Vancouver Folk Music Festival

The Vancouver Folk Music Festival (VFMF), founded in 1978, is an outdoor multistage music festival, located at Jericho Beach Park on the west side of Vancouver, British Columbia. It takes place annually, on the third weekend of July.

Vancouver Folk Music Festival
Genrefolk, world, singer-songwriter, bluegrass, hip hop
Datesthird weekend of July
Location(s)Jericho Beach, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Years active1978–present
Websitethefestival.bc.ca

The festival has attracted artists from across the world, including Adam Cohen, Ani Difranco, Utah Phillips, Ricky Pinball, Tuvan Throat singers, Sarah Harmer, Veda Hille, Feist, K'naan, and Ferron, among many others.

2016 Lineup

The 39th annual festival was held July 15–17, 2016.

  • Jojo Abot
  • Ajinai
  • Elida Almeida
  • The Americans
  • Faris Amine
  • Geoff Berner
  • The Bills
  • Birds of Chicago
  • Hayes Carll
  • Martin and Eliza Carthy
  • Bruce Cockburn
  • The Crooked Brothers
  • Élage Diouf
  • Mike Edel
  • Emilie and Ogden
  • Lee Fields and the Expressions
  • Dominique Fricot
  • Martin Harley
  • The Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer
  • Les Hay Babies
  • Jolie Holland and Samantha Parton
  • I Draw Slow
  • Hubby Jenkins
  • Kaumakaiwa Kanaka‘ole with Shawn Pimental
  • Shane Koyczan and The Short Story Long
  • Lakou Mizik
  • Land of Talk
  • Lisa LeBlanc
  • Leftover Salmon
  • Terra Lightfoot
  • Little Scream
  • Lord Huron
  • Betsayda Machado y La Parranda el Clavo
  • Mandolin Orange
  • Mexican Institute of Sound
  • Moulettes
  • Nahko and Medicine for People
  • Flávia Nascimento
  • The New Pornographers
  • Les Noces Gitanes
  • Cian Nugent
  • Lisa O'Neill
  • Oh Pep!
  • Oysterband
  • Chris Pureka
  • The Ragpicker String Band
  • Karim Saada
  • San Fermin
  • Sarah Jane Scouten
  • Ten Strings and a Goat Skin
  • Trad.Attack!
  • Twin Bandit
  • Henry Wagons
  • The Wainwright Sisters
  • M Ward
  • Lucy Ward
  • The Weather Station
  • Yemen Blues with Ravid Kahalani
  • The Young’uns

2015 Lineup

The 38th annual festival was held July 17–19, 2015.

2014 Lineup

The 37th annual festival was held July 18–20, 2014.

2013 Lineup

The 36th annual festival was held July 19–21, 2013.

2012 Lineup

The 35th annual festival was held July 13–15, 2012.

2011 Lineup

The 34th annual festival was held July 15–17, 2011.

2010 Lineup

The 33rd annual festival was held July 16–18, 2010. Artists included:

2009 Lineup

The 32nd annual festival was held on July 17–19, 2009.

2008 Lineup

The 31st annual festival was held from July 18–20, 2008. Artists included:

2007 Lineup

The 30th annual festival was held from July 13–15, 2007.

2006 Lineup

The 29th annual VFMF was held from July 14–16, 2006.

References
  1. "Who's coming this summer". Vancouver Folk Music Festival. 2008. Retrieved March 20, 2008.

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