March 5th at the Quaker Meeting House
Celebrate International Women’s Day with a tapestry of diverse women’s voices. Bring a song to share on the Open Stage, and hear music from: The Re:Sisters, Heidi Harmer & Tiffany Kuhlmann, Isa Hastings, Yette Gram-Patterson, Christina Ray, and more.
Re:Sisters — Sweet harmonies with strong messages. The Re:Sisters continue to develop a repertoire that showcases their voices and their hearts, from sisterhood and labour solidarity to love songs. The Re:Sisters are Barb Coward, De Whalen, Janet Dempsey, and Janet Hall.
March 19th at the Quaker Meeting House & streamed live to Zoom
Special theme night: Songs of British Columbia
In honour of VFSS founder and BC folk song collector Philip J. Thomas, we celebrate BC through music and song. With extended Open Stage so more people can sing!
Dylan Brown — Rapidly becoming one of our experts in the BC tradition, Dylan always has some new treasure up his sleeve. Accompanying himself with guitar, accordion, piano, or a friend, Dylan’s music will surprise and delight you.
Steel Cut Notes is a collection of friends who have been enjoying singing together since early 2024. They like to sing a variety of music—songs of the sea, Scotland, Ireland, and BC. Steel Cut Notes is George Beatty, Che Buffel, Jeremy Kashkett, Yette Patterson-Gram and Andrew Russell.
Barry Truter with Michael Burnyeat—A genuine “Made in BC” set, featuring songs from Barry’s recent album, Traveller 2, backed up by Vancouver’s favourite fiddle champion. Like the people of BC, this duo can be upbeat, contemplative, and powerful by turn.