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[[Image:The Dardanelles at Summerfolk.JPG|thumb|right|Folk band The Dardanelles performing on the main stage in 2010]]((More citations needed|date=April 2021))
'''Summerfolk Music and Crafts Festival''', also known as '''Summerfolk''', is a Canadian folk music festival founded in 1976. It is held annually at Kelso Beach Park in [[Owen Sound]], [[Ontario]] on the third weekend of August, drawing thousands of attendees each year.<ref name=":0">((Cite web |title=Exclaim! ((!)) Canada's Authority on Music, Film and Entertainment |url=https://exclaim.ca/ |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=exclaim.ca |language=en))</ref>

Many notable artists have performed at Summerfolk, such as [[Leahy]], [[Valdy]], [[The Rankins]], [[The Arrogant Worms]], and [[Natalie MacMaster]]. More commercial Canadian musicians have also appeared over the years, including [[Lawrence Gowan|Gowan]], [[Rik Emmett]], [[Blue Rodeo]], [[Moxy Früvous]], [[Stan Rogers]], and [[Bruce Cockburn]]. 

== History ==
The festival was founded in 1976 by brothers Tim and John Harrison.<ref name=":0" /><ref>((Cite web |title=Folk festivals |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/folk-festivals-emc |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca |language=en))</ref><ref>Tim H P Harrison</ref><ref>((cite book |last=Walsh |first=Kate |title=Three Days in August:Summerfolk |publisher=Georgian Bay Folk Society |year=1995 |isbn=9780969971511 |location=Owen Sound, Ontario |pages=1))</ref> The festival began with audiences sitting on garbage bags in a muddy field,((Citation needed|date=April 2024)) but over time grew to a four-day event with seven musical stages and an area for artisans to sell their products. The festival was also a founding member of the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals, known as Folk Music Ontario.((Citation needed|date=April 2024))

Summerfolk has featured folk musicians from across Canada and around the world. The festival is known for its blending of contemporary artists with traditional folk musicians.((Citation needed|date=April 2024)) The festival hosts thousands of attendees yearly, and hundreds of volunteers who provide services throughout the weekend.((Citation needed|date=April 2024)) The partnership between the City of Owen Sound and the Georgian Bay Folk Society led to the creation of a limestone amphitheatre in the memory of Stan Rogers, one of Summerfolk’s original performers.((Citation needed|date=April 2024)) Rogers' family remains a large contributor to the festival.((Citation needed|date=April 2024))

Summerfolk experienced heavy rain during the festival for 20 of its first 30 years, leading long-time festival-goers to refer to the event as "Summersoak".((Citation needed|date=April 2024)) Several times, lightning and thunderstorms forced sound crews to shut down the sound system. In these case, performers would often invite the crowd to onto the stage for intimate acoustic performances and [[Sing-along|sing-alongs]].((Citation needed|date=April 2024)) During one workshop in 2011, [[Ken Whiteley|Ken Whitely]], Kildear, and [[The Good Lovelies]] invited the audience to join them under the gazebo while rain fell, ending with the crowd singing “[[This Little Light of Mine]]” together.<ref>((cite news |last=Editorial |date=October 22, 2011 |title=Summerfolk will no doubt weather latest crisis |url=http://www.owensoundsuntimes.com/2011/10/22/summerfolk-will-no-doubt-weather-latest-crisis |accessdate=29 May 2013 |newspaper=Owen Sound Sun Times))</ref> Ultimately, the poor weather of 2011 led to attendance plummeting and the Folk Society ending up $25,000 in debt.((Citation needed|date=April 2024)) However, an appeal to the community and the festival's supporters allowed the situation to be remedied before the year ended, and Summerfolk 2012 ran as usual.((Citation needed|date=April 2024))

Since 2007, Summerfolk has reserved performance spaces for young performers selected through the Young Discoveries Showcase. The contest is open to performers under the age of 21 and features two rounds of judged performances, with winners being offered a chance to play at the festival.<ref>((cite news|last=Gowan|first=Rob|title=Youth vie for Summerfolk space|url=http://www.owensoundsuntimes.com/2013/04/24/youth-vie-for-summerfolk-spots|accessdate=28 May 2013|newspaper=Owen Sound Sun Times|date=24 April 2013))</ref>

In 2020, in-person festivities were cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic|Covid-19 pandemic]], and the festival took place online.<ref>((Cite news |last=Gowan |first=Rob |date=August 22, 2022 |title=Summerfolk makes 'spectacular' return to Kelso Beach |url=https://www.owensoundsuntimes.com/news/local-news/summerfolk-makes-spectacular-return-to-kelso-beach |work=[[The Sun Times (Owen Sound)|Owen Sound Sun Times]]))</ref> The following year, the festival took place at 18 smaller venues throughout the city.<ref>((Cite news |last=Keelaghan |first=James |date=July 7, 2021 |title=Summerfolk to spread out around Owen Sound this year |url=https://www.owensoundsuntimes.com/entertainment/music/summerfolk-to-spread-out-around-city-this-year |work=[[The Sun Times (Owen Sound)|Owen Sound Sun Times]]))</ref>

==References==
((reflist))

==External links==
*[http://www.summerfolk.org Official website]

[[Category:Folk festivals in Canada]]
[[Category:Music festivals in Ontario]]
[[Category:Owen Sound]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Grey County]]
[[Category:Music festivals established in 1975]]

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