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Oct 06 The Hounds of Cuchulain | ||||||||||||||||
The Hounds of Cuchulain are a high-energy Celtic folk band from Victoria who perform a wide selection of Irish, Scottish, English, and original folk songs in the Celtic Tradition: rowdy pub songs, tender ballads, spirited dance tunes, and ancient airs played with an authenticity and verve which bring the tradition to life! The Hounds are Wolf Edwards on lead vocal and guitars joined by Madeleine Townley on vocals, Irish harp, and tin whistle, Briana Kennedy on fiddle, Dexter Simpson on Irish tenor banjo, Ben Garrison on mandolin, and Jeff Feltmate on bodhran and second fiddle. The band has already released two full length albums—’Rebels, Rogues, & Roustabouts’ and ‘Here’s the Grog’—and are heading back to the studio to record an album of original songs. Come prepared to be swept up in the stories, to sing along, and to stamp your feet — true to the best of Folk tradition!! | ||||||||||||||||
Oct 13 Morgan Davis | ||||||||||||||||
Morgan Davis is a Juno Award-Winning solo artist, interpreting the Blues with deep respect for its traditions while also performing contemporary Blues of his own on electric guitar, slide guitar, and 3-string cigar-box guitar, Morgan grew up in Detroit during the 1950s, absorbing the music of the times: early Rock ’n’ Roll and Rhythm & Blues along with the beginnings of the Motown Sound. Davis moved to Toronto in 1958 where he began to seriously study the music he loved most: early Country Blues. He began playing professionally in 1971 and through the kindness and generosity of artists like Sunnyland Slim and Johnny Shines. Davis learned from and performed with these giants of the Blues. This year marks Morgan’s 53rd year on the road and he fully expects to be on that road for the rest of his life, playing the music he loves! | ||||||||||||||||
Oct 20 The B.C. Fiddle Orchestra | ||||||||||||||||
Just over 30 years ago, the BC Fiddle Orchestra was formed with a group of talented and enthusiastic young violin players from Daniel Lapp’s teaching studio in Victoria. The group was created in response to an offer for Daniel to ‘put something together’ for the Opening Ceremonies at The 1994 Commonwealth Games, and since that first performance in front of 60,000 people, the BCFO has gone on to play at countless events, festivals, and ceremonies throughout the province. Scores of young fiddlers, many of whom are now at the cutting edge of the folk music industry around the world, learned the ‘art of fiddling’ during their apprenticeship in the orchestra, including The Folk’s favourites: Ivonne Hernandez, Ceilidh Briscoe, Q Bachand, and Sarah Tradewell. Continuing their tradition of “Teens Pushing the Boundaries of Folk Fiddling”, the BC Fiddle Orchestra features the ever up-and-coming, now including VFMS favourite Max Francis! Come prepared to be wowed!! | ||||||||||||||||
Oct 27 Lynn McGown, Michael Pratt & Michael Burnyeat | ||||||||||||||||
Lynn McGown and Michael Pratt have an infectious love of singing that has delighted audiences in Vancouver for 40 years including playing at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival four times. They sing with a wonderful sense of fun, passion, and with harmonies both beautiful and unique. As well as performing, they also have the Open Door Music School in Vancouver with 14 teachers. Michael and Lynn will be joined by Michael Burnyeat, a two-time BC Fiddle Champion for 2017 and 2018 and a fifth-place finalist in the 2022 Canadian Grandmasters Fiddling Championship.A concert with Lynn and the two Michaels is a musical conversation with stories of humour, love won and lost, and events that shape our lives, all performed with an invitation for everyone to lift their voices in chorus and tap their feet or clap their hands to some wonderful fiddle music. | ||||||||||||||||
VFMS Features:Sundays in August, September and October 2024 — Aug 04 CLOSED for B.C. Day long weekend Aug 11 Fraser Union Aug 18 The McMillan’s Camp Boys Aug 25 The Dublin2 + 1 Sep 01 The Emily Triggs Trio Sep 08 Savoir Faire Sep 15 Slim Sandy & the Hillbilly Boppers Sep 22 Richard Grainger Sep 29 Jim & Penny Malmberg Oct 06 The Hounds of Cuchulain Oct 13 Morgan Davis Oct 20 The B.C. Fiddle Orchestra Oct 27 Lynn McGown, Michael Pratt & Michael Burnyeat
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