We are so excited to share this year’s artists…
For over three decades, Joel Plaskett has proven himself a spinning wheel of reinvention. The Nova Scotia songwriter’s eclectic body of work reveals a restless and playful spirit, always transforming and expanding.
Leeroy Stagger is a beloved, award-winning Canadian Singer-Songwriter, Producer and Master Storyteller. Stylistically his music moves between Folk, Roots and Rocknroll. He is Inspired as much by John Prine and Nick Drake as he is Tom Petty and Joe Strummer.
Reuben Bullock is a multifaceted artist, renowned for his role as the lead vocalist and songwriter of the acclaimed indie-folk band, Reuben and the Dark. The career of Reuben, a Calgary-born, currently Victoria-based singer-songwriter, skateboarder, carpenter, and preacher’s son is marked by a series of milestones that underscore his profound impact on the Canadian music landscape over the last 10 years.
Fiona Bevan is a multi-platinum Canadian-British singer-songwriter from Suffolk, with a delicate, passionate voice and a cinematic dream-folk sound, described by Björn Ulvaeus from ABBA as ‘daring and exciting’, and creating ‘startling odysseys that suggest Joanna Newsom and Kate Bush spine-tinglingly joined’ (The Guardian).
Adam Beattie is a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist who has just released his fifth solo album to critical acclaim. Beattie is a “master of powerful narratives” (★★★★★ RnR Magazine), writing original contemporary Scottish folk songs while also drawing rich influences from other roots genres.
Luke Wallace is a dynamic force in the world of folk music, using his talent as a songwriter, speaker, and choral arranger to champion environmental causes and inspire positive change.
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Industry panels, songwriting, poetry workshops, lunch time concert DETAILS TO COME!!
Taeven and Isobel Lopatecki are sisters who grew up on S,DÁYES (Pender Island). Taeven is a fiddle player, vocalist, and multi instrumentalist, whose music is inspired by various traditions of folk and storytelling. Isobel is a guitarist and bass player whose focus is on contemplative and exploratory music, from ambient to metal. They are both completing diplomas in Music Performance at the Victoria Conservatory of Music and Camosun Collage. When playing together, they weave intention, emotion, and poetry into music that speaks of their strong connection to nature and their striving for a better world.
Based on Pender Island, Liz Beattie is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose work blends ethereal melodies with heartfelt, socially conscious songwriting. Returning to songwriting and performance in recent years, she now collaborates with fellow Pender artists at community events including Mosaic Festival, International Women’s Day celebrations, Art Off the Fence, Tour Des Iles, and The Crisp. Website: Lizbeattiemusic.ca Apple Music: music.apple.com/us/artist/liz-beattie/345243201
Benedict Beattie is a singer/songwriter from the west coast of Canada. His music is characterized as whimsical and melodious. His influences range from Liz Beattie, Michael Franks, The Diogenes Club and Slowdive. Songwriting is a spiritual process, and the muses are deeply evocative. Benedict has played many shows in Canada, two in the United States, several in England, one in France. He also travels frequently to Brazil with his beautiful wife, Thais, who sings on his songs, and writes wonderful songs of her own. Papai to two little girls he is so glad to be back living on Pender Island with his family. soundcloud.com/benedict-beattie
PLUS SATURDAY AFTERNOON DANCE
Q is a two-time Irish Music Award-winning nonbinary folk and Celtic artist, born and raised on the Esquimalt / Songhees and Lekwungen-speaking territories, where they are now once again rooted after years of study and performance abroad in Amsterdam and Limerick.
Charlie Gannon is recognized as one of the best young guitarists in Victoria, playing a wide range of styles from Celtic to Rock. His playing is highly technical yet sensitive, with inventive harmonies and chord voicings he has learned from many years of playing jazz. He brings new life to the simplest of songs and performs even the most difficult with ease.
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