Festival celebrates aboriginal culture

Under a cloudless blue summer sky, hundreds of Calgarians gathered at Shaw Millenium Park on June 25 to experience firsthand a vibrant display of aboriginal culture.

Typically, National Aboriginal Day is celebrated across the country on the summer solstice, a traditional day of significance to the aboriginal people.

Calgary, however, is the only city to dedicate an entire week to honouring and showcasing aboriginal culture.

The week of celebrations at various venues throughout the city kicked off with a gala on June 21 featuring Buffy Sainte-Marie.

The theme of the week was Power of Youth, Wisdom of Elders, culminating in the Aboriginal Family Day Event which brought together families, friends, nations, agencies, elders and youth.

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Calgary Folk Music Festival - Review

This is a review of Calgary Folk Music Festival by The Calgary Herald:
As 2011's Calgary Folk Music Festival rolled to a close Sunday night after a full day of sunshine, it was before a sold-out crowd of roughly 13,000 gently swaying to the agreeable strains of that sturdy Canuck institution, Blue Rodeo.

At 70, Buffy Sainte-Marie certainly has the right to rest on her laurels as a performer. But if the Cree native was supposed to keep her Sunday set mellow, she apparently did not get the memo. An expert at mixing strains of native language and music with popular music, she was in fine form and voice Sunday night. By the time she and her band danced offstage to powerful Powwow strains, she had earned her standing ovation.

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Calgary Folk Festival July 21-24

From country to funk: Calgary Folk Festival announces lineup for 2011

Start planning your summer, particularly July 21-24 for this year's Calgary Folk Music Festival! 68 artists including Bonnie "Prince" Billy, k.d. lang, Patrick Watson, BRAIDS, Herbaliser, Cadence Weapon, Lightning Dust, Coeur de Pirate, Blue Rodeo, Buffy Saint-Marie, Ernest Ranglin, Yohimbe Brothers, The Felice Brothers, City and Color... holy crap there's so much more! Check out http://www.calgaryfolkfest.com for a complete list of performers, ticket prices etc.

Buffy Sainte-Marie Performing in 2011!
She performs her vivid, moving anthems that have spanned genres, continents and generations with her hot 5-piece all-Aboriginal band from Winnipeg.

Saturday 11:30am Stage 4 - Tryst 'n Shout ( Raghu Lokanathan, Punch Brothers, Buffy Sainte-Marie, and Spiro)

Sunday 4:20pm Stage 6 - Universal Soldiers- ( Jon Brooks, David Francey, and Buffy Sainte-Marie)

Sunday 7:30pm Mainstage Concert