Festival Hub: Vancouver Island Musicfest
The Scene: 'A quintessential west coast fest featuring roots and world music performers from across Canada and around the globe. 3 days and 6 stages full of music, interactive workshops, roving performers, funky crafts and delicious food, on site camping, major eco-initiatives, and more.
- Alexis Normand
- Béla Fleck
- Chola Y Gitano
- Christine Tassan et les Imposteures
- Christy Vanden
- Daniel Lanois
- Edgar Meyer
- Gordie Tentrees & Jaxon Haldane
- JigJam
- Jing Xia
- John McLachlan
- Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening
- Leon Timbo
- Les Aunties
- Lester Quitzau
- Locarno
- Lucinda Williams
- Michael McGovern
- Milk Carton Kids
- Moira and Claire
- Peter Paul Van Camp
- Rachael Kilgour
- Rakesh Chaurasia
- Second Moon
- Stealing Dan
- Stephanie Chou
- The Umbrella Collective
- Tio Chorinho with Flavia Nascimento
- Wayne Levesque
- Zakir Hussain
- AL Qahwa
- Angelique Francis
- AV & The Inner City
- Awakeneers
- Barbra Lica
- Blackburn
- Bryan Bowers
- Crys Matthews
- Curtis Clear Sky & the Constellationz
- Dave Alvin and The Guilty Ones
- Jack Semple
- JD Crosstown
- Jim Page
- Jimmie Dale Gilmore
- Kristina Olsen
- Lappelectro
- Lindsay Beaver & Brad Stivers
- Luke Wallace
- Michael Dunn
- Nikki D and the Sisters of Thunder
- Nora Brown
- Rickie Lee Jones
- Roy Forbes
- Scott Cook
- Skye Consort & Emma Björling
- Sprig of That
- Stephanie Coleman
- Storry
- Tennyson King
- The Blue and Gold
- The Bros. Landreth
- The Paperboys
- Tissa Rahim
- Warp Trio
- Taj Mahal
- Her Majesty
- Femi Juti & The Positive Force
- Colleen Allen
- Melody Angel
- The Blues Band
- John Boutte
- Colleen Brown
- Annika Chambers
- Rita Chiarelli
- Thornetta Davis
- Dirt Road Opera
- Durham County Poets
- Ferron
- Anne Harris
- Haley Heynderickx
- Jr. Gone Wild
- Cecile Doo-Kingue
- Sam Klassik
- Kongero
- Lady A
- The Legendary Ingramettes
- Reasa Levasseur
- Nikki D
- Mimi O’Bonsawin
- Jeff Plankenhorn
- William Prince
- Quote the Raven
- Anna Ruddick
- Shakura S’Aida
- Saltwater Hank
- Jack Semple
- Terra Sepncer
- Leeroy Stagger
- Stone Poets
- Tamara Williams
- Angelique Kidjo
- BC Fiddle Orchestra
- Beppe Gambetta
- Birds Of Chicago
- Blind Boy Paxton
- Blind Boys Of Alabama
- Bonnie Raitt
- Cam Penner
- Chimney Swallows
- Correo Ae’reo
- Della Mae
- Digging Roots
- Dulsori
- Familiar Wild
- Frank Fairfield
- Frank Vignola & Vinny Raniolo
- Gilmore & Roberts
- Jimmy LaFave
- Keisja Cox
- Kerry Christensen
- Kim Richey
- Laura Smith
- Layla McCalla String Trio
- Leela Gilday
- Leo Bud Welch
- Les Tireux d’Roches
- Lowrider Band
- Lucas Chaisson
- Luke Blu Guthrie
- Mokoomba
- North Atlantic Trio
- Oh My Darling
- Peter Paul Van Camp
- PK Tessman
- QuiQue Escamilla
- Raina Rose
- Rakish Angles
- Ray Materick
- Riccardo Tesi & Banditaliana
- Rockland Moran
- Roy Rogers with Carlos Reyes
- Royal Southern Brotherhood
- Russell deCarle
- Sam Baker
- The Honeycutters
- The Kruger Brothers
- The River and the Road
- Tony McManus
- Twisted String
- Up On Cripple Creek
- West My Friend
- Albert Lee
- Amos Garrett
- Ariana Gillis
- BIG MAMA — The Willie Mae Thornton Story
- Blind Boy Paxton
- Blitz The Ambassador
- Bob Livingston
- Christa Couture
- Dave Kelly
- David Wilcox
- Ed Peekeekoot
- Flo
- Guitar Heroes — A MusicFest Exclusive Collaboration
- Indigo Girls
- James Burton
- Jason Burnstick
- John Hiatt
- Kiran Ahluwalia
- Library Voices
- Martha Redbone Roots Project
- Nick La Riviere Septet
- Oliver Mtukudzi and the Black Spirits
- Roland White with Diane Bouska
- Ronny Cox
- The Chaplins
- The Fretless
- The Wailin’ Jennys
- Wendell Ferguson
- World Famous Headliners
- Alan Jossul
- Anela Kahiamoe
- Animal Nation
- BettySoo
- Bill Johnson
- Bob Stark
- Braden Gates
- Buffy Sainte-Marie
- C.R. Avery
- Cuban Fire
- Emmylou Harris
- Geoff Berner
- Girlyman
- Helen Austin
- Jim Moffatt
- Joe Stanton
- k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang
- Kat Danser
- Laurence Juber
- Laurie Anderson
- Linda McRae
- Lorenzo (Leonard Sumner)
- Markus James & Wassonrai
- Matt Andersen
- Mel & The Wild Cellist
- New Country Rehab
- Peter Prince
- Red Chamber
- Richard Thompson
- Sam Baker
- Shakura S’Aida
- Si Kahn
- Sketch
- Steve James
- Talavya
- The 24th Street Wailers
- The Be Good Tanyas
- The Blackwood Two
- The Bobs
- The Kerplunks
- The Milk Carton Kids
- The Sheepdogs
- The Shuffle Demons
- The State House Girls High School Choir (Nariobi-Kenya)
- The Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra
- Todd Butler
- Tricot Machine
- Wab Kinew