Michael Keith played a beautiful set in the Village Commons tent on the afternoon of August 18th. The eighth concert in the Friday Market Live Music Series was well-attended and full of laughter. Playing an entirely improvised set, Michael entranced the audience with a wide variety of musical textures – made entirely through his guitar and pedals.
About halfway through the concert, he began to improvise an song about the Village Commons. He sang: “The Village Commons – not so common after all”.
On Friday Aug 4 Jemma Hicken joined Manda Aufochs Gillespie under the big tent in the village commons for another edition of Folk U’s coverage of the Friday Live Music series. Musician/reporter Louis Belcourt was a special guest.
Jemma played from her newest CD, ‘Get It Together’ and talked about the production process.
On July 28, the Awakeneers joined Manda Aufochs Gillespie and Folk U under the big tent at Mansons Landing as Folk U for another Friday Live Music. This is the fourth time they have performed on her show. As Robert McKenty pointed out, “We make Folk University Radio a priority anytime we’re coming to Cortes Island.”
The Awakeneers just released a new CD, and brought the songs to Gorge Hall that evening and to Mansons Hall on Saturday.
On July 21, Manda Aufochs Gillespie welcomed Cortes Island songwriter/guirtarist Rick Bockner for the fourth in a series of Friday Market Live Music shows under the big tent in the Village Commons.
Rick began playing guitar at age 7 and was fortunate to be given his first lessons by Pete Seeger, a family friend. Rick was part of the influential San Francisco band Mad River from 1967-69, before moving to B.C. and settling in the Kootenays.
On July 14, Manda Aufochs Gillespie welcomed Sun Rob for the third in a series of Friday Market Live Music shows under the big tent in the Village Commons.
Sun Rob is an introspective artist whose craft delves into illuminating the unspoken parts of the psyche through archetypical metaphors and channeled mantras. We are all made of stardust, and Sun Rob strives to remind us of our divine nature through his music. Just as the Sun shares its radiance with the world below, Rob aims to illuminate the inner landscape of the mind through shared experiences and insights.
