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The Mariposa Folk Festival: A History
A look at folk music's legendary home ground. From Pete Seeger to Serena Ryder, the musicians who have graced the stages at Mariposa have carried on a living tradition of folk music connecting the sixties to the present day and tomorrow. Featuring interviews with the people behind the scenes and artists like Gordon Lightfoot and Ken Whitely.
Book Details
- Publisher: Dundurn Press
- Publish Date: May 30th, 2017
- Pages: 240
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.90in - 5.90in - 0.50in - 0.80lb
- EAN: 9781459737730
- Categories: • Genres & Styles - Folk & Traditional• Canada - Post-Confederation (1867-)• History & Criticism - General
About the Author
Hill, Michael: -
Michael Hill is the author of The Mariposa Folk Festival: A History. A former history teacher, he was also Mariposa's artistic director and has written for a number of newspapers and magazines, including a weekly column in the Toronto Star. He lives in Orillia, Ontario.
Praise for this book
The Mariposa Folk Festival deserves its own story, and who better to write it than long-time artistic director, Mike Hill. With passion, flare, and an obvious love for folk music, Mike Hill beautifully chronicles the legendary festival's rich history. An important story, masterfully told, to be savoured and revisited.
I had long thought that the real stars of Mariposa were the people doing the hard work of getting the festival up and running - often against formidable odds. This is an entertaining journey through intrigue, highs and lows, and warm musical memories. Mike has done a great job of chronicling it all!
A rare look behind the scenes at the nitty-gritty managing of a folk fest.
Hill has been the festival's "unofficial" historian for a few years now, putting together pieces on the storied history of Mariposa
If you have any friends in the Canadian folk music community, you're bound to find them quoted in Hill's lengthy - and often entertaining - interviews.
Mariposa artistic director Michael Hill provides an interesting history of this enduring event.
Provides a well-rounded and in-depth discussion of the MFF's fifty-six-year history. Readers will come away with a better understanding of the live music industry in Canada.
Hill has written a fascinating, often intriguingly detailed account of a unique, but fragile, Canadian cultural event.