VFS Members at December 2025 Jam
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FEBRUARY 2026 Monthly Jam

ByMarg Crowley

Join us on Friday, February 6th, we are thrilled to have the renowned Max Francis leading the Jam! You won’t want to miss it!

Max Francis is a 14-year-old multi-instrumentalist and composer from Victoria. Max is equally at home in the fiddle and classical worlds. In 2023, he was featured as a soloist with the Victoria Symphony, while at the National Music Festival his chamber trio was awarded first place and Max achieved the platinum standard for composition. He is the youngest person ever to win the BC Fiddle Championship, the current US National Fiddle Champion for his age, and he is also the current Canadian Grand Masters Fiddle Champion!

https://www.facebook.com/maxfrancismusic

Jam Time: 7:00 – 9:00pm; Doors open at 6:45 We will have a short break, concession snacks are welcome

Cost: Members no charge; Drop In $5 

Where: Wheeley Hall in the Esquimalt United Church Building (500 Admirals Road).  Enter off Lyall Street. 

Set List:

  • The Rakes of Mallow (Red Book p 4) Key of G
  • Ashokan Farewell (VFS Website) Key of D
  • The Cliffs of Moher Key of G  **
  • Ogopogo Polka Key of D (by Max Francis) **
  • Whiskey Before Breakfast (Green Book p 31) Key of D
  • Sheebeg and Sheemore (Green Book p 32) Key of D
  • Sally Gardens (Green Book p 17) Key of D
  • Bill Sullivan’s (Red Book p 52) Key of A
  • Westphalia Waltz (Green Book p 66) Key of G
  • Ashgrove (Red Book p 11) Key of D
  • Bowing the Strings (Green Book p 62) Key of A
  • Road to Lisdoonvarna (Red Book p 47) Key of D
  • Mason’s Apron (Green Book p 53) Key of A
  • Growling Old Man (Green Book p 49) Key of C

** For copies of these tunes, send email to vfsinfo@gmail.com

Many of the tunes we play are in Calvin Cairns’ Conservatory Fiddletunes Red, Green or Blue Books. We sell the books at the Jams for $20 each (without CD), or you can get them at Tapestry Music or Long & McQuade. We also have colour-coded indexes of the books, available at no charge. One with Red & Green Book tunes and the other with Red, Green & Blue Book tunes. The indexes are also posted on the VFS website https://www.victoriafiddlesociety.com/jam-tunes/

We’re always looking for new (or old) tunes to play, email your requests vfsinfo@gmail.com  or bring your request to the Jam.

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