The Lethbridge Folk Club. BRINGING LIVE MUSIC HOME FOR OVER 45 YEARS
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OUR HISTORY
By Sjoerd Schaafsma
The Lethbridge Folk Club was incorporated as a non-profit society in 1979 by many diverse people to provide a venue and forum for local, national and international folk music. The late, great Stan Rogers regarded the Lethbridge folk Club as one of the top five clubs in North America. Almost all major Canadian folk music acts, including Valdy, Spirit of the West, the Rankin Family, and Connie Kaldor have performed at the club. More recent acts include Peter and the Wolves, Lennie Gallant, Oscar Lopez, and Sid Marty with Wailback.
The Lethbridge Folk Club has also organized a number of folk Festivals; first in the 1980s, and more recently in 2021 and 2022. It was involved with the formation of the South Country Fair in Fort Macleod, and participated in the Lethbridge Children’s Festivals.
The Folk Club has operated in many different venues over the years, the German-Canadian Club, the Moose Hall, the Wolf’s Den in downtown Lethbridge, CASA, and the John Martin Recreation area in Pavan Park. Currently concerts are being held at The Cave at Lethbridge College and open stages are held at McKillop United church.
The Lethbridge Folk Club exists to make the experience of live music readily available to people in Southern Alberta and to support the musicians who create the music. The Folk Club fulfills its mission by hosting concerts and open stages regularly. Concerts run monthly depending on artist availability and other local events. Open stages are held monthly on the second Friday of the month. The club usually takes a break during the summer months. Folk, roots, blues, country, bluegrass and Canadiana are a few of the genres we explore, finding notable musicians for you to experience.
The club believes live music is essential to our cultural, spiritual and community fabric. We especially support local and regional musicians whenever possible.
The club maintains a website which lists current and upcoming events as well as providing the option to purchase tickets online. https://lethbridgefolkclub.ca/
The club is constantly evolving, and needs the participation of new volunteers each year if it is to continue.
Membership
Join our family of friends and support our activities by getting a membership.
If you would like a membership, please email us at members@lethbridgefolkclub.ca or click on the button below. Your $10.00 annual membership entitles you to discounts on all events and is valid until December 31st, 2025
VOLUNTEER
Lethbridge Folk Club Volunteer Form
Thank you for considering volunteering with the Lethbridge Folk Club. We have been supporting live music in Lethbridge since 1979. Find more ways to help!
A nonprofit is as strong as the community that holds it up. Together, we can do more than we can do alone. Let’s combine our abilities and passions to make our community exciting and vibrant.
There are many ways to join us and support our mission. Contact us to find out more about volunteer opportunities, fundraising events, and ways that you can share our vision.
If volunteering is not for you Consider purchasing a membership to support what we do or attending our Open Stage nights at McKillop United Church or one of our concerts at The Cave at Lethbridge College for more information go to our events page on this website or click on the link below: Thank you for all your support.
Our Mission
The Folk Club has operated in many different venues over the years, such as the German-Canadian Club, the Moose Hall and the Wolf’s Den in downtown Lethbridge & The Cave at Lethbridge College.
The Folk Club fulfills its mission by hosting concerts and open stages regularly. Folk, roots, blues, bluegrass and Canadiana are a few of the genres we explore, finding notable musicians for you to experience.
The Lethbridge Folk Club, founded in 1979, is a non-profit organization run entirely by volunteers.
OUR VISION
The Lethbridge Folk Club intends to renew it’s energy and commitment to Folk Music in Lethbridge by continuing to provide a venue for new and emerging local and regional artists, supporting entertainment, educational and community initiatives that enhance the live music experience for all, protect our sustainability by becoming a registered Canadian charity and commits’ to reestablishing the Lethbridge Folk Festival as an annual Lethbridge event by 2029.
Support the Lethbridge Folk Club*
Support the Lethbridge Folk Club financially by contributing to our Open Stage. Our Open Stage nights help support our mission of making the experience of live music readily available to people in Southern Alberta and to supporting the musicians who create the music by providing them with a venue.
* the Lethbridge Folk Club, although a non-profit organization in the province of Alberta, is NOT a registered Canadian Charitable organization. Online contributions to our Open Stage and other programs are gifts and cannot be used as a tax receipt.
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