SMF 2026

The Boom Booms call their sound Tropical Rock, and while the list of musical styles they play may be long, they have always been focused on delivering a one-of-a-kind, high energy live show that connects with audiences and not only gets them dancing but gets them in their feels. The Boom Booms are a band… { More }

Andrina Turenne is a Juno Award-winning bilingual singer-songwriter from Manitoba. With a warm, expressive voice that effortlessly blends bluesy R&B, roots rock, and old-time folk, she creates a sound that flows seamlessly across genres, and languages. Over the past two decades, Andrina has toured five continents, contributed to over 50 albums, and composed music for… { More }

Locarno is the Latin project of JUNO Award winning musician, Tom Landa. Like him, the music is equal parts Mexican and Canadian. Tom was born and raised in Mexico City, and moved to Canada in his teens. In the mid nineties he formed the Folk Roots band, The Paperboys, who have been touring world-wide for… { More }

Wen Warn, a singer-songwriter who writes about her world; Perceptions, a Waterin hole, or Friends at the Beach. The Texada Boyz, locals, Ken Soles, Buffalo Saunders, and Maurice Kay, add their many years of band(s) and touring experience. Together after five years, bring a fresh sound to Texada Island through folk, country, pop covers and… { More }

Elastic Band is a student-led ensemble formed in November 2024 by musicians from the Brooks Music Program. The group built a local following in 2025 through performances across the qathet region, including the Brooks Graduation Ceremony, Rockin’ the Beach, Lund Daze, the Texada Blues & Roots Festival, and at the Wildwood Pub alongside Current Collective.… { More }

Pat Buckna has been an active member of the qathet music and arts community since moving to Powell River in 2010. He released an album of original songs Singing My Songs For You in 2023 He recorded and mixed the album at his recording studio on Texada Island. Pat has performed and mc’d the Texada… { More }

The Lonesome Town Painters are a high energy, traditional bluegrass band hailing from Vancouver, British Columbia.  These fellas have a look, style and sound that harkens back to the raw and ragged edge of the genre, drawing deeply from the masters of the golden era. Their act features songs from classic artists as well as… { More }

The ReViberators is an instrumental surf rock trio from Vancouver featuring Noah Walker on guitar and Jodie Ponto on drums (aka Kitty & The Rooster) and bass. Since the death of surf legends Dick Dale and The Ventures, The ReViberators answered the call to keep this wild raucous music alive by taking a deep dive… { More }

Hailing from the far-off and far-out village of Cumberland on Vancouver Island, Bu Von Blume are a musical bunch of goof-balls, multi-instrumentalists and flower-power horn-blasting heavyweights. Led by the semi-famous child performer/substitute school teacher Luke English, Bu Von Blume is fully interactive, 100% original, family friendly, silly as heck, audience engaging, funk, disco, ska, cumbia,… { More }

The Dang Package was born of the concept that life moves on for some, while others won’t give up the road. During the great isolation, through chemical and electronic alchemy, they discovered a mutual affection for the unknown, the spectacle of space travel, the anomaly between sound and contentment; and all which eternally bind them.… { More }

Led by Sally Titasey, Betty Supple, and Shayna Jones Oh Pray Tell weaves rich acoustic R&B vibes (& beyond) soaked in soulful three-part harmonies.  Folk sound, storytelling & spoken word are laced throughout their sets and layered with pulsing rhythms creating an electrifying & potent atmosphere. With Oh Pray Tell audiences are taken on a… { More }

Ahoy me hearties! Join Madame B as she meets a rowdy group of musical  pirates that will have the whole family dancing and singing along! This all-star band of bilingual buccaneers features trombone, bass, ukulele, viola, voices and drums. Come walk the plank and enjoy a show full of surprises, dance moves, monsters and sunshine.… { 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 }