Samantha Crain Fall 2011 Tour Dates

Fresh from her email newsletter, we have an amazing list of Choctaw artist, Samantha Crain's tour dates for Turtle Island and beyond over to the United Kingdom.

Samantha Crain has been out on the road from her homeland of Shawnee, Oklahoma and updated her fans from Bozeman, Montana where she traveled from the Winnipeg Folk Festival and on her way to the Vancouver Folk Festival. She announced a bunch of dates including the Southern Fried Festival in Perth, Scotland as well as some recording news.

If you happen to be out in the United Kingdom from October on through November, be sure to check out Samantha Crain's live shows.

Here's a list of tour dates for Samantha Crain:

Canada, U.S. and Scotland Dates:

07/16/11 07/17/11 VANCOUVER FOLK FESTIVAL 07/24/11 PERTH SCOTLAND - SOUTHERN FRIED FESTIVAL 10/08/11 JOSHUA TREE, CA - JOSHUA TREE ROOTS MUSIC FESTIVAL

United Kingdom Dates:

10/27/11 SOUTHAMPTON UK - THE BROOK 10/28/11 BRISTOL UK - BRISTOL FLEECE 10/29/11 LISKEARD UK -  CARNGLAZE LISKEARD 10/30/11 EXETER UK - EXETER PHOENIX 11/03/11 BIRMINGHAM UK - BIRMINGHAM TOWN HALL 11/04/11 GLOUCESTER UK  - GLOUCESTER GUILDHALL 11/05/11 MORCAMBE UK - THE PLATFORM 11/06/11 HEREFORD UK - HEREFORD COUNTY THEATRE 11/09/11 COLCHESTER UK - COLCHESTER ARTS CENTER 11/10/11 NORWHICH UK - THE WATERFRONT 11/11/11 STAMFORD UK - STAMFORD CORN EXCHANGE 11/12/11 DERBY UK - DERBY THEATRE 11/13/11 HARPENDEN UK - HARPENDEN PUBLIC HALLS 11/17/11 MANCHESTER UK - BAND ON THE WALL 11/18/11 LEEDS UK - LEEDS VARIETIES 11/19/11 GATESHEAD UK  -THE SAGE 11/20/11 HULL UK - HULL TRUCK 11/23/11 BRIGHTON UK -  KOMEDIA 11/24/11 FARNHAM UK - FARNHAM MALTINGS 11/25/11 FOLKESTONE UK - THE QUARTERHOUSE 11/26/11 LONDON UK - UNION CHAPEL

Be sure to check out Samantha Crain's website for more details.

Have you seen Samantha Crain's guitar?

Samantha also announced in her newsletter that her guitar went AWOL in Winnipeg—by all accounts it looks like it was stolen.

If you want to help her buy a new guitar, you can donate by visiting the "Feed The Muse" page set up for her tour van fund and leave a comment saying you're helping out with the guitar fund instead.

Check out Samantha's song "Equinox" streamed on our Music page and our profile of Up and Coming Indigenous artists.

Also check out Samantha's amazing video for Santa Fe directed by Sterlin Harjo.

Got any tour dates you know about? Or maybe you are going on tour...we want to promote you to Turtle Island. Check out our Get Involved page.

Indigenous Live Music Picks: July 13-17 2011

We're in the thick of festival season these days, though it's yet to reach its peak, which means there's lots of Indigenous gatherings, powwows and performances to check out. 

Here are our Top 10 picks for the coming weekend:

1. CreeFest July 13-17 - Crystal Shawanda headlines Saturday night during this 5 day festival of Cree culture in Masonee, Ontario. Event info: CreeFest.

2. Women of the West Coast Showcase July 17 - Twelve songwriters will present 3 of their favourite songs each, including Indigenous artists Janet Panic, Arlette Arlock, Deanna Cartea and Sister Says. The Railway Club, Vancouver. Event info: Women of the Coast Showcase 

3. Folk on the Rocks July 14-17 -  “the North’s biggest party under the midnight sun” features an array of Indigenous artist in their fantastic lineup. Read our full post on the fest here.

4. Dawson City Music Festival July 15-17 - Also in the north, Dawson is having "tiny, perfect festival" this weekend which includes performances from Tanya Tagaq. Full line-up: Dawson City Music Festival.

5. New Directions: An Aboriginal Collaboration July 16 & 17 -  The Harrison Festival of the Arts has curated a collaborative performance by Leela Gilday, Digawolf, Cris Derksen, Kinnie Starr, Diyet and Sylvia Cloutier. Event info: Harrison Festival 

6. Kla-how-eya Aboriginal Centre Powwow July 16-17 - The 2nd annual powwow takes place in Surrey, BC, at the same time and place as the Fusion Festival. More info: SACSBC.

7. Great Northern Arts Festival July 15-24 - Canada's oldest and largest northern arts event fills ten days with culture, art, performance and workshops at the Midnight Sun Recreation Complex, Inuvik, NWT. Laura Vinson performs July 16, M.O. performs on July 21. Event info: Great Northern Arts Festival.

8. Northern Roots Music Fesitval July 13-14 - Wednesday features Metal acts, Thursday is Hip Hop and Friday's line-up is Rock-Pop at The Pas, Opaskwayak, MB. The lineup is extensive but includes Derek Miller, Leanne Goose, Joey Stylez, DJ Whitecloud, Ninjaspy, Soulless Icon, Wreckening and a lot more. More info: Northern Roots Music Festival.

9. Vancouver Folk Festival July 15-17 - Digging Roots and Samantha Crain are both at this ocean-side festival this weekend. Full lineup: Vancouver Folk Festival.

10. Scugog Island First Nation Powwow July 16-17 - Each day of the 15th Annual Tradition Powwow starts with a sunrise ceremony. Get your powwow on from dawn 'til dusk in Port Perry, ON. Event info: Scugog First Nation.