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Nessiefest - Coming SoonNessiefest is a Prince George Folkfest Society fundraiser. Watch for details soon! Tickets on sale at Books & Company on June 26 - 250-563-6637 What is Coldsnap?Simply put, it's a nine night winter music festival, having just finished its second year, brought to you by the same hardworking volunteers who have presented the Prince George Folkfest for four summers. Each night has a different theme and features outstanding musicians. There are a variety of venues and something for every musical taste, from concerts, to workshops, to dances. Why Coldsnap?The reason for Coldsnap is to provide Prince George with a musical respite from the mid-winter blahs that seem to set in toward the end of January. Running usually the last week of January into February Coldsnap is something to look forward to, something to get a gang together for a night out, something to warm up the cold winter nights with fun, music, friendship and maybe even a little romance (though Coldsnap organizers take no responsibility for romantic entanglements that may or may not occur). How much is Coldsnap?The six mainstage ticketed events are $25.00 each. Other events are free or by donation. We invite you to open the attached file to learn about the details of each night's presentations. Then you can decide which ones you'd like to attend and bring a friend, a lover, or a gang of each. Coldsnap tickets make a perfect stocking stuffers for the live music lover on your list. When and where are tickets available?Tickets for all mainstage events will go on sale in late fall and are available at Studio 2880 (on 15th Avenue; 250 563 2880); Books and Company (on Third Avenue across from the Native Friendship Centre; 250 563 6637) and Meow Records (in the 300 block of Brunswick; 250 564 6369) Who can I expect to hear?Okay, so I'm going to be editorial here. There is music, and then there is the music business. The music business is about packaging and marketing what some executive or other deems what you should be listening to and, therefore, buying. Only a tiny fraction of musicians appeal to what Joni Mitchell called the star-making machinery behind the popular songs. The truth of the matter is that there is a vibrant and immensely rich and talented number of gifted musicians who live for making music and who invest their hearts and souls into producing muisc every bit as engaging, and often more engaging, than what is heard on the radio top 40. Jo Beattie and her merry band of alternative music lovers are very much in tune with the alternative music scene and have done a superb job of booking exemplars from virtually every genre. Coldsnap is a labour of love, but love don't pay the bills, so it is vital that everyone with even a passing interest in live music do their part in sustaining what promises to become an annual event. Check out the “links of interest” to see who has played at previous festivals. Contact: Jo Beattie at jocalico@telus.net or Gerry Sheanh at gsheanh@sd57.bc.ca Coldsnap thanks!The Prince George Folkfest Society Board wish to thank all the volunteers, sponsors, artists and attendees who made Coldsnap 2009 such a critical and artistic success! Please take a look at all the photographs from Coldsnap 2009 in the picture gallery. We have 2 more shows in the Series, now called "Apres Coldsnap!" happening, DNA6 and Bill Coon and Oliver Gannon. Please see below for details. Please stay tuned as the months go by for news regarding 2010. Coldsnap 2009 Sponsors Thank You KUDOS 2009 COLDSNAPI would like to thank you and all the volunteers for having my band and I at the 2008 Coldsnap festival.There are many things to say about this fantastic event.. I will mention a few: the hospitality shown by you and your team was phenomenal, from the time we arrived you made us feel at home... from the audience response it is obvious that your community has tremendous support for live music. A large part of that is due to a very well run and organized festival! I hope that you will invite us back again. Yours in music,
Sincerily
Thanks again for having us. We had a blast. It was one of the most fun and enjoyable festival experiences I've had yet. We were treated so wonderfully and at the show I could tell that the audience was really into the music. I especially enjoyed doing the workshop. I think it's a great element of the festival that you should continue to develop. I would love to come back and play again anytime in the future. Dustin Arbuckle
Thanks for you kind words, hospitality, and remarkable organization for the Cold Snap festival. here are some honest and positive thoughts regarding our time in prince george: we had a fantastic time. i was very impressed with your city and its enthusiasm to music and art in general. although the year is early, we all speculated many times that cold snap would without question be one of our best and most memorable gigs of this year. Thanks for having us and we look forward to coming back again soon!! best, Aaron Moreland, artist The Coldsnap festival was one of the best organized and warm festivals I've played. The crew were very warm and supportive. And just as important, they promoted the festival extremely well. Our Friday show was sold out and the crowd was fantastic. The outreach program to the local highschool art classes was, in addition, a very impressive touch. A sincere pleasure to play and be a part of. Mark Berube, artist Great job by everyone on the committee and the volunteers. The entertainment was diverse and I think there was something to appeal to every musical taste. I hope that you were able to pay all the bills and even have some left over for next year. The two events that I attended were great and well attended. Margaret, volunteer What a great festival! Great artists and venues. Some of my highlights were Oscar Lopez, Fugitives, Emyln Stam and the Fiddlers, Stacey Earle & Mark Stuart, and of course Martyn Joseph. Please extend my thanks to the production volunteers, stage crew, stage managers and the load in and load out crews. Excellent work, the gear was handled with care and the load outs went very efficiently & smoothly (which meant I got into bed before 1am each night!) I received so much recognition from artists from the stage that I was afraid it would go to my head! (and I heard some negative criticism form a small few, which is good too, because I do want to improve and make the sound better in any way I can.) Moses Kostamo, sound engineer I was a mainstage performer and workshop leader as part of the 2009 Coldsnap Festival. I've played numerous festivals, theatres and music events all over Canada and the U.S. and rarely do I see an event that is as well organized in every aspect as Coldsnap. Coldsnap '09 delivered a rich musical experience to a wide audience, providing a variety of acts over a broad musical spectrum. There were ample opportunities provided for the community to become directly involved as well through workshops and mentoring sessions. I can't recommend the Coldsnap Festival highly nough. Rob Szabo (singer-songwriter-producer) Many, many thanks for allowing to be part of Coldsnap this past weekend.It was all so very good. Sunday night's concert was just amazing!! Andyeah..talk about proud papa time. Both my kids playing on stage for thewindup show. They played so well. It was great for Siani (the little one)as she's sort of been in the shadow of her older sister, Tirion. A gig likethis is just the thing she needs to show her that she's a good playeralso..she also received way more attention. John and Paul from New Orleanswere such a treat...so real and down to earth. And Martyn, what can I sayexcept that I consider him to be one of the absolute best performers I'veever seen. A commanding and charismatic presence and a monster guitarist toboot. I'll come to PG to see him whenever he's in town. Thanks Again Once again, a great time yesterday with the workshops. It was an absolute blast to play with people from so many different styles, backgrounds, etc. Well done! Ben Brown, local musician The Coldsnap music festival is first class from this artist's point ofview. All involved were clearly doing all they could to make us feelwelcome and to create a great opportunity to present our art. Thanks to all. Marc Atkinson, artist Our students really love music and it has been fun to combine music andvisual art. It has been interesting to see the visual interpretations of the music, and the different (and similar) ways that each person "sees" the music. Some of the students have really enjoyed being introduced to new bands and are looking forward to attending the concerts. We are all looking forward to hearing what the musicians think about the artwork that they have inspired. Robyn Beauregaard, Art Teacher We are thrilled with the results of these projects and are happy to have the opportunity to show off the work of our very talented students. Weare constantly amazed by the talent of our students and looking for ways to get their art out there for people to see. Creating visual art inspired by the other senses is part of the curriculum. Coldsnap seemedlike a great way to meet the learning outcomes, have a new avenue for showing student work and introduce our students to some wonderful emerging musicians. We're hoping that both the concert goers and the bands enjoy the art as much as the students have enjoyed creating it. Kathleen Haines, Art Teacher, Duchess Park SD57 Have your say, receive great discounts!The Prince George Folkfest Society is now offering society memberships to all who wish to join. Membership includes, but is not limited to:
Memberships are $20 for a single membership for one-year; Contact: Daryl Beauregard - memberships@coldsnapfestival.com Coldsnap 2009 SponsorsFestival Sponsors
Show Sponsors
Brochure Sponsors
Donations of $100-$200
Volunteer Appreciation Night SponsorsTo contact ColdSnap 2010 please email: info@coldsnapfestival.com Look for us on Facebook too.
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