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Fall 2008

O N T a r I O C O u N C I L O F F O L K F e S T I V a L S

The OCFF Celebrates This Year’s Estelle Klein

Award WinnerBernie Finkelstein

Your Guide to the

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The president’s voice by Aengus Finnan

Welcome to the 22nd an-nual OCFF conference, a community gathering really, as much as it is an industry event. There is no greater time to reflect on the meaning, im-portance and impact of our or-ganization (as artists and pre-senters in Ontario and across the country), than now, in the wake of an election. From the economy and environmental concerns, to the state of the organization and indeed the arts, the OCFF is not unlike a nation with its own culture and communities, and its challenges and opportunities. Members are the roots of the OCFF, and your voices, votes, comments and criti-cisms are crucial in forming the tree, but most impor-tantly your willingness to step forward to serve through engagement in construc-tive conversation, committee work and Board roles are the branches that bear the fruits of our labour. Members elect a Board of Directors who are responsible for governing and making critical decisions in the best collective interest, and to that end we have spent several years refining and stabilizing our processes, leading to more in-depth and direct conversa-tions with the membership and its communities. Staff in turn are employed by the Board to provide the services deemed valuable to our membership, and to lead on the creation, implementa-tion, maintenance, and en-hancements of such services. Our budgets are deeply

considered, funding hard won, and costs reflective of the operations and services for you, our membership, as we provide ongoing advocacy, support, promotion and pro-grams. We have a growing con-science, voice and role related to “Green” initiatives, many of which you’ll note at the conference, and we look for-ward to ensuring that these initiatives develop in our year round operations and servic-es. We recognize, profound-ly, that it is the presence of Folk Festivals in Ontario, and across the country, that serves as the most potent gathering point for artists and community, and that this in turn provides relevance, nurtures opportunity for The OCFF recognizes the importance of Festivals as the backbone to the folk music scene where artists and au-dience meet, and as a result has intentionally refocused the organizations attention on its Festival members. This refocus includes enhanced and ongoing outreach to every Festival Board, seeking input from each and its community, creating a specialized Festi-val (Administrators) stream of workshops at the confer-ence, developing a high pro-file Festival Banners project, and providing complimentary Exhibit Hall space. Together, we all form the heart, soul, mind and body of this organization and I would like thank you all for attend-ing the conference and for your interest and dedication

to the arts in our communi-ties. Thanks also to our fabu-lous staff for exceptional mem-ber service work year-round, including General Manager Jennifer Fornelli who has held additional duties this past year in the absence of an Executive Director. On that note, and after an extensive nine month search, it is a distinct pleasure to an-nounce and welcome Peter MacDonald as the new Ex-ecutive Director of the OCFF. Peter has a longtime profes-sional, passionate, and per-sonal association with our organization and its member-ship and we look forward to his vision and leadership. In closing, I give my heartfelt personal thanks to the many members, staff and Directors I have had the honour to work with over the past three years during my time on the Board. We have endeavored to ensure that an exciting, healthy, responsible, and proactive mandate be nurtured such that everyone can reap the rewards.Yours in art, community and the paperwork that makes it possible.

Aengus Finnan

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WELCOME TO THE 2008 OCFF CONFERENCEby Dan Kershaw

Of all the services, outreach programs, advocacy work and info that come out of the OCFF, the conference is by far the biggest thing that we do. It was an appreciation of this fact that led to the creation of the Conference Steering Committee last December. Essentially, the idea was, this event is such a monster that we as a board had better step up and assume the responsibility for it. Not that there was anything shoddy about the way the conferences were being planned or executed; it was just that, as the board is ultimately responsible anyway, it behooves us to be more intimately involved in

that planning and execution than we have been in the past. To that end, a committee was struck with Paul Mills and me as co-chairs, and Aengus Finnan, Jennifer Fornelli and Erin Barnhardt as fellow passengers in steerage. If I may say so, I think we lucked out, in that the constituted committee has a good mix of tradition, forward vision, budgetary realpolitik and work ethic. The first priority was to take into account the member feedback from the survey and the last conference’s “Future of the OCFF” session. Other parts of the planning matrix involved looking at what worked / didn’t work in previous conferences;

what we had to deliver for our funders; resources (in terms of conference facilities, budget, and staff); and input from the board and its other committees as a whole. Elsewhere in this conference issue of Folk Prints you’ll find more detail of what came out of our deliberations. I’ll simply say that, as always, there were more excellent ideas than there were hours in the day or dollars in the budget. However, it was a happy problem to have to choose between so many worthy topics and guest speakers. On behalf of the Confer-ence Steering Committee...bonne conférence à tous!

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Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) is pleased to participate in this year’s Ontario Council of Folk Festivals Conference (OCFF). Festivals like these are important platforms for showcasing the diversity and talent that we have to offer to a global audience.

For the second year, OMDC will sponsor the International Buyers Program (IBP). Over the course of three-and-a-half days, Ontario labels, artists, managers and agents will have the opportunity to meet and network with international delegates and explore possible business partnerships and export potential.

Congratulations to the entire OCFF staff and volunteers for showcasing the very best that Ontario’s music industry has to offer.

Sincerely,

La Société de développement de l’industrie des médias de l’Ontario (SODIMO) est heureuse de participer à l’édition de cette année de la conférence de l’Ontario Council of Folk Festivals. Des festivals comme celui-ci permettent de mettre en valeur la diversité et le talent que nous pouvons offrir à un public mondial.

Pour la deuxième année, la SODIMO parrainera le International Buyers Program (IBP). Au cours des trois jours et demi que durera cet événement, les maisons de disques, les artistes, les impresarios et les agents pourront rencontrer des délégués internationaux et réseauter. Ils pourront également explorer les partenariats d’affaires éventuels et le potentiel d’exportations.

Nous tenons à féliciter tout le personnel et tous les bénévoles de l’OCFF qui ont su mettre en valeur les meilleurs éléments de l’industrie de la musique de l’Ontario.

Cordialement,

Karen Thorne-Stone, President & CEO / présidente-directrice généraleOntario Media Development Corporation /Société de développement de l’industrie des médias de l’Ontario

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Estelle klein Award Winner by Paul Loewenberg

Bernie Finkelstein Honoured

The Estelle Klein Award is given each year to an individ-ual or group that has made a significant contribution to our music community. The past recipients have been exceptional people who are the pillars upon which roots music in Ontario has been built. They are organizers, visionaries, entrepreneurs, promoters and perhaps most importantly, mentors. Anyone on the inside of the Canadian music industry knows the name of this year’s winner. A combination of hard work, good taste and a little luck have helped Bernie Finkelstein succeed for 43 years in this business. He started out pushing a broom at Café El Patio in Yorkville in 1965. Bernie began to take on bands as a manager - first the legendary psych rock band, The Paupers, featuring percussionist Skip Prokop and vocalist Adam Mitchell, whom Bernie had brought into the group. The Paupers became the toast of the Yorkville scene before Bernie brought them to New York City and into a short partnership with Albert Grossman (Bob Dylan’s manager). Later, Finkelstein also managed Kensington Market. In 1969, Bernie bought a piece of farmland south of Pembroke, Ontario and gave up the music business…for six months. He came back to the city with a vision of founding a record label. That was the birth of True North Records.

The label’s first release was Bruce Cockburn’s first solo album. Cockburn is still a True North recording artist 39 years later. True North Records has now released hundreds of albums and has had international success. Bernie shared his philosophy with Andy Holloway of Canadian Business magazine in 2006. “My vision was that every record we make should be of such great value, both in the recording and the packaging and everything about it, that it would stand the test of time so that you could sell it 10 years later. I didn’t know that was called ‘catalogue’ or any of the things that just slip off one’s tongue when you’re talking about our business.” Bernie Finkelstein has brought many artists to the forefront of our industry. Of course, Bruce Cockburn is a key to the label’s success, but Finkelstein has kept his ear to the ground through the years and kept True North current. He signed Murray McLaughlin in the mid 70’s. Dan Hill’s worldwide smash hit, Sometimes When We Touch, and Rough Trade’s High School Confidential were both recorded with True North. And the 1990’s brought such acclaimed artists as Barney Bentall, Stephen Fearing and the all-star team of Blackie and the Rodeo Kings. In December of 2007, Bernie Finkelstein sold True North Records to Linus Entertainment, a deal long in the making. He still

sits as chair of True North and maintains control of Finkelstein Management and the publishing interests of Bruce Cockburn. In SOCAN’s Words and Music, Bernie is quoted as saying, “I’m very aware that the business is changing, here’s a lot of danger out there, but there are lots of great opportunities, too. For me, it was just about 40 years being a long time and being ready to let go of one thing so I could open myself to new opportunities and experiences.” The bottom line is that Bernie Finkelstein wants people to hear exceptional music. That he has facilitated so much of it in his lifetime is what makes him a mentor to so many. He is personable and hands on… if you were to present Bruce Cockburn in concert today, chances are you would still be talking to Bernie on the phone a few times over the course of the deal. The business model of True North is emulated by many other independent companies. Finkelstein was honoured at the 2006 Juno Awards with the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award and was inducted into the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame in 2003. The Ontario Council of Folk Festivals is pleased to present Bernie Finkelstein with the Estelle Klein Award at our annual conference in Ottawa in 2008. We can never thank him enough for what he has done to help create the music that has so enriched our lives.

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One Saturday afternoon two years ago I came into a hotel ballroom to listen to a talk - part of a conference put on by the Toronto Blues Society. True to form, I was a little late, so I didn’t catch the intro, but I was struck by the fact that the guest speaker was playing tracks from CDs and discussing them with the audience. This was a happy surprise - I’d been to a lot of music conferences, seen a lot of power point presentations, listened to a bunch of stats, but weirdly enough I’d never witnessed anyone actually present music at one of these music conferences. The next thing I realized was that I’d actually read one of the speaker’s books without remembering the author. It was a fascinating book called Narcocorrido, about a living folk tradition wherein century-old spanish outlaw ballads find their contemporary echo in songs about drug running and people smuggling along the US-Mexico border. But the guy in the hotel ballroom on this day was talking about blues - deep blues, delta blues - and suggesting that some of icons of that genre are heroic more for the way they conform to our preconceptions about folk-art than for any influence they may have had at the time. Elijah Wald ruffled a few feathers in the room that day but I doubt anyone who heard that talk has thought about the impact of Robert Johnson or Mississipi John Hurt the same way. When the OCFF conference steering committee gathered last spring to begin planning this year’s conference, we were looking for something to replace the traditional opening concert, which of late had not been as

successful as we’d hoped, and the idea of a keynote speaker came up. I immediately thought of Elijah - not as the keynote per se, but as a template of what a keynote should be: stimulating, challenging, and transformative. We had a shortlist of considerations, but as we worked away on it, it became clear that our model was the guy we wanted. What cinched it for me was this: in discussing the fact that the talk was positioned at the *end* of the conference (an odd place for a keynote), Elijah said something like “that’s great - it gives me a chance to check out the sessions and the showcases and bring those impressions into my talk”. Here’s a guy, an eminent music critic and historian, author of highly regard books on Josh White, Dave Van Ronk, Robert Johnson, and world music, and he wants to come up early and hang out for the full conference and listen and participate in the group hug that is such an important part of this event. I was impressed, and I know you will be too. Please join me in welcoming Elijah Wald to our conference.

About Elijah…

Elijah Wald started playing guitar in the 1960s after seeing his first Pete Seeger concert at age seven. At seventeen, he went to New York to study with Dave Van Ronk, then spent most of the next dozen years traveling and performing in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa, as well as studying with the Congolese guitar masters Jean-Bosco Mwenda and Edouard Masengo and lecturing for the United States Information Service in India

and Central Africa. He also recorded two albums: Songster, Fingerpicker, Shirtmaker and Street Corner Cowboys. In the early 1980s, Elijah began writing for the Boston Globe, and was in charge of the newspaper’s “world music” coverage for most of the 1990s, as well as contributing articles to various magazines. His books include two biographies: Josh White: Society Blues and The Mayor of MacDougal Street, Dave Van Ronk’s memoir of the New York folk revival; River of Song: Music Along the Mississippi, which accompanied the PBS series of the same name, for which he was writer and music advisor; Narcocorrido, a survey of the modern Mexican ballads of the drug trade and contemporary politics; and a broad history of blues, Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues. He recently completed work on How the Beatles Destroyed Rock ’n’ Roll: An Alternative History of American Popular Music. He has won a Grammy Award for his album notes to The Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary Box, for which he was also nominated as a producer, as well as an ASCAP-Deems Taylor award and an honorable mention for the American Musicological Society’s Otto Kinkeldey award. Currently, Elijah is teaching part-time at the University of California Los Angeles, performing when possible and contributing occasional pieces to the Los Angeles Times, along with various other writing projects and speaking engagements. For further information, check out www.elijahwald.com

OCFF’S INAUGURAL KEYNOTE ADDRESS by Dan Kershaw

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The OCFF International Program

Once again the OCFF is pleased to present an Inter-national Buyers Program as part of this year’s conference. We invited delegates from outside of Canada to come to the conference to view show-cases, network and connect with our artists and delegates. This program is supported by the Department of Canadian Heritage (Trade Routes) and the Ontario Media Develop-ment Corporation (OMDC). The program’s main ob-jectives are to target, stimu-late and facilitate business relationships between profes-sionals working in the folk, roots and traditional music industry in Ontario, and na-tional and international mar-kets. Other over arching goals include:

• To provide professional mar-ket-development and export preparedness training op-portunities;

• To supporting the export of Ontario and Canadian made music on a global scale;

• To increase international trade activity of OCFF members while increasing overall market demand for live and recorded folk and roots music;

• To increase the number of OCFF members exporting high-quality, market-ready product.

This year our Internation-al Buyers Program will feature 11 presenters, agents, and others. These people are key industry stakeholders work-ing in the cultural industries who have a keen interest (or profound curiosity) in Ontar-

ian/Canadian folk and roots music. These stake holders – a valuable group to get to know for those artists focussed on developing careers outside of their home markets – are com-mitted to exploring, developing and growing sustainable busi-ness relationships with per-forming and attending artists. OCFF delegates are encour-aged to meet and speak with these guests, who will also be participating on panels and in mentoring sessions through-out the conference weekend. At the time of print, our International Guests for 2008 include:

Tracey CollierKick Music ManagementSylvania NSW

Esty DinurWisconsin Union TheaterMadison WI, USA

Karl-Heinz FischerBardentreffen FestivalNurnberg Germany

John HarrisCityfolkDayton OH, USA

F John HerbertLegion ArtsCedar Rapids IA, USA

Ariel HyattCyber PRNew York NY, USA

Buddy LüdersFabrikHamburg, Germany

Millie MillgateMusic NSWAlexandria, NSW

Anya SiglinThe ArkAnn Arbor MI, USA

Volker SteppatRadio Bremen/NordwestradioBremen, Germany

Constance Strachauer Glocke KonzerthausBremen, Germany

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2008 Songs From THe Heart by Jennifer Fornelli

We are pleased to present this year’s line up of overall and sub-category winners for the 14th annual Songs From the Heart contest. Congratulations go out to our two overall winners: Michael Laderoute for his song A River I Know and to Amélie Lefebvre for Je t’attends. This year we were fortunate to have a strong team of diverse and talented judges who listened to nearly 400 submissions. A big thank you goes out to Holmes, Hooke, Catherine McInnes, Mark Browning, Roch Parisien, Drew Gonsalves, André Massicotte, Arthur McGregor, Ian Robb, Anne Lindsay, Mark Smith and Magoo, who spent many hours listening and re-listening to all the submissions. Their expertise and efforts in this process ensure that outstanding songwriters in Ontario are recognized through the OCFF SFTH award. As always we would like to extend a very heartfelt thanks to Galaxie for their continued support of this project. We very much appreciate Galaxie as a sponsor as it allows us to continue delivering this program in an effective and meaningful way. Congratulations also need to be extended to the winners of our sub-categories and those who have received honourable mentions from the judges.

BluesJoëlle Roy - Quand vient le jour

Honourable Mention:Frank Patrick – Boneyard Road

ChildrenMarkus – Without You

Honourable Mentions:Chris McKhool – Scat in the HatLinda Lucas – Paddlin Yer Own CanoeLeah Salomaa – Little Acorn

HistoricalChris MacLean – Sisters of Charity

Honourable Mention:David Gillis – Look Away

HumorousEnoch Kent – Dancing FoolHonourable Mentions:

Lynn Harrison – David MillerEric Murakami – Protein LoveInstrumentalDavid Gillis – Snow Day

Honourable Mentions:Brian Kobayakawa – John and EdnaAleksandar Gajic – Katarina Bret Higgins – Slow Drag

PoliticalLynn Harrison – Bicycle Bell

Honourable Mentions:Layah Jane/Oliver Johnson – Put Your Foot DownMelissa Laveaux – To TomAriana Gillis – Boom Dah

WorldGalitcha – Chuk Dhay

Honourable Mention:Eliana Cuevas – Soledad Infinita

This year, the big event will take place in Toronto

January 14 to 17

Réseau Ontario est fier de présenter

Le marché du spectacle de l’Ontario français

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Galaxie Rising Stars Program of the CBC

Les Prix Étoiles Galaxie de Radio-Canada

Galaxie, le réseau de musique continue de Radio-Canada en collaboration avec le Conseil des festivals Folk de l’Ontario (CFFO) est heureux de s’associer au Concours Chansons du Fond du Cœur 2008. Il nous fait plaisir de contribuer à ce tremplin de la relève musicale. Nous sommes très fiers de remettre deux bourses dans la catégorie composition anglophone et composition francophone. Nous souhaitons bonne chance et bon succès à tous les participants!

Il y a 10 ans, Galaxie a créé un programme original de développement et de promotion destiné aux musiciens d’ici. À ce

jour, plus de 750 artistes et groupes en ont bénéficié grâce à la participation de plus d’une quarantaine de Partenaires Étoiles de l’industrie de la musique à travers le pays. Nous accordons aux gagnants une bourse en argent et l’occasion d’une diffusion à l’échelle nationale sur le Réseau Galaxie.

Avec plus de 6,7 millions d’abonnés, Galaxie est le réseau de musique continue le plus écouté au pays! Grâce à ses 45 chaînes de musique, dont 11 chaînes spécialisées incluant la chaîne FolkRoots, offertes sans publicité ni interruption et programmées par des experts, il est facile de trouver une chaîne qui plaira à tous et chacun. Galaxie vous propose des airs connus et reconnus et d’autres coups de cœur que ses programmateurs vous invitent à découvrir. En tout, le Réseau compte plus de 150 000 pièces de musique! Galaxie est disponible à travers les services numériques par satellite et par câble, ainsi que par les compagnies de télécom. Pour plus d’informations, consultez notre site Internet au www.galaxie.ca

Et maintenant, place à la musique!

Galaxie, The Continuous Music Network of the CBC, in association with The Ontario Council of Folk Festivals is proud to partner with the 2008 Songs From the Heart Competition. Together, we come to provide artists with the opportunity to shine: a rising Stars award will be granted to the best anglophone and Francophone artist. Best of luck to all the participants and much success in your musical endeavours!

10 years ago, Galaxie created the rising Stars program for the development and promotion of Canadian musical talent. To this day, more than 750 musicians have benefited from the Program with the fellowship and support of more than fifty music industry partners across the country. The winners will receive a cash award and the chance to be aired on Galaxie’s Nation wide network.

With more than 6.7 million subscribers, Galaxie is the most listened to continuous music network in the country. Thanks to its 45 music channels, including 11 specialty channels, one of which dedicated to folkroots music, all programmed by music experts, the network has a sound for everyone. Galaxie offers a dynamite mix of classic hits, contemporary chart toppers and new treasures to discover. Overall, the network plays 150,000 music titles, while providing the best digital-quality sound. Galaxie is a digital service available by subscription via satellite, cable and telecom companies. For more information, consult our web site at www.galaxie.ca

and now, let the music begin!

Mathieu DenolfDirector, Marketing / Communications and Partnerships.

OCFF Songs From the Heart Winners 2008Rising Star

Directeur, marketing / communications et partenariats

Michael Laderoute Michael hails from arnprior Ontario, the heart of the Ottawa Valley. He played guitar at an early age with a constant diet of the Valley’s traditional music and storytelling. In high school he played weekends at local dances and bars across the river in Quebec. after a few years on the road, Michael found his writer’s voice in university. He played his songs all over North america and after spending a late night song swap with Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark in Nashville, Michael came back to Toronto and recorded his CD, “a river I Know.” Michael continues to write and play and is planning a new CD for the Spring 2009. www.myspace.com/laderoute

amelie Lefebvreamelie has been sprinkling the Canadian music scene with her French melodies since 2003. Described as “delightful and delicious”, this bold French singer-songwriter has been known to weave an english word or two in her chansons. In 2007 she received 4 golden trillium awards (Franco-Ontario music awards) for best performer, composer, songwriter, best album cover and best production of an album (Dean Drouillard). She has recently joined the swing-jazz Toronto band Les Singes Bleus and together they are bridging sounds between the sassy, old-fashioned cabaret stylings to the fresh and uplifting acoustic melodies.

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showcase artists

C.R. Avery, BCDescribed as a one man hip-hop beatbox blues harmonica Americana iconoclast by CBC Radio 3, C.R. Avery is no stranger to the music industry. He has 10 albums under his belt, including his latest, Chain Smoking Blues (Bongo Beat), and has toured all over the world.

Blou, NSHarmonies run in the veins of Patrice Boulianne. BLOU can create an energetic and festive environment. As an ambassador of this ancestral land called Acadie, BLOU will quickly become your friend. BLOU is the most internationally acclaimed artist from the Maritimes. BLOU has presented 2600 shows in 26 countries and has won 13 international and national awards.

Koko Bonaparte, ONKoko Bonaparte is a rapper from Guelph. She is a fiery young thing who raps in a soulful style where Lauryn Hill meets Leonard Cohen. Koko moves and shakes with singer Paris Woods, whose voice can change the weather, and with the incomparable DJ Victoria Blow.

T he Breakmen, BCOut of Vancouver, BC, The Breakmen are winning over audiences across Canada and the American Northwest with contagious stage energy, original songwriting, and innovative vocal harmonies. With an obvious disregard for musical boundaries, this band has evolved to create a sound all their own.

Don Brownrigg, NSWith a spirit nestled within Cana-da’s East Coast, Don Brownrigg’s music blurs the lines between roots and blues, folk and coun-try. His critically acclaimed, self-produced debut recording Wander Songs “…reveals great songwriting craft and taste...that contain a quiet dignity.” (Exclaim, Aug08)

Marco Calliari, QCInspired by his most recent opus Mia Dolce Vita, the Italian-Quebecer celebrates the sounds and passions of his native land. The singer-guitarist welcomes four accompanying musicians, blending his own pieces with the greatest classics in the Italian songbook. Join this quintet for a voyage of discovery, exploring the musical richness of a bountiful land and its people. Salute!

Amelia Curran, NSMaking misery and the depth of personal enigma into something that becomes happy and uplifting enough to throw in the odd mandolin lick, Amelia Curran paints you a picture. “War Brides” is her fourth album since 2000.

Steve Dawson, BCMulti-instrumentalist, producer and multi-award winner Steve Dawson has evolved into a musical chameleon, whether performing his own solo shows with a stellar backup band, or producing acclaimed albums in the studio—including two of his own this year alone, “Waiting For The Lights To Come Up” and the instrumental “Telescope”.

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Gypsophilia, NSTaking inspiration from the music of the legendary French jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt, Halifax’s Gypsophilia combines hot jazz and European gypsy music, adding their own modern edge and fusing elements of tango, klezmer, funk, and classical in their original music.

Shuyler Jansen, SK If you’re up to date on album reviews, music blogs, independent charts, and the general buzz on the Canadian touring circuit, you will have undoubtedly heard this man’s name. Shuyler Jansen is a force to be reckoned with, with moody hair-raising songs intertwined with some of the coolest soundscapes you’ve heard coaxed out of any foot pedal.

Jon and Roy, BCPlaying modern roots music armed with an acoustic guitar, drums/percussion and a bass, and having just released their sophomore album “Another Noon”, Jon and Roy are Victoria-based musicians expanding their music to an international audience, recently licensing a track to Volkswagen and touring the UK with Buck 65.

Good Lovelies, ONSporting a medley of instruments from guitar to banjo, and mandolin to glockenspiel – this two-time award-winning pop-folk trio will woo and amuse you. A combination of clever songwriting, solid musicianship, witty repartee and bang-on three-part harmony will keep your toe tapping and your heart aflutter long after the show is over.

Jenn Grant, NSBorn and raised on Prince Edward Island, Halifax-based Jenn Grant embodies the naked melancholy of roots, and the shimmering effervescence of vintage AM pop. She understands the cosmic connection between Patsy Cline and Brian Wilson, and her oeuvre has elements of both polarities and everything in between. She beguiles like no other singer you are likely to hear.

Hoots and Hellmouth, USAPhiladelphia’s Hoots and Hellmouth embody a feisty, independent spirit making new music for old souls. Their shows are like traveling tent revivals with a rock congregation. With the core of acoustic instruments, three-part harmony and foot stomps, H&H has concocted a musical blend of roots/revival sensibility with a mix of gospel energy that is all their own.

Kyrie Kristmanson, ONKyrie plays a surprising modern-folk music that defies genre or classification. Following in the footsteps of Joni Mitchell, Buffy Sainte-Marie and Feist, Kyrie trail blazes a path of thoughtful and provocative songwriting: if today’s musical landscape is indeed shifting, Kyrie is one of the songwriters defining the new terrain.

LARA, QCLARA’s eclectic vocals are a cosmopolitan fusion of French chanson, jazz and gypsy folk music. With her unique, powerful voice, which runs the gamut between smooth and gritty, and her electric stage presence, LARA leads you into her universe – a musical experience sure to leave an indelible impression!

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La Tuque Bleue, QCWith their violins, accordions and harmonicas, these six dynamic guys take the whole scene like a winter storm. The folklore songs of our grandparents come to your ears and go down to your feet. The public will be invited to jig and party with them. A festive atmosphere of New Year’s Eve all year long!

Laura McGhee, UKThe London Times last year quoted The Pogues’ Shane MacGowan, who described Laura as the “Celtic Soul Sister”, having worked with MacGowan, Pete Seeger, Odetta, Runrig, Jim Lauderdale and others. Her unique Celtic/country roots songs, mixing Gaelic, country and traditional with a fiery fiddle and vocal style is best captured on her latest Nashville album “Care Less”.

Métis Fiddler Quartet, ONThe Toronto based Métis family ensemble performs traditional fiddle tunes learned from aboriginal elders from across Canada, bowed with a classical finesse. Their performance bursts with youthful energy. This group is constantly on the lookout for fresh ways to present and honour traditions, combining the old with the new.

Poor Angus, ONPoor Angus is a traditionally influenced Scottish, Irish and East Coast music ensemble. Highland pipes and Irish whistles are accompanied by fiddle, guitar, mandolin, bodhran, bass guitar and 4-part vocal harmony, in a show that features traditional and original Celtic-themed instrumental and vocal pieces.

Damien Robitaille, QCBorn in Ontario in a small French-speaking village, Damien Robitaille is now a Montreal-based singer/songwriter. Multi-instrumentalist, grunge crooner, birds imitator, this funny franco-Ontarian boy is nothing you could expect. With over two hundred performances throughout Canada and Europe in the past three years, Damien Robitaille is building an enthusiastic and promising musical career!

Small World Project, QCThere’s no doubt about it: It’s a small world —especially at Small World Project performances, where everyone plays small-scale instruments to produce rare and compelling music of the world. Winner of the 2008 Galaxie/CBC Rising Stars, the trio played recently at the Montreal Jazz Festival and will be performing at the prestigious TOHU next season.

Spiral Beach, ONSpiral Beach have been entertaining audiences across North America and the UK with their colourful and theatrical live shows, playing kaleidoscopic pop songs informed by 60’s psych, new wave, electronica, rockabilly and calypso music. Songwriters Daniel & Airick Woodhead and singer Maddy Wilde grew up in Toronto’s folk music community and bassist Dorian Wolf joined in 2003.

Sunparlour P layers, ONSweaty. That’s the simple way to describe the Sunparlour Players. You can see passion and energy oozing from every pore as they unleash their intense brand of rootsy, bluesy, foot-stomping, soul-surging rawk on delighted audiences every night. This Toronto 3-piece also make and sell their own homemade preserves. Delicious.

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showcase artistsAlternates

Bïa, QCIn the wake of her famous “Cœur vagabond” (World Music album Félix award in 2006, a nominee at the 2007 Canadian Juno awards), and fresh from tours in Quebec, France, Italy and Brazil, Bïa is back with “Nocturno” — the fruit of a renewed artistic process she has refined in the back wings for years.

Tanya DavisTanya Davis is a poet who makes music. “Gorgeous Morning” (June 2008), the follow-up album to her acclaimed debut “Make a List”, highlights her ability and drive to make candid and genre-defying music while focusing on poignant lyrics, catchy melodies, and expressive, if unconventional, arrangements.

La Ligue du Bonheur, ON La Ligue du Bonheur, c’est l’heureuse rencontre des ambassadeurs de la musique traditionnelle franco-ontarienne. un spectacle de la Ligue du Bonheur est tout ce qu’il y a de mieux d’une «soirée canadienne». On part avec un conte, on poursuit en chanson et musique traditionnelle et on finit en grand avec quelques sets carrés.

Sean Kemp Band, NSOriginally from London, england, Sean took up permanent residence in Halifax in 2002. Influenced by styles and genres from around the world, his music is extremely evocative with a sense of infinite space and profound intimacy. Following the release of his debut CD Moscow Madness, Sean was quickly nominated for an eCMa in 2008 for best instrumental album.

Melissa Laveaux, ONMelissa has been featured at the Halifax Pop explosion, Canadian Music Week, Montreal International Jazz Festival and on live concert recordings for CBC radio’s Go!, Bandwidth and Canada Live. She won an OCFF Songs From the Heart world music award and France’s prestigious Lagardère Talent bursary. Now residing in France, her album (“Camphor & Copper”) re-release is slated for fall 2008.

Layah Jane, ONFolk-Soul songstress Layah Jane is winner of a CBC Galaxie rising Star award, an OCFF award (Best Political Song, 2005) and an Ontario Independent Music award (Best Folk, 2007). recommended if you’d like to hear Joni Mitchell play reggae, Sade sing folk, and Phoebe Snow sing you a lullaby….

Swamp Ward Orchestra, ONThe Swamp Ward Orchestra performs songs and dance tunes from French and eastern european traditions with infectious energy. With Jan Le Clair on accordion, alison Gowan on hurdy-gurdy, double bass and whistles, and Laura Murray on cello and banjo, the orchestra is equally at home with klezmer laments, flashy uptempo tunes, and quirky story-songs about seductions and talking birds.

OFFICIAL SHOWCASESCHEDULEfriday, october 24th

richelieu7:30pm La Tuque Bleue8:05pm Jon and roy8:40pm Kyrie Kristmanson9:15pm Steve Dawson9:50pm Sunparlour Players10:25pm Spiral Beach

chaudiere7:45pm Small World Project8:20pm Damien robitaille8:55pm Good Lovelies9:30pm Metis Fiddler Quartet10:05pm amelia Curran10:40pm Hoots and Hellmouth

saturday, october 25thrichelieu7:30pm Blou8:05pm Gypsophilia8:40pm Lara9:15pm Shuyler Jansen9:50pm Marco Calliari10:25pm Poor angus

chaudiere7:45pm Koko Bonaparte8:20pm C.r. avery8:55pm Don Brownrigg9:30pm Laura McGhee10:05pm The Breakmen10:40pm Jenn Grant

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showcase artistsYouth

Adrianne CicconeBorn in Timmins Ontario, adrianna Ciccone (17) is the 2008 Southwestern Ontario Open Junior Fiddle Champion. She is also the 2008 Maritime Junior Fiddle Campion and Junior Step Dance Champion. On May 19th 2008, adrianna played in the string section accompanying anne Murray dur-ing her Canadian Tour concert in Sudbury Ontario.

Kaia Kater-Hurstan emotive songwriter and multi instrumental-ist, Kaia thrives on creativity. She ranges in a number of styles, from contemporary music to old-time sit on your front porch and tap your foot kind of tunes. She has accompanied rose Cousins on the five string banjo. Her instruments include: guitar, banjo, cello and piano. When not playing the banjo, Kaia can be found quoting Napoleon Dynamite on way too many occasions.

John MacPhersonJohn MacPherson is a young ar tist with a passion for songwriting and per forming.Not being defined by any one genre, John’s songs combine a mix of folk, pop, blues, and of course his soul to provide those that listen to his work, an intimate musical experience.

Samantha Schultz17 year old singer/songwriter Samantha Schultz is part of a new generation of Canadian musicians rising to the forefront. already a Canadian Folk Music award Nominee, Schultz blends original folk, soul and pop into her own unique organic style. a gifted guitarist and vocalist, her per-formances have been described as “magical”.

Luke WeymanLuke has learned a variety of techniques/styles on the guitar remarkably fast. at a recent Free Times Café performance the audience com-posed of many mature musicians was absolutely wowed by both his performing and composing abilities. Put simply, Luke is a fine young musi-cian who shows remarkable maturity for his age.

FAMILY SHOWCASE

friday, october 24 – Chaudiere room – Convention Level1:30pm Leah salomaa 2:00pm Mr. Mark

Come and see the finest family performers for the children’sarea of next year’s festival. The showcase will be attended by

students from Centennial Public School in Ottawa

Mark Cameron (aka Mr. Mark)With a truckload of instruments and a truckload of enthusiasm, Mr Mark’s show is a delightful romp through childhood! Whether he’s singing about the sheer joy of stepping on Lego, or bouncing to the beat of his Bucketheads. . .families wind up wigglin’ and gigglin’ and wanting more. . .Mr. Mark !!

Leah Salomaaarmed with the Irish bodhran and a clear singing voice, Toronto native Leah Salomaa has been recording and performing since childhood. Her CDs, “I Like to rise, Family Folk Songs” and “Father Sun, Mother Moon: Soulful Songs for Children,” celebrate family life. “One of Canada’s Top Children’s Performers.”( Chatelaine Magazine, May 2007)

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YOUTH MENTORS

Antoine Dufourantoine Dufour is emerging as one of Canada’s young stars of acoustic, fingerstyle guitar. With a recent Candyrat release «existence», his third CD of complete original material that was released to critical acclaim, along with appearances and awards at major festivals, antoine is building a national reputation for innovation and creativity.

Teilhard FrostTeilhard Frost is one of Canada’s finest old-time players. He is Sheesham Crowe in Sheesham and Lotus, a duo that specializes in old style clear mountain harmonies and ragtime tunes. He has also played with several other Canadian bands such as The Silver Hearts, Flapjack, Hawksley Workman, Tannis Slimmon and Jenny Whiteley.

Anne Lindsayanne Lindsay has established herself as one of the most engaging and versatile instrumentalists in Canada, adapting her unique violin/fiddle style to the eclectic sounds and musical languages of this country’s rich cultural texture. Currently composing, performing and recording with her own band, anne is also a much sought after side person, composer, arranger and background vocalist, performing with some of Canada’s top musical acts: Blue rodeo, Jim Cuddy, John McDermott - and she played a key role as folk fiddler in The Lord of the rings stage show.

Brian MacMillanBrian MacMillan has released two solo al-bums and is currently working on a third to be released in the spring of 2009. Brian has and continues to tour across Canada and has garnered the consistent support of the CBC and numerous college radio stations nationwide.

Suzie VinnickSuzie Vinnick is the owner of a gorgeous, powerful voice and per forms with a sweet mixture of engaging candidness and unparal-leled musicianship. She has been featured on CBC radio on Stuar t McLean’s Vinyl Café, and has performed across Canada and the uS.Suzie’s latest release is entitled, “Happy Here.”

Youth Showcase Schedule

2:00pm - 4:00pm Chaudière room Convention Level

2:05-2:25 John MacPherson2:30-2:50 Samantha Schultz2:55-3:15 Kaia Kater-Hurst3:20-3:40 Luke Weyman3:45-4:05 adrianna Ciconne

Derek Andrews, Global CaféTracey Collier Griffiths, Kick Music ManagementTed Crouch, Acoustic AvenueDoug Cox, Vancouver Island Folk FestivalEsty Dinur, Wisconsin Union TheaterRussell Easy, Lunenburg Folk Harbour FestivalKarl-Heinz Fisher, Bardentreffen FestivalHeather Gibson, In the Dead of Winter Music FestivalJohn Harris, Cityfolk

F. John Herbert, Legion ArtsBuddy Lüders, Fabrik Millie Millgate, Music New South WalesRodney Murphy, SOCANMitch Podolak, Home RoutesAnya Siglin, The ArkVolker Steppat, Radio Bremen/NordwestradioConstance Strachauer, Glocke KonzerthausEddy Robinson, Morning Star River

2008 MentorS - Sign up AT conference registration desk

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ocff conference 2007 panelists

Derek AndrewsDerek is a veteran concert and festival promoter based in Toronto. He is involved as a consultant on a variety of projects in the music industry, locally, nationally and internationally. Derek provides management consulting services for a variety of Canadian independent folk, jazz, blues and world music artists.

Ian BabbIan recently joined the audience and Market Development Office at the Canada Council. Prior to that, he worked in the Music Section doing touring, festivals and career development for non-classical music. Before joining the Council, Ian spent many years working as a professional musician in a wide variety of styles and ensembles.

David BaxterDavid is a veteran musician, producer, publisher and award-winning songwriter. His production clients include Bob Snider, Justin rutledge, Treasa Levasseur, The undesirables, Lori Yates, Michael Laderoute and Penny Lang. This fall, he will release his own debut recording, Day and age.

Leslie BensonLeslie is a Founding Member of the Shelter Valley Folk Festival and is the Vice Chair of the SVFF Board. Leslie was Site Manager for the first three years of the Festival and, in addition to the role of VC, currently serves as an Officer and Vice Chair of the Finance Committee. a Professional engineer, Leslie is Manager of Transportation and Design for the Municipality of Clarington and operates a bed & breakfast in Grafton.

David BarnardWorking in the field of cultural and media arts, primarily as a producer, David’s past employers include Harbourfront Centre, the Vancouver alliance for arts & Culture, and CBC radio. On a freelance basis, he’s active in the realm of event production. He currently works on the arts Presentation Canada program at the Department of Canadian Heritage.

Andrew BuntinI have been enjoying folk festivals since 1973 and it’s in the festival atmosphere that life makes most sense to me. I still love the festival community and am proud to have helped found the Shelter Valley Folk Festival, where I am currently the Chair of the Board.

Lynn ChiarelliLynn has been a volunteer with the Ottawa Folk Festival for ten years. Much of that time has been spent coordinating the hospitality food area, serving up meals and snacks for performers and volunteers. Lynn has been a member of the OFF Board of Directors for the past two years.

Kathy Geden ColeWith a love for the festival atmosphere, Kathy began her Mariposa volunteer career as the area Coordinator of Camping during its inaugural year, 2005. Co-coordinating 500 plus dedicated volunteers for the past three years has been her most rewarding experience. Kathy is a member of the Board of Directors.

Gary CristallCo-founder of The Vancouver Folk Music Festival in 1978, from 1994 Gary spent six years at Canada Council. He currently works as an artist’s manager and consultant, teaches arts administration at Capilano university and researches a book about folk music in english Canada.

Amelia Curranamelia could make an honest run at the title for most resilient singer- songwriter in atlantic Canada. “War Brides” is her fourth since 2000, quite a feat for the Independent Musician who also adds acting and writing to her talented resume.

Richard DavisHaving been brought up both to believe it is better to give than receive and to love the arts, it is fortuituous that I’ve ended up working in for both the Canada Council for the arts and the Department of Canadian Heritage. However... I do confess there are days when I really miss playing a role in spending some of that money. In the off hours I spend as much time as I possibly can with my family. Hobbies: Currently limited to excessive worrying.

Tina DesrochesTina works for a conservation authority in utopia and shares her passion for the environment with her passion for music. She is the founder of the Minesing unplugged Wetland Festival and also works with an arts collaborative in Downtown Barrie to organize free concerts, film, theatre and art.

Bernie FinkelsteinBernie began his career managing two of Canada’s earliest internationally known groups, The Paupers and Kensington Market. Later he handled management for Bruce Cockburn, Murray McLauchlan, Dan Hill and Barney Bentall. Currently one of Canada’s top talent managers, Finkelstein manages Bruce Cockburn, Stephen Fearing and Blackie & The rodeo Kings.

Aengus Finnanartist, educator, cultural advocate, and entrepreneur, aengus is the artistic and executive Director of the Shelter Valley Folk Festival, the retiring Board President of OCFF, and Creative Director of Finnan & associates, an arts management and community consultation firm.

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Karl-Heinz FischerKarl-Heinz, born 1954 in Nürnberg/Germany, studied ethnomusicology in Bamberg/Germany. He is the artistic director of the Bardentreffen, Germany’s biggest world music and singer/songwriter festival, which attracts over 200,000 visitors to Nürnberg. This classic among the free outdoor festivals features international musicians, both famous greats and interesting new discoveries.

Richard Flohilrichard Flohil has been a music publicist, editor, writer, and concert promoter for far too long, but does not need, yet, to work as a bartender, cab driver or garbage collector, since numerous artists still keep asking him to work on their behalf.

Jaron Freeman-Fox“Diffusion Fiddler” Jaron has studied, performed and taught music around the world and collaborated or toured with artists such as T.V. Gopalakrishnan, Tania Tagaq, and The Paperboys. Jaron was a life-long apprentice of the late Oliver Schroer, and carries on the unique Oliver Schroer Solo violin repertoire and playing style.

Jean Paul GagnonJean Paul has been an advisor to many arts and social services organizations in the province of Ontario. He is presently a regional Program Manager for the Ontario Trillium Foundation in the Champlain District and is also responsible for Province-wide programs for the Francophone community of Ontario.

Eve Goldbergeve is a compelling performer with a “watercolour voice” and solid guitar style who appears regularly at festivals, theatres, folk clubs, and house concerts across North america. She also helps run The Woods Music and Dance Camp and was one of the founders of Common Thread: Community Chorus of Toronto.

Larry GravesMulti-percussionist Larry has dedicated himself to the exploration of rhythm, movement and song from West african performance traditions. Larry teaches drum set and african Music/Dance at York university, performs with and manages the Juno-nominated Mr. Something Something, and frequently presents workshops/performances with his drumming and dance collectives, rithm Project and Drum No evil.

Dan GreenwoodDan has worked on behalf of songwriters and publishers for over twenty-five years in various roles at SOCaN, where he is currently Vice-President of Corporate Planning and Business Change. Dan holds a Ba in economics, studied the music and recording business at the recording arts Institute of Canada, and completed an MBa from the richard Ivey School of Business.

Tracey Collier GriffithsTracey’s industry experience spans 18 years and includes lecturing to entertainment marketing students, establishing and promoting venues/ events and artist management. Tracey has generated worldwide recording and publishing deals and developed acts on many levels. Tracey is the director of Kick Music Management and sits on the Music NSW management committee.

Ellen HamiltonChair of the OCFF’s Green Committee, ellen toured professionally with the folk band Night Sun for over ten years and now co-owns a recording studio near Kingston. She’s addicted to locally produced food and the occasional glass of Picton wine. She helped pioneer this year’s Flash Your Folk, an innovative waste-free artist promotion.

John HarrisJohn is executive Director of Cityfolk, a Dayton, Ohio based presenter of roots, jazz and world music and organizers of the Cityfolk Festival, the largest festival of the traditional arts in the region. He began his career as a performer with symphony orchestras in the u.S. and Mexico.

Kelly HillKelly has over 10 years of experience in arts research. He has a Master’s degree in Political Science from the university of Western Ontario and a Bachelor’s degree in economics from université Laval in Quebec City. as President and founder of Hill Strategies’ Kelly has developed a rigorous yet creative approach to research that leads to novel discoveries of importance to the arts community.

Matt Hilliard-FordeMatt joined the OMDC in July 2006, where he coordinates funding programs in the music, books and magazines sectors, in addition to the cross-sector entertainment and Creative Cluster Partnerships Fund. Matt has worked in various capacities in the film and television industry, including producer of the music documentary The Side Street Project.

Ariel Hyattariel founded ariel Publicity 12 years ago and is currently handling campaigns for over 95 artists. Teaching and educating musicians is her passion. Her bi-weekly ezine “Sound advice” has over 6,000 musicians and music professionals as subscribers. ariel has written many articles and a new book: Music Success in 9 Weeks.

Tamara KaterDaughter of an instrument-builder father and a community activist mother, Tamara grew up surrounded by musicians and people building community organizations. a passionate music enthusiast, Tamara has worked in arts management and community outreach for more than a decade. She currently serves at the executive Director of the Ottawa Folk Festival.

James KeelaghanJames is an award winning singer songwriter/ performer and a regular on festival and concert stages in europe, North america, australia and New Zealand. He has recorded seven solo cds and two more as part of the much lauded Compadres, with Oscar Lopez.

Richard Knetchelrichard Knechtel is the artistic Director for The Summerfolk Music & Crafts Festival and a much-in-demand musician. From small stages to large; dinner show performances or around a campfire; at conferences and in concert, richard engages his audience with his heartfelt and energetic approach.

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Kyrie KristmansonKyrie plays a surprising modern-folk music that defies genre or classification. Following in the footsteps of Joni Mitchell, Buffy Sainte-Marie and Feist, Kyrie trail blazes a path of thoughtful and provocative songwriting: if today’s musical landscape is indeed shifting, Kyrie is one of the songwriters defining the new terrain.

Dennis LandryDennis is the executive Director of Music and Film in Motion, a non-profit organization with a mandate to develop and promote the music and film industries in Northern Ontario. Dennis has worked in a number of capacities in both the music and film industries, in both the public and private sectors.

Bob Le DrewBob is a far better appreciator than creator of music. In 2007, he and his partner Cathy started Bobcat House Concerts, the hobby that ate their lives. They now present 8-9 concerts per year and have an endless list of dream performers, starting with Danny Michel.

Anne Lindsayanne has adapted her unique violin/fiddle style to the eclectic sounds and musical languages of Canada’s rich cultural texture. Currently composing, performing and recording with her own band, anne is also a much sought after arranger and background vocalist, and played a key role as folk fiddler in The Lord of the rings stage show.

Melanie LourencoMusic enthusiast Melanie received her Ba in Fine arts in 2007. She created a series of posters on water, plastics, and health, as an accessible and fun way for people to be engaged and learn about relevant issues without being overwhelmed by information. The “Food on the Go” series is another manifestation of this project.

David Ross MacDonaldSinger/songwriter and finger-style guitarist David has been featured in acoustic Guitar and Penguin eggs magazines. David doubles as the drummer for the australian folk pop group The Waifs and manages Pepper Tree records. He also runs a guerilla showcase room at OCFF called ‘The Tunesmiths room’.

Rick MacMillanrick is manager of the SOCaN Foundation (www.socanfoundation.ca), founded in 1992, which operates independently of SOCaN, with its own board of directors. The SOCaN Foundation offers a number of funding programs designed to support musical creativity and to promote a better understanding of the role of music creators in today’s society.

Richard Martinrichard works in Community relations & Business Development for concert presenter Small World Music. He has also worked at CIuT 89.5 FM for 9 years in various roles. He hosts one of the most popular world fusion shows in the country and is currently completing his M. ed at the u. of T.

Ian MenziesStarting as a working musician, Ian’s resume includes: four years as a&r Director for the Chieftains’ Wicklow label, two years running special projects for Haddock entertainment and three years booking bands for a Vancouver nightclub. Since 2002 he has concentrated on artist management and currently manages six artists, including two Juno award winners.

Lynn Miles Lynn is considered one of Canada’s finest singers/songwriters. Her latest album, Love Sweet Love, traces the metaphorical journey of the human heart, sketching a roadmap of modern relationships and heartache. It was recorded with a first-rate collection of Canadian musicians, resulting in a warm, hopeful sound in perfect harmony with Miles’ smart, heartbreaking lyrics.

Millie MillgateCreative Director of MusicNSW, Millie has been an active member of the australian music industry for over 12 years, managing artists, booking venues, supervising film and undertaking a myriad of positions for various festivals. In 2004 she was contracted by the Canadian consulate to write “The Southern Compass”, a how-to touring guide to australia & NZ.

Trevor MillsTrevor splits his time pretty evenly between playing the bass, producing the eaglewood Folk Festival and developing cool web applications. at this conference, he wants you to meet his web developer side. Stop by his Top Quark Productions exhibit hall table and see examples of what he’s done.

Chris MocklerChris is the executive Director of the Mariposa Folk Foundation, a job he finds very cool especially after a 20 year career working in politics. Chris and website developer Trevor Mills have incorporated management applications into the Mariposa Folk Festival website and will share their work with other festival administrators.

Rodney Murphyrodney is the education and Outreach Manager for SOCaN. He has spent the last five years managing the performance royalties of SOCaN’s highest earning rock, pop and country members. rodney keeps busy by attending shows and music seminars educating members on the benefits of SOCaN.

Michael MurrayMichael started as an Officer at the Ontario arts Council in 2007 where he took over the responsibilities of Popular & World Music granting programs. Prior to the OaC, Michael participated in music, technology, community and arts management environments ranging from academic institutions to independent music groups to grassroots nonprofit organizations.

Roch Parisienroch produces and programs the Folk/roots Channel for the Galaxie Network of the CBC – 45 digital music channels distributed to nearly 6 million Canadian subscribers via satellite and digital cable – and serves as a representative for Galaxie’s rising Stars Program, which contributes funds to help develop new Canadian talent. Through his consulting company rocon Communications, roch is also an award-winning music critic, consultant, and archivist.

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Alan Nealafter three years as host of Ontario Today on CBC radio One, alan is the host of Bandwidth and Canada Live, and has traded thoughts and quips with a multitude of Canadian musicians. alan has had some success as a playwright, something he hopes to get back to once he figures out Canadian Idol and Dallas.

Blair Packhama singer/songwriter, composer, producer/engineer, writer, and educator, Blair Packham has many stories to share. The former leader of 80s pop rock band The Jitters, Blair began composing music for film and TV in 1991. He has released two critically-acclaimed CDs and is the co-artistic director of the annual Humber College Summer Songwriting Workshop.

Katharine PartridgeKatharine is past chair of the Shelter Valley Folk Festival. She is a founding member of the Festival and has volunteered as business and production manager since its launch in 2004. In her other life, Katharine is a consultant to international companies on sustainability and stakeholder engagement issues.

Mitch PodolakMitch’s career in folk music and broadcasting began when he was a teenager. Podolak hosted CBC radio’s Simply Folk from 1987-1991. He primarily conceived and implemented the Winnipeg and Vancouver Folk Festivals, Winnipeg International Children’s Festival, West end Cultural Centre and Barnswallow records. He also assisted in the formation of the edmonton and Calgary Folk Festivals, and the Stan rogers Folk Festival.

Tom PowerTom, musician, broadcaster and writer and the host of DeeP rOOTS on CBC radio 2 is an undergraduate student at Memorial university. Tom is in high demand as an instrumentalist/vocalist and leads his own band The Dardanelles, who have received accolades both provincially and nationally. Tom gets his inspiration from his grandfather’s cardigan.

Don Quarlesas a composer, songwriter and event producer of over 20 years, Quarles is passionate about helping Canadian songwriters. He helped to bring songwriting into Canadian schools. Quarles sits on the National advisory Board of FaCTOr, is the executive Director of SaC, and continues to write and perform, mostly with his family band, The Family Quarles.

Zav RTZav rT is the founder and director of Fiddleworks Community Development Society. She has been travelling to the Canadian arctic to teach fiddle to aboriginal youth for the past 6 years. Zav holds a Bachelor of Music in piano and composition from uVic and is composer in residence for the Bach on the rock Chamber ensemble, and has two solo albums.

Corin RaymondCorin is a proud half of The undesirables, a Toronto duo who tour internationally and at home. When not on the road Corin appears every Thursday at The Cameron House with his band The Sundowners. He is also a writer of fifty-word bios, but that’s not enough to

Candace ShawCandace is the director of the Peterborough Folk Festival and a board member of the Shelter Val-ley Folk Festival and the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals. Candace is passionately committed to community building and the arts. In real life, she’s a filmmaker and runs her own video production company.

Anya SiglinProgram director of The ark, in ann arbor, MI, anya grew up at the club. She acquired a tremendous knowledge of and love for the music, the perform-ers and the folk scene in general. anya hires all the talent and evaluates potential future performers, and books the ann arbor Folk Festival, now in it 33rd year.

John SobolJohn Sobol is a sax player and performance poet who has gigged across Canada off and on for 30 years. He ran his own indie record label in the early 90s (Word of Mouth), and has worked extensively in TV, radio, and print journalism. He is currently a Senior Consultant at 76design, where he specializes in social media.

Emilyn Stamemilyn is a pianist, composer, fiddler and teacher. She studied under Oliver Schroer, learning his tunes, accompanying him and developing her skills as an improviser and composer. She has collaborated with many Canadian musicians, and is a respected teacher privately and at folk music camps in BC and Ontario.

Phyllis StensonPhyllis has been the artistic Director of the Harrison Festival of the ar ts for the past 25 years and is a co-founder of the Western artistic Directors of roots Music Festivals. She has also served on jury and advisory committees for the Canada Council, Ontario arts Council, BC arts Council and the Juno awards.

Barb StaceyBarbara is the executive Director of Ottawa Festivals, a not-for-profit organization representing 45 festivals, special events and fairs. Barbara administers, promotes and trains members, in partnership with employment Ontario, to utilize a Job Creation Program. She has effectively introduced a benefits program for members, and has partnered with the City of Ottawa to introduce a Sustainability and emergency Fund for Festivals.

Volker SteppatVolker is with Public radio Bremen/Nordwestradio in Germany. He is a producer and presenter of 180 radio shows per year, dedicated to roots-music, folk, jazz, and blues. In addition, he produces around 70 live radio concerts per annum and has been working since 1970 as concert-producer. In the late 70’s he was employed as a product manager for Phonogram and Columbia records.

Jerry SwitzerJerry has been the Chairperson of the Tottenham Blue-grass Festival since 1993. He is active in many aspects of music and is a Barrister & Solicitor by profession but doing his part to preserve the texture of bluegrass music.

Jowi TaylorFor its entire 10-year run, Jowi was the writer and host of CBC radio’s “Global Village”. He is also the host, writer and co-producer of “The Nerve” and the Peabody award winning series “The Wire: The Impact of electricity on Music” - both for CBC. Independently of CBC, he is the creator and producer of the Six String Nation project, centered around an extraordinary guitar built from more than 60 pieces of Canadian history and heritage.

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Steve TennantSteve has been involved with Stewart Park Festival since its beginning. He and his family host house concerts under the banner “Music on McLean”, recently featuring John Wort Hannam, Kim Beggs, Katherine Wheatley, Wendell Ferguson, Corin raymond, Doug Cox and Sam Hurrie. Steve also pens a music column in the Perth Courier entitled “Musical Musings”.

Elijah Waldelijah started playing guitar after seeing his first Pete Seeger concert at age seven. He has performed in North america, europe, asia and africa, as well as studying with Congolese guitar masters. elijah covered “world music” for the Boston Globe, writes for the La Times, is the author of several books and teaches at uCLa.

Katherine Wheatley“Sporting a beautiful voice and heady guitar work,” Katherine tours solo and performs with “Betty and The Bobs” and in Wendell Ferguson’s trio “The Smoking Section”. She’s extra busy this year in Canada and the u.S. with her “YouthSongs” program, where she writes and records songs with elementary classes.

Esty Dinur*esty is a former modern dancer and film maker and currently the Director of Marketing and Communications at the Wisconsin union Theater in Madison, WI. esty also serves as Chair for artistic Selection for the Madison World Music Festival, hosts a call-in show on the award winning WOrT, 89.9 FM, and is also a freelance writer.

2008 OCFF Silent Auction by Nicole Rochefort

The OCFF is excited to announce the return of the OCFF Silent Auction! Now an annual OCFF fundraising ini-tiative, the auction will be fea-tured throughout the duration of the 2008 Conference. Conference participants will be able to view the auction items and bid on their favou-rite piece. The auction closes at the end of the conference, and all pieces are available to take home immediately. This year, the OCFF has acquired artwork, memora-bilia, food gift certificates, stu-dio recording time, household items, computer hardware, health and industry services, concert and festival tickets, OCFF memberships and of

course lots and LOTS of mu-sic! Industry members, Live-TourArtists, SL Feldman & Associates, The Agency Group and Paquin Entertainment have all donated CD gift packs, featuring some of the greatest folk artists in Canada. Folk icons David Francey and Fred Eaglesmith were more than happy to each donate original pieces of artwork from their collections. Host city Ottawa has re-markable donors as well. The Ottawa Folk Festival has once again contributed a pair of passes to the 2009 festival, as well as nifty 2008 festival merchandise. Trendy Ottawa hotel, Brookstreet, has contin-

ued to show its support for the OCFF by donating a one-night stay in a Deluxe King Suite (valued at over $200!). Don’t miss the limited edi-tion Folk-a-Doodles available this year. Doodle packages include works by Stan Rogers, Mose Scarlett, Valdy, Aengus Finnan, Rik Emmett, Shari Ulrich and more. Last year’s auction was met with great enthusiasm, and the OCFF would like to thank everyone involved in making the silent auction a success. Over $5000 was raised and these funds allow the OCFF, a nonprofit organization, to continue strengthening the Ontario folk community with a variety of programs.

F. John Herbert*John is co-founder and executive director of Legion arts, an Iowa nonprofit dedicated to contemporary artists, community development, and cultural diversity. Based at CSPS, a renovated Czech social hall in downtown Cedar rapids, Legion arts maintains vigorous presenting programs in the visual arts, music, theatre, dance and film.

Buddy Luders*Buddy has over thirty years of program experience and has been with Fabrik, in Hamburg, since 1990. Fabrik is considered one of the most important club venues in Germany since the early 70’s. From Miles Davis to The Police, all the major names played that venue, along with many of Canada’s best - from Bruce Cockburn to The Cowboy Junkies. Fabrik produces 330 live shows per year.

Constance Strachauer *Contance studied applied Cultural Studies in Lüneburg (Germany). Her thesis about the phenomenon of casting shows was recently published. She was a concert manager at the rheingau Musik Festival and is now responsible for the artistic management of the concert hall „Die Glocke“ in Bremen, organising concerts and marketing.

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EXHIBIT HALL

The OCFF would like to thank the following organizations for participating in our small yet vital Exhibit Hall!

Exhibit Hall hours this year are Friday, October 24 from 3:00pm – 6:00pm and Saturday, October 25 from 11:30am – 2:30pm.

Agence Spectra/Marco CalliariJean Francois RenaudMontreal QCwww.equipespectra.ca

Amherst Island Folk FestivalTom RichmondStella ONwww.amherstislandfolkfestival.ca

ArtsCan CircleCarol TealNewmarket ONwww.artscancircle.ca

Big Rock BeerBrendan MerrittBarrie ONwww.bigrockbeer.com

Blue Skies FestivalAl RankinInverary ON

Bluegrass Music Association of Central CanadaGordon De VriesLondon ONwww.bmacc.ca

Cooper & Nelson, February SkyPhil CooperSt. Charles IL, USAwww.coopernelsonearly.com

East Coast Music AssociationShelley NordstromHalifax NSwww.ecma.ca

Fiddlers 3Mary Anne LozinskiHamilton ONwww.fiddlers3.com

FolquebecHeidi FlemingMontreal QCwww.folquebec.om

Georgian Bay Folk SocietyRichard KnechtelOwen Sound ONwww.summerfolk.org

Goderich Celtic Roots FestivalWarren RobinsonGoderich ONwww.celticfestival.ca

Hill StrategiesKelly HillHamilton ONwww.hillstrategies.com

Leopard Frog StudioChris ColemanBattersea ONwww.leopardfrogstudio.com

Manitoba MusicSean McManusWinnipeg ONwww.manitobamusic.com

Métis Fiddler QuartetNicholas Delbaere-SawchukToronto ONwww.metisfiddlerquartet.com

Music Management International Inc.Bruce MorelDartmouth NSwww.musicmanagement.ca

Music Manufacturing ServicesAaron ZonToronto ONwww.mmsdirect.com

Near North MusicFrank HoornSmithers BCwww.nearnorthmusic.com

Ottawa Folk FestivalTamara KaterOttawa ONwww.ottawafolk.org

Pooka PrintKathy CampbellVancouver BCwww.myspace.com/pookaprint

Réseau OntarioCharles-Etienne RenaudOttawa ONwww.reseauontario.ca

Ron Belanger GuitarsRon BelangerOrillia ONwww.ronbelangerguitars.com

Sisters of SheynvilleLenka LichtenbergToronto ONwww.sistersofsheynville.ca

Songwriters Association of CanadaDon QuarlesToronto ONwww.songwriters.ca

Style ProductionsSylvette BriereGatineau QCwww.styleproductions.ca

Top Quark ProductionsTrevor MillsEtobicoke ONwww.trevormills.comwww.topquarkproductions.ca

Twisted Pines Music and Arts FestivalPaul NorthcottPenetanguishene ONwww.twistedpines.com

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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

10:00am – 11:00amArtsCan Circle Meeting – Open Chaudière Room – Convention Level

10:00am – 3:00pmYouth Program – Orienta-tion and One-on-one Mentor-ship (by invitation)Bytowne Room – Convention Level

11:00am – 12:30pmSIG: VolunteersJoliet Room – Convention LevelKathy Cole (Mariposa Folk Festival)

Reality Cheque: What a Folk Music Livelihood Really Looks LikePresented by the Songwriters Association of CanadaFrontenac Room – Convention LevelDon Quarles (M), Amelia Cur-ran, Aengus Finnan, James Keelaghan

“Who finds the money / when you pay the rent”? Perform-ers James Keelaghan, Aengus Finnan, and Amelia Curran speak candidly about how they cobble together a liv-ing doing what they do, and discuss what success means in the context of a folk per-former’s career. Moderated by SAC’s Don Quarles.

My Roots, My InfluenceRichelieu Room – Convention LevelJowi Taylor (M), Kyrie Krist-manson, Lynn Miles, Elijah Wald

Some musicians and song-writers wear their influences on their sleeve, while others keep them handily in a back pocket. But most have an en-tire closet’s worth of music they’ve tried on and worn out that you’d never guess. Join some great musical minds as they rummage through a tick-le-trunk of music in a unique OCFF listening and story-telling session. Jowi Taylor hosts with Lynn Miles, Ky-rie Kristmanson and Elijah Wald weaving the threads together.

House Concerts: Do Try This at HomeCartier Room – Convention LevelSteve Tennant (M), Dan Greenwood, Bob LeDrew, Katherine Wheatley

House Concerts are gaining more interest across our na-tion. The intimacy of hosting quality artists in your home and sharing their musical gifts with family, friends and community offers magical musical moments to hosts, artists and audience. This informal workshop will offer information from SOCAN: how to’s for both potential hosts and musicians from a panel of seasoned hosts and musicians. By sharing we will hopefully answer that burn-ing question you have on how you, too, can share live music at home.

Thursday, October 23

Please note that all official conference activity will take place at the Crowne Plaza in Ottawa.

5:00pm – 10:00pm RegistrationLower Lobby

7:00pm – 11:00pm Instrument lock-upSeignory Room – Convention Level

7:00pm – 9:30pm Ottawa Folk Festival ShowcaseRichelieu Room – Convention Level

9:45pm – 2:00am Acoustic Avenue Reception/ShowcaseChaudière Room – Convention Level

Sask Music Reception/Showcase Richelieu Room – Convention Level

Friday, October 24

8:00am – 9:00pm RegistrationLower Lobby

10:00am – 11:00pm Instrument lock-upSeignory Room – Convention Level

Drop BoxesYork Room – Convention Level

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Administrator Stream: Human ResourcesCapitale Room – Convention LevelBarb Stacey

This session for administra-tors will be a discussion about how to grow the organization, maintain staff resources, fos-ter emerging professionals in the industry, develop HR policy and more.

International Meet and Greet – by invitation onlyPinnacle Room – Penthouse LevelDennis Landry (M), Esty Dinur, Karl-Heinz Fisher, Tracey Collier-Griffiths, Ar-iel Hyatt, F. John Herbert, John Harris, Buddy Lüders, Millie Millgate, Anya Siglin, Volker Steppat, Constance Strachauer

Campfire: Blues (11:00am – 12:00pm)Ballroom B – Lower LevelBrian Blain

Campfire: Bluegrass (12:00pm – 1:00pm)Ballroom B – Lower LevelGord De Vries

12:00pm – 2:00pm Exhibit Hall Load-inBallroom A – Lower Level

1:00pm – 3:00pmFamily Showcase (1:30pm - 2:30pm)Chaudière Room – Convention Level

Catch Mr. Mark and Leah Salomaa and see how they interact with students from Ottawa’s local schools! Host-ed by Richard Knechtel

SIG: HospitalityJoliet Room – Convention Level

Lynn Chiarelli (Ottawa Folk Festival)

New Audience Develop-ment - Target Market: YouthFrontenac Room – Convention LevelDerek Andrews (M), Tom Power, Phyllis Stenson, Bill Stunt

This frank discussion will combine programmers from the OCFF Member/ Canadian Festivals and the CBC to dis-cuss issues of diversity and in-clusion in both broadcast and festival programming. How are the media and events in Canada working to diversify audiences through changes in programming, marketing and approach in order to en-sure the sustainability of the community? There will be a specific focus on attracting youth audiences to programs and events.

The Folk Shall Inherit the Music IndustryPresented by SOCANRichelieu Room – Convention LevelRodney Murphy (M), Ariel Hyatt, Larry Graves, Ian Menzies, John Sobol

The Folk Shall Inherit the Music Industry: how to make hay when it rains on the music biz. “Audience Development”. “DIY”. “Touchpoints”. The buzz-words of the post-digi-tal music economy actually refer to things that folk per-formers have been good at all along. As jobs for middlemen between artists and their audiences disappear, the le-vers fall into the hands of performers, who can learn a thing or two from commu-nity-based genres such as

folk. Learn what innovative business models such as Mi-cro-patronage and the 1,000 True Fans approach can of-fer. Moderated by SOCAN’s Rodney Murphy.Meeting of Festival Board Chairs - closed sessionPanorama Room – Penthouse LevelAengus Finnan (M)

Olitunes WorkshopBallroom BAnne Lindsay (M), Jaron Freeman Fox, Emilyn Stam

Participants will learn a cou-ple of Oliver Schroer tunes, as well as experiencing his teaching methods, compos-ing techniques and keys to creativity. Led by Emilyn Stam and Jaron Freeman-Fox, two of Oliver appren-tices from British Columbia who have recently moved to Toronto, and Anne Lindsay, who played second fiddle in the Stewed Tomatoes. Administrator Stream: Staff and Board Dynam-ics (1:00pm-2:30pm)Capitale Room – Convention LevelKatherine Partridge, Leslie BensonThis will be a facilitated dia-logue about board and staff dynamics, including gover-nance models, board recruit-ment, AGM planning, bylaw, policy and terms of reference development. Administrator Stream: Wesbsite and Data Man-agement (2:30pm-3:00pm)Capitale Room – Convention LevelTrevor Mills, Chris MocklerTrevor and Chris have been working together on the Mar-iposa website for three years. This year, they rolled out a web application to simplify

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the management of festival information - everything from performer bios & pictures to workshop schedules to festival name badges. This panel will be a demonstration and Q&A.

3:00pm – 4:00pmYouth Program: Perfor-mance Workshop (by invita-tion)Bytowne Room – Convention LevelLynn Miles

3:00pm – 6:00pmExhibit HallBallroom A – Lower Level

6:00pm – 7:30pmSOCAN ReceptionPinnacle Room – Penthouse Level

7:30pm – 11:30pmOfficial ShowcasesFrontenac / Richelieu Rooms – Convention Level

7:45pm – 11:30pmOfficial ShowcasesChaudière Room – Convention Level

11:30pm – 2:00am Folquébec Reception/ShowcaseChaudière Room – Convention Level

Manitoba Music Reception/ShowcaseRichelieu/Frontenac Room – Convention Level

Borealis Reception/Showcase Capitale Room – Convention Level

Saturday, October 25

8:00am – 9:00pm Registration

Lower Lobby 8:30am – 9:30amArtsCan Circle Fun RunMeet in the Main Lobby

This year at the OCFF Con-ference in Ottawa, the 5K Fun Run/Walk will be a fund-raiser for ArtsCan Circle. Healthy, good-hearted run-ners and walkers will assem-ble at the conference hotel for a short scenic journey along the river in Ottawa’s historic downtown. (The route will take less than an hour to complete.)

10:00am – 11:00pm Instrument lock-upSeignory Room – Convention Level

Drop BoxesYork Room – Convention Level

10:00am – 11:30amSIG: Site OpsJoliet Room – Convention LevelJerry Switzer (Tottenham Bluegrass Festival)

“The Southern Compass” - A Case Study on Navigat-ing Touring Down UnderFrontenac Room – Convention LevelMillie Millgate (M), Tracey Collier-Griffiths, James Keel-aghan, Corin Raymond, Da-vid Ross MacDonald

A valuable opportunity to discover everything you ever wanted to know about touring in Australia! With a unique panel comprising of artists and industry from both coun-tries, there won’t be a ques-tion left unanswered. What visas do I need, must we use an agent, how can we best promote ourselves, how to re-ceive airplay and who are the key folk gatekeepers, festival promoters and venue bookers will all be explored.

Beyond Entertainment: Building Community in the Folk/Roots WorldRichelieu Room – Convention LevelEve Goldberg (M), Andrew Buntin, Richard Martin, Zav RT

Whether it’s creating magical events that audiences return to year after year, bringing arts to people of all ages, or building links across cultural groups, many folk music or-ganizations are committed to building community as part of their mandate. Why is community- building vital to what we do, and how do we foster it? This panel will explore these questions and more.

Administrator Stream: Granting and Sponsor-shipPinnacle Room – Convention LevelTamara Kater

Join the discussion with fel-low festival administrators about granting and sponsor-ship opportunities, diversi-fication of revenue streams, maintaining the festival’s mandate and integrity vis-a-vis funding opportunities, etc.

Artistic Directors Meeting – closed sessionPanorama Room – Penthouse LevelRichard Knechtel (M) Youth Program: Publicity (10:30-11:30)Bytowne Room – Convention LevelAriel Hyatt

Campfire: Traditional Ballroom B – Lower LevelTannis Slimmon

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Chaudiere Seignory York Laurentian Joliet Frontenac Richelieu

7:00pm-9:30pm

9:45pm-2:00amAcoustic Avenue Music

10:00am-11:00amArtsCan Circle AGM

12:30pm-1:00pm

3:00pm-6:00pm

6:00pm-7:30pm

7:30pm-11:30pmOfficial Showcases

11:30pm-2:00am Folquebec

8:30am-9:30am

10:00am-11:30am

BOD Office SIG: Site OpsAustralian Case Study: Southern

CompassBeyond Entertainment: Building

Community in the Folk/Roots World

11:30am-2:30pm

2:30pm-4:00pm

Youth Showcase(2:00pm-4:00pm)

State of the Folk Nation

SFTH Showcase

4:00pm-5:30pmState of the Folk Nation Reception

Presented by Borealis Records

5:30pm-7:30pm

7:30pm-11:30pmOfficial Showcases

11:30pm-2:00am An Evening in the S.A.C.

9:00am-10:15amMentoring Sessions(9:30am-11:00am)

BOD OfficeFunding Panel

(Artist)

10:30am-11:45am Funding Panel(Festivals)

12:00pm-1:15pm1:30pm-2:30pm Key Note Address

AGM

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26TH - Registration on Lower Level from 8:30am-1:30pm

Official Showcases

SIG: Hospitality New Audience Development

SaskMusic

Instrument Lock-Up(7:00pm-11:00pm)

11:00am-12:30pm

1:00pm-3:00pm

Family Showcase(1:30pm-2:30pm)

Drop Box(10:00am-11:00pm)

Drop Box(10:00am-11:00pm)

Instrument Lock-Up(10:00am-11:00pm)

Instrument Lock-Up(10:00am-11:00pm)

My Roots, My Influences

Reality Cheque: What a Folk Music Livelihood Really Looks Like

Presented by The Songwriters Association of Canada

SIG: VolunteersBOD Office

LUNCH ON YOUR OWN

CONVENTION LEVEL

Ottawa Folk Festival Showcase

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24TH - Registration on Lower Level from 8:00am-9:00pm

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23RD - Registration on Lower Level from 5:00pm-10:00pm

The Folk Shall Inherit the Music Industry

Presented by SOCAN

2008 OCFF CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Official Showcases

"Canadian Music East Coast Style"

Instrument Lock-Up(10:00am-11:00pm)

Manitoba Music

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25TH - Registration on Lower Level from 8:00am-9:00pm

Instrument Lock-Up(9:00am-11:45am)

Drop Box Pick-Up(9:00am-11:45am)

Brunch and EKA Award and Interview

Drop Box(10:00am-11:00pm)

ARTSCAN CIRCLE FUN RUN (Meet in Main Lobby)

Bytowne Cartier Capitale Pinnacle Panorama Ballroom A Ballroom B Ballroom C

7:00pm-9:30pm

9:45pm-2:00am

10:00am-11:00am

CAMPFIRE: Blues(11:00am-12:00pm)

12:30pm-1:00pm

ADMIN: Staff and Board DynamicsPre-Registration

Appreciated(1:00pm-2:30pm)

ADMIN: Festival Data Management

Pre-Registration Appreciated

(2:30pm-3:00pm)

Exhibit Hall3:00pm-6:00pm

SOCAN Reception6:00pm-7:30pm

7:30pm-11:30pm

Borealis 11:30pm-2:00am

8:30am-9:30am

ADMIN: Granting and Sponsorship

Pre-Registration Appreciated

Artistic Director's Meeting

Closed SessionCAMPFIRE: Trad

10:00am-11:30am

ADMIN: Practical Elements of Festival

FinancesPre-Registration

Appreciated(12:00pm-1:30pm)

Exhibit Hall

11:30am-2:30pm

"Hey Big Ears"Presented by The

Songwriters Association of Canada

(2:00pm-4:00pm)

2:30pm-4:00pm

4:00pm-5:30pm

5:30pm-7:30pm

7:30pm-11:30pm

BMACC11:30pm-2:00am

Youth Program Wholesome HighwayThe Future of the OCFF/Stakeholder

ResearchADMIN: Debrief

9:00am-10:15am

10:30am-11:45am

12:00pm-1:15pm1:30pm-2:30pm

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26TH

Youth Program

Youth Program

LUNCH ON YOUR OWN

11:00am-12:30pm

1:00pm-3:00pm

Meeting of Festival Board Chairs

Closed SessionYouth Program

Olitunes

CAMPFIRE: Bluegrass(12:00pm-1:00pm)

Exhibit Hall Load-In(12:00pm-2:00pm)

International Meet and Greet

By Invitation

ADMIN: Human Resources

Pre-Registration Appreciated

House Concerts - Do Try This at Home

PENTHOUSE LEVEL LOWER LEVEL

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24TH

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23RD

ARTSCAN CIRCLE FUN RUN (Meet in Main Lobby)

2008 OCFF CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25TH

Gala Dinner

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Bytowne Cartier Capitale Pinnacle Panorama Ballroom A Ballroom B Ballroom C

7:00pm-9:30pm

9:45pm-2:00am

10:00am-11:00am

CAMPFIRE: Blues(11:00am-12:00pm)

12:30pm-1:00pm

ADMIN: Staff and Board DynamicsPre-Registration

Appreciated(1:00pm-2:30pm)

ADMIN: Festival Data Management

Pre-Registration Appreciated

(2:30pm-3:00pm)

Exhibit Hall3:00pm-6:00pm

SOCAN Reception6:00pm-7:30pm

7:30pm-11:30pm

Borealis 11:30pm-2:00am

8:30am-9:30am

ADMIN: Granting and Sponsorship

Pre-Registration Appreciated

Artistic Director's Meeting

Closed SessionCAMPFIRE: Trad

10:00am-11:30am

ADMIN: Practical Elements of Festival

FinancesPre-Registration

Appreciated(12:00pm-1:30pm)

Exhibit Hall

11:30am-2:30pm

"Hey Big Ears"Presented by The

Songwriters Association of Canada

(2:00pm-4:00pm)

2:30pm-4:00pm

4:00pm-5:30pm

5:30pm-7:30pm

7:30pm-11:30pm

BMACC11:30pm-2:00am

Youth Program Wholesome HighwayThe Future of the OCFF/Stakeholder

ResearchADMIN: Debrief

9:00am-10:15am

10:30am-11:45am

12:00pm-1:15pm1:30pm-2:30pm

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26TH

Youth Program

Youth Program

LUNCH ON YOUR OWN

11:00am-12:30pm

1:00pm-3:00pm

Meeting of Festival Board Chairs

Closed SessionYouth Program

Olitunes

CAMPFIRE: Bluegrass(12:00pm-1:00pm)

Exhibit Hall Load-In(12:00pm-2:00pm)

International Meet and Greet

By Invitation

ADMIN: Human Resources

Pre-Registration Appreciated

House Concerts - Do Try This at Home

PENTHOUSE LEVEL LOWER LEVEL

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24TH

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23RD

ARTSCAN CIRCLE FUN RUN (Meet in Main Lobby)

2008 OCFF CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25TH

Gala Dinner

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11:30am -2:00pmYouth Program – One-on-one Mentorship (by invita-tion)Bytowne Room – Convention Level

11:30am -2:30pmExhibit HallBallroom A – Lower Level

12:00pm -1:30pmAdministrators Stream: Practical Elements of Fes-tival FinancesPinnacle Room – Penthouse LevelDennis Landry

A facilitated exploration of the practical elements of record keeping, preparing for an au-dit, safely dealing with money on the festival site, working with a treasurer, etc.

2:30pm -4:00pmYouth Showcase (2:00pm – 4:00pm)Chaudière Room – Convention LevelJoin the youth participants and their mentors in an excit-ing showcase of the emerging artists.

‘Hey Big Ears’ – Presented by the Songwriters Asso-ciation of Canada (2:00pm – 4:00pm)Capitale Room – Convention Level

Don Quarles (M), Amelia Cur-ran, James Keelaghan, Blair Packham, David Baxter

Your opportunity to get your song heard by a panel of art-ists and professional song-writers—without having to camp out on their front lawn. Please bring a CD to the ses-sion where tracks will be ran-domly selected and played (Note: Hey Big Ears regis-tration will take place at the

OCFF registration desk and will close at 1:00pm Saturday, October 25th. We regret that absolutely no songs will be ac-cepted after 1:00pm. Please submit songs on audio CD and include 4 hard copies of the lyrics. Due to time con-straints, some songs may not be reviewed.)

Presented by the Songwriters Association of Canada – cele-brating 25 years of Advocacy, Education and Community!

The S.A.C. gratefully ac-knowledges the financial as-sistance of the SOCAN Foun-dation and the Government of Canada through the Canada Music Fund.

State of the Folk NationJoliet Room – Convention LevelAlan Neal (M), Gary Cris-tall, Bernie Finkelstein, Kyrie Kristmanson, Mitch Podolak, Elijah Wald

Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going? Using a reading from Gary Cristall’s forthcoming his-tory of Canadian folk music as a launching point, CBC’s Bandwidth and Canada Live host Alan Neal asks a high-powered posse of folk movers-and-shakers what it means to use the “F” word in the 21st century. With Gary Cristall, Bernie Finkelstein, Kyrie Kristmanson, Mitch Podolak and Elijah Wald.

Songs from the Heart ShowcaseRichelieu Room – Convention LevelHosted by Galaxie’s Roch Parisien

4:00pm – 5:30pmThe State of the Folk Na-tion Reception – Sponsored

by Borealis RecordsFrontenac Room – Convention Level

5:30pm – 7:30pm Annual OCFF Gala DinnerBallroom B & C – Lower Level

7:30pm – 11:30pmOfficial ShowcasesChaudière – Convention Level

7:45pm – 11:30pmOfficial ShowcasesFrontenac / Richelieu – Convention Level

11:30pm – 2:00am An Evening in the S.A.C. Reception/Showcase Chaudière Room – Convention Level

Canadian Music East Coast Style. ECMA Reception/ShowcaseRichelieu Room – Convention Level

Bluegrass Music Associa-tion of Central Canada Reception/ShowcaseCapitale – Convention Level

Sunday, October 26

8:30am – 1:30pm RegistrationLower Lobby

9:00am – 11:45am Instrument lock-upSeignory Room – Convention Level

Drop BoxesYork Room – Convention Level

9:00am – 11:45amMentoring Sessions Chaudière Room – Convention Level

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Mentoring sign-up sheets will be posted by the registration table on Saturday afternoon.

9:00am – 10:15amFunding Panel - ArtistsJoliet Room – Convention LevelRichard Davis (M), Ian Babb, Michael Murray, Rick Mac-Millan

Join The Ontario Arts Coun-cil, the Canada Council for The Arts and the SOCAN Foundation as they help you navigate the programs and services they offer to artists. Come early for a seat, and come with your questions at the ready! This is an action-packed panel with important information for those seeking government funding for sound recording, touring, showcas-ing, songwriting, projects, events and more.

Wholesome HighwayCartier Room – Convention LevelEllen Hamilton, Melanie Lou-renco, Tina Desroches, Can-dace Shaw

Tips and tricks for a whole-some highway and ways of greening the show. We’ll talk about how to make folk music

more sustainable by passing up the Timbits, finding local food and growing nutritious snacks anywhere. Join us for sprouts, yoga and fun! This will be an interactive work-shop so bring your own stories and ideas about sustainable touring and music venues. All the panelists are members of the OCFF’s Green Committee and share a passion for music and the environment.

The Future of the OCFF / Stakeholder Research Capitale Room – Convention LevelAengus Finnan (M), Kelly Hill

This session will be a review of the preliminary findings of the OCFF’s Ontario Trillium Foundation funded Stake-holder Research conducted in 2008 by Hill Strategies relat-ed to the social and economic impact of folk festivals in On-tario. It will also provide an overview of the OCFF’s own membership survey regard-ing the organization.

Administrator Stream: DebriefPinnacle Room – Penthouse Level10:30am – 11:45am

Funding Panel - FestivalsJoliet – Convention LevelRichard Davis (M), Michael Murray, Ian Babb, David Barnard, Jean Paul Gagnon, Matt Hilliard-Forde, Rick MacMillan Join The Ontario Arts Coun-cil, The Ontario Trillium Foundation, The Ontario Me-dia Development Corporation, The Canada Council for The Arts, The Department of Ca-nadian Heritage and the SO-CAN Foundation as they help you navigate the programs and services they offer to fes-tivals and organizations. Estelle Klein Award and Interview – Brunch ServedFrontenac/ Richelieu Room – Convention LevelRichard Flohil (M), Bernie Finkelstein

12:00pm – 1:15pmOCFF Annual General MeetingFrontenac/ Richelieu Room – Convention Level

1:30pm – 2:30pmInaugural OCFF Keynote Address: Elijah WaldFrontenac/ Richelieu Room – Convention Level

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Mark your calendar for October 15-18 and join us at the Crowne Plaza Ottawa

for another year of panel sessions, receptions and official showcase.

Crowne Plaza Ottawa 2009 the place to be!

Please join us for the 23rd Annual OCFF

Conference in 2009!

Showcase Entry and Early Bird Registration deadline for the 2009 North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance Conference

is November 18th, 2008. For further information, please visit www.folk.org

Join us in Memphis this year!

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Galaxie

Galaxie is included on digital cable, satellite TV, Internet and IPTV services. Galaxie est inclus dans le service de base de la télé numérique par câble, par Internet, par satellite et par protocole Internet (IPTV).

Votre musique. Tout simplement.

The Continuous Music Network of the CBC / Le réseau de musique continue de Radio-Canada8 www.galaxie.ca ' 1 877-galaxie

Your Musical Universe, No Ads, No Talk, Digital-quality SoundIncluding a FolkRoots channel

Votre univers musical, dont une chaîne FolkRoots, sans publicité ni interruption Son de qualité audionumérique

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NeW MeMBersONTARIOTrevor Alguire, KarsSteve Clarke, ErinMartin Cooper, Owen SoundBrian Cote, OttawaKen Dow, Owen SoundDan Greenwood, TorontoCourt Lajoie, CorunnaLara MacMillan, TorontoCharles MacPhail, LombardyLinda McLean, UttersonEvalyn Parry, TorontoSue Peters, TorontoCatharine Saxberg, Toronto

BRITISH COLUMBIAKathy Campbell, VancouverAelena Yeung, Lister

MANITOBATracy Bone, WinnipegSerena Postel, Winnipeg

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADORIan Foster, St. John’sSherry House, St. John’s

NORTHWEST TERRITORIESORG – Folk on the Rocks, YellowknifeORG – Great Northern Arts Festival, Inuvik

NOVA SCOTIAORG – Music Nova Scotia, Halifax

QUEBECJody Anker, St. HippolyteJean Francois Renaud, Montreal

SASKATCHEWANNoreen Neu, Regina

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ButtonsIt is very important to all of us at the OCFF that YOu, as a participant of the 21ST annual conference, get all that you need out of this weekend. So, if you are a first-timer and don’t know any of the faces here; a young person with a question; or a member with an idea, go and seek out a button wearer… Tell me! buttons will be worn by our board of directors who would love the opportunity to talk to you about the OCFF as an organization and to listen to your thoughts. Ask me! buttons will be worn by staff and volunteers who will be acting as hosts to help you seek out all that you might need. They are ready and able to introduce you to the right person to talk to, or to help you locate the workshop you want to attend.

Please make use of these folks, as they are always willing to have a good chat!

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