▁very ▁wide ▁definition ▁of ▁who ▁can ▁be ▁invited ▁as ▁folk ▁mus icians . ▁The ▁" club ▁t ents " ▁allow ▁at ten de es ▁to ▁discover ▁large ▁numbers ▁of ▁unknown ▁artists , ▁who , ▁for ▁ten ▁or ▁ 1 5 ▁minutes ▁each , ▁present ▁their ▁work ▁to ▁the ▁festival ▁audience . ▁ ▁Australia ▁The ▁National ▁Fol k ▁Festival ▁is ▁Australia ' s ▁premier ▁folk ▁festival ▁event ▁and ▁is ▁attended ▁by ▁over ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people . ▁the ▁Wood ford ▁Fol k ▁Festival , ▁National ▁Fol k ▁Festival ▁and ▁Port ▁Fair y ▁Fol k ▁Festival ▁are ▁amongst ▁Australia ' s ▁largest ▁major ▁annual ▁events , ▁attract ing ▁top ▁international ▁folk ▁perform ers ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁many ▁local ▁artists . ▁ ▁Canada ▁Stan ▁Rog ers ▁is ▁a ▁last ing ▁fi xture ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁folk ▁festival ▁Summer folk , ▁held ▁ann ually ▁in ▁O wen ▁Sound , ▁Ontario , ▁where ▁the ▁main ▁stage ▁and ▁am ph it he ater ▁are ▁dedicated ▁as ▁the ▁" St an ▁Rog ers ▁Memorial ▁Can opy ". ▁The ▁festival ▁is ▁firm ly ▁fixed ▁in ▁tradition , ▁with ▁Rog ers ' ▁song ▁" The ▁Mary ▁Ellen ▁Carter " ▁being ▁s ung ▁by ▁all ▁involved , ▁including ▁the ▁audience ▁and ▁a ▁med ley ▁of ▁acts ▁at ▁the ▁festival . ▁The ▁Can more ▁Fol k ▁Music ▁Festival ▁is ▁Al berta ' s ▁longest ▁running ▁folk ▁music ▁festival . ▁Other ▁Ur k ult ▁N äs å ker , ▁Å ng erman land ▁held ▁August ▁each ▁year ▁is ▁pur port edly