UMFM PD Michael Elves talks to Dengue Fever's Zac Holtzman about the group's origins, their decades long career and escaping to the desert to record their most recent album among other topics.

UMFM PD Michael Elves speaks to Rose City Band's Ripley Johnson about the group's latest album Sol Y Sombra in advance of their performance at the 2025 Winnipeg Folk Festival.

A cross-border collaboration between American artist Nina Nastasia and members of Alberta act The Cape May (Jeff MacLeod, Clinton St. John and Morgan Greenwood), Nastasia and MacLeod discuss how they initially met decades ago and what led to forming Jolie Laide.

Broose Tulloch of Beer For Breakfast talks to one-third of Blackie & The Rodeo Kings.

*This interview was recorded with Stephen Fearing while he was touring his most recent solo record.

Festival favourite (it's her picture on the Performer's Page link) Basia Bulat returns to Birds Hill Park on the heels of her latest album, Basia's Palace.
She speaks to UMFM PD Michael Elves about making the record, performance, parenthood and more.

Inuk singer-songwriter Elisapie earned a Polaris Prize shortlist spot for her The Ballad of the Runaway Girl in 2018, but her brand new record is drawing in new listeners with reworkings of classic rock and pop translated into Inuktitut. Elisapie will be playing the main stage at Winnipeg Folk Festival at 6pm on Friday July 12th.

Rosali Middleman just released her fourth record under the name Rosali, and it's her second with Omaha-based backing band David Nance Group. The whole crew will be at Birds Hill Park to perform from Bite Down, but before coming up, Middleman joins UMFM PD Michael Elves to discuss making the record, growing up in a large musical family, her various projects and much more.

Originally from Uganda and now calling Austin, Texas home, Jon Muq's story is a singular one and he shares it with UMFM PD Michael Elves in advance of his appearance at the 2024 Winnipeg Folk Festival. The pair discuss Michael Jackson, cruise lines, Muq's debut Flying Away and more.

Originally from the Texas panhandle and now calling Nashville home, singer-songwriter Mali Velasquez discusses relocating, moving from choir to singing solo and working on her debut album, I'm Green, with UMFM PD Michael Elves in advance of her appearance at the 2024 Winnipeg Folk Festival.

Montreal-based singer-songwriter Helena Deland was recently longlisted for the Polaris Prize for her latest album, Goodnight Summerland. She discusses making that album - a tribute to her mother - with UMFM PD Michael Elves.

Photo courtesy Lawrence Fafard.