2012 OCFF Conference Program Guide

2012

OCFF Conference

Includes

October 11 to 14 Program Guide Complete Showcase Schedule Panel Descriptions Conference Schedule

table of contents

Official Showcase Schedule..............................................4 Sponsored Showcase Schedule.........................................6 OCFF Youth Mentors Showcase.........................................8 Estelle Klein Showcase......................................................8 gALAXIE Songs From the Heart Showcase Schedule.....8 TicketPro Youth Showcase.................................................8 Private Showcase Schedule.............................................10 Official Conference Schedule.........................................14 Panel and Workshop Descriptions..................................21

The OCFF thanks MMS for their generous sponsorship of the printing of this guide.

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OFFICIAL SHOWCASE SCHEDULE Friday, October 12, 2012 Hazel McCallion

Graydon

7:45PM

Family - Yoshi and Chie, ON

8:00PM

Canailles, QC

8:15PM

Jack Pine & The Fire, ON

8:30PM

Ian Sherwood, NS

8:45PM

Tannis Slimmon, ON

9:00PM

The Claytones, ON

9:15PM

Mike Ford, ON

9:30PM

Jonathan Byrd, NC

9:45PM

Peter Elkas, ON

10:00PM

Rosie & the Riveters, SK

10:15PM

Michael Jerome Browne, QC

10:30PM

The 24th Street Wailers, ON

10:45PM

Lenka Lichtenberg & Roula Saïd: Bridges, ON

saturday, October 13, 2012 Hazel McCallion

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Graydon

7:45PM

Family- Sonia Aimy, ON

8:00PM

Charlotte Cornfield, QC

8:15PM

Preetam Sengupta, ON

8:30PM

Wyatt Easterling, TN

8:45PM

The Fretless, SK

9:00PM

Peter Karp & Sue Foley, ON

9:15PM

Jordie Lane, AUS

9:30PM

Eh?!, ON

9:45PM

Coco Love Alcorn, ON

10:00PM

Amanda Rheaume, ON

10:15PM

D’Harmo, QC

10:30PM

The PepTides, ON

10:45PM

De Temps Antan, QC

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SPONSORED SHOWCASE SCHEDULE THURSday, October 11, 2012 9:30pm

to

1:00Am

Toronto Blues Society

Club Studio 3 Danny Marks Irene Torres & The Sugar Devils The 24th Street Wailers Nicole Christian

10:00pm

to

11:30pm

ArtsCan Circle Film

Club Studio 1 A Walk in My Dream tells the incredible and inspiring story of Sarnia, Ontario harmonica virtuoso Mike Stevens, who’s played the Grand Ol’ Opry more than 300 times.

friday, October 11, 2012 12:30pm

to

2:30Am

Spherical Productions Showcase

Garden Studio 3 12:30PM 1:00PM 1:30PM 2:00PM

Alfie Smith Lindy The Donefors Wax Mannequin

11:30pm

to

2:30am

Global Café

Garden Studio 3 11:00PM 11:40PM 12:20aM 1:00aM

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Jaron Freeman-Fox Ivy Mairi Quique Escamilla Kobo Town

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SPONSORED SHOWCASE SCHEDULE saturday, October 13, 2012 12:00pm

to

2:00Pm

Manitoba Brunch

Folquébec Showcase

Garden Studio 3

Club Studio 3

12:00PM 12:25PM 12:50PM 1:15PM 1:40PM

Cara Luft JD Edwards JP Hoe Flying Fox Matt Epp

12:00PM 12:25PM 12:50PM 1:15PM 1:40PM

11:30pm

to

Canailles Michael Jerome Brown Dentdelion Annabelle Chvostek d’Harmo

2:00am

Global Café

Garden Studio 3 11:00PM 11:40PM 12:20aM 1:00aM

Silk Road Paul Reddick Digging Roots Lemon Bucket Orkestra

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OCFF COMMUNITY SHOWCASES OCFF YOUTH MENTORS SHOWCASE 11:30pm, Friday October 12, Club Studio 3 12:00pM

Sue Passmore and Kerri Ough of the Good Lovelies

12:45pM

David Essig

1:10pM

Ann Vriend

1:35pM

Gregory Hoskins

Estelle Klein Showcase 11:30pm, FRIDAY OCTOBER 12, 2012, CLUB STUDIO 3 Vance Gilbert is the musical host for this showcase featuring not only the performers who have received the Estelle Klein Award, but songs written by past winners who have left us. Many surprises await!

GALAXIE SONGS FROM THE HEART SHOWCASE SCHEDULE 2:00pm, Saturday October 13, Club Studio 1 2011 Winners 2:00pM Children’s - Noah Aiken-Klar

& Joshua Skye Engel 2:10pM Humourous - Glenn McFarlane 2:20pM Multicultural - Lenka Lichtenberg 2:30pM Political - Tom McInerney 2:40pM Colleen Peterson Award Alise Marlane 2:50pM French - Yvan Vollé

2012 Winners 3:00pM French - Philippe Flahaut 3:10pM English - Tucker Finn 3:20pM Humourous - Dan Latner 3:30pM Political - Mike Ford 3:40pM Instrumental Jaron Freeman-Fox 3:50pM Colleen Peterson Award Ariana Gillis

TicketPro Youth Showcase 3:00pm, Saturday October 13, Garden Studio 3

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3:10pM

The Musettes

3:30pM 3:50pM 4:10pM 4:30pM

Julia Cromarty Sam Boer Emily Kohne Cassie Dasilva

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PRIVATE SHOWCASE SCHEDULE

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OCFF Youth & Alumni

NUMBER

201

Saturday

FRIDAY 11:00PM

Binaeshee-Quae Couchie-Nabigon Ariana Gillis The Musettes Julia Cromarty

11:30PM 12:00AM 12:30AM

ROOM NUMBER

202

11:30PM 11:30PM 12:00AM 12:30AM 1:30AM

Kaia Kater Emily Kohne Cassie Dasilva Sam Boer Youth Song Circle and Jam

Artists for ArtsCan Circle

Showcase Schedule Available at Room 202 Jordie Lane Same Turton Teal & Joyce Bob Ardern Ed Winacott Tannis Slimmon Eve Goldberg Jim Dorie

ROOM NUMBER

203

room 203

Friday

11:00PM 11:45PM 12:30AM 1:00AM 1:30AM

ROOM NUMBER

204

Cindy Church Russell deCarle Wendell Ferguson Russell deCarle Wyatt Easterling

12:30AM 12:50AM 1:10AM

Saturday 11:00PM 11:40PM 12:30AM 1:00AM 1:30AM

Wendell Ferguson Russell deCarle Linda McRae Russell deCarle Ariana Gillis

AIM: Artists in Motion

Friday

11:10PM 11:30PM 11:50PM 12:10AM

Steafan Hannigan D’Arcy Wickham Glenna Garramone Magoo Chris Thompson The Schotts Eh?!

Matt Epp The Claytones Marc Maziade of MAZ Corin Raymond & The Sundowners Paul Reddick Jonathan Byrd Kaia Kater

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Saturday 11:10PM 11:30PM 11:50PM 12:10AM 12:30AM 12:50AM 1:10AM

Treasa Levasseur Peter Karp & Sue Foley Kaia Kater The Claytones Jonathan Byrd Paul Reddick Corin Raymond & The Sundowners

PRIVATE SHOWCASE SCHEDULE

ROOM NUMBER

205

La La Land

FRIDAY

11:00pM 11:30pM 12:00AM 12:30AM 1:00AM 1:30AM 2:00AM

ROOM NUMBER

206

Saturday Lindsay May Christa Couture Redgy Blackout Awna Teixeira Ron Weiss Corrina Rose Songcircle featuring: Emma Cloney, Qristina & Quinn, Lindsay May, Shawna Caspi

11:20PM 11:40PM 12:00AM 12:20AM 12:40AM 1:00AM 1:20AM 1:40AM 2:00AM 2:20AM 2:40AM ROOM NUMBER

207

Saturday Kristin Lindell Dave Borins Mike Celia Gabrielle Papillon Amy Campbell Morgan MacDonald Ambre McLean Preetam Sengupta Slakadeliqs Graydon James & Laura Spink Love Banshee

11:20PM 11:40PM 12:00AM 12:20AM 12:40AM 1:00AM 1:20AM 1:40AM 2:00AM 2:20AM 2:40AM

Kristin Lindell Brian MacMillan Slakadeliqs Mike Celia Ambre McLean Preetam Sengupta Gabrielle Papillon Morgan MacDonald Graydon James & Laura Spink Love Banshee Larra Skye

Steel Moon Sound Saturday

Friday 11:00PM 11:30PM 12:00AM 12:30AM 1:00AM 1:30AM 2:00AM 2:30AM

Gabrielle Papillon Qristina & Quinn Emma Cloney Lindsay May Redgy Blackout Christa Couture Songcircle featuring: Emma Cloney, Qristina & Quinn, Lindsay May, Shawna Caspi

LAMA-palooza II

FRIDAY

11:00pM 11:30pM 12:00AM 12:30AM 1:00AM 1:30AM 2:00AM

Ron Weiss Steel Moon Andrea Simms-Karp Steel Moon Amy Thiessen Steel Moon Dreamin’ Ways Performer Jam

11:00PM 11:30PM 12:00AM 12:30AM 1:00AM 1:30AM 2:00AM 2:30AM

Steel Moon Bill Candy Steel Moon Andrea Simms-Karp Steel Moon Corinna Rose Dreamin’ Ways Performer Jam

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PRIVATE SHOWCASE SCHEDULE

ROOM

Gumboteria

NUMBER

208

FRIDAY & SATURDAY 11:05PM 11:30PM 11:55PM 12:20AM 12:45AM

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Horables Swamperella Ball and Chain Patrick Brealey Max Woolaver

1:10AM 1:35AM 2:00AM 2:25AM 2:50AM

Horables Swamperella Ball and Chain Patrick Brealy Max Woolaver

1:00AM 1:30AM 2:00AM 2:30AM

The MacKenzie Blues Band Larry Jensen Our Shotgun Wedding The MacKenzie Blues Band

OH! Town Collective

NUMBER

209

FRIDAY & SATURDAY 11:00PM 11:30PM 12:00AM 12:30AM

ROOM

Gerry Griffin Larry Jensen Richard Knechtel Our Shotgun Wedding

Playing Well With Others in the Musical Sandbox

NUMBER

210

FRIDAY & SATURDAY 11:00PM 11:30PM 12:00AM 12:30AM

ROOM NUMBER

211

Often Running Sue and Dwight Collette Savard Often Running

1:00AM 1:30AM 2:00AM

Sue and Dwight Collette Savard All room 210 artists collaborating

A Sweet Soirée Saturday

FRIDAY 11:00PM 11:30PM 12:00AM 12:30AM 1:00AM 1:30AM 2:00AM 2:30AM

Jadea Kelly Lindsay Ferguson Captain Dirt & The Skirt Melanie Brûlée Awna Teixera Tannis Slimmon Jaron Freeman-Fox A Sweetlandish Surprise...tba

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11:00PM 11:30PM 12:00AM 12:30AM 1:00AM 1:30AM 2:00AM 2:30AM

Magoo Ken Whiteley Captain Dirt & The Skirt Faye Blais The DoneFors Laura Bird Cara Luft A Sweetlandish Surprise...tba

PRIVATE SHOWCASE SCHEDULE

ROOM NUMBER

212

BC Kitchen Party Saturday

FRIDAY 11:00pM 11:25pM 11:50pM 12:15AM 12:45AM 1:10AM 1:35AM 2:00AM 2:25AM

ROOM NUMBER

213

Fish & Bird Silk Road Music EH! Canailles Jaron Freeman-Fox Redgy Blackout Qristina & Quinn Bachand Ron Weiss with Lauren Weiss Red Moon Road

11:00pM 11:30pM 12:00AM 12:30AM

NUMBER

214

SATURDAY Corinna Rose The Jessica Stuart Few Fish & Bird Graydon James & The Young Novelists The Jessica Stuart Few Richard Garvey The Jessica Stuart Few Lisa Marie Kruchak

1:00AM 1:30AM 2:00AM 2:30AM ROOM

12:20AM 12:40AM 1:00AM 1:20AM 1:40AM 2:00AM

11:00pM 11:30pM 12:00AM 12:30AM 1:00AM 1:30AM 2:00AM 2:30AM

Graydon James & The Young Novelists The Donefors The Jessica Stuart Few blueVenus Fish & Bird The Jessica Stuart Few Kristin Lindell Jon Davis

Music Yukon Showcase

FRIDAY 11:20pM 11:40pM 12:00AM

Qristina & Quinn Bachand Coco Love Alcorn Ron Weiss with Lauren Weiss Qristina & Quinn Bachand Christa Couture Glenna Garramore Fish & Bird Oliver Swain & Quinn Bachand Qristina & Quinn Bachand

Fresh Folk Showcase

FRIDAY

11:00pM 11:25pM 11:50pM 12:15AM 12:45AM 1:10AM 1:35AM 2:00AM 2:25AM

SATURDAY Blue Hibou Remy Rodden Kate Weekes and Grant Simpson Lisa Bozikovic Linda McRae Blue Hibou Kate Weekes and Grant Simpson Wendell Ferguson Yukon Campfire Songwriting Circle

11:20pM 11:40pM 12:00AM

12:20AM 12:40AM 1:00AM 1:20AM 1:40AM 2:00AM

Remy Rodden Good Right Arm Stringband Kate Weekes and Grant Simpson Blue Hibou Lisa Bozikovic Remy Rodden Jonathan Byrd Wendell Ferguson Yukon Campfire Singwriting Circle 2012 OCFF Conference October 11 to 14

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OFFICIAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

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PRIVATE SHOWCASE SCHEDULE

ROOM NUMBER

301

Folk Music Canada

FRIDAY 11:00pM 11:30pM 12:00AM 12:30AM 1:00AM 1:30AM 2:00AM 2:30AM

ROOM NUMBER

302

11:00pM

12:00AM 1:00AM

ROOM NUMBER

303

Eve Goldberg, Ann Vriend, Larra Skye, PLUS another special guest!

Jordie Lane, Amanda Bon, Jenny Berkel, Ana Miura Jory Nash, Gabrielle Papillion, Amy Campbell, Cara Luft

11:00pM Glen Hornblast 11:30pM Linda McRae 12:00AM HOTCHA! 12:30AM Nancy Dutra 1:00AM The Wanted 1:30AM Grainne 2:00AM The Reverend Max Woolaver 2:30AM Brian Gladstone Late Night Blues Campfire Jam w/ Brian Blain ROOM NUMBER

304

Russ Kelley Red Moon Road Matt Epp The Good Right Arm Stringband Michael Jerome Browne QuiQue Escamilla Nick Sherman D’Harmo

SATURDAY

11:00pM Amy Campbell, Anne Walker,

Annabelle, Amanda Rheaume 12:00AM Gabrielle Papillion, Christa

Couture, Charlotte Cornfield,

PLUS another special guest!

1:00AM Lindsay Ferguson, Andrea

Simms Karp, Amanda Bon,

Kristin Lindell

SATURDAY

11:00pM Grainne 11:30pM Glen Hornblast 12:00AM The Reverend Max Woolaver 12:30AM The Sweet Alibi 1:00AM HOTCHA! 1:30AM Qristina & Quinn Bachand 2:00AM Nancy Dutra 2:30AM The Wanted Late Night Blues Campfire Jam w/ Brian Blain

OLD WORLD ROMANCE & Friends Showcase

FRIDAY 11:00pM 11:30pM 12:00AM 12:30AM 1:00AM 1:30AM 2:00AM 2:30AM

11:00pM 11:30pM 12:00AM 12:30AM 1:00AM 1:30AM 2:00AM 2:30AM

Harlan’s Porch

FRIDAY

Saturday

Babes4Breasts

FRIDAY

Cara Luft Treasa Levasseur Qristina & Quinn Bachand Oliver Swain JD Edwards Band Christa Couture Canailles Morgan MacDonald

Ozere Awna Teixeira Old World Romance Willow Rutherford Mark Morrissette (Octoberman) Nathan Lawr Will Gillespie Pistol George Warren

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Saturday 11:00pM 11:30pM 12:00AM 12:30AM 1:00AM 1:30AM 2:00AM 2:30AM

Ozere Jaron Freeman Fox Old World Romance Willow Rutherford Octoberman (Mark Morrissette) Nathan Lawr Will Gillespie Pistol George Warren

PRIVATE SHOWCASE SCHEDULE

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Dare to Care Records

NUMBER

305

FRIDAY 11:00pM 11:30pM 12:30AM 1:00AM 2:00AM 2:30AM

ROOM

306 11:00pM 11:30pM 12:00AM 12:30AM 1:00AM 1:30AM 2:00AM 2:30AM ROOM

307 11:00pM 11:30pM 12:00AM 12:30AM 1:00AM 1:30AM

2:00AM 2:30AM ROOM NUMBER

308

11:00pM 11:45pM 12:30AM 1:15AM 2:00AM

Jack Pine Linda McRae Jon Davis with Matt Tomlinson.

Blue Hibou Corinna Rose

Shelley O’Brien Sweet Alibi Faye Blais Rosie & The Riveters Fish & Bird Melanie Brulee Jordie Lane Kaia Kater

SATURDAY 11:00pM 11:30pM 12:00AM 12:30AM 1:00AM 1:30AM 2:00AM 2:30AM

Fish & Bird (TBA) Melanie Brulee Jordie Lane Faye Blais Charlotte Cornfield Natasha Bouchard Paul Reddick

Flohil’s Friends: The Acoustic Showcase

NUMBER

FRIDAY

Saturday

Ladies in Waiting

NUMBER

FRIDAY

Canailles Gertrudes Charlotte Canailles Charlotte Canailles

Surprise Guest Mélanie Brulée Jadea Kelly Jory Nash Treasa Levasseur Graydon James & the Young Novelists 24th St. Wailers War Stories Surprise Guest

SATURDAY 11:00pM 11:30pM 12:00AM 12:30AM 1:00AM 1:30AM 2:00AM 2:30AM

Jordie Lane Max Woolaver Faye Blais Ariana Gillis Amy Thiessen Peter Karp & Sue Foley Paul Reddick & Weber Bros J.D. Edwards Band

TradNation Showcase

FRIDAY 11:30AM 12:00pM 12:30pM 1:00pM 1:30pM 2:00pM 2:30pM

Qristina & Quinn Bachand Michael Jerome Browne Dentdelion Nicolas Babineau De Temps Antan Béa & Co JAM (tous/everyone)

SATURDAY

11:30AM The Fretless 12:00pM Mil 12:30pM Eh?!

1:00pM Kaia Kater 1:30pM O’Shraves 2:00pM Jeune Jam (jeunes artistes) /

Youth Jam (young artists) 2:30pM JAM (tous/everyone) 2012 OCFF Conference October 11 to 14

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PRIVATE SHOWCASE SCHEDULE

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Ottawa Area All Stars

NUMBER

309

Saturday

FRIDAY 11:00pM 11:45pM 12:30AM 1:15AM 2:00AM

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Trevor Alguire Amanda Rheaume Lindsay Ferguson Jill Zmud Trevor Alguire

310 11:00pM 11:20pM 11:40pM 12:00AM 12:20AM 12:40AM 1:00AM 1:20AM 1:40AM 2:00AM 2:20AM ROOM NUMBER

311

The Claytones Trevor Alguire Jack Pine & the Fire Trevor Alguire Lindsay Ferguson

Manitoba Music Showcase

NUMBER

SATURDAY

FRIDAY

11:00pM 11:45pM 12:30AM 1:15AM 2:00AM

Kayla Luky Flying Fox JD Edwards Cara Luft Red Moon Road JP Hoe The F-Holes Matt Epp Sweet Alibi Demetra Jenny Berkel

11:00pM 11:20pM 11:40pM 12:00AM 12:20AM 12:40AM 1:00AM 1:20AM 1:40AM 2:00AM 2:20AM

Matt Epp Sweet Alibi Jenny Berkel Demetra Kayla Luky Flying Fox JD Edwards Cara Luft Red Moon Road JP Hoe The F-Holes

Woolner Limehouse Skye Showcase

FRIDAY 11:00pM 11:30pM 12:00AM 12:30AM 1:00AM 1:30AM 2:00AM 2:30AM

SATURDAY Jordie Lane Jack Pine and the Fire Limehouse Limehouse Jon Davis Larra Skye Limehouse Amy Campbell

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11:00pM 11:30pM 12:00AM 12:30AM 1:00AM 1:30AM 2:00AM 2:30AM

Christopher Thompson Larra Skye Limehouse Limehouse Amy Campbell Larra Skye Limehouse The Schotts

PRIVATE SHOWCASE SCHEDULE

ROOM

Storytellers

NUMBER

312

Saturday

FRIDAY 11:00PM 11:20PM 11:40PM 12:00AM 12:20AM 12:40AM 1:00AM 1:20AM 1:40AM 2:00AM

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Amanda LeBlanc Morgan MacDonald Gabrielle Papillon Wyatt Easterling Jim Dorie Shawna Caspi Kev Corbett Amanda LeBlanc Morgan MacDonald Jim Dorie

313 11:00PM 11:30PM 12:00AM

1:00AM 1:30AM 2:00AM

SATURDAY

ROOM

Sam Turton & Jane Lewis Amy Thiessen Lenka Lichtenberg & Roula Said: Bridges Qristina & Quinn Bachand Red Moon Road Lenka Lichtenberg “English songs” - jam

314 11:00PM 11:20PM 11:40PM 12:00AM 12:20AM 12:40AM ROOM NUMBER

314

11:00PM

12:00AM 12:30AM 1:00AM 1:30AM 2:00AM

Lenka Lichtenberg & Roula Said: Bridges Amy Thiessen Red Moon Road Qristina & Quinn Bachand Ron Weiss Sam Turton & Jane Lewis

Spherical Productions Presents

NUMBER

FRIDAY

Kev Corbett Linda McRae Jim Dorie Wyatt Easterling Shawna Caspi Morgan MacDonald Kev Corbett Jim Dorie Gabrielle Papillon Amanda LeBlanc Morgan MacDonald

Lenka Lichtenberg & Roula Saïd: Bridges

NUMBER

FRIDAY

11:00PM 11:20PM 11:40PM 12:00AM 12:20AM 12:40AM 1:00AM 1:20AM 1:40AM 2:00AM 2:20AM

The Donefors Lindy Wax Mannequin Alfie Smith The Donefors Lindy

1:00AM 1:20AM 1:40AM 2:00AM 2:20AM 2:40AM

Wax Mannequin Alfie Smith The Donefors Lindy Wax Mannequin Alfie Smith

The Borealis Hootenanny

SATURDAY Annabelle Chvostek, James Keelaghan, James Gordon, Michael Jerome Browne, Ken Whiteley, Grit Laskin, Bill Garrett & Sue Lothrop + Surprise Guests.

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Congratulations to the 2012 OCFF Estelle Klein Award recipient Arthur McGregor!

PANEL AND WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS

listed in Alphabetical Order

A Modest Proposal for the 21st Century Folksinger

Patio Studio 1 saturday, oct. 13, 10:30aM-12:00PM Jon Brooks recently said “our forthcoming songwriters need to understand that their vocation is not simply going out and getting paid to be cute and entertaining. I’d like to encourage today’s songwriters to rise to the occasion and write the songs that our current age needs. Leave the rest for pop singers and reality TV. Aim higher and we’ll all be rewarded...our community, now more than ever, has an urgent role to play in the world.

The problem is none of us act like we understand our true potential.” Ian Tamblyn moderates this dialogue that gets to the heart of the thing: folk matters.

Agents and Managers - When and Why, if at all?

Patio Studio 1 FRIday, Oct. 12, 2:30PM-4:00PM What do agents do? What do managers do?

What do artists do in these relationships?

How does an artist know who, when, why?

How does the artist know when it is or isn’t working? What changes, if anything, at different stages of the artist’s career? How does the money work and why? Russ Kelly moderates this session that is often requested in the OCFF post-conference survey.

All-Night Jamming Patio Studio 1 thursday, Oct. 11, 9:30PM-6:00aM FRIday, Oct. 12, 9:30PM-6:00aM saturday, Oct. 13, 9:30PM-6:00aM Need we say more?

ArtsCan Circle Film

Club Studio 1 FRIday, Oct. 12, 10:00PM-11:30PM A Walk in My Dream tells the incredible and inspiring story of Sarnia, Ontario harmonica virtuoso Mike Stevens, who’s played the Grand Ol’ Opry more than 300 times.

Blues Jam

Club Studio 3 FRIday, Oct. 12, 11:30PM-2:00aM Join Brian Blain as he encourages, prompts and draws the blues out of us all.

Broadcasting Summit

North Studio 1 FRIday, Oct. 12, 11:00aM-12:30PM The Broadcasting Summit is a networking meeting for those who are interested in the present and the future of broadcasting as it relates to folk music. Share your experiences as a podcaster, on-air personality, producer or online DJ with your peers.

Building and Strengthening Your Organization

Patio Studio 2 FRIday, Oct. 12, 2:00PM-5:30PM Are your board meetings too long? Are they an exercise in frustration? Do you leave meetings angry and annoyed? Do you agree with John Kenneth Galbraith that “meetings are indispensable when you don’t want to do anything”? Would you like to know how to make your meetings more productive and more satisfying, whether you are the chairperson or a board or committee member? You will leave this Nathan Garber-led workshop with practical strategies for making your festival board and committee meetings more pleasant and more productive experiences. Special attention will be paid to the unique nature of volunteer boards and how to make meetings better when you are not the chairperson. The workshop will also provide an update on the new Ontario Not-forProfit Corporations Act and how it will affect your organizations.

Community Choir Rehearsal I Garden Studio 3 THURSday, Oct. 11, 7:00PM-8:30PM Choirs are great ways to gather and build communities. Join in the fun and prepare a couple of songs to serenade delegates as they head into the Saturday evening Gala Dinner.

Crossing Borders

North Studio 2 FRIday, Oct. 12, 11:00aM-12:30PM The border between countries is invisible, or so we’d like to think. Why does it seem so difficult to be allowed to play in other nations? This is your guide to cutting red tape and working within the system to reach your far-flung audiences in the age of “free trade.”

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PANEL AND WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS listed in Alphabetical Order

Discovering New Voices North Studio 2 SATURday, Oct. 13, 10:30aM-12:00PM The Georgian Bay Folk Society has initiated a Youth Discoveries program that has really taken off in the region served by GBFS and their flagship event, Summerfolk. Jane Harbury has, for many years, run a Discoveries concert series of her own in partnership with Hugh’s Room in Toronto. How have these efforts contributed to the discovery of new voices in the folk community? Come with your own success stories and questions about how to get started in your own area.

EKA Brunch & Interview

Graydon SUNday, Oct. 14, 11:00aM-12:30PM Join Estelle Klein Award recipient Arthur McGregor and interviewer (and past Estelle Klein Award recipient) Richard Flohil as they chat together. Learn more about Arthur’s lifelong fascination with folk music and the people and instruments that make it.

Emergency Planning & Insurance Patio Studio 2 SATURday, Oct. 13, 2:00PM-3:30PM Every festival and event has risk associated with it and there are liabilities around every corner.

How do OCFF member festivals create and maintain emergency plans and ensure that they are meeting the requirements of insurers of all kinds in a shifting world of risk?

Festival Administrators Round Table Graydon SUNday, Oct. 14, 10:00aM-11:00AM Led by Gary Eisenhamer and Brad McEwen, the FART was started after the 2011 OCFF conference and continues to be a useful forum for the discussion of festival administration at all levels. The round table continues in person at this session.

First-timers Orientation

Club Studio 3 THURSday, Oct. 11, 5:00PM-6:30PM Join the OCFF’s Membership Services Manager Bob LeDrew and perennial OCFF conference attendee Jory Nash as they guide you through the maze of conference activities unfolding all around you!

First-timers Orientation

Club Studio 3 FRIday, Oct. 12, 5:00PM-5:30PM Join the OCFF’s Membership Services Manager Bob LeDrew and perennial OCFF conference attendee Jory Nash as they guide you through the maze of conference activities unfolding all around you!

First-timers Orientation

Club Studio 3 SATURday, Oct. 13, 10:00aM-10:30AM Join the OCFF’s Membership Services Manager Bob LeDrew and perennial OCFF conference attendee Jory Nash as they guide you through the maze of conference activities unfolding all around you!

Folk Alliance in Canada 2013

North Studio 2 SATURday, Oct. 13, 2:00PM-3:30PM Our American-based cousins, Folk Alliance International, are coming to Toronto for their 2013 conference. Join this session led by Folk Music Canada’s Tamara Kater to find out what’s being planned and how you can help to make this event a huge success

Friends of Bill W. Club Studio 3 SATURday, Oct. 13, 3:00PM-4:0PM A safe, supportive twelve-step space for our delegates.

Friends of Bill W. North Studio 3 Festival Marketing and Communication FRIday, Oct. 12, 5:00PM-6:00PM North Studio 3 A safe, supportive twelve-step space for our FRIday, Oct. 12, 11:00aM-12:30PM delegates.

With a subject line like that, you might think about posters, TV ads and radio spots. However, before they can market, festivals need something to communicate - their stories, their community successes and their call to involvement. Learn how to better capture these stories from Katherine Carleton of Orchestras Canada and the Canadian Arts Coalition.

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PANEL AND WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS

listed in Alphabetical Order

Funders A & Q North Studio 1 SATURday, Oct. 13, 10:30aM-12:00PM You have the answers, we have the questions.

Join Aengus Finnan of the Ontario Arts Council and David Barnard of Canadian Heritage as they lead an interactive session asking questions like, “What is your organisation’s greatest weakness?” “What is the one recurring issue you’d like to resolve?” “What can the presenting community do to help each other?” “How can funders, foundations, and other sector resources contribute?”

Funding for Artists

North Studio 1 SATURday, Oct. 13, 2:00PM-3:30PM Are you accessing all of the funding you can as an artist? You might be surprised to learn that many provincial and municipal funding programs are undersubscribed. Join the OAC’s Aengus Finnan and Toronto Arts Council’s Christy DeFelice as they pull back the curtain on great opportunities for folk artists.

Gospel Singalong Main Lobby SUNday, Oct. 14, 12:00PM-1:00PM It’s Sunday and we’ll soon be leaving the conference. Enjoy some fine Sam Turton-led Gospel music as you say goodbye to your friends, then hit the road for home.

House Concerts North Studio 1 FRIday, Oct. 12, 9:30AM-11:00AM It’s time for a check-in with the house concert community. The OCFF has been working with SOCAN on a tariff structure for OCFF members that might better reflect the realities of the house concerts all around us. James Leacock will join Scott Merrifield in presenting the work to date.

Joyful Songs Campfire

Main Lobby FRIday, Oct. 12, 9:30AM-11:00AM Start your day with some uplifting songs in this campfire hosted by Glenn McFarlane.

Luthiers Room: Grit Laskin’s ‘Give Me Wood”

Graydon FRIday, Oct. 12, 11:00aM-12:30PM How do pieces of trees create a box that can stir emotion? Why does the grain of a soundboard always go in a certain direction? Why do guitarmakers use so many politically incorrect materials? Why is a Soundhole a misnomer?

In this entertaining lecture/slide show, awardwinning guitarmaker, inlay artist and performer Grit Laskin will answer these questions and more.

Luthiers Room: Q&A Session

Graydon FRIday, Oct. 12, 2:30aM-4:00PM This is truly a question and answer session for those who love their guitars. No lectures, no flashy presentations, no talking heads - just an opportunity for you to ask questions about making, maintaining, playing, modifying and improving these beautiful instruments.

Making Your Music Look as Great as it Sounds

North Studio 3 FRIday, Oct. 12, 2:30pM-4:00PM In this DIY seminar on art and design for music packaging and the web, Michael Wrycraft and Janine Stoll will give participants a roadmap through the processes involved to save costly mistakes, money and time. They will encourage creative thinking and practical planning with the goal of a final product that will satisfy well into the future.

Meeting of Festival Artistic Directors

North Studio 3 SATURday, Oct. 13, 10:30aM-12:00PM This meeting is an annual gathering of OCFF member festival Artistic Directors, who share best practices, their recent successes and challenges and the scuttlebutt on the folk scene.

Meeting of Festival Board Chairs North Studio 1 SATURday, Oct. 13, 3:30PM-5:00PM This meeting is an annual gathering of OCFF member festival Board Chairs, who share best practices, challenges and successes in their organizations.

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PANEL AND WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS listed in Alphabetical Order

Music Workshop: Children’s and Family Music

Patio Studio 2 SATURday, Oct. 13, 3:30PM-5:00PM Juno-nominated children’s performers, The Kerplunks, lead this session on how to liven up your festival’s children’s or family programming.

Music Workshop - Global Traditions

North Studio 2 SATURday, Oct. 13, 3:30PM-5:00PM Curated by Mill Race’s Artistic Director, Brad McEwen, this music workshop will showcase global folk traditions found in our own communities.

Music Workshop: Borealis “Occupy This”

Garden Studio 3 FRIday, Oct. 12, 4:00PM-5:30PM James Keelaghan hosts an array of Borealis Records artists in a festival-style workshop on the “Occupy” theme - music for the 99%.

Music Workshop: Local Traditions

Patio Studio 2 SATURday, Oct. 13, 3:30PM-5:00PM Curated by Mill Race’s Artistic Director, Brad McEwen, this music workshop will showcase local folk traditions found across North America and practiced locally.

Object Writing Workshop

North Studio 3 FRIday, Oct. 12, 9:30AM-11:00AM Lyric writing with a twist, “Object Writing” is a method that encourages the reltively quick capturing of descriptions and metaphors on specific subject matter. Linda McRae will pull writers out of their usual patterns and invite them to explore a new creative space.

OCFF AGM

Graydon SATURday, Oct. 13, 9:00AM-10:30AM The Annual General Meeting of the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals provides an opportunity for the Board of Directors to report about its activites and to respond to the membership on the items that matter. This year, the proposed OCFF name change to Folk Music Ontario is up for approval, along with some housekeeping work on the OCFF bylaws. Light refreshments will be available for members.

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OCFF Gala Dinner

Graydon SATURday, Oct. 13, 6:00PM-7:30PM This is the annual OCFF gathering of the clan, complete with food and drink, the honouring of our Estelle Klein Award recipient and lots of good old fashioned face time over the breaking of bread together.

OCFF Pub Quiz

Graydon THURSday, Oct. 11, 7:00PM-8:30PM Three teams. Tons of folk trivia. Belly laughs and education all rolled into one great session led by Richard Flohil and Michael Wrycraft. Hold onto your hat!

OCFF Song Swap campfire Main Lobby SATURday, Oct. 13, 3:30PM-5:00PM This one is simple: come to the campfire with the songs of other OCFF members. The only rule is that you don’t sing one of your own! Eve Goldberg will show you how it’s done.

One-on-One Mentoring Sessions Patio Studio 1 SATURday, Oct. 13, 2:00PM-5:00PM The ever-popular One-on-One Mentoring Sessions return this year. Sign up for a session in the lobby registration area on Saturday morning and be sure to write down your session time and mentor’s name!

Presenters Program Round Tables

Patio Studio 2 FRIday, Oct. 12, 9:30AM-11:00AM In this invitation-only session, Official Showcasers and their representatives will gather with Presenters Program participants and create new business relationships.

Private Showcase Orientation

Club Studio 3 SATURday, Oct. 13, 4:00PM-4:30PM All-acoustic Private Showcases can be a challenge to present.

SOCAN Reception and Keynote Presentation

McCallion FRIday, Oct. 12, 6:00PM-7:30PM At this first community gathering of the annual OCFF conference, SOCAN generously welcomes all delegates for our keynote presentation by Jowi Taylor of Six String Nation.

PANEL AND WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS

listed in Alphabetical Order

SOCAN: Follow the Folk Dollar Pay the Bills Through Live Performance

North Studio 2 FRIday, Oct. 12, 2:30PM-4:00PM Its not easy eking out a living as a touring Folk artist. Touring can be lucrative but knowing where the money comes from and how to get it isn’t always clear. For example, many touring artists have no idea how to collect on the back-end from SOCAN for their live performances. The presenters are paying the license fees, we pay you the royalties! All it takes is a bit of paperwork and an understanding of the requirements and process. This panel will focus on the synergistic relationship between the touring Folk artist, the presenting community (festivals, soft seaters, clubs, house concerts) and SOCAN. This panel will be interactive, visual and have an open dialogue on the obstacles and opportunities we all face in our community as touring artists, presenters and as a performance rights organization.

Social media for Touring Artists North Studio 2 FRIday, Oct. 12, 9:30AM-11:00AM Keeping up with all the apps is a challenge writ large when you’re on the road. In this session, panelists like Bill Love of Favequest will offer ideas on how to maximize your social media presence by providing festivals and events with great content for their apps.

Song Placement, Publishing and Royalties

Patio Studio 1 FRIday, Oct. 12, 4:00PM-5:30PM Have you heard a friend’s song playing in the background on a TV show or in a movie? How did that happen? Are they going to be rich now?

This session explores the mysteries of song placement from the perspective of the music supervisor and the artist and brings “neighbouring rights” royalties into the mix.

Vance Gilbert’s Collision Course Club Studio 3 FRIday, Oct. 12, 2:30PM-4:30PM There are great songs out there that you’ll never hear because they are “under-performed” by the artists. And there are great artists out there that have all the chops in the world but short shelf lives in the eyes of the listener because they perform songs that need “tweaking.” And there are some situations where a little work on both can bring a performance to life! Vance’s Collision

Course Workshop offers you the opportunity to take an instructive, simultaneous look at your performance skills and your songwriting in an “open mike” stage setting. That’s where it all finally happens, right?

Trad Music Campfire

Main Lobby FRIday, Oct. 12, 4:30PM-5:30PM Just try to tear yourself away from this camfire session hosted by Anne Lederman!

Trad Music Summit

Patio Studio 1 FRIday, Oct. 12, 11:00AM-12:30PM The Trad Music Summit is a networking meeting led by Gilles Garand and open to all who are interested in organizing as a group on the future development of “Trad“. Share your experiences and enjoy a presentation on Quebec traditional music, (origins, main historical and current practitioners and styles, influences), and how to work as TRAD professionals in Québec and Canada.

The Unconference Graydon SATURday, Oct. 13, 10:30AM-2:00PM Feel like the conference agenda is missing a burning issue? Here’s your chance.

The Unconference will build on models like Podcamps and World Cafés to give delegates time and space for people to congregate and discuss the issues that matter to THEM with the support of a seasoned moderator.

Website Demolition Derby by Bandzoogle

North Studio 3 SATURday, Oct. 13, 2:00PM-3:30PM The Website Demolition Derby consists entirely of live critiques of artist and band websites.

Reviews will be frank and direct. The site’s design, organization, content and functionality will be reviewed by Dave Cool of Bandzoogle.

Yoga

Patio Studio 1 FRIday, Oct. 12, 9:30AM-11:00AM Start your day the yoga way! Thanks to Amy Thiessen for leading this session.

Yoga

Patio Studio 1 SATURday, Oct. 13, 9:00AM-10:30AM Start your day the yoga way! Thanks to Amy Thiessen for leading this session.

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