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Jan. 17 |
Live Music Events (Mostly) for FRIDAY Jan 17 ♩♩♩ Randy Lockhart | Noon–1 pm The Pender Island Community Hall, 4418 Bedwell Harbour Road, Pender Island ♩ FOM Haywires | 1:30–3:30 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Live Music Open Mic | 3–6 pm Legion Branch 191, 9775 Chemainus Road, Chemainus ♩ FOM Minds At Work | 3:30–5:30 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Morien Jones | 6–10 pm The Q Bar at the Empress Hotel, 721 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Open Mic Fridays | 7–9 pm Serious Coffee, #101, 2401G Millstream Road, Victoria ♩ The Bill Johnson Quartet | 7–10 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩ The Sutcliffes | 7–9 pm Hermann’s Jazz & Blues Club, 753 View Street, Victoria ♩ Dripping Fins ♦ Oakes ♦ Adam Barter | 7–10:30 pm The Lucky Bar, 517 Yates Street, Victoria ♩ Victoria Guitar Society Benefit Concert | 7–8:30 pm St. Philip Anglican Church, 2928 Eastdowne Road, Victoria ♩ Last Night in Vegas | 7–10 pm ANAF Unit 302, 9831 Fourth Street, Sidney ♩ 3rd Fridays South Cowichan Music Jam | 7–11 pm Malahat Legion 134, 1625 Shawnigan-Mill Bay Road, Shawnigan Lake ♩ NFC: Open Mic ♦ Otter’s Holt | 7–9:45 pm Nanaimo Folk Connection Coffee House, Hope Lutheran Church, 2174 Departure Bay Road, Nanaimo ♩ Ride On: an AC/DC Tribute | 7–9:30 pm The Queen’s Pub, 34 Victoria Crescent, Nanaimo ♩ Country Open Mic | 7 pm CHRCO Coombs Rodeo Grounds, 2601 Alberni Highway, Coombs ♩ Tom Morrissey with Ian Todd | 7:30 pm The Loghouse Pub, 2323 Millstream Avenue, Langford ♩ Madison Violet | 7:30–10 pm Upstairs Lounge, Oak Bay Recreation Centre, 1975 Bee Street, Victoria ♩ Pozitive Rebellion | 7:30 pm The Duncan Showroom, 133 Station Street, Duncan ♩ Dance with The Amigos | 7:30 pm Rotary Hall at the Florence Filberg Centre, 411 Anderton Avenue, Courtenay ♩ Dominic Miller | 7:30–9:30 pm The Sid Williams Theatre, 442 Cliffe Avenue, Courtenay ♩ Eagle Eyes | 7:30–9:30 pm The Tidemark Theatre, 1220 Shoppers Row, Campbell River ♩ Rock or Bust - ACDC Tribute | 7:30 pm The Gate House Theatre, 1705 Campbell Way, Port McNeill ♩♩♩ Christine Tassan et les Imposteures | 8 pm The Mel Lehan Hall, 3214 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver ♩♩♩ Best Laid Plans | 8:30 pm Moby’s Pub, 124A Upper Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ The Rebels North | 9 pm–12:30 am The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Strangers | 9 pm–12:30 am The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Whiskey Business | 9 pm–2 am The Duke Saloon, 502 Discovery Street, Victoria ♩ Julius Sumner Miller ♦ A Total Disappointment ♦ The Poor Choices | 9 pm The Terminal Bar, 63 Victoria Crescent, Nanaimo ♩ DJs Manic Focus ♦ Mt. Doyle ♦ BB Stepz | 9:30 pm The Capital Ballroom, 858 Yates Street, Victoria ♩ OK Charlie | 10 pm Darcy’s Downtown Pub, 1127 Wharf Street, Victoria |
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Jan. 18 |
Live Music Events (Mostly) for SATURDAY Jan 18 ♩ Wassailing Celebration with Morris dancers | 10 am Banfield Park, 452 Craigflower Road, Victoria ♩♩♩ Harry Warner | 1–3 pm The Waterfront Country Café, 149 Fulford-Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Alan Rinehart | 1–3 pm The Nanaimo Conservatory of Music, 375 Selby Street, Nanaimo ♩ A closed Trad Irish Session | 2–4:30 pm The Crooked Goose Smoke House, 4136 Wilkinson Road, Victoria ♩ Landlubber Open Mic | 2–6 pm The Landlubber Pub, 2220 Bowen Road, Unit 10, Nanaimo ♩♩♩ Victoria Baroque | 2:30–4:30 pm ArtSpring Theatre, 100 Jackson Avenue, Salt Spring Island ♩ Saturday Country Jam | 3–6 pm Legion Branch 172, #102-622 Admirals Road, Esquimalt ♩ Island Song Winter Choir | 3 pm The Mary Winspear Centre, 2243 Beacon Avenue, Sidney ♩ Tom Morrissey | 3–6 pm The Wheatsheaf Pub, 1866 Cedar Road, Nanaimo ♩ Beethoven·Ives·Bach·Mendelssohn | 5 pm The Port Theatre, 125 Front Street, Nanaimo ♩ The Connor Stewart Quintet | 5:30–7:30 pm The Lighthouse Bistro & Pub, 40 Anchor Way, Nanaimo ♩ Winter RockFest with Bad Medicine ♦ Barracuda ♦ Rock or Bust ♦ Eagle Eyes | 5:30 pm The KCC Concert Hall, 4090 Hollywood Street, Port Alberni ♩ Scott McGill | 6–10 pm The Q Bar at the Empress Hotel, 721 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Dagger ♦ Heliophage ♦ Conjure Hand | 6–11 pm Wheelies Motorcycles & Pub, 2620 Rock Bay Avenue, Victoria ♩♩♩ Alternating Saturdays Youth Jam Night | 6–9 pm The Pender Island Community Hall, 4418 Bedwell Harbour Road, Pender Island ♩♩♩ Open Mic Saturdays | 6–9 pm The Gabriola Golf Club, 825 South Road, Gabriola Island ♩ Benjamin Bagby & Sequentia | 6:30–9 pm St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 924 Douglas Street, Victoria ♩ The FBI Saturday Jam | 6:30–9:30 pm The Fanny Bay Inn, 7480 Island Highway South, Fanny Bay ♩ Jazz Jam with the Miles Fuller Quintet | 6:45–9 pm Caffè Fantastico, 965 Kings Road, Victoria ♩ Thorns & Roses | 7–10 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩ David Vest’s Red Hot Band | 7–9 pm Hermann’s Jazz & Blues Club, 753 View Street, Victoria ♩ Fiddelium | 7–9:30 pm The Shaw Auditorium, 101 Gordon Street, Nanaimo ♩ The Renovation Blues Trio | 7–10 pm The Rocking Horse Pub, 2038 Rocking Horse Place, Nanoose Bay ♩ Café Olé | 7–9 pm The McMillan Arts Centre, 133 McMillan Street, Parksville ♩ Tyger Jackson with Good Enough Dave | 7 pm Studio Live, 2679 Beaufort Avenue, Cumberland ♩ The Optimists | 7–10 pm The Beaufort Ave Pub, 1825 Comox Avenue, Comox ♩ West My Friend | 7:30–10 pm Merlin’s Sun Home Theatre, 1983 Fairfield Road, Victoria ♩ Christine Tassan & Les Imposteures | 7:30–10 pm Upstairs Lounge, Oak Bay Recreation Centre, 1975 Bee Street, Victoria ♩ Jared Popma & Friends | 7:30 pm The Duncan Showroom, 133 Station Street, Duncan ♩ Beethoven·Ives·Bach·Mendelssohn | 7:30 pm The Port Theatre, 125 Front Street, Nanaimo ♩ The Shenanigans Band | 8–11 pm Legion Branch 292, 411 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩ Bobby Dazzler ♦ Victoria’s Other Secret | 8–11:45 pm The Capital Ballroom, 858 Yates Street, Victoria ♩ The Roses | cancelled The Paul Phillips Hall, 1923 Fernwood Road, Victoria ♩♩♩ Woodland | 8 pm Legion Branch 92, 120 Blain Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Ride On | 8 pm The Cobblestone Pub, 3566 Holland Avenue, Cobble Hill ♩ Madison Violet | 8 pm The Errington Hall, 1390 Errington Road, Errington ♩ 3rd Saturdays Open Mic | 8–11 pm Legion Branch 28, 2770 Dunsmuir Avenue, Courtenay ♩ Strangers | 9 pm–12:30 am The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩ The Pickups | 9 pm–12:30 am The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Kevin Shiu ♦ Christoph Maitland | 9 pm–2 am The Lucky Bar, 517 Yates Street, Victoria ♩ The Tumblin’ Dice | 9 pm–2 am The Duke Saloon, 502 Discovery Street, Victoria ♩ Ageless ♦ Yours Truly ♦ Jex Opolis | 9 pm The Downbeat Event Centre, 1325 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Julius Sumner Miller ♦ ♦ A Total Disappointment ♦ The Poor Choices | 9 pm The Phoenix Bar & Grill, 3952 Quadra Street, Victoria ♩ Open Mic Saturdays | 9 pm–midnight The Rack Saanich, 1550 Cedar Hill X Road, Victoria ♩ Oktiv6 ♦ Funkyard | 9 pm The Church Street Taphouse, 215 Church Street, Comox |
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Jan. 19 |
♩♩♩ Slow Coast Open Acoustic Jamm | 1 pm Slow Coast Coffee, 5827C Schooner Way at Medicine Beach, Pender Island ♩♩♩ Sundays Open Mic | 2–5 pm Salt Spring Brewing, 270 Furness Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Victoria Baroque - Phantasm | 2 pm The Killy Theatre at Brentwood College School, 2735 Mount Baker Road, Mill Bay ♩ The Medford Singers | 2 pm Duncan United Church, 246 Ingram Street, Duncan ♩ Country Jam | 2–6 pm The Eagle Hall, 2965 Boys Road, Duncan ♩♩♩ The Benson Brass Collective | 2–5 pm Christ Church Gabriola, 2600 South Road, Gabriola Island ♩ Beethoven·Ives·Bach·Mendelssohn | 2–3:15 pm The Sid Williams Theatre, 442 Cliffe Avenue, Courtenay ♩ Weekly Acoustic Jam | 2–6 pm Legion Branch 137, 301 11th Avenue, Campbell River ♩ Open Jam with Rainshadow Al | 3–7 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩ Sunday Blues Jam hosted by the Deb Rhymer Band | 3–7:30 pm Wicket Hall, 919 Douglas Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Jazz & Blues Jam with the Frank Allen 4 | 3–6 pm Legion Branch 92, 120 Blain Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ 3rd Sundays South Cowichan Acoustic Jam | 3–7 pm The Stu Armour Hall, 1438 Fisher Road, Cobble Hill ♩ The Gary Preston Duo | 3 pm The Duncan Showroom, 133 Station Street, Duncan ♩ Sunday Blues Jam | 3–7 pm The Queen’s Pub, 34 Victoria Crescent, Nanaimo ♩ FOM Guitar | 4–5:30 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Sundays Open Mic & Jam with Tina Mae Charlton & Woodstick | 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 ♩ 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 ♩ Sunday Open Mic | 7–10 pm The Tug Eatery, #100-407 Swift Street, Victoria ♩ The Busheikin/Villette Quintet | 7–9 pm Hermann’s Jazz & Blues Club, 753 View Street, Victoria ♩ Dominic Miller | 7 pm The McPherson Playhouse, 3 Centennial Square, Victoria ♩ Sunday Night Kitchen Party Jam | 7–11 pm Christie’s Carriage House Pub, 1739 Fort Street, Victoria ♩ ☆ Open Stage ♦ Invisible Hands | 7:30–10 pm ☆ The Folk at Norway House, 1110 Hillside Avenue, Victoria ♩ Bad Medicine | 7:30 pm The Mary Winspear Centre, 2243 Beacon Avenue, Sidney ♩ Eagle Eyes | 7:30–9:30 pm The Port Theatre, 125 Front Street, Nanaimo ♩ The Avram Devon Mccagherty Trio | 8–10 pm Pagliacci’s Restaurant, 1011 Broad Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Jackson Hollow ♦ Allen Dobb | 8 pm The Mel Lehan Hall, 3214 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver ♩ David Bradford | 8:30–11:30 pm The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Sugar | 9 pm–12:30 am The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria ♩ The Peachy Sundays | 10 pm Darcy’s Downtown Pub, 1127 Wharf Street, Victoria |
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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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