Acrpost: A Project of the Pacific Association of Artist Run Centres

Event Description

Victoria Folk Music Society weekly gathering, Open Stage 7:30pm, Feature Performer Pat Chessell at 9pm, 1110 Hillside Avenue, $8 cash, Everyone welcome! In a part of the country that loves its Celtic music, it's no surprise that Vancouver's Pat Chessell has become known as one of the most exciting roots artists in Western Canada! While his mostly original music falls solidly under the broad umbrella of ‘Celtic’, Pat’s musical range is prodigious and eclectic, variously described as straight-ahead Folk, upbeat Canadian Folk/Pop, and moving mid-and-up-tempo Contemporary Celtic. It's music played, performed, and strongly rooted in the Celtic tradition but with an open-hearted connection to the place he calls home and the modern world around him. Born into a Canadian family w... more...