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SUMMARY:April 2026 Fiddle Jam
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss the VFS APRIL Fiddle Jam. With the amazing Miriam Sonstenes hosting\, it will be a great evening of music & fun!Time: 7:00 – 9:00 pm; Doors open at 6:45 pm Cost: Members no charge; Drop In $5Where: Wheeley Hall in the Esquimalt United Church Building (500 Admirals Road).  Enter off Lyall Street.  \n\n\n\nIntermission snacks are welcome! \n\n\n\nSet list\n\n\n\n\nKeegan’s Jig   (Red p 2)   Key of D\n\n\n\nHarvest Home   (Red p 37)   Key of D\n\n\n\nBoys of Bluehill   (Green p 44)   Key of D\n\n\n\nSapphire Waltz   (attachment)   Key of G\n\n\n\nRakes of Mallow   (Red p 4)   Key of G\n\n\n\nPlanxty Fanny Powers   (Green p 33)   Key of G\n\n\n\nPlanxty Irwin   (Green p 33)   Key of D\n\n\n\nWhen Stella Smiles   (Green p 36)   Key of D\n\n\n\nCaribou Shuffle   (VSF Website)   Key of G\n\n\n\nMason’s Apron   (Green p 53)   Key of A\n\n\n\nAngus Campbell   (Green p 41)   Key of A\n\n\n\nBlack Velvet Waltz   (Green p 65)   Key of C\n\n\n\nLilting Banshee (The)   (Red p 21)   Key of Am\n\n\n\nReel de Montreal   (Red p 25)   Key of G\n\n\n\n\nSend in any tune requests you have to vfsinfo@gmail.com. \n\n\n\nMembership\n\n\n\nMembership Dues: Single: $25; Family $60   Sign up at the Jam or pay via an e-Transfer to victoriafiddlesocietypayments@gmail.com
URL:https://www.victoriafiddlesociety.com/event/april-2026-fiddle-jam-2/
CATEGORIES:Victoria Fiddle Society
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260412T140000
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SUMMARY:French Balfolk Tunes Workshop
DESCRIPTION:for Fiddle\, Other Instruments & Rhythm Instruments  \n\n\n\n\n\nThe VFS is pleased to host a Workshop with the amazing band Vinta\, who will teach a few French Balfolk tunes.  The workshop is open to everyone – VFS members and non-members. Vinta is a fantastic band from Ontario who will be visiting Victoria for the workshop on the 12th\, a house concert on April 13th and a dance on April 14th at Encore (Former Victoria Event Center).  Check them out here: https://www.vintamusic.com/ \n\n\n\nWorkshop Description:  Balfolk band Vinta will teach a handful of favourite tunes they’ve learned during their time traveling\, jamming\, and dancing in France.  Participants will learn the melodies of these accessible tunes but also learn about the dance grooves that really make the music come alive and are absolutely central to this style of playing.  The workshop is intended for intermediate to advanced players\, but the learning will be multi-dimensional and the tunes are accessible enough that just about anyone can benefit from it.  Music will be taught by ear in this workshop\, but sheet music will be made available after the workshop as a reference.  \n\n\n\nThe workshop will have three concurrent sessions: two for fiddle and other instruments (Intermediate/Advanced)\, and one for rhythm/chord players.  The group will be divided into intermediate melody players\, advanced melody players\, and rhythm section players.  The melody teachers will swap halfway through and we’ll come together at the end for to play the tunes as a group. Each session will run for 45 minutes\, with a 10 minute break halfway through\, then a 20 minute session all together at the end. The rhythm/chord players session will run for the full 90 mins.  Come prepared to have fun\, to move\, and to learn about a whole different world of fiddle music! \n\n\n\nCost for whole workshop: $35 VFS members; $40 non-members. \n\n\n\nTo register\, please send an email to vfsinfo@gmail.com (specify either the Fiddle/Other Instruments or Rhythm/Chord sessions and note the instrument you will be playing)\, along with your payment of either $35 or $40 via e-transfer to: victoriafiddlesocietypayments@gmail.com   \n\n\n\nVinta is Nathan Smith\, Emilyn Stam\, John David Williams\, and Robert Alan Mackie\, four brilliant performers and close friends at the cutting edge of European traditional music in Canada.  Nearly a decade of these four musicians hanging out at fiddle jams around Toronto has culminated in this quartet\, bringing new intensity to old tunes\, and growing new tunes from old sources.  A band of multi-instrumentalists and genuine scholars\, Vinta is making music that is powerful\, profound\, and fiercely danceable. \n\n\n\nSince forming in 2020\, Vinta has performed at Mariposa Folk Festival\, Gatineau Hills Fiddle Festival\, Campbell Bay Music Fest\, and Algoma Trad.  They have released 9 EPs of traditional music and a beautiful 30-minute concert video with Sound Still Productions.  Their first full-length album of original music “Beacons” is the recipient of the Canadian Folk Music Award for Instrumental Composers of the Year\, 2024.  \n\n\n\nWhat is Balfolk?  Balfolk music is a modern\, lively\, and often improvised genre rooted in traditional Western European folk dances—particularly from France\, Belgium\, and Scandinavia—revived for social\, contemporary dance events known as “bals”. It blends traditional acoustic instruments like accordions\, fiddles\, bagpipes\, and hurdy-gurdies with modern\, often hypnotic\, arrangements.
URL:https://www.victoriafiddlesociety.com/event/french-balfolk-fiddle-other-instruments-rhythm-chording-workshop/
LOCATION:Cordova Bay 55+ Association\, 5238 Cordova Bay Rd\,\, Victoria
CATEGORIES:Victoria Fiddle Society
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SUMMARY:House Concert with VINTA
DESCRIPTION:Host – Ann Schau – Please reach out to her email @ aschau@shaw.ca for details and to save a seat: 
URL:https://www.victoriafiddlesociety.com/event/house-concert-with-vinta/
CATEGORIES:Community
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SUMMARY:Balfolk Dance with Vinta
DESCRIPTION:at Encore Victoria\, 1415 Broad St\, Victoria\, BC V8W 2B2\, Canada   TICKETS
URL:https://www.victoriafiddlesociety.com/event/balfolk-dance-with-vinta/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260424T193000
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SUMMARY:Daniel Lapp's JOY OF LIFE Concert
DESCRIPTION:More Info and Tickets:  https://vcm.bc.ca/event/daniel-lapps-joy-of-life-concerts-2026/2026-04-24/
URL:https://www.victoriafiddlesociety.com/event/daniel-lapps-joy-of-life-concert/
LOCATION:Alix Goolden Performance Hall – Victoria Conservatory of Music\, 900 Johnson Street\, Victoria
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260425T193000
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SUMMARY:Daniel Lapp's JOY OF LIFE Concert
DESCRIPTION:Saturday – SOLD OUT!   There are still tickets available for Friday night’s performance featuring Daniel’s special guest\, Tom Taylor but they are going fast! \n\n\n\nSee a great show with the BC Fiddle Orchestra\, the Old-Time Danceband\, joined by alumni from the past 32 years\, Folkstra! and the Joy of Life Choir\, backed by the mighty Joy of Life House Band of renowned local musicians.  \n\n\n\nTickets: https://vcm.bc.ca/event/daniel-lapps-joy-of-life-concerts-2026/2026-04-25/
URL:https://www.victoriafiddlesociety.com/event/daniel-lapps-joy-of-life-concert-2/
LOCATION:Alix Goolden Performance Hall – Victoria Conservatory of Music\, 900 Johnson Street\,\, Victoria
CATEGORIES:Community
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