Winnipeg Crankie Festival

We are very grateful for the support of The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent On Recordings (FACTOR), who help to make it possible for us to put on a festival!

Tomorrow night (Wednesday March 28) - please join our friends at West End Cultural Centre as an amazing lineup of artists come together in support of Emma Cloney.

One week until we come together to support our friend Emma Cloney. There's still time to pick up your tickets to check out this amazing lineup of artists and support an important fundraiser.

Tickets are available online at wecc.eventbrite.ca.

📣Today we are sending a big thank you to James Culleton, one of our Artists in Residence at this year's festival, and wishing him a very crankie happy birthday today! 🎂🥂

Here are just a few of the moments he captured in drawings over the weekend!

What an amazing weekend at Crescent Arts Centre Winnipeg - CAC Winnipeg! To everyone who participated, a very crankie thank you from the team at & Winnipeg Crankie Festival !

Stay tuned over the next weeks as we share more magical moments from the 5th Annual Crankie Festival.

Ray CoCo Stevenson, Dominique Reynolds Scott Nolan Son del Norte Kael Sauerborn Music World Village Gospel Choir Corin Raymond Juvel Little Miss Higgins David Graham Daniel Koulack Raine Hamilton Jessee Havey and the Banana Band James Culleton Debra Lyn Neufeld Kate Ferris - Ferris Fare Music Brian Glow Janet Stewart The Hiebert Family Graham Lindsey Matt Gordon and Leonard Podolak D. Rangers

Photo Credit: Matt Duboff Photography

Join us for our last evening concert of the 5th Annual Crankie Festival Crescent Fort Rouge United Church

Emcee'd by Janet Stewart, you won't want to miss David Graham, The Koulack Family Band & Raine Hamilton.

Box Office opens @6.45pm, doors @ 7pm, Show starts at 7.30pm

We had so much fun yesterday, we can't wait to do it all again today - workshops, concerts and more with Kate Ferris - Ferris Fare Music D. Rangers Corin Raymond Little Miss Higgins Gilles Fournier David Graham The Koulack Family Band Debra Lyn Neufeld James Culleton Matt Gordon and Leonard Podolak Dominique Reynolds Graham Lindsey The Hiebert Family

Watch the Old Time Radio Hour Show, take a workshop, make a crankie & perform in our Open Crank hour this afternoon. Bring friends & family and with us all day!

Daytime programming runs 11.30am - 5.00pm, doors open 11.15am
Evening concert - Doors at 7pm, concert starts 7.30pm

www.crankiefestival.com

Join us for our second Crankie evening concert tonight with Corin Raymond, Juvel and Little Miss Higgins!
Emcee for tonight is Brian Glow so it promises to be magical!

Box Office at Crescent Fort Rouge United Church 6.45pm, doors @ 7pm, show starts at 7.30om.

See you here!

Come on down to Crescent Fort Rouge United Church and get crankie with us! We have workshops, concerts, crankie-making & more with Juvel, Son del Norte, Kate Ferris - Ferris Fare Music, Matt Gordon and Leonard Podolak, David Graham, Kael Sauerborn Music, Corin Raymond, Scott Nolan, Little Miss Higgins, , James Culleton D. Rangers, Debra Lyn Neufeld, Ray CoCo Stevenson, Graham Lindsey

Doors open at 10.45am, Daytime programming runs until 5pm!
See you there!

Full schedules etc at www.crankiefestival.com

❗It's finally here - The 5th Annual Crankie Festival starts tonight!❗

Tonight is the first of three evenings and two full days of family fun with music, visual art, workshops, crankie-making & more at Crescent Fort Rouge United Church. Box Office opens at 6.45pm, Doors @ 7pm, Show starts @ 7.30pm.
Ray CoCo Stevenson will be joined on stage by friends new & old - Walking Wolf Singers & Dancers, Scott Nolan, Dominique Reynolds, Kael Sauerborn Music, Son del Norte World Village Gospel Choir

Full weekend lineup, schedules and more at www.crankiefestival.com

Online Program at https://simplebooklet.com/5thwinnipegcrankieprogram

🔎Sunday Spotlight 🔍

We can't wait to have Janet Stewart get crankie with us at our Sunday night concert as Emcee!

Janet Stewart has worked in broadcasting since the last Ice Age. You may recognize her from CBC Winnipeg News. If so, you may also be surprised by her lack of height and refusal to wear respectable shoes. Janet is originally from Nova Scotia, which could explain her fondness for bagpipes. She is happiest in the company of dogs and folk musicians. Consider subscribing to CBC Manitoba's YouTube channel for more of her charming banter.

For full lineup, schedules and ticket information please visit www.crankiefestival.com

We are so grateful for the support of the Government of Manitoba who help make it possible for us to put on a festival!

For festival lineup, ticket info & more please visit www.crankiefestival.com

Advance Ticketing Pricing ends Thursday March 23, 2023 @ midnight! Get yours now & save!

Tickets will be available at the door Fri evening - Sunday evening (door prices apply, see www.crankiefestival.com/tickets)

Join us at the 5th Annual Crankie Festival for two full days and three evenings of Crankie fun, dance, crankie-making, in-the-round artist workshops, and much more! This is a family-friendly event with something for everyone!

Learn more about our full lineup, schedules & ticketing at www.crankiefestival.com

Thanks to CTV for this sneak preview of what’s happening this weekend at the 5th Annual Winnipeg Crankie Festival, March 24-26 2023 at Crescent Fort Rouge United Church

Full details and tickets at www.crankiefestival.com



Ray Coco Stevenson Scott Nolan Dominique Reynolds Corin Raymond Raine Hamilton Little Miss Higgins World Village Gospel Choir D. Rangers Debra Lyn Neufeld Kael Sauerborn Music Daniel Koulack Juvel Son del Norte Kate Ferris - Ferris Fare Music The Hiebert Family Walking Wolf Singers & Dancers David Graham Gilles Fournier Jessee Havey and the Banana Band James Culleton Brian Glow Graham Lindsey Matt Gordon and Leonard Podolak

What you need to know about the Crankie festival

The early bird catches the worm! Tune in to CTV Morning Live - Winnipeg Monday March 20, 6.10am - 8.40am for a sneak peak of what's happening at the 5th Annual Crankie Festival March 24-26, 2023!

Broadcasting live from Crescent Fort Rouge United Church, Leonard Podolak will be getting crankie and featuring some of our Crankiefest performers, Crankie demonstrations and talking about all things !

For full lineup, schedules, ticket info & more please visit www.crankiefestival.com

🔎 SUNDAY NIGHT CONCERT SPOTLIGHT 🔍

Closing out the 5th Annual Crankie festival on March 26, 2023 are David Graham, The Koulack Family Band & Raine Hamilton, with crankie artwork by .

Get your tickets, weekend schedule and more at www/crankoefestival.com

🔎 SATURDAY NIGHT CONCERT SPOTLIGHT 🔍

March 25th, 2023 Crescent Arts Centre Winnipeg - CAC Winnipeg

James Culleton and Debra Lyn Neufeld will be cranking their visual art representations to the stories and songs of Corin Raymond performing his latest monologue BOOKMARKS; Juvel with their energetic Romani jazz and swing sound; & Little Miss Higgins will strut and serenade us with music brewed in early country blues, jazz and folk.

For more information on how to with us please visit www.crankiefestival.com

🔎 FRIDAY NIGHT CONCERT SPOTLIGHT 🔍

We are only one week until the opening night of 5th Annual Winnipeg Crankie Festival!

Join Ray Coco Stevenson at Crescent Arts Centre Winnipeg - CAC Winnipeg March 24th for our first evening concert with Walking Wolf Singers & Dancers, Scott Nolan , Dominique Reynolds, Kael Sauerborn Music , Son del Norte & World Village Gospel Choir.

We are so looking forward to getting crankie again for a full weekend of concerts, workshops and more!

Tickets at www.crankiefestival.com

"Grab an instrument, head to Crankie Fest March 24-26".
Thanks to Terese Taylor at The Leaf for the great article!

full details at www.crankiefestival.com

🔎 ARTIST SPOTLIGHT 🔍

Introducing Debra Lyn Neufeld as one of our Crankie Artists in Residence, who will be teaching crankie-making workshops through the weekend, as well as showcasing her own visual art to accompany songs by Juvel & Little Miss Higgins at our Saturday evening concert.

Debra Lyn Neufeld is a Winnipeg based, solo Blues musician and songwriter. My songs read like your favorite album! "Blues, Music that Matters" - It's all here! Songs that make ragdolls dance and a wild horse growl. Lyrics and rhythms that move you.
"I combine my music with the magical dynamics of Crankies. It was natural bringing the two art forms together."

For full lineup, schedules & ticket info please visit www.crankiefestival.com

🔎 ARTIST SPOTLIGHT 🔍

Bring your Instruments, voice, hands and feet & join Graham Lindsey - TradHead in our open Crankie Jam sessions. His energetic playing on the mandolin, tenor banjo, guitar and more attract audiences and session players alike.

Graham's debut album “TradHead” (2019) was nominated in the Instrumental Solo Artist category at the Canadian Folk Music Awards (2020), and the first single, “Fractions” from his second album received the 2021 Songs From the Heart Instrumental Award from Folk Music Ontario.

For full lineup, schedules, tickets & more please visit www.crankiefestival.com

We are so grateful for the support of Assiniboine Credit Union who help make it possible for us to put on a festival!

For festival lineup, ticket info & more please visit www.crankiefestival.com

🔎 ARTIST SPOTLIGHT 🔍

Playing with Little Miss Higgins on Saturday night, and making it all about the bass in our Sunday morning concert, we welcome Gilles Fournier back to our stage!

Gilles’ versatility on various electric basses, string bass, his skills and sharp-eared adventurous musicianship positions him as a most desirable musician to have in any ensemble.Melding a vast experience in the many languages of music allows Gilles to add his highly individualized musical signature to compliment whatever environment he’s thrown into.

For more detailed information on lineup, schedules & tickets please visit www.crankiefestival.com

We have some great "In The Round" concerts programmed for you on Saturday & Sunday in the Crankie Theatre.

A little bit house concert, a little bit Canadian folk festival daystage, these concerts give both the artists on stage (and the audience) an opportunity to get to know each other better as they perform in the round, and talk about how they craft their craft.

For more information on full lineup, schedules, tickets & more please visit www.crankiefestival.com

🔎 ARTIST SPOTLIGHT 🔍

As a self-confessed uke-a-holic, Kate Ferris is excited to be back at the Crankie Festival again, leading Ukulele workshops throughout the weekend.

Kate Ferris is a veteran singer/storyteller who’s performed at festivals across Canada and appeared nationally on TV, CBC Radio, with the WSO, as a guest artist on various recordings, and loves teaching `ukulele classes for the Home Routes Community Workshops program!

for full lineup, schedules & ticket information, please visit www.crankiefestival.com

🔎 WORKSHOPS SPOTLIGHT 🔍

All of our workshops are participatory! Bring your instrument & your voice and join in or watch & learn from the All of our workshops are participatory!
This year, we have focused the programming so that you can get actively involved in as many workshops, lessons, and concerts as possible. We did not program every room, at every slot. We hope you will circulate from room to room, and enjoy all of the things one can do at the Crankie Festival!

For full lineup, schedules & ticket info please visit www.crankiefestival.com