Beer For Breakfast's Broose Tulloch talks to Winnipeg icon Al Simmons who has moved past a devastating fire that destroyed decades of musical props and who will be entertaining fans of all ages all weekend long at the Chickadee Bigtop.

Danielle Caruana - the Mama Kin in Australian duo Mama Kin Spender - joins UMFM Program Director Michael Elves by phone to discuss assuming a moniker, writing in a duo and touring with her family. Mama Kin Spender play the Main Stage on Thursday July 5th at 7:15 PM.

On this episode of Festival Express, UMFM Program Director Michael Elves talks to Real Estate bassist Alex Bleeker. The New Jersey quartet released their fourth full-length album In Mind recently and will play Big Blue @ Night on Friday July 6th at 8:30 PM and Bur Oak on Saturday July 7th at 12:45 PM

On this episode Thank God It's Free Range host Michael Elves talks to one of his "absolute must-see's" of the festival, Quebec City singer-songwriter Gabrielle Shonk, whose self-titled album was released via Universal Records last year.

Beer For Breakfast's Broose Tulloch talks to one-half of Canadian roots duo Kacy & Clayton who - while hailing from smalltown Saskatchewan, have blown up big. Their latest album, The Siren's Song landed them on the same label as the likes of Rodney Crowell and Sara Watkins. Don't miss Kacy & Clayton when they play Shady Grove on Saturday July 7th at 1pm.

On this episode of Festival Express, Michael Elves - host of Thank God It's Free Range - talks to Tom Meikle who performs under the name Mappe Of. Last year he released A Northern Star, A Perfect Stone on Paper Bag Records and just issued a "Celestial Version" of the album.

Planet Mainstage's John Prentice talks to Canadian fiddle phenom Natalie MacMaster who plays the Mainstage at 7:05pm on Friday July 6th. She also appears at two workshops during the weekend which will likely feature material from her latest album, Cape Breton Girl, a return to the jigs & reels of her East Coast childhood.

Beer For Breakfasts' Broose Tulloch talks to Jeremy Fisher, who has earned acclaim as a folk singer-songwriter but who recently added "Junior" to his name and created an album - Highway to Spell - aimed at a younger audience. JFJ will be performing twice under the Chickadee Bigtop during the festival.

On an extended edtion of Festival Express, Planet Mainstage's John Prentice talks to Canadian folk legend Ferron in advance of their Spruce Hollow performance on Sunday, July 8th at 12:45pm. With over four decades of performing and recording history to explore, there's a lot to talk about!

On today's episode, Michael Elves, host of Thank God It's Free Range, speaks with acclaimed singer-songwriter Donovan Woods. Don't miss him as he plays at Big Bluestem on Saturday, July 7th at 3 PM as part of this year's Winnipeg Folk Festival!