It’s time once again for the OFFICIAL Winnipeg Folk Festival preview! We’ll tell you where to go, who to seek out, and what to listen to at this year’s festival, and since we’re so brilliant and authoritative, you will believe everything we say and do as we say without question. You’re welcome.

Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – WPG=Winnipeg artist

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Del Barber – Queen of July – Headwaters – CDN – WPG
The Avett Brothers – Murder in the City – The Second Gleam
The Avett Brothers – I and Love and You – I and Love and You
Indigo Girls – Closer to Fine – Retrospective
Indigo Girls – Run – Despite our Differences
Josh Ritter – Man Burning – Hello Starling
Josh Ritter – Right Moves – The Historical Conquests of

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Serena Ryder – Sweeping the Ashes – Is It O.K. – CDN
The Decemberists – Down by the Water – The King Is Dead
Jason Collett – I’ll Bring the Sun – Idols of Exile – CDN
Matt the Electrician – All I Know – Accidental Thief
Lindi Ortega – Jimmy Dean – Little Red Boots – CDN
Dan Bern – Jane – Fleeting Days

3:00 – 3:30 pm

David Francey – Harm – So Say We All – CDN
Rose Cousins – The Shell – We Have Made a Spark – CDN
The Flatlanders – After the Storm – Hills and Valleys
Whitehorse – Devil’s Got a Gun – The Fate of the World Depends on this Kiss – CDN
Danny Michel & The Benque Players – Survivor’s Guilt – Black Birds Are Dancing over Me – CDN
Ken Whiteley – I Don’t Want to Be Lost – Gospel Music Makes Me Feel Alright! – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Martin Sexton – Freedom of the Road – Black Sheep
Xavier Rudd – G.B.A. – Solace
David Lindley & Wally Ingram – King of the Bed – Twango Bango II
Hayes Carll – KMAG YOYO – KMAG YOYO (& other American Stories)
The Howlin’ Brothers – Julia Belle Swain – Howl