Winterfolk to Heat Up Stouffville

Reprinted from York Scene, Jan 14, 2011   

Stouffville radio personality Jim Priebe and the Winterfolk Festival proudly present a sneak preview of what's in store at this year's NINTH ANNUAL WINTERFOLK FESTIVAL. Hot local artists from Stouffville and surrounding area will perform at The Earl of Whitchurch Pub , Saturday, January 15 @ 8:00 pm. For more information and updates please visit https://abetterworld.ca

Toronto's Winterfolk IX festival – which runs from February 18 – 21, 2011, in various venues on the Danforth, will present a night of local entertainment as a teaser to the upcoming free, all-ages, mid-winter, weatherproof urban roots and blues festival. To add to this sneak preview, co-presenter and host Jim Priebe will also be organizing a local Stouffville artist showcase at the festival in February. Please stay tuned for more information and details on that in the coming weeks.

This preview concert will highlight some of the upcoming festival performers including singer-songwriter and Juno nominee Glen Marais, serio-comic folksingers Carol Teal & David Joyce, guitar virtuoso Ewan Dobson, vintage swing duo HOTCHA!, veteran singer-songwriter Marie-Lynn Hammond, and expert guitar-tamers Brian Gladstone (also the festival director) and Stouffville fave, Erwin Schack.

ARTIST LINEUP:

ERWIN SHACK
http://www.reverbnation.com/erwinschack

CAROL TEAL & DAVID JOYCE
http://www.carolanddavid.ca/

BRIAN GLADSTONE
http://www.briangladstone.ca

MARIE-LYNN HAMMOND

http://www.marielynnhammond.com/

HOTCHA!
http://www.HOTCHA.ca

GLENN MARAIS
http://radio3.cbc.ca/#/bands/GLENN-MARAIS

EWAN DOBSON
http://www.myspace.com/ewanguitar

MORE ABOUT WINTERFOLK
Winterfolk was formed to entertain, educate, enlighten, engage and encourage the community about various folk music styles including roots, blues, folk and more. Founded by Festival Director Brian Gladstone, it is run as a division of The Association of Artists for a Better World, a registered non-profit organization in the Province of Ontario, Canada. www.abetterworld.ca

"I SUPPORT ROOTS MUSIC IN TORONTO" badges will also be available again at the festival by donation and they'll be large enough for artists to autograph them!