The Mission Folk Music Festival (MFMF) has announced its 2024 lineup for the annual music festival coming July 26-28, 2024. For the 37th year, another line-up of stellar music artists play at the beautiful Fraser River Heritage Park in Mission, BC.
The 2024 festival offers a widely diverse roster of talented artists and groups from across Canada, the US, and beyond. Over 20 acts will perform on the daytime stages and on the evening main stage in the park, overlooking the Fraser River just east of Mission.
The MFMF’s Artistic Director, Michelle Demers Shaevitz, says “We’ve offered folks a passport to a world of music for 37 years, and this summer is no different. We’re excited to invite music lovers from near and far to join us in Fraser River Heritage Park for a weekend full of folk songs, blues riffs, Celtic tunes, Americana sounds, global rhythms and more.
This year we’re thrilled to welcome a diverse collection of singer-songwriters, artists, musicians, dancers, and teachers whose influences are rooted here in Canada and around the world. Audiences will hear Indigenous throat singers and bluegrass musicians, the voices of powerful women, Trinidadian rhythms, Swedish folk tunes – and so much more. Festival-goers can also find their own folk and experience the wonder of crankies, participate in workshops, have family fun with Wee Folks activities, sing out in our Festival Choir and join in a contra dance session.”
The Festival kicks off Friday night, July 26 with the first main stage concert. Saturday and Sunday (July 27 and 28) are days filled with collaborative workshops, concerts and dances on four daytime stages and performance areas, followed by a showcase of artists on the evening main stage.
The 2024 MFMF invites festival-goers to connect with the music through participatory workshops, the Festival Choir, contra dancing and weekend jams. As well, the festival offers interactive activities for children, Food Court, licensed Beer Garden and Artisan Market.
Camping at the Heritage Park, for an additional fee, is also available for attendees who want to make it a whole weekend experience.
Renowned not only for its varied, affordable music lineup, the Mission Folk Music Festival brings together the whole community to offer performers and visitors a warm welcome. Demers Shaevitz says: “We produce our festival so folks from near and far can experience and celebrate amazing artists, their music, traditions, cultures and perspectives. When we all come together, outside, in a beautiful natural setting and a welcoming community, something special happens. We invite everyone to come and Find Your Folk!”
The 2024 Mission Folk Music Festival Lineup includes:
MAIN STAGE
The festival’s jam-packed evening Main Stage schedule offers a chance to spend a summer’s evening experiencing many of the festival artists in one sitting. Lineup is subject to change.
Friday, July 26:
Indigenous Welcome
Fränder (Sweden/Estonia) Siblings Gabbi, Daniel, Natasja Dluzewska’s modern acoustic folk sound is rooted in the riches of Nordic tradition.
Crys Matthews (NC) Hailed as “the next Woody Guthrie,” among the brightest stars of the new generation of social justice music-makers
Conor Gains (ON) Classic soul, modern R&B, and the melodies of psychedelic southern pop/rock all bound together by an artist with an ear for jazz
Hot Damn Scandal (WA) A distinctive blend of blues, vintage jazz, folk and Americana tied together by gritty vocals and cynical, absurdist lyrics
Saturday, July 27:
Big Little Lions (BC/OH) A blissful marriage of new folk and sophisticated pop – a mix of soul, spirit and fun.
PIQSIQ (NWT) Sisters Tiffany Ayalik and Inuksuk Mackay create and perform Inuit-style throat singing
Jerron “Blind Boy” Paxton (CA) Influenced by the likes of Fats Waller and “Blind” Lemon Jefferson
Devin Cuddy Band (ON) Devin and his band of musical aces deliver a contemporary brand of country-folk-rock
Kobo Town (ON/Trinidad) This entrancing JUNO-winning Trinidad/Canadian band fuses dancehall reggae and calypso
Sunday, July 28:
Mia Kelly (QC) A poetic lyricist with a powerful and versatile voice, Kelly’s sound is a distinctive blend of folk, rock, and blues
Jackson Hollow (BC) Come hear pure bluegrass played with a unique freshness and vibrancy
Catherine MacLellan (PEI) From heart-wrenching ballads to uplifting anthems, her music has a universal appeal
Shauit (QC) Singing in Creole, French, English, and in his own Innu-aimun language
Early Bird weekend passes ranging from $50 to $155, single day and evening tickets are on sale until June 3rd, 2024 before prices rise June 4th. Children 12 and under are free.
Visit missionfolkmusicfestival.ca for more details on the lineup, to book tickets and reserve camping.