Vancouver International Folk Music Festival

July 15, 16 & 17 / Jericho Beach Park in Vancouver

Experience more than 70 hours of non-stop music on eight outdoor stages (three evenings of mainstage concerts and two full days of performances) including Festival debuts by Daara-J, bringing hip-hop back to its roots in Senegal and Dochas, five young Celtic women rendering ancient ballads, reels and rhythms, as well askickin' tradition of Le Vent du Nord, Roma-Rajasthani horns, drums and dance with Jaipur Kawa Brass Band, African-Indian Sufi group Sidi Goma, Brit-bhangra ensemble The Dhol Foundation, Portuguese Fado blues with Dona Rosa, and more. Early Bird Weekend Tickets are $100 from April 1 to June 18 and are available through the Festival office at 604.602.9798 or 800.883.3655 and online at www.thefestival.bc.ca.