PTBOPics: Spirit of the West at Peterborough Musicfest

Canadian Folk band Spirit of the West performed at Peterborough Musicfest on Wednesday night (August 14th). Here's a slideshow we captured...

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2013 Peterborough Folk Festival Holding Pop-Up Concerts In The Downtown

The 2013 Peterborough Folk Festival is just around the corner, and apart from a full day Saturday, August 24th, at Nicholls Oval with music, food, workshops and an artisan village, the entire weekend has events worth checking out with friends and family.
 
From Friday, August 23th to Sunday, August 25th, the Peterborough Folk Festival will take place in venues across Peterborough. Friday is the Kick Off with a first-ever Pop-Up concert series which leads festival goers to four shows in four downtown businesses. Each stop brings participants closer to the feature concert at The Market Hall, starring Joel Plaskett (pictured in poster image above). Tickets for Joel Plaskett are on sale at The Market Hall and Moondance Records and are $25. The Pop-Up series, however, is free.
 
“This is a fun way to bring the Folk Festival right downtown, and to support local musicians and businesses,” says Nick Ferrio, Artistic Director of the Peterborough Folk Festival. “The idea is to have a travelling caravan of festival goers visiting the four Pop-Up concerts at local shops and restaurants, which will eventually end up at The Market Hall for our feature concert.”
 
The likes of Hollow Hills, Jos. Fortin, Dave Tough, and Michael C Duguay will be performing in charming venues in the downtown core. Each Pop-Up concert will last approximately 20 minutes. Folk Fest volunteers will lead participants to each venue.

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Why Hootenanny 2013 Was One Of The Best Damn Things To Ever Happen In Peterborough

Photo via Michael Hurcomb on Twitter

The weather, the bands, the vendors, the bars, the restaurants, the community spirit, the conversation, the dancing, the smiles, the laughter, the high fives, the hugs, the love. Yes, Hootenanny 2013 on Hunter Street—one of the best streets anywhere—on Saturday (August 10th) was one of those magical days that show what this community is made of. It was beautiful. It was inspiring. It was positive. It was a bucket list moment in time. It was a day people who were there will be talking about for years to come. And it came to a dramatic, euphoric, frenzied goosebumps ending with The Spades rocking their last show ever (see picture above by rock star photographer Michael Hurcomb) in front of thousands of appreciative people fully engrossed in the moment. No one wanted it to end. No one wanted this day to end. Perhaps Maren Fine summed it up best on Twitter when she said "Wish I could bottle all the energy and enthusiasm generated by @HootenannyPTBO in @downtownPtbo yesterday #thisisliving #supportlocal!!" Here's what people have said about it on Twitter...

Check out photos here from Hootenanny 2013.

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PTBOPics: Lindsay Barr at Peterborough Musicfest

Local singer Lindsay Barr performed at Peterborough Musicfest on Saturday night (August 3rd). Here's a slideshow we captured...

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Here's The Lineup For 2013 Peterborough Folk Festival

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PTBOPics: Kira Isabella at Peterborough Musicfest

Kira Isabella performed at Peterborough Musicfest on Wednesday night (July 31st). Here's a slideshow we captured...

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PTBOPics: Rik Emmett At Peterborough Musicfest

Rik Emmett performed at Musicfest on Wednesday night (July 24th). Here's a slideshow we captured...

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PTBOPics: Walk Off The Earth At Peterborough Musicfest

Walk off the Earth performed at Musicfest on Wednesday night. Here's a slideshow we captured...

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Watch Walk Off The Earth Performing At Peterborough Musicfest

Walk Off the Earth performing live at the Little Lake Music Festival in Peterborough ON on July 17th, 2013. This video features one of their most iconic covers, as well as the concert-goers being photographed.

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Hootenanny 2013 Is August 10th On Hunter Street

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