THEATRE + MUSIC + ART Festival

Old Soul Rebel

Old Soul Rebel is the musical stylings of Chelsea D.E. Johnson and Lola Whyte. The Vancouver band was named one of 11 best new bands across Canada in 2016 by CBC Radio.

Slim Sandy and the Hillbilly Boppers

Slim Sandy and the Hillbilly Boppers play a mix of originals and their own arrangements of rockabilly, western swing and country blues songs from the 30’s to the 50’s.

Crystal Precious

Crystal Precious is a performer, vocalist, host and founding member of the internationally acclaimed neo-troupe Sweet Soul Burlesque.

fine

Nanaimo band fine has quickly garnering attention for their candid lyrical takes and live performances.

Milk Crate Bandits

Milk Crate Bandits are one of Vancouver’s best traditional jazz bands. Presenting a performance of high-energy New Orleans jazz, intimate acoustic moments and cheeky vocals.

Quarterback

Quarterback is a contemporary R&B/Hip Hop production of Hugh Mackie, they incorporate influences of Funk, Jazz, Gospel, Hip Hop and a splash of Pop!

The Ken Capon Memorial Marching Band

The Ken Capon Memorial Marching Band was formed in 2013 to remember Gabriola musician, handyman and community leader Ken Capon who lived large before leaving us on 14 October 2012.

GG and the Ice Machine

The Ice Machine’s love for music is obvious as they’re playing favorite pop, roots, rock, and folk covers on the guitar and marimba, sprinkled with a dash of originals.

Willie Thrasher and Linda Saddleback

In late 2014, Thrasher was one of 23 artists and groups featured on the Grammy-nominated compilation Native North America (Vol 1): Aboriginal Folk,Rock, and Country 1966-1985, which introduced his music to new generations.

Kate Romain

Kate Romain combines professional, whimsical accordion playing with kazoo-horns, foot-percussion and vocal sound tricks to make a super engaging, fun one-person act enjoyed by any age or background.

The Blooming

The Blooming is an intimate blend of ethereally-haunting vocals and keys that recalls past centuries and nostalgia never experienced.

Blue Moon

Blue Moon draws on many genres from country to rock to jazz. The groups three voices blend magically together and always illicit compliments from their audiences.

Patrick Olmsted

Patrick Durrell Olmsted is a grateful, recently former Eastvanisle Gabriolite. Creating Island music inspired by the rich tapestry of flora, fauna, and culture unique to the Salish Sea has been his passion for decades. Patrick, and special guests “The Gabriolites” seek to cultivate an atmosphere of harmony, unity and compassion!

Amelia

Amelia Thomas is a trumpet player and vocalist experimenting with looping and technology and language to create moving soundscapes.

Gabriola Songs

Gabriola songs are a compilation created to bring together & strengthen the local music community.

Zimbamoto

ZIMBAMOTO is a Vancouver-based ensemble led by Canada’s foremost mbira and marimba virtuoso, singer and songwriter, Kurai Mubaiwa.

Katie Rey

Katie Rey is a Vancouver Island-based DJ with a focus on deep and dark house music.

The STACKS

The STACKS are a rock n’ roll band from Nanaimo, BC whose toes are simultaneously dipped in the waters of traditional blues, soul, and southern rock.

Kendall Patrick

Kendall Patrick is a singer songwriter from Nanaimo, She released her fourth album, Peaks and Valleys, in May 2017.

Mad For Joy

Since 2014, Adam Kerby and Jocelyn Hallett have delighted audiences with their dreamy-gutsy-bluesy sound. Mad For Joy is on a mission to bring a joyful experience to all who listen.

Wonderfunc

Wonderfunc is an underground deep tech house DJ/Producer, He’s a wizard on the decks with intoxicating style.

Dreamyth

Dreamyth is a quartet from Gabriola Island who perform an eclectic mix of American, European, Roma, Sephardic, Gypsy and Celtic folk as well as original songs and tunes.

TerraZetto

TerraZetto’s music hails from Continental, Latin, and Americana roots and is sung in​ English, French and Portuguese.

Performatry Workshop - Hilary Peach

Gabriola poet and performer Hilary Peach will be offering a one hour presentation on the artistic process, “walking the inside-outside line” from source to expression, and how to engage one’s own image life as a way to research material and create form. Some time for questions and discussion to follow. Open to artists working in all disciplines. Seating is limited so please arrive early.

https://www.hilarypeach.ca/

The Gabriola Brass

The Gabriola Brass play a mix of Baroque, Renaissance and Classical musics as well as a few 20th Century pieces.

Michael Averill

Michael Averill is an adventurous Canadian troubadour, who’s performance versatility ranges from southern lap steel slide blues, to intricate finger-style folk, to driving shanties about mismatched socks.

DAGR//AP

DAGR//AP is a hip-hop duo based out of Nanaimo, BC.

Daniel Peterson with Andreas Kahre

On his journey to planet Earth, Daniel Petersen tasted the citrus vibrations of the universe, which he now emulates on his guitar.

Roberts Hall

Beautiful, emotional, occasionally humorous and an unfailingly engaging listen.

Beggar's Drum

Be prepared to laugh, sing, and tap your toes in time to the rollicking ditties and euphonious cadences of Gabriola’s own Beggar’s Drum.

Flute Cocktail

Gabriola’s Flute Cocktail gives us Broadway tunes, some jazz, easy listening and light classical.

Top Men

Top Men is a 4-piece band from Vancouver Island specializing in a diverse blend of high-energy dance music and post-rock-inspired sonic exploration.

The Wheelgrinders

The Wheelgrinders are a Vancouver BC Rockabilly trio grinding out traditional roots Rockabilly at your local hep joint.

Illvis Freshly

Illvis Freshly is a funky, bass heavy, hip-hop monster.

Group Aksak

Aksak (Turkish for “limping”) is a rhythmic pattern of odd time meters used in the traditional music of the Middle East, plus the group has influences from Morocco, Turkey, klezmer and modern jazz to create a unique sound.

Paul Gellman

Paul is a singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (piano, guitar, violin) whose soul-based songs have lifted spirits.

DJ Washed Up

Gabriola DJ Washed Up does shows that are stitched together with music that is both whimsical and a delight.

Firewood Poetry

Firewood Poetry is a blend of Trip-Hop and the open sea.

Improv Workshop - Myriam Verzat

Come and play through fun improvisation exercises! Myriam Verzat is an experienced improviser in dance, singing and theatre.

Cathy Stoyko

The Kerplunks

Gabriola’s own award-winning, high-energy children’s entertainers are back, with new tunes and great summer grooves. Their only performance on Gabriola this year.

Allannah Dow

Allannah Dow plays soulful cello in a grounded and wonderfully etheric way.

Tongue & Groove

For over eighteen years, They have been bringing rhythm and rhyme, politics and poetry, feminism and fire to delighted audiences.

Sol Jam Kirtan

Gabriola ‘s Sol Jam Kirtan crew will host a morning Kirtan. Join them in singing universal songs of divine inspiration.

Dave O Rama

A journalist, broadcaster, curator, DJ, and consultant, David Owen Rama possesses a mind blowing broad spectrum knowledge of music, the arts, and media culture.

Dave Teichroeb

Dave Teichroeb blends folk, rock and country into songs that are heartbreaking, insightful and always honest.

Contradance Gabriola

Come dance with our island’s newest folk-dance community. Open to all who would like to participate and discover the joy and magic of contradancing.