Wolfe Island Music Festival Archives

Wolfe Island Music Festival celebrates 20 years

Written on August 27, 2018. Posted in Arts, Music.

For 20 years, the Wolfe Island Music Festival has been a getaway for music lovers across the country. A short ferry-ride from downtown, the festival ran from August 10 to 11, including local and visiting artists that arrived to play on downhome stages throughout the community including the Main Stage...

Wolfe Island Music Festival Returns

Written on June 26, 2017. Posted in Arts.

18 years ago, Kingston’s Wolfe Island Music Festival was simply a dock party with a hay-wagon for a stage. As the city’s signature music festival grew in popularity, it began to attract emerging Canadian talent, eager to reach a new audience. But all the progress was stymied when an interruption...

WIMF 2016 cancelled

Written on March 24, 2016. Posted in Arts.

With heavy hearts, artistic director and local music powerhouse Virginia Clark and her team say they decided to cancel this summer’s Wolfe Island Music Festival (WIMF). The festival will be cancelled temporarily for the coming summer as the WIMF team focuses on raising enough money to restore it...

Wolfe Island Music Festival on the horizon

Written on July 28, 2015. Posted in Arts.

What started out 17 years ago as a party on a dock has grown into the intimate and beloved music festival on Wolfe Island. The non-profit Wolfe Island Music Festival (WIMF) boasts four shows on the evening of August 7 and a main stage lineup all day August 8. This year’s headliners include indie...

The sounds of the Wolfe: Day Two

Written on August 13, 2013. Posted in Arts.

It was noon on Aug. 10 when we made our way towards the ferry dock, where people were already lined up. Festival-goers munched on late Tim Horton’s breakfasts and basked (or, like me, baked) in the sun, discussing their excitement for the day’s line up. Every year, I’m amazed by how carefully planned...

The sounds of the Wolfe: Day One

Written on August 12, 2013. Posted in Arts.

A mix of veteran attendees, past Island dwellers and acts from years ago congregated this weekend at the Wolfe Island Music Festival (WIMF), bringing the sleepy community of Marysville to life. Lining up for the ferry Friday evening, the anticipation was electric in the air. The much-discussed Kingston...

A testament to talent

Written on July 30, 2013. Posted in Arts.

What began as a dock party 14 years ago has now become one of the top Canadian music festivals. Wolfe Island Music Festival (WIMF) has hosted an eclectic mix of great Canadian musicians — from Sam Roberts to Stars and from former Queen’s student Jill Barber to this year’s headliner Joel Plaskett. Despite...

Wolfe Island Music Festival in review

Written on August 14, 2012. Posted in Arts.

It’s not often that you can say you were so close to your favourite band during a show that you could feel them flick their drink at you. That was the name of the game at this year’s Wolfe Island Music Festival — a festival so intimate that the line between the audience and the performers became blurred...

All aboard

Written on August 13, 2012. Posted in Arts.

Are you already getting nostalgic about this year’s Wolfe Island Music Festival? Check out the photo highlights from this year’s jam.

Rock and Roll Report Card

Written on July 30, 2012. Posted in Arts.

Eight and a HalfEight and a Half B+ Eight and a Half is a new addition to the Canadian alternative scene, composed of musicians from the familiar and disbanded rock bands Broken Social Scene and The Stills. However, it would be a mistake to place Eight and a Half’s self-titled debut alongside its...

‘I’ll always be writing music’

Written on July 30, 2012. Posted in Arts.

“I’m kind of very excellent at math.” For Mike O’Neill, an aptitude for numbers belongs to a collection of traits that serve his individuality. It’s clear that the Halifax dweller puts his own spin on classic rock rhythm beats. “I can’t read music and I write music in kind of a scrappy way, so if...

African allusions

Written on July 30, 2012. Posted in Arts.

I was in a car in downtown Toronto and had to pull over on a side street to call Sam Roberts for an interview. Turns out family man Sam was in his car as well in his hometown of Montreal driving to pick up his kids from school. “We just got back — we were playing in Edmonton last weekend and we got...

From tragedy comes triumph

Written on June 25, 2012. Posted in Arts.

At the end of a love story fraught with woe and misfortune, Parlovr continues their pursuit of a happy ending through passion and musicianship. With a self-described ‘anti-romantic’ feel and vibe, Montreal-based band Parlovr splashed across the music scene with their sophmore album Kook Soul — a bonafide...

What time is it General Wolfe?

Written on August 31, 2011. Posted in Arts.

A break from vacation

Written on August 5, 2011. Posted in Arts.

The Great Lake Swimmers aren’t touring, but they’ll make an exception for the Wolfe Island Music Festival this weekend. “It’s a bit of a homecoming,” said lead vocalist Tony Dekker, who spent time in the Kingston area recording the band’s 2009 album Lost Channels. “We’re on a bit of touring break...

Hand down your pants hip hop

Written on July 26, 2011. Posted in Arts.

1. Who are you? I am Buck 65, the Warren Oates of rap. 2. You are currently on a summer tour, so what are your tour essentials and why? I travel light. Baby wipes are a must. I don’t need much else. Dental floss. I can get by on just about nothing. 3. How are you feeling about playing this year’s...

From pesto to pop playlists

Written on July 26, 2011. Posted in Arts.

Delicately brooding and lovesick, Stars has become the moniker of Canadian indie music. The quintet knows how to avoid stagnation while maintaining a distinctively “Stars” sound, blending dramatic themes with sweet melodies. The Montreal-based band is known locally for their intimate church shows,...

Subtely majestic

Written on July 26, 2011. Posted in Arts.

Local duo PS I Love You’s upcoming appearance at the Wolfe Island Music Festival will be a decidedly nostalgic homecoming. Their 2010 debut Meet Me At The Muster Station drips in nods to the island, from the record’s title to the sounds of the ferry audible in the tracks. “I feel extra excited to...

Tag: Wolfe Island Music Festival

Wolfe Island Music Festival celebrates 20 years

Wolfe Island Music Festival Returns

WIMF 2016 cancelled

Wolfe Island Music Festival on the horizon

The sounds of the Wolfe: Day Two

The sounds of the Wolfe: Day One

A testament to talent

Wolfe Island Music Festival in review

All aboard

Rock and Roll Report Card

‘I’ll always be writing music’

African allusions

From tragedy comes triumph

What time is it General Wolfe?

A break from vacation

Hand down your pants hip hop

From pesto to pop playlists

Subtely majestic

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