Vancouver Folk Music Festival

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admin — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:48:12 +0000

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Folk Fest musical magic continues into the Fall

admin — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:01:20 +0000

Socalled with Special Guest Katie Moore October 19, 2011 8:00PM at The Rio Theatre Tickets available here

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THE RIO THEATRE, 1660 East Broadway

Singer, rapper, artist, and filmmaker Josh Dolgin—better known as Socalled—began his genre-bending journey in Chelsea, Quebec, where the funk and hip-hop fan grew up taking piano [...]

2011 Ukulele Contest Winner!

admin — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:26:18 +0000

The music played – and we cheered, danced & sang along, (even tho’ the sun was denied entry)!

admin — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:00:54 +0000

Emmanuel Jal by Lili Okuyama

Ukuleles and washboards were strummed, conga lines were formed – and the 34th Annual Vancouver Folk Music Festival came to a close Sunday night amidst the sizzlin’ sounds of salsa, beats, banjos and songs of peace and hope.

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT TO [...]

Tinariwen Denied Entry into Canada

admin — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 18:07:27 +0000

TINARIWEN DENIED ENTRY INTO CANADA – FORCED TO CANCEL PERFORMANCE AT 34TH ANNUAL VANCOUVER FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL

The Vancouver Folk Music Festival is extremely disappointed to announce that the internationally renowned Malian Tuareg group Tinariwen, scheduled to perform July 17 in daytime workshops and in a featured spot on the festival’s Evening Main Stage, has [...]

Free Festival Preview Concerts

admin — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 09:07:32 +0000

We have some exciting free preview concerts happening this week

Two Noon Hour Concerts at the CBC Plaza at Hamilton & Georgia Wednesday, July 13 from Haiti Ti-Coca and Wanga-Neges Ti-Coca’s vivacious vocals are backed by double bass, lilting accordion, banjo and percussion. This is music for gatherings and celebrations, and in [...]

Ukulele Competition

admin — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 19:38:39 +0000

We’d like to share the link to the Tom Lee Music/Vancouver Folk Music Festival ukulele competition – Pickin’ A Folk Star entries. We really appreciate all the creative and talented submissions. It has made the volunteers and staff of the festival feel so great to know how much love and support the festival has out [...]

Advance Tickets On Sale Now

admin — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 06:18:40 +0000

Advance Tickets are on sale until July 14th, this Thursday, at 2pm.

Call our box office at 604-602-9798 Monday to Saturday during regular office hours or click HERE for ticket info.

We will have 1,000 tickets per night (Saturday and Sunday only) available at the gate after 5pm for $40.

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Daytime and Evening Schedules Released!

admin — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 08:43:18 +0000

The full festival workshop schedule and concerts are now available on-line.

Start plotting out your weekend and all the workshops you won’t want to miss!

Daytime schedules can be viewed here and Evening schedules here.

Getting to the Festival

admin — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 07:51:03 +0000

Ride Sharing

Start planning your trip to Jericho Beach early, be it by public transit, cycling or walking. If you must drive, consider using VFMF’s PickupPal group, a ride share programme just made for Festival goers. Meet fellow folkies by offering a seat in your car, or check out ride offers. Help us reduce nasty [...]