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The Victoria Folk Music Society (VFMS)
Every Sunday
at 7:30 PM
at “Norway House”,
1110 Hillside Ave.
Victoria, BC
(between Quadra St.
and Cook St.
on the #4 bus route)
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Admission:
$7.00;
16 yrs. & under, Free;
VFMS members, volunteers, and performers: No Charge
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Pre-Folk Jam: 6:45 PM
First Half: 7:30 PM
Open Stage:
sign up with Host and perform a ten-minute-set;
Performer Guidelines (PDF):
How to please a folk audience!
Half-time Break:
Tea, coffee and assorted goodies available
Second Half: 9:00 PM
The Feature
Format may occasionally vary
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Memberships and
Monthly Newsletter (N/L):
$75.00 Individual;
$120.00 Family;
$17.00 N/L only
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FOR Information or Emergency Contact
email info@victoriafolkmusic.ca
or
Mail to: VFMS c/o
Old Town Strings,
1034 Hillside Ave.
Victoria, BC V8T 2A5
For booking info, email featurebooking at victoriafolkmusic.ca
Email comments, updates, or queries about the VFMS website to webmaster at victoriafolkmusic.ca
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Many more local folk listings on the Folk Events page…
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Check out our Archive of previous VFMS features
starting with 2017
(going back to 1976!)
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We have a special page
of links to performers’ websites: see Performer Links, mostly,
(a list of many folks who have featured on our stage!)
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IslandFolk eMail ListServ: To subscribe go to ml.islandnet.com/
mailman/list info/
islandfolk/
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View in your browser or download the VFMS
June
2017 Newsletter
(PDF)
2017…
Jun. 06: RIP Vin Garbutt
Feb. 15: RIP Stuart McLean
2016…
Nov. 07: RIP Leonard Cohen
Sep. 30: RIP Oscar Brand
Sep. 24: RIP Buckwheat Zydeco
Sep. 21: RIP John D. Loudermilk
Sep. 01: RIP Fred Hellerman
Aug. 12: RIP Andreas Jensen
Aug. 11: RIP Glenn Yarbrough
Jul. 31: RIP Penny Lang
Jun. 23: RIP Ralph Stanley
Jun. 03: RIP Dave Swarbrick
May 17: RIP Guy Clark
Apr. 28: RIP Karen Wreggitt
Mar. 17: RIP Steve Young
Mar. 09: RIP Nana Vasconcelos
Mar. 08: RIP George Martin
Feb. 22: RIP Sonny James
Feb. 14: RIP L.C. Ulmer
Feb. 06: RIP Dan Hicks
Jan. 28: RIP Paul Kantner
Jan. 18: RIP Glenn Frey
Jan. 15: RIP Pete Huttlinger
Jan. 04: RIP Long John Hunter
2015…
Dec. 27: RIP Andy M. Stewart
Oct. 23: RIP Leon Bibb
Oct. 23: RIP Bill Keith
Oct. 11: RIP Robert Martin
Sep. 30: RIP Clarence Boudreau
Jul. 24: RIP David Hardie
Jun. 06: RIP Ronnie Gilbert
Jun. 01: RIP Jean Ritchie
May 26: RIP Art Thieme
May 11: RIP B.B. King
Apr. 09: RIP Tut Taylor
Mar. 26: RIP John Renbourn
Mar. 18: RIP Samuel Charters
2014…
Nov. 27: RIP Austin Scott
Nov. 23: RIP Clive Palmer
Aug. 21: RIP Jean Redpath
Aug. 20: RIP Buddy MacMaster
Apr. 11: RIP Jesse Winchester
Apr. 03: RIP Arthur "Guitar Boogie"
Smith
Feb. 25: RIP Paco de Lucia
Jan. 29: RIP TR Ritchie
Jan. 27: RIP Pete Seeger
2013…
Apr. 24: RIP Bob Brozman
Apr. 16: RIP Rita MacNeil
Mar. 06: RIP Stompin' Tom Connors
Feb. 20: RIP Trevor Dossett
2012…
Sep. 30: RIP Raylene Rankin
May 29: RIP Doc Watson
Apr. 19: RIP Levon Helm
Apr. 05: RIP Barney McKenna
Mar. 28: RIP Earl Scruggs
2011…
Oct. 28: RIP Stewart Boddy
Oct. 05: RIP Bert Jansch
Oct. 04: RIP Daisy Debolt
Jul. 10: RIP Laurie Postans
Apr. 22: RIP Hazel Dickens
2010…
Jun. 01: RIP George Smith
2009…
Aug. 02: RIP Jim Selk
May. 02: RIP John Caspell
2008…
Aug. 17: RIP Elli Boisvert
Jun. 15: RIP Sandahbeth Spae
2007…
Dec.31: RIP Rob Castle
2001…
Nov. 29: RIP George Harrison
2000…
Feb. 11: RIP Becky Bernson
1996…
Oct. 09: RIP Colleen Peterson
1995…
Aug. 09: RIP Jerry Garcia
1980…
Dec. 08: RIP John Lennon
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Jun 18 Dave Harris
Jun 25 Martin Nolan & Terry Boyle
Jul 02: Bowker Creek
Jul 09: Kevin Mitchell
Jul 16: Bentwood
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Experience the raw fun and excitement of “the session” with the polish of two well-travelled masters of Irish traditional music and song. Martin and Terry first played together in the thriving session scene in Dublin in the heady days of the Irish folk music revival of the 1970s. Since then their life and musical paths have crossed on a few occasions but with never enough time to develop a show…until now! Join them for some toe-tapping tunes, songs and Irish good humour.
Martin Nolan plays Irish music on uilleann pipes and whistles. He has two solo trad albums and has played and recorded with jazz greats such as Dave Liebman, the late Michael Brecker, and Ronan Guilfoyle.
Terry Boyle is a singer/songwriter guitar player from Dublin who has toured extensively in Europe and the U.S.A. Terry, who now lives in Ladysmith, is a recording artist with a wide repertoire of Celtic and original songs and has been featured a number of times on Irish radio and TV.
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Playing together since 2009, Bowker Creek performs its unique arrangements of familiar and less familiar songs, as well as original compositions, from a wide range of musical genres that include folk, country, rock, old-time, swing and yes, even bluegrass. Based in Victoria, Bowker Creek has played all over southern Vancouver Island, from Courtney to Sooke and most places in between. It has entertained audiences at folk & bluegrass clubs, summer & Christmas markets, wineries & cideries, fund-raisers (coincidently one for the Bowker-Creek-the-waterway restoration project) and weekend music festivals. Bowker Creek has even opened for Fred Penner!
The band members consist of Bonnie Jean Duncan (guitar and vocals), Duncan Sutherland (guitar and vocals), John Cornes (bass and vocals), Danny Ready (mandolin, 6- and 12-string guitars), and Doug VanDine (5-string banjo). Between its great song selection, the stellar vocals and harmonies, and the energetic instrumental solos, you will love listening to Bowker Creek!
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The songs that Kevin Mitchell plays and sings have the feel of a far-off Woody Guthrie era, mixed with a contemporary roots vibe, and betraying just a little bit of his prairie heritage. In the last few years the fire has been lit, and those songs are now roaring into life. His unique style, rhythms and subject matter combine to create an exciting new and original voice in the Canadian folk music scene. His original songs contain a message of positive vibration, stories about ordinary Canadians, and the need for honest introspection in these times.
Kevin will be joined by Chad Pabianek, who is fast becoming a hot item in the local music scene. A singer-songwriter himself, he has developed an affection for the double bass and banjo. Together, they have created a mildly-addictive, upbeat, folksy, combination of original alt-country music that keeps you smiling and dancing!
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Together as Bentwood, Jennifer Louise Taylor and Ken Hall create wonderfully harmonic and beautifully arranged roots music.
Jennifer Louise Taylor has toured Canada and the US, and been a guest studio musician for CBC national radio. From the folk tradition, her songs are designed to help us connect with ourselves.
Ken Hall is a prominent figure in the Victoria music scene. His magical finger-stylings have graced the sounds of Sunyata, the Stomp Club, The Emily Braden Trio, Saffron, Kumbia, and The Sara Merrerios band.
This will be an uplifting and intimate concert!
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Upcoming Features:
Sundays in
June & July
2017 —
— and then…
Previous Folk Club Features
Listed by date, one year of VFMS Feature Acts per webage:
2017, 2016, 2015, … 1998, 1997, 1996, … back to 1976!
(We resolved to have a weekly Coffee House beginning January 1986;
the previous schedule was twice a month, second- and fourth- Sundays).
The Calendar…
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