Daniel Lapp is the headliner for this year’s Lovefest, which returns to Linnaea Farm on Saturday, August 8, 2026. He has played on over 100 albums and performed across Canada, the United States, Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales, Finland, and Germany. Daniel is also a winner of the BC Fiddler Championship and is the Artistic Director of the Victoria Conservatory of Music.

Benji Coey, who is organizing Lovefest, said, “This year I’m very excited to have booked Daniel Lapp, who is a nationally renowned folk and jazz musician. He’s going to bring Adam Dobres—who the folks on the island are familiar with—a world-class guitar player, and Richard Moody, one of the country’s best fiddle players. Those guys are going to do an extended set. When you get that sort of talent coming through, you have to give them room; you’ve got to give them time to play, and it’s going to be a really mind-blowing set.”