And with that, it’s a wrap on The Edmonton Folk Music Festival 2025. Excellent work by the organizers, given some bumps, that’s 46 years of music making in the books. #efmf #yeg

Mt. Joy rounded out the evening in the most Folk Fest way… in the pouring rain.

My socks my be soggy, but that’s okay. #efmf #yeg

Richy Mitch & the Coal Miners were fantastic. Was fun to see the duet with Jesse Welles!

Then John Butler, all the way from Australia, stunned the audience. He’s such a talented guitarist! #efmf #yeg

Beautiful Sunday night at #efmf #yeg #iloveyeg #canada

Okay so I’m officially a Jesse Welles fan. His lyrics are absolutely top notch on point. Totally worth the risk in a brief thunderstorm! 🌩️

Go find his music wherever you consume music. #efmf #yeg

Day FOUR on the hill with Tallisk from Scotland! It was a Celtic party! #efmf #yeg

Starting my Sunday with John Buttler #efmf #canada #yeg #folkmusic

I hope everyone is having a nice weekend. Here's a recap of our #EFMF day.

Today we're going to the Riverhawks game. The West Coast League, West's premier summer collegiate baseball league, finals

#LetsGoHawks

Holy moly, what an evening. Danielle Ponder with an INCREDIBLE voice and then The Roots blew the imaginary roof off the festival with a next level party. #efmf #yeg

Volunteering with the #EFMF Information Crew, we get all kinds of questions.

"Where's the @lukaszukab.bsky.social petition?" is definitely a top question this year.

I hear they're going to be outside the gates tomorrow from 12:00 to 16:00.

#ForeverCanada #ABpoli

A couple thousand people now have to sit above Stage 2, while also being told they aren’t allowed to set up tarps above Stage 2. Either get rid of that stage or stop selling that many tickets. It’s unworkable. #efmf

Goldie Boutilier killing it as usual. Every time we see her she just gets better and better. So excited to see her success! #efmf #yeg

It is not lonely at the top. #yeg #efmf #efmf2025 #yegfolkfest #selfie

The Slocan Ramblers were wonderful. Incredibly talented and super catchy. #efmf #yeg

Beautiful night at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival #canada #efmf #yeg

You just see the best people on the hill! 🧡 Happy Folk Fest everyone!
#efmf

A crowd of folk festival fans in summer wear sit down the side of a big grassy hill, a natural amphitheatre, watching a band on a big stage below. In the background, through the trees, the skyline of downtown Edmonton, across the river.

On Gallagher Hill this afternoon for the Edmonton Folk Music Festival. On stage now? Las Cafeteras. Sunny, breezy, and pretty much perfect. Thank you #yeg. #EFMF #yegfest #Edmonton

Edmonton Folk Music Festival
Aug. 8, 2025
Photos featuring some volunteers and artisans, as well as Secondhand Dreamcar, AV and the Inner City, Calvin Vollrath, and the School of Song.
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#yeg #EFMF2025 #EFMF #yegfolkfest #folkfest #yegevents #musicphotography #concertphotography #yegphotographer

Allison Russell was just amazing. So cool to have her return to her very first festival as a headliner. Very well deserved! #efmf #yeg

Stephen Wilson Jr, his father’s son, was pretty good for never actually moving his lips. #efmf #yeg

The Mentors session with Aysanabee, AHI, Julianna Riolino, and Jennifer Castle was fantastic. Honestly, the sessions are one of the better reasons to come to Folk Fest! #efmf #yeg

Current Swell was… swell! Definitely an add to my playlist. #efmf #yeg

A dozen Edmonton folk fest buttons, made by Alec. There are four with the folk fest logo, a couple that say "folkie" with and without the logo, and a couple that say "see you on the hill" with and without the logo.

As a volunteer at #EFMF, I get to attend the after parties. (I also get fed during festival. It's lovely.)

If you're also a folkie, I'll be making buttons tonight at The Party. I've only got the supplies to make 65 buttons, so we'll see how long I last.

Excited!! 🥳

I consider it a massive failure of the algorithm that nothing alerted my trans indie/alt/folk self to #rainbowkittensurprise. For shame! Zuck clocked me almost a year before I did, but Spotify (since cancelled) couldn't connect me with a band that hits like everything about me?

#efmf was great

Rainbow Kitten Surprise was interesting. Not really my thing but they put on a great show. #efmf #yeg

Serena Ryder is absolutely killing it as always. #efmf #yeg

What’s Folk Fest without a little rain? Top of The Hill, baby! #yeg #efmf #folkfest #efmf2025 #yegfolkfest

Hello from the hill! #efmf #yeg

A really big tarp in preparation for Edmonton Folk Music Festival. Photo from 2014.

Ready for Folk Fest! See you on the Hill! #EFMF #bigtarp @edmfolkfest.bsky.social

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One thing I got spoiled with growing up going to #EFMF is the 1st class quality sound technicians at all stages. At both Calgary and here at Winnipeg, the main stages are pretty good. But the side stages have been quite hit and miss.
The band I came to hear to see was really showed off to […]