Here’s our schedule for the month of June: June 1: In-Person Song Circle at the Friends’ Meeting House, 1090 W. 70th Ave., Vancouver, BC June 15: Online Song Circle on Zoom, featuring The Burnaby Mountain Mamas (Pat Howard, Janie Benna & Rena Pinteric) We hope you can join us at one or both events! Regarding the June 1st…
Continuing with our cautious and gradual resumption of in-person gatherings, here’s our schedule for the month of May: May 4: In-Person Song Circle at the Friends’ Meeting House May 18: Online Song Circle on Zoom, featuring: Cliff Rice All the same Covid safety measures that were in place for our last two in-person gatherings will apply…
The feedback from those who attended our test in-person event on March 2nd was all positive, so we’re going to do the same in April: April 6: In-Person Song Circle at the Friends’ Meeting House, theme: Let’s Sing Together! (again!) April 20: Online Song Circle on Zoom, featuring: Elizabeth Dunn All the same Covid safety measures that…
Important Announcement: We are holding an in-person song circle on March 2nd — Let’s Sing Together! In light of the recent relaxation of some of BC’s COVID-19 public health orders, the VFSS Board of Directors has voted to proceed with a plan we have been working on for several months now. On March 2nd, we plan to…
Riu Riu Chiu Can you learn one of the 3 parts of this 16th century spanish villancico before we meet again in person? Beware, the catchy tune and rhythm with an extra beat thrown in at the end of phrases can quickly become an endless loop in your aural channels.
You are all most welcome to attend our annual Winter Solstice event, which is online once again this year. We can only hope next year will be brighter for us all. On Tuesday, December 14, if you are on our Zoom email list, you will get the usual email with the Zoom link, and an…
On Sunday, September 26, 2021, the VFSS held its first online Retreat. Sixty folks attended by Zoom. For archival purposes, here are links to all the information that was emailed and/or posted on our Home page before and immediately after the event. Overview, Schedule, Session Details song suggestions for the Folk Revival of the 50s…
What does the VFSS mean to its members? The VFSS Vision 2030 Committee is out to find the answer and asked members to submit a song that they believe represents what is important about the VFSS. Mary Sherlock wrote:
I had completely forgotten creating this video for Youtube four years ago. Proof positive that we’ve been digging shanties for a lot longer than any TikTok dilettantes. I love the robust, spontaneous crew singing from the crowd at The Friends’ that evening. Someday, we’ll be doing that again, folks!
