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Danny Schmidt – Cowichan Folk Guild
The Cowichan Folk Guild is presenting Danny Schmidt for their final dinner and Chapel concert of the season. The concert is Friday, May 7th, 2010 at Providence Farm near Duncan. For those that missed Danny Schmidt at the Islands Folk Festival last year and his concert at the Duncan Garage Showroom with Romney Getty this is [...]
Islands Folk Festival 25th Anniversary Photographs
Summer is fast approaching in the Cowichan Valley and that means one thing to music fans on Vancouver Island. The Islands Folk Festival will be coming up soon, specifically July 23rd through the 25th, 2010 at Providence Farm near Duncan. Tickets are available through the Cowichan Folk Guild as well as numerous Vancouver Island businesses. Information [...]
Islands Singer Songwriter Contest
Are you Vancouver Islands next great songwriter? The Cowichan Folk Guild, the folks who produce the Islands Folk Festival, proudly present the very first “Islands Singer Songwriter Contest.” Nine contest finalists will perform in front of a panel of music professionals and the entire audience on the opening Friday night of the 2010 Islands Folk [...]
Garnet Rogers at the Duncan Garage Showroom
Longevity John, owner of the Duncan Garage Showroom and the Not So General Store in (you guessed it) downtown Duncan, BC is a tireless promoter of musicians young and old, the well-known and those just starting out and hoping for the Big Break. The Duncan Garage Showroom with its intimate and funky atmosphere is a [...]
Cowichan Folk Guild Culinary Dinner and Chapel Concert Series, 2009
It’s almost Fall again and the Cowichan Folk Guild is gearing up for another great season of music and food. The first Friday of every month between September and June, at the Providence Farm Chapel in Duncan, British Columbia, the Cowichan Folk Guild offers a gourmet dinner and an evening of music for a mere [...]
The Timebenders – Cobble Hill Fall Fair
The Timebenders played a fantastic concert Friday night at the Cobble Hill Fall Fairs 100th anniversary weekend. If you haven’t seen The Timebenders and love music from the 50′s through the 80′s then you owe it to yourself to check them out if they play anywhere near your local. They talk about over 20 amazing [...]
Islands Folk Festival – a close up look!
I just came back from a fabulous weekend at the Islands Folk Festival in the beautiful and extremely hot Cowichan Valley. What a festival; an amazing variety of music from around the world peppered with good food and catching up with many friends. Some 4,200 photos later I am back at my computer sorting images [...]
Islands Folk Festival – Friday Night
What a fabulous start to the 25th annual Islands Folk Festival at Providence Farm. The weather has been stunning and a large and enthusiastic crowd arrived this evening for great music from Canada and abroad. I’m off again in a few minutes but here are some images from last night. Many of these folks are [...]
Islands Folk Festival – Getting ready for next week!
The Islands Folk Festival takes place at Providence Farm in the Cowichan Valley this coming weekend of July 24th-26th. 2009 celebrates the 25th anniversary of this wonderful music event and an army of volunteers are working behind the scenes to make sure that the folk festival is as good an event as possible. I spent [...]
The Duncan Garage Showroom
The Duncan Garage Showroom is located upstairs in the historic Duncan Garage in Duncan, Cowichan Valley, Vancouver Island. The Duncan Garage offers a huge range of music from well known recording artists to local musicians looking for the big break. All of this in the funkiest club you will likely find in all [...]
