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BACK FORTY FESTIVAL

EXPANDS TO TWO DAYS!

Saturday May 31st & Sunday June 1st, 2008

The Back Forty Music Festival in association with Chautauqua Spirit and Cultural Capitals of Canada, is pleased to present an expanded multicultural program for 2008. This year the festival takes place Saturday May 31 and June 1 from noon till dusk in beautiful Morden Park, located an hour and a half from downtown Winnipeg on Highway #3. It's two days of great folk, roots, country, blues, and bluegrass music by local and international artists, plus activities for the little ones, craft market, food and fun for the whole family!

 

This year's featured artists

 

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

SATURDAY, MAY 31


1:00 ------------ KAYLA LUKY
1:50 ------------ LULU et le MATOU
2:40 ------------ ANN WALTON
3:40 ------------ CHRIS CARMICHAEL & THE SWAG
4:40 ------------ KERRI WOELKE
5:40 ------------ LINK AND THE MOUSTACHES
6:40 ------------ JOHNNY CAJUN
7:40 ------------ BILLY JOE GREEN


SUNDAY, JUNE 1

12:00 - GOSPEL HOUR Doug and Jess, Blue Rider
1:00 - SINGER/SONGWRITER WORKSHOP: James Keelaghan (host) plus winners of LMCC, Dwayne Dueck
2:00 ------------- STEW & JUANITA CLAYTON
2:50 ------------- ASHAM'S STOMPERS
3:50 ------------- ON THE EDGE
4:40 ------------- DOUG & JESS BAND
5:40 ------------- JAMES KEELAGHAN
6:40 ------------- IN CLINE ATION
7:40 ------------- SWIFTYS

 

LOREENA MCKENNITT COMPOSITION COMPETITION UPDATE


Twelve promising songwriters submitted their works, and the adjudication process (see link) is well under way. Back Forty wishes to thank all the talented participants who entered their songs. Two winners will be contacted by telephone in the coming week. All entrants will receive a copy of the judges' remarks plus tickets to the 2008 Back Forty Festival by mail. Thanks again to all those who participated in the song-writing stream of the Loreena McKennitt Composition Competition.

LMCC adjudication process pdf

The Back 40 Folk Festival in the Morden park bowl

The Back Forty Booth is in the large tent located at Center of Park Bowl. The Booth is used for coverage in case of rain (Heaven Forbid!).

It's also the information area for CD sales, Raffle sales, and Lost & Found. First Aid is provided by our Morden Fire Department Volunteers.

click here for directions

How to get to our festival . . .

It's located in the beautiful Morden Park!

Click on the directions (to the left) for a detailed map. See you there!


 
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