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Fiddle Workshop with Miriam Sonstenes
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Fiddle Workshop with Miriam Sonstenes

Saturday, March 29  10:30 am till noon at Esquimalt United Church, 500 Admirals Road, enter off of the parking lot on Admirals. Space is limited! Sign up now by emailing: vfsinfo@gmail.com  Come learn a fun North Carolina old-time fiddle tune that you can take to your next old-time jam! Practice learning by ear, and enjoy…

VFS February 2025 Fiddle Jam
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VFS February 2025 Fiddle Jam

Ivonne Hernandez is back and she’s leading the February Jam!   Ivonne is back in Victoria for a short visit from living in Ireland for the past 2.5 years. Award-winning musician, Director of Coastline and in-demand teacher, Ivonne received her Masters in Irish Traditional Music and Dance from the University of Limerick. Join us Feb 7th,…

Canadian-Irish Styles Fiddle Workshops with Ivonne Hernandez 
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Canadian-Irish Styles Fiddle Workshops with Ivonne Hernandez 

to be held on January 25, 2025  at the Esquimalt United Church Building (500 Admirals Road), Victoria  $25 for VFS members; $30 for non-members from 1:00 – 2:30 pm for a Beginner + / Intermediate workshop, and from 3:00 – 4:30 pm for an Intermediate + / Advanced workshop.   Registration is limited! To register,…

Autumn Allemande – Victoria Contra Dance!
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Autumn Allemande – Victoria Contra Dance!

Saturday, November 16   10:00 am to 10:30 pm Edelweiss Club Hall Join us in celebrating over 30 years of Victoria Contra Dancing with dance & music workshops, afternoon & evening contra dancing, including Irish and Old Time sessions and a fiddle workshop taught by Pierre Schryer!  What a lineup! Pierre Schryer, Adam Dobres & Danielle…

Concert – Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas!
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Concert – Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas!

Friday, November 8 Oak Bay Rec Centre, Upstairs Lounge The Upstairs Lounge is a licensed restaurant and bar, doors open at 6:00 pm for dinner service, the concert starts at 7:30 The musical partnership between consummate performer Alasdair Fraser, “the Michael Jordan of Scottish fiddling”, and brilliant Californian cellist Natalie Haas spans the full spectrum between intimate chamber…