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Winnipeg Free Press
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Winnipeg Free Press
Gallery: Folk festival opening always special
The Winnipeg Folk Festival opened Thursday night to sunny skies and a flock of fans eager to snag 50th-anniversary keepsakes. A line hundreds of people deep formed in front of the merch tent shortly after the gates opened. Mementoes were the first order of business for Ally Robertson and Todd Angus. MIKAELA MACKENZIE / FREE PRESS Lineups stretch far past the entrance before the gates open at Folk Fest on Thursday. 'We came in and immediately got in line, this is not the year to miss out on something you might want,' Robertson says. The couple waited for more than an hour to get their hands on a commemorative bandana, hat, T-shirts and patches. They also made sure to buy a mug to add to their collection, which dates back to their first festival, and the beginning of their relationship, in 2008. To Robertson, the pile of green, red and gold clothing in her arms is more than just stuff. They're tangible reminders of good memories made with friends. 'It becomes part of your history,' says the perennial festival camper. 'Some day at our memorial service or whatever, half the pictures are going to be from folk fest. It's just part of us.' Nearby, Ali Cameron bounded over to her friends triumphantly. She had secured the goods: a baby blue Peach Pit shirt and an orange tee with the silhouette of a yellow cat, a holdover from Fred Penner's recent Cat Came Back tour. MIKAELA MACKENZIE / FREE PRESS The merch line at Folk Fest on Thursday. 'It's something I hold very near and dear to my heart because my mom had the cassette and she used to play it for us when we were little,' the 21-year-old says, pointing to her sister Katie Fleming. Penner's main stage set could be heard wafting over the trees and the group had just wrapped up an animated singalong to Sandwiches. 'I'm so glad they put him on the main stage,' Fleming says. 'He deserves it, he's a legend,' adds friend Aaron Feuer. The Winnipeg-born musician and beloved children's entertainer has appeared at the festival on nine separate occasions between 1978 and 2011, but never on the main stage. Judging by the reaction from fans, it was about time. MIKAELA MACKENZIE / FREE PRESS Ali Cameron shows off her classic Fred Penner t-shirt at Folk Fest on Thursday. Cheers of 'We love you Fred' could be heard during his performance, which opened with a cover of (Ghost) Riders in the Sky and featured an array of originals from his wide, feel-good catalogue, including, of course, The Cat Came Back. Penner's knack for audience engagement shone as listeners young, old and in-between sang and clapped along to his cues. The show was a star-studded, family affair with backing vocals from two of Penner's four children, Hayley and Kendra. Al Simmons and Allison Russell joined in for the finale, a cover of The Circle Game by Joni Mitchell — a moment Russell later described as a 'surreal childhood dream.' The weather was hot and muggy as Thursday's event opened with a blessing from Grandmother Chickadee Richard and a sweet performance by young singers from Winnipeg's Ojibwe bilingual program, Giinawind Riverbend Community School Abinoojiiyag Nagamog. Russell returned to the stage after a tweener performance by Manitoba two-piece Slow Spirit. MIKAELA MACKENZIE / FREE PRESS Ally Robertson and Todd Angus with their newly-bought merch at Folk Fest on Thursday. Every Second Friday The latest on food and drink in Winnipeg and beyond from arts writers Ben Sigurdson and Eva Wasney. The Montreal-born, Grammy-winning artist, whose solo career has skyrocketed in recent years, oscillated between the clarinet, banjo and her powerful vocals. Supported by an excellent all-female band, Russell had the crowd on its feet swaying along to hits from her latest albums, Outside Child and The Returner, as well as a potent performance of Superlover — a 2025 collaboration with Annie Lennox that calls for love in the face of ongoing international crises. At press time, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit had taken the stage for their first festival performance in a decade, opening with Crimson and Clay off the Alabama artist's 2025 release, Foxes in the Snow. Clouds rolled in for the final performance of the first night of the festival, which wraps Sunday and is set to include several special golden anniversary events. Visit for tickets and a full lineup. MIKAELA MACKENZIE / FREE PRESS Indigenous children's choir Giinawind Riverbend Community School Abinoojiiyag Nagamog sings for the opening blessing at Folk Fest on Thursday. MIKAELA MACKENZIE / FREE PRESS The crowd listens to Allison Russell on the main stage as the sun sets at Folk Fest on Thursday. MIKAELA MACKENZIE / FREE PRESS Allison Russell on the main stage at Folk Fest on Thursday. MIKAELA MACKENZIE / FREE PRESS Five-year-old Mariel Ladouceur, (left) and Lauriane Bellefeuille, age four, listen to the music at Folk Fest on Thursday. MIKAELA MACKENZIE / FREE PRESS After nine appearances at previous folk fests, Fred Penner finally got his moment on the main stage Thursday. Eva WasneyReporter Eva Wasney has been a reporter with the Free Press Arts & Life department since 2019. Read more about Eva. Every piece of reporting Eva produces is reviewed by an editing team before it is posted online or published in print — part of the Free Press's tradition, since 1872, of producing reliable independent journalism. Read more about Free Press's history and mandate, and learn how our newsroom operates. 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Scottish Sun
03-06-2025
- Business
- Scottish Sun
Fans form massive queue down Scots street as star of hit TV show arrives in town
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) HUNDREDS of fans formed a massive queue along an Edinburgh street to meet a TV star who was visiting the city. Matty Matheson, who plays handyman Neil Fak on the hit drama series The Bear, was spotted in the capital city over the weekend. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 5 Fans were delighted when Matty Matheson visited Edinburgh over the weekend Credit: Instagram/toppingsedin 5 Hundreds of fans turned up to see the TV star Credit: Instagram/toppingsedin 5 They formed a massive queue all the way down the street Credit: Instagram/toppingsedin The actor, who is also a renowned chef, was in Edinburgh promoting his new book Soups, Salads, Sandwiches. The 43-year-old delighted fans as he held a book signing evening at Topping & Company Booksellers on Blenheim Place. The new book "celebrates the everyday essentials, the holy trinity of daily meals" and has gone down a treat with his two million followers. And they turned up in their hundreds to catch a glimpse of the huge TV star and have him sign their book. Staff at Toppings shared snaps and videos of Matty's visit on Saturday on their social media pages. One clip shared on Instagram showed a massive queue of fans running along a busy street to get into the bookstore. The line stretched along the whole of Blenheim Place, almost reaching Greenside Parish Church, which was a few streets away. Inside the shop, Matty was filmed as he interacted with starstruck fans and chatted to them as he signed copies of his book. One fan even surprised him by showing up with her beloved dog as Matty beamed and cuddled the pooch while it sat on his lap. Staff at Toppings captioned the post: "Not quite a typical bookshop Saturday… Matty Matheson joins the crew. The 1% Club leaves 13 players stumped with tricky picture question - but would you have got it right? "Thank you Matty, Matty's team, and all who joined!" Replying in the comments, Matty said it was "a beautiful day" and added, "Y'all the best." Excited fans flocked to the comments of the post as they gushed over the star visitor. One person wrote: "I so wish I'd realised he was going to be there! Love some MM". Another added: "Love this so much". Someone else posted: "Woah!" And a fourth shared: "Oh wow!!" While a fifth chimed in: "That's a lot of people". Matty shot to fame after joining the cast of The Bear in 2022. He plays the role of a much-loved character who struggles to prove himself in the fast-paced environment of a restaurant. Matty is currently touring the UK and Europe with his newest cookbook. He is set to visit Manchester tomorrow before heading to Dublin on Thursday and then Belfast on Friday. 5 Matty was in a bookstore signing copies of his new cookbook Credit: Instagram/toppingsedin
Edinburgh Live
03-06-2025
- Business
- Edinburgh Live
Queues stretch up the block as Edinburgh locals vie to meet TV star from The Bear
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info Get the latest Edinburgh Live breaking news on WhatsApp Edinburgh locals were spotted queueing in droves down a city centre street for their chance to meet a celebrity at a book signing event. Lines formed on Saturday, May 31 during an event held at Topping & Company Booksellers of Edinburgh on Blenheim Place. The shop welcomed Matty Matheson, a celebrity chef and entrepreneur known for his portrayal of handyman Neil Fak on the hit television series The Bear. Matheson - who has over two million followers on Instagram - gained acclaim for his role in the comedy drama, where his character struggles to prove himself in the fast-paced restaurant world. The multi-hyphenate was visiting Edinburgh to promote his new cookbook - Soups, Salads, Sandwiches - which "celebrates the everyday essentials, the holy trinity of daily meals," according to his website. Toppings staff took to social media to share news of Matheson's visit, saying: "Not quite a typical bookshop Saturday ... Matty Matheson joins the crew. Thank you Matty, Matty's team, and all who joined!" The video shows Matheson chatting with starstruck fans while signing copies of his new cookbook. Footage captures the massive queue of admirers awaiting their turn to meet the star, which stretches out the Toppings doors and up Blenheim Place, nearly reaching the Greenside Parish Church up the road. One local even surprises the chef with her dog, which Matheson welcomes into his lap mid-signing. Matty Matheson is currently on a book tour across the UK and Europe. Upcoming locations include Manchester on June 4, Dublin on June 5, and Belfast on June 6. More information on his tour can be found here. Join Edinburgh Live's Whatsapp Community here and get the latest news sentstraight to your messages.
