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The Stan Rogers Folk Festival is a celebration of musical talent honouring one of Canada’s most prolific songwriters, Stan Rogers. The weekend-long musical adventure features a variety of genres, including folk, country, jazz, swing, blues, rag, gospel, pop, rock, bluegrass and world music and has won the East Coast Music Award for Event of the Year three times (2002-2004). During each day of the festival, four daytime stages operate concurrently from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The evening stage begins at 7 p.m. and stretches into the wee hours. Thousands camp on-site and at nearby campgrounds.
Stan Rogers Folk Festival Announces 2017 Artists
The Stan Rogers Folk Festival the 21st edition in Canso, Nova Scotia takes place on June 30-July 2, 2017.
Artists performing were announced on March 15. Headliners for the festival are
Country Music award winner Terri Clark and Bahamas.
Canadian songwriters:
James Keelaghan-Doug Paisley-James Gordon-Lindi Ortega-Danny Michel
Standout East Coasters:
Dave Gunning (NS)-Erin Costelo (NS)-Old Man Luedecke (NS)-Bruce Guthro (NS)-Steve Maloney (NL)
Chris Ledrew (NL)-Brianna Gosse (NL)-Dylan Menzies (PEI)
The Young'uns (England)
Jake Morely (UK)
Paul McKenna (Scotland)
Young Artists:
Nick Earle and Joe Coffin (NL)- Emi Sunshine
(Nashville)
Salt and Light Bluegrass Band (North Carolina)
US Buzz Acts:
Penny and Sparrow-Grassabillies
First Nations Artists:
William Prince & Leonard Sumner (Manitoba) - The Flummies (Labrador)- Alan Syliboy
& The Thundermakers (NS)
World Music Alumni:
Zimbabwe vocal/dance group Black Umfolosi 5
Canadian/US collaboration, HuDost (folk/rock fusion)
For all information regarding the Festival, tickets and camping
refer to the above posted website address.