Deep Cove Folk Blog

When Mike Harding dubbed Winter Wilson as one of the hardest working duos on the circuit, he’d clearly done his homework. UK based, Kip Winter and Dave Wilson have performed in Germany, Australia, Spain, Canada, Belgium and New Zealand. They’ve … Read the rest

As part of getting ready for the planning for next season’s Deep Cove Folk I felt the need to have a better idea of the issues on folks’ minds about the Club.   Based on some ideas from our new … Read the rest

Deep Cove takes its usual July and August off for summer vacation
Stay tuned for Friday September 8th for Winter Wilson… Read the rest

The Hounds of Cuchulain are a four-piece folk band from Victoria BC who perform a wide selection of Irish, Scottish, English, and original songs in the Celtic tradition dating from the 1600’s all the way up to the 1980’s. Stylistically … Read the rest

A Special Treat Comes to Deep Cove Folk

• Feature: Shawna Caspi
• Date:  Friday, April 14, 2023
• Time: Doors open at 7:30PM, show starts at 8:00
• Location:  St. John’s United Church, 10990 West Saanich Rd. (just across from Deep Cove Elementary

Yet Another Old Friend Returns to Deep Cove Folk

• Feature: Ian Tamblyn
• There will be an open stage
• Date:  Friday, March 10, 2023
• Time: Doors open at 7:30PM, show starts at 8:00
• Location:  St. John’s United Church, 10990 West Saanich

It’s a bit like doing genealogy, actually—the surprise of finding out that a distant great great uncle played two games for Les Canadiens back in the ‘30’s, or that your mother’s family came from staunch United Empire Loyalist stock. It … Read the rest

January 12, 2018: I watched the overcast Victoria sky slowly change into a welcome azure.  Eventually the entire sky cleared, doing its best to imitate the deep steel blue I remembered from winter days on the prairies. 

“Appropriate”, I thought, … Read the rest