The 39th annual Winnipeg Folk Fest
Birds Hill Park, Manitoba
Scamper, RV, retro motor camping
Bur Oak stage, before the crowds show up. Winnipeg Folk Fest
Drum circle waiting for the people
tie die shirt guy
Connor we are going to sit where we were last night.
Some excellent Winnipeg Folk Fest fashions
Winnipeg Folk Fest, setting up the tarp field
The non running tarp run, Winnipeg Folk Fest
Waiting to set up the tarps
Friends, Family & Music. Is there anything else? Winnipeg Folk Fest
SLOW!; Winnipeg Folk Fest
Winnipeg Folk Fest
Art on the poles, Winnipeg Folk Fest
The famous Whales Tails at the Winnipeg Folk Fest
Art. Pole. Sky
Nice Hat! Winnipeg Folk Fest
The precious water taps. Winnipeg Folk Fest
Wooden Buttons, Velvet Plume, Winnipeg Folk Fest
The Long Tall Cowboy, Velvet Plume, Winnipeg Folk Fest
Matt Jenkins, Cloverdale Forge, Winnipeg Folk Fest
red hot metal on the anvil soon to be a little leaf
Ravi Shukla has two moustaches, and one is metal
Blacksmithing is now a spectator sport
Fred Casey and his handmade guitars and ukuleles. 2012 is the last year he will be at the Folk Fest, but he will not stop making guitars!
Alan Lacovetski and Dave Krindle make mugs and plates and bowls.
Happy people at the Winnipeg Folk Fest
Shady Grove, Winnipeg Folk Fest
Shady Grove, Winnipeg Folk Fest
Blue guitar in the sky
Backstage at the Winnipeg Folk Fest
Winnipeg Folk Fest 2012
The trusty Beaver Bus that takes the musicians and volunteers back and forth from Birds Hill Park to the Fairmont Hotel
Vintage Bus driver, David Brown
The Food tent; Winnipeg Folk Fest 2012
Gibson the Garden gnome, backstage at the Winnipeg Folk Fest 2012
Winnipeg Folk Fest 2012
Excellent art on a Folk Fest flag, some sort of animal blowing bubble out of its tail
“The blue flag has a story invented by one of my daughters when she was young. It’s about a dog, named Pout Pout, the dog who stinks. He was sad. No one liked him because he smells bad. But one day he found he can blow bubbles out of his tail and everybody likes him since then.” Gérald L.
(The talented young girl originally drew Pout Pout, then Gérald retraced it onto the flag.)
Piet Mondrian tarp art, Winnipeg Folk Fest 2012
Dragonfly, Birds Hill Park
Tibetan prayer flags in the sunny summer sky
Tibetan prayer flags, Winnipeg Folk Fest 2012
The tarp field, Winnipeg Folk Fest 2012
The main stage, Winnipeg Folk Fest 2012, before the action starts
Gold fish flag, Winnipeg Folk Fest 2012
Photographer gets in her face, Winnipeg Folk Fest 2012
dconsturct jewelry, Winnipeg Folk Fest 2012
Nik Thavisone and Sam Posnick
Having a summer nap in the forest
Glass spider, Winnipeg Folk Fest
Glass Window, Winnipeg Folk Fest
metal by Tyler Allenson, cast glass by Brook Drabot, lamp worked glass by Ryan Lacovetsky
Glass flowers
trees, clouds, sky
Kids fun in the kids tent, Winnipeg Folk Fest
Tug of war with children
Purple thistles
Dry Bones; Nathan Rogers, Leonard Podolak, JD Edwards; demonstrating a hambone knee slap competition
Musical Gnomon
Christel Lanthier and Lindsey Bond team up to present their sculptural work “Musical Gnomon” at The Winnipeg Folk Festival 2012 July 2-8th.
This sculpture is an abstracted sundial and transient musical composition. Upon the Gnomon resides movable music notes creating a play of shadows based on the direction of the sun. The sculpture has been made by hand from recycled metal from Fiola Farms. Anyone can approach the sculpture and play with the notes, moving them back and forth to create unique music shadow compositions.
Special Thanks to:
The Bike Dump
Fiola Farm
The Winnipeg Folk Festival
Annia and René Lanthier
Winnipeg Folk Fest; The Steeldrivers
Mitch Podolak checks out the new Volkwagens
The new 2013 Volkswagen Beetle at the Winnipeg Folk Fest
Winnipeg Folk Fest Music Store, the Ingrid Gatin CD cover was photographed by me! (Leif Norman)
The mysterious space cocoon that landed in search of the Secondhand Pants
Giant Scrabble game “Love Moi”
Kids on Stilts; Winnipeg Folk Fest
This is the drawing I made for the Folk Fest colouring book
Giant sandbox, Winnipeg Folk Fest
Sam Amidon and Beth Orton at the Winnipeg Folk Fest
Guy sleeping in the grass; Winnipeg Folk Fest
reddline jewelry, Winnipeg Folk Fest
Laura Groening, Garret Hnatiuk and Adam Brooks
Curtis & Marlon Wiebe
secondhandpants.com
The Secondhandpants Science-Folktion Jukebox Side Show
Pop in a coin, button or other small object into the slot, then make your selection, honk the appropriate horn and prepare to be astounded! It’s a Jukebox! It’s a live performance! It’s the Science-Folktion Jukebox Sideshow! Operating 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM, Friday through Sunday.
Rick Unger & Gilbert Detillieux
Phineas Farnsworth’s Phanto-graphic Stereo-morpho-scope
Over a century before 3D plasma TVs, 3D enthusiasts were making amazing photos that jumped off the page! Journey back to the Victorian era and see the festival through the eyes of the visionary Phineas Farnsworth.
Huge crowds at the Winnipeg Folk Fest
Royal Wood at the Winnipeg Folk Fest
Peace sign shirt in pink
Daring Folk Fest fashions!
The Music Store Stage is powered by the Sun! SolarSolutions.ca
Pretty Sky Clouds
Excellent folk fest dancing
Winnipeg Folk Fest; Dancing girls
Sitting in the trees
A new civilization in the trees, Winnipeg Folk Fest
Bag by Linnear Designs, Winnipeg Folk Fest
Kim Churchill at the Winnipeg Folk Fest
Pete
Leif, I am turning into a fan of your work….as a former WPGer and a FFer in the 80’s, I am enjoying a bit of as trip down memory lane. Your photos make me want to book a flight for next year and attend….Great shots, really liked the photo of the guy sleeping in the grass. Keep them coming!
Pete
Leif Norman
Thanks! I will continue to do my thing!