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Oliver Schroer1956 – 2008

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Board of directors 2007/08Board of directors

aengus finnan ..................................... [email protected] flanagan Mccarthy [email protected] flohil.. .............................. [email protected] Hamilton. [email protected] Kershaw [email protected] Landry [email protected] Loewenberg [email protected] Macdonald [email protected] Mills ................................ [email protected] rochefort .............. [email protected] suba sankaran ........................... [email protected] shaw ......................... [email protected] Vanderhorst ......................... [email protected]

staffGeneral Manager - Jennifer fornelliYouth and Community OutreachManager - erin Barnhardt

Office Administrator - Jessica Van dusenAdministrative Coordinator - Vincent Ponka

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O N T a r I O C O u N C I L O F F O L K F e S T I v a L S

Table of Contents

President’s Message .................................................................................................................................... 4

Our Sweet Staff .............................................................................................................................................5

New Members 2008 ..................................................................................................................................... 6

Making Connections ....................................................................................................................................7

Oliver Schroer .............................................................................................................................................. 8

OCFF Green Team .............................................................................................................................. 9 & 10

Car Sharing .................................................................................................................................................11

Early Summer Festivals Map ............................................................................................................ 12 & 13

Late Summer Festivals ...................................................................................................................... 14 & 15

Touring on Two Wheels ...................................................................................................................... 17 & 18

Conference Update .....................................................................................................................................19

OCFF at a Glance .............................................................................................................................. 21 & 22

Conference Registration .............................................................................................................................23

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The president’s voice by Aengus Finnan

Welcome sweet summer. For some this is the season of drifting down the highway to the next gig, for others the delight of having festivals to attend or see spring up in local parks, and for others it is an intense period of last minute planning, ticket sales and production schedules. Regardless of the role or perspec-tive, I would like extend congrat-ulations on behalf of the OCFF Board to all of the volunteers, organizers, Boards of Directors, participants, artists, and audi-ence members who have worked and gathered to bring this year’s crop of festivals to fruition. It is an enormous endeavour to orchestrate a festival. There is pride and generosity in the sweat and smile of every volunteer. It is an acute responsibility to be a Festival Board member and govern to ensure fiscal health and long-term vision. Years of unsung effort and miles of highway bring each musician to a stage. Courage and entrepreneurial spirit lie be-hind every vendor and exhibitor. And there is passion and appre-ciation in every audience member who invests time and money to attend an event. In the end we all play a part in the success, meaning, and legacy of a folk festival, and col-lectively we create more than just an event on a weekend in time; we enrich the character and cul-ture of our communities, and in turn our country. With over 30 member festi-vals, an additional 30 member organizations, and over 300 in-dividuals (including many musi-cians from across the country), the OCFF is proud to celebrate and support the people and ac-tivities that fill our province’s

fields with folk music each sum-mer, and indeed our halls and theatres year round. In an effort to better serve our members the OCFF has initi-ated a Festival and Audience Sur-vey with Hill Strategies as part of our Ontario Trillium Foundation funded stakeholder research. In essence, the more we know about our community the more we can fine-tune and enhance our deliv-ery of services. To do this we are now inviting all festival attendees to participate in a summer survey to help identify and illustrate the social and economic impact of our collective activities. You can find the survey at www.festival-sur-vey.com and your participation would be most appreciated. Finally, at the time of press our quest for an Executive Direc-tor continues. It is a challenging process, but one that we are confident will eventually reap rewards for us all. In the interim my continued thanks are extend-ed to the Executive Committee of the Board for their Executive

Director level duties, to Jennifer Fornelli for her enhanced role as General Manager, and to our tremendous office staff. Summer, a time of great growth and activity…. Fall, a time for harvest and celebra-tion. Congratulations once again to all the festivals of summer, hats off to everyone for your many roles, and we look forward to seeing you all at the conference this October in Ottawa.

Sincerely,

Aengus FinnanOCFF Board President

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OUR STAFF ARE SWEET! by Ellen Hamilton

Stopping by the office you’ll find the staff busy with a myriad of jobs needed to steer the good ship OCFF towards our fall con-ference. Spirits are kept buoyed by good humour, teamwork, the occasional cake-break and rafts of creative ideas. The staff says working at the OCFF is a collabo-ration between one other as they share ideas with not only them-selves but with an active Board of Directors and the member-ship. “It is important to us that the membership knows they can call the office, they help us know what we need to do to fine-tune our programs and services,” says Jen Fornelli, OCFF’s General Manager. This is a team of indi-viduals who share both a passion for music and for helping the OCFF serve the ever-changing needs of our community; artists, presenters, music industry and audience members.

JENNIFER FORNELLI: GENERAL MANAGERJen has done an incredible job holding the team together since February when we were without an Executive Director. She de-scribes her role as, “chief cook -- I’m the one who knows what is going on, who is doing it and when it needs to be done by.” She also bakes the occasional cake.

ERIN BARNHARDT: YOUTH AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH MANAGERErin calls her position “resident music geek” and has joined OCFF fulltime to focus on strat-egies that help us reach out to festivals, communities and increase our membership. A detailed description of her posi-tion is included in this issue.

JESSICA VAN DUSEN: OFFICE ADMINISTRATORJessica is a great contribution to the team, bringing her strong graphic design sense. Her main focus is on member services and communications including, Folk Prints, media releases, E-News and the website. Check out the new improved OCFF website in August!

VINCENT PONKA: ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATORIf you’ve called the office lately, it’s probably Vincent you were greeted by. Vincent is on contract to assist with the OCFF confer-ence but helps out with artist liaison, E-News and anything else needed to “help my team-mates”.

CHECKING OUT THE TEAMQ: IF YOU WERE A DES-SERT, WHAT WOULD YOU BE?

Jen: Cake, for a number of reasons--it has substance and to make a good one you need qual-ity ingredients. Also, it’s nice to share.

Erin: Baklava. Honey and sweet pistachios wrapped in flaky pas-try. Need I say more?

Jessica: Cherry pie. It’s sweet but with a little kick.

Vincent: Ginger snap cookie. Unassuming and unpretentious, but yet rich with flavours! A clas-sic that goes great with a strong cup of coffee.

Q: HOW DO YOU DEFINE FOLK MUSIC?

Jen: I define it as any music that is created from an organic, grass roots process that allows the art-ist to express what is important to him or her.

Erin: Music based in a tradition that is relevant and engaging. From African Soukous to old-time, it is music that connects and engages the head, ears and heart of its participants.

Jessica: (quoting Louis Arm-strong) “All music is folk mu-sic”.

Vincent: I like the broad mix of styles that one can see at a folk festival.

Q: WHAT DO YOU LOOK FORWARD TO AT A FESTI-VAL?

Jen: When people get together to play for the joy of playing it is something I truly admire. So, anytime spontaneous play-ing occurs I hold it in very high regard.

Erin: I am most excited about magic moments that happen on little side stages - those synergis-tic and inspiring collaborations that you could never expect, but make perfect sense when they are happening.

Jessica: I just love the mellow days of a festival, sitting on the grass, people-watching, listen-ing to the sounds of music and laughter with friends.

Vincent: Seeing bands that I have been looking forward to seeing live and then being in-troduced to new acts that I have never heard.

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Q: WHAT IS MOST SATIS-FYING ABOUT WORKING FOR THE OCFF?

Jen: The most satisfying thing about working at the OCFF is the people I work with everyday-- both my immediate colleagues and the current board of direc-tors. They are smart, funny, creative, honest and hard work-ing and it is a pleasure to be in their company.

Erin: Getting to be excited about music and show it everyday! Working in an environment and role that requires creativity. It is particularly interesting to work with artists and organizations that are accessing the OCFF for the first time.

Jessica: The rare opportunity to work on projects from start to finish. It’s very rewarding to see

ideas from a casual conversation between staff (sometimes just over the walls of our cubicles) be transformed into end products for our members.

Vincent: The camaraderie and sense that we are all working together on several interesting and exciting projects.

NATIONALONTARIOAlex Hickey, Toronto, ONBen Deschamps, Toronto, ONBill O’Sullivan, Shelbourne, ONCarole Lindros, Orangeville, ONCheryl Johnston, Toronto, ONDaryl Lamoureux, Ottawa, ONDeanna Devore, Toronto, ONDomenico De Luca, Toronto, ONEric Devore, Toronto, ONEric Murakami, Etobicoke, ONEvan Newman, Toronto, ONGerald Levine, Barrie, ONJennifer Hale, Toronto, ONJill Zmud, Ottawa, ONJoel Krivy, King City, ONJoelle Roy, Midland, ONJohn Ludgate, Burlington, ONJulie Ann Bertram, Field, ONKristine St. Pierre, Ottawa, ONLinda Lucas, Woodstock, ONLucas Hunter, Toronto, ONMarie-Josée Houle, Ottawa, ONMark McNeil, Hamilton, ONMax Woolaver, Toronto, ONMike Bourgeault, London, ONMike Celia, Mississauga, ONMo’ Kauffey, Guelph, ONNorbert Lepage, Gananoque, ONPeter Judd, Kitchener, ONReverend Deb Long, Mississauga, ONRichard Maynard-Langedijk, Guelph, ONRoger Scannura, Toronto, ONSarah Calvert, Barrie, ONScott McCord, Toronto, ONSean McManus, Toronto, ON

NeW MeMBerS SuMMer 2008

Steve Okun, Toronto, ONTaivi Lobu, Toronto, ONTom Juravich, Ottawa, ON

Organizational Members:RW Boon Productions, Kingston, ONViral Indie Promotions, Toronto, ON

ALBERTAKevin Cook, Callahoo, ABPhyllis Sinclair, Medicine Hat, ABSusan Wheatley, Calgary, AB

BRITISH COLUMBIAAllen Moy, Vancouver, BCBonnie Ste-Croix, Vancouver, BCFrank Hoorn, Smithers, BCMichael Waters, Victoria, BCNathen Aswell, Vancouver, BCPatrick Brealey, North Vancouver, BC

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADORKaliyan Palmer, Conception Bay South, NL

NOVA SCOTIAChristina Martin, Beechville, NSJennifer Wyatt, Shad Bay, NSLloyd Mac Hardy, Merigomish, NS Mike Aube, Wolfville, NSNancy Vaughn, Halifax, NS

PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDRachel Leslie, Souris, PEITeresa Doyle, Belfast, PEI

QUEBECAllison Lickley, Montréal, QCBrigitte Saint-Aubin, Montréal, QCDaniel Bellegarde, Montreal, QCMichael Jerome Brown, Montréal, QC

Organizational Members:Agent B, Montreal, QCStyle Productions Inc., Gatineau, QC

SASKATCHEWANLuke Goetz, Saskatoon, SK Maurice Richard Libby, Moose Jaw, SK

INTERNATIONALUNITED STATESAnnie Dinerman, Astoria, NY, USACorinne West, Larkspur, CA, USALori Peters, Williamsburg, MA, USAMargaret Nelson, St. Charles,IL, USAStephen Rich, Madison, WI, USASusan Urban, Chicago, IL, USATerry Winchell, Water Mill, NY, USA

Organizational Members:Market Monkeys, Boston, MA, USAThe Roots Agency, Westwood, NJ, USA

OTHERDavid Ferrard, Edinburgh, UNITED KINGDOMDavid Ross MacDonald, Unley,SOUTH AUSTRALIA

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MAKING CONNECTIONS Reaching outto Members as OUTREACH COORDINATOR

The OCFF Board of Direc-tors has made an ambitious and proactive decision. The role of Youth and Community Outreach Coordinator, previously a part-time position primarily dealing with engaging youth, has been expanded to a full-time role with a specific focus on re-engaging in conversation and service deliv-ery with our Festival members around whom the title Ontario Council of “Folk Festivals” is built. This decision reflects the Board’s commitment to the OCFF’s member festivals re-garding the importance of know-ing the needs of festivals in order to better serve them. Board President Aengus Finnan ex-plains that “it is critical that we re-engage our member festivals and that the OCFF’s services be meaningful to them. They are the base upon which the entire organization is built, and indeed the very careers of Folk musi-cians also. As such it is vital that we have more direct conversa-tion with festivals, ultimately with their Boards of Directors as the governing bodies responsible for the health and welfare of each organization, and that we literally get out of the Ottawa of-fice and hold those conversations in member’s communities”. To achieve this the Board is delighted to announce that Erin Barnhardt, recently retired from her contract with The North American Folk Alliance, has ac-cepted the position of Youth and Community Outreach Coordina-tor, making the transition from part-time to full-time staff in the OCFF office. One of the primary goals

of the Outreach aspect of this role will be to gather informa-tion and feedback from Festival Boards and associated members in as many festival communities across the province as possible. To do this Erin will be attending folk festivals to meet directly with organizers, staff, and OCFF members in order to build great-er understanding, awareness, and contacts in preparation of a strategic plan to expand ser-vices and programs to support and assist member festivals. This process will be enhanced by a series of Town Hall forums planned for 2009 to complete a year-long stakeholder research project underway. Cumulatively, this Outreach role and endeavour (backed by this summer’s festival, audience and artist surveys) will inform and enhance the OCFF’s ability

to advocate for all members by demystifying the often over-looked or misunderstood impor-tance and impact that festivals have on the local, regional and provincial culture, economy and social fabric. Another important role of the Youth and Community Out-reach Coordinator is to increase the diversity of participation in the OCFF among cultural groups across the province and to imple-ment programs such as Art Beat that connect musicians with the community. “It is crucial that our services and programs re-flect the ever-developing needs of our community, while also maintaining a strong connection and dedication to our festivals,” says Erin who is looking forward to hearing from OCFF members as she develops a strategic plan this summer.

by Ellen Hamilton

amelie Curran, NSBlou, QC

C.r. avery, BCDamien robitaille, QC

Gypsophilia, NSHoots & Hellmouth, Pa, uSa

Jenn Grant, NSJon and roy, BC

Koko Bonaparte, ONKyrie Kristmanson, ON

La Tuque Bleue, QCLara, QC

2008 OCFF Official Showcase artists

The OCFF is pleased to announce our official showcase line up. after 20 hours of listening to nearly 400 different artists, an exhausted but

incredibly excited three-person jury narrowed down their musical selections to 24 talented finalists for the 22nd annual Ontario Council

of Folk Festivals (OCFF) 2008 Conference Official Showcases.

Laura McGhee, uKMarco Calliari, QC

Métis Fiddler Quartet, ONPoor angus, ON

Shuyler Janson, SKSmall World Project, QC

Spiral Beach, ONSunparlour Players, ON

The Breakmen, BCThe Fugitives, BC

The Good Lovelies, ONThe Sojourners, BC

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Oliver Schroer - June 18, 1956 to July 3, 2008By David Woodhead

Not just anyone could play a concert and call it his “Last Con-cert on his Tour of this Planet”, but Oliver Schroer could, did, and effortlessly made it a perfect musical farewell to his gathered family of friends and fellow mu-sicians. His ideas were always larger than life, sweeping up as much as he could hold. For over a year, Oliver’s life had been in a medical limbo, but in that time he had an incredible burst of creative energy. All the rules about room decorations and visitor numbers were bent as the hospital staff bonded with this most unusual patient. Some-how, he found time to work on his projects - constantly writing and recording brand new music including the evocative Hymns and Hers CD, completing a sec-ond Stewed Tomatoes album, and collaborating with Italian melodeon player Filippo Gam-betta and Irish flautist Nuala Kennedy. He gave us some clues about his process in a series of letters posted online. Though a meticu-lous craftsman throughout the recording process, he talked of not getting hung up in minutiae, and keeping the big picture in mind with a positive attitude. Plus, “When you finish a creative project, you release a whole pile of energy that you had wrapped up in it. So oddly, the more en-ergy you spend on creative proj-ects, the more energy you have to spend. It is not like money”. During his time in BC, though he’d never expected to become a teacher in the con-ventional sense, he led several groups of young fiddlers into uncharted musical territory,

writing material that was fun to play, grooved like crazy and was challenging and unique. Being part of a Twisted String group was something to be proud of - every member of the group could feel Oli’s pioneering spirit and gave it their all. After learning of his diagno-sis of leukemia, Oliver returned to Ontario to a community of family and longtime musical fellow-adventurers. He had fol-lowed a fruitful solo path since the release of O2 in 1999 (a double CD of violin explorations) which led to Camino, a collection of pieces recorded in beautifully reverberant stone churches dur-ing his thousand-kilometer walk along the Camino de Santiago. From his first learning fiddle tunes to play on the street, he absorbed new musical ideas constantly and started putting them together in new ways im-mediately. He wanted to play, as he put it, “Music from Mars!”,

and embarked on fantastic ad-ventures in constantly changing time signatures and sonic tex-ture. But increasingly, his most outrageous innovations were balanced by other, simpler tunes - those that went straight to the heart. Oliver became for many of us a source of the purest water - a spring you could go to for replenishment and direction. Last winter, after watch-ing an online video of colourful young Twisted String fiddlers perform a ‘Random Act of Vio-lins’ – whipping out one of his get-down funky tunes at a self-serve gas station – he turned to me and said “my work is done”. Of course, he didn’t stop any-thing at all, but went on to work on tunes until the night before his passing, the last being most appropriately called “Poised”. Oli, we miss you so much already and thank you for all you have given us.

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The OCFF Green Committee would like to make this year’s conference a little kinder to the environment. Here are some of our ideas: THE GREEN SITE At the conference, drop by the Green Site next to Registra-tion where we’ll have resources and ideas for touring artists and music presenters. We’ll also be selling flash drives (for paper-less/CD-less information shar-ing) and stainless steel water bottles. We’d love to hear your ideas! STRING COLLECTION Start saving those instru-ment strings! We’ll be collect-ing used, unbroken instrument strings of any kind. When you remove your unbroken strings, please store them in the original package or label the string, then bring your strings to the Green Site at the conference and we’ll make sure they get to a musician who needs them. Some possible destinations for our used strings include Arts-Can, school music programs and musicians over-seas. WATER We’d like to banish single-use water bottles from the con-ference. Please bring your own water bottles or purchase an OCFF stainless steel bottle from the Green Site. The conference hotel has agreed to maintain water-filling stations throughout the conference site.

POSTERING GUIDELINES Whether you’re an official, sponsored or guerilla showcaser, please follow these self-regulat-ing postering policies we’ve come up with in order to reduce waste:

1. Only post in the designated poster areas set up through-out the conference site and the music floors.

2. Limit is 1 poster per artist at each designated poster area.

3. Do not cover another artist’s poster. If there is no room, ask at the green site and we’ll add more space.

4. There will be one area for table-top drop-off of post-cards, pamphlets and busi-ness cards.

5. Everyone who posts pro-motion is asked to remove their products by sunday afternoon of the conference weekend. Recycling bins will be available.

6. A designated poster area will be set up on each music floor. Only artists performing on a given floor should poster at that floor’s designated site.

7. A showcase schedule for of-ficial, sponsored and guerilla performances will be avail-able at the green site. Offi-cal and sponsored showcase schedules will be printed in the conference book and posted on the ocff website.

8. Please print posters on chemical-free, recycled pa-per.

CONFERENCE PROGRAM This year’s conference pro-gram is printed on 100% re-cycled, acid-free paper. RIDE SHARING We encourage conference participants to share rides or take public transportation to the conference site. We’ll be posting a ride-share page on the OCFF website in August to allow people to share rides. You can win a cool prize for offering a ride to a fel-low conference-goer.

HELP YOURSELF TABLE If you have gently used mu-sic-related items (instruments, books, magazines, picks, elec-tronics etc.) that others may be able to use, please drop them off at the Green Site for free give away.

FLASH YOUR FOLK! We’ve come up with an inex-pensive promotion idea for this year’s conference that eliminates the waste of CD’s and paper. The ‘Flash Your Folk’ program will load reusable bamboo flash drives with artist packages and distribute to members of the music industry attending the conference --festivals, small venues, booking agents, record-ing companies, publicists, music media, etc.

Cost of the promotion is $50 for artists and includes loading onto the flash drive:• 3 mp3’s of your original music (no covers please)• 1 promo-page with contact information• 1 jpeg image or photograph The promotional package will be categorized as follows: • Singer-songwriter • Ensemble • World & Traditional • Aboriginal • Francophone • Youth (under 25) • Spoken Word

GREEN GUIDE TO THE CONFERENCE

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The names and contact in-formation of music industry representatives who receive the promotional flash drive will be provided to artists within two weeks of the conference. Please contact us if you have questions or to learn how you can submit promotion pack-ages. We’d also like to hear from music industry representatives who want to sign up to receive the promotional flash drive in

beautiful bamboo. THE WHOLESOME HIGH-WAY WORKSHOPThe Green Committee will be holding a workshop at the con-ference to describe and discuss ways musicians can stay healthy and hit the road in more sustain-able ways. This is part of our Wholesome Highway initiative.

OCFF GREEN COMMITTEEWe’d like to hear from you! Please contact members of the

OCFF Green Committee if you’d like more information or have ideas to share:

OCFF GREEN COMMITTEE:Ellen Hamilton, Chair [email protected] 613-546-3198Tina Desroches Melanie LaurencoBev Mills Suba SankaranCandace Shaw

ComiNg iN august...

Look for theNEW OCFF WEBSITE!!

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CAR SHARING By Suba Sankaran

The OCFF Green Committee wants to promote more sustain-able ways of touring and travel-ling. Here is the first of our ar-ticles with more to follow. Please feel free to share your ideas with us. Car sharing is a revolution in urban transportation – access to a car when you need it, without the pollution and cost hassles of ownership. Here are some resources:www.carsharing.ca This website offers you in-sight on what car sharing is, how it works, the clean and green implications on our planet, a cur-rent list of Canadian car sharing organizations, media and links, and who Car Sharing Canada is. In Toronto alone, there are at least a couple of car sharing organizations: l Autoshare: www.autoshare.coml Zipcar: www.zipcar.com For a comparison of Au-toshare vs. Zipcar, go to: carshar-ingtoronto.com Other companies include:l Co-operative Auto Network : www.carsharing.cal Calgary Alternative Trans-portation Co-op: www.calgary-carshare.cal Carsharing Co-op of Edmon-ton: www.web.net/~ccel Vrtucar (Ottawa): www.vrtu-car.coml CommunAuto (Montreal): www.communauto.com My husband and I (both touring and traveling musicians) began with Autoshare in early 2004 after our poor Mazda 323

was creamed by an SUV. All in-surance hassles, physiotherapy and nerves aside – also as we live right on the subway line – we decided that this was the perfect opportunity to try out the car-sharing alternative. We joined Autoshare and have not looked back since. You have 24-hour self-serve access to clean, modern cars at several locations across the city.

Gas and insurance are included, hourly or daily rates are always available, and the average price to drive is still under $7 an hour. Discounts are given on longer trips as well. There are many other perks that you can find on the websites listed above. As touring musicians, we have access to cargo vans and minivans and several regular cars in the fleet with ample trunk space for gear, and we can take cars overnight (for the late night bar/club gigs). In some cases, when travel-ing long distances or reserving an Autoshare car for many days on end it may not be as cost-ef-

fective as a rental vehicle. But sometimes we will still opt for this because insurance is includ-ed, gas is reimbursed and we’re supporting one of our favourite organizations! For work or play, at any time of day, this is a great alternative to owning a vehicle. With every reservation, it becomes easier to figure out the timeline of any activity from start to finish of the

reservation, and so, car sharing eventually helps you to time-manage your life, your hobbies and your errands.

RIDESHARING/CARPOOLINGRidesharing or carpooling is another alternative that con-nects commuters and travelers going the same way – travel inexpensively and make a few new friends!Here are some web links:www.erideshare.comwww.carpoolworld.comwww.welcome.pickuppal.comwww.craigslist.org then go to your city search rideshare

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Ottawa Folk FestivalAugust 14 to 17 – Ottawa, ON The Ottawa Folk Festival celebrates 15 years as one of Canada’s finest music events, garnering a nomination at the North American Folk Alliance Awards in Memphis earlier this year. Held in Britannia Park, this year’s festival will feature a dance tent and build-your-own-ukulele workshop alongside vendors offering handmade crafts, instruments and fair trade products. Featured artists include Rufus Wainwright, Sarah Harmer, Broken Social Scene, The Sadies, Odetta, Jerry Douglas and Vieux Farka Touré. Festival organizers are dedicating this year’s event to the many volunteers who have been the key to the festival’s success over the years.

858 Bank Street, Suite 100Ottawa, ON K1S 3W3Phone: (613) 230-8234Fax: (613) 230-7887Email: [email protected]

33rd Summerfolk Music & Crafts Festival August 15 to 17– Owen Sound, ON Highlighted by concerts in the amphitheatre and workshops on six stages, the 33rd annual Summerfolk features more than 45 acts including Connie Kaldor, The Arrogant Worms, Stephen Fearing, The McDades, David

Amram, Le Vent du Nord, Kim & Reggie Harris, The Cottars, Sara Hickman, Harry Manx and The BeBop Cowboys. Set on the shores of Georgian Bay, the action-packed Summerfolk site also includes a juried Artisan Village, contra and multi-cultural dance sessions, eclectic and delicious fare in the Food Village, music and crafts area for children, First Nations’ cultural workshops, craft demonstrations and join-in activities like JumbleJam, the Summerfolk Choir, an open stage and the new Sharing Circle.

Georgian Bay Folk SocietyPO Box 521Owen Sound, ON N4K 5R1Phone: (519) 371-2995Fax: (519) 371-2973Email: [email protected]

The Amherst Island Folk FestivalAugust 16 – Stella, ON Amherst Island Public Radio, CJAI-FM, has created a late summer event that showcases Canadian Folk and Roots music talent, brought over from the mainland to our arts destination out in Lake Ontario. Amherst Island has been a Mecca for visual artists for years, and has become a welcoming four-season destination for musicians over the past decade. Midway between Toronto and Montréal, the Island is southwest of Kingston.

5830 Front RoadStella, ON K0H 2S0Email:

info@amherstislandfolkfestival.cawww.amherstislandfolkfestival.ca

Peterborough Folk FestivalAugust 21 to 23 – Peterborough, ON The Peterborough Folk Festival is a three-day music festival in the heart of the city on the second last weekend of August. Featuring food, crafts, a Children’s Village, community groups, and a diverse range of music, the PFF is a meeting point for old and new friends. Join us in beautiful downtown Peterborough!

378 Aylmer Street NorthPeterborough, ON K9H 3V8Email: [email protected]

Eaglewood Folk FestivalAugust 22 to 24 – Pefferlaw, ON T h e E a g l e w o o d Fo l k Festival, located an hour north of Toronto, is a wonderful weekend festival taking place at the fully accessible Eaglewood Resort in Pefferlaw, ON. This small and intimate festival boasts a 19-year tradition of presenting the best Canadian songwriters and has a long history of great campfire jams.

Phone: (800) 437-1567Email: [email protected]

Late Summer Festivals

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Ashkenaz FestivalAugust 26 to September 1 – Toronto, ON Taking place biannually at Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre, Ashkenaz is one of the world’s largest celebrations of Klezmer music and multi-disciplinary Yiddish/Jewish culture. The 2008 Festival will feature approximately 60 acts from a dozen countries, with everything from the most traditional manifestations of Yiddish/Jewish culture to more cutting-edge, cross-cultural fusions incorporating a range of contemporary influences. Most events are free. Headliners include: Andy Statman; “Kosher Gospel” with Joshua Nelson, Dave Wall and Ken Whiteley; Jewish Funk supergroup Abraham Inc (with David Krakauer, Socalled and Fred Wesley), and much more.

455 Spadina Ave., Suite #303Toronto, ON M5S 2G8Phone: (416) 979-9901Email: [email protected]

The Shelter Valley Folk FestivalAugust 29 to 31 – Grafton, ON Labour Day Weekend! Come celebrate the 5th anniversary of Shelter Valley, a grassroots family weekend of art, wellness, sustainable living, harvest foods and the finest in Folk, Roots and Blues music.

Box 29Grafton, ON K0K 2G0Phone: (905) 377-9556Email: [email protected]

The Ontario Council of Folk Festivals 22nd Annual ConferenceOctober 23 to 26 – Ottawa, ON The Ontario Council of Folk Festivals (OCFF) is pleased to present the 22nd annual Ontario Folk industry conference October 23rd through 26th, 2008 in Ottawa, Ontario. The OCFF Conference is the key event for Ontario’s Roots and Traditional community. Gathering together for a weekend of discussion, exchange and networking are festival organizers, presenters, organizations, fundraisers, musicians, artistic directors, media representatives and many others who contribute to the health and vitality of the Folk, Roots and Traditional community. Speakers, seminars, roundtable discussions, informal meetings, performer showcases and the best jam sessions outside of the festival circuit make this conference an essential and inspiring experience for attendees. For more conference, showcasing and Songs From the Heart information, music industry professionals and members of the public can contact the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals.

4 Florence Street, Suite 204Ottawa, ON K2P 0W7Phone: (613) 560-5997Toll Free: (866) 292-6233Email: [email protected]

Barriefolk: Roots Music FestivalNovember 1 – Barrie, ON Come enjoy an amazing line-up of Folk, Roots and Blues music in a comfortable theatre setting! The festival features workshops in three venues during the afternoon, an open stage, artisans, and an evening main stage show. This year’s line-up includes Garnet Rogers, Searson, Silk Road, Mike Stevens and Raymond McLain, Rose Cousins, The Breakmen, Ariana Gillis, Norman Liota, Sheesham and Lotus, David Gillis, Nonie Crete, Jacob and Lily, Glen Reid, The Gnomes, Patty McLaughlin and more. Advance tickets $30; seniors, and children under 12 $20.

51 Henry StreetBarrie, ON L4N 1C6Phone: (705) 737-5204Email: [email protected]

WinterfolkFebruary 13 to 15, 2009 – Toronto, ON This great indoor music event f ea tures over 100 musicians in six venues for three days of Roots, Blues, Folk and more – including industry seminars and workshops, all in downtown Toronto. With strong emphasis on artists from Southern Ontario and Canada, Winterfolk also takes submissions from anywhere in the world. Now going into our 7th year, Winterfolk VII will be our largest festival yet. Don’t miss it!

c/o Artists for a Better World182-4936 Yonge StreetToronto, ON M2N 6S3Email: [email protected]

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Surrounded by snow, perched on shore of James Bay, it seems almost impossible that I bicycled across Canada on a music tour last summer. All the numbers now seem like an abstraction: 8,151 kilometres, 160 pounds of gear, 55 shows, and 4 months on the road. The small Cree community I now live in doesn’t even have a paved road, and I’ve hardly touched a bicycle, since I returned. The tour, however, fuelled a winter’s worth of writ-ing. While some might wonder why I need a reason to cycle across the country, many have asked “Why...?” The official explanation for doing a music tour by bicycle was to make it environmentally sound. The tour being a ‘green’ initiative was meaningful in another way. I, too, was a little green, never having done a music tour before. While I had studied composi-

Touring on two wheels By Derek Olive

tion for many years, I had only released my first vocal, folk/jazz style CD in 2006 and needed to get the word out on the streets. The shows were booked the win-ter prior; all that was left to do was to begin pedaling. The morning after the first show in Powell River, BC, I packed my bike, filled a trailer with music and camping gear and headed on down the road at a slow, nervous pace, wondering if I’d make it across the country. I had done many cycling trips before, through Mexico, Eastern Europe, and Atlantic Canada, and had been a cycling guide for kids for a summer in Ontario and Quebec, but I had never before hauled as much gear as this tour required. I had painted my guitar case white to reflect the sun so it wouldn’t warp my nice, new, handcrafted Paxton guitar, custom-made for this tour. I added extra padding to the

case to soften the shocks of rid-ing on the back of a bike. All my performing gear was put in a big plastic bin inside the dry bag on the back of the trailer, again with lots of padding. In the end, I was amazed at how well all the gear held up on the trip. There was not one failure of a mic, cable, guitar, or preamp, and nothing got wet! Before setting out on my tour, I had read about a guy who had done a voyage of epic propor-tions—around the world under human power (bike, hike, pad-dle, row, and sail). I remember being impressed by the journey. As luck would have it, I ended up meeting the guy—Tim Harvey—at the show on Galliano Island. Over a couple of beers, Tim and I shared stories of our journeys. Some of his tales made my run-in with a tornado, hovering in the sky looking for a place to touch down, seem pretty tame. Tim and I have kept in touch, and some of the songs I wrote on the Musicycle tour will find their way into his documentary, Two Feet and a Heartbeat, set to be released later this year. On one rainy day cycling through the prairies, a kind farmer in a truck pulled over and offered to drive me to the next town. I turned him down, having promised myself that I would make it all the way across the country under my own power. Before he left me in the rain on the side of the highway, he told me a joke. I’m not going to retell it now, because, well, quite frankly, it’s just not appropriate here, but more than the joke, I remember his kindness. Stored in my mind are memories of all the kind people that offered me

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a field to sleep in, a warm cup of tea, or a helping hand on my way across. I remember a particularly long day later on in the tour, when I had160 km to cover, and a workshop scheduled for 5:00 p.m. The actual distance from Consecon, Ontario to the Blue Skies Festival turned out to be 177 km, and, yes, I remember the exact number. Another few memorable statistics from that day (particularly, of what I ate): 750 ml of yogurt with granola, 3 bananas, 3 sandwiches that were about 3 inches thick with tomatoes, avocados and veggie ‘meat’, 2 Snickers Bars, random amounts of trail mix, 3 bottles of Gatorade, lots of water, two bowls of pasta, bread, and, to top it all off, a beer while watching a show that evening. The 177 km was the longest haul between

gigs on the entire tour. While I wouldn’t want to ride that far every day while fully loaded with touring gear, arriving at Blue Skies for the first time in this fashion brought with it a welcome that I would happily relive every day. Many people at the festival knew who I was and gave me a heartfelt welcome when they saw me arrive. All along the tour, I met many people who believed in the message of the tour. They wanted to see me succeed. I actu-ally had a chef in a restaurant I played say “You carry with you all our hopes that things can be changed.” Riding along many roads, including, at times, the Trans-Canada highway, I often thought about all the cars that passed me by. Thousands and thousands of cars, but there I was. Did it feel a little futile? I

would be a liar if I said no, but I created little bits of hope—that part I am sure of. On a more self-ish note, the tour made me feel good—made me feel like I was doing my part to help the world. That is a feeling worth talking about. Stories are all we have at the end of the day—something to remember…something worth remembering. The Musicycle tour provided the impetus to start writing an album of stories of Canadians and fuelled a desire to understand what it is to be Canadian. From my temporary home up on the James Bay, on the site of the first Hudson’s Bay trading post, I have found many a tale to tell.

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Ladies and Gentlemen of the OCFF, I bring you glad tidings of this year’s conference. The staff and members of the Board’s conference steer-ing committee have been busy planning for Ottawa ’08. All the goodies we’ve come to know and love will be in place, plus a few enhancements that were suggested by you via survey and via the “Future of the OCFF” session at the close of last year’s event. Here are some that are in the works. We’re looking forward to increasing the profile our Festi-val members at the conference. Starting this year, the conference will provide eight booth spaces in a section of the exhibit hall for Festivals. Going forward from year-to-year, a different set of festival members will be rotated into this ‘festival alley’, if you will, so that eventually every festival will have an opportunity to be represented there. In ad-dition, the corridor around the exhibit hall will be lined with large display panels featuring vital info on all of the Ontario festival members. There were some great day-time panels last year, but too often people were finding the sessions they were interested in were occurring at the same time.

To address this, we’ve organized the offerings into three distinct themes, or “threads”: an admin-istrative thread (professional development for presenters or festival organizers/administra-tors), an artist thread (profes-sional development for artists) and a general interest thread. The objective is to have no more than 3 panels (one for each thread) running concurrently. You’ll also find many of the ses-sions to be more in-depth, with more time budgeted for each. At the same time, recogniz-ing the exhibit hall’s vital func-tion as the ‘village square’ of the conference, we will not be run-ning any programming against it this year. Before you start wondering whether we’ve invented more hours in the day, let me hasten to add that we’re going to make much better use of Sunday than we have in the past. This year’s programming will build up to the Sunday, which will feature fund-ing panels, the presentation of the Trillium-funded stakeholder research, a brunch, the Estelle Klein Award, and our first-ever keynote address. For those of you making travel plans, we anticipate the programming to wrap in the early afternoon (ap-prox. 2:30pm).

Watch for the launch of a number of green initiatives at this year’s event, including of-ficial OCFF stainless steel water bottles, a “Flash Your Folk” e-promo opportunity (pre-loaded bamboo flash drives in lieu of bulky CD-and-paper press kits), ride-sharing programs, and more. During the conference, our green committee will oper-ate a “Green Site” next to the registration desk, from which all this green goodness will flow. Contact committee chair Ellen Hamilton ([email protected]) to get involved. Have I forgotten anything? Almost certainly. I could men-tion that we won’t be doing an opening night concert this year (though there will be some showcasing), and I really should mention that there’s going to need to be a lot more vigilance about after-hours access to the late-night showcases, and I’d love to be able to share more about the panel topics and speak-ers…but I’m getting rather high in the pitch count. The coach is approaching the mound. I’m handing her (why not?) the ball. So, for more on the upcoming conference, stay tuned to www.ocff.ca and the regular office communiqués.

conference update by Dan Kershaw

5K Folk Feet Fun Run for ArtsCan Circle

Saturday, Oct. 25 at OCFF Conference 8:30 am

Sign up to Run or Sponsor a runner!

Contact [email protected] or call (905) 836-9073

www.artscancircle.ca

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When: October 23-26, 2008Where: Crown Plaza Hotel, Ottawa, ON

Now in its 22nd year, the On-tario Council of Folk Festival’s (OCFF) conference is the key event for Ontario’s folk, roots, and traditional music commu-nity. Spanning four days and three nights, it’s a long weekend programmed to the hilt with pro-vocative speakers, educational seminars, engaging roundtable discussions, informal meetings, performer showcases and the best jam sessions outside of the festival circuit, all combining to make the OCFF conference an essential and inspiring experi-ence for its nearly 700 attendees (from artistic directors to provin-cial, national, and international industry organizations).

PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTSOpening Night Showcases Kicking off the festivities in style, Thursday night will open with a showcase presented by the Ottawa Folk Festival, fol-lowed by showcases presented by Music Yukon, SaskMusic, and Periwinkle Productions.

Official Showcases Enjoy the sounds and spirit of 24 live music performances by jury-selected, emerging art-ists and established bands from across Canada and around the

world.

Board Elections You’ve paid for the right to vote so now’s your time to do it! Members have your say and elect your new OCFF Board of Directors. Advanced voting will be available soon!

Workshops From house concerts to hospitality, a wide variety of subjects are covered in open and closed panel sessions, roundtable discussions, and by guest speak-ers.

Gala Awards Dinner Finally to be announced, during an elegant evening of dinner and drinks (of course), the winners of the Estelle Klein Award, an honour given to an outstanding contributor of Folk music in Ontario, the 14th an-nual provincial Songs From the Heart competition presentations of the Galaxie Rising Stars of the CBC Awards, and the Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award.

Silent Auction Bid silently but win loudly! Back by popular demand, the OCFF’s second annual Silent Auction is once again chocked full of a wonderful array of do-nated items. For a sneak peak, keep checking out www.ocff.ca. To donate, please contact Nicole Rochefort, Board Director, at [email protected].

International Meet & Greet Don’t let the name fool you, the Ontario Council of Folk Fes-tivals is dedicated to sharing On-tarian talent with national and international markets. Buyers from the United States, Europe and the United Kingdom are

offered special invitations every year, attending the conference with support from the Depart-ment of Canadian Heritage (Trade Routes). By invitation only.

Youth ProgramFor youth interested in pursuing a career in performance or the festival network, a professional development opportunity is

available during the conference. One-on-one mentorship will be provided along with workshops, master classes and a showcase opportunity. To apply, please contact Erin Barnhardt, Youth & Community Outreach Manager, at [email protected].

Sponsored Showcases After hours, head on over to the sponsored stages for even more music and merriment. Courtesy of Bluegrass Music Association of Central Canada, Borealis, East Coast Music As-sociation, Folquebec, MARIA, Music Yukon, Periwinkle Pro-ductions, SaskMusic, Showcase Sweden, and the Songwriters Association of Canada.

Art Beat Share a little music outside the hotel walls. Performers who are registered delegates and are willing to volunteer one hour of their time during conference week are matched with a local school or long-term care facility in order to offer up their unique

OCFF CONFERENCE AT a glance by Jessica Van Dusen

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knowledge and skills such as guitar techniques, songwrit-ing styles, etc. Sponsored by the Songwriters Association of Canada. To apply, please contact Erin Barnhardt, OCFF Youth & Community Outreach Coordina-tor, at [email protected].

Sunday Brunch NEW It’s yummy and it’s FREE for registered delegates! ‘nough said.

Exhibit Hall Do a little shopping without leaving the hotel. The latest and greatest festivals and music-re-lated products will be on display with attendants available to answer any questions you may have. To exhibit, please contact Evelyn Cream, Folk Prints Sales, at [email protected].

Mentoring Get expert advice on advanc-ing your folk music career. Del-egates are welcome to meet with industry professionals for 10 minutes of candid conversation

and coffee. Sign-up sheets are available on a first-come, first-serve basis at the conference.

Campfire Join in the entertainment or sit back and relax to four casual daytime jam-sessions of Bluegrass, Blues, Gospel, and Traditional Folk music.

Artist’s Tools Drop it off – performers may take advantage of the FREE CD drop boxes for self-promotion to agents and artistic directors. Only one CD, accompanied by a one-page bio, will be accepted.

Lock it up – performers may store their equipment on-site with the FREE, volunteer-run, instrument lockup service. Please note the OCFF will not be held liable for any stolen or damaged items.

Green Team NEW Keep an eye out for new green initiatives throughout the conference weekend and site, such as the instrument string share, poster limitations, infor-mation booth, and water-filling stations. For full programming de-tails, check out our special Fall conference edition of Folk Prints available October 2008 or online at www.ocff.ca.

CONFERENCE REGISTRATIONTo register for the 22nd Annual OCFF Conference:

1. Online, please visit www. ocff.ca.2. By phone, please call (613) 560-5997 or toll free 1-866- 292-OCFF.3. By mail, please snail mail or fax the included form.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!! We’d love your help at con-ference! There are lots of inter-esting volunteer opportunities available for anyone able to offer their time. Plus, volunteers who attend an orientation/training session and commit to a mini-mum of 12 hours over the four conference days will receive FREE conference registration (excluding gala dinner), a T-shirt, snacks, and much more … To apply, please contact Jessica

Van Dusen, Office Administra-tor, at [email protected].

ADVERTISING & SPONSORSHIP For advertising and sponsor-ship opportunities in the special Fall conference edition of Folk Prints and/or at the conference, please contact Evelyn Cream, Folk Prints Sales, at [email protected]. All photographs courtesy of David Wiewel and the Crown Plaza Hotel Ottawa.

CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL The Crowne Plaza Hotel Ot-tawa is offering discounted room rates of $129 (+ taxes) to OCFF delegates.For Reservations contact:Crowne Plaza Hotel OttawaRue 101 Lyon StreetOttawa, ON K1R 5T9CANADAToll Free:1.800.2.CROWNE(276963)www.cpottawa.com

RADISSON HOTEL PARLIAMENT HILL One block West, the Radis-sion Hotel Ottawa Parliament Hill is also offering discounted room rates of $129 (+ taxes) to OCFF delegates.For Reservations contact:Radisson Hotel Ottawa Parliament HillRue 402 Queen StreetOttawa, ON K1R 5A7

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T H E O N T A R I O C O U N C I L O F F O L K F E S T I V A L S

Conference Registration Form 22nd Annual OCFF Conference Oct. 23 – 26, 2008, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Ottawa ON

Formulaires disponibles en français en ligne - www.ocff.ca

This is the key event for the folk, roots, traditional, and multicultural community! You’ll receive a delegate bag full of info, an OCFF delegate directory, and meet old friends and new. Don’t forget to bring your musical instrument!

Please read all information carefully. 5% GST is included in all prices. All prices listed in CANADIAN dollars.

To Register: Send a fully completed form with cheque, money order or credit card information in Canadian funds to: 4 Florence Street, Suite 204 Ottawa, ON K2P 0W7. OR by fax, with credit card info to: 613-560-2001 Website: www.ocff.ca Email: [email protected] Phone: Call (613) 560-5997 or 1-866-292-6233

Forms received without payment cannot be processed

A. Early Early Bird #1 Deadline May 30/08* Members ONLY $185.00* Membership must be current and can be purchased / renewed online at www.ocff.ca or by calling the office.

B. Early Bird #2 Deadline July 31/08* member: $318.00 non-member: $344.50 Festival Members receive 10% discount on packages B thru E on up to 10 representatives.

C. Regular Registration Rate* member: $397.50 non-member: $424.00 D. Friday, Oct. 24th member: $79.50 non-member: $132.50 E. Saturday, Oct. 25th* member: $185.00 non-member: $265.00 F. Sunday, Oct. 26th member: $79.50 non-member: $132.50 G. Youth Rates (up to age 20) member/non-member: $84.80 (no deadline) H. Gala Dinner Ticket Only member: $63.60 non-member: $84.80

*Fee includes Gala dinner **For Family Rates, please call the OCFF Office

Membership: Rates include 5% GST. For a complete list of membership benefits and descriptions please visit our website.

Individual One-Year: $42.00 Family One-Year: $99.75 Individual Lifetime: $625.00 Organizational Small and Not-For-Profit: $105.00 ($50K gross revenues) Partners One-Year: $78.75 Organizational Medium: $131.25 (Between $50K and $250K gross revenues) Youth One-Year: $26.25 Organizational Large: $183.75 (Over $250K gross revenues)

If registering more than one delegate, please include all contact information for multiple registrations on a separate sheet

**Refund Policy: Full refunds available until September 1st (minus a $25 processing fee). Sorry, no refunds after September 1st. $30.00 charge on all NSF cheques. GST # 899573653RT0001

Name (please print) __________________________________________________________________________

Company/Festival ___________________________________________Title _____________________________

Address ____________________________________________________________________________________

City ___________________________ Prov/State ________Country _____________ Postal/Zip ______________

Phone ( ) ______________________ Fax ( ) _______________________________________

Email ______________________________ Website _________________________________________________

Method of Payment (circle one) Cash/Money order Cheque VISA MasterCardCredit Card Number* ______________________________________________________ Expiry date: __________

Name on Card _____________________________________Signature___________________________________

Please note that delegates will be required to wear their delegate badges at all times while attending both official and private conference events in the Crowne Plaza Hotel and to follow all posted rules.

How many years have you been attending the conference? _____ This is my first year: _____

ART BEAT – I would like to offer an hour of my time to volunteer in a school, hospital, or for a community association through the OCFF's ART BEAT outreach initiative during the conference.

ART BEAT Advance Session - I would be interested in participating in a multi-day session in an Ottawa area school during the week prior to the OCFF conference.

________ Conference Registration _______ + Membership Individual/Organizational (circle if purchasing) = $_________ (total enclosed)

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