Our Mandate
-promote folk music in its diversity
Our goal
-showcase the best celtic, bluegrass, blues, gospel, roots and singer/songwriters, that we can book from anywhere in the world.
It's a balancing act.
We try to blend all these music traditions to offer something for every musical taste and to create interesting mainstage line-ups and sessions where diverse styles can be shared. We strive to achieve the following:
Additional issues we deal with in booking the line-up
Cost
-The cost of well-known performers is escalating rapidly making some performers no longer financially accessible. We work with a fixed budget from low ticket prices and a limit on the number of tickets. Too much spent on 1 artist means reducing the depth and range of other artists we present. We book over 65 artists who provide about 129 hours of performance.
Availability
-This is a prime issue. Artist schedules may preclude their coming to Edmonton in August in a given year. Some artists do not do festivals.
What if I want to recommend a performer?
Email your suggestion to me at
Terry Wickham. I can't promise to book your favorite artist but this input helps me program the festival. You never know-your discovery might become mine also!
Terry Wickham, Producer