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Screenshot 2026 06 03 At 2.22.25 pm

9 minute read

BRAZIL’S BIA FERREIRA

June 4, 2026June 4, 2026

Black “artivist” uses love as resistance

Screenshot 2026 05 22 At 6.14.19 pm

3 minute read

BIM – MUSIC OF THE VODOUN

May 22, 2026May 22, 2026

Reclaiming and unifying spirituality

Screenshot 2026 05 06 At 7.20.08 pm

9 minute read

VFMF 2026 EVENING STAGE

May 8, 2026May 8, 2026

Nine stellar performances over three nights

Screenshot 2025 06 21 At 10.02.10 Pm

5 minute read

VFMF 48: MARGARET GLASPY

June 21, 2025June 22, 2025

Edgy electric riffs to acoustic finesse

Screenshot 2025 06 11 At 10.45.31 Pm

4 minute read

VFMF 48: A COUPLE OF DUOS

June 13, 2025June 13, 2025

Managing the musical and the personal

Screenshot 2025 06 03 At 10.21.57 Pm

4 minute read

VFMF 48: ELISAPIE

June 7, 2025June 12, 2025

Dynamic performer and a compelling story

Screenshot 2025 05 15 At 7.39.25 Pm

6 minute read

VFMF 48: WHO’S PLAYING?

May 16, 2025May 16, 2025

Ain’t it grand to make it to another year!

Screenshot 2024 08 09 At 11.26.33 Am

4 minute read

GORD GRDINA’S MARROW

August 9, 2024August 9, 2024

Blending Rumi with a bit of jazz, classical Persian sounds and Iranian hits from the 1960s and ’70s

Screenshot 2024 07 29 At 11.56.37 Am

3 minute read

IRELAND’S MICK FLANNERY

August 2, 2024August 2, 2024

Singing songs about the human condition

Screenshot 2024 07 24 At 4.28.57 Pm

2 minute read

DOBET GNAHORE

July 26, 2024August 2, 2024

African performer Dobet Gnahoré shook the Main Stage to open the 47th Vancouver Folk Music Festival

Kris Klaasen started writing music reviews in Calgary for college and university papers as well as the Calgary Herald. He also wrote occasional record reviews for the Georgia Straight in the 80s. A lifelong communicator and music enthusiast, Kris has been involved with the Vancouver Folk Music Festival in various capacities for more than 35 years and has recently been studying African hand drumming. He's also a pretty good whistler. The photo shows Kris and his daughter at VFMF.