Kerry on Key of A May 15

Our artistic director Kerry Clarke will be on CBC Radio One's Key of A on May 15 to discuss our lineup and profile Alberta artists coming to this year's fest. Tune in!

CFMF named in top 25 International festivals by Songlines

We're excited to hear we'll be part of Songlines UK's festival issue, as one of the top 25 destination festivals.

The April/May 2010 #67 issue of Songlines comes with a compilation CD featuring tracks from the ten Top of the World albums, including Balkan Beat Box, Asha Bhosle and Asere. The CD also includes a guest playlist by actor, comedian and Grammy-Award winner Steve Martin. The issue also comes with a bonus 2nd CD of Iranian Underground music.

Get it from your better booksellers (do those even exist anymore?) or check out their terrific digital edition at www.songlines.co.uk

Win a chance to blog at the festival!

No Depression magazine wants to send you to the folk fest as a blogger. Here's the deets from their website:

We're teaming up to give a lucky ND community member a trip to the festival, where they'll be our on-site blogger for the duration. Included in this covetable prize package is:

Press pass to all four days of the festival
Three-four nights lodging at the Westin Hotel
Access to press tent
Access to side stage viewing area
Access to artist for interviews
Invite to VIP after parties

To enter, create a blog post on this site to talk about any of the artists on the Calgary lineup or an experience you've had at this festival in the past. You are welcome to enter more than once, but make sure the title of your blog post(s) includes the phrase "Calgary Folk Festival" so that we can know it's an entry in this contest. You must be able to actually attend this festival, as you'll be expected to blog about your experience, to share it with the community. (Transportation is not included, and will be your responsibility if you win.)

More info at http://www.nodepression.com/profiles/blogs/win-tickets-to-the-calgary