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Sample Track 1:
"St. Vincent's "The Neighbors"" from Actor
Sample Track 2:
"The Avett Brothers' "Incomplete and Insecure"" from I And Love And You
Sample Track 3:
"Natacha Atlas's "I Put a Spell on You"" from Ayeshteni
Sample Track 4:
"Roberta Flack's "Compared to What"" from First Take
Sample Track 5:
"The Swell Season's "In These Arms"" from Strict Joy
Sample Track 6:
"Greg Brown's "Evening Call"" from The Evening Call
Sample Track 7:
"Konono No. 1's "Mama Na Baba"" from Live at Couleur Café
Sample Track 8:
"Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queen's "I'll Take The Long Road"" from What Have You Done, My Brother?
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Festival by-the-numbers

•     Prince’s Island becomes an urban village of 12,000 people daily with zero crime

•     on site, there are 225 port-a-potties, 60 tents, 4 miles of 50 and 100 ft. extension cords, 1000 sheets of plywood, numerous stage risers

•     local firemen cruise the river in their jetboats to protect the Island

•     over 20 rafters have been caught over the years trying to sneak onto the Island (affectionately known as the Calgary Yacht Club)

•     50 bikes collected on site one year and sent to Central African Republic

•     at least 3 naked people have been found swimming across river over the years

•     A man from Ohio rode his motorbike to the festival with his dog

•     2 Chicago pals have made the annual trek to the festival for the last 7 years

•    1500 volunteers put in 22,000 hours

•     64 outstanding musical groups from 16 countries perform over 125 unique performances on 7 stages.

•     Appetites of all kinds are satiated by 38 artisans and culinary delights from 20 vendors

•    53,000 audience members attend annually including 3570 kids and seniors admitted free-of-charge



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