The 38th edition of Folk on the Rocks has come and gone after the festival wrapped after a weekend that organizers have characterized as "seamless."

A total of 36 different acts performed over the three-day festival, starting in Somba KSA国际影视传媒檈 plaza on Friday afternoon before wrapping up Sunday evening with a closing performance by the Yellowknives Dene Drummers.

Ashley Makohoniuk, the festivalSA国际影视传媒檚 president, said while the performer lineup is the biggest part of the festival, it was some of the smaller amenities the public noticed at this yearSA国际影视传媒檚 event.

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This year there was increased focus on the small details that can make a festival run smoothly, she said. That included adding extra measures to cut down on the size of lines and the length of wait times by changing the way they issued tickets at the door.

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The attention to small details didnSA国际影视传媒檛 go unnoticed by the festival attendees. One attendant in the beer garden on Sunday made sure to make a special note of it when asked how his weekend was going.

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While it was the small details that impressed the crowd at the beer garden, the big picture for many remained the Canadian North Main Stage. This yearSA国际影视传媒檚 musical line-up was highlighted as being 50 per cent artists from the north and 50 per cent artists from the south. Organizers also made efforts to include acts with women in lead positions. Carmen Braden was one of those northern artists that had the opportunity to play the main stage.

SA国际影视传媒淚 think in my 31 years of life ISA国际影视传媒檝e missed maybe three Folk on the Rocks so it's good. But, this is the first time I've got to play the mainstage as a solo act myself, that means a lot to me,SA国际影视传媒� said composer-performer Braden.

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Makohoniuk said the only one hiccup with the line-up was when an artist became sick and was unable to do a set on Sunday, but another artist offered to fill the space.