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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.

..Eggs on de couch

..Oldtime Religion

..Your Planet is Burning...

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Club T Shirts     For 2008. I have a special on Jericho T-Shirts. You know the ones with the logo showing the sail floating by the window, just as if you were sitting there listening to a song. Your chance to get a memento of all the music you enjoy down there. Clearance sale at $8.00 drop by the store to pick one up. 3754 West 10th Ave. Vancouver 604-222-2299 Sizes in Youth, Small, Medium and Large. All the best see you there. Michael and Lynn

July 1 Tuesday          John Kidder & Friends

A narrative of Song and music taken from Canadian travels

Back Again #14 2008 May is here Every Tuesday evening 7-10 pm at Jericho Sailing center, top floor - East side. Michael and Lynn

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Jericho Folk Club Schedule Tuesday 2008 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   July 1     John Kidder & Friends                 xxx . July 8th     Andy Vine & Daniele Arcand                Singer of many Irish, British and writer of Canadian songs, Notable ones: Woman of Labrador, Excuse Me, Your Planet is Burning, The General Store, singing the ballad " Sea Fever" and if you want, he can toss in some Rockabilly.. . July 15     Westwynds        Vancouver Celtic group. 3 part harmony and you will join in. . July  22     Blackthorn              Traditional music of the British isles. Celtic Ballads, Songs, Jigs, and the Bodhran accompanied by the Fiddles, Bass and Guitars . July  29     Joe Charron              Joe's songwriting displays a novelist's eye for detail and the soul of the Honkey-Tonk poet. . He listens to peoples stories and then just sings them back to them. ****** Other Notable Vancouver Folksingers Brian Robertson Brian Robertson, singer-songwriter-guitarist, originally hails from Powell River, ... working in paper mills and smelters, as a fisherman, salvage diver, ... Andy Vine Andy Vine Vancouver, listen to his Song Sea Fever and it is BC NEWS! Andy's song "Woman of Labrador" has been chosen for Volume 1 of the Great Canadian Songbook! Victoria Folk Music Society   Vancouver Folk Festival 2007Phil J. Thomas (1921-2007) ventured up the dusty roads recording more than 100 singers and collecting hundreds of songs that make sense of our working lives and this place called British Columbia. Fraser Union   Fraser Union is Dan Kenning, Henk Piket, Roger Holdstock and Barry Truter. They've enjoyed performing together for over twenty years, singing songs that tell stories of lives past and present from BC, Canada, and other traditions. Their four strong voices present some songs a cappella and others accompanied by a variety of instruments including guitars, mandolins, dobro, and banjo. A Fraser Union set combines the pleasures of meaningful music delivered with humour and energy. For the Festival, they are joined by Barry's son, percussionist Duncan Truter, who also guests on their latest CD, This Old World. Folk Festival list . of 50 - 60 Performers by year Tarkin Tarkin takes North American folk traditions from across the spectrum and blends them together to create a sound that?s folk music with a West Coast flair. With six voices and over a dozen different instruments at hand, Tarkin goes from old-time to country swing to ceilidh band as the instruments get passed around the circle. They?ve been described as "a bunch of multi-instrumentalist gypsies, roving over the mountains of the West Coast.". Norah Rendell Roots Music / Acoustic ,Limerick, Vancouver,Canada Lily Come Down, Folksie Harmonies from Trout Lake Vancouver Lily Come Down. Here is a fresh Canadian Folk band with feel-good sound. They blend intoxicating melodies with fun rhythms and innovative harmonies.       The Lilies Are: Melissa Bandura (lead vox, violin, guitar, pennywhistle, banjo)        Joanna Chapman-Smith (lead vox, guitar, mandolin)        Justine Fischer (stand-up bass) Chris Suen (banjo and bgs)        Kenton Wiens (drum kit)        Also Appearing On The Album:        Orith Fogel (stand-up bass)        Neal "The Baron" Miskin (bodhran) Tim Tweedale Raghu Lokanathan a wonderful songwriter who was born in India and grew up in Montreal, where he learned to play guitar and accordion. Ex Girlfriend in Northern BC and a librarian in Victoria. Flowing tales of actual Canadian lives from ground level with a birds eye view of life. Linda Villarreal is a soulful and heart-warming singer, her original material already sings to your heart. Michael Dunn the lead Guitar and Slide Guitar are the best on Main Street and beyond. Gerry Teahan's Bass fills in the wall of sound. See them at Cafe Montmartre, 4362 Main St, Vancouver. The Savannah Leigh Band Winston Productions Minimalist