The Victoria Folk Music Society, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

‧ Song Circles & Story Tellers;
‧ Tune Circles & Dance Circles;
‧ Folk Clubs & Coffeehouses
‧ Venues
on Vancouver Island & the Gulf Islands

‧ Song Circles & Story Tellers

The Victoria Storytellers’ Guild (VSG)

Storytellers and listeners are welcome

3^rd Monday of each month: 7:15 PM

1831 Fern St., Victoria, BC (near Shelbourne and Begbie)

Admission: $5.00

For info: 250-477-7044

‧ Tune Circles & Dance

Banyan Tree/VFMS Music Jam [NEW for 2010]

Folk Tunes and Songs Jam—All Welcome
The jam happens in the portable behind the main building.
Bring your instrument and a couple of songs that others can play along with.

Every Thursday night, 7:30 pm

Fairfield Community Centre,
on the corner of Fairfield and Moss St., Victoria, (Vancouver Island), BC

Admission: $4, or $3 for students, seniors, unwaged

(A 'Banyan Tree Folk/Victoria Folk Music Society' initiative)

Gypsy Celts Slow Jams

Irish, Scottish & Old Time tunes—All Welcome!
We play with sheet music and by ear—a relaxed setting to improve skills & learn and share tunes

Twice a month

rotating venues: Victoria and environs (Vancouver Island), BC

Admission: FREE

For info: 250-474-6890

Holly Tree: Morris Dancing (a Mixed Team)

Olde Englishe Hankee-Waving & Stick-eWhacking
with Live Musicians!—curious dancers and musicians wellkome!

Every Tuesday: 8:00–9:30 PM

Scout Hall, 459 Chester St., Victoria, BC

Admission: FREE

Phone: 250-475-1706

Island Thyme: Morris Dancing (a Women's Team)

Old English Hankie-Waving & Stick-Whacking
with Live Musicians!—interested dancers and musicians welcome!

Every Monday: 7:00–9:00-ish PM

Phone for locale (Victoria, BC)

Admission: FREE

Phone: 250-385-1307

(Nanaimo) The Mid-Island Monthly Contradance

All dances taught on the spot. No experience necessary.

Last Friday of the month — door: 7:00 pm; 7:30–10:30 pm

Cedar Community Hall, 2388 Cedar Road, Nanaimo BC

Admission: Adults: $10; Children $5.

Phone: 250-716-5854

Old-Timey Tune Circle

Appalachian, Old Timey, and a bit of Bluegrass

Weekly: Mondays evenings — starts around 7:00 pm

The Spiral Cafe, 418 Craigflower Road, Victoria BC

Free (buy a coffee or a goodie).

Quicksbottom Morris dancing (a ‘Border’ Side—arrgh!)
[was “Not for Joes” Morris Dancing]

Olde Englische Sticke-Whacking with Live Musicians! No bells!—boisterous dancers and musicians welcolm!

Dance practise with live music every Wednesday 7:30–9:00 PM.
Pub follows.

Phone for locale (Victoria, BC)

Admission: FREE

Phone: Alan 250-656-2920

SCA: Medieval Dancing (SCA: Society of Creative Anachronism)

Every Tuesday except the 1^st Tuesday of the month

Victoria, BC

Phone: 250-478-4105 (Jacques)

Victoria Bluegrass Association (VBA)

Bluegrass Jams (most weeks)  |  or Open Stages  |  Concerts  |  Workshops

Something happens every Tuesday 7:30–10:30 PM

Orange Hall, 1620 Fernwood Rd., Victoria, BC

For Jams: Listening is Free, Players Pay $2.00.
(…check the VBA website for current month's activities!)

Phone: 250-388-4520

Victoria Contra Dance

All dances taught on the spot. No experience necessary.

Monthly — door: 7:00 pm; 7:30–10:30 pm

St. Martins-in-the-Fields, 550 Obed Avenue, Victoria BC

Admission: 8/$5 (as you are able)

Phone: 250-384-7823

‧ Folk Clubs & Coffeehouses

Backhall Coffeehouse—Denman Island

Folk, Roots, Blues

Usually the 3^rd weekend of the month.

Features contact Kevin at 250-335-1458, or
email redtree@denmanis.bc.ca before sending press kit.

Bamfield Folk

Contact: Darryl Milne at 250-728-3000 or Andrea Butler at 250-728-1260

The Banyan Tree Folk (NEW!)

alternative roots, traditional, and folk music night for and by young people

Saturday, Sept. 26th, 2009 at 7:30 PM

Gardiner Hall, 2070 Granite Street in Oak Bay, (Victoria,) BC

Admisson: $8.00, or $5.00 with a Food Bank donation

The Coffeehouse on Gabriola Island (COG)

Jam: 6:30, Open Stage: 7:00, Feature: 9:00 PM

Last Friday of each month: 7:00 PM

Agi Hall, Gabriola Island, BC

Admission: $4.00; Kids, $2.00;
Volunteers and Performers, No Charge

Email: colcog@shaw.ca

Cowichan Folk Guild Coffeehouse (CFGC)

Open Stage followed by Feature

2^nd Saturday of each month: 7:30 PM

the Duncan Friendship Centre, #205-5462 Trans Canada Highway, (Sun Valley Mall) just south of Duncan, BC — February 2010 ONLY

March 2010: Duncan United Church, 246 Ingram St., Duncan,(Vancouver Island), BC

Admission: $7.00
Open Stage performers and members: No Charge.

Email: info@folkfest.bc.ca
Phone: 250-748-3975

Cumberland Cultural & Arts Society Coffee House

Various area musicians act as hosts and all players are invited to contribute their music to the evening.

1^st & 3^rd Sundays of the month: 7–9 PM

Miner’s Cafe and Bakery, 2699 Dunsmuir Ave., Cumberland, (Vancouver Island), BC

Admission: $2.00—Proceeds to restore the old ILO ILO Theatre

Phone: 250-336-8856

Deep Cove Folk Club (DCFC)

Open Stage followed by Feature

2^nd Friday of each month: 8:00 PM

St. John’s United Church, 10990 W. Saanich Rd., Deep Cove, (Vancouver Island), BC

Admission $5.00—Includes Refreshments (Please Lug-A-Mug);
Open Stage Performers and Volunteers: No Charge

Phone: 250-384-9419

Denman Island Blue Note Cafe

Song Circle—informal and relaxing

Every Saturday: 3:00 PM–7:00 PM

Contact: 250-335-2688 or 250-335-9126

Highlands Folk Club (HFC)

2^nd Saturday of the month: 7:30 PM

Caleb Pike Homestead, 1589 Millstream Rd., Victoria, BC

Admisson: $3.00; 16 yrs. and under: Free

Phone: 250-727-9561

Mayne Island Folk Club (MIFC)

Open Stage followed by Feature

1^st Friday of the month: 7:30 PM

Agricultural Hall, Mayne Island, BC

Admission: $8.00; Teens, $5.00; 12 yrs. and under: Free

Phone: 250-539-5456

Music in the Bay was: Brentwood Bay

Open Stage followed by the Feature

3^rd Saturday of the month: 7:30 PM

United Church, 7162 W. Saanich Rd., Brentwood Bay, (Vancouver Island), BC

Admission: $5.00

Phone: 250-652-1758

The Nanaimo Folk Connection (NFC)

Open Stage followed by Feature

3^rd Friday of each month: 7:30 PM

Hope Lutheran Church - 2174 Departure Bay Road, Nanaimo, (Vancouver Island), BC

Admission $5.00;
Open Stage Performers, No Charge

Phone: 250-754-1321
Feature bookings: send email to halkyard@nanaimo.ark.com

Plain Folk [Gabriola Island] (Time: 7:30pm)

Defunct, December 2008.

an Acoustic Open Stage; 7:00pm sign-up

Port Alberni Folk Coffeehouse (PAFC)

Every 1^st Saturday of each month

Port Alberni, (Vancouver Island), BC

Phone: 250-724-3911

Red Willow Coffee House (NEW)

Every 2^nd Friday of each month

Hope Lutheran Church, Nanaimo, (Vancouver Island), BC

Contact: Charlie Fox

Salt Spring Island Folk Club (SIFC)

Check Website or Call for details

Monthly Concert: Fulford Hall, Salt Spring Island, BC

Phone: 250-537-2828

Sooke Folk Coffeehouse (SFC)

Open Stage followed by Feature

Every 3^rd Saturday of each month

Holy Trinity United Church
1962 Murray Road, Sooke, (Vancouver Island), BC

Admission $5.00;
Open Stage Performers, No Charge

Phone: 250-642-7681

Vancouver Folk Song Society (VFSS)

may include songcircles, open stages, and feature concerts

first and third Wednesday of each month

the Friends Meeting Hall,
1090 W. 70th, Vancouver, BC

Admission: free for members,
with a donation requested from nonmembers

Victoria Folk Music Society (VFMS)

Open Stage followed by Feature

Every Sunday starting at: 7:30 PM

The Sons of Norway Hall, AKA “Norway House”,
1110 Hillside Ave. Victoria, BC

Admission: $5.00; 16yrs. and under, Free;
Members, Performers, and Volunteers, No Charge

Info and Message line: 250-413-3213

‧ Venues

The Black Stilt Coffeehouse

(1633 Hillside Ave across from Hillside Shopping Center)

every Friday: 8–10 PM (?)

#103, 1633 Hillside Avenue, Victoria, BC

For info call: 250-370-2077 or email info@theblackstilt.com

James Bay Coffee & Books

Live Music

every Friday: 8–10 PM

James Bay, (Victoria,) BC

Admisson: Free (buy a treat!)