Want to help pick the acts for the next Folk on the Rocks?

Want to help pick the acts for the next Folk on the Rocks? Ollie Williams Sunday September 20, 2026 at 5:50am MT The OBGMs on the main stage at Folk on the Rocks 2026. Kai Wilson/Cabin Radio Share If you’ve ever grumbled at the Folk on the Rocks lineup, time to put your music taste where your mouth is. The festival selections committee has openings. Folk is Yellowknife’s major summer music festival. The selection committee provides advice to the festival’s artistic director when devising each year’s lineup. There are three vacancies on the committee. You have until 11pm MT on October 16, 2026 to apply. The festival says it is looking for “forward-thinking, solution-oriented and dynamic” applicants. Terms are one year long. Meetings, ordinarily on Sunday afternoons, start in November and take place at least once a month, with two in February as decisions are finalized. Advertisement. Advertisement. Organizers say the commitment is approximately one to two hours a week. Related Articles Desirée Dawson, Shred Kelly in Folk’s final 2023 lineup reveal May 19, 2023 Broken Social Scene to headline Folk on the Rocks 2023 April 14, 2023 Bedouin Soundclash to headline Folk on the Rocks 2024 May 17, 2024 Top Stories GNWT bargaining delayed because of mediator scarcity, union says September 20, 2026 Downtown Yellowknife recycling station moves closer to reality September 20, 2026 Inuvik to hold town hall meeting after shooting tragedy September 19, 2026 Fortune Minerals granted new Nico water licence, land use permit September 19, 2026 Children’s book about music and Métis culture launching in Hay River September 19, 2026 This article written by: Ollie Williams Ollie is Cabin Radio's editor and a co-founder of the station.