• Emmylou Harris to headline NL Fok Festival

    From David Dalton@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jan 25 14:17:25 2024
    XPost: nf.general, rec.music.folk, alt.music.alternative.female
    XPost: rec.music.country.western, alt.music.s-mclachlan

    The 48th Annual Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival
    headliner is Emmylou Harris. She will play the night of
    Saturday, July 13, in Bannerman Park in downtown
    St. John’s, Newfoundland.

    The rest of the lineup will be announced soon, and
    Early Bird tickets will go on sale soon, and I will post
    on here again when each of those occurs, or you
    could check the webpage https://nlfolk.com/ or the
    Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Arts Society
    Facebook page for updates.

    --
    David Dalton dalton@nfld.com https://www.nfld.com/~dalton (home page) https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page) “And the cart is on a wheel; And the wheel is on a hill
    And the hill is shifting sand; And inside these laws we stand" (Ferron)

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  • From David Dalton@21:1/5 to All on Fri Feb 16 21:45:51 2024
    XPost: nf.general, rec.music.folk, alt.music.alternative.female
    XPost: rec.music.country.western, alt.music.s-mclachlan

    On Jan 25, 2024, David Dalton wrote
    (in article<0001HW.2B62D62D0027AC94700006BB238F@news.eternal-september.org>):

    The 48th Annual Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival
    headliner is Emmylou Harris. She will play the night of
    Saturday, July 13, in Bannerman Park in downtown
    St. John’s, Newfoundland.

    The rest of the lineup will be announced soon, and
    Early Bird tickets will go on sale soon, and I will post
    on here again when each of those occurs, or you
    could check the webpage https://nlfolk.com/ or the
    Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Arts Society
    Facebook page for updates.

    There is currently a lot of outcry on Facebook locally.

    The festival has since its inception been very family-oriented,
    with the beer garden off to the side, and a tradition of kids
    dancing in front of the stage even during the evening sets.

    However, this year the organizers have said they plan to
    sell separate 19+ tickets and have the licensed area
    in front of the stage (so kids would be unable to dance there).

    This I guess is because they want to sell more of the
    expensive booze, and sell a higher proportion of adult
    evening tickets. Perhaps they are doing this in order
    to be able to afford Ms. Harris.

    But if this remains the case, perhaps I and many other
    longterm regulars will give Ms. Harris a miss.

    --
    David Dalton dalton@nfld.com https://www.nfld.com/~dalton (home page) https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page) “Early morning jubilators, up to no good instigators... Sons of long forgotten races, that the darkest night embraces" (Ron Hynes & D. O'D.)

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  • From David Dalton@21:1/5 to All on Wed Mar 13 19:15:22 2024
    XPost: nf.general, rec.music.folk, rec.music.country.western
    XPost: alt.music.s-mclachlan, alt.native

    On Feb 16, 2024, David Dalton wrote
    (in article<0001HW.2B80404700B84D5B7000083BA38F@news.eternal-september.org>):

    On Jan 25, 2024, David Dalton wrote
    (in article<0001HW.2B62D62D0027AC94700006BB238F@news.eternal-september.org>):

    The 48th Annual Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival
    headliner is Emmylou Harris. She will play the night of
    Saturday, July 13, in Bannerman Park in downtown
    St. John’s, Newfoundland.

    The rest of the lineup will be announced soon, and
    Early Bird tickets will go on sale soon, and I will post
    on here again when each of those occurs, or you
    could check the webpage https://nlfolk.com/ or the
    Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Arts Society
    Facebook page for updates.

    There is currently a lot of outcry on Facebook locally.

    The festival has since its inception been very family-oriented,
    with the beer garden off to the side, and a tradition of kids
    dancing in front of the stage even during the evening sets.

    However, this year the organizers have said they plan to
    sell separate 19+ tickets and have the licensed area
    in front of the stage (so kids would be unable to dance there).

    This I guess is because they want to sell more of the
    expensive booze, and sell a higher proportion of adult
    evening tickets. Perhaps they are doing this in order
    to be able to afford Ms. Harris.

    But if this remains the case, perhaps I and many other
    longterm regulars will give Ms. Harris a miss.

    William Prince will be the Friday night headliner.

    --
    David Dalton dalton@nfld.com https://www.nfld.com/~dalton (home page) https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page) “And the cart is on a wheel; And the wheel is on a hill;
    And the hill is shifting sand; And inside these laws we stand" (Ferron)

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  • From David Dalton@21:1/5 to All on Sat Mar 16 03:18:47 2024
    XPost: nf.general, rec.music.folk, alt.music.alternative.female
    XPost: rec.music.country.western, alt.music.s-mclachlan

    On Feb 16, 2024, David Dalton wrote
    (in article<0001HW.2B80404700B84D5B7000083BA38F@news.eternal-september.org>):

    On Jan 25, 2024, David Dalton wrote
    (in article<0001HW.2B62D62D0027AC94700006BB238F@news.eternal-september.org>):

    The 48th Annual Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival
    headliner is Emmylou Harris. She will play the night of
    Saturday, July 13, in Bannerman Park in downtown
    St. John’s, Newfoundland.

    The rest of the lineup will be announced soon, and
    Early Bird tickets will go on sale soon, and I will post
    on here again when each of those occurs, or you
    could check the webpage https://nlfolk.com/ or the
    Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Arts Society
    Facebook page for updates.

    There is currently a lot of outcry on Facebook locally.

    The festival has since its inception been very family-oriented,
    with the beer garden off to the side, and a tradition of kids
    dancing in front of the stage even during the evening sets.

    However, this year the organizers have said they plan to
    sell separate 19+ tickets and have the licensed area
    in front of the stage (so kids would be unable to dance there).

    This I guess is because they want to sell more of the
    expensive booze, and sell a higher proportion of adult
    evening tickets. Perhaps they are doing this in order
    to be able to afford Ms. Harris.

    But if this remains the case, perhaps I and many other
    longterm regulars will give Ms. Harris a miss.

    Steve Earle will be playing just before Emmylou Harris
    on the Saturday night.

    I probably will wait until I have a weather forecast for the
    nights of the festival, though Saturday night will probably
    have sold out by then. Or I could volunteer.

    --
    David Dalton dalton@nfld.com https://www.nfld.com/~dalton (home page) https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page) “And the cart is on a wheel; And the wheel is on a hill;
    And the hill is shifting sand; And inside these laws we stand" (Ferron)

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  • From David Dalton@21:1/5 to All on Thu Mar 21 02:17:21 2024
    XPost: nf.general, rec.music.folk, alt.music.alternative.female
    XPost: rec.music.country.western, alt.music.s-mclachlan

    On Feb 16, 2024, David Dalton wrote
    (in article<0001HW.2B80404700B84D5B7000083BA38F@news.eternal-september.org>):

    On Jan 25, 2024, David Dalton wrote
    (in article<0001HW.2B62D62D0027AC94700006BB238F@news.eternal-september.org>):

    The 48th Annual Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival
    headliner is Emmylou Harris. She will play the night of
    Saturday, July 13, in Bannerman Park in downtown
    St. John’s, Newfoundland.

    The rest of the lineup will be announced soon, and
    Early Bird tickets will go on sale soon, and I will post
    on here again when each of those occurs, or you
    could check the webpage https://nlfolk.com/ or the
    Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Arts Society
    Facebook page for updates.

    There is currently a lot of outcry on Facebook locally.

    The festival has since its inception been very family-oriented,
    with the beer garden off to the side, and a tradition of kids
    dancing in front of the stage even during the evening sets.

    However, this year the organizers have said they plan to
    sell separate 19+ tickets and have the licensed area
    in front of the stage (so kids would be unable to dance there).

    This I guess is because they want to sell more of the
    expensive booze, and sell a higher proportion of adult
    evening tickets. Perhaps they are doing this in order
    to be able to afford Ms. Harris.

    But if this remains the case, perhaps I and many other
    longterm regulars will give Ms. Harris a miss.

    However I doubt the Folk Festival will become a rowdy
    drunken sardine event like The George Street Festival.

    But I still haven’t gotten any tickets. Maybe Emmylou
    Harris will put me on the guest list so I can use my
    Pan-like abilities at the festival. :-)

    The full lineup will be announced on April 10 and I
    will then post it to these and other relevant newsgroups.

    For festival info see https://nlfolk.com/festival/info/ .

    --
    David Dalton dalton@nfld.com https://www.nfld.com/~dalton (home page) https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page) “And the cart is on a wheel; And the wheel is on a hill;
    And the hill is shifting sand; And inside these laws we stand" (Ferron)

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  • From David Dalton@21:1/5 to All on Thu Mar 28 01:10:22 2024
    XPost: nf.general, rec.music.folk, alt.music.alternative.female
    XPost: rec.music.country.western, alt.music.s-mclachlan

    On Feb 16, 2024, David Dalton wrote
    (in article<0001HW.2B80404700B84D5B7000083BA38F@news.eternal-september.org>):

    On Jan 25, 2024, David Dalton wrote
    (in article<0001HW.2B62D62D0027AC94700006BB238F@news.eternal-september.org>):

    The 48th Annual Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival
    headliner is Emmylou Harris. She will play the night of
    Saturday, July 13, in Bannerman Park in downtown
    St. John’s, Newfoundland.

    The rest of the lineup will be announced soon, and
    Early Bird tickets will go on sale soon, and I will post
    on here again when each of those occurs, or you
    could check the webpage https://nlfolk.com/ or the
    Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Arts Society
    Facebook page for updates.

    There is currently a lot of outcry on Facebook locally.

    The festival has since its inception been very family-oriented,
    with the beer garden off to the side, and a tradition of kids
    dancing in front of the stage even during the evening sets.

    However, this year the organizers have said they plan to
    sell separate 19+ tickets and have the licensed area
    in front of the stage (so kids would be unable to dance there).

    This I guess is because they want to sell more of the
    expensive booze, and sell a higher proportion of adult
    evening tickets. Perhaps they are doing this in order
    to be able to afford Ms. Harris.

    But if this remains the case, perhaps I and many other
    longterm regulars will give Ms. Harris a miss.

    They just announced that the day stages will be free
    this year.

    --
    David Dalton dalton@nfld.com https://www.nfld.com/~dalton (home page) https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page) “And the cart is on a wheel; And the wheel is on a hill;
    And the hill is shifting sand; And inside these laws we stand" (Ferron)

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  • From David Dalton@21:1/5 to All on Wed Apr 10 00:49:57 2024
    XPost: nf.general, rec.music.folk, alt.music.alternative.female
    XPost: rec.music.country.western, alt.music.s-mclachlan

    On Jan 25, 2024, David Dalton wrote
    (in article<0001HW.2B62D62D0027AC94700006BB238F@news.eternal-september.org>):

    The 48th Annual Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival
    headliner is Emmylou Harris. She will play the night of
    Saturday, July 13, in Bannerman Park in downtown
    St. John’s, Newfoundland.

    The rest of the lineup will be announced soon, and
    Early Bird tickets will go on sale soon, and I will post
    on here again when each of those occurs, or you
    could check the webpage https://nlfolk.com/ or the
    Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Arts Society
    Facebook page for updates.

    I just broke down and bought an evening (daytime stages
    are free this year) licensed area weekend pass for
    about CAN$250 (individual tickets for Friday night
    with William Prince headlining are close to $75,
    for Saturday night with Emmylou Harris Band and
    Steve Earle solo headlining are close to $150,
    and for Sunday night with locals The Ennis Sisters
    headlining are close to $50). The full evening lineup
    will be released tomorrow (April 10) at 11:30 a.m. NDT
    (10 a.m. EDT) on social media and I hope on their web page.

    So i guess I won’t volunteer this year, or if I do I’ll
    have to sell my tickets.

    --
    David Dalton dalton@nfld.com https://www.nfld.com/~dalton (home page) https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page) “Mary walks down to the water’s edge and there she hangs Her head to
    find herself faded a shadow of what she once was" (Sarah McLachlan)

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