The Cowichan Folk Guild has chosen Bobbie Blue as its new artistic director.
Until this year, Blue was the entertainment director of the annual Filberg Festival in Comox.
The Cowichan Folk Guild produces the Islands Folk Festival from July 18 to 20 at the Providence Farm (just outside Duncan) as well as presenting the Island Songwriting contest, and sponsoring monthly coffeehouses and song circles.
The Cowichan Folk Guild is renowned for promoting and sharing the music of the folk, passing on musical traditions and a sense of community. This celebration of folk music features a variety of folk artists from near and far, who perform for audiences at coffeehouses, at the festival, and at occasional concerts during the year.
There is a variety of music at the Islands Folk Festival, including bluegrass, Celtic, world beat, blues, roots, folk-rock, contemporary singer-songwriters and more. The performances are held on several stages throughout the beautiful grounds of Providence Farm with performances and workshops featured during the day, while dancing is the focus of the evening.
Providence Farm is a working organic farm dedicated to restoring the spirit and skills of those with physical, mental and emotional challenges. The farm provides a variety of successful therapeutic programs in horticultural and vocational training and is open to the public Monday through Friday.
For more information on the Cowichan Folk Guild and the Islands Folk Festival, go to www.islandsfolkfestival.ca and for more information on Providence Farm, check out http://providence.bc.ca.
— Cowichan Folk Guild