The 37th annual Vancouver Folk Music Festival presents some of the world’s finest traditional and contemporary folk, world and roots music artists in the urban seaside beauty of Jericho Beach Park. Around 60 music acts will perform on multiple day and evening stages, including Joan Baez, Amos Lee, Andrew Bird and the Hands of Glory, Nigeria’s Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, Great Lake Swimmers, Alejandro Escovedo and the Sensitive Boys, Ozomatli, Josh White Jr., and Mary Lambert.
A wide range of food vendors, artisan markets, a community village and Little Folks Area are all special features of the festival that prides itself on its environmental awareness and sustainability initiatives. Around 1400 volunteers help to make the festival a success as it welcomes between 38,000 and 40,000 people to the park each year.
Vancouver Folk Music Festival 2014 Lineup
- Joan Baez (CA)
- Banda Kakana (Mozambique)
- Andrew Bird and the Hands of Glory (IL)
- Born Ruffians (ON)
- Brasstronaut (BC)
- David Bridie (Australia)
- The Carper Family (TX)
- Rose Cousins (NS)
- The Casey Driessen Singularity (TN)
- Dulsori (Korea)
- Quique Escamilla (ON)
- Alejandro Escovedo and the Sensitive Boys (TX)
- Fish and Bird (BC)
- Flying Mountain (BC/NL)
- Ashleigh Flynn & the Back Porch Majority (OR)
- Beppe Gambetta (Italy)
- Geomungo Factory (Korea)
- Eliza Gilkyson (TX)
- Great Lake Swimmers (ON)
- Grievous Angels (ON)
- James Hill (NS)
- The Honeycutters (NC)
- The Howlin’ Brothers (TN)
- Iskwew Singers (BC/SK)
- Stephen Kellogg (CT)
- Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 (Nigeria)
- Mary Lambert (WA)
- Amos Lee (PA)
- Lemon Bucket Orkestra (ON)
- Lost Bayou Ramblers (LA)
- Jay Malinowski & The Deadcoast (BC)
- La Manta (Mexico)
- Samantha Martin and Delta Sugar (ON)
- Tift Merritt (NY)
- Mokoomba (Zimbabwe)
- Leo Moran and Anthony Thistlethwaite (Ireland)
- The Nautical Miles (BC)
- Oh My Darling (MB)
- Ozomatli (CA)
- Pacifika (BC)
- Thelma Plum (Australia)
- Karine Polwart (Scotland)
- Alejandra Ribera (ON)
- Jenny Ritter (BC)
- David Rovics (OR)
- Noura Mint Seymali (Mauritania)
- Langhorne Slim & the Law (TN)
- Leonard Sumner (MB)
- Oliver Swain’s BIG MACHINE (BC)
- Riccardo Tesi & Banditaliana (Italy)
- Les Tireux d’Roches (QC)
- Typhoon (OR)
- Foy Vance (Ireland)
- Tamar Ilana & Ventanas (ON)
- Suzie Vinnick (ON)
- Wagons (Australia)
- Leo “Bud” Welch (MS)
- Josh White Jr. (MI)
- Wintersleep (NS)
- Frank Yamma (Australia)
Vancouver Folk Music Festival 2014
When: July 18 – 20, 2014
Friday, July 18 – 5 to 11 p.m.
Saturday, July 19 – 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Sunday, July 20 – 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Where: Jericho Beach Park, Vancouver
Website: www.thefestival.bc.ca
Tickets: Adult weekend pass: $140 (before June 14) to $170 (at the gate)
One day tickets available. Discounts for students, youth and elders. Children 12 and under are free.
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