2023 Lineup The 46th annual festival was held July 14–16, 2023. • American Beauties •
Jill Barber •
Blick Bassy • Tré Burt •
Jim Byrnes •
Las Cafeteras •
Calexico •
Celeigh Cardinal •
Joachim Cooder •
Steve Dawson and the Hooded Mergansers • Maya de Vitry • Krystle dos Santos •
Ferron • Derek Gripper •
Joe Henry •
The High Bar Gang •
Rich Hope • Melón Jiménez & Lara Wong • Kalàscima feat. Andrea Ramolo •
Kayhan Kalhor Trio •
Amythyst Kiah •
Albert Lee •
Don McGlashan w/ Anita Clark •
Ruth Moody •
Namgar •
Aoife O'Donovan •
Susan O'Neill •
Samantha Parton • Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gire •
William Prince • Cláudio Rabeca Quartet w/ Serena Eades •
Rum Ragged • San Pedro Cinco • Ruby Singh and The Future Ancestors • The Sojourners •
Tiny Habits • True Loves •
Twin Flames •
Cedric Watson &
Jourdan Thibodeaux 2019 Lineup The 42nd annual festival was held July 19–21, 2019. •
Art Bergmann • Wallis Bird •
Mariel Buckley •
Steph Cameron •
Neko Case •
Ry Cooder feat. the Hamilton's • Joachim Cooder •
Rodney Crowell •
Alex Cuba • DakhaBrakha • Dálava • Darlingside • Guy Davis •
The Dead South • Las Estrellas de Vancouver • Mick Flannery • Dori Freeman • Gamelan Bike Bike • Ilaria Graziano e Francesco Forni •
Gordon Grdina's Haram • Jimmy "Duck" Holmes •
Iskwé •
Kacy & Clayton • Martin Kerr • Ezra Kwizera •
Grant Lawrence and Friends •
Little Miss Higgins • John Lowell Band • A Familia Machado • James McMurtry • Mike Munson • Murfitt and Main • Dawn Pemberton • Petunia and the Vipers •
Carole Pope • Les Poules a Colin • Professor Banjo & Estro Jennies •
Quantum Tangle • Ranky Tanky • Steve Riley & Mamou Playboys •
Archie Roach • Small Glories • Son de Madera •
Jayme Stone's Folklife •
Leonard Sumner • Three Women and the Truth • Viper Central •
Skye Wallace • Wazimbo and Banda Kakana •
Donovan Woods 2017 Lineup The 40th annual festival was held July 13–16, 2017. •
C.R. Avery •
Bahamas •
Barenaked Ladies • Blick Bassy •
Begonia •
The Belle Game •
Blind Pilot •
Bob Bossin •
Billy Bragg &
Joe Henry •
Jim Bryson •
Jim Byrnes •
Choir! Choir! Choir! • Chouk Bwa Libète •
Cold Specks •
Shawn Colvin • Delgres •
Cris Derksen •
Alpha Yaya Diallo •
Kathleen Edwards • Ellika Solo Rafael • Ramy Essam •
Ferron & her All Star Band •
Roy Forbes • The Funk Hunters •
Rhiannon Giddens • Ganga Giri •
Noah Gundersen •
Hillsburn •
Matt Holubowski • ILAM •
Emmanuel Jal • Eilen Jewell • Jonah Blacksmith •
Si Kahn • Korrontzi • Jim Kweskin & Meredith Axelrod • The Mae Trio • Mbongwana Star • Paul McKenna •
Mélisande •
Tift Merritt •
Katie Moore and Andrew Horton • Jake Morley • Native North America: A Gathering of Indigenous Trailblazers • Nive Nielsen & The Deer Children •
Aoife O'Donovan & Noam Pikelny •
Grace Petrie •
Leonard Podolak • The Revivalists •
Archie Roach • Nell Robinson & Jim Nunally Band • RURA • Clinton & Lorna St. John •
John K. Samson & The Winter Wheat • La Santa Cecilia •
Andy Shauf • Nick Sherman •
Gabrielle Shonk • Sidestepper •
The Slocan Ramblers • The Sojourners • Tomato Tomato • True Blues feat. Corey Harris & Alvin Youngblood Hart • Will Varley •
Leif Vollebekk • Luke Wallace •
Wesli 2016 Lineup The 39th annual festival was held July 15–17, 2016. • Jojo Abot • Ajinai • Elida Almeida • The Americans • Faris Amine •
Geoff Berner • The Bills •
Birds of Chicago •
Hayes Carll •
Martin and
Eliza Carthy •
Bruce Cockburn • The Crooked Brothers • Élage Diouf • Mike Edel • Emilie and Ogden • Lee Fields and the Expressions • Dominique Fricot •
Martin Harley • The Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer •
Les Hay Babies •
Jolie Holland and
Samantha Parton • I Draw Slow • Hubby Jenkins • Kaumakaiwa Kanaka‘ole with Shawn Pimental •
Shane Koyczan and The Short Story Long •
Lakou Mizik •
Land of Talk •
Lisa LeBlanc • Leftover Salmon •
Terra Lightfoot •
Little Scream •
Lord Huron • Betsayda Machado y La Parranda el Clavo • Mandolin Orange • Mexican Institute of Sound • Moulettes • Nahko and Medicine for People • Flávia Nascimento •
The New Pornographers • Les Noces Gitanes • Cian Nugent •
Lisa O'Neill • Oh Pep! •
Oysterband •
Chris Pureka •
The Ragpicker String Band • Karim Saada •
San Fermin • Sarah Jane Scouten • Ten Strings and a Goat Skin • Trad.Attack! • Twin Bandit • Henry Wagons •
The Wainwright Sisters •
M. Ward • Lucy Ward •
The Weather Station • Yemen Blues with
Ravid Kahalani • The Young’uns
2015 Lineup The 38th annual festival was held July 17–19, 2015. • 100 Mile House • Ross Ainslie and
Jarlath Henderson • Annie Lou •
Matthew Barber and
Jill Barber • Beans on Toast •
Lurrie Bell •
Blind Pilot •
Breabach •
Basia Bulat • Bustamento • Sousou and Maher Cissoko •
Adam Cohen •
Diyet • Cécile Doo-Kingué • The Down Hill Strugglers •
Frazey Ford •
Fortunate Ones • La Gallera Social Club •
Mary Gauthier •
Jenn Grant •
Ash Grunwald •
I'm With Her •
The Jerry Cans •
Angélique Kidjo •
Bassekou Kouyaté & Ngoni Ba •
Pokey LaFarge •
Sam Lee (folk musician) and Friends • The Lowest Pair •
Lucius • Bongeziwe Mabandla •
Mama Kin •
Matuto • Rory McLeod •
Melbourne Ska Orchestra •
Old Man Luedecke •
The Once •
Lindi Ortega •
Parsonsfield • Perch Creek •
Grace Petrie •
Phosphorescent • Les Poules à Colin •
Rising Appalachia •
The Sadies •
Said the Whale • Scarlett Jane • Shtreiml & Ismail Fencioglu • Son Little • Söndörgö •
The Strumbellas • Tanga •
Richard Thompson •
Trampled By Turtles • Ivan Tucakov and Tambura Rasa •
The Wilderness of Manitoba • Marlon Williams •
Hawksley Workman • Jasper Sloan Yip
2014 Lineup The 37th annual festival was held July 18–20, 2014. • Banda Kakana •
Andrew Bird and the Hands of Glory •
Born Ruffians •
Brasstronaut •
David Bridie • The Carper Family • The Como Mamas •
Rose Cousins • The Casey Driessen Singularity • Dulsori •
Quique Escamilla •
Alejandro Escovedo and the Sensitive Boys • Fish and Bird • Flying Mountain • Ashleigh Flynn & the Back Porch Majority •
Beppe Gambetta • Geoumungo Factory • Eliza Gilkyson •
Great Lake Swimmers •
Grievous Angels • James Hill •
The Honeycutters • The Howlin' Brothers • Tamar Ilana & Ventanas • Iskwew Singers •
Stephen Kellogg • Roger Knox • Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 • Mary Lambert • Jon Langford and Jean Cook •
Amos Lee • Lemon Bucket Orkestra • Lost Bayou Ramblers • Jay Malinowski & The Deadcoast • La Manta • Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar • Tift Merritt • Mokoomba • Leo Moran and Anthony Thistlethwaite • The Nautical Miles • Oh My Darling •
Ozomatli • Pacifika • Karine Polwart • Alejandra Ribera • Jenny Ritter • David Rovics • Noura Mint Seymali • Langhorne Slim & the Law • Leonard Sumner • Oliver Swain's Big Machine • Riccardo Tesi & Banditaliana • Les Tireux D'Roches • Typhoon •
Foy Vance • Suzie Vinnick • Wagons • Leo "Bud" Welch • Josh White Jr. •
Wintersleep •
Frank Yamma 2013 Lineup The 36th annual festival was held July 19–21, 2013. •
Lena Anderssen •
Sam Baker •
Del Barber •
Black Prairie • Bon Debarras • Dalannah Gail Bowen • Briga • The Brothers Comatose •
Jeffery Broussard & the Creole Cowboys •
Brown Bird • Jason Burnstick •
The Cat Empire •
Tim Chaisson •
Cold Specks •
Debo Band •
Delhi 2 Dublin •
DeVotchKa • Joaquin Diaz •
The Raghu Dixit Project •
Maria Dunn •
Kathleen Edwards •
Steve Earle & The Dukes •
Elephant Revival •
Hannah Georgas •
Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion • Habadekuk •
Hanggai •
Hayden •
Hazmat Modine •
Hurray for the Riff Raff •
Reid Jamieson • Anthony Joseph and the Spasm Band • The Alan Kelly Gang •
Mo Kenney •
Kaki King •
Aidan Knight •
Kobo Town • The Latchikós • The Littlest Birds • Mamselle •
Natalie Maines • Maria in the Shower •
Danny Michel • Nomadic Massive • Jerron "Blind Bow" Paxton •
Phildel • Martha Redbone Roots Project • Pharis and Jason Romero •
Justin Rutledge • Stefano Saletti and Piccola Banda Ikona • The Shirleys •
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars • moira smiley & VOCO •
Kinnie Starr •
Jayme Stone •
Stringband •
Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble •
Tinpan Orange • Los Vega •
The Waterboys •
Loudon Wainwright III •
Sara Watkins •
Whitehorse •
The Wooden Sky • Fatma Zidan •
Laetitia Zonzambé 2012 Lineup The 35th annual festival was held July 13–15, 2012. • The Atomic Duo •
The Barr Brothers •
Geoff Berner • Mark Berube • Besh o droM • Bette and Wallet •
Blitz the Ambassador • Bombolessé •
Bryan Bowers • Canailles •
The Cave Singers •
Chatham County Line • The Johnny Clegg Band • Amelia Curran • Dala • Kat Danser •
Ani DiFranco • Colleen Eccleston •
Ramblin' Jack Elliott • e.s.l. •
David Essig • Mike Farris & the Cumberland Saints • Fearing & White •
Roy Forbes • Jaron Freeman Fox and the Opposite of Everything •
Tret Fure • Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto •
Leela Gilday •
Good for Grapes •
The Head and the Heart •
Hey Rosetta! •
Veda Hille • H'Sao •
Jaffa Road • Martyn Joseph •
K'naan • Murray McLauchlan • Dan Mangan • Marley's Ghost • Emel Mathlouthi •
Minor Empire •
Mrigya •
Holly Near • The Once •
evalyn parry • Pied Pumkin •
Possessed by Paul James •
River City Extension •
Alejandra Robles •
Serena Ryder •
Shakura S'Aida • Silk Road Music •
Sidi Touré •
Wake Owl • Cedric Watson et Bijou Créole •
Wazimbo • Ken Whiteley and the Levy Sisters •
Lucinda Williams •
The Wood Brothers •
Royal Wood 2011 Lineup The 34th annual festival was held July 15–17, 2011. •
Freshlyground •
Justin Townes Earle •
Gillian Welch •
James Cotton Superharp •
Tim Robbins and the Rouges Gallery Band • Ti-Coca and Wanga Neges •
Rosanne Cash •
The Jayhawks •
La-33 •
Josh Ritter and the Royal City Band •
Tinariwen •
Emmanuel Jal •
Beats Antique •
The Duhks •
Buck 65 •
Jim Bryson and
The Weakerthans •
C.R. Avery •
Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three •
Elliott BROOD •
Kathryn Calder •
The Burning Hell •
David Wax Museum 2010 Lineup The 33rd annual festival was held July 16–18, 2010. Artists included: • Gadelle •
Shane Koyczan and the Short Story Long •
The Avett Brothers • Calexico •
Sarah Harmer • Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens •
Brett Dennen •
Natacha Atlas •
Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder
2009 Lineup The 32nd annual festival was held on July 17–19, 2009. • Los De Abajo • Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara • Matt Anderson • Darol Anger, Mike Marshall with Vasen • Arrested Development •
Bellowhead •
Geoff Berner • Mark Berube and the Patriotic Few • The Blue Voodoo • Bop Ensemble • The Breakmen •
Basia Bulat • CaneFire • Eliana Cuevas • The Ebony Hillbillies • Tony McManus • Jorge Miguel Flamenco • Los Misioneros del Norte •
Mr. Something Something • Matabaruka • Idy Oulo • Jonathan Edwards •
Joel Fafard •
Roy Forbes • Fito Garcia Afro-Cuban Bass Ensemble • Amos Garrett Acoustic Trio with Doug Cox • Doug Cox • Liza Garza • Dick Gaughan •
Great Lake Swimmers • HAPA • Corey Harris •
Veda Hille •
Iron and Wine • James Keelaghan • Labess •
Patty Larkin • Anne Loree •
Dan Mangan •
Pacifika •
Steven Page • The Paperboys •
The Proclaimers • Joe Pug •
Lester Quitzau •
Kate Reid • Sara Renelik • The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band • Rock Plaza Central • Zal Idrissa Sissokho and Buntalo • Mavis Staples •
Tarhana •
Shari Ulrich •
Umalali • Suzie Vinnick and Rick Fines • Vishten • VOC Soul Gospel Choir •
The Weakerthans •
Cheryl Wheeler • Women in Docs • Jamyang Yeshi • d'bi. young
2008 Lineup The 31st annual festival was held from July 18–20, 2008. Artists included: •
Michael Franti & Spearhead •
Master Musicians of Jajouka •
Ozomatli •
Aimee Mann •
Kiran Ahluwalia •
Etran Finatawa • Markus James and the Wassonrai and
Eneida Marta.
2007 Lineup The 30th annual festival was held from July 13–15, 2007. •
Rani Arbo and Daisy Mayhem •
The Be Good Tanyas •
Geoff Berner •
Bitch and the Exciting Conclusion • Jim Byrnes, Steve Dawson and The Soujourners with the House Band •
Carolina Chocolate Drops •
Liz Carroll & John Doyle • Cornerstone •
Toumani Diabate's Symmetric Orchestra •
Kellylee Evans •
The Fugitives •
Mike Ford •
David Francey • Ganga Giri • Hip Hop Hope • Jamaica to Toronto • Jam Camp •
Martyn Joseph • Andrea Koziol • Kutapira • The Life and Times of
Ginger Goodwin •
Los Munequitos de Matanzas •
Dougie MacLean • Mihirangi •
Sarah Jane Morris •
Geoff Muldaur • Mushfiq Ensemble • Next...The Collaboratory • Nucleus •
Oh Susanna •
Old Man Luedecke •
Ndidi Onukwulu •
Utah Phillips •
Po' Girl • Salt • Karen Savoca •
Adham Shaikh's Dreamtree Project •
Adrian Sherwood • Songs of the Pacific Northwest •
Tanya Tagaq • Tapia eta Leturia • 30 Years in 60 Minutes with Timothy Wisdom • The Truckers Memorial •
Twilight Circus Dub Sound System •
Under the Volcano – Rhyme and Resist! • Vancouver International Bhangra Celebration •
The Wailin' Jennys •
Hawksley Workman • You Are Here (with
Rae Spoon)
2006 Lineup The 29th annual VFMF was held from July 14–16, 2006. • A Bhangra Celebration •
Afrodizz • Angela Harris • Beats Without Borders • Bethany and Rufus • Big Bass Theory •
Clifton Joseph • Collaboratory 2.9 •
Dan Bern • Dubblestandart • Dyad •
Eliza Gilkyson •
Erynn Marshall and Chris Coole •
Feist • Ga Gi • Ganga Giri •
Hamell on Trial •
Ivan Coyote and The Word on The Beach • Jacob Cino and Third Eye Tribe •
James Keelaghan •
Jane Siberry •
Kelly Joe Phelps • Lal • Leaky Heaven Circus presents Giant Consortium •
Lillian Allen •
Linda Tillery and
Nina Gerber • Mihirangi • Najma Akhtar •
Ndidi Onukwulu featuring
Madagascar Slim • no luck club • Nucleus •
Ray Wylie Hubbard •
Ridley Bent •
Ruthie Foster • Salt • Sisters Euclid • Supergenerous •
Tanya Tagaq • The Angel Brothers feat.
Sandhya Sanjana • The Grande Mothers •
The Mammals • The Mighty Popo with Urunana rw'abadatana •
The New Lost City Ramblers • Tim Readman &
Shona Le Mottée •
Utah Phillips •
Vishwa Mohan Bhatt &
Salil Bhatt • Zar
1978 Lineup The 1st annual festival was held August 11–13, 1978. •
David Amram •
Alistair Anderson • Edmond and Quentin Badoux • Jon Bartlett & Rika Ruebsaat •
Peter Bellamy • Leon Bibb • Ken Bloom •
Roy Bookbinder •
Bryan Bowers •
John Allan Cameron • Diane Campbell •
Margaret Christl •
Bruce Cockburn • Andy Cohen •
Don Cullen •
David Essig •
Mimi Fariña • Frank Ferrel & Bertram Levy •
Cathy Fink & Duck Donald • Flying Mountain • Paddy Graber •
Amos Garrett &
Geoff Muldaur • Al Grierson •
Wendy Grossman •
Peter Gzowski • Bob Hadley • Barry Hall • John Hammond • Larry Hanks • Tommy Hawkins • Heartland •
John Hiatt •
Lou Killen •
Vera Johnson • Tam Kearney and Jim Strickland • Tex Konig • Alain Lamontagne • Mountain Dance Theatre • Debby McClatchy • Mary McCaslin • Robbie McNeill • Dale Miller •
Rick Neufeld • No Comhaile • Odetta • Original Sloth Band •
Robert Paquette •
Colleen Peterson •
Faith Petric •
U. Utah Philips • Pied Pear •
Red Clay Ramblers • Leon Redbone • J. Rider Riley • Jim Ringer •
Gamble Rogers • Stan Rogers • Bob Ruzicka •
Claudia Schmidt • Len Udow •
Rosalie Sorrels •
Mike Seeger &
Alice Gerrard •
Roosevelt Sykes •
Phil Thomas • Jay & Lyn Ungar •
Jud Strunk • Tam Lin •
Graham Townsend •
Valdy • Peter Paul Van Camp • Rick Van Krugel •
Josh White Jr. •
David Wiffen •
Kate Wolf •
Winston Wuttunee •
Robin Williamson & His Merry Band • Western Broom and Wooden Ware ==References==