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'''Mitch Podolak''' is a prominent figure of the Canadian folk music community. He was the artistic director of the [[Winnipeg Folk Festival]], which he founded in 1974 with Ava Kobrinsky and Colin Gorrie. In 1978 he and Gorrie with Ernie Fladell and |
'''Mitch Podolak''' is a prominent figure of the Canadian folk music community. He began his career at the Bohemian Embassy Coffee House in Toronto in the early sixties. He was the artistic director of the [[Winnipeg Folk Festival]], which he founded in 1974 with Ava Kobrinsky and Colin Gorrie. In 1978 he and Gorrie with Ernie Fladell, Gary Cristall and Frannie Fitzgibbon founded the [[Vancouver Folk Music Festival]]. He has been a major contributor to festivals in [[Calgary]], [[Edmonton]], Canso Nova Scotia, [[Owen Sound]] and others. |
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Revision as of 16:53, 14 July 2011
Mitch Podolak is a prominent figure of the Canadian folk music community. He began his career at the Bohemian Embassy Coffee House in Toronto in the early sixties. He was the artistic director of the Winnipeg Folk Festival, which he founded in 1974 with Ava Kobrinsky and Colin Gorrie. In 1978 he and Gorrie with Ernie Fladell, Gary Cristall and Frannie Fitzgibbon founded the Vancouver Folk Music Festival. He has been a major contributor to festivals in Calgary, Edmonton, Canso Nova Scotia, Owen Sound and others.
References
- Winnipeg Folk Festival, The Canadian Encyclopedia, Historica-Dominion, 2010
- Vancouver Folk Music Festival, The Canadian Encyclopedia, Historica-Dominion, 2010
- OCFF Conference 2007 Panelists, Folk Prints (Fall 2008), the Ontario Councel of Folk Festivals
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