Performance Opportunities

Folk Music Ontario: UNESCO City of Music Events

By Arpan Dhaliwal
October 9, 2022 at 3:10 PM

The Folk Music Ontario Conference is just around the corner, taking place from October 13-16 at the DoubleTree Hilton Hotel in downtown London! Dedicated to the folk, roots, and traditional music communities, this conference will feature artist showcases, professional development, and networking opportunities for artists and music industry professionals from Canada and around the world.

Over the course of three days, events such as Writers in the Round and UNESCO Spotlight Showcases will be performed at Fanshawe College – School of Digital and Performing Arts, 137 Dundas Street, London, ON, N6A 1E9.

CBC London is delighted to host Writers in the Round, which allows artists to perform and dive into the stories behind their songs. Every day at 12 PM, the following artists will be featured at this event:

Thursday, October 13: Status/Non Status, Joules the Fox (Germany) and Emily Jean Flack
Friday, October 14: Kid Vicious (Sweden), Sarina Haggarty, Ida Hellsten (Sweden)
Saturday, October 15: Joules the Fox (Germany), Anddre Mafra (Brazil), Marty Kolls

The UNESCO Spotlight Showcase brings together artists from UNESCO Cities of Music from around the world, including Norrkoping, Sweden and Hannover, Germany, to perform at Folk Music Ontario. Watch the Market Lane shows beginning at 10 PM to see performances that will take you to new heights:

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13

Anddre Mafra (Brazil) | 10 PM
Joules the Fox (Germany) | 10:30 PM
Emily Jean Flack | 11 PM
Maggie’s Wake | 11:30 PM
Kid Vicious (Sweden) | 12 AM

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14

Broomsticks and Hammers | 10 PM
Ida Hellsten | 10:30 PM
Katherine Fischer | 11 PM
Willow Switch | 11:30 PM
Kid Vicious (Sweden) | 12 AM

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15

The Allen Family Reunion | 10 PM
Joules the Fox (Germany) | 10:30 PM
The Light of East Ensemble | 11 PM
Status/Non Status | 11:30 PM
Ida Hellsten (Sweden) | 12 AM

Click here for a full list of events, schedules, and artists presenting at this year's Folk Music Ontario Conference. A weekend packed at Canada's first and only City of Music with incredible talent is on the way!