Artistic excellence, community and environmental consciousness, respect for tradition: these are just a few of the principles that guide the Vancouver Folk Music Festival’s board, staff and volunteers when planning each year’s Festival. The Vancouver Folk Music Festival is an annual celebration of the finest in contemporary and traditional folk, roots and world music. Now in its 35th year, the Festival is an internationally-renowned and respected event—considered one of the finest festivals in the world. Each year, 35,000+ revelers step outside of their everyday lives to experience three days of magic: to listen to fantastic music, experience new cultures and musical genres, discover the joy of watching artists collaborate in unique ways, spend time with family and friends and even to shop!
What Folks are Saying
“World music fans won’t want to miss China’s Hanggai, the wonderful political Toronto calypso/dub crew Kobo Town, Egypt’s Fatma Zidan and Ethiopian/U.S. act the Debo Band.”- Stuart Derdeyn, Vancouver Province
ANNOUNCING: the 2013 Lineup
- Lena Anderssen
- Sam Baker
- Del Barber
- Black Prairie
- Bon Débarras
- Dalannah Gail Bowen
- Briga
- The Brothers Comatose
- Jeffery Broussard & the Creole Cowboys
- Brown Bird
- Jason Burnstick
- The Cat Empire
- Tim Chaisson
- Cold Specks
- Debo Band
- Delhi 2 Dublin
- DeVotchKa
- Joaquin Diaz
- The Raghu Dixit Project
- Maria Dunn
- Kathleen Edwards
- Steve Earle & The Dukes
- Elephant Revival
- Hannah Georgas
- Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion
- Habadekuk
- Hanggai
- Hayden
- Hazmat Modine
- Hurray for the Riff Raff
- Reid Jamieson
- Anthony Joseph and the Spasm Band
- The Alan Kelly Gang
- Mo Kenney
- Kaki King
- Aidan Knight
- Kobo Town
- The Latchikos
- The Littlest Birds
- Mamselle
- Natalie Maines
- Maria in the Shower
- Danny Michel and the Garifuna Collective
- Nomadic Massive
- Jerron “Blind Boy” Paxton
- Phildel
- Martha Redbone Roots Project
- Pharis and Jason Romero
- Justin Rutledge
- Stefano Saletti and Piccola Banda Ikona
- The Shirleys
- Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars
- moira smiley & VOCO
- Kinnie Starr
- Jayme Stone
- Stringband
- Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble
- Tinpan Orange
- Los Vega
- The Waterboys
- Loudon Wainwright III
- Sara Watkins
- Whitehorse
- The Wooden Sky
- Fatma Zidan
- Laetitia Zonzambe







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