Winner of Folk Music Ontario's 2020 "Setting The Stage Award"
March 1-4, 2024
Stream description: Songwriting
In this stream, Rob will use historical references and traditions and his own songs to lead an exploration of songwriting and the creative process.
Rob is a firm believer that the best way to expand and learn a craft is to practice it. Working individually and in groups, and following a few different approaches, participants will generate songs or parts of songs over the course of the sessions. Rob is a music history geek, loves songs and language, and enjoys being with people in a creative space. He knows he will be surprised and inspired by whoever joins this stream.
Bio - Rob Lutes
Since the release of his first album Gravity in 2000, Rob Lutes has steadily built a collection of exquisite songs that inhabit the intersection of blues, folk, Americana, and the contemporary singer-songwriter genre. As skilled delivering a Piedmont blues classic as he is performing his own acclaimed original songs, Lutes's masterful fingerstyle guitar work and soulful voice bring an unmistakable intensity to his live performances. Rob won the 2018 Canadian Folk Music Award for Contemporary Singer of the Year, and has been nominated for a wealth of other singing, songwriting and performing awards.
Accommodation Options
All 3 accommodation packages include:
Day package: $450 & HST (early bird price) - $500 & HST (after Jan. 15th)
Is for folks that want all the WFC programming, but prefer to stay offsite. It includes
All inclusive: $510 & HST (early bird price) - $560 & HST (after Jan. 15th)
Is for folks that want to stay onsite in a shared cabin. It includes
Semi-private: SORRY, SOLD OUT
Is for folks that want to stay onsite, and enjoy all the benefits of the "Inclusive" package, but prefer to be in a cabin with one other person.
*Semi private is only available to folks who are registering with a partner or friend.