Folk Fest: 2009 showcase comes to life
What turned out be to be a see-saw opening day for organizers of Calgary Folk Fest ended on a high note as Iron & Wine — or Samuel Beam as he is a solo...
What turned out be to be a see-saw opening day for organizers of Calgary Folk Fest ended on a high note as Iron & Wine — or Samuel Beam as he is a solo...
Gaining exposure in the vast North American music scene is never easy. If your group started out overseas the difficult task can be compounded even further English indie rock quintet Gomez has been fighting...
On the Caribbean coast there lives a group of people that work tirelessly to support their families and preserve their culture. Descendents of shipwrecked African slaves who bred with various Caribbean native groups, the...
Surely after 30 years a music festival is bound to become stale and outdated, right? Well judging by the flurry of activity already going on down at Prince’s Island Park, the Calgary Folk Fest...
The Alberta government has pledged $20 million towards the construction of the $60 million “state-of-the-art” Mount Royal Conservatory of Music and the federal government is willing to kick in the same amount if the...
Very few people would have the cojones to stand in front of a 1,800-pound bull, some might even call them crazy but bull fighter Dave Sandilands does it for the thrills. “Pure adrenalin rush,”...
Fall parking passes at Mount Royal College under a new pricing structure and “free-for-all” system that sees students, staff and faculty sharing general lots have officially sold out in record time. Passes went on...
It all started for Will Sanchez at a community centre in The Bronx nearly 15 years ago. Sanchez had always kept himself in great physical shape as a youngster through his training in martial...
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