Folk on the Rocks officially kicks off next Saturday, but before Yellowknife's marquee summer party kicks off, Abigail Lapell will give the folks some folk at a couple of different venues.
the Toronto-based "folk-noire" artist SA国际影视传媒� who also plays on Saturday at the festival SA国际影视传媒� plays an acoustic set at Music in the Park at Somba K'e Plaza on Wednesday.
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That set will be followed the next night at Rock the Quarry, a Folk on the Rocks pre-show event where Lapell will tweak her show from the night before to entertain crowds at Chateau Nova's large lounge.
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Lapell said that she hopes to debut music off her third studio album that is set to be released in 2019 during her first time in the NWT, she hopes to use the Northern audience to gauge some of her new songs.
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Lapell is not only excited to play music for Yellowknife, but to also explore what the city has to offer throughout the week.
She says that she has wanted to venture to the North for close to a decade after reading about Folk on the Rocks online and hearing about the city's houseboats from a friend.
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Lapell says the festival has set her up to join a number of tours around town in between her different sets including a walk around Frame Lake, and SA国际影视传媒淗ow to be a YellowkniferSA国际影视传媒� tour.
Once she has finished exploring the city and serenading the people she will be heading back to Toronto before starting a cross-country road tour.
Lapell has previously toured across Canada, the United States and Europe.
