Who better to ask than artistic director Chris Frayer? Frayer is the festival's busy artistic director, who spends more than a year planning the event, travelling the continent checking out music at other festivals and showcases, and listening to hundreds of albums in order to plan the perfect musical experience.

After saying "all of them" were must-sees and asking to expand his list, he finally whittled it down to 10 acts he believes Winnipeg Folk Festival attendees shouldn't miss this weekend.

3. Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile -- The one and only purveyors of a new genre called chamber grass, led by Nickel Creek frontman and mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile.