The Mission Folk Music Festival enters its second quarter century buzzing with a rich sense of musical wonder as it continues to find the best, the rarest, the unheard of that should be heard while nurturing local artists and reaching around the globe to bring in the world's great music. From Roots and Blues to Celtic, soulful Gospel, some of the finest songwriters around, a look at the music of the world on our own doorstep, music made right here in BC; new faces, voices and emerging artists, the 2013 festival is as rich and diverse as ever. It is a challenging task to balance the new and even daring with brilliant reflections of familiar sounds and traditions and bring it all together in a festival format in a small semi-rural town on a weekend in July; but this is exactly what the Mission Folk Music Festival does. This year's lineup is another reflection of the wonder of music and the people who make it.
Featuring
ROOTS & BLUES Jim Byrnes The Sojourners Hans Theessink & Terry Evans Crow Quill Night Owls
WOMEN OF SONG Eliza Gilkyson Mary Gauthier Lynn Miles
WORLD ON OUR DOORSTEP Piccola Band Ikona (Italy) Briga (Poland/Quebec) Zhambai (Zimbabwe/BC)
SCOTS & IRISH Dick Gaughan Comas Liz Carroll Mairi Campbell
MADE IN BC Locarno The Bills Oliver Swain & Big Machine Viper Central
NEW FACES & YOUNG VOICES The Archers Band The Spring Standards Music BC Festival Showcase
SPECIAL GUESTS & RESIDENT ARTISTS David Francey Mairi Campbell
MUSIC BC FESTIVAL SHOWCASE STAGE Three of BC's best emerging folk artists will be featured at the festival and by CBC Noon concerts.
"I've been involved in a lot of these camps all over Canada, but this was absolutely one of the best." - David Francey
Everyone who came out of last year's inaugural Festival Music Camp was simply glowing. The camp is back this year with a stellar faculty of musicians and instructors. This is your opportunity to learn from the best, including songwriting with David Francey, Irish fiddle with Liz Carroll, Cape Breton step dancing with Mairi Campbell and much more.
Take in world-class instruction with festival artists-in-residence and award winning instructors. Then, finish it all off with a weekend of great music at the festival. It can't get much better than this, a bit like musical heaven.
GALA CONCERT Finally, you can start it all off by attending the opening night Gala Concert on Thursday, July 25. Tickets are only $25 for an amazing evening of music. Details to come.
Date and Time
Thursday Jul 25, 2013Sunday Jul 28, 2013
July 25th to 28th With Sabir Sisters - Mission Festival Music Camp from July 22 to 26th