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A New season of great Rogue shows - and a couple of urgent notices
Wednesday September 10, 2025

Here is a brief look ahead to our concert lineup for the next few weeks. We would love to see you at The Rogue, and if you can't make it in person, then please tune in to our incredible Watch At Home service. We need your support now more than ever, folks. 

The Canadian federal government is planning to reduce Arts Funding by 15%. We believe they should be increasing it by at least 15%! The Canadian Arts Coalition (CAC) is calling on everyone who is passionate about funding arts and culture in their communities to add their voice through an easy letter writing campaign.

1. The Eisenhauers | Headlong Hearts, Thursday September 11th, 8pm, at Mel Lehan Hall at St. James (3214 West 10th Avenue)

A great double-bill of new folk / roots music from two excellent BC bands. Click here for more details 

2. The Once, Sunday September 14th, 8pm, at Mel Lehan Hall at St. James (3214 West 10th Avenue)

A rare west coast appearance by wonderful harmony-vocal oriented folk trio from Newfoundland and Labrador. Click herefor more details 

3. Rogue Folk Club Annual General Meeting, Thursday September 18th, 6pm, Room 120 downstairs at the rear of the St. James Community Square

All Rogue Folk Club members are invited to attend the AGM. We need to demonstrate community support for our non-profit Society's efforts to bring under-represented music to our vibrant, albeit, niche audience. Please come along if you have a ticket to Connie's concert. There will be a few tickets available for members who were unable to buy a ticket before we posted it as Sold Out. 

4. Connie Kaldor, Thursday September 18th, 8pm, at Mel Lehan Hall at St. James (3214 West 10th Avenue)

Pioneering Canadian songwriter returns with a hot new album, and two more in the works! Connie is the consummate entertainer. Always puts on a marvellous show. Click here for more details 

5. Breen / Rynne / Murray, Friday September 19th, 8pm, at Mel Lehan Hall at St. James (3214 West 10th Avenue)

Fiddler / saxophonist Tara Breen (The Chieftains), guitarist / singer Jim Murray (Sharon Shannon Band), and concertina wizard Padraig Rynne present Irish trad at its very best. Click here for more details

6. The Unfaithful Servants & Shari Ulrich, Thursday September 25th, 8pm, at Mel Lehan Hall at St. James (3214 West 10th Avenue)

Brilliant Vancouver Island folk / bluegrass / country quartet with a brand new CD teams up with legendary BC songwriter / multi-instrumentalist Ms. Shari Ulrich for a uniquely entertaining collaboration. Click here for more details 

7. John Doyle, Thursday October 2nd, 8pm, at Mel Lehan Hall at St. James (3214 West 10th Avenue)

Ireland's number one trad guitarist and renowned singer and songwriter makes a rare appearance here on the left coast. Click here for more details

8. Little Miss Higgins, Sunday October 5th, 8pm, at Mel Lehan Hall at St. James (3214 West 10th Avenue)

Diminutive musical dynamo from the Canadian prairies makes a welcome return with her bluesy sound and fine band. Click herefor more details 

9. The Lee Boys, Saturday October 11th, 8pm, at Mel Lehan Hall at St. James (3214 West 10th Avenue)

The unique sound of sacred steel guitars, combining gospel with blues and R&B from the deepest south - with the deepest groove! Click here for more details 

10. HELP WANTED! Rogue Folk Club Publicist 

We hired a new publicist last month to replace long-time incumbent Paul Norton. Sadly, due to health reasons, she has just been advised to reduce her computer work to save her career as a very gifted musician. This came as a huge shock just this morning, and we are once again looking for a publicist. 

Here is a brief overview of the job description. Please feel free to email [email protected] with any questions and / or to enclose your CV and cover letter. Time is of the essence here. If you would like to apply, or can pass this on to someone you think would be ideally suited, we would love to hear from you / them.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Publicity

·    Create and send out media releases for each show

·       Create web site event pages and other web site components

·       Contribute to web site design in general

·       Set up ticketing for shows in Arts People

·       Work with Admin Assistant with regards to Social Media

·       Attend weekly staff meetings at our Granville Island office

·       Create poster for each show

·       Create composite posters and rack cards as required

·       Deliver posters and rack cards to distributors and distribution points

·       Deliver composite posters to libraries, community centres, etc.

Useful Skills

·       Constant Contact

·       Word and Excel or similar

·       InDesign or Canva or similar

·       Arts People ticketing / database software

·       BC Driver’s Licence and access to a vehicle is helpful