What do #communityactivism, 1970s prairie grit, and #BruceCockburn have in common? They helped shape one of North America’s biggest folk festivals. Kevin Nikkel tells the story behind Winnipeg Folk Fest festival in a new Champlain Society #podcast episode @ bit.ly/WTYj2725

Listen to a new Champlain Society #podcast episode “Founding Folks: An Oral History of the Winnipeg Folk Festival” with Kevin Nikkel at: bit.ly/WTYj2725 U of Manitoba Press Kevin Nikkel Winnipeg Folk Fest Winnipeg Film Group #festivals #MusicHistory

Explore the raw drama, violence & high stakes of Canada’s first 1867 federal election—where politics met pugnacity & religion clashed w/ nationalism in a new Champlain Society #podcast episode @ bit.ly/WTYj2225 #confederation #1867

How do you grow a folk fest from scratch? Filmmaker Kevin Nikkel joins Greg Marchildon to talk Founding Folks—the story of Mitch Podolak’s vision, community power, and 50 years of prairie music magic. bit.ly/WTYj2725 Champlain Society #podcast Kevin Nikkel Winnipeg Folk Fest

In this week's episode of the Champlain Society Witness to Yesterday # Greg Marchildon speaks with Kevin Nikkel about his book, Founding Folks: An Oral History of the Winnipeg Folk Festival. Listen @ bit.ly/WTYj2725 U of Manitoba Press Kevin Nikkel Winnipeg Folk Fest

Listen to a new Champlain Society #podcast episode “Ballots and Brawls: The 1867 Canadian General Election.” with Patrice Dutil at: bit.ly/WTYj2225 Patrice @ubcpress #CanPoli #confederation #1867 #nationalism #electionhistory

New episode of Champlain Society Witness to Yesterday #podcast dives into the tumultuous & unforgettable campaign that shaped Canada’s birth. bit.ly/WTYj2225 Patrice Dutil unpacks the regional conflicts, religious skirmishes & mob violence that marked 1867’s federal election.

Listen to a new Champlain Society #podcast episode “Founding Folks: An Oral History of the Winnipeg Folk Festival” with Kevin Nikkel at: bit.ly/WTYj2725 Kevin Nikkel Winnipeg Folk Fest Winnipeg Film Group #festivals U of Manitoba Press

In this week's episode of the Champlain Society Witness to Yesterday #podcast Larry Ostola speaks with Patrice Dutil about his book, Ballots and Brawls: The 1867 Canadian General Election. Listen @ bit.ly/WTYj2225 @ubcpress #CanPoli #nationalism #electionhistory

Behind the 1960 #RoyalCommission on Coal: A look at how backroom conversations and diesel locomotives reshaped Canada’s coal towns. Discover how lobbying and a secret memo helped save Elk Valley’s future. Read more: bit.ly/CSfindJ25

Explore the raw drama, violence & high stakes of Canada’s first 1867 federal election—where politics met pugnacity & religion clashed w/ nationalism in a new Champlain Society #podcast episode @ bit.ly/WTYj2225 #confederation #CanPoli

Read the new Champlain Society Findings/Trouvailles “Behind the Scenes on a Royal Commission Report” by Tom Langford at: bit.ly/CSfindJ25 #CanadianPolitics #CoalMining #ElkValley #RoyalCommission

Listen to a new Champlain Society #podcast episode “Founding Folks: An Oral History of the Winnipeg Folk Festival” with Kevin Nikkel at: bit.ly/WTYj2725 U of Manitoba Press Kevin Nikkel Winnipeg Folk Fest Winnipeg Film Group #festivals #musichistory

What do #communityactivism, 1970s prairie grit, and #BruceCockburn have in common? They helped shape one of North America’s biggest folk festivals. Kevin Nikkel tells the story behind Winnipeg Folk Fest festival in a new Champlain Society #podcast episode @ bit.ly/WTYj2725

What do #communityactivism, 1970s prairie grit, and #BruceCockburn have in common? They helped shape one of North America’s biggest folk festivals. Kevin Nikkel tells the story behind Winnipeg Folk Fest festival in a new Champlain Society #podcast episode @ bit.ly/WTYj2725

New episode of Champlain Society Witness to Yesterday #podcast dives into the tumultuous & unforgettable campaign that shaped Canada’s birth. bit.ly/WTYj2225 Patrice Dutil unpacks the regional conflicts, religious skirmishes & mob violence that marked 1867’s federal election.

In this week's episode of the Champlain Society Witness to Yesterday #podcast Greg Marchildon chats with Patrice Dutil and David MacKenzie about Canada’s tumultuous wartime #election of 1917 and what made it a pivotal moment in Canadian history. bit.ly/WTYj425 Dundurn Press

Listen to this week’s Champlain Society #podcast episode “Canada's Khaki Election of December, 1917” with Patrice Dutil and David MacKenzie at: bit.ly/WTYj425 Dundurn Press #WW1 #conscription #warhistory #CanPoli

Tom Langford explores the behind-the-scenes political and economic dynamics surrounding the 1960 Royal Commission on Coal. Read the Champlain Society Findings/Trouvailles at: bit.ly/CSfindJ25 UCalgary Arts #CanadianPolitics #CoalMining #CanPoli

How do you grow a folk fest from scratch? Filmmaker Kevin Nikkel joins Greg Marchildon to talk Founding Folks—the story of Mitch Podolak’s vision, community power, and 50 years of prairie music magic. bit.ly/WTYj2725 Champlain Society Witness to Yesterday #podcast