Episode 252: Mariposa Folk Festival

Mike Hill, artistic director at the Mariposa Folk Festival joins us on this episode to chat about Mariposa’s 56th edition taking place the weekend of July 8-10 2016, in beautiful Tudhope Park in Orillia, on the shores of Lake Couchiching. Mariposa is always an early summer highlight for us and as usual they have a great line-up. As always, we also include some of the latest releases we’ve received in the mix.

You can check out the full list of performers at this year’s Mariposa HERE. Mariposa Folk Festival 2016 Passes are now on sale. Children 12 & under are admitted FREE if accompanied by a ticket-bearing adult. You can buy your tickets online HERE.

Check out the full playlist with artist links below and share your love for all the great folk and roots music out there. Thanks to all the artists who share their music with us, and thank you for listening. We have a lot of great music to bring you on future shows. I hope you’ll join us! You can listen to this show again on Mixcloud by following the link below.

Nicolas & The Iceni (Theme)
Lucy She Rises (Demo)
Roll Right (expected 2016)

Ken Dunn
Cross of Lorraine
The Great Unknown (2015, Self) CDN

Grant Peeples And The Peeples Republic
The Basement Of Her Heart
A Congress Of Treason (2015, Gatorbone Records)

As Waters
As Waters Engulf Us We Reach For A Star
As Waters (2015, Self) CDN

Arnie Naiman
Catch Of The Day
My Lucky Stars (2016, Merriweather Records) CDN

Brother Sun
So Far To Come
Weights & Wings (2016, Self)

Interview: Mike Hill, artistic director of the Mariposa Folk Festival joins us to discuss this year’s line-up. Listen again HERE.

The Milk Carton Kids
Wish You Were Here
(single) (2016, Anti-)

Thomas Hine
Moffat
Some Notion Or Novelty (2016, THM)

Christa Couture
Alone In This
Long Time Leaving (2016, Self) CDN

Roger Roger
Scott Free
Fairweather (2016, Self) CDN

Bentall Taylor Ulrich
It’s The Little Things
Tightrope Walk (2016, Borealis Records) CDN