Manitoba Folkways Collection

PRESENTED BY VIDEO POOL MEDIA ARTS CENTRE

MANITOBA FOLKWAYS COLLECTION
RECORD LAUNCH

Date: Friday, October 28, 2011
Doors: 8:30pm
Show: 9:15pm
Location: The Lo Pub
Address: 330 Kennedy St, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Cover: $10 includes admittance and a copy of the Manitoba Folkways Collection Vol.1 vinyl.

“And when you sing a song about your own lives, you are doing the same thing they do— you are making folk music.” -Alan Lomax, 1915-2002

Alan Lomax was an American folklorist and ethnomusicologist. He was one of the great field collectors of folk music and spent much of the early part of the 20th century driving across America in a car that he modified to house his recording equipment so that he could record the folk music of the American people. He contributed a large amount of recording to what would come to be the Smithsonian Folkways Collection. The mission statement of Smithsonian Folkways states that their mission “is to document people’s music.’”

Manitoba Folkways is an endeavor similar in nature to Lomax’s and the mission of the Folkways Collection. Artists Jen Delos Reyes and Kerri-Lynn Reeves drove across Manitoba in search of examples of contemporary vernacular music about the lives of Manitobans. Manitoba Folkways is an audio portrait of the province today.

The artists will proudly unveil the record at a launch that will include live performances from individuals featured in the collection on Friday, October 28, 2011 at The Lo Pub. The $10.00 cover fee comes with a free copy of the record. Please note that this event is 18+ only.

Photos of the making of the Manitoba Folkways Collection by Christopher Friesen, along with a listening station and information on the project will be on display at the Lo Pub from October 28th to December 28th.

Manitoba Folkways is made possible thanks to the generous support of: Video Pool, Manitoba Arts Council, Manitoba Culture, Heritage and Tourism, and Manitoba Music.