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Family Dance

A fun night lead and directed by Daniel Lapp – no experience necessary and everyone is welcome! March 8th, 7:00 – 10:00pm at the Stawberry Vale Hall. 11 High Street, Victoria BC V8Z 5C8 Tickets at the door $5 per person, or $15 for families.

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Folk ‘n Fiddle Festival

Leaping forward from our annual VFS Fiddle Fest, this year the Victoria Fiddle Society has partnered with several local Folk oriented organizations to bring you the all new Folk ‘n Fiddle Festival! Folk ‘n Fiddle Festival will be an exciting weekend with concerts, workshops, talks, jam sessions, a youth stage, dance, a kids’ room, food…

Victoria Fiddle Society logo floats over top of a get together with music.

2018 AGM

Please come join us for our Annual General Meeting! Come one come all. All Members and guests welcome. Come vote for your favorite Board Member. Date: November 22, 2018 Time: 7:00 pm Location: Private Residence at 468 Nelson Street (left one block past Wheeley Hall – Esquimalt United Church)

Victoria Fiddle Society logo floats over top of a get together with music.

Coastline ‘Reaching for Ireland’ Fundraising Concert

June 9, 2018. For this special hometown fundraising “Reaching for Ireland” concert, Coastline will be joined by some special guests. Juno award winner and five-time North American fiddle champion, Ivonne Hernandez, Irish singer songwriter Terry Boyle and songwriter and multi instrumentalist Anne Louise Genest.

Victoria Fiddle Society logo floats over top of a get together with music.

Cape Breton Comes to Victoria (Mairi Rankin, Wendy MacIsaac and Mac Morin)

Monday, November 7th, Here’s something that doesn’t happen every day: three of Cape Breton’s most respected musicians – Wendy MacIsaac, Mairi Rankin and Mac Morin – will team up for a rare intimate performance together in Victoria at Imagine Studio Cafe (31 Erie Street).

Victoria Fiddle Society logo floats over top of a get together with music.

Fiddle Workshops with Geoff and Trish Horrocks

Beginner / Intermediate Workshop (Noon to 1:30 pm) Come out for a fun afternoon of fiddling with Geoff and Trish Horrocks! In this class, you will learn some standard jam-session tunes along with “groove” and harmony lines suitable for all skill levels. We’ll also work on some basic technique, and give you some ideas to help…