Aboriginal Artists at the 2010 Brandon Folk, Music and Art Festival

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Métis bass player Marie-Josée Dandeneau will be one of the busiest musicians at the Brandon Folk, Music and Art Festival this weekend. On Sunday she’ll be hosting a workshop at 3:30pm, later taking the stage with Oh My Darling at 6pm and Aboriginal Songwriter of the Year Don Amero (2009 Canadian Folk Music Awards) at 7pm.

The other Aboriginal artists performing in Brandon include Oscar-winning songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie, folk singer Christa Couture, poet Meengan Linklater, author Jordan Wheeler, and members of the Manitoba Aboriginal School of Dance. Visual artists Riel Benn, Carmen Hathaway, and John Steppler will be exhibiting on number of their works throughout the weekend as well.

The performance times and locations for the Indigenous artists are listed below.

Saturday, July 24
• Don Amero in the “Tour Stories” workshop @ 2:30pm on the Second Stage
• Don Amero, Jordan Wheeler, Meengan Linklater in the “Poet Meet Music” workshop @ 3pm on the Main Stage

Saturday, July 24
• Buffy Sainte-Marie, Don Amero @ 1pm on the Main Stage
• Manitoba Aboriginal School of Dance @ 1pm on the Second Stage
• Don Amero in the “Making the Most of It” workshop @ 2:30pm on the Second Stage
• Marie-Josée Dandeneau hosts The Upright Bass workshop @ 3:30pm on the Second Stage

Please visit the Brandon Folk, Music and Art Festival website at http://brandonfolkfestival.ca for more information.

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