Indie World Troubadours- Nice Verdes. Drawing from the sounds of Cuba, Africa,
Colombia, and more to create their own style of Rootsy Highlife, they play combinations
of Cuban Tres, accordions, guitar, harmonica, and vocals. Inspired musically by their
travels around the world, they defy genres to create their own indie world folk.
Nice Verdes began performing together in 2003 and have always been on some kind of
adventure in search of new inspiration and music since. Their music is a sunny and
uplifting mixture of originals and traditional folk music.
Over the years the duo has been on the road in Australia and Canada playing numerous
venues and festivals They have also completed tours of Europe and New Zealand and
played cafes and bars on the streets of Latin America.
Nice Verdes have released four original albums, ‘Succulence’ in 2008, ‘Brontosaurus’ in
2014, 'Bouquet of birds' in 2016, and ‘feet in the ocean’ released in 2020.
They have always been drawn to collaborating with artists from all countries and they
enjoy most of all the parties and festivals that celebrate a strong sense of community
and equality in diversity.

Chick Wagon Duo-Country, Harmonies, as well as familiar songs from folk, country, pop
and rock and roll. Chick Wagon Duo are original members of Westshore’s time-honored country/rock
band, Chick Wagon and began performing as Chick Wagon Duo many years ago. Their 15-
year journey includes regular appearances at Montana’s restaurants in Victoria and
Nanaimo, local pubs, and private parties. In 2019, the Duo (Darla & Karen) were voted
recipients of the “Favourite Market Musicians” award by a local market society. Their
signature harmonies continue to appeal to listeners of all ages. Watch for this talented
twosome at private functions, municipal music events, and all the BEST community
markets in BC!

Sam Torrance and Mike Regimbal, both multi-instrumentalists, singers, and songwriters,
take “Bijoux du Bayou” to the stage as a duo (aka. 36 Strings) and manage to deliver a
traditional style and vibe with even the most contemporary of songs and, of course, your
old favorites from a bunch of genres including rock, reggae, pop and more.
Founded in 1997 by Sam Torrance, Bijoux du Bayou Band has been entertaining audiences
in BC with sounds of the south not much heard live in these parts. Traditional Cajun,
Zydeco, TexMex and more with a twist of Canadiana is delivered with a slough of
traditional instruments including guitars, fiddles, Mandolins, Ukes, accordions, flute and
even bouzouki. These guys play music for all ages, dispositions, and occasions.

Drawing from the sounds of Cuba, Africa, Beezwild is a Victoria female duo with Brenda Morie and Patty Castle. Our repertoire is
an eclectic and accessible mix of classic rock, pop & folk music. The instrumentation is
guitar, vocal harmonies, stand-up bass, flute, and harmonica. Brenda Morie’s background includes 20+ years of performance in television, radio, and
concert settings and most recently as a headliner at Hermann’s Jazz Club. Patty Castle
has played in local bands and venues include the Victoria Folk Music Society, Duncan
Islands Folk Festival, and regular gigs at The Oaks Restaurant.

Four long-time musicians comprise Westshore’s country/rock collective known as Chick
Wagon Band. Distinct harmonies set the stage for the Band’s extensive repertoire.
Creating musical memories for listeners of all ages, CWB has been a fan-favorite for
many years. They’ve shared the stage with some of Canada’s top country artists,
performed at music festivals, farmer’s markets, community events, and private dance
parties throughout Vancouver Island, and the lower mainland.

Shinndig is a regular in Victoria’s folk music and contra dance scene. Shinndig’s musical
roots are in Celtic, English, Old-Time and Canadian traditional music — sure to set your
toes to tapping! While still true to those roots, these days their wide-ranging repertoire
embraces both traditional and modern music, a synthesis of the many influences of its
members: Celtic, Morris, Jazz, Swing, Old-Time, Medieval, Folk Revival, Country, and
more, giving a subtly unique flavour to any song or tune they adopt as their own.
Shinndig is: Ian Johnston on guitar, Dick Pollard on fiddle and saxophone, Karen Gillmore
on Irish flute, pennywhistle, and banjo, Patty Castle on bass, and everyone on vocals.
Shinndig’s enthusiasm is contagious, and they believe that music is a fine thing to build a
community around — whether through people coming together to dance or raising their
voices to sing along in chorus!

The Clover Point Drifters are a bluegrass band with a repertoire that consists primarily
of traditional bluegrass songs, with a sprinkling of country, folk, blues, and pop melodies
served up in the bluegrass style. Their songs feature close heartfelt duet and trio
harmonies, backed by strong banjo, dobro, and mandolin accompaniment. The band has
been performing for over 16 years, but the members each have a decades-long love affair
with bluegrass music.
Their repertoire consists primarily of traditional bluegrass songs, with a sprinkling of
country, folk blues and pop tunes served up in bluegrass style. Their songs feature close
heartfelt duet and trio harmonies, backed by strong banjo, mandolin, and dobro
instrumentals.
Mike Kraft (banjo, harmony vocals) is one of Victoria’s secrets that don’t involve
underwear. Besides being one fine banjo player, he also plays guitar in a variety of
country, rockabilly, and blues bands. Basically, any band that wants a real musician tries
to snag him.
Larry Stevens (Reso phonic guitar, lead vocals) has a gift for singing the country song,
good times and bad, love and loss, the past and even further past. For many years, he
lived in Vancouver and played the dobro with several bands, including the New Nash

4 Ramblers who were the BC Country Music Association Bluegrass Band of the Year. His
rich warm voice has become a welcoming and familiar sound.
Dan Parker (mandolin, lead vocals) drifted west from Ontario following a successful
attempt to attain a higher education. He is one of those annoying people who, if given
some new musical instrument, will spend almost no time at all making it sound like they
have played it for years. And then he’ll show you the tune he has just written for it. If
that isn’t enough, he also built his own guitar. Dan’s spirited and inventive solos
complement the plodding efficacy of the old farts.
George Robinson (bass, lead vocals) has the longest pedigree in the band, having played
bluegrass bass since 1977. By good luck and happenstance that year, he managed to
obtain ownership of Duke Neilson’s bass (Duke played for many years with Don Messer
and the Islanders, a Canadian musical institution if ever there was one). Thanks to the
unforgiving march of time, he has now been playing this bass longer than Duke did.

Pocket Full of Dust is a 4-member group playing old-time, and blue-grass tunes. Carol
Thibault plays stand-up bass, Noreen Skoreyko on fiddle, Bruce Medd on guitar and Tim
Storm on banjo. “The goal of the band is to get people tapping their toes, singing along
with us, while they enjoy the market.

The popular band, Bijoux du Bayou, has been entertaining audiences in BC for years with
traditional Cajun, Zydeco, TexMex and a twist of Canadiana which is delivered with a
slough of traditional instruments including guitars, fiddles, Mandolins, Ukes, accordions,
flute, and bouzouki.
Mike Regimbal -Fiddle, Mando, Bass, vocals. Sam Torrance, vocals, and a variety of
instruments including the accordion, mandolin, and flute. Sam and Mike, both multi-
instrumentalists, singers, and songwriters, with their band, are one of PCM Market’s
“faves.”

Slim Sandy (Peter Sandmark) and the Hillbilly Boppers play a mix of old-time country,
western swing, and rockabilly, from the 30’s to the 50’s.
For over 30 years Slim Sandy has been playing roots music in various acts, as the
drummer for Ray Condo and the Hardrock Goners, then singer and guitarist in the Crazy
Rhythm Daddies. In 2012 Slim joined with bassist Willa Mae to form the Hillbilly Boppers
in Victoria, Canada. Over the years, Slim has played many festivals in Europe and North
America.
This past year Slim started a side act with a trumpet player, doing jazz tunes for swing
dancers, called the Atomic Cocktails. As well as playing at events in Victoria, The Atomic
Cocktails play at Swing Dance Festivals around the province.

John Rewers (aka JR) is an avid fan of the Old Country music. He grew up in a home full
of music and dance inspired by a mother who played piano and sang. During that time, he
was exposed to great country music but was drawn away by the Beatles and the Rolling
Stones.
In the 1990’s, Mr. Dwight Yoakam brought him back into the Country Music fold where
his heart has been ever since. John found his life’s passion which is the playing and
singing those old country classics.  There’s no stopping him now.

Allan Bagelman trained & worked as a recording and concert sound engineer and was
fortunate to have toured and worked with some of the biggest recording artists of that
time. Today Al continues playing guitar and loves playing with friends and jamming every
chance he gets.
Doug Thorsteinson had the good fortune of playing with, or opening for, some of the
country music’s biggest acts and toured extensively throughout North America for many
years. Doug enjoys the more laid-back lifestyle Victoria offers and is grateful to continue
playing music with some great musicians that continually challenge him to be the best that
he can be.
Chloe Nakahara, fiddler, grew up in Prince George, B.C, Chloe started off with classical
violin, but took more of an interest in fiddle music. Her styles range from, Canadian old
time, to Celtic, to jazz. Chloe is studied with Daniel Lapp and has a diploma in
contemporary music at the Victoria Conservatory of Music. Outside of school, she
instructs private lessons and plays in various groups around Victoria.
When Al Brown was a kid, his brother had a garage band that performed for the
neighborhood. Al got thrown in the hot seat on the drums and has been hooked on the
drums ever since. Al lives to play drums and watching him play you can see he loves it!

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The Brad Prevedoros Group

Guitarist and composer Brad Prevedoros will be performing with his latest group
featuring Alan Slade on keyboard and guitar, Marie Slade on English horn and oboe
and Brad Hawkes on percussion. Their sets will include instrumental arrangements of
a number of popular standards as well as original compositions with leanings towards
jazz, blues, and their own “west coast flamenco” style.

Something happens when you combine fifty years of musical seasoning and the
fingers of a magician. Something happens when you combine the soul of a classical
musician, a world musician, and a jazz musician, with a dash of rainy west coastsensibility…and stir vigorously. Brad Prevedoros happens. Whether its a special

reception, a prestigious jazz festival, a summer market, a world- class theatre, or an
intimate house concert, a Brad Prevedoros performance stays with you. It’s an
experience that simmers long afterwards, like a warm home-cooked meal. It’s a sound
that soothes your soul like a fine wine. Brad was been nominated for a Western
Canadian Music Award in 2003, a Vancouver Island Music Award in 2013 and he won
a Monday Magazine Performer of the Year Award in 2006.

Allan Slade is a multi-instrumentalist who has been working as a music therapist and
a performing musician over the last 30 years. Allan played keyboards touring in a duo
all over BC playing pop, country and rock genres. He then picked up his trombone and
played in a 17 piece swing band in Vancouver where they had a regular gig at the Hot
Jazz Club, and also played many international resorts in the Caribbean and Mexico. After finishing up his degree in Music Therapy, Slade has been working full time as a
music therapist on the Faculty at the Victoria Conservatory of Music. With a focus on
songwriting in his practice he has worked with a wide variety of individuals. Slade was
heavily involved with a documentary film about one of his client’s journey through
music and personal challenges. Slade has just got back from the Hot Docs festival in
Toronto where this very musical and inspiring film was just released.

Marie Slade is a passionate oboe and English horn player who loves to find the
unique qualities of light and dark tones on her instruments. In her 30 years of playing,
she has played with the Civic Orchestra of Victoria, in Victoria Conservatory Oboe
Masterclasses, and in the chamber orchestra for Victoria Conservatory of Music’s
“Spark to Flame” showcase conducted by Timothy Vernon. She was a featured oboe
soloist at the Kathaumixw Choral Festival and was hired to play for a documentary
film. She studied oboe at the University of Calgary and Capilano University. Also a
singer, she has performed in musical theatre competitions, festivals, and at the
Calgary Stampede. Marie is a certified music therapist on the Music Therapy Faculty
of the Victoria Conservatory of Music and was recently honoured as a lifetime member
of the Music Therapy Association of BC for her significant contribution to the field of
music therapy.

Brad Hawkes is a band member of several groups and as a go-to sought after back
up drummer and percussionist. Brad’s love of drumming started in 1964 when his dad
bought him his first drum set. He started playing along with the jukebox at sock hops,
and then moved on to playing congas in coffee houses. Brad has recorded and
performed with a variety of songwriters, choirs and bands on Vancouver Island. His
music styles include folk, country, bluegrass, Celtic, jazz, rock, Latin, Persian, blues and chloral

Pocket Full of Dust is a 4-member group playing old-time, and blue-grass tunes. Carol
Thibault plays stand-up bass, Noreen Skoreyko on fiddle, Bruce Medd on guitar and Tim
Storm on banjo. “The goal of the band is to get people tapping their toes, singing along
with us, while they enjoy the market.”

The Clover Point Drifters are a bluegrass band with a repertoire that consists primarily
of traditional bluegrass songs, with a sprinkling of country, folk, blues, and pop melodies
served up in the bluegrass style. Their songs feature close heartfelt duet and trio
harmonies, backed by strong banjo, dobro, and mandolin accompaniment. The band has
been performing for over 16 years, but the members each have a decades-long love affair
with bluegrass music.
Their repertoire consists primarily of traditional bluegrass songs, with a sprinkling of
country, folk blues and pop tunes served up in bluegrass style. Their songs feature close
heartfelt duet and trio harmonies, backed by strong banjo, mandolin, and dobro
instrumentals.
Mike Kraft (banjo, harmony vocals) is one of Victoria’s secrets that don’t involve
underwear. Besides being one fine banjo player, he also plays guitar in a variety of
country, rockabilly, and blues bands. Basically, any band that wants a real musician tries
to snag him.
Larry Stevens (Reso phonic guitar, lead vocals) has a gift for singing the country song,
good times and bad, love and loss, the past and even further past. For many years, he
lived in Vancouver and played the dobro with several bands, including the New Nash

4 Ramblers who were the BC Country Music Association Bluegrass Band of the Year. His
rich warm voice has become a welcoming and familiar sound.
Dan Parker (mandolin, lead vocals) drifted west from Ontario following a successful
attempt to attain a higher education. He is one of those annoying people who, if given
some new musical instrument, will spend almost no time at all making it sound like they
have played it for years. And then he’ll show you the tune he has just written for it. If
that isn’t enough, he also built his own guitar. Dan’s spirited and inventive solos
complement the plodding efficacy of the old farts.
George Robinson (bass, lead vocals) has the longest pedigree in the band, having played
bluegrass bass since 1977. By good luck and happenstance that year, he managed to
obtain ownership of Duke Neilson’s bass (Duke played for many years with Don Messer
and the Islanders, a Canadian musical institution if ever there was one). Thanks to the
unforgiving march of time, he has now been playing this bass longer than Duke did.

The Boneyard Babes boast rich harmonies and lots of familiar covers from the 60s
and 70s. 
The Boneyard Babes are Indigenous and queer-identifying musicians who work on building
a sense of community through music. Our music has a wide representation including
originals, traditional, roots, and folk: Embodied percussion, deep-rich harmonies and a
powerful female presence, evoking a deep sense of healing connection to mother earth
and Turtle Island, we bring warmth, humour and passion to our music.
Nancy Potvin (vocals/guitar) is Anishinaabe kwe (woman) from the Kebaowek and Nipissing
First Nations who writes her own music around issues facing Indigenous people and has a
huge repertoire of beloved covers from the 60s to the 80s.
Kathy Omalley played drums in a punk band in her teenage years and is known for
embodying a depth of feeling in everything she plays.
Jennifer Louise Taylor (guitar/baritone ukulele/vocals) grew up overseas, surrounded by
music, and sees music as one of the most powerful ways to bring people together.