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Sunny Friday night venue for music at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site. Rainy Fridays, the concert is indoors.
Photo courtesy Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society
Music shines at the Cannery Museum
Fair weather or foul, tourist and residents
alike can enjoy music at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site
every Friday evening this summer.
In fair weather, those enjoying a leisurely
stroll through Steveston can stop at the cannery’s Tank Deck for the 6:30 p.m.
concert outdoors. In fowl weather, those looking to get out of the rain can
cozy into the woody warmth of the museum itself.
The music ranges from Sibel Thrasher’s jazz to lilting folk from theIrish Wakers to blues from Harpdog Brown. One of the scheduled groups even has the appropriate name, Cannery Row.
The concerts start July 7 and run through
Aug. 25. The $7 admission buys an evening of toe-tapping fun in historic
Steveston.
The Gulf of Georgia Cannery is not a museum
of static displays; it’s a place to really experience the fishing industry in
this 1894 fish processing plant with things to touch, see, and smell with a few
surprises along the way. (Just walk through the indoor fishing boat to find one
of them.) This highly interactive museum has lots for kids to explore and try
as well as information on the west coast fishery through history up to present
day.
All 2017 admissions to National Parks and
Historic sites is free for Canada 150.
The Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic
Site of Canada is operated by the non-profit Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society,
on behalf of Parks Canada.
Location: 12138 Fourth Avenue at Moncton,
Richmond (Steveston Village).
Hours: Open daily, year round from 10am-5pm. www.gulfofgeorgiacannery.org
Performers’ List for Music at the Cannery -
Friday Nights in July and August
July 7: Cannery Row. Purveyors of fine
roots music and diverse range of instruments including piano, fiddle, guitar,
accordion and more.
July 14: Willy Blizzard. Indie
Folk/Roots trio playing the warm sound of double bass, acoustic and electric
guitar and banjo.
July 21: Harpdog Brown. One of Canada's
premiere blues singer and award-winning harmonica player, accompanied by piano
and drum.
July 28: Norine Braun Trio.Award-winning
artist performing a mix of roots, rock and blues with versatile vocals and
harmonies.
August 4: Rock Line. Father and son,
Gerry and Trevor Layton, bring you the best of Brit rock along with recent
releases.
August 11: Irish Wakers. Lively Irish
and Maritime music accompanied by flute, mandolin, guitar, bodhran and
provincial fiddle champion Michael Burnyeat.
August 18: Sibel Thrasher. Jazz
classics with smooth and soulful vocals and Sibel's unique style.
August 25: Company B Jazz Band. Vancouver’s foremost vintage jazz harmony group. A 6-piece ensemble
featuring a female vocal trio (à la the Andrews and Boswell Sisters) framed by
clarinet/sax, guitar, and upright bass.
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