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John Wort Hannam, delivers a unique take on the simple day-to-day dramas of the common man through songs that map the landscapes of both the human heart and this vast country of ours. Two 2007 WCMA nominations, 2007 New Folk Winner at Kerrville Folk Festival, and Best Song at the 2004 and 2007 Calgary Folk Music Festival Songwriting Competition are just a few of his many achievements so far.","
Rick Garvin has performed as a solo artist for more than 25 years, and also in many bands in a wide variety of styles including folk, blues, country, Latin, and African. A multi-talented musician with a velvet-smooth voice, Garvin brings well crafted songs that are both entertaining and thoughtful. Rick's 2007 solo CD 'Evolution' is currently receiving radio airplay in more than a dozen countries around the world.","Edmonton Public Library
Amelia Martin - 'How the library helps Homeless People'","Old Strathcona Area Community Council (OSACC)
Shirley Lowe & Ann Mathiesen - 'How the Old Strathcona Community attempts to help'","Immigrants & Homelessness
Rick Enss, U of C - 'The growing homeless issue for immigrants'","Homeward Trust
Susan McGee - 'Changes in the HT & Edmonton's 10 year plan to end homelessness'","Edmonton Social Planning Council's Renter's Survey
Anette Kinley - 'Results from ESPC's newly released Renter's Survey'","The Legal Resource
Tanya Driechel - 'Action to Justice Network - A resource for renters'","The Inner City High Drama Group
'Stories Out Of School: A Youth Perspective on Homelessness'","Canadian Mental Health Association
Terri Bailey - Housing & Mental Illness","Canadian Housing & Renewal Association
Geoff Gillard - CHRA's Edmonton Symposium focus, on planning for Neighbourhood Renewal","Edmonton Coalition on Housing & Homelessness (ECOHH)
Dawn Hodgins - ECOHH and Jim Gurnett - 'letter writing as advocacy-in-action'","Literature Shorts:
Edmonton author Val Stevens - her book My Home Street Home and poets Gary Garrison & Betty Nordin","The Conversation Cafe
A time to share - All are welcome to join in","
Maria Dunn is often referred to as Edmonton's own ambassador of all things good. A champion of social causes and one of the finest singer/song-writers anywhere, Maria's performances will leave you entertained and enlightened. Maria's song 'Take It Easy On Me' was chosen as the theme song for Homefest in 2004 and has been sung as the finale at each Homefest since.","
Karla Anderson burst onto the world music stage in 2005 when her song 'What Else Can I Do' was featured in the hit television series 'Joan of Arcadia'. And it generated overwhelming response from around the world. She followed up with her debut release 'The Embassy Sessions' in August of 2005, and the wheels were set in motion. Since that time Karla's music has been ingraining itself into the hearts of audiences wherever she appears and wherever the music is played.","
No stranger to our Edmonton stages, Shari Ulrich keeps thing fresh by putting together another creative trio. With the legendary Barney Bentall bringing some old favourites and songs from his critically acclaimed 'Gift Horse' and west coast singer songwriter extraordinaire Tom Taylor drawing comparisons to Guy Clark and Jerry Jeff Walker, Shari adds her own superb song writing and flawless vocals to guarantee an evening that you won't soon forget.","
Born and raised in Edmonton, Chloe Albert was introduced to music early in life. At age five, a family friend gave her his old piano, which piqued her interest and eventually led her not only to become classically trained on the instrument, but also to become passionate about another instrument, the guitar. She was 14 years old when she borrowed her first guitar from her mother, and since then, Chloe hasn't stopped playing.","
The Andy Northrup Trio - Andy Northrup is an award winning singer/songwriter/actor who has toured to Nashville, New York, Seattle and Wales behind his two releases 'Slow Burn Avenue' (2001) and 'Cardboard Logic' (2005) both of which have been critically acclaimed. Andy's two mates in the band are Pat Campbell on guitars/vocals and Edward Garrick on bass/vocals.","
Phyllis Sinclairs vocals have been described as 'beautifully haunting,' a vocal imprint that she attributes to her Cree grand-mother who sang and hummed Cree songs in soft ululation to her and her siblings at bedtime. Raised on the western shore of the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba, Phyllis' overall musical style was influenced by reels and jigs tapped out on spoons and boot bottoms at spirited community gatherings. Also evident is the influence of her favorite 60's and 70's Folk artists like Joan Baez, Donavan, and Mary Hopkin.","
Martin Kerr is the last person you would have expected to see on Canadian Idol. The British-born musician writes smart tunes about love, marriage and the undiscovered geniuses who don't subject themselves to the rigmaroles of a manufactured reality TV show. After releasing two albums, 'I Know You're Out There' and 'Just Another Man', on his own and years of travelling around the world, Kerr and his wife, Tara, settled in Edmonton in 2005.","
Sheril Hart is one of Edmonton's finest and truly gifted vocalists, who can go from smooth and sultry to 'singing the lights out' with effortless mastery. Her repertoire appeals to every audience, chosen from the songbooks of Cassidy, Sting, Mitchell, Fitzgerald, Holiday, Vaughan, Elling, and more. Joining Sheril is the amazing Jamie Philps, guitarist extraordinaire, and talented bassist Lindsay Woolgar.","
Of hearing Fred Eaglesmith's music, Ruth Purves Smith says, 'Something in me broke loose, and it was alright to write songs. A song is what it is, and that's okay.' From there she went on to open a couple of shows for Eaglsmith, performing songs inspired by his work. Around the rural routes of Central Alberta, Ruth has become a popular draw for audiences of all ages. Her simple, yet intriguing melodies capture the ear. Ruth can hold her own and play with the best of them. ","
Bonnie Gregory (fiddle, harp, vocals), Andy Illig (guitar, Irish bouzouki), Tami Cooper (flute, vocals), Steven Bell (accordion, vocals, piano), and Mark Arnison (bodhran, world-beat percussion) CELTARA brings engaging warmth, energy and humour to concert halls, folk clubs, festivals, ceilis, community halls, dances, pubs and house concerts. Audiences have described Celtara's concerts as 'joyous', 'inspiring', 'enchanting' and 'awesome, beautiful, toe-tapping music', and 'like a wee bit of Celtic heaven'.","
Jan Randall continues a spectacular and distinguished career as composer, music director, and performer. He has been a featured artist at venues like the legendary Hovel Folk Club in Edmonton, Montreal's Yellow Door, the Regina Folk Festival, the Edmonton Singer/Songwriter Festival, the Sasquatch Folk Festival, the Works Festival, the Blue Chair and at Edmonton Folk Clubs.","
At 21, this songstress writes with depth, heart and humour in her own distinct style. In 2007, she began performing as one of CKUA radio's U-22 artists and was awarded a $10,000 grant through Rawlco Radio to assist in the production, mastering and manufacturing of her debut album, 'Kaley Bird'. Since it's release in June 2008, Bird's freshman album immediately began receiving airtime on commercial, university, public and national radio (CBC).","
One of the music world's most celebrated song writers, Willie P. Bennett is remembered through interpretations of some of his songs by three Edmonton promoters who have all presented Willie over the past few years. Harold Wollin, Peter Pirquet and Bill Werthmann are pleased to show how one man's dedication to the arts has left a legacy that should inspire many for years to come.","
Last year, Rhea March took on the role of championing the cause of promoting some of Alberta's up and coming talent through a collective dubbed U22. Featuring singer/song writers all under the age of 22, she has, with the help of CKUA Radio, helped steer some of what this province has to offer in terms of young talent down the twisting turning and sometimes bumpy road that is the music business. Here's a sampling of some of that talent. Joe Nolan, Paul Cresey and Blackout Music.","
Glen Eilers and Keith McIsaac are two favourites of both the open mike and busking scene in Edmonton. The gift of music, traditional and modern, instrumental or lyrical are what these veterans of song like to give. Warmth and emotion, straight from the heart, delivered with a true sense understanding of what the music is all about.","
Tim Chesterton has been playing music since he was a teenager, but made his first appearance at an Edmonton open stage in early October of 2005, and since has performed at the Blue Chair Café, Hulbert's, the Uptown Folk Club and the Northern Lights Folk Club. Known for his fingerstyle guitar work and for his arrangements of traditional folk songs, he has increasingly been playing some of his own compositions as well. Alex Boudreau's performances are a blend of guitar-based folk, pop, and rock songs, with a few traditional songs for good measure. His music appeals to a broad audience of all ages. He is currently finishing his first CD, and hosts a weekly open stage at a local coffee shop, where he is joined by many of Edmonton's finest local performers and songwriters.","
Jim Serediak has crafted a work of musical intrigue featuring his distinctive finger-style acoustic guitar and engaging lyrics with songs of love, life and a deep passion for the natural world interspersed with evocative guitar instrumentals. Self taught until his early twenties, Jim took on a more schooled outlook with studies in the music program at Grant MacEwan College. It was during this period of study that Jim pursued his interest in classical guitar and electro-acoustic music as well, and also began cultivating a public interest in his music through appearances at folk festivals, on radio and through concert performances.","
With the increased popularity of 'texting' We thought it a fitting title to introduce L.O.L. (Laugh Out Loud) performances by two of Edmonton's freshest faces on the comedy scene. In June of 2004 Lars Callieou won the Comedy Idol Contest naming him Alberta's funniest new comedian. Since then he's been featured on Shaw Cable, XM Radio, CBC Radio's Stand & Deliver, The Debaters and So, You think You're Funny?. He has his own weekly comedy radio show on CJSR 88.5 FM in Edmonton which he hosts Wednesdays at midnight. Ed magazine named him, 'One of the top ten comedians to watch...if you're already at a show...and he's on it.' Callieou will be splitting the comedic duties with Dawn Marie Dumont (bio and photo not available at press time).","
Jessica Heine and 2/3rds of the Younger Band Keith Rempel and Matt Grier will entertain in the Kid's Korner this year. Jessica grew up in a musical family and Keith (bass) and Matt (percussion) are Grant McEwan Music graduates who back various musicians around town. This threesome is ready with fun songs to engage young at heart families, following their recent kids repertoire at the Prairie Gardens Pumpkin Festival last month.","
Infectious, spirited and a little bit (OK a whole lot) zany Netti Spaghetti will keep you laughing and singing and dancing and moving and shaking and jumping and, well, you get the picture. Netti says ... Work hard. Play hard. Be kind to yourself and everyone else! And don't eat boogers.");
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