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Songwriter Bonnie Dobson To Be Honoured At Mariposa Festival

The Toronto native wrote many songs over the years, but it is "Morning Dew" that has endured. She moved to the US in the '60s and then to the UK where she resides now. In July, she returns to Mariposa where her career had its start.

Songwriter Bonnie Dobson To Be Honoured At Mariposa Festival

By FYI Staff


Bonnie Dobson, the Canadian folk music songwriter, singer and guitarist, best known in the 1960s for composing “(Walk Me Out in the) Morning Dew,” returns to the Mariposa Folk Festival on July 7 where her song will be inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.

"Morning Dew" has had many cover recordings over the years by the likes of Jeff Beck, Allman Brothers and, more recently, Serena Ryder.

Dobson first performed her anti-nuke protest ballad, accompanying herself on acoustic guitar, at the inaugural Mariposa Festival in 1961. In 2013, she performed the song with Robert Plant at the Royal Festival Hall.

More about Dobson and her song's induction here; her original album recording can be purchased here and as a digital download from her current record label here.

 

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Sombr, Gims, Alessia Cara and More Announced for Festival Fono 2026

From the people behind megafest FEQ, Fono returns to the University of Laval campus in Quebec City from Sept. 10-12 for its third edition.

Another stacked festival lineup is coming to Quebec City.

Festival Fono has revealed the lineup for its third edition, set to take place at the University of Laval campus in Quebec City between Sept. 10-12. The weekend-long event will be headlined by French singer and hitmaker Gims, as well as breakout New York singer Sombr. Other acts on the diverse lineup include Canadian pop singer Alessia Cara, the electro-pop duo Sofi Tukker, 2000s pop icon Natasha Bedingfield, Quebec singer-songwriter Ariane Moffatt and more.

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