Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Arts Society

09/24/2024

A reminder that the Music and Culture Lecture Series at the Research Centre for the Study of Music, Media, and Place at MUN begins tonight:

Seeing the Moon Through My Window: Lullaby Project-NL
Drs. David and Jan Buley, Memorial University

Tuesday, September 24, 7:30 pm
MMaP Gallery, 2nd Floor Arts and Culture Centre

The event will also be live streamed at: https://www.youtube.com/live/OcaRu2quLow

“Seeing the Moon Through my Window: Lullaby Project-NL”The Lullaby Project-NL is part of a world-wide initiative that had humble beginnings in 2011 in the Br...

09/24/2024

Heads up, Crafters! October's Songs and Yarns will be held on Tuesday, Oct 8, instead of Oct 1. Same place and time, though! Bring your knit and sit for a bit.

09/23/2024

Youth Folk! Thanks to the Year of the Arts, the Newfoundland & Labrador Folk Arts Society is very excited to offer a special opportunity for selected young folk musicians called "YRecord."

See below for more. Applications are now open (click on the link below or look in our bio):

https://forms.gle/LaNyMFD9LSgaUe8ZA

YRecord stands for Youth Record, and is open to participants aged 19 and under. Artists who are selected will have the opportunity to work in studio with the legendary Sandy Morris, where they will be able to record one or two demo songs that could then be used to help start their careers in music (applying for grants, festivals, etc.). Through this experience, participants will be working with one of the music industry's finest, while learning the ins and outs of recording a song and exploring the many reasons WHY we record.

09/23/2024

End of the month, time for a session! Join host Tamsyn Russell for Folk Night at the Ship this Wednesday at 9pm, and let your fingers fly. Players get in free, watchers by suggested donation at the door.

09/20/2024

PSA! This came in from our friends at Rocket Bakery and includes former Young Folk people. Check it out on Sunday afternoon in you're in the Pearl.

09/20/2024

Hey Folky Young Folk of West Coast and Northern Penn! Register now for this amazing opportunity near you. Check our bio or follow this link for more information:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfcAlqtdq0dA7vTldENHUXmoysRQUjKqHSQDKxfvyuZ8by1-w/viewform

09/19/2024

Ready, set, go! Applications for performers to appear at the 2025 Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival are now available online. Visit the link below or in our bio to start the process.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1PMIB4HSfSKk1nDOR0pMXgG5QgeV6gXvf_R8EBRNCTPs/

09/18/2024

Tonight! Toniiiiight! Folk Night features Further Ado, with Jenny Gear, Sandy Morris, Darren Browne, and Erin Best. What a line-up!

Starts at 9pm sharp with a $10 cover at the door.

09/17/2024

A few photos from last Thursday's Local FolQ night at the Majestic! Join us October 10 for our next night of Local FolQ!

09/16/2024

This Wednesday, Folk Night features Further Ado, with Jenny Gear, Sandy Morris, Darren Browne, and Erin Best. What a line-up!

Starts at Sept 18, 9pm sharp with a $10 cover at the door.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1051116209915594

09/13/2024

This week's "Songs and Yarns" event was a hit! 🧵🪡 Thank you to Tonya Kearley-Russell for hosting and to Tim and Val for playing sweet tunes 🎤🎼

09/12/2024

Tonight! So popular we had to move to bigger location! Lots of love to the Battery Cafe for hosting us for so long, but also love to the Majestic for our new digs. See you at 7pm.

09/12/2024

Xia-3 bringing down the house. Folk Night at the Ship was a huge success once again! Thanks to all who came and see you next week for Further Ado.

09/12/2024

Merci a nos ami de Gaboteur for the coverage of the 2024 Festival! Subscribers can log in at the link below to read the full article.

09/11/2024

Our first time presenting "Young Folk at the Hall" in Labrador was a success! 🎻🪕 Thanks to all the people who helped make this a reality including PAL for sponsoring us. Also, a massive thank you to the beautiful people who made us feel so at home in the Big Land. We didn't want to leave! 🥰

09/11/2024

Tomorrow! Join us for our FolQ Open MiQ event hosted by Liz Fagan! 🌈 This event is open for all 2SLGBTQIA+ folks who want to share their talent and art! We are at a new venue for this event. Join us at the Theatre Hill Cafe in Majestic Theatre at 7pm!

09/10/2024

Artists! Here's a really neat opportunity!

The Grand Falls Windsor Theatre Project Announces Central Harvest: Call for Participants.

Central Harvest will run from October 1st-7th, 2024, in Grand Falls-Windsor, NL. This one-week, paid residency for both emerging and professional artists holds space for 7-10 artists or artist duos from all corners of the island, including Labrador.

Please e-mail a 1-2 page PDF or 2-minute video submission to [email protected](Bernardine Stapleton) and [email protected] (Nicole Smith) outlining who you are as an artist, how your relationship to your environment influences your artistic practice, and why you believe sustainability in the arts must be a priority.

If you have any questions, accessibility requirements, or need further clarification before applying, please reach out to Nicole Smith at [email protected]


Please also include: where you’re based, a small budget of required materials for your week of creation, and a prompt to inspire the group. Your prompt can be as simple as a word - or it can be as elaborate as a suggested to-do. It can be a question, an action, a mantra, a list, etc. Anything that might motivate the creators we’ll be sharing space with to imagine and make.

09/10/2024

XIA-3 are back to Folk it up at the ship with some Guzheng meets Punk realness. This show always fills up so be sure to get down early! See you there tomorrow night!

09/07/2024

Congrats to the folks at the Féile Séamus Creagh for putting together another stellar lineup for their 13th annual Festival. We will be there! We hope you will too!

09/07/2024

Request for Proposal (RFP) for Auditor Services
Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Arts Society

Issued: September 3, 2024
Proposal Due Date: October 15, 2024

The Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Arts Society (NLFAS) invites you to submit a proposal for the completion of yearly financial audits, beginning with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.

NLFAS is a charitable organization dedicated to celebrating, preserving, and promoting the traditional and contemporary folk arts of our region through public outreach and events, including our annual flagship event, the NL Folk Festival.

Follow link for more details: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hv78vua-YhL8vmrGhnsF_ThtVOEBGnRR3qyz1h2zM9g/edit?usp=sharing

09/06/2024

Huge thanks to PAL for walking the walk and flying the fly ✈️
Thanks to their sponsorship, we are putting the "L" back in in NL Folk Arts Society! Rosemary, Fergus, and Daunt are in Happy Valley-Goose Bay presenting "Young Folk at the Hall" at the Lawrence O'Brien Arts Centre this weekend! Fiddle, Guitar, Banjo, Accordion, Concertina, and Mandolin in tow, we are sure there will never be a dull moment with these three on the move! 🪕🎻

09/05/2024

One week from today! Are you excited yet! 🤩
We have the absolutely fabulous Liz Fagan hosting our FolQ open MiQ next week and we will be at a BRAND NEW LOCATION! Next week, our event will be hosted at Theatre Hill Bar and Cafe (inside the Majestic Theatre). Put it in your calendars! It is sure to be a great time 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

09/05/2024

✨We were so fortunate for Come From Away's Petrina Bromley and Astrid Van Wieren to take time away from their busy schedules to host a workshop in Gander for our "YMentor" program. These young folks got to learn how to tell a story through folk song and how to combat stage fright 🎤. What a valuable lesson to learn from these Broadway stars!✨