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Family-friendly folk show coming to Fromagerie

Skate with your sweetheart at Queen’s Athletic Skating Oval and then warm up at the Fromagerie Elgin with a Sunday afternoon of emerging northern music by Canadian Folk Music nominee Dana Sipos and Ben Hermann .
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Folk musicians Dana Sipos and Ben Hermann will play an afternoon show at The Fromagerie on Elgin on Feb. 7. Supplied photo.
Skate with your sweetheart at Queen’s Athletic Skating Oval and then warm up at the Fromagerie Elgin with a Sunday afternoon of emerging northern music by Canadian Folk Music nominee Dana Sipos and Ben Hermann.

Presented by the River & Sky festival, this show, which runs Feb. 7 at 2 p.m., is geared to those of all ages.

Sipos weaves stories and myths from her youth growing up in Yellowknife, NWT, in her latest album, Roll Up the Night Sky. It has been nominated for a 2015 Canadian Folk Music Award in the Pushing the Boundaries category, celebrating innovation in creating new folk sounds.

Although Sipos still considers these Canadian territories her home, she has been nomadic for the past few years, touring by tall ship and bicycle, as well as planning new tours by canoe and train.

Originally from North Bay, Hermann has lived in many places including Whitehorse but now calls Toronto home. His latest album, Windows Wide Open, released on Roaring Girl Records, has hit a sweet spot with folk music lovers across the country.

Sudbury’s Sandpiper - Jennifer Holub and Alexander Lee - will open the show. The cost to attend is $10 for adults and older teens. Kids with their parents are admitted free.

River & Sky is gearing up for its eighth festival, July 14 to 17, held on the banks of the Sturgeon River, at Fishers’ Paradise in West Nipissing.

It has extended its festival this year to include a Thursday night of music. For those who like to plan ahead, it has four-day and three-day Planning Ahead Passes available for sale at www.riverandsky.ca until Feb. 15.

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