folk duo Dala (Sheila Carabine & Amanda Walther)
Posted by: Paul Little • January 21, 2010 @ 1:10pm
Dala had quite the year in 2009! Besides playing the Winnipeg Folk Festival (where ShowbizMonkeys.com got the chance to talk with them), they played seemingly ever other folk and bluegrass festival in Canada and the United States last year, steadily growing their fanbase on the way.
Interview: Celtic folk singer and multi-instrumentalist Loreena McKennitt
Posted by: Paul Little • October 17, 2009 @ 8:37pm
At this past summer's Winnipeg Folk Festival, I got the chance to see some incredibly amazing performers, both young folk acts just coming into their own, as well as some classic names in folk and roots music. Between Loudon Wainwright III, Arlo Guthrie, Elvis Costello, and Loreena McKennitt, there was no shortage of legends hitting the stage.
Folk Fest Interview: Loudon Wainwright III talks about music, his famous offspring, and his role in the blockbuster kids' movie G-Force
Posted by: Paul Little • August 12, 2009 @ 7:07am
It's not every day you get to meet and speak with a bona fide legend. Sure, I've met and talked to a lot of amazingly talented comedians, actors, and comedians over the last 2 years I've been doing interviews for ShowbizMonkeys.com.
The Winnipeg Folk Festival wraps up with Patrick Watson, Loreena McKennitt, and satisfied folkies
Posted by: Paul Little • July 13, 2009 @ 5:44am
The 36th Annual Winnipeg Folk Festival came to a close on Sunday night with a main stage performance by Celtic folk icon Loreena McKennitt, while over at Big Blue @ Night, Great Lake Swimmers finished things off. Prior to that, Patrick Watson (and his band, now called The Wooden Arms) awed and amazed at Big Blue, while legendary folk singer Arlo Guthrie pleased the big crowd on the main stage.
Bellowhead, Serena Ryder the stand-out performances on Saturday at the Winnipeg Folk Festival
Posted by: Paul Little • July 12, 2009 @ 4:19am
Multi-genre band Bellowhead were the surprise of the day at the Winnipeg Folk Festival on Saturday, as the UK-based 11-piece band played their unique blend of folk, rock, ska, jazz, soul, and world music to roaring (and dancing) crowds on the main stage. Several spontaneous conga lines were even formed.
Iron & Wine highlight of Winnipeg Folk Festival so far (and other Day 3 notes)
Posted by: Paul Little • July 11, 2009 @ 6:44am
The third night of the Winnipeg Folk Festival was a busy day, and for that reason, this is going to be a shorter update tonight. It was a long, mostly cool day out at Bird's Hill Park on Friday, and sleep awaits -- but here we go!
Friday at the fest was all about the singer-songwriter -- at least for this writer.
Xavier Rudd headlines second night of the Winnipeg Folk Festival
Posted by: Paul Little • July 10, 2009 @ 5:38am
If you've been following our Twitter updates on the left side of our home page (or directly at twitter.com/showbizmonkeys), then you know what Day 2 of the Winnipeg Folk Festival was like -- the music was great, the atmosphere was awesome, and the weather was all over the place.
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