A weekend of balfolk tunes and dances!
"Little Branch"
Balfolk Gathering
We invite you to a weekend of balfolk tunes and dancing near Kingston, ON, on a beautiful farm on a lake. A way for Balfolk communties across Ontario and Quebec to gather again after a few years apart!
Friday evening August 26 - Sunday morning August 28, 2022
Located at
Leopard Frog Farm
20 Minutes north of Kingston, ON
3h20 Minutes West of Montreal, QC
3h East of Toronto, ON
*Overnight tenting included
*Breakfasts provided
*BBQ dinner provided Saturday evening
Tickets are limited to 40 participants.
Schedule
FRIDAY AUGUST 26
Arrive 6pm or later to set up your tent (Bring your own dinner)
Bal in the Barn! 8pm-Midnight
Including music from our feature performers
as well as open stage slots you can sign up for
SATURDAY AUGUST 27
Breakfast 8:30am-9:30am (included with your ticket)
Workshops 10am-12:30pm
Lunch and Swimming 12:30pm-3pm (bring your own lunch or go to town 5 min drive)
Workshops 3pm-5:30pm
BBQ Dinner 5:30-7:30pm (included with your ticket)
Bal in the Barn! 8pm-Midnight
SUNDAY AUGUST 28
Breakfast 9am-10:00am (included with your ticket)
Clean up, pack up, off to home! 10am-1pm
Performers
Vinta
Breakfast of Champignons
François-Xavier Dueymes
& Everest Witman
Trio Stam Williams Mackie
Alison Gowan
Robert Alan Mackie
And more!
Ticket Prices:
Sliding scale $125-200.
Includes 2 Breakfasts, 1 Dinner, Camping, 2 Nights of Music, 1 day of Workshops
Our expenses for the weekend:
$1400 - insurance, portapotties, drinking water, prepping field for camping, other venue expenses
$2300 - Performers' Fees
$1800 - food/2 chefs for 40 attendees + 15 performer/staff
$500 - misc. unforeseen expenses
In-kind donations:
Sound gear / sound person
Venue Rental
Administration / organization
Some of the performers
TOTAL= $6000
We're aiming to sell 40 tickets. $6000/40= $150. If you're able to give more, we are grateful! We'd love to be able to pay the musicians more. We're also aware that we may not sell 40 tickets, as this is quite last minute! So if you're able to pitch in extra, that is really helpful!