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Calgary Folk Festival. This four-day festival takes place, according to their map, on Prince’s Island Park, in downtown Calgary.
Below is the list of artists scheduled to appear: …, Nanci Griffith,
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We just got word that American singer/songwriter Nanci Griffith has passed away at the age of 68.

If you grew up watching public television, you may recall seeing Griffith on Austin City Limits in 1985. Ten years later, she was awarded the Kate Wolf Memorial Award by the World Folk Music Association.

Below is the official statement.

Nanci Griffith was a master songwriter who took every opportunity to champion kindred spirits, including Vince Bell, Elizabeth Cook, Iris DeMent, Julie Gold, Robert Earl Keen, Lyle Lovett, Eric Taylor and Townes Van Zandt,” said Kyle Young, CEO, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. “Her voice was a clarion call, at once gentle and insistent. Her brilliant album The Last of the True Believers is a template for what is now called Americana music, and her Grammy-winning Other Voices, Other Rooms is a compelling guide to 20th-century folk songs. Nanci offered gifts that no one else could give.

To keep track of all the musicians who died this year, head over to Musicians Who Died in 2021.