VFMS: Folk Events, Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands

Live Music Events (Mostly) for SUNDAY Jan 12 ♩♩♩ Slow Coast Open Acoustic Jamm | 1 pm Slow Coast Coffee, 5827C Schooner Way at Medicine Beach, Pender Island ♩ Chemainus Song Circle | 1–4 pm Legion Branch 191, 9775 Chemainus Road, Chemainus ♩ The Anderson Jazz Trio | 1:30 pm Forty Knots Winery, 2400 Anderton Road, Comox ♩♩♩ Sundays Open Mic | 2–5 pm Salt Spring Brewing, 270 Furness Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Country Jam | 2–6 pm The Eagle Hall, 2965 Boys Road, Duncan ♩ Weekly Acoustic Jam | 2–6 pm Legion Branch 137, 301 11th Avenue, Campbell River ♩ 2nd & 4th Sundays Celtic Session | 2:30–5 pm The Fernwood Inn, 1302 Gladstone Street, Victoria ♩ Open Jam with Rainshadow Al | 3–7 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩ private event | 3–7:30 pm Wicket Hall, 919 Douglas Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Blues Jam with Bert’s Blooze Banned | 3–6 pm Legion Branch 92, 120 Blain Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ 2nd Sundays Acoustic Jams | 3:30–6:30 pm The Mill Bay Community Hall, 1035 Shawnigan Lake-Mill Bay Road, Mill Bay ♩ FOM Guitar | 4–5:30 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Sundays Open Mic & Jam with Tina Mae Charlton | 4–7 pm The Jingle Pot Pub, 2211 Jingle Pot Road, Nanaimo ♩ Sundays Jam | 4–7 pm Roy’s Towne Pub, 4000 South Island Highway, Royston ♩ Sundays Jam | 4–7 pm The Ridge Roadhouse, 397 Donner Court, Gold River ♩ private event | 5 pm–midnight The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Paul Wainwright | 6–8 pm The Aegir Room at the Oswego Hotel, 500 Oswego Street, Victoria ♩ Doug Towle | 6–10 pm The Q Bar at the Empress Hotel, 721 Government Street, Victoria ♩ FOM Open Mic | 6–8 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ The Barry Miller Quartet | 6–8 pm Char’s Landing Hall & Hostel, 4815 Argyle Street, Port Alberni ♩ Sunday Open Mic | 7–10 pm The Tug Eatery, #100-407 Swift Street, Victoria ♩ Leif Bradshaw & Alli Bean | 7–9 pm Hermann’s Jazz & Blues Club, 753 View Street, Victoria ♩ Sunday Night Kitchen Party Jam | 7–11 pm Christie’s Carriage House Pub, 1739 Fort Street, Victoria ♩ ☆ Open Stage ♦ Hardly Handsome | 7:30–10 pm ☆ The Folk at Norway House, 1110 Hillside Avenue, Victoria ♩ The Yiddish Columbia State Orchestra | 8–10 pm Pagliacci’s Restaurant, 1011 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ The Peachy Sundays | 10 pm Darcy’s Downtown Pub, 1127 Wharf Street, Victoria

Live Music Events (Mostly) for MONDAY Jan 13 ♩ The Jam in Rotary Hall | 2:30–4:30 pm Florence Filberg Centre, 411 Anderton Avenue, Courtenay ♩ Bill Francis – Story & Song | 5:30–8 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩ Bay Billies Mondays Circle Jam | 5:30–8 pm The Crown & Anchor Roadhouse Pub, 6120 Island Highway West, Qualicum Beach ♩ Alex Fraser | 6–10 pm The Q Bar at the Empress Hotel, 721 Government Street, Victoria ♩ FOM Community concert: Eclectics | 6–6:45 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Open Mic Mondays | 6–8:30 pm Gigi’s Café, 1002 Hillside Avenue, Victoria ♩ Old Time Music Jam | 6:30–8:30 pm The Spiral Café, 418 Craigflower Road, Victoria ♩ Pete’s Monday Variety Show Open Mic | 6:30 pm Herald Street Brew Works, 506 Herald Street, Victoria ♩ Irish Session | 7–10 pm Spinnaker’s Brew Pub, 308 Catherine Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Mondays Acoustic Open Mic-Open Jam | 7–10 pm The Surf Lodge & Pub, 885 Berry Point Road, Gabriola Island ♩ The Scott White Trio | 8–10 pm Pagliacci’s Restaurant, 1011 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ Max MacKrill | 8:30–11:30 pm The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Dustin Barden | 8:30–11:30 pm The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Invitational Jazz Jam | 8:30 pm The Nanaimo BAR, 75 Front Street, Nanaimo

Live Music Events (Mostly) for TUESDAY Jan 14 ♩ FOM Drum & Percussion Class | 1–3 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ FOM Learn Ukulele | 4–5 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Norm Smith & Riley Smith | 5–8 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩ FOM The Ukulelians | 5–6:30 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Tune Up 2nd Tuesdays Open Mic with Helen Davies | 6 pm Mile Zero Brewing, 4495 Happy Valley Road, Metchosin ♩ Paul Kannaspuro | 6–10 pm The Q Bar at the Empress Hotel, 721 Government Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Country & Folk Open Mic Night | 6–9 pm Legion Branch 92, 120 Blain Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Open Mic Tuesdays hosted by Kelly Fawcett | 7–11 pm The View Street Social, 753 View Street, Victoria ♩ FOM Moodswing Chorus | 7–9 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Tuesday Country/Folk Open Mic | 7–10 pm Legion Branch 92, 120 Blain Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Tuesdays Open Jam | 7 pm The Whistle Stop Neighbourhood Pub, 2355 Mansfield Drive, Courtenay ♩ Dress Rehearsal Tuesday (Open Stage) | 7:30 pm The Duncan Showroom, 133 Station Street, Duncan ♩ Tuesday Night Jams | 7:45–10 pm The Victoria Bluegrass Association, 1205 Pandora Avenue, Victoria ♩ The Miguelito Valdés Band | 8:30–11:30 pm The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Clanna Morna | 8:30–11:30 pm The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria ♩ The Graham Villette Trio Invitational Jazz Jam | 8:30 pm The Nanaimo BAR, 75 Front Street, Nanaimo

Also see our complete list of VFMS Live Music Events, Mostly, on Vancouver Island · January 2025 webpage
. . . which gets updated as I receive the information . . .
AND We post Facebook Live Music Events to our VFMS Facebook page
on the date of the event (facebook.com/VictoriaFolkMusic/) !

four strings, 18 frets. Note: image is 144 pixels per inch, so you can zoom in on it…


Live Music Events on Vancouver Island and adjacent B.C. Islands (Mostly) …

Jan. 12		Live Music Events (Mostly) for SUNDAY Jan 12 ♩♩♩ Slow Coast Open Acoustic Jamm \| 1 pm Slow Coast Coffee, 5827C Schooner Way at Medicine Beach, Pender Island ♩ Chemainus Song Circle \| 1–4 pm Legion Branch 191, 9775 Chemainus Road, Chemainus ♩ The Anderson Jazz Trio \| 1:30 pm Forty Knots Winery, 2400 Anderton Road, Comox ♩♩♩ Sundays Open Mic \| 2–5 pm Salt Spring Brewing, 270 Furness Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Country Jam \| 2–6 pm The Eagle Hall, 2965 Boys Road, Duncan ♩ Weekly Acoustic Jam \| 2–6 pm Legion Branch 137, 301 11th Avenue, Campbell River ♩ 2nd & 4th Sundays Celtic Session \| 2:30–5 pm The Fernwood Inn, 1302 Gladstone Street, Victoria ♩ Open Jam with Rainshadow Al \| 3–7 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩ private event \| 3–7:30 pm Wicket Hall, 919 Douglas Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Blues Jam with Bert’s Blooze Banned \| 3–6 pm Legion Branch 92, 120 Blain Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ 2nd Sundays Acoustic Jams \| 3:30–6:30 pm The Mill Bay Community Hall, 1035 Shawnigan Lake-Mill Bay Road, Mill Bay ♩ FOM Guitar \| 4–5:30 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Sundays Open Mic & Jam with Tina Mae Charlton \| 4–7 pm The Jingle Pot Pub, 2211 Jingle Pot Road, Nanaimo ♩ Sundays Jam \| 4–7 pm Roy’s Towne Pub, 4000 South Island Highway, Royston ♩ Sundays Jam \| 4–7 pm The Ridge Roadhouse, 397 Donner Court, Gold River ♩ private event \| 5 pm–midnight The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Paul Wainwright \| 6–8 pm The Aegir Room at the Oswego Hotel, 500 Oswego Street, Victoria ♩ Doug Towle \| 6–10 pm The Q Bar at the Empress Hotel, 721 Government Street, Victoria ♩ FOM Open Mic \| 6–8 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ The Barry Miller Quartet \| 6–8 pm Char’s Landing Hall & Hostel, 4815 Argyle Street, Port Alberni ♩ Sunday Open Mic \| 7–10 pm The Tug Eatery, #100-407 Swift Street, Victoria ♩ Leif Bradshaw & Alli Bean \| 7–9 pm Hermann’s Jazz & Blues Club, 753 View Street, Victoria ♩ Sunday Night Kitchen Party Jam \| 7–11 pm Christie’s Carriage House Pub, 1739 Fort Street, Victoria ♩ ☆ Open Stage ♦ Hardly Handsome \| 7:30–10 pm ☆ The Folk at Norway House, 1110 Hillside Avenue, Victoria ♩ The Yiddish Columbia State Orchestra \| 8–10 pm Pagliacci’s Restaurant, 1011 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ The Peachy Sundays \| 10 pm Darcy’s Downtown Pub, 1127 Wharf Street, Victoria

Jan. 13		Live Music Events (Mostly) for MONDAY Jan 13 ♩ The Jam in Rotary Hall \| 2:30–4:30 pm Florence Filberg Centre, 411 Anderton Avenue, Courtenay ♩ Bill Francis – Story & Song \| 5:30–8 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩ Bay Billies Mondays Circle Jam \| 5:30–8 pm The Crown & Anchor Roadhouse Pub, 6120 Island Highway West, Qualicum Beach ♩ Alex Fraser \| 6–10 pm The Q Bar at the Empress Hotel, 721 Government Street, Victoria ♩ FOM Community concert: Eclectics \| 6–6:45 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Open Mic Mondays \| 6–8:30 pm Gigi’s Café, 1002 Hillside Avenue, Victoria ♩ Old Time Music Jam \| 6:30–8:30 pm The Spiral Café, 418 Craigflower Road, Victoria ♩ Pete’s Monday Variety Show Open Mic \| 6:30 pm Herald Street Brew Works, 506 Herald Street, Victoria ♩ Irish Session \| 7–10 pm Spinnaker’s Brew Pub, 308 Catherine Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Mondays Acoustic Open Mic-Open Jam \| 7–10 pm The Surf Lodge & Pub, 885 Berry Point Road, Gabriola Island ♩ The Scott White Trio \| 8–10 pm Pagliacci’s Restaurant, 1011 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ Max MacKrill \| 8:30–11:30 pm The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Dustin Barden \| 8:30–11:30 pm The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Invitational Jazz Jam \| 8:30 pm The Nanaimo BAR, 75 Front Street, Nanaimo

Jan. 14		Live Music Events (Mostly) for TUESDAY Jan 14 ♩ FOM Drum & Percussion Class \| 1–3 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ FOM Learn Ukulele \| 4–5 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Norm Smith & Riley Smith \| 5–8 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩ FOM The Ukulelians \| 5–6:30 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Tune Up 2nd Tuesdays Open Mic with Helen Davies \| 6 pm Mile Zero Brewing, 4495 Happy Valley Road, Metchosin ♩ Paul Kannaspuro \| 6–10 pm The Q Bar at the Empress Hotel, 721 Government Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Country & Folk Open Mic Night \| 6–9 pm Legion Branch 92, 120 Blain Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Open Mic Tuesdays hosted by Kelly Fawcett \| 7–11 pm The View Street Social, 753 View Street, Victoria ♩ FOM Moodswing Chorus \| 7–9 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Tuesday Country/Folk Open Mic \| 7–10 pm Legion Branch 92, 120 Blain Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Tuesdays Open Jam \| 7 pm The Whistle Stop Neighbourhood Pub, 2355 Mansfield Drive, Courtenay ♩ Dress Rehearsal Tuesday (Open Stage) \| 7:30 pm The Duncan Showroom, 133 Station Street, Duncan ♩ Tuesday Night Jams \| 7:45–10 pm The Victoria Bluegrass Association, 1205 Pandora Avenue, Victoria ♩ The Miguelito Valdés Band \| 8:30–11:30 pm The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Clanna Morna \| 8:30–11:30 pm The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria ♩ The Graham Villette Trio Invitational Jazz Jam \| 8:30 pm The Nanaimo BAR, 75 Front Street, Nanaimo

Also see our complete list of VFMS Live Music Events, Mostly, on Vancouver Island · January 2025 webpage . . . which gets updated as I receive the information . . . AND We post Facebook Live Music Events to our VFMS Facebook page on the date of the event (facebook.com/VictoriaFolkMusic/) ! Ukulele Fingerboard, Standard C Tuning: notes of the C major scale: four strings, 18 frets. Note: image is 144 pixels per inch, so you can zoom in on it…

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