Canada Fiddle Day – May 21, 2022

ByVictoria Fiddle Society April 21, 2022September 15, 2022

The 159th Victoria Highland Games & Celtic Festival happened on May 21 and 22, 2022, at Topaz Park. About 36 people gathered at Topaz Park on May 21st for a Fiddle Jam. A big Thank you and to Tony for organizing and to all who joined in today in celebration of Canada and World Fiddle Day!

Special thanks to our Victoria Fiddle Society president Emily Dubois for her animated leadership through all those tunes!

Find more information at https://victoriahighlandgames.com/.

Folk ‘n Fiddle Fest Fundraiser

ByCormac Eby March 13, 2019September 15, 2022

The Folk n’ Fiddle Festival is proud to present St. Patrick’s Day Celebration and Fund-Raiser SATURDAY, March 16th at the SHOAL Centre. The Reception is at 7:00 PM with the concert beginning at 8:00 PM. The SHOAL Centre is at 10030 Resthaven, Sidney.Tickets are $35 and available at the SHOAL Centre in person or by…

Community Event | Jams

National Fiddling Day – Highland Games!

ByMarg Crowley May 31, 2024September 29, 2024

It was another great jam at the Victoria Highland Games and Celtic Festival, May 18th & 19th, although a bit windy! With our President Q leading, over 30 members and friends gathered to play under the trees as people wandered by, or stopped and listened for a while. Thanks to all who came out to…

Community Event | Concerts | Workshops

Workshops – Gordon Stobbe & JJ Guy!

ByCormac Eby September 24, 2019September 15, 2022

Sunday, October 6 12:30 – 4:00 Gordon Stobbe & JJ Guy will each be presenting workshops with a jam to follow on Sunday, October 6th. Workshops will focus on various techniques and bowing exercises to improve and assist in all levels of playing. Tunes will be taught according to abilities with emphasis on twin fiddle…

Community Event | Jams

VFS November Fiddle Jam!

ByMarg Crowley November 3, 2022January 24, 2023

Join us at the November Jam – Friday, Nov. 4th at 7 pm Doors open at 6:45 pm; in Wheeley Hall in the Esquimalt United Church Building (500 Admirals Road). Enter off Lyall Street.

We are trying something new – a few tunes in a set list to get the Jam started. Following is November’s set list – send us your suggestions… Also, we’re looking for folks who might be interested in leading the occasional Jam – let us know if you’re interested or know someone who is…

Community Event | Concerts

VCM Folk & Contemporary Classics: Unplugged

ByCormac Eby October 30, 2019September 15, 2022

October 27 Wood Hall, Victoria Conservatory of Music, 907 Pandora Avenue 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm Join renowned BC master fiddler Daniel Lapp and guests for an inspiring and educational journey through the history of folk. Through music and stories, the audience will be transported through time and across the world, ending with a foot-stomping, kitchen party-style…

Community Event | Jams

Record attendance at VFS February Jam

ByMarg Crowley February 9, 2024February 20, 2024

Thanks to all who came out to our February Jam – it was a packed hall with over 80 people playing and jamming – great fun! Thanks again to Calvin Cairns for leading us in the Jam!

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