

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Songs and Stories / Les chansons racontent
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 09 Apr, 2026 at 07:30 pm (-06:00)
- **Event Description**: 🎶 Songs &amp; Stories - An intimate evening of storytelling in song

On Thursday, April 9, 2026, the Canadian Folk Music Awards present Songs &amp; Stories—a listening-room evening celebrating the power of song as story.

Join some of Canada’s most compelling French, English, and Indigenous songwriters for a night rooted in lived experience, cultural memory, and human connection. From Métis history and contemporary folk to poetic Francophone songwriting and East Coast narratives rich with humour and heart, this is music that lingers long after the final note.

📍Venue: Westin Calgary Ballroom
🎟 Tickets: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/canadianfolkmusicawardsprixdemusiquefolkcanadienne/2052509

Performers
• Amanda Rheaume – Métis storyteller blending heartland rock, fiddle, and grit; 2024 Spirit of Folk Award recipient
• Claire Morrison – Luminous, fearless bilingual folk; debut album Where Do You Go at Night? hit #1 on CHOQ
• Guillaume Arsenault – Poetic Francophone folk shaped by landscape and subtle electronics
• Robert Thomas &amp; the Sessionmen – East Coast tradition meets Americana and bluegrass, delivered with warmth and wit
• Terra Spencer – Cinematic storytelling, butterscotch voice, razor-sharp humour
• Wyatt C. Louis – Plains Cree artist exploring love, identity, and place with quiet power

🏆 Awards Presentations (2026): Stan Rogers Traditional Singer of the Year • Contemporary Singer • Vocal Group • New / Emerging Artist • French Songwriter • English Songwriter

(Nominees announced during the event)

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🎶 Les chansons racontent
Une soirée intime consacrée au récit en chanson

Le jeudi 9 avril 2026, les Prix de musique folk canadienne présentent Les chansons racontent—une soirée de salle d’écoute célébrant la puissance du récit en musique.

Découvrez des auteurs-compositeurs francophones, anglophones et autochtones parmi les plus marquants du Canada. De l’histoire métisse au folk contemporain, de la poésie de la chanson francophone aux récits de la côte Est empreints d’humour et de cœur, cette soirée invite à une écoute attentive où les chansons prennent tout leur sens.

📍 Lieu : Ballroom du Westin Calgary
🎟 Billets: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/canadianfolkmusicawardsprixdemusiquefolkcanadienne/2052509

Artistes
• Amanda Rheaume
• Claire Morrison
• Guillaume Arsenault
• Robert Thomas &amp; the Sessionmen
• Terra Spencer
• Wyatt C. Louis

🏆 Remises de prix (2026)
Chanteur·euse traditionnel·le • Chanteur·euse contemporain·e • Groupe vocal • Découverte de l’année • Auteur·e-compositeur·trice francophone • Auteur·e-compositeur·trice anglophone
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/calgary/songs-and-stories-les-chansons-racontent/200029795086824
- **Event Categories**: music, art, performances, entertainment, storytelling
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 25

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/canadianfolkmusicawardsprixdemusiquefolkcanadienne/2052509?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=calgary-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Calgary
- **state**: AB
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: The Westin Calgary
- **lat**: 51.049836548205
- **long**: -114.06935193748
- **full address**: The Westin Calgary, 320 4 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 2S6, Canada

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Canadian Folk Music Awards / Prix de musique folk canadienne (https://allevents.in/org/canadian-folk-music-awards-prix-de-musique-folk-canadienne/8588740)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 09 Apr, 2026 at 07:30 pm (-06:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** The Westin Calgary, 320 4 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 2S6, Canada
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Canadian Folk Music Awards / Prix de musique folk canadienne
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** music, art, performances, entertainment, storytelling
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Songs and Stories / Les chansons racontent ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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