Edmonton Folk Fest Saturday: Goldie Boutilier brings glam rock to the hill, The Roots shine with non-stop funk, soul and rap
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How the tens of thousands of tarpies made it to the top of the Gallagher Park hill at the end of Saturday night's Folk Fest slate, capped off by a standing-only, high-energy set is beyond me.
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But the Legendary Roots Crew capped off what is arguably one of the strongest post-COVID mainstage evening lineups, after solid sets by Taj Mahal, Goldie Boutilier and Danielle Ponder (who would have made a stunning headliner in her own right). More on them shortly.
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It's a testament to the showmanship of the Philadelphia rap collective and back catalogue that 11 years without a new album (front man Black Thought's solo work notwithstanding) hasn't dampened fan enthusiasm or an extensive musical well from which to draw.
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But from the jump-off, it was more than 90 minutes of non-stop funk, soul and rap, Black Thought's machine-gun cadence ably supported by the band, with each member getting their own time to shine. Special shoutout to saxophonist Ian Hendrickson-Smith and trumpeter Dave Guy, who round out the band's sound and gave the whole show a vintage soul feel.
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The band bounced between '90s classics like The Next Movement and aughts hits, including Here I Come, interspersed with throwback soul and funk classics, including Jungle Boogie, Apache and Curtis Mayfield's Move On Up.
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Made it to @edmfolkfest! With the @theroots pic.twitter.com/oZJ9z32ek7
— Chris Curtola 🇨🇦 (@chriscurtola) August 10, 2025
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Led Zeppelin's Immigrant Song and The White Stripe's Seven Nation Army (the latter led by rumbling low end courtesy sousaphone specialist Tuba Gooding Jr.)
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The set seemingly peaked with fan favourite You Got Me, featuring an extended 'guitar gently weeping' solo from Captain Kirk Douglas, before really peaking with hit The Seed (2.0).
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And at the centre of it all, while Black Thought was the driving energy of the set, band leader and drummer Questlove looked like he was out for a leisurely stroll, calmly laying down the groove with a relaxed smile pasted to his face.
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For those in attendance, this will be a Folk Fest set that won't soon be forgotten.
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As mentioned, though The Roots were the headliner, the return visit from Danielle Ponder proved that the former lawyer is not just a rising star, but a headliner-calibre performer.
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With powerhouse vocals that could turn on a time between heartbroken tenderness and soaring wails, Ponder treated the Folk Fest crowd to a number of new songs from her forthcoming album.
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