Peterborough Folk Festival Presents 'We Can Do This' Premiere At Market Hall

The Peterborough Folk Festival will present “We Can Do This”, a one hour concert film documenting the four day concert series presented at the Rolling Grape Winery in Bailieboro in August 2021, on August 18 at Market Hall.

When the COVID-19 pandemic put a pause on many music festivals, Heritage Canada invited live event producers to reinvent artistic presentations.

Some producers chose not to participate, some aired their festivals on online platforms, but The Peterborough Folk Festival rose to the challenge.

Talented artists, filmmakers and more created a film documenting performances in unique locations with a mobile recording studio.

As the project evolved, the mobile studio concept remained and was implemented by engineer James McKenty and his ‘In Record Time’ mobile studio. James captured the performances in 32 channels of inputs for maximum quality.

By late June, the film evolved further to include a live audience. After exhausting all possibilities of hosting a live event within the City of Peterborough due to COVID 19 restrictions, and looking like the project was in jeopardy, it was decided to host a four day series of concerts at the Rolling Grape Vineyard in Balieboro.

“We Can Do This” is a film that highlights the musical performances of artists emerging from the previous 18 months of pandemic lockdown.

Accompanying the 55 minute film is the limited addi2on VINYL soundtrack album featuring 11 songs recorded live. There are only 400 copies available to the public, with no plans to create a digital download. The album will be available for sale at this year’s fes2val as well as at Blue Streak Records in Peterborough.

‘We Can Do This’ premieres at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre on August 18. There will be two shows at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Admission is a pay what you can donation to The Peterborough Folk Festival. Donations over $20 will receive a tax receipt. Tickets are available at the door.

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