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The 2009 Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival

Submitted by Kim on Thursday, 2 April 2009No Comment

What is billed as “Nova Scotia’s longest-running folk festival,” The Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival, will showcase another diverse and very entertaining line-up of local, Canadian and international performers the 24^th annual event. Russell Easy, Program Chair, Lunenburg Folk Harbour Society, has promised “. . . a great balance of old favourites and those exciting new discoveries they have come to expect from Folk Harbour

The Lunenburg Folf Festival is held, of course, in venues in and around the scenic UNESCO World Heritage Site of Lunenburg, NS and takes place from August 6 – 9.

The event is produced by the Lunenburg Folk Harbour Society and features traditional and contemporary folk music played by some the best in the business.

Headlining the show this year will be songwriter and producer Stephen Fearing, East Coast singer-songwriter and multi-award-winner, Lennie Gallant, and the great sounds offolk-blues-jazz trio The Marigolds, featuring Canadian Maple Blues Award winner Suzie Vinnick.

Others on the Ticket

Jim Byrnes

Asani: An acappella Aboriginal women’s trio

Bette and Wallet, a Quebec-based traditional duo

Heather Kelday, a multi-instrumentalist

Jeff Davis, an Appalachian music specialist

Kev Corbett, an experimental folk artist

Kim Beggs, a Yukon’s roots artist

Mr. Mark , a children’s performer

Notre Dame de Grass, a Montreal bluegrass collective

Pacific Curls. New Zealand’s eclectic world-roots music trio

Other Additions

Pint and Dale; Austin roots-blues group porterdavis; old-time high-stepping duo Sheesham and Lotus; sisters in music Tannis Slimmon, Laura Bird and Chris MacLean; the multi-talented Steve Dawson; medieval influenced Swamp Ward Orchestra; Newfoundland folk explosion The Dardanelles; Celtic traditionalists The New Tune Society; folk sisters The Nields; fiddle-driven The Sarah Burnell Band; and Halifax’s lively old-time Smokin’ Contra Band, winner of the 2009 Folk Fiesta! competition.

All this is on the backdrop of one of the most amazing throwbacks to the days of sail, Lunenburg. So be expecting great shows, food, historic tours and a lot of fun.

Early-bird Festival passes are $85 for adults and $40 for students and youth (tax included) and are only available until April 15 by calling (902) 634-3180 or online at www.folkharbour.com