Musicians

FOUR CHORDS OF WOOD
Four Chords of Wood appreciate the roots and traditions of Bluegrass both from the performers and audience’s perspective. They gather around a single microphone, lay down a solid rhythm with their acoustic instruments and dress it up with passionate lead vocals, tight harmonies and exciting instrumental solos.

PRAIRIE FLYER
Bluegrass standards (old ones and soon-to-be-new ones), folk, and rock and roll that won't hurt. In short, a wide variety of original songs, classics, freshly interpreted and reconstructed tunes. Above all, these guys love music and know how to have a good time.

DOWN TO THE WOOD
Down to the Wood is an Alberta-based bluegrass band that plays bluegrass the old fashioned way, coming together around one microphone to sing and play together. They play a mix of straight-ahead traditional songs, instrumentals, and a cappella numbers, as well as original interpretations of songs not normally associated with the bluegrass genre.

CLOVER POINT DRIFTERS
The Clover Point Drifters are a bluegrass band from Victoria BC Canada. Their repertoire consists primarily of traditional bluegrass songs, with a sprinkling of country, folk, blues and pop melodies served up in the bluegrass style. Their songs feature close heartfelt duet and trio harmonies, backed by strong banjo, dobro and mandolin accompaniment.

THE BREAKMEN
Out of Vancouver, BC, The Breakmen are winning over audiences across Canada and the American Northwest with contagious stage energy, original melodies, and innovative vocal harmonies.

WISEACRE
Wiseacre was born in 2006 and matured quickly as a Bluegrass band. You may have seen them here last year as our featured "New Band". They went on to play at Coombs, the Island Folk Festival and they have been playing steady around the south island. We are proud to have them back with us this year and look forward to a great show.

SHADY CHARACTERS
The Shady Characters have been playing there unique brand of bluegrass and folk music in the Victoria area for a little over a year now, but they have never played a festival. So it gives us great pleasure to feature them this year as our "New Band"