2017 marks the 40th year of the Vancouver Folk Music Festival, and while I didn’t see as much of the festival as I would have liked this time around, I still managed to catch some great music, down at Jericho Beach Park.

Apparently this year, one of the themes was “returning favourites” which is part of the reason that Kathleen Edwards was on the main stage on Saturday night. Edwards famously "quit" music a couple years back and opened a coffee shop in Stittsville (appropriately named Quitters) but she said when the Folk Fest called, she wasn’t going to miss this festival, especially for the view.

... click through for more on Edwards, as well as acts like Barenaked Ladies, Bahamas, Belle Game, Begonia, Hillsburn, and more!

My goal is to review every album I bought (or otherwise listened to) this year. But there are just so darn many albums, and sometimes I just don't feel like writing a full reviews. So to combat this, I have decided that I shall give a few really quick reviews all at once... in haiku form. Here we go!

Red Songs EP by Hey Rosetta!

A trio of songs
More mellow than expected
Yet still very lush

Download Who Is At My Window Weeping? (The Silver Dagger) by Hey Rosetta!

Caterpillar Sarabande by Vyvienne Long (first full length solo from cellist for Damien Rice)

Classically trained
Incredibly talented
Inventive and rich

Download Tactless Questions by Vyvienne Long

All In Good Time by Barenaked Ladies (first album after Steven Page left)

Quite interesting
Just not the same without Page
Still a good album

Download Four Seconds by Barenaked Ladies

Vancouver Folk Music Festival @ Jericho Beach Park -- 07/13-16/17

Review-kus.