This was the 31st annual Folk Fest in Vancouver that took place July 18-20th, 2008. It was my first time at this musical extravaganza and it was an incredible, if sometimes overwhelming, weekend. I took a few photos but the camera wasn’t very good and I didn’t shoot very much. I was primarily interested in hearing as much music as I could.
Also performing at the Festival was Michael Franti and Spearhead, well know BC band Spirit of the West, Feron, Martin Sexton, Madagascar Slim, Abigail Washburn and The Sparrow Quartet with Bela Fleck, Casey Driessen and Ben Sollee, and Jim Byrnes joined the Sojourners.
There are likely several well-know performers that I have either forgotten or overlooked. There were also some good food venues that were very busy at meal times, and a beer garden, its inaugural year. Here are a some of the photos I salvaged from that weekend.
Click on the images below to find out more about the performers.
Etran Finatawa
The Scene in Black and White
Jayme Stone and Mansa Sissoko
John Boutte — From New Orleans
Stage 2 performance
T-Model Ford (James Lewis Carter Ford)
Check out plans for the 2009 festival: Vancouver Folk Music Festival
©Gerald Christenson 2008