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The Victoria Folk Newsletter
Folk Club: Every Sunday ~ Admission $7.00 Norway House, 1110 Hillside Avenue ~ on the #4 bus route
Format: 6:45 pm Impromptu Jam Session ~ newcomers welcome 7:30 pm Open Stage ~ sign up with the Host to perform a 10-minute set 8:45 pm Intermission ~ tea, coffee, and assorted goodies available 9:00 pm The Feature ~ as shown below
Mail To: VFMS c/o Old Town Strings, 1034 Hillside Avenue, Victoria, BC, V8T 2A5Website: victoriafolkmusic.ca
Bev Finch and Tom Neville are no strangers to the stage. Both have written and released a full album of their own, and are planning to release an album together in the near future.
Known for her solid rhythm-guitar playing, delicate finger-style, satiny-smooth vocals and image-invoking lyrics, Finch’s original music can leave her audience breathless, or in tears, or laughing out loud. She commands the
stage with emotion, and humour, and her songs with leave you humming long after the last notes fade away.
Multi-instrumentalist Tom Neville is the perfect pairing with musical partner Bev Finch. He is a seasoned pro, recording with the likes of Juno award-winner James Keelaghan, Gerry Barnum, and Deanna Knight & the Hot Club of Mars.
January 6 ~ Finch & The Fiddler
The Mechanical Botanicals are Lydia Hibbing (Canadian) and James Mannion (Welsh). Based in the picturesque small town of Tumbler Ridge in beautiful British Columbia, the pair have been performing as The Mechanical Botanicals since 2016. With tunes to get you on your feet and harmonies to drop you to your knees, The Mechanical Botanicals deliver their own take on roots folk music!
The pair focus heavily on their dynamic
harmonies and vocal strengths, blending their voices effortlessly. Combining their individual influences and experiences they have a chameleon-like style, allowing them to delve into the blues when needed or cross the line into country as they see fit! The Mechanical Botanicals repertoire of originals and classic covers lend themselves well to the pair’s soulful style—all of this packaged up with humorous tales and stories from this duo’s mechanical botanical life.
January 13 ~ The Mechanical Botanicals
Flora Scott is a jazz guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter, living in Vancouver, BC. She began playing the guitar at age six and has studied jazz guitar and has received vocal coaching from several professionals including Dee Daniels and Jay Clayton.
She has recorded with Hugh Fraser and members of his quintet and more recently with players from several different countries, including Britain,
Germany, Cuba, the United States and Canada resulting in a new global sound. Flora performs in Vancouver and Victoria and has previously had appearances at festivals in Victoria and on Vancouver Island.
Her third CD has just been released and will be available at her performance at our Norway House venue. Included in her trio will be Joey Smith on acoustic bass and Neil Golden on tabla and percussion.
January 20 ~ The Flora Scott Trio
Jenny Lester is a dynamic Canadian Bluegrass performer and recording artist who has established herself as an important singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Her original songs are carefully crafted for the bluegrass genre while at the same time displaying a contemporary freshness and vitality that breathes new life into the fabled ‘high lonesome’ sound. Jenny is a veteran stage performer, beginning on the fiddle
at age eight with her family’s Driftwood Canyon Family Band out of Smithers, BC.
She will be joined by Ivonne Hernandez and Oliver Swain—long- time friends who love playing together. You will hear the fine fiddle and voice of Ivonne and the dynamic bass and voice of Oliver as they present a mix including several of Jenny’s original songs. Oh yes, there will be one or two river songs.
January 27 ~ The Jenny Lester Band
Folk Club Features on the Islands
Deep Cove Folk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ Todd Butler ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10.00 Friday, January 11th, 8:00 pm, Deep Cove. 250-384-9419
Cowichan Folk Guild . . . ~ The Ever-Lovin’ Jug Band ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10.00 Saturday, January 12th, 7:00 pm, Duncan. 250-748-3975
Sayward Valley Folk Music Society ~ The Ever-Lovin’ Jug Band ~ . . . . . . . $10.00 Sunday, January 13th, 7:00 pm, Sayward. 250-282-0134
Nanaimo Folk Connection . . . ~ Steve Palmer ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5.00 Friday, January 18th, 7:00 pm, Nanaimo. 250-591-6883
Highlands Folk . . . . . ~ Edie DaPonte & Karel Roessingh ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . $7.00 Saturday, January 19th, 7:30 pm, Victoria. 778-678-2409
Coffeehouse on Gabriola . . . . . ~ Gary Badke ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10.00 Friday, January 25th, 7:00 pm, Gabriola Island. 250-658-1478
Salt Spring Folk Club . . . . . . . . . . . ~ April Verch ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25.00 Monday, January 28th, 7:00 pm, Saltspring Island.
ConCerts, etC.~ Square Dance with the Shady Grove Dance Band! | 250-929-8226
Friday, January 4th, 7:00 pm | $5–10.00 | Cobble Hill Community Hall, 3550 Watson Avenue, Cowichan Valley.
~ OzMoses ~ Friday, January 4th, 7:00 pm, at the oaks RestauRant & GRill, 2250 Oak Bay Avenue, Victoria. | by donation$
~ Clancy’s Front Porch ~ Saturday, January 5th, 7:00 pm, at tHe spiRal Café, 418 Craigflower Road, Victoria. | by donation$
~ The Shari Ulrich Band ~ Saturday, January 5th, 8:00 pm, at the maRy WinspeaR CentRe, Sidney. | $35.00
~ VFMs: Finch & The Fiddler ~ Sunday, Jan. 6th, 7:30 pm, (noRWay House) | $7.00
~ Acoustic ‘Campfire Jam’ ~ Monday, January 7th, 8:00 pm, at the DunCan sHoWRoom, Duncan. | $2.00 – $5.00
~ Blue Moon Marquee ~ Thursday, January 10th, 8:00 pm, at the GRounD ZeRo aCoustiC lounGe, #8, 464 Island Highway East, Parksville. | $20.00
~ Valdy ~ Saturday, January 12th, 8:00 pm, at the maRy WinspeaR CentRe, Sidney. | $25.00
~ Dylan Stone / Cameron Latimer / Dylan Rysstad ~ Saturday, January 12th, 8:00 pm, at the DunCan sHoWRoom, Duncan. | $15.00
~ VFMs: The Mechanical Botanicals ~ Sunday, January 13th, 7:30 pm, (noRWay House) | $7.00
~ rIg-a-JIg ~ Friday, January 18th, 7:00 pm, at the oaks RestauRant & GRill, 2250 Oak Bay Avenue, Victoria. | by donation$
~ VFMs: The Flora Scott Trio ~ Sunday, January 20th, 7:30 pm, (noRWay House) | $7.00
~ Bijoux du Bayou ~ Friday, Jan. 25th, 7:00 pm, at the oaks RestauRant & GRill, 2250 Oak Bay Avenue, Victoria. | by donation$
~ The Music of Tom Waits ~ Friday, January 25th, 8:00 pm, at the DunCan sHoWRoom, Duncan. | $15.00
~ VFMs: The Jenny Lester Band ~ Sunday, January 27th, 7:30 pm, (noRWay House) | $7.00
~ VBA (Victoria Bluegrass Association) The Greg Blake Band in Concert ~ Tuesday, January 29th at fiRst CHuRCH of CHRist sCientist, 1205 Pandora Avenue, Victoria. For more: victoriabluegrass.ca | $20.00
~ The Montreal Guitar Trio ~ Tuesday, January 29th, 8:00 pm, at the maRy WinspeaR CentRe, Sidney. | $28.15
~ Andy Hillhouse & Dan McDonald ~ tHe ConCeRt House Thursday, January 31st, 7:30 pm | 17 Cambridge Street, Victoria. | $20.00 RSVP [email protected] or 250-389-1842
~ Old Man Luedecke ~ Thursday, January 31st, 8:00 pm, at the CumbeRlanD Hotel, 2714 Dunsmuir Avenue, Cumberland.
~ Beacon Ridge Productions (BRP)~ · Friday, J a n . 11th: Uncle Wiggly’s Hot Shoes Blues Band Dance | $20.00 · Saturday, Jan. 12th: Steve Dawson & Friends | $25.00 · Friday, J a n . 18th: Edie DaPonte “From Paris to Rio” | $20.00 · Friday, J a n . 25th: Pearl Django | $25.00 the Upstairs Lounge, oak bay ReCReation CentRe, 1975 Bee Street, Victoria. | Doors at 6:00 pm (for dinner) concert at 7:30 pm Tickets online at beaconridgeproductions.com — or at the door!
~ Victoria Contra Dance ~ · Saturday, January 12th, at St. Luke’s, Cedar Hill X Road, Victoria. · Saturday, January 26th, at St. Matthias, 600 Richmond Avenue, Victoria. — victoriacontradance.com
The Coffeehouse on Gabriola ~ Meets the last Friday of each month. 6:30 pm Doors/Jam; 7:00 pm Open Stage; 8:30 pm Feature. The Roxy Theatre, 377 Berry Point Road. Admission 10.00 Email [email protected]
Cowichan Folk Guild ~ Meets the second Saturday of the month (September–June), 7:30 pm, at Duncan United Church. Admission $10.00 ($5.00 CFG members). Phone 250-748-3975.
Deep Cove Folk ~ Meets the second Friday of the month (September–June) at 8 pm, 10990 West Saanich Rd. Admission $10.00 Please lug a mug. | Phone 250-384-9419 or visit deepcovefolk.ca
Highlands Folk Music ~ Meets the second Saturday of the month (October–July) 7:30 pm, at 1589 Millstream Road. Admission $7.00 Call 778-678-2409 or email [email protected]
MACoustic Folk Club ~ evolving, about one folkie act a month at the McMillan Arts Centre in Parksville. Admission $18.00 For info, visit mcmillanartscentre.com
Nanaimo Folk Connection ~ Meets the third Friday of the month (September–June) at 7:00 pm. Admission $5.00 | Phone 250-591-6883 or email [email protected]
Qualicum Acoustic Café ~ Meets the first Friday of the month (October–April*) 7:30 pm, at the Rotary House, 211 W. Fern Road, Qualicum Beach. Admission $10.00 Info: [email protected] (*in JanuaRy We Do tHe last fRiDay, skip febRuaRy, anD tHen tHe fiRst fRiDay in maRCH anD apRil.)
Salt Spring Folk Club ~ Hosts concerts October to April on Salt-spring Island. Visit saltspringfolkclub.com for more information.
Sayward Valley Folk Music Society ~ Meets the second Sunday of the month (January–November) at Sayward Heritage Hall, 1257 Sayward Road, Sayward, BC | Door 6:30 pm; Show 7:00 pm | Admission $10.00 | Contact Bob at [email protected], or phone 250-282-0134
Sooke Folk Coffeehouse ~ Meets the third Saturday of the month (September–June) 7:30 pm. Admission $7.00 | Holy Trinity United Church, 1962 Murray Road, Sooke, BC. Email Grant Jamieson at [email protected] or visit sookefolkmusicsociety.com
Folk Clubs and CoffeehousesVancouver Island and the Gulf Islands
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The Victoria Folk Music Society♬
Admission to Sunday Folk Club ~ $7.00 — fRee 16 & under. No charge for VFMS members, volunteers, and performers
Memberships ~ one year from date of purchase $75.00 Individual $120.00 Family $17.00 Newsletter Only
Contacts Membership/Mailing, General Info, Emergencies: contact Carol Aileen at 250-475-1355 or email . . . . . . . . [email protected] Master General: Nancy Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250-477-6844Volunteer Coordinator: Nancy Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250-477-6844Promotions: Rick Lester . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Feature Performer Bookings Patty Castle . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Newsletter Emily Jones & Ron Gillmore . . . . . . . 250-384-5174 or . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] sign up for a free monthly VFMS Newsletter email subscription, visit
victoriafolkmusic.ca/vfms_newsletter_subscribe.html
Our VFMS website: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . victoriafolkmusic.caRon Gillmore . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
For our Facebook page, go to facebook.com, search for VFMS.
ISLANDFOLKAn Email List for Folk-Music Announcements and Discussions
[email protected] list is intended to serve Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands,
and surrounding areas. Its primary purpose is to support contact, communication, and coördination between performers,
presenters, fans, and aficionados of folk music. You must subscribe to be able to write to the list—follow the instructions
on this webpage:ml.islandnet.com/mailman/listinfo/islandfolk
Music Islands
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FolkifiedsFiddle Jams ~ Victoria Fiddle Society meets monthly on the first Friday , 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm, at Wheeley Hall, Esquimalt United Church Building, 500 Admirals Road. (Enter off Lyall Street.) ~ $5 drop in, $20 individual membership, $50 family membership ~ For info, visit victoriafiddlesociety.com
For Sale ~ a variety of quality, open-back 5-string banjos ~ All made in Victoria. Prices range from $150.00–$350.00, Special orders also taken. For information/viewing, contact Murray Luft at 778-440-1566 or [email protected]
FolkifiedsCeltic Cross Instruments ~ Custom Made Mandolins, Mandolas, Octave Mandolins, Bouzoukis; Weisenborn Copies ~ Neil Russell, 1441 Jamaica Road, Victoria, BC, Canada V8N 2C9 250-721-0712 [email protected] www.celticcrossinstruments.com
FolkifiedsVictoria Contra Dance ~ Held generally twice a month, September to June. Live music. No experience necessary. For info, call 250-380-7602 or visit victoriacontradance.com
Victoria Nautical Song Circle ~ Every two weeks Fridays, 7:30 pm, upstairs at The Bent Mast (James Bay). For info, email [email protected]
West Coast Harps ~ Retailing fine folk harps, hammered dulcimers & psalteries. Dusty Strings, Triplett, Noteworthy, Rees, and Another Era Lutherie. For more info, visit westcoastharps.com
Note for readers of our paper Newsletter : the PDF is in colour!
1. Please: NO performer-supplied amplification. The VFMS is proud to provide our audience with an Acoustic (“Unplugged”) experience.
2. All performances are limited to 10 minutes unless pre-arranged with the host.
3. Performers can play once per calendar month unless there are not enough musicians to fill the evening’s open stage.
4. Priority is always given to out-of-town visitors and local musicians new to the Folk.
Interested in hosting? Please call Nancy at 250-477-6844.
VFMS Open-Stage GuidelinesFolk’n Parking (‘Norway House’ parking lot…)On Sunday nights, please remember that parking is:• not allowed next door in the
Sikh Temple lot, off Graham. You could be towed!
• not allowed right beside the hall as it is a designated fire lane. Ditto!
• ReseRveD for Feature Performers with orange cones. Please leave lots of room.
• easieR when you carpool.
• unRestRiCteD on streets south of Hillside.
• alloWeD in the lot behind Monarch Furnishings, off Prior. Thanks, M o n a r c h ! !
• tRiCky on side-streets. Please respect ‘Residential Parking Only’ signs.
• easiest when you walk, bike, or take the bus!
Monarch Furnishings • 1120 Hillside AvenueTony Martin, Owner • monarchfurnishings.com
As the Folk Turnsa neW yeaR beGins (the Folk’s 44th!) with so much thanks to be given—to the founders of yore; to the players, listeners, and volunteers of now; and to all of those in between!Sadly, 2018 saw one of our founding forces pass to the great beyond but not before we gave him proper thanks for his skills and for his years of dedication. Huge thanks goes to Rick Van Krugel & Linda Rogers for organising February’s tribute concert to Dave Cahill as well as to all the folks who came from far and near to join in that amazing honouring!Truly, it takes a community to sustain a folk club and the VFMS has that in abundance. Sincere thanks also goes to people like…•Dylan Rovere for carrying on Dave’s legacy at Old
Town Strings!•Doug Baxter who comes every Sunday night to do
set-up, take-down, and restock the kitchen, who attends every business meeting and serves mightily as our VP!
• Jim & Helga Woolsey who pretty much match Doug step for step, with special thanks to Helga for doing the thankless job of treasurer!
• Rick Lester, our most faithful secretary who types minutes, herds cats (I mean chairs meetings!) and generally keeps us working in good order!
• Ron Gillmore who likewise attends every Sunday, every business meeting, and also tends to ALL our graphic needs: newsletter, website, & FB page! And a special thanks is also due Emily Jones for
assisting Ron with all that wordsmithing!!•Nancy Taylor, volunteer coordinator & host master
extraordinaire along with her core dependables including Carol Lester, Bill & Betty Gordon, Francis Tally, Ray Painchaud, Sharon Hazelwood & Alan O’Dean, Bob Streeter, and Glynne Evans!!
• Patty Castle for her taste and talent in booking 50 fabulous features a year!
• Lynn Beak who answers legal-type questions, pulls regular kitchen duty, and coordinates billets for traveling musicians. Extra thanks goes to Bob & Christina Dean for providing much of that accommodation!
•Colleen Switzer-Talson for keeping us in coffee and for posting weekly notices to the folk listserve…and to John Carver for being keeper of said list!
• Lissa Chapeskie, another business meeting stalwart and front row regular, doing her best to keep the club’s average age down!
•Our elders, like Jean Smith, Bob & Betty McInnes, Anna Hendren, and Charlie McCaffery who keep us connected to our roots!
•The many, many more who have not been named here but who regularly volunteer their time and talents to keep the club thriving. It couldn’t happen without you!!
May we all be blessed with a harmonious 2019!
With love and gratitude, Carol Aileen
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V FM S f e a t u r e : 20
The Flora Scott Trio
21 22 23 24Club Voltaire - Oliver Swain
(Hermann’S—Victoria)
25The Other Song Circle (BentmaSt— 8:00 pm)
Bijoux du Bayou (oakS—see p. 2)
Pearl Django ( BRP —see p. 2)
Coffeehouse on Gabriola Gary Badke 7:00 pm—(see p. 2)
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V FM S f e a t u r e : 27
The Jenny Lester Band
28saltsprinG folk Club
april VercH (see p. 2)
29VictoriA BluegrAss society The Greg Blake Band in Concert
(see p. 2)
The Montreal Guitar Trio
(WinSpear—see p. 2)
30 31Andy Hillhouse &
Dan McDonald (17 camBridGe
—see p. 2)
Old Man Luedecke
(cumBerland–see p. 2)
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V FM S f e a t u r e : 6
Finch & The Fiddler
7Acoustic Campfire Jam
(duncan—see p. 2)
8 9 10Blue Moon Marquee
(parkSVille—see p. 2)
11Uncle Wiggly’s
Hot Shoes Blues Band Dance
( BRP —see p. 2)
Deep Cove folk todd Butler
8:00 pm (see p. 2)
12Steve Dawson
& Friends ( BRP —see p. 2)
Valdy (WinSpear—see p. 2)
CowiChan folk tHe eVer-loVin’
JuG Band 7:00 pm (see p. 2)
1 2 3 4Victoria Nautical Song Circle
(BentmaSt— 7:30 pm)
OzMoses (oakS—see p. 2)
5Clancy’s Front Porch
(Spiral—see p. 2)
The Shari Ulrich Band (WinSpear—see p. 2)
V FM S f e a t u r e : 13
The Mechanical Botanicals
saywarD valley folk Club The Ever-Lovin’
Jug Band 7:00 pm—(see p. 2)
14 15 16 17 18Victoria Nautical Song Circle
(BentmaSt— 7:30 pm)
riG-a-JiG (oakS—see p. 2)
Edie DaPonte ( BRP —see p. 2)
nanai m o fo l k SteVe palmer 7:30 pm (see p. 2)
19hi Gh l an Ds fo l k
edie daponte & k arel roeSSinGH
7:30 pm (see p. 2)
Visit the VFMS on the internet — victoriafolkmusic.ca — for more information.
•• • • • •Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
VFMS Business Meeting
—7:30 pm—3483 Lovat Avenue
V F M S N e w s l e t t e r D e a d l i n e !
our FeBruary VFmS Features:
• Feb 03: The Lake Men
• Feb 10: Pat Wictor
• Feb 17: The Brian Robertson Trio
• Feb 24: Tim Hall
Weekly In VICtorIa…~ Island Thyme Morris Dancing ~ 7:00 pm, every Monday.
250-386-9326
~ Old-Timey Music Jam ~ 7:00 pm, every Monday; at The Spiral Café. 250-386-9393
~ Holly Tree Morris Dancing ~ 8:00 pm, every Tuesday. 250-475-1706
~ Medieval Dancing ~ every Tuesday excepT the first Tuesday. 250-478-4105
~ Victoria Bluegrass Association ~ Jams every Tuesday, 7:45 pm. On the last Tuesday of the month from September to May, the jam is replaced by an open stage followed by a feature act…at First Church of Christ Scientist, 1205 Pandora Ave, Victoria.
~ Bluegrass Music Jam ~ 7:00 pm, every Wednesday; at the James Bay Coffee & Books
~ Quicksbottom Morris Dancing ~ 7:15 pm, every Wednesday. 250-656-2920
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Gypsy Celts Slow JamsMonthly — dates and venues vary. All acoustic instruments welcome. We play via sheet music and by ear. A relaxed setting to improve skills and learn new Irish, Scottish, & Old-Time tunes. For more info, phone Marcia at 250-474-6890
The Scottish & Irish Sunday Tune Sessions
2nd & 4th Sundays; 2:30–5:30 pm The Fernwood Inn, 1302 Gladstone Avenue, Victoria, B.C.
Bring it on Cabaret & Open Mic
Monthly — Oak Bay United Church, 1355 Mitchell Street, Victoria: Singers, musicians, dancers, poets, comedians, and more! For more information, call 250-213-1948
