Year 2023

Vancouver Folk Music Festival July 14 to 16, 2023   Tré Burt | CA/TN With the coming of Tré Burt, the festival welcomes an important new voice in songwriting. That might sound pretty weighty, but informed sources predict Burt will…

Vancouver Folk Music Festival July 14 to 16, 2023   Aoife O’Donovan | NY Aoife O’Donovan creates gorgeous American roots music that transcends genre, is difficult to pigeonhole, and easy to love. A Grammy-Award-winning songwriter and musician, her voice has…

Vancouver Folk Music Festival July 14 to 16, 2023   The High Bar Gang | BC Since forming in the summer of 2010, the seven members of the High Bar Gang have been bringing their unique and vibrant take on…

Vancouver Folk Music Festival July 14 to 16, 2023   Joachim Cooder | CA While often identified as the progeny of a famous father, Joachim Cooder has more than earned front row standing in the folk and related music world…

Vancouver Folk Music Festival July 14 to 16, 2023   Jill Barber | BC Jill Barber is a three-time Juno Award nominated singer-songwriter with an unforgettable voice that, once heard, is never forgotten. Her critically acclaimed repertoire spans a transformative…

Vancouver Folk Music Festival July 14 to 16, 2023   Celeigh Cardinal | AB With a confident style and boundless energy, Celeigh Cardinal owns a stage, connecting deeply with her audience through humour, passion and love. A 2020 JUNO Indigenous…

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…