By Will McGuirk
"to be left all alone
to never pick up the phone
and all the things i learned I guess I learned on my own
buts what done is been done
and now your only son
wants to share the love with you that he got from his mum"
Happy Fathers Day to the fathers who walked away from Bahamas. His latest album, the hook-heavy "Earthtones" is on the Polaris Music Prize long list. Bahamas will be playing Mariposa, looking forward to that I am.
By Will McGuirk
Iconic singer/songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie won two awards at the Indigenous Music Awards held May 18 2018 in Winnipeg at the Club Regent Event Centre. The awards were presented during the Manito Ahbee Festival in 19 categories celebrating many different genres from across Turtle Island.
Buffy Sainte-Marie, who will be performing at the Mariposa Folk Festival this year, won for Best Folk Album, "Medicine Songs" and for Best Music Video for "The War Racket."
By Will McGuirk
The Grand Dame of Festivals, she's been dancing since 1961, has one fine weekend all scheduled up for 2018. Mariposa Festival, which takes place July 6, 7, 8 in Tudhope Park in Orillia, ON., has announced its daily headliners with Friday featuring Valdy and Walk Off The Earth and Sunday peaking with Bahamas and Buffy Sainte-Marie but for me its Saturday that is must do. Alan Doyle of Great Big Sea, Joel Plaskett and his pops Bill and the superb Lisa LeBlanc are all scheduled to play so its a guaranteed kitchen party but Mariposa goes even deeper bringing in Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets.
There are over 50 acts performing over several stages including Fred Eaglesmith and the Good Lovlies, Tami Neilson, Iskwe and Cecile Doo-Kindue. There are workshops, food vendors, an art alley, beer tent and one of the finest locations on the shores of Lake Couchiching.