bringing quality music, Dance, and arts to SḴŦAḴ / Mayne Island throughout the year.
Upcoming Events:
2024 Community Folk Dance Series
Spring Ball
English Country Barn Dance
The Dancehall Players
Saturday April 20th Mayne Island Agricultural Hall, 430 Fernhill Rd.
Doors at 6:30, Music at 7pm
Adults $25, kids under 15 $5
Tickets at Farm Gate (cash only) or online here
May Day Square Dance
Cello Lukey and friends
Saturday May 18th Mayne Island Agricultural Hall, 430 Fernhill Rd.
Doors at 6:30, Music at 7pm
Adults $25, kids under 15 $5
Tickets will be available at Farm Gate (cash only) or online here
ÍY SȻÁĆEL (good day) - a SENĆOŦEN Language workshop
Friday April 12 2024 Mayne Island Agricultural Hall, 430 Fernhill Rd
1:30-4:30pm
$20 SOLD OUT
Ticket price is subsidized by a grant from the BC Arts Council
Workshop limited to 40 participants
Co-hosted by the Mayne Island Library Association, the W̱SÁNEĆ School Board, and the Campbell Bay Music Festival Society
Generous funding through the Province of BC and the BC Arts Council Arts Impact Program
Past Events:
St Patrick’s Day Ceilidh Dance
Nancy Grossert and Dave Marshall
Saturday March 16th 2024 Mayne Island Agricultural Hall, 430 Fernhill Rd.
Doors at 6:30, Music at 7pm
Adults $25, kids under 15 $5
Tickets at Farm Gate (cash only) or online
Prairie Old-Time Dance
Dan Lapp and friends with dance caller Lisa Siddons
Saturday February 3rd 2024 Mayne Island Agricultural Hall, 430 Fernhill Rd.
Doors at 6:30, Music at 7pm
Adults $25, kids under 15 $5
Tickets at Farm Gate (cash only) or online
Winter Ball - A Community Folk Dance with Live Music
Elise Boeur and Adam Iredale-Gray with dance caller Lisa Siddons
Saturday December 30th 2023 Mayne Island Agricultural Hall, 430 Fernhill Rd.
Doors at 6:30, Music at 7pm
SOLD OUT!
Adults $25 (cash only), kids under 15 free
artwork by jenny ritter
Erica Mah and Darcy McCord with Yael Wand
Thursday March 16th 2023 Mayne Island Agricultural Hall, 430 Fernhill Rd.
Doors at 6:30, Music at 7pm
Tickets for sale at Farm Gate Store, 568 Fernhill Rd. Adults $25, kids $10. Cash only!
Join us for an evening of intimate folk-roots music by singer, and guzheng player Erica Mah with Darcy McCord. Salt Spring Island-based roots, folk, Canadiana inspired singer-songwriter Yael Wand will open the evening.
Artwork by Jenny Ritter
Concert and Ceilidh Dance - Elise Boeur & Adam Iredale-Gray with dance caller Alison Moen
Saturday February 4th 2023 Mayne Island Agricultural Hall, 430 Fernhill Rd. Music begins at 7pm
Tickets for sale at Farm Gate Store, 568 Fernhill Rd. Adults $25, kids $10. Cash only!
Release show for Elise Boeur & Adam Iredale-Gray’s new album Fiddle Tunes! Concert followed by an all-ages, family friendly ceilidh dance - no experience necessary.
Members of JUNO nominated, Canadian Folk Music Award winning neo-folk quintet Aerialists, Elise Boeur & Adam Iredale-Gray explore fiddle music in fluid, easy lockstep. Their new album Fiddle Tunes is exactly what the title promises; a celebration of the experience of sharing fiddle traditions the way they’ve been shared for centuries, the tune recreating itself anew with each repetition as folks sit knee to knee and play.
S,ḴŦAḴ (sq-THECK) Summer Festival of Music on Mayne
A concert series on Saturday afternoons in July and August 2021. All concerts held outdoors, on the Farmers Market grounds outside the Ag Hall in Miners Bay, “downtown” Mayne Island. S,ḴŦAḴ (pronounced sq-THECK) is the SENĆOŦEN word for 'pass' or 'narrows', and the WSÁNEĆ place name for the island later called Mayne. This area is the traditional territory of the W̱SÁNEĆ people.
We are also creating videos of some of the live performances, and presenting original videos created for the festival by WSÁNEĆ artists - find them on the videos page.
July 3rd 2021: Aerialists with Justine Marie
July 10th 2021: Jo Passed with Ryan Dahle and Megan Bradfield
July 17th 2021: Veda Hille with Nick Krgovich
July 24th 2021: Ruth Moody with Q
July 31st 2021: Only A Visitor with Dana Sipos
August 7th 2021: Hannah Epperson with Trent Freeman
August 14th 2021: Emily Millard with Edwin Sheard & Patrick O’Reilly
August 28th 2021: Gail Noonan Sextet with the HELI,SET Youth Drum Group
SḴŦAḴ Summer Festival of Music is presented with support from SoundON, Creative BC, and the Province of British Columbia. SoundON.ca
August & September 2020 Concert Series
August 1st 2020: Jenny Ritter with Ghostly Hounds
August 8th 2020: Gail Noonan & Lael Whitehead with Georgia Johnson
August 15th 2020: The Simards with Zoe Guigueno
August 22nd 2020: Tremblers of Sevens with Omie Wise
August 29th 2020: Elise Boeur & Adam Iredale-Gray and friends
September 5th 2020: Taylor Ashton & Rachael Price with Emile Scott
September 12th 2020: Daniel Lapp & Adrian Dolan with Sam Tudor
CBMF Presents: Sam Tudor Band with Georgia Lee Johnson
Friday January 10th 2020, Mayne Island Agricultural Hall
Doors at 7pm, show at 7:30. $20 in advance at the Farm Gate Store, $25 at the door
Sam Tudor grew up at a forest research station, developing an affinity for both plants and outdated technology in the process. The Georgia Straight called his debut album Quotidian Dream “a gem... with a penchant for everything left field” while Beatroute magazine describes it as “beautifully self aware, sonically interesting, and masterful.” The band’s live show is poignant and communal, veering between gentleness and bombastic intensity. They are a pop band with experimental leanings that they proudly wear on their sleeves.
Georgia Lee Johnson draws on her training in experimental performance to use song as a format for story-telling, mixing vivid imagery with lush harmonics. She draws from the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest for her inspiration and imagery. Georgia will perform an opening set for this evening.
CBMF Presents: Marin Patenaude with Emile Scott
Saturday November 9th 2019, Mayne Island Agricultural Hall
Doors at 7pm, show at 7:30. $20 in advance at the Farm Gate Store, $25 at the door
An evening of songs by Marin Patenaude and her band that combines an urban edge with the waving grasses of country folk, with an opening set by singer/songwriter Emile Scott.
CBMF Presents: Pierre Schryer and Adam Dobres concert plus ceilidh dance
Saturday September 28th 2019, Mayne Island Agricultural Hall
Doors at 7pm, show at 7:30. $20 in advance at the Farm Gate Store, $25 at the door
The Canadian celtic duo of Pierre Schryer and Adam Dobres is a tour de force of versatility, fine musicianship and technical dexterity. Touring the release of their new album Mandorla, they represent two diverse and successful music careers laden with awards and nominations including JUNO Awards, Canadian Folk Music Awards, Western Canadian Music Awards and Grammy Awards.
The concert will be followed by a Community Ceilidh Dance with dances called by Merrie Klazek!
CBMF Presents: The Slocan Ramblers
Thursday April 4th 2019, Mayne Island Agricultural Hall
Doors at 7pm, show at 7:30. $20 in advance online or at the Farm Gate Store, $25 at the door
The Slocan Ramblers (2019 Juno Award Nominees) are Canada’s bluegrass band to watch. Rooted in tradition, fearlessly creative and possessing a bold, dynamic sound, The Slocans have become a leading light of today’s acoustic music scene. With a reputation for energetic live shows, impeccable musicianship and an uncanny ability to convert anyone within earshot into a lifelong fan.
CBMF Presents: Aerialists + Tremblers of Sevens
Friday January 11th 2019, Mayne Island Agricultural Hall
JUNO-nominated prog-trad group Aerialists and Victoria heavy hitters Tremblers of Sevens join forces for an evening of exciting contemporary music with deep roots in folk traditions.