Calgary Folk Club

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Main Performer: The Once (NL)
Newfoundland’s highly respected and decorated indie folk collective comprising Geraldine Hollett, Andrew Dale, and Phil Churchill, The Once released Out Here in 2024, a healing, ethereal and ultimately glorious lament for humanity, perfectly attuned to this moment for a world in search of hope and solace. With deep musical roots in their province of origin, tinged with bluegrass, country and Americana, their sound is at once intimate yet expansive, soothing yet thought-provoking, familiar yet exploratory. Let them envelop you in the blanket of their natural warmth as they probe the boundaries of Canadian music in their uniquely unassuming, charming way. theonce.ca
Special Guest: Sam Steffen (AB)
It’s a long, crooked road to Edmonton from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania via Boise, Idaho, but it’s been the career path of choice for Sam Steffen, a young troubadour steeped in the old-school vibes of Woody Guthrie and early 60s Greenwich Village folk. Settle back and let Sam be your guide as he reminds you what authenticity, honesty, truth and three chords sound like. samsteffen.github.io/Music.github.io/

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Main Performer: Rube & Rake (NL)
ECMA 2022 Songwriter of the Year and 2020 Music NL Folk/Roots Artist of the Year, Rube & Rake enchant audiences with storytelling, intricate guitar work and rich vocal harmonies. Based in St. John’s NL, the duo consisting of Josh Sandu and Andrew Laite create intimate connections with every song and performance. Following their award-winning 2017 debut Back and Forth, their sophomore album Leaving With Nothing augmented their sound with more instrumentation, pleasing time changes, and further exploration of the alchemy they had already discovered as musical collaborators and storytellers in the finest folk music tradition. rubeandrake.com

Special Guest: Jed and the Valentine (AB)
One of the hottest, fastest rising acts on the Edmonton music scene, Jonah Morris and Maria Khaner are a young duo with a refreshing, instantly accessible sound built on lush, soulful harmonies, an indefinable prairie alchemy and a warm, earthy charm that carries over to their presence on stage. Jed and the Valentine captured the hearts of festival audiences in Alberta and caught the attention of CKUA with their 2024 release awake!, filled with playlist-ready songs that on first listening are already old favourites. jedandthevalentine.com

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Main Performer: Russell deCarle (ON)
After finding fame in a previous life fronting the acclaimed, iconic country roots band Prairie Oyster, Russell deCarle found his true calling with his third solo album, Alone in this Room (2017). Featuring the incomparable style-master Steve Briggs on guitar, Western swing and mid-century torch song noir meet him crooning in the kind of late-night bar where you don’t want the night to end. Reflecting on his artistic aims, he says: “I want people to be emotionally invested in these songs…if they touched audiences in some way—well, that would be the best thing that could happen.” Look out for his latest release The End of the Road (2025). russelldecarle.com

Special Guest: Mallory Chipman Trio (AB)
Solo artist, collaborator (as one half of The Goddamsels), songwriter, arranger, producer and music scholar, Edmonton-based Mallory Chipman is a musician on a mission. Blessed with a multi-octave voice and the will to bend and blend genres, she is attracting so much industry and audience attention that her latest album, Songs to a Wild God, hit #1 on CKUA radio. mallorychipmanmusic.com

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Main Performer: Rory Makem (UK)
If you think his surname has a familiar ring to it, you would be right. Rory Makem is a third generation son of the legendary Makem family, who would be the equivalent of royalty in Ireland if the Irish had royalty. Son of Tommy and grandson of the famous source singer Sarah Makem, he comes by his mastery of singing and playing Irish folk music honestly. That mastery extends to his prowess on guitar, banjo, mandolin and bouzouki, developed over a lifetime of honing his craft touring the English-speaking world with his father and then as a solo performer. With recording credits that include luminaries from Tom Paxton to Roger McGuinn, Rory Makem is a living treasure dedicated to keeping the traditional Irish music canon alive. rorymakem.com
Special Guest: Magnolia Buckskin (AB)
Calgary favourites Magnolia Buckskin (Kathy Cook, Natasha Sayer and Corry Ulan) have forged a winning combination of lush three-part harmonies, prairie roots and their original blend of indie bluegrass, folk, and acoustic pop. Switching seamlessly between guitar, banjo, mandolin, accordion and bass, years of friendship and laughter lend warmth to their shows as they support each other to confect arrangements and home-grown sounds that are genuine and refreshing. magnoliabuckskin.com