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Mary-Lynn Wardle

A sweet, rippling perfection shines in the music of Calgary born and raised Bella White.
The first surprise in speaking with Carl “Buffalo” Nichols from his hotel at a tour stop in San Diego is the time of the interview — 9 a.m., a rare time to chat with musicians — what they call “the other 9 o’clock” because many are seldom awake to experience it.
It’s almost too much. Having Tanya Tucker, Emmylou Harris, Jeff Tweedy, Sierra Ferrell, Matt Mays, Art Bergmann and so many sweet musical souls all shoved into 15 hectares and 77 hours at Prince’s Island Park from July 27 to 30 during the 44th Annual Calgary Folk Music Festival is almost too much.
The partnership of The Calgary Stampede and Eau Claire Distillery is a natural. After all, both openly value and preserve the pioneer spirit and history of the area.
The first time Tsuu T’ina Nation member Tonya Crowchild saw Indian relay racing was on the Niitsitapi Nation’s Kainai Reserve about five years back.
When PEI-born songwriter Tara MacLean, who now splits her time between there and Salt Spring Island, was approached to write a book about her life, it might have been tempting to armour up.
Audiences, by regions, have personalities. Who knew? Ontario singer/songwriter Andy Shauf, that’s who.
Calgary’s The Lovebullies have always been fast and hot. Fast, well, maybe they just look that way — heck, check out those mini-skirts; they even had to lengthen them to be family-friendly for their appearance last month on Canada’s hallowed TV series, Heartland.
While fans of Calgary’s Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir will delight to hear aptly titled Everything Was a Long Time Ago, the band’s first album release since 2008’s Ten Thousand, they’ll also wish to purchase the album for reasons beyond the band’s forays into pre-modern blues, folk, and country.
The Calgary Folk Music Festival presents their eighth annual Block Heater Festival, which, like its namesake, keeps your engine purring through the long, cold vagaries of late winter.

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