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Rogue Folk Club
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38 years presenting live acoustic roots music in Vancouver, BC, Canada: Celtic, Folk, Bluegrass, Blues, World Music, Old time & more!
Medusa Quartet - wielding forgotten fiddles that could turn classical music scholars to stone, these four folk musicians are reimagining the Western string quartet.

Nominated for 2024 “Instrumental Group of the Year” Canadian Folk Music Award.

Tix: tinyurl.com/mwb27z6n
December 15, 2025 at 10:34 PM
FEB 28 2026/ 8PM- Thrilled to welcome back Socks in the Frying Pan from Co. Clare, Ireland.“Socks Sound” bridges deep respect for tradition with fresh, innovative flair, earning them accolades such as Best New Band, Best Live Band, and Album of the Year.

Vancouver, BC

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December 3, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Daughters of Donbas ~ Songs of Stolen Children - a music/ human rights project highlighting the ~20,000 Ukrainian children abducted from occupied regions in Eastern Ukraine and taken to Russia.

With CDN-UKR singer Marichka of Lemon Bucket Orchestra.

Live & streamed.
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December 1, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The Rogue presents internationally acclaimed Irish folk band Dervish! Dervish have devoted the last three decades to gently reinventing the traditional songs of their homeland. Described by the BBC as “an icon of Irish music”.

Rio Theater, Vancouver

Early bird tix - tinyurl.com/33jsjt8e
November 28, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Golden Shoals + Tumbling Tumbleweeds with a bluegrass/ Americana/ western swing double bill!

Golden Shoals released two albums this past fall - The Dream and The Hunger (original Americana) and Gold Time (old time duo).

Live & streamed.
Tix: tinyurl.com/3rvb8awx
November 27, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Toronto’s award winning band Beyond the Pale has been making its distinctive brand of boundary-busting Eurofolk fusion for over 25 years. Inspired by Klezmer and Balkan styles, but influenced by everything from jazz and classical music to bluegrass, newgrass and reggae.

Tix: tinyurl.com/4wb3jacy
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas will host a workshop open to all players of all instruments.

⏰SUN JAN 11 - 2-4PM
$40 per person
📍Mel Lehan Hall, 3214 W 10th Avenue in Vancouver

Presented in partnership with Open Door Fiddlers & Celtic Ensemble.

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November 26, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Award-winning duo Alasdair Fraser (fiddle) & Natalie Haas (cello) continue to unleash their dazzling teamwork, driving, dancing rhythms, and shared passion for taking traditional and contemporary Scottish/ Celtic music melodies and grooves on an exciting new journey and beyond.

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November 26, 2025 at 1:07 AM
With a career spanning decades, J. P. Cormier has earned accolades for his virtuosic guitar playing, heartfelt lyrics and rich, soulful voice. His music transcends genres and borders, blending elements of folk, bluegrass, Celtic and country.

Tix: tinyurl.com/4bw83zey
November 26, 2025 at 1:03 AM
🎄SUN DEC 21- Celebrate the holiday spirit with Van Django's Annual Cool Yule concert, now in its 13th year! Always a great night of gypsy jazz inspired holiday arrangements in an intimate setting at the Mel Lehan Hall, St. James Community Square in Vancouver.

8PM start

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November 26, 2025 at 12:57 AM
2025 JUNO & CCMA winners Jake Vaadeland & the Sturgeon River Boys (SK) bring their holiday show, Goodness Gracious It’s Christmas! to Vancouver. Performing a mix of holiday and original tunes. Vaadeland brings sincerity, character and a vintage-inspired style to every show.

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November 26, 2025 at 12:49 AM
This THURSDAY 27th! Black Umfolosi International, Canadian-based Imbube group known for traditional harmonious songs and Southern African dances.
8PM / Mel Lehan Hall, St. James Community Square, Vancouver
Live & streamed
Tix: tinyurl.com/4a5et5vx
November 26, 2025 at 12:42 AM
JUST ANNOUNCED! OCT 2 - John Doyle! It’s been over a decade that the Dublin-born, North Carolina resident has played on the Rogue stage. Name many of the most notable recordings and/or performers in Irish music and it’s a fair bet that John Doyle had something to do with them.

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August 16, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Reposted by Rogue Folk Club
just posted the full audio of my 2002 interview with Canadian blues great Ray Bonneville on my Patreon page

It's a freebie for all my blues buddies out there

@bluesrockreview.bsky.social @jasonatbsr.bsky.social @bluesmusicfan.bsky.social @amhighway.bsky.social @roguefolkclub.bsky.social
Ray Bonneville, April 8, 2002 | Ear of Newt
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August 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM
OCTOBER concerts at the Rogue! Check www.roguefolk.bc.ca for tickets & info. Tix selling fast.

🍁 OCT 05 - Little Miss Higgins - The Sun Down Strut Around Harvest Tour
🔥 OCT 11 - The Lee Boys - Legends of Sacred Steel
🍁 OCT 25 - @martinkerrmusic.bsky.social - Banned from the USA Tour
July 16, 2025 at 10:26 PM
September concerts - www.roguefolk.com

SEPT 11 - BC double bill - The Eisenhauers - album release + Headlong Hearts
SEPT 14 - The Once
SEPT 18 - Connie Kaldor - Wide Open Spaces tour
SEPT 19 - Breen l Rynne l Murray
SEPT 25 - BC double bill - The Unfaithful Servants - album release + Shari Ulrich
July 16, 2025 at 10:25 PM
BC Americana double bill with The Eisenhauers + Headlong Hearts!

Husband/ wife duo The Eisenhauers release their sophomore album ‘Back Burner’ produced by Steve Dawson.

Headlong Hearts craft catchy and poignant original songs, sing in stacked harmony.

Live & streamed.
Tix: tinyurl.com/39ec4a9t
July 4, 2025 at 8:15 PM
OCT 11 - The Lee Boys, America’s finest African American sacred steel ensembles. Sacred Steel is a unique form of Gospel music with a hard-driving, blues-based beat. The Lee Boys have toured/ performed with Allman Bros. Band, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Robert Plant & others.

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Van, BC
June 27, 2025 at 11:59 PM
June 20, 2025 at 11:45 PM
TIX ON SALE FRIDAY 10AM! Explosive growth has seen @martinkerrmusic.bsky.social reach +50M in months, with controversial rewrites of classics like God Rest Ye Merry Billionaires, Away In Bomb Shelters and What's Up America? being adopted as anthems for justice and democracy.

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June 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
JUST ANNOUNCED! Tix now on sale! Double bill with new grass/ Americana band The Unfaithful Servants from Van Island, touring in support of their new album ‘Fallen Angel’ and Shari Ulrich.

Featuring individual sets and collaborations.

Live & streamed.
Tix: tinyurl.com/ypnwpjsa
June 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM
JUST ANNOUNCED! Little Miss Higgins - The Sun Down Strut Around Harvest Tour

Celebration of the bounty through song and story with country blues artist Little Miss Higgins. With tunes of new and old, LMH is traveling with LMH home grown garlic, handmade soap, and much more.

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June 13, 2025 at 6:17 PM
SUN NOV 2 - Madison Violet's Last Call Tour. After 25 years of making music, memories and miles traveled, Madison Violet is embarking on one final, unforgettable year of touring before taking an indefinite hiatus.

Doors 7pm/ Show 8pm.
St. James Community Square, Vancouver
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June 13, 2025 at 5:35 AM
June 20 - Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira’s album release concert for their sophomore album “Here to Stay”! Joining them is accomplished Montréal-based guitarist Everest Witman, for a lively trio of dynamically rich sound.

Live & streamed. Tix: tinyurl.com/26uk3jra
June 12, 2025 at 4:53 AM
JUST ANNOUNCED! Irish super trio Breen Rynne Murray! Co. Clare natives Tara Breen and Pádraig Rynne have teamed up with virtuoso guitarist Jim Murray to form one of the finest performing groups in Irish music.

Live & streamed. Txi: tinyurl.com/9mx4czrm
June 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM