CALGARY Festival Hall in Inglewood will host an augmented reality mural honouring a Cree artist a pillar of Inglewood who recently passed. For several weeks, select Inglewood businesses have added some digital flares to their windows with AR functionalities that allow people to hear local music and interact with art. Now, one is being added to a window on the Festival Hall 1215 10 Ave. S.E. as a tribute to Amy Willier, a well known knowledge-keeper, artist, advocate for Indigenous rights and co-owner of Moonstone Creations Native Gallery, who died in January at the age of 37. Kerry Clarke, artistic director for Calgary Folk Music Festival, says it s important to pay tribute to someone who so prominent and important in the Inglewood community.
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Publishing date: Feb 05, 2021 • February 5, 2021 • 5 minute read • Singer-songwriter Ryland Moranz. Photo by David Guenther. jpg
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Ryland Moranz was at a tour stop in Victoria, B.C. five years ago when he was approached by a woman in front of the Duke Saloon. She bummed a cigarette from the musician, who was touring the country as part of Leeroy Stagger’s band. But she also had a story to tell.
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Publishing date: Jan 29, 2021 • January 29, 2021 • 5 minute read • Singer-songwriter Alejandro Escovedo. Photo by Nancy Rankin Escovedo. jpg
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It’s hard to imagine a life more worthy of a detailed memoir than Alejandro Escovedo’s.
So it’s good news for fans that the musician has been spending much of his downtime during the pandemic thinking about his remarkable career for just that purpose. Not long before the first COVID-19 lockdown, Escovedo and his wife moved from Dallas to a rural property 55 kilometres southwest of Austin. It’s been the perfect spot for the veteran singer-songwriter to quietly reflect, even if the experience hasn’t always been relaxing.
Block Heater is back, but this time, the music is coming to your home.
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Posted: Jan 22, 2021 7:40 PM MT | Last Updated: January 23
Artistic director Kerry Clarke announces the lineup for Block Heater in a file photo from last year. The concerts will be held virtually for the 2021 event.(Twitter) comments
Block Heater is back, but this time, the music is coming to your home.
The sixth annual concert, hosted by the Calgary Folk Music Festival, will now offer a virtual experience that includes 23 artists.
Kerry Clarke, the festival s artistic director, told the
The Homestretch about some of the changes and what viewers have to look forward to.
CALGARY The Calgary Folk Festival will be going ahead with its sixth annual Block Heater event that has been reimagined into a digital experience. The event will occur on two digital stages nightly from Feb. 16 to 19. Kelly Clark, artistic director for Calgary Folk Music Festival is excited to be still supporting artists despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “It s really exciting to still be able to support artists, to put artists and audience together and to be able to provide some fees to artists and so help them with their careers,” said Clark. “I think that it s just exciting for the festival to be active, working with Music and Musicians, because that s our, that s our modus operandi.”