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. . . . . . This is a summer website for The Jericho Folk Club
Upstairs in Vancouver's Ocean Access Community Centre - between Jericho Beach and Spanish banks at the north end of Discovery Street.
This is where folksingers go to hear good music up close.
Michael Pratt & Lynn McGowan are dynamic leaders and a joy to have here in the Vancouver Folk and Roots scene.
They are the founders of the Jericho Folk Club, now in its 15 th year.
You will find a well attended showcase for accomplished local and international musicians.
Lynn & Michael
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Celtic Traditions Our Shop
3754 West 10th Ave. Vancouver 604-222-2299
All the best see you there. Michael and Lynn |
>Blackthorn's repertoire
celebrates the traditional music of the British Isles.
Savour the harmonies of
the Celtic ballads,
the boisterous up-tempo folk songs and dance to the lively
jigs
and reels with Fiddle, Guitar, Bass and Bodhran.."
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7.30 pm Session Jericho Sailing Centre
8.10 pm Open Stage 1300 Discovery St. 9.30 pm Feature Vancouver B.C. $8.00 Admission Phone:604-222-4113 Tuesdays *~ *~ *~ *~ ~*~ Performers for 2010 For August
August 3rd ErraticaErratica offer us a rich blend of Celtic and old timey, original and contemporary folk songs and tunes. Erratica roams among jigs and reels, from their own originals through hits of their Canadian heroes. August 10th Just DuetsJust Duets perform a wonderful selection of contemporary folk and classic country music. Andrea Smith and Dave Lidstone present their music with sibling-like harmonies supported by beautiful guitar work. Their repertoire consists of songs of social commentary, life and love. August 17th Steve PalmerSteve Palmer is a prairie picker from Moose Jaw Saskatchewan, Steve was raised on gospel, country and the blues, with a love of Doc Watson which shines clear through on his albums, "Roots and Strings" and "Morning Road". August 24th Joe CharronJoe's song-writing displays a novelist's eye for detail and the soul of a honkey-tonk poet.When Joe performs every song is a passion play and the audience is the cast. Maybe that is why Joe says that he "just listens to people's stories and then sings them back to them." August 31st BlackthornBlackthorn's repertoire celebrates the traditional music of the British Isles. Savour the harmonies of the Celtic ballads, the boisterous up-tempo folk songs and dance to the lively jigs and reels with Fiddle, Guitar, Bass and Bodhran. ~*~*~**~*~*~*
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