CITYFOLK CLOSES OUT THE SUMMER (PP

The exhibition will be on display until Oct. 22, 2022. Image: Studio Sixty Six/Provided

the studio’s art consultant, emphasizes the importance of his artwork’s physical presence. “While Alex’s art is definitely a very digital medium, there’s a lot to be said still about seeing it in person. As you can see there’s so much texture in them and so much three-dimensionality … you don’t really get that sense of depth online that you would in person. It’s really interesting to think about work being created so digitally and then having it have such a material presence.” Syncing Matter is a unique glimpse into the separation and union between physical spaces and digital matter; it speaks to an evolution in the world’s production of images. As artists continue to explore the boundaries between technology and art, viewers will continue to question the physicality of art and what it represents. Alex Sutcliffe’s exhibition will be on display at Studio Sixty Six until Oct. 22, 2022. His catalogue can be found here.

CityFolk closes out the summer

Two weekends of great music came to a close on Saturday, Sept. 17

Victoria Drybrough

CityFolk seems to have a thing for married duos with solo careers who come together to perform as a band (see our coverage from Friday, Sept. 16.)

On Saturday, Shovels & Rope, a duo composed of married couple Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst, was the first act of the night.

Their music is a combination of folk, country, and rock and roll — which I’d say is a pretty good summary of all of the performers at CityFolk this year. Ottawa crowd. She’s a Canadian singer-songwriter and activist. Harmer specifically talked about environmental activism throughout her set, reminding everyone of an upcoming climate strike, and later performing a song about cowbird migration.

When I told my parents about the last act, they called it “old man rock and roll.”

The next act, Sarah Harmer, was well-loved by the They aren’t wrong. At 77, John Fogerty is still putting on a great show after over 50 years in the music scene, complete with him jumping around on stage in a quintessentially rock-and-roll way.

Fogerty said in 1968, his band, Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) was “a one-hit wonder.” In the years that followed, the band had huge success. When they split up, Fogerty continued on to have a successful solo career.

Fogerty performed hits both from his time with CCR and as a solo act. The setlist included “Have You Ever Seen The Rain,” “Fortunate Son,” and “Centrefield.”

The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer also recognizes the importance of the band behind him. Each musician on stage had a chance to solo on their instrument, much to the delight of the crowd. He filled the space between songs with family anecdotes about his wife and kids, showing that there’s so much more to his life than just music and touring.

And with that, CityFolk 2022 is over, taking festival season with it. While I’m sure some people would be happy to don their coats, toques, and mitts to keep seeing live music outdoors, we’ll have to wait until next year to see which acts get on stage at Lansdowne Park.

It was a great show. Image: Bardia Boomer/Fulcrum