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SUNDAY, JULY 30 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm BOX O FFICE: (905) 815-2021 HOT SUM M ER SALE NOW ON L a rg e s t S e le c tio n o f Famous European Brand Names All Under One Roof Amazing collection of shoes and sandals ... specializing in wide widths for fashion and comfort o f G erm any birkenstock G e r m a n e n g in e e r in g f o r you. f e e t n e te r k _LL V n © o r n c /o r / Ht w *iw k o » "! · SALAMANDER ( g ) READING RAGE: The release of Harry Potter and the Goblet o f Fire on Saturday created a line-up at 8 a.m. at Pick of the Crop Toys and Books. The store at 245 Lakeshore Rd. E. even provided a complimentary Potter breakfast so parents could enjoy coffee and some finger food while their kids started turning the pages, as Jessie Cole, left, Jackie Sekete, and Peter Sekete did as soon as they picked up their reserved copies. Photo by Riziero Vertolli M E P H lS IC ft* ! H o u rs : M o n .-S a t . 9 to 5 S u n . 11 to 4 OPEN ALL YEAR ROUND - Shoes and handbags at Discounted Warehouse Prices! Going south... Selection of sandals available 1681 F IN F A R C O U R T , M IS S IS S A U G A (9 0 5 ) 8 2 3 -7 4 1 5 Forever Young Folk Festival a sm ash h it B y Beth Mally SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER he first annual Forever Young Folk Festival opened to an enthusiastic crowd on Saturday at the Oakville Rod & Gun Club. The festival began with workshops, which continued throughout the day leading up to an evening concert. The idea behind the festival, which was put on by O akville's W hite Oak Folk Club, was to give folk music a higher profile in the community and, said festival organiz er and performer Jerem iah Budnark, "to bring a wealth of talent at a reasonable price." Local talent was interspersed with larger names o f folk musicians during the workshops, making possible for musi cians to exchange material. "W hat a rare opportunity this is, from a musician's standpoint, to be here, meeting this many musicians in one spot," said David Bradstreet, one of C anada's most respected singer/songwriters. The festival included a wide selection of styles from Celtic folk, country, and blues to appalachia folk and bluegrass, with some styles crossing over. "I call it acoustic folk blues country," Alfred John Smith, a local performer and talented musician, said of his particular style. "I grew up with television and everything. So, o f course, there's a bit of a pop influence; not a lot, but it's still there. I love what I'm doing, I wouldn't do it if I didn't enjoy it." Eve Goldberg, an exceptional interpreter o f contempo rary and traditional folk music, said that folk music, which has been "a dirty word" in the m edia in the past, is finally gaining in popularity. "Large music stores now carry obscure bluegrass and jazz," she said. "Folk music will always keep going. The mainstream may recognize it for awhile and then move onto something else, but folk will always continue. It ju st w on't stop." John Prince, the headline performer of the evening, believes that the Internet is playing a key role in this resur gence. "Communication is growing. Everything is ju st a click away now," he said. "It's influencing folk, world music and fringe music allowing it to become available to everyone." Folk festivals, such as the Oakville one, are also gaining in popularity and helping folk music gain favour in the music world. "The popularity of folk music is resulting in more folk festivals, m ore folk clubs," said D onald McGeoch, performer, songwriter and founder o f the Brant ford Folk Club. "Celtic-folk really brought traditional music into the limelight. It attracts a crowd now." Defining folk music is not an easy task. It includes such a wide variety of styles. And Saturday's festival featured a sampling of the diversity that folk music has to offer. The workshops featured such titles as The H urtin'est song I know. Laugh? I 'd Though I 'd Die!, Harmony Workshop, and A Cappella, among others; and the line-up for the evening concert included such well-known performers as Don Bray, Nonnie Crete with Glen Soulis, Glen Reid and the Heritage River Rats, Eve Goldberg, Donald McGeoch, David Bradstreet, and John Prince and a Piece of the Rock. According to these performers, Saturday's festival was successful in promoting quality music. They all com m ent ed on how much they appreciated the relaxed atmosphere, and they applauded the organizers for their hard work. David Bradstreet summed up the feelings of the day when he said, "If the music doesn't have life .. .magic, peo ple won't buy it...Y ou lose them, regardless o f the style...Folk music is about real people returning to music. It has its own life. Fan's will come and go, but it's not a fad." 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