Montréal Folk Festival on the Canal 2010

The Montréal Folk Festival on the Canal, is a two-day event expecting to reel in close to 1,000 attendeess.


The festival will showcase some of the top names in Montréal folk, roots and bluegrass music. This year's edition will also call on some of the top touring acts in folk. Compensation depends on draw, so submitting artists should have a following./n/nThe Third Annual Montréal Folk Festival on the Canal is a two-day event expecting to reel in close to 1,000 attendees. The festival will showcase some of the top names in Montréal folk, roots and bluegrass music. This year's edition will also call on some of the top touring acts in folk. Compensation depends on draw, so submitting artists should have a following.

Artists in folk, roots and bluegrass-related genres are encouraged to submit to this celebration, filled with music, BBQ, fun, and of course, McAuslan Brewing’s award-winning beer. The festival will take place rain or shine at the St-Ambroise Terrace.

Previous years performers included: Joel Plaskett, Rob Lutes, Annabelle Chvostek, Socalled, Notre Dame de Grass, United Steel Workers of Montréal, Yonder Hill, Caloon Saloon, Lake of Stew as well as Niagara region's Scott Normandy and Toronto’s The Good Lovelies.

Presented by Hello Darlin' Productions, Hyperbole Music and the Centre St-Ambroise, The Montréal Folk Festival is sure to offer selected musicians awesome exposure and a very good time.