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Events:  August 2010
Updated:  July 05, 2010

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July 30 - August 01
Blueberry Blugrass Festival (Stony Plain, AB)

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July 31 - August 02
Canmore Folk Music Festival
(Canmore, AB)

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August 04
Irish Cultural Centre (6452 35th Avenue NW, in Bowness)
Feature: Four Men and a Dog
Tickets: $25.00, irishconcerts@hotmail.com or call Eamonn (403-238-5303) or Sean (403-282-6717)

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August 05 - 08
Edmonton Folk Festival (Edmonton, AB)

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August 12 - 15
John Arcand Fiddlefest (Saskatoon, SK)
A weekend of Old-Time & Métis fiddle music.

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August 15-20
Alberta Society of Fiddlers Fiddle Camp - Fiddle Camp - Week Two
Deer Valley Meadows Retreat Centre, near Alix, AB
Fiddle and, piano classes
Contact: Maryann Borch, 780-887-7167

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August 16 - 20
Northern Lights Workshop Camp (Ness Creek, SK)

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August 19 - 22
Foothills Acoustic Music Institute (Kamp Kiwanis, Bragg Creek, AB)
A weekend of Bluegrass, Folk, Swing, Blues, Celtic and other acoustic music workshops.
Instruments: guitar, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, dobro, acoustic bass, harmonica and others.
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August 19-22
Old-Time Music & Dance Jamboree (Torrington, AB) (website inactive when last checked)
Information: Linda (403) 631-2460 or Bob (403) 631-2340

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August 20 - 22
Shady Grove Bluegrass Festival (Broadway Farm, 13 km east of Nanton, AB on Highway 533)
Tickets & information: http://foothillsbluegrass.com
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Northern Lights Bluegrass Festival (Ness Creek, SK)

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August 22 - 27
Fiddle Mania Fiddle Camp (Cochrane, AB)

 

Tuesday, August 24
Square Dancing - New Dancer Round-Up, 2000 hrs

An opportunity for prospective square dancers to learn the basic steps.
No dance experience required.  Free admission
Location: Carriage House Inn (Windsor Ballroom), 9030 Macleod Trail SW
Hosted by The Calgary & District Square & Round Dancers Association
Information: Barrie McCombs, 403-289-4227, bmccombs@ucalgary.ca

 

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August
British Columbia Swing Camp (Sorrento, BC)

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August
British Columbia Bluegrass Workshop (Sorrento, BC)

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Saturday, August
Sorrento Bluegrass Festival (Sorrento, BC)

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August 30 - September
British Columbia Bluegrass Workshop (Sorrento, BC)