Elephant Revival: Bound to Take Mariposa By Storm

Every once in a while, a truly original, fantastic-sounding group comes along and creates excitement on the Americana music scene. […]

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Ennis: Flawless Harmonies and Engaging Performances

Newfoundland has always always been known as a rich source of folk music, and that definitely holds true with this […]

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Tim Chaisson Making His Mariposa Debut

Tim Chaisson has accumulated tonnes of accolades and recognition, and his star just keeps rising higher and higher. His musical […]

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Three Little Birds Flying Into Mariposa

With music that is fun and beautiful, and sometimes controversial, this folk music trio is gaining critical acclaim and causing […]

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An Artist With Uncannily Lucid Lenses on the World – PrufRock Shadowrunner

Mariposa has a proud tradition of presenting spoken word artists. Some of the greats have graced our stages, so we […]

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Dar Williams Making Her Way To Mariposa

A poet of confessional songs, pop-folk artist, Dar Williams, has been described in The New Yorker as one of America’s […]

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Mariposa Young Singer/Songwriter Workshops off to a Strong Start

There are benefits to being one of the oldest and most-respected folk festivals in the world, especially when it comes […]

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Indie Trailblazer Ani Difranco Making a Long-Awaited Return

The influence of Ani DiFranco on fellow musicians, activists, and indie-minded people the world over is huge. She proudly identifies […]

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Union Duke Making a Highly Demanded Return

It’s not that often that Mariposa Folk Festival books the same act two years in a row, but when they […]

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Blues Ace Sugar Brown Coming to Mariposa

While rubbing elbows and playing with the best blues musicians on the American scene for many years, you learn a […]

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Ian Tamblyn, An Essential Figure in the Canadian Musical Tapestry

A singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist with an extensive discography and over 1500 songs to his credit, Ian Tamblyn is an […]

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The Carper Family to Swing Through Mariposa

Crystalline harmonies, swinging melodies, bopping rhythms and sheer musical fun. These are just some of the descriptors for The Carper […]

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Rosanne Cash is our Sunday Evening Main Stage Headliner

The very first artist we are announcing for Mariposa Folk Festival 2014 is Rosanne Cash. We couldn’t think of a […]

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The Person Whose Grand Idea Was Mariposa Folk Festival

Behind every grand idea there’s usually one extraordinary innovator, and this was the case with Mariposa Folk Festival in 1961. […]

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Thoughts on Setting Artistic Direction

Every fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs would like to take a crack at managing the team – selecting the […]

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Peace Sign and Enduring Symbol at Folk Festivals

The modern peace sign was originally designed in the late 1950s as the logo for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. […]

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Great Sponsors Make for a Great Festival

“Proudly Sponsored By…” – we hear this on radio ads and see it on signs and banners, in newspapers and […]

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Funders Help Us Put On A Great Festival

Have you ever wondered what it takes to put on a festival as large and complex as Mariposa? For one […]

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Cavalcade of Volkswagen Vans en route to Mariposa

Don’t be surprised if you experience a flashback to another era at Mariposa Folk Festival this year. With music icons […]

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Mariposa Folk Festival has really good food!

Our food vendors are carefully selected for value, quality and range of choices to give you lots of great options […]

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