Victoria Bluegrass Association

History

Feature Acts Showcased
(Following Open Stage)

2001 - 2002
Sep 2001 - Andy Ruszel and the 'Grass Band
Oct 2001 - The Barley Brothers
Nov 2001 - Clover Point Drifters
Jan 2002 - Blue Fox
Feb 2002 - John and Michelle Law
Mar 2002 - Tammy Fassaert (single)
Apr 2002 - Five On A String
May 2002 - VBA Showcase (all open stage)

2002 - 2003
Sep 2002 - Clover Point Drifters
Oct 2002 - Huckleberry Huneys
Nov 2002 - Country Dave & the Millgrove Boys
Jan 2003 - Carolyn Mark & Her Room-Mates
Feb 2003 - Canadian Whitewater (4 piece)
Mar 2003 - Special Concert (Open Road)
Apr 2003 - Lost Connection
May 2003 - VBA Showcase (all open stage)

2003 - 2004
Sep 2003 - Slow Drag
Oct 2003 - Special Concert (Barbed Wire Cutters)
Nov 2003 - Four Chords of Wood
Jan 2004 - Blue Fox
Feb 2004 - Chris Stuart & Backcountry
Mar 2004 - Bryon, Clayton, Thomas
Apr 2004 - The Mountain Bluebirds
May 2004 - VBA Showcase (all open stage)

2004 - 2005
Sep 2004 - Clover Point Drifters
Oct 2004 - Oliver Swain and Guests
Nov 2004 - Lost Connection
Jan 2005 - Country Dave Ryerson and Guests
Feb 2005 - John and Michelle Law
Mar 2005 - False Creek
Apr 2005 - Carol Elizabeth Jones and Laurel Bliss
May 2005 - VBA Showcase (all open stage)

2005 - 2006
Sep 2005 - The StillHouse Gang
Oct 2005 - (No feature act - Regular Tuesday Jam)
Nov 2005 - The Breakmen
Jan 2006 - Outlaw Social
Feb 2006 - Four Chords of Wood
Mar 2006 - Byron, Clayton, Thomas and Don
Apr 2006 - Wiseacre
May 2006 - VBA Showcase (all open stage)

2006 - 2007
Sep 2006 - Common Ground (No open stage)
Oct 2006 - Clover Point Drifters
Nov 2006 - (Cancelled due to weather. Andrews & Lawrence re-scheduled)
Jan 2007 - Hungry Hill
Feb 2007 - Andrews & Lawrence
Mar 2007 - Special Delivery
Apr 2007 - Cluny McPherson & Friends
May 2007 - VBA Showcase (all open stage)

2007 - 2008
Sep 2007 - Neckbeard
Oct 2007 - Redgrass
Nov 2007 - Last Train
Jan 2008 - Fish & Bird
Feb 2008 - Backyard String Band
Mar 2008 - Dyad
Apr 2008 - Wiseacre
May 2008 - VBA Showcase (all open stage)

2008 - 2009
Sep 2008 - Shearwater
Oct 2008 - Flash in the Pan
Nov 2008 - Over Worked & Under Played
Jan 2009 - Skagway
Feb 2009 - The Riverside Trio
Mar 2009 - Just Us
Apr 2009 - Clover Point Drifters
May 2009 - VBA Showcase (all open stage)

2009 - 2010
Sep 2009 - Rhonda Lou and the Silver String Band
Oct 2009 - Headwater
Nov 2009 - Corner Grass
Jan 2010 - Washington, Andrews & Klassen
Feb 2010 - James Whittall & Dave Clarke
Mar 2010 - Bowker Creek
Apr 2010 - Last Train
May 2010 - VBA Showcase (all open stage)

2010 - 2011
Sep 2010 - Clover Point Drifters
Oct 2010 - Viper Central
Nov 2010 - Cluny Macpherson and Garrett Thomson
Jan 2011 - Skagway
Feb 2011 - The Moonshiners
Mar 2011 - Top Secret Bluegrass Band
Apr 2011 - Highrise Lonesome

2011 - 2012
Sep 2011 - Just Us
Oct 2011 - The Stowaways
Nov 2011 - James Whittall
Jan 2012 - The Sirens

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Workshops

2001 - 2002
Nov 2001 - Tjac Townsend: Introduction To Bluegrass Flatpicking
Jan 2002 - Mike Brooks: Beginner level Mandolin
Feb 2002 - Jaybirds: Band Dynamics
Apr 2002 - Tjac Townsend: Pre-Intermediate Guitar
May 2002 - Mike Brooks: Beginner Level Mandolin - Part II

2002 - 2003
Oct 2002 - Alan Law: Harmony Singing
Nov 2002 - Rufus Stewart: Care & Feeding of Your Bluegrass Instrument
Jan 2003 - Garry Stevenson: Rhythm Guitar
Apr 2003 - Paul Bergman: Acoustic Bass

2003 - 2004
Sep 2003 - Larry Lawrence Statland: Music Theory for Bluegrass
Oct 2003 - Alan Law: Rhythm Guitar
Nov 2003 - David Klassen: Beginning Bluegrass Bass
Jan 2004 - Dale Rasmussen: Harmony Singing
Feb 2004 - Mike Kraft: Banjo
Mar 2004 - Gary Cherwonka: Dobro
Apr 2004 - Paul Elliott: Bluegrass Fiddle (2 workshops)
May 2004- Michael Brooks: Intermediate Mandolin
May 2004 - Cliff Perry: Bluegrass Repertoire

2004 - 2005
Sep 2004 - Larry Statland & Doug VanDine: Counting in a Tune
Oct 2004 - James Whittall: Mandolin
Dec 2004 - Adrian Dolan: Fiddle
Jan 2005 - Jim Nunally: Rhythm Guitar
Feb 2005 - Dale Rasmussen: Harmony Singing
Apr 2005 - Tim Cook: Banjo

2005 - 2006
Nov 2005 - Alan Law: Introduction to Rhythm Guitar
Dec 2005 - Pharis Patenaude: Sing Out - Beginning Bluegrass Vocals
Jan 2006 - Nick Hornbuckle: Banjo (One-on-One)
Feb 2006 - Paul Elliott: Fiddle (One-on-One)
Mar 2006 - Larry Statland: Bass Lines for Guitar
Apr 2006 - Glen Manders: Bass
May 2006 - John Reischman: Mandolin (One-on-One)

2006 - 2007
Oct 2006 - Dave Clarke: Introduction to Flatpicking Carter Family-style Melodies
Nov 2006 - Pharis Patenaude: Introduction to Singing (2 sessions due to popularity)
Mar 2007 - James Whittall: Mandolin
Mar 2007 - Andrew Collins (Foggy Hogtown Boys): Bluegrass Mandolin
Apr 2007 - Oliver Swain: Values for the Stand up Bass
May 2007 - Paul Elliott (Downtown Mountain Boys): Double-Stops in Bluegrass Fiddling
May 2007 - Dave Keenan (Downtown Mountain Boys): Bluegrass Guitar Backup

2007 - 2008
Oct 2007 - Alan Law: More than Just a Pretty Tune - Role of the Lead Singer
Nov 2007 - Phil Shaver (Four Chords of Wood): Hard Drivin Rhythm Guitar
Jan 2008 - Mike Brooks: Intermediate Mandolin- Rhythm is everything!
May 2008 - Pharis Patenaude: Singing
May 2008 - Dave Clarke: Lead Guitar

2008 - 2009
Nov 2008 - Michael from Portland: Old-Time Fiddle - Basics of Appalachian Bowing
Jan 2009 - Doug VanDine - The Mysteries of, and How to Use, a CAPO
Feb 2009 - James Whittall: Mandolin
Mar 2009 - Nick Hornbuckle: Banjo
Mar 2009 - James Whittall: Guitar

2009 - 2010
Oct 2009 - James Whittall: Mandolin
Oct 2009 - James Whittall: Guitar
Dec 2009 - Michael from Portland: Old-Time Fiddle - Basics of Appalachian Bowing
Mar 2010 - Nick Hornbuckle: 5-String Banjo
Apr 2010 - Cliff Perry: Bass runs for Guitar
Apr 2010 - Laurel Bliss & Alan Law: Brother Duets – Harmony Singing

2010 - 2011
Oct 2010 - Nick Hornbuckle: 5-String Banjo
Feb 2011 - Miriam Sonstenes: Fiddle
Mar 2011 - Chris Herbst: Fingerstyle Bluegrass Guitar
Apr 2011 - James Whittall: Guitar

2011 - 2012
Jan 2012 - Tony Furtado: Banjo
Jan 2012 - Luke Price: Fiddle
Jan 2012 - Chris Herbst: Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar
Feb 2012 - Shanti Bremer: Using a Metronome

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Special Concerts

2001 - 2002
Mar 2001 - Clover Point Drifters (Orange Hall)
Mar 2001 - John Reischman & the Jaybirds (Norway House)
Feb 2002 - John Reischman & the Jaybirds (Orange Hall)

2002 - 2003
Mar 2003 - Open Road (Orange Hall)

2003 - 2004
Sep 2003 - Bill Keith (Orange Hall)
Oct 2003 - Barbed Wire Cutters (Orange Hall)
Feb 2004 - Phillips, Grier, & Flinner (Orange Hall)

2004 - 2005
Sep 2004 - Lost Highway (St. Lukes Church Hall)
Jan 2005 - John Reischman & the Jaybirds (St. Lukes Church Hall)
Jun 2005 - Tim O'Brien (Fairfield United Church)

2005 - 2006
Sep 2005 - Foggy Hogtown Boys (Orange Hall)
Jan 2006 - The James King Band (Orange Hall)
Mar 2006 - Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum (Orange Hall)

2006 - 2007
Oct 2006 - The Earl Brothers (Orange Hall)

2007 - 2008
No Special Concerts

2008 - 2009
Apr 2009 - The Foggy Hogtown Boys (Orange Hall)

2009 - 2010
Nov 2009 - Tim O'Brien & Old Man Luedecke (Fairfield United)
Jan 2010 - Foghorn Trio Concert with Special Guest Anne Louise Genest
Mar 2010 - Lost & Found
Mar 2010 - The Foggy Hogtown Boys
Apr 2010 - Cliff Perry and Laurel Bliss

2010 - 2011
Sep 2010 - Creaking Tree String Quartet
Oct 2010 - Jayme Stone
Jan 2011 - Foghorn Trio

2011 - 2012
Jan 2012 - Tony Furtado with Luke Price

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Bursary Recipients

2002 - Jack Roland (bursary awarded, not claimed)
2003 - James Whittall (& Diona Davies - bursary awarded, not claimed)
2004 - Lee Watson
2005 - Teresa Sims
2006 - Peter LaRue
2007 - Cathy Lloyd
2008 - Shanti Bremer (& Laura Dergousoff - bursary awarded, not claimed)
2009 - Garrett Tompson
2010 - Kathleen Law & Colin Boland
2011 - Dorien Bibault (bursary awarded, not claimed)
2012 - Rachel Bergen, Ali Romanow, Lisa Feeney

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Newsletter Editors

2001 - 2002 - Harry Miller
2002 - 2006 - Doug VanDine & Larry Statland
2006 - 2008 - Art Charlton & Luann Burton
2008 - 2009 - Scott Campbell & Luann Burton
2009 - 2010 - Scott Campbell & Katherine Dennison
2010 - 2011 - Scott Campbell & Katherine Dennison (Dec 2010) / Victoria Pang (Jan 2011)
2011 - 2012 - Victoria Pang

Newsletter pdfs:

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Website Orchestration

pre - 2003 - Larry Statland
2003 - 2012 - Wendy Anthony
2009 - 2011 - Kelly Sherwin (Facebook)
2011 - 2012 - Alan Law (menu, page-name, and website redesign)

WebPage Additions:

Jun 2003 - VBA WebSite Creation (3 pages: Index, Upcoming, Happenings)
Apr 2004 - Jam WebPage
Jul 2004 - Festival WebPage
Feb 2006 - Membership WebPage
Mar 2006 - Bluegrass-fieds (& Guidelines)
Mar 2007 - Change Server Host to WeDo
Apr 2007 - Site Statistics Meter Added
Apr 2007 - NNS WebPage
Nov 2008 - Recording Policy
Feb 2009 - VBA Facebook Webpage Created (by Kelly Sherwin)
Mar 2009 - VBA Events Archives (10 pages by Wendy Anthony - 24 Jan 2009)
Oct 2009 - Removed Links page (as per changing role of web orchestration)
Mar 2010 - New Happenings Format (separate section for VBA Events, Jams & Other - VBA always at top of lists)
Jun 2010 - New Website Masthead Logo
Nov 2010 - TShirts page added
Apr 2011 - 2011 Newsletter pdfs added to website
Nov 2011 - Jam Song/Tune Lists
Nov 2011 - New ISP - Island Net; change email addresses
Nov 2011 - New navigation menu
Nov 2011 - New Home Page
Nov 2011 - New pages: news, events, links, contact, about
Nov 2011 - obsolete pages festivals, upcoming, membership, happenings
Nov 2011 - remove menu to archives to about

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Board Of Directors

2001 - 2002
President: Ray France
Vice President: David Klassen
Secretary: Harry Miller
Treasurer: Doug VanDine
Director & Promotion Coordinator: Larry Statland
Director & Slow Pitch Jam Coordinator: Eric Day

2002 - 2003
President: Larry Statland
Vice President: Jeb Gordon
Secretary: Molly Newman
Treasurer: Doug VanDine
Director of Promotion: Colleen O'Brien
Director of Events: David Klassen

2003 - 2004
President: Larry Statland
Vice President: David Klassen
Secretary: Colleen O'Brien
Treasurer: Jeb Gordon
Member-At-Large: Doug Mann
Member-At-Large: Perla Segal

2004 - 2005
President: Colleen O'Brien
Vice President: Larry Statland
Secretary: Liz Crump
Treasurer: Jeb Gordon
Member-At-Large: Doug Mann
Member-At-Large: Perla Segal

2005 - 2006
President: Colleen O'Brien
Vice President: Wayne Templeton
Secretary: Barb Atkins
Treasurer: Jeb Gordon
Member-At-Large: Art Charlton
Member-At-Large: Liz Crump

2006 - 2007
President: Larry Statland
Vice President: Bob McKechnie
Past President: Colleen O'Brien
Secretary: Carol Thibault
Treasurer: David Simon
Member-At-Large: Art Charlton
Member-At-Large: Jeb Gordon

2007 - 2008
President: Bob McKechnie
Vice President: Kelly Sherwin
Past President: Larry Statland
Secretary: Carol Thibault
Treasurer: David Simon
Member-At-Large: Lani Royce
Member-At-Large: Jeb Gordon

2008 - 2009
President: Bob McKechnie
Vice President: Kelly Sherwin
Past President: Larry Statland
Secretary: Carol Thibault
Treasurer: David Simon
Member-At-Large: Lani Royce
Member-At-Large: Bev Young
Member-At-Large: Andrew Lloyd

2009 - 2010
President: Kelly Sherwin
Vice President: Pharis Romero
Past President: Bob McKechnie
Secretary: Colleen O'Brien
Treasurer: David Simon
Member-At-Large: Judith Tharp
Member-At-Large: Kate Cino
Member-At-Large: Linda Henson

2010 - 2011
President: Al Planiden (from Aug 2010); Pharis Romero (Jun - Aug 2010)
Vice President: Victoria Pang
Past President: Kelly Sherwin (until Dec 2010)
Secretary: Colleen O'Brien
Treasurer: David Simon
Member-At-Large: Cluny Macpherson
Member-At-Large: Larry Steven
Member-At-Large: Linda Henson

2011 - 2012
President: Al Planiden
Vice President: Victoria Pang
Secretary: Colleen O'Brien
Treasurer: Larry Statland
Member-At-Large: Alan Law
Member-At-Large: Barny Hiney
Member-At-Large: Bruno Quenneville
Member-At-Large: Catherine Rosenblood

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Jam Tunes/Songs List

Weekly Jam List
Alphabetical List
Key List

Feature Acts Showcased (Following Open Stage)

Workshops

Special Concerts

Bursary Recipients

Newsletter Editors

Website Orchestration

Board Of Directors

Jam Tunes/Songs List

Feature Acts Showcased
(Following Open Stage)