A look back at the 56th Mariposa Folk Festival, which was held last weekend in Orillia, ON (with one off-topic tangent along the way), including an interview with my favourite Mariposa memory-maker, Jon Brooks!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Mike Ferris – Mercy Now – Shine For All The People
Mary Gauthier – Between the Daylight and the Dark – Between the Daylight and the Dark
Mary Gauthier – Last of the Hobo Kings – Between the Daylight and the Dark
Mary Gauthier – When a Woman Goes Cold – Trouble & Love

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Fred Eaglesmith – Cigarette Machine – 6 Volts – CDN
Scott Nolan – Fire Up – Silverhill – CDN – WPG
William Prince – 7 – single – CDN – WPG
Gretchen Peters – The Matador – Hello Cruel World
Gretchen Peters – Five Minutes – Hello Cruel World
George Strait – The Chill of an early Fall – Chill of an early Fall

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Jon Brooks – When We Go – Moth nor Rust – CDN

Jon Brooks interview

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Jon Brooks – If We Keep what’s within Us, What’s within us will Kill Us, but if we Give what’s within Us, What’s within Us Will Save Us – Moth nor Rust – CDN
Jon Brooks – Cage Fighter – Delicate Cages – CDN