Vancouver Folk Music Festival?

Subject: RE: Vancouver Folk Music Festival?
From: Jon Bartlett
Date: 25 Jul 02 - 11:09 PM

Thanks, John Ross, for explaining the tenuous relationship. Rika and I performed at the first two Vancouver Festivals, back in the days when the organizers were talking excitedly about what a good thing it would be for the Vancouver folk music community. We haven't been back since. Your best bet for info is to go to the Festival website, I believe quoted above. Jon Bartlett

Subject: RE: Vancouver Folk Music Festival?
From: johnross
Date: 19 Jul 02 - 12:39 AM

The relationship between the Vancouver Folk Music Festival and the Folk Song Society is, to be polite, somewhat distant.

The Festival is a pure performance event, which brings performers from many parts of the world to its stages. The Vancouver Festival does what it does very well. But it is not a participatory event like the Folklife Festival in Seattle.

It's a fine opportunity to hear a bunch of major folk acts and learn about others, all in one place. And they treat their performers very well. But it's one of the many big Canadian folk festivals that occur across the country every summer. Except for the wonderful scenery, you could as easily be in Winnipeg or any of half a dozen other festivals.

Of course, if they had to depend on the hardcore folkies as their only audience, they wouldn't attract anything close to the number of people they need to cover their budget.

Subject: RE: Vancouver Folk Music Festival?
From: Mudlark
Date: 18 Jul 02 - 03:41 AM

Thanks for the websites...I'll pass them along.

Subject: RE: Vancouver Folk Music Festival?
From: GUEST,Bardford
Date: 18 Jul 02 - 12:53 AM

This weekend, July 19-21, 2002. Heres the skinny:

Vancouver Folk Festival.

I can't go to that, cuz I'm going to this:

South Country Fair ,where I will see Fairport Convention, and many others.

Subject: RE: Vancouver Folk Music Festival?
From: Genie
Date: 18 Jul 02 - 12:16 AM

John Bartlett could give you the info about it, I'll bet.

Subject: RE: Vancouver Folk Music Festival?
From: Mudlark
Date: 17 Jul 02 - 09:36 PM

When is the Vancouver BC folk festival? I have friends there that might be interested, altho I'm too far away.

Subject: RE: Vancouver Folk Music Festival?
From:
Date: 17 Jul 02 - 06:32 AM

That's the Vancouver BC. Folk Festival. Sorry, but I won't. However there are members like Jon and his wife Rika who will undoubtedly be there. They're part of the Vancouver Folk Song Society which is a separate entity but their love is folk music.

Subject: RE: Vancouver Folk Music Festival?
From: Lane
Date: 17 Jul 02 - 01:32 AM

Is that Vancouver, WA? When? I'm not aware of the festival but will certainly be there if I can!

Lane

Subject: Vancouver Folk Music Festival?
From: GUEST,Linda Mattson
Date: 17 Jul 02 - 01:05 AM

Hello Mudcatters, Is anyone else going to be at the Vancouver Folk Music festival? Would love to meet up with some fellow Mudcatters. Linda Portland, OR