2010 Fesitval – 50th!
Click on the program image to download a PDF copy.
Festival
Just a few of the many great videos from the 2010 Festival posted on YouTube.
Wooden Sky & Ohbijou
Capturing a bit of the Beer Tent ambiance. Collaborations between acts have always been a long standing highlight at the Festival
Serena Ryder
Serena has been a Mariposa favourite since her first visit. A beautiful A-cappella version of her gret tune “Sing, Sing”.
Les Tireaux d’Roches
Blowing away the crowd on the Main Stage.
Ashley MacIsaac with Quinn Bachand
Tearing it up; the master and the young protégé.
James Gordon
You gotta love a performer who brings his own floating stage with him. This song, “Whistlewing”, is on the Mariposa Complilation CD. Thanks for the use of your stage James.
Matt Anderson
Outstanding!
Madison Violet
Great tune, and a nice chat about homemade birth control … hmmmm.
Ian Tyson & Sylvia Tyson
A tear inducing, impromptu, classic event. Sylvia joins Ian on stage for Four Strong Winds. Everyone was deeply touched. Thank you both.
Showcase
Videos from the 2010 Showcase event can be found here.
Clicking on the poster(s) will open a larger version in a new window.
Birthday Card
Signed by artists and attendees. Click each image then zoom in to read the names.
50th Souvenir Magazine
Headliners: Gordon Lightfoot, Ian Tyson, Sylvia Tyson, Murray McLauchlan, Serena Ryder, Ashley MacIsaac, Les Tireux d’Roches, Jason Collett
A complete list of the performers from the 2009 Festival is available here. From there you can link into the individual artists’ Mariposa pages.
Festival
Clicking on the photograph below will launch the 2010 Festival galleries.
Six String Nation
The good folks at Six String Nation joined us for the 50th and took hundreds of photos of attendees with their special guitar named “Voyageur”. Clicking on their wonderful photo of Ruth Jones-McVeigh will take you to the “flickr” site where you can enjoy all of the photos taken at the 2010 Festival. They are spectacular! Read all about the Six String Nation project here.
Showcase
Photos from the 2010 Showcase event can be found here.
Original cover art and playlist order from the Mariposa 2010 CD. Clicking on the album cover will launch a music player, and begin to play the tracks. The artists’ names provide links to their Mariposa artist page.
Something To Sing About – Oscar Brand
Dark Town Strutter’s Ball – Mose Scarlett
Reap What You Sow – The Whiteley Brothers
We’ve Got A Love Like That – Rick Fines And Suzie Vinnick
Night At The Zoo – Holmes Hook
Love Never Comes At All – Ian Tyson
All The Money I Had Is Gone – The Deep Dark Woods
Les 3 Soeurs De Camperville – Metis Fiddler Quartet
All Lights Burning Bright – David Francey
Sing A Song Of Sadness – Quartette
Home To You – Michael Johnston
Across These White Lines – Magoo
Bargain! Shop Panties – Little Miss Higgins
Old Friend – George Hewison
Whistlewing – James Gordon
Articles and Reviews
CBC News - Mariposa looks back at 50 years of folk fest
Roots Music Canada - Happy 50th Birthday Mariposa (video and comments)
Roots Music Canada - Mariposa Magic (photos and comments)
exclaim.ca - Mariposa Folk Festival featuring …
Packet and Times - Folk fest fine at 50
Packet and Times - Mud gives Mariposa Woodstock feel
Packet and Times - Mariposa goes digital
Blogs
canoe.ca - Mariposa minority report by Dave Newland
Interviews
CBC Metro Morning - Ruth Jones-McVeigh
CBC As It Happens - Christopher Lusty (listen to Part 1, also available as a Podcast)
