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.

Our Logo: Queen Victoria playing a banjo. VFMS: The Victoria Folk Music Society; 50 Years and Counting...

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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)

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 January 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 January 2026

A sample of what’s out there!
Open Jams & Open Mics
on Vancouver Island
for June 2025

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 January 2026!  

Our roster of Feature Acts:
Jan 18 Willow
 Jan 25 VFMS Multi-Feature - The Co-Conspirators ♦ Ky Bryski ♦ Nice Verdes
 Feb 01 Bagatelle
 Feb 08 Hank Cramer
Feb 15 Slim Sandy & the Hillbilly Boppers
 ···

Jan 18 Willow

In 2013, amid the rocky beaches and gentle waves of Quadra Island, BC, four women joined voices and hearts and Willow was born! Their love for vocal harmonies is the backbone of their repertoire, complemented by an ever-growing array of Folk instruments including guitar, bass, ukulele, mandolin, balalaika, and banjo. The four members of Willow – Andrea Blaseckie, Maureen Fox, Trinity Gogolin, and Kelly Beamish – come from varied backgrounds and musical experience, and this diversity is reflected in the wide-range of genres they bring to their highly engaging performances.

From the sounds of Appalachia ringing, through Gospel and Bluegrass tunes, to the smokey haze of the Blues and the harmonic sounds of Traditional Folk, Willow’s blended harmonies capture the attention and the heart of every audience!

Jan 25 VFMS Multi-Feature - The Co-Conspirators • Ky Bryski • Nice Verdes

8:15pm The Co-Conspirators perform Folk/singer-songwriter music with elements of Bluegrass, Country, Blues, Gospel, and general Roots music. With heavy emphasis on vocal harmonies, this duo has been compared to The Weavers, Ian & Sylvia, and Richard & Linda Thompson.

They perform a perfect mix of originals, Traditional Folk, and Old-Time-favourite covers, and Canadian Folk music legend Valdy says they sound like they’ve been singing together their whole lives!

9:10pm Ky Bryski Folk, Country, Bluegrass, and Old-Time – Ky plays music about the people, by the people, for the people!

9:35pm Nice Verdes. These Indie World troubadours came together after a chance meeting during a peace march in Vancouver in 2003. Merging original compositions with sounds from across the globe, this duo’s music is driven by nomadic hearts and a love of exploration. Bright, infectious, and authentic, blending Tres Cubano, accordions, and vocal harmonies, Nice Verdes presents diverse musical textures with an intimate, acoustic charm!

Feb 01 Bagatelle

 
 

Feb 08 Hank Cramer

 
 

Feb 15 Slim Sandy & the Hillbilly Boppers

 
 

VFMS Features:

Sundays in December 2025, January & February 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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