The Victoria Folk Music Society acknowledges with respect and gratitude the Coast Salish People upon whose traditional territories we live, work, and play. We honour and give special thanks to the Lekwungen and Saanich Peoples, also called the Songhees, Esquimalt, Tsartlip, Pauquachin, Tsawout and Tseycum First Nations.

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The Victoria Folk Music Society (VFMS)
Every Sunday
at 7:30 PM
at “Friendship Hall”
(formerly “Norway House”),
1110 Hillside Ave.
Victoria, BC
(between Quadra St.
and Cook St.
on the #4 bus route)

Admission: $8.00;
16 yrs. & under, Free;
VFMS members, volunteers, and performers: No Charge

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

Memberships and
Monthly Newsletter (N/L):
$85.00 Individual;
$140.00 Family;
$20.00 N/L only

FOR Information or Emergency Contact
email info@victoriafolkmusic.ca
or  

Mail to:
Victoria Folk Music Society,
c/o 3483 Lovat Avenue,
Victoria, BC, V8X 1T8

For booking info, email featurebooking.vfms at shaw.ca at shaw.ca

Email comments, updates, or queries about the VFMS website to webmaster at victoriafolkmusic.ca

Check out our Archive of previous VFMS features
starting with 2026
(going back to 1976!)

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!)

A Vancouver Island-focused IslandFolk eMail ListServ: Email about music & music events. To subscribe: go to victoriafolkmusic.ca /mailman/listinfo/ islandfolk_victoriafolkmusic.ca

View in your browser or download the VFMS July 2026 Newsletter
(PDF)

Departed Friends and Musicians

Live-Music Event VENUES Facebook Events shared on the VFMS Facebook webpage in the past seven years (well over 250+ venues)

NEW WEBPAGE!
Live-Music Events
on Vancouver Island
for July 2026

NEW WEBPAGE!
Music Genres and Terms
with hyperlinks

Open Jams & Open Mics
on Vancouver Island, etc.
Spring 2026
Sundays • Mondays • Tuesdays • Wednesdays • Thursdays • Fridays • Saturdays

USEFUL!
Do-It-Yourself House Concerts
simple, step-by-step advice
 

And see our up-to-date webpage listing for
Live-Music Events on Vancouver Island for the Month of July 2026!  

Our roster of Feature Acts:
Jul 05 The Ranters
 Jul 12 Sue Decker & Gavin Hodgins
 Jul 19 The Salome Cullen Duo
 Jul 26 Chris Baron & Debbie Stewart
Aug 02 CLOSED for BC DAY Long Weekend
 ···

Jul 12 Sue Decker & Gavin Hodgins

The music created by Sue Decker & Gavin Hodgins inhabits the borderlands where Folk, Blues, Country, and Soul meet. Sue has released two albums of original songs to international acclaim for her songwriting, her rich and warm voice, and her distinctive slide-guitar playing. Gavin, the host of CFUV’s “Hand-Picked Blues”, shows his strong ear for melody and his love of a good groove in his mandolin- and guitar-playing. Ever since these two met at a music workshop in 2015, they have been crafting their unique sound as a duo. From vintage Blues to compelling originals, Sue’s and Gavin’s harmonies, heart, and humour on stage deliver a life-affirming experience!

July 19 The Salome Cullen Duo

Salome Cullen is a singer-songwriter with a sound stemming from roots in Country, Bluegrass and Americana. Known for his emotive storytelling and rich musicality, Salome’s songs are carefully crafted, thoroughly written, and authentic to the lifestyle of the working class. Raised on Salt Spring Island, he brings an attitude toward music that is shaped by honest hardworking people. Salome’s sound has been cultivated from bridging the gap between the professionalism of the music session industry, and the deep-cut, lyric-driven Country of the ’70s and 2010s. Salome is joined tonight by Sóley Ella May on guitar and vocals. Raised in a musical family, she has been writing and performing since the age of six!

July 26 Chris Baron & Debbie Stewart

Chris Baron is a model singer-songwriter from the Oregon portion of The Pacific Northwest. Born to perform, Chris’s music is fiery, good-natured, and furiously stylized, like big-band Cat Stevens meets the directness of the Avett Brothers! From solemn to goofy, sentimental to grateful, his mannerisms and charisma effortlessly transition between songs, and his “Orchestral Folk” sound is beloved from festival stages to living-rooms. Barns rarely survive, and smiles get wider even in darkness. Chris started producing original albums and EPs in 1998 at the age of 17 and as of 2026 he has twenty-nine of them — five of which he considers ‘solo albums’.
Chris is joined tonight by Debbie Stewart on cello and vocals.

Aug 02 CLOSED for BC DAY Long Weekend

 

 

VFMS Features:

Sundays in June, July & August 2026 —

Previous Folk Club Features

Listed by date, one year of VFMS Feature Acts per webpage:
 2026,  2025,  2024,  2023,  2020,  …   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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Guitar Fingerboard, Standard Tuning: notes of the D major scale:

D major scale—2 sharps—F# and C#.

six strings, 22 frets. Note: image is 300 pixels per inch, so you can zoom in on it …

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