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The staycation for Calgary summer music festivals is a double-edged sword.

On the one hand, it’s a positive, as the current economic climate means that travel options for many in the upcoming hot months are limited to the very local, which, hopefully then translates into increased attendance.

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On the other, well, there’s a fear that because of the dollar and the tightening of festival budgets, bringing in big enough and good enough artists in order to entertain those folks would be hindered and result more in stayawaycations.

That, surprisingly, has yet to be the case as the Calgary Folk Music Festival on Wednesday became the latest to unveil their lineup, and it it’s another solid collection of international, national and local acts and artists.

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“I’d like to whine and moan but I actually really can’t because it seems like it wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be given the dollar and the increasing competition over time,” says folk fest artistic director Kerry Clarke of the cast of characters she assembled for this year’s event, taking place July 21 to 24 at Prince’s Island.