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VANCOUVER FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2023

June 16, 2023June 23, 2023

The love and loyalty of the Festival’s wide community made sure it would happen again this year

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UKRAINE’S DAKHABRAKHA

April 30, 2022April 30, 2022

Inventive, experimental and activist, Ukraine band tells the story of their country while touring during wartime

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VANCOUVER FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT: LARKIN POE

June 2, 2019July 23, 2023

Blues sister duo Megan and Rebecca Lovell and their band take the stage

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.