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It’s time to celebrate the summer by grooving out to some great live music at one of Vancouver’s many outdoor festivals or events. Travel to different unique locations and venues around the city hosting many local bands, DJs, and singers in the crisp fresh air and many scenic backgrounds.
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Groove to These Outdoor Music Celebrations All Summer Long
Main Stage, Photo: David Niddrie/VFMF
Thanks to “a tremendous outpouring of support” after a huge public outcry, music lovers can rejoice and hit the beach once again this summer for the 46th annual Vancouver Folk Music Festival (VFMF) at Jericho Beach Park from July 14-16.
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Hit Jericho Beach for the Vancouver Folk Music Festival Coming Back This July
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Tickets are still on sale for the 41st annual Vancouver Folk Festival–the city’s “Best Local Music Festival” as rated by Georgia Straight Newspaper readers (five years in a row!).
The concert takes place over three days from July 13 – 15 and draws over 30,000 enthusiastic attendees to the beautiful Jericho Beach Park. The event is a unique mix of music and culture of more than 40 international, national, and local acts.
Need even more reasons on why you should be checking out the festival? We’ve got five great ones below…
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5 Reasons to Attend the Vancouver Folk Festival (July 13 – 15, 2018)
Matt Holubowski is one of the performers at this year’s Vancouver Folk Music Festival (July 13-16).
This year’s edition of the annual Vancouver Folk Music Festival kicks off this Thursday (July 13) with a free concert, and keeps going with afternoon workshops and shows and evening sets until July 16. The festival features dozens of artists, some returning, some here for the first time; some veteran acts and some exciting up-and-coming musicians.
Here are a few of the many artists in this weekend’s lineup we think are worth checking out.
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10 must-see acts at this year’s Vancouver Folk Music Festival
Rhiannon Giddens, singer of Carolina Chocolate Drops, is touring in support of her solo album Freedom Highway.
Today, organizers of the Vancouver Folk Music Festival announced the lineup for this year’s event.
Headliners for the festival, which runs July 13-16 at Jericho Beach Park, include British folk-activist Billy Bragg and American singer/songwriter Joe Henry, Grammy-winning singer Shawn Colvin, and Canadian favourite Kathleen Edwards.
Other guests include Rhiannon Giddens, the lead singer of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, touring in support of her new solo album Freedom Highway. Also, the Barenaked Ladies. And there’s a French-Canadian component, too.
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Billy Bragg, Shawn Colvin and more – 2017 Vancouver Folk Festival lineup announced
