Barrie Folk Society

Roots Music Festival

Gala with Treasa Levasseur

POSTPONED – BFS Annual Gala with Treasa Levasseur

The Barrie Folk Society and Barrie Public Library have postponed their June 13 joint fundraiser event featuring Treasa Levasseur to Saturday, Sept. 20. If you have purchased a ticket for the June 13 Gala, it will be honoured on Sept. 20. If Sept. 20 is not a good date for you and you wish a refund, please contact info@barriefolk.com. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your support.

Please watch this site for further details on the Sept. 20 event.

Plans Underway for our 4th Annual Barrie Folk: Roots Music Festival

Announcing..

Plans are already underway for the fourth annual BarrieFolk: Roots Music Festival. Be sure to mark Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, 2008 on your calendars. Yes – the festival is moving to two days this year. Friday night will feature the Barrie Folk Society’s annual Youth Song Competition, followed by a special performance by Silk Road. Tickets are $10 for this special show.

Arnie Ivsins, BarrieFolk’s Artistic Director, has released the names of a few performers scheduled to perform at this year’s festival. So far, the line-up includes:

*Garnet Rogers

*Searson

*Silk Road

*Mike Stevens and Raymond McLain

*Rose Cousins

*The Breakmen

*Ariana Gillis

*Norman Liota

*Sheesham and Lotus

*David Gillis

*Nonie Crete

*Jacob and Lily

*Glen Reid

*The Gnomes

*Patty McLaughlin

*Brynn Leger and Kaitlyn Sutton

*Hayden Stewart

Noteworthy

Festival tickets

Advance tickets for this year’s festival are $10 (Friday evening) and $30 (Saturday – all day). They will be available at all Barrie Folk Society (BFS) events, including the monthly open stage held at the Barrie Public Library (60 Worsley Street) on the second Saturday of each month. Tickets are also available at Angus Borden Music (5 Fraser St., Angus).

The Saturday ticket price will go up to $40 if purchased at the door the day of the festival.

Receive a CD! New this year – purchase your ticket before June 14 and receive a BarrieFolk: Roots Music Festival compilation CD at the festival. Come pick it up when you exchange your ticket for a festival wristband.

NEW THIS YEAR
We will mail you tickets! Send your cheque, made payable to The Barrie Folk Society (before October 15 to guarantee delivery in time for the festival) to:
Barrie Folk Society
51 Henry St.
Barrie, ON
L4N 3C7

Tickets will be available through the Gryphon Theatre Box Office on June 30. Visit www.gryphontheatre.com to purchase online (there is a $2 surcharge).

GROUP RATES:
Groups of 20 or more receive discounted tickets ($20 per ticket). E-mail info@barriefolk.com for more information.

About Barrie Folk

The Barrie Folk Society was formed in response to the wants and needs of the local folk music community in and around the Barrie area. The main goal of the Barrie Folk Society is to bring Folk music to the masses through a not-for-profit organization that cares about the growth and nurturing of the folk music movement.