The Mariposa Folk Festival - by Michael Hill Paperback

About the Book

A look at folk music's legendary home ground. From Pete Seeger to Serena Ryder, the musicians who have graced the stages at Mariposa have carried on a living tradition of folk music connecting the sixties to the present day and tomorrow. Featuring interviews with the people behind the scenes and artists like Gordon Lightfoot and Ken Whitely.

Book Synopsis

A look at folk music's legendary home ground. From Pete Seeger to Serena Ryder, the musicians who have graced the stages at Mariposa have carried on a living tradition of folk music connecting the sixties to the present day and tomorrow. Featuring interviews with the people behind the scenes and artists like Gordon Lightfoot and Ken Whitely.

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A rare look behind the scenes at the nitty-gritty managing of a folk fest.

Hill has been the festival's "unofficial" historian for a few years now, putting together pieces on the storied history of Mariposa

Hill has written a fascinating, often intriguingly detailed account of a unique, but fragile, Canadian cultural event.

I had long thought that the real stars of Mariposa were the people doing the hard work of getting the festival up and running - often against formidable odds. This is an entertaining journey through intrigue, highs and lows, and warm musical memories. Mike has done a great job of chronicling it all!

If you have any friends in the Canadian folk music community, you're bound to find them quoted in Hill's lengthy - and often entertaining - interviews.

Mariposa artistic director Michael Hill provides an interesting history of this enduring event.

Provides a well-rounded and in-depth discussion of the MFF's fifty-six-year history. Readers will come away with a better understanding of the live music industry in Canada.

The Mariposa Folk Festival deserves its own story, and who better to write it than long-time artistic director, Mike Hill. With passion, flare, and an obvious love for folk music, Mike Hill beautifully chronicles the legendary festival's rich history. An important story, masterfully told, to be savoured and revisited.

About the Author

Michael Hill is the artistic director and the vice-president of Mariposa, and has been an organizer with the festival since 2000. He lives in Orillia, Ontario.