Terry Wickham joins us in Hour Two of The Stew with background on Taking it to the Streets.

It’s a re-think from the Edmonton Folk Music Festival team.

Local music fans, who have space for artists to play in (Backyard, cul-de-sac,  your street,  patio etc.) can apply to host local artists with controlled audience numbers.

Terry Festival Producer of EFMF  says the response has been really good.

They’re looking forward to taking the music out of the festival setting and onto the streets. Best of all it’s featuring  Edmonton artists.

Terry tells us how to apply if you want to host an artist and what size audiences may be in play.

Applications are open for Edmonton-area residents to host a street concert and enjoy the sounds of the folk fest with their neighbors from the comfort of their own front yards. Artist fees, programming, and production are covered by the festival – hosts just need to step forward to organize their street with neighbors. Information, guidelines, and forms can be found at www.edmontonfolkfest.org. The deadline to apply is June 30.

Playlist highlights include New Music From

Joey Landreth

Tedeschi Trucks Band

The Tragically Hip

Kdlang

Norah Jones Live

Pink Floyd Live

Plus

Bob Dylan – Murder Most Fowl

AND

The Doobies

And at the end of the first hour a demo single from my pal Jim Foster.  It’s an instrumental called “What?” 

Next week we start The Stew half an hour later as the Festival Radio Specials kick at 430-5-30pm. MST

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