Guitarist, singer and original writer Roger Langmaid returns to this year’s Sunshine Music Festival with his musical cohorts Ted Durnin, on saxophone, keyboards and vocals, and Terry Martyniuk, on drums, percussion and maybe a little accordion! Roger spent a lifetime playing on the fringes of local live music scenes before becoming a regular performer in the… { More }
~ Ben Bouchard – Guitar, Piano, Vocals~ Lukah Bouchard – Guitar, Vocals~ Hugh Prichard – Cello~ Walter Martella – Piano, Accordion, Trumpet ~ Andreas David – Drums, Percussion Ben Bouchard Benoît grew up in a musical family. His father; an accomplished improvisational pianist taught Ben in his early teens about the healing qualities of music.… { More }
Beach Crashers are a collection of unique musicians that will inspire you with the very same warmth as the fire that created them. The sincerity in their voices and instruments blend like a vivid and colourful horizon. The beating of the drum, the jangling strums, and their weaving voices inspire heartfelt connections and nostalgic memories.… { More }
Rick Scott is his own unique genre: an award winning singer, songwriter and actor, and Canada’s leading proponent of the Appalachian dulcimer. Over 45 years he has released 19 albums and performed his lively, original blend of folk and blues in eleven countries. From folk clubs and festivals to school and symphonies, his gift for… { More }
Five Alarm Funk is a horn powered, percussion fuelled sonic and visual assault. For more than ten years the band has brought their relentless and unforgettable live show to clubs and major festivals across Canada and the United States. The band on stage is an unstoppable orgy of energy. Ten musicians perform intricate and airtight… { More }
“He who understands music understands the cosmos.”– African Proverb Guitarist and singer Alpha Yaya Diallo, from Guinea in West Africa, is one of the hottest acts on the world music scene. Now based in Canada, he’s earned a matchless reputation for the excellence of his musicianship and the excitement of his live shows – whether… { More }
Los Duendes is Vancouver’s very own Psych Latin Fusion group! Infectious tropical rhythms intertwined with spicy Latin melodies designed to make people feel uplifted and groove. The term “Psych Cumbia” has found its place in Latin America as a way of referring to various different styles of tropical Latin American music. Los Duendes performs topicalized… { More }
Ultraviolet is a groovy experimental music project that employs acoustic drums, electric bass, electric guitars (including the tap-style Touch Guitar), and pretty much a spaceship worth of effects pedals and gadgets. Drinking from an ever-flowing, far-reaching and constantly shifting river of influences, Ultraviolet’s sound has been described as “refreshingly creative” and “equal parts mysterious, groovy… { More }
Substance and accessibility are often considered opposing forces when it comes to pop music, making it all the more impressive when a band like Scenic Route to Alaska so effortlessly delivers ample doses of both. The easygoing Edmonton-based trio, comprised of Trevor Mann on lead vocals and guitar, drummer Shea Connor, and bassist Murray Wood,… { More }
Through deeply personal yet expansively universal songs, Cora’s intention is to create Music that gives you a resonance of Authentic Connection with your Essence and Heaven on Earth. Songwriting since she was 13 years old, she now he has seven albums of original songs that explore her evolution through her life experiences. Her most recent… { More }
Ben Wayne Kyle is a Singer/songwriter based in Vancouver. He has played in multiple bands and produced/engineered multiple albums. With influences from Stevie Wonder, Radiohead, Bahamas and Bill Frisell. Ben plays across a variety of genres. These include jazz, blues, rock, and funk. Currently, Ben is studying Jazz at Capilano University. This is also where… { More }
