Untitled - Mariposa Folk Festival

Norman Kennedy, Malvina Reynolds,
Taj Mahal, and a much loved (and
WASN'T
now missed) Steve Goodman. The
Boys of the Lough, Sukay, Afro-
THAT
Caribbean Theatre Workshop. Vera
A TIME!
Johnson, Jean Carignan, Martin
Carthy, Alanis Obosawin, Beautiful
Crafts and dedicated craftspeople.
THERE MUST BE SOMETHING Caring co-workers, and a warm and
of lasting value. For me, it is the sense receptive audience. Hundreds of
of connection that comes with deep names are an inextricable part of my
interest and involvement in folk. A Mariposa memory. I remain
continuum exists that is logical and connected.
comforting. The bonus is pleasure as
well as insight. Basics common to by ESTELLE KLEIN
people everywhere manifest themselves
in an honest way in folk I REMEMBER RIDING UP TO
tradition. Artifice has no place here. I Innis Lake on my old
like that.
Mariposa allowed me to participate
in more rain storms than I care
to remember, but it also allowed me
to meet people I will never forget.
And the sun always came through.
How can I forget the first impact of
the Georgia Sea lsland Singers or
Sweet Honey in the Rock? The Inuit
Throat Singers and Drum Dancers.
Les Danseurs du St. Laurent and
Philippe Bruneau. Joni Mitchell,
'56 Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and Neil
Young showed up. They didn't want
to be stars, they wanted to play, so
Bruce Cockburn and I gave over
sorne of our workshops and huge
crowds came. There were some dark
mutterings about big stars and egos;
rather sadly I thought.
The Red Guard types were trying
to crash the gates, screaming
flat-head
Triumph motorcycle not really
knowing what to expect. Recent
memories of rioting students and
mountains of empty beer cans had
somewhat sullied people's impressions
of folk music.
What I found were new friends;
Joni Mitchell, Buffy Ste. Marie, more
types of music than I knew existed
and more important, the opportunity
to stretch my fledgling wings in front
of more people than I'd ever seen in
one place.
The last year I played Mariposa,
"Music
belongs to the People." Things were
getting a little out of hand and after
that the festival was never quite the
same.
So I guess festivals, like people,
have their ups and downs.
I'm grateful to Mariposa for giving
me a place to start and grow, and
looking forward to seeing how
Mariposa has evolved and grown. In
a certain sense, I guess the Red
Guards were quite right. Music is for
the people.
by MURRAY McLAUCHLAN
The 25th Anniversary
MAN'POSA FOLK FESTTVAL
is dedicated to
ESTELLE KLEIN
whose vision, dedication and strength guided Mariposa
for more than a decade and a half. Mariposa,
and folk music in Canada, owe her great thanks.
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