Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 6, 1998, Winnipeg, Manitoba S 1 1 in i v c Winnipeg free september 1998 a5 Good better reality musical choices abound at Well run Forks festival by Bartley Kives music reporter after two its Safe to say the world next door festival is More than just a Good Mitch Podolak and Gord islands dream of a musically diverse music festival at the Forks jelled into a Roc solid event during the inaugural events second full Day of running like five stages spread out across the magnificent site at the Forks offered everything from acoustic Folk to Punk but that still want enough to attract sizable crowds of paying who again appeared to be outnumbered by badge wearing festival volunteers and guests Ive Learned a Long time you do what you said co producer for the second Day his staff did not provide a paid Atten dance figure for the which requires about fans a Day to break the site but its going to take a few years to grow this the inclusive nature of the world next door festival was Best exemplified by a nine piece african pop ensemble mostly com prised of recent arrivals to eight of nine band members Hail from the War devastated african nations of the Congo and Happy accidents led the exiles to where they formed a band at the Behest of pianist Terese a former employee of win Nipges International we chose Winnipeg because of the Lovely joked sudanese born bandleader David we brought the heat from a nine piece african pop ensemble mostly comprised of recent arrivals to brought an Early afternoon crowd to its african made its live debut yester Day at the world next doors Road House bringing an Early afternoon crowd to its blessed with the dual guitar attack typical of Central african Roukous african is already the most authentic of Roop band Manitoba has Ever seen after Only one african May perform a second roadhouse show tomorrow in the space of cancelled wild the roadhouse stage was also Home to the liveliest performance of the a three hour swing show kicked off by nastily attired Vancouver acts the moles tics and Ray Condo his the moles tics play Bawdy versions of 20s tin pan Alley singing about the likes of Bear Gall bladders and to advertised abdominal workout the equally Mirthful Ray Condo dishes out Western but strays into instrumental Tex mex land scapes worthy of film soundtrack Canadian blues guitarist Colin Lin Den was slated to replace cancelled roadhouse Headliner Koko Taylor her blues machine last As combo latino zydeco Veteran Queen Ida was a no show she refused to get on a pro peller plane charter arranged to get around the Northwest airline her made the trip and at press time last Winnipeg police had Only received one noise complaint about the festival from homeowners across the red River in residential at the Forks merchants welcomed the festival As a Small Boon to i work Here every and there Are a lot More people said Kirsten a clerk at artefacts in the Johnston theres a lot of families with Young but today More Young and you can Tell there from the festival because of the in the Forks main shoppers and other patrons said they were aware the world next door was taking place but just we rent interested in a music the world next door festival continues today at tonight head liners include inuit Singer Susan chilean band ill Apu and blues Rock band big monday nights closing lineup Fea Tures highly touted gospel act the Blind boys of Salsa great Tito Puente his latin jazz country band Prairie Oyster and Funk group mantra for Skaggs country but Bluegrass rules by Aileen goos for the free press the lesson to be Learned from Ricky Scaggss Friday night performance at the world next door festival is simple country but Bluegrass rules its a mantra and cd title Stag backed by six piece act Kentucky chanted repeatedly through out the 95minute on tour to promote his most recent aptly titled Bluegrass the Kentucky native proved he has returned to his Bluegrass roots after a run at and if there was any Skaggs made sure the mostly baby Boomer audience who grew up with Skaggs and his Bluegrass ways knew the concert review Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder world next door the roadhouse 4 out of five prodigal son had Imback playing the music in sup posed to he indeed he moving deliberately and masterfully through almost 30 years Worth of predominantly some of the dating Back to the Early May have been too old for some members of the audience to but after Friday nights find the tunes hard to for an hour and a Skaggs and his talented Crew worked their fancy Finger work around a stunning arrangement of originals and Kentucky following Stag Gss paid homage to Bill Monroe and the Stanley Brothers two legendary acts which inspired the Mak ing of Bluegrass rules As daunting a task As it could have been reviving the the Lus Cious harmonies and inimitable timing of Skaggs on mandolin along with vet eran fiddler Bobby guitarist Paul bassist Mark Banjo player Jim Lead guitarist Bryan Sutton and baritone Darrin Vin cent gave it All the respect and revitalizing it any requests for his country work were met with a decisive Ive played enough of Skaggs said country radio int playing my stuff any he later backtracked Dur ing his i see no reason to keep Buttin my head up against country Scaggss dismissal of country music seemed inappropriate Given his Suc Cess in the genre both with Emmylou Harriss hot then on his the couple of traditional country tracks Skaggs did perform Friday night seemed to have been thrown in to appease the country music minority in today lineup songwriters stage Al Simmons Mike plume band Bill Gallaher Harmony Road Tony Bird 3 Garnet Rogers Lianne Fournier the Pearl Drivers Utah Rose Tattoo Gate Friesen 7 Mae Moore Susan a Lunark stage Rudiment ale Heartbreak Hill Blind boys of Alabama of Susanna Amos Garrett 5 Larry Johnson footwork Bill Bourne John Ham mond ill Apu 10 the roadhouse Gruppo Sabor Marimba Muzuca moles tics Errol Ranville Weed 5 Queen Ida her zydeco band a req Kermit Ruffins stage local rabbits Christine Fellows 1 2 Huevos ranchers 3 Keith Sec a wild band of indians 4 Happy Apple mood Ruff Rascal rhe statics big sugar world of words Jamie Oliviero 1 Sheldon Oberman Jacky Sawatzky 2 poetry readings nip people acting for Ani Mal liberation coalition for reproductive rights 520 pm communist party league for life Howard Lyman play Wrights showcase Ross Mcmil lans the fever 9 mondays lineup songwriters stage two for a song Bill Bourne Sam Baardman Bill Gallaher Harmony Road Fred Eagle Smith 3 Mae Moore James Keelaghan swing sonic Mike plume band Wyrd Sisters Garnet Rogers Prairie oys Ter stage Utah Phillips Rose Tattoo Ezellia traditional blues show Fuyuki Daiko 5 Doug Cox ill Apu foot works Blind boys of Alabama 10 the roadhouse off the Wagon lbs a req 4 scrub Mac Duck Rockin High liners Tito Puente his latin jazz ensemble stage Huevos ranchers Eagle Hawk 1 local rabbits 2 Maud 3 hummers 4 rhe statics 5 throb pod Keith Sec Ola world of words As the Bannock Burns 1 Glen Murray choices Cowboy poets poets showcase heritage theatre Dene survivors local musicians Centre on world next door stages by Chuck Mol Gat for the free press t he world next door festival was More of a world right Here event yesterday Hometown Talent figured prominently in the Early going of the festivals first full Day of programming As music fans descended on the Forks site under sunny local folkies Jake Ben sures and Southern Manitoba chanteuse Cate Friesen handled Early shifts on the songwriters stage while Winnipeg musician Rod Hussey played Bass Man to British columbian Dobro virtuoso Doug Cox at the Al Coxs show had All the Cowkey Charm of a Folk festival Winnipeg Rodeo Date put in a solid Early afternoon set As treating about 200 roadhouse denizens to a routine of Ampe Dup country and Western the festivals stage maintained the local flavour As playing Host to performances by Bassan Drums combo Walkie talkie and the though usually a two piece duo Tang was Wayne free chess Joe Keit Liley performs Solo acoustic joined by grand theft canoes Angus Kirk Patrick for about half of their Kirkpatrick alternated Between Bass and fleshing out the bands live sound to something Akin to duo tangs recorded about 150 weaker Hans fans were on hand for a decidedly Mellow set by the usually hard hitting pop frontman John Samson acknowledged the groups relative lethargy in mid per citing dehydration As a the weaker Hans had performed into the wee hours the night before at a video release party in the Exchange the bands world next door appearance was its final show before jetting off today for a monthlong european Vancouver Punk Veteran Joe Keithley Joey demonstrated the common ground Between Punk and Folk music during a Solo acoustic performance at the songwriters the lanky frontman of Punk outfit played a number of his bands usually raucous tunes dressed Down for almost whole some Keithley filled the spaces Between songs with a series of leftist taking shots at multinational Banks and Canadas criminal Justice to name a few a couple of tunes Rife with expletives served to Chase a few of the 120 in Atten dance though most applauded the songwriters Keithley performance was followed by a similarly styled set by bunkhouse frontman Tom Wil Wilsons otherwise Solo routine was helped along by guitarist Extraordinaire Colin a Surprise Walkon addition to the festivals Linden added electric guitar to Wilsons acoustic bringing the volume up to a level rivalling the nearby stage which occasionally challenged other songwriters venue bunkhouse and were both scheduled to perform fully plugged in sets last Vancouver Rascal postponed their stage show by More than half an hour As organizers scrambled to locate turntables for the popular hiphop the group eventually vent using a prerecorded cassette for two turntables showed up about 15 minutes into reportedly supplied by Winnipeg rap duo mood both mood Ruff and Kun scale Are scheduled to perform again tonight at and respect on the festivals winners will be announced in the saturday Iree press and announced on Man Linter ulment update on Friday nights at Winnipeg free press 7751998 18884945544 in Manitoba cancer treatment and research foundation monday Friday 9 am4pm 100 Olivia or enter n0w to win your share of nearly million dollars ;