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Vancouver Folk Music Festival July 14 to 16, 2023   Albert Lee | UK/CA “The ultimate virtuoso. His skill is extraordinary, his ear is extraordinary and he’s gifted on just about every level.” – Eric Clapton Albert Lee is a Grammy…

Vancouver Folk Music Festival July 14 to 16, 2023   Las Cafeteras | CA Born and raised east of the Los Angeles River, Las Cafeteras are remixing roots music as modern-day troubadours. They are a sonic explosion of Afro-Mexican rhythms, electronic…

Vancouver Folk Music Festival July 14 to 16, 2023   Namgar | Buryatia The heart of the group Namgar, Namgar (which means “white cloud”), Lhasaranova, grew up in the tiny village of Kunkur near the border of Mongolia and the…

Vancouver Folk Music Festival July 14 to 16, 2023   Blick Bassy | Cameroon/France Imagine an African artist with the tenderly subversive touch of Bon Iver, the haunting falsetto of Skip James, the razor-like mind of Akala, and the inventiveness…

Vancouver Folk Music Festival July 14 to 16, 2023   Susan O’Neill | Ireland After having wowed huge festival audiences over the past few years – moonlighting with Mick Flannery and the Irish dance band, King Kong Company, and accompanying…

Vancouver Folk Music Festival July 14 to 16, 2023   William Prince | MB William Prince approaches the big questions with humility and curiosity, and his songwriting is a masterclass in skilful simplicity. Since his JUNO Award win in 2017, Prince’s…

Punk rock roots troubadour by way of California, NYC and Austin shares songs with an eye toward social change

A soundscape of vocal layers, loops, raps and harmonies on a bed of hip-hop, jazz and soul-inspired beats

An original blend of indigenous Sámi yoiks, grooving rhythms and improvisation

Young musicians playing contemporary and traditional fiddle tunes