Vancouver Island Music Fest
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
appearing this year at
Vancouver Island Music Fest July 8 - 10/05
www.islandmusicfest.com
A three day event held annually in the Comox Valley, the Vancouver Island
Music Fest is becoming one of the premier summer music festivals in British
Columbia.
With it's eclectic menu of musical styles including, but not limited
to, Folk, Blues, Bluegrass, Celtic, World Beat and Roots influenced Rock,
the Island Music Fest has something for just about everyone's taste. This
fact is reflected in the composition of the crowd. A family friendly event,
festival goers range from babes-in-arms to seniors with every age in between
well represented.
Some of the performers at past Island Music Fests have been: Doug Sahm,
Amos Garrett, Dan Hicks, Jane Sibbery, Leo Kottke, Jesse Winchester, Adrian
Legg, Ramblin Jack Elliot, Sonny Rhodes, Spirit Of The West, Maria Muldaur,
Bruce Cockburn, Duke Robilliard, Christine Lavin, Robert Cray, Richie Havens,
Amazing Rhythm Aces, John Hammond, Ferron, Prairie Oyster, Enter the Haggis,
Chris Hillman and Herb Pedersen, Hamid Baroudi, Alvin Youngblood Hart,
Bernie Leadon and many, many, many more…
For more information and a list of this year's performers see www.islandmusicfest.com
Example of Past Festival Line-ups:
2004
Acoustic Eidolon
Helen Austin
Autorickshaw
Baby Gramps
Rick Bockner and Keith Bennett
Chuck Brodsky
Sam Bush
Todd Butler
Juan Carranza
Abdulla Chhadeh & Nara
Kat Danser
Das macht Show
Dr Hook featuring Ray Sawyer
Barb Dwyer and Jeff Turpin
Enter The Haggis
Tammy Fassaert
Gayle Ferguson
Ruthie Foster
Simon Fox
David Francey
Galitcha
Annie Gallup
Filippo Gambetta Trio
Amos Garrett
The Gourds
Clive Gregson
Luke Guthrie
Alvin Youngblood Hart
Alannah Hickson
Veda Hille
Hollow Promise
Sam Hurrie
Steve James & Del Rey
Paul Keim and Mary Murphy
Kaki King
La Raquette a Claquettes
Bernie Leadon
Adrian Legg
Raghu Lokanathan
Vusi Mahlasela
Sue Malcolm & Slow-Pitch Jam
Mandaluyong Childrens Chorus
Ellen McIlwaine
Mighty Popo
Jonell Mosser
Nathan
Al Pasanen
Mark Perry and Scott Atchison
The Pucks
Linda Safford
Adam Solomon
The Texas All-Stars featuring Augie Meyers/Louie Ortega/Ernie Durawa
and Bill Flores
Nathan Tinkham
Vesna Children's Choir
White Hat John
Ken Whiteley
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