Harrison Festival Society Concerts

For the past twenty years the Harrison Festival Society has presented a “Season of Performing Arts" between September and May.  Each year the Festival puts on an incredible season with performers ranging from Murray McLauchlan to the Wailin Jenny's making a stop in Harrison Hot Springs. The Season consists of ten to twelve shows featuring local, national and international performers bringing their special gifts and talents to this small community.  The Society's principle venue is the Harrison Memorial Hall. The "Hall" is not fancy but it is a funky little venue with great acoustics.  Best of all, if you are staying at Harrison Heritage House the hall is right across the street.

Plan your next weekend getaway around one of the following concerts.  Tickets are available at the Harrison Festival Office 604 796 3664 or online by clicking on the links.

2009/10 Concert Series

Vishten

Saturday, February 13th 

8:00pm Harrison Memorial Hall

Tickets: $20.00 (for tickets call 604 796-3664)

Vishten, an Acadian group from Prince Edward Island, has taken their brand of traditional music and dance to 8 different countries and performed over 1000 concerts over the past 7 years.

Navigators

Friday, February 16

8:00pm Harrison Memorial Hall

Tickets: $20.00

The Navigators play East Coast Celtic music with the fire and energy of a rock band. Hailing from Newfoundland, The Navigators are four multi-skilled energetic and entertaining musicians brought together for the love of music. Each member brings into the fold talent and years of experience in the East Coast music community. The band features Arthur O’Brien (vocals, fiddle, guitars), Fred Jorgensen (vocals, whistles, guitars, bodhran), Andrew Boulos (bass, harmony vocals), and Paul Murphy (drums, percussion).

Pine Leaf Boys

Saturday, March 13

8:00pm Harrison Memorial Hall

Tickets: $20.00

Louisiana's finest, two-time Grammy-Nominated Pine Leaf Boys have made a name for presenting their own inimitable brand of Cajun music with youthful exuberance. Steeped in music since children and hailing from farms and towns in Cajun country, the Pine Leaf Boys have preserved the traditional Cajun sound, while allowing it to breathe and stretch with those who play it.

Mighty Popo

Friday, April 9th

8:00pm Harrison Memorial Hall

Tickets: $20.00

Winner of a Juno Award in 2004, Popo was one of the few choosen for EMI’s Live 8 DVD for his highlight performance at the Canadian edition of Bob Geldof’s international Live 8 concerts.

Fathead

Friday, April 9th

8:00pm Harrison Memorial Hall

Tickets: $20.00

Winners of two Juno Awards and numerous Maple Blues Awards, Fathead returns to Harrison for the first time in over 10 years. It’s been a long steady climb since Fathead’s debut CD in 1995, and the band has been tearing it up on the North American festival circuit ever since – winning over fans every time they play – making Fathead one of the country’s top roots acts. Signed to the world renowned Electro-Fi Records, their latest release “Building Full of Blues” garnered them a second coveted Juno Award in 2008.

John Mann

Saturday, May 15th

8:00pm Harrison Memorial Hall

Tickets: $20.00

John Mann, a 25 year veteran of the Vancouver music scene, is best known as front man and songwriter for Spirit of the West and as an actor on the CBC TV drama Intelligence, playing CSIS Director, James Mallaby. After 11 albums and countless tours of the UK, Europe and North America with Spirit of the West, John Mann decided to return to his stripped down Alt Folk roots. He created a solo project called Mister Mann and released the album December Looms late in 2007

32nd Annual Harrison Festival of the Arts

July 10 - 18, 2010

Harrison Hot Springs , BC

A Celebration of Music, Dance, Theatre and Visual Arts from Around the Globe