As everyone entered Tudhope Park in Orillia for this year's Mariposa Folk Festival late
Friday afternoon is was clear that the trend of diversity among the artists as
well as the attendees that I have come to expect and love was to continue again
this year…..thank you Mariposa.
It was hot out there but thanks to EventWater Solutions everyone was kept hydrated with their stainless steel water
station....keep that water flowing.
The Mariposa Mainstage kicked off Friday
night with the funky pop sounds of Vancouver's Hey Ocean and ended with audience favorite Montreal trio Plants and Animals.
But I have to say that the act that stole
the day for me if not the whole weekend was Shane Koyczan and the Short Story Long, I really don't know how to
put into words what Shane Koyczan did up on that stage Friday night but he
moved everyone one of us in that audience. With his mix of humour and heart
wrenching honesty the slam poet got across his art in a way those only true
poets can aspire to…..thank you.
There are so many
things to experience during a weekend like this you can't do
everything...but you can do a lot, so get out there.
Remember, tickets
are still available at the gates for the rest of the weekend
Tonight's Mainstage
headliner is Jann Arden.
Here are a
few photos from Day One…..now on to Day
Two.
Joe
Cornelisse-SSGS
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