Friday March 30th 2012
the RabbleBerries

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The RabbleBerries: a quartet of musicians whose wide-ranging repertoire includes
  music for political gatherings and social causes, songs of the sea, songs of  workers of all kinds, original and traditional songs, and whatever else tickles
  their fancy.
The RabbleBerries sound is full of tasty vocal harmonies
and  flavourful guitar licks spiced up with autoharp, flute, keyboard, banjo,  mandola, thumb piano, harmonica, percussion, and electric bass.
The  RabbleBerries are:
Karen Gillmore: banjo, guitar, flutes and whistles,  harmonica, keyboard, vocals, songwriting
Sharon Hazelwood: percussion,  autoharp, tenor guitar, vocals
Alan O'Dean: guitar, mandolin, autoharp,  kalimba, concertina, banjo, vocals, songwriting
Ron Gillmore: electric bass,  vocals
The RabbleBerries first came together for Victoria’s Tall Ships
  Festival in 2005. They liked playing together so much that they thought up a   band name and kept rehearsing! Their first CD, "Jam" (what else could they  possibly have named it?) includes many RabbleBerries favourites; you can listen 
to a few of the songs on their website: http://www.rabbleberries.ca
You can also  "Like" them on  facebook!

Saturday March 31st 2012
Don Chambers

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Don Chambers brings his humour, observations of the human condition, 
and concerns for the world to the James Bay Coffee and Books. Don recorded 
his first album, Free Falling, here on the west coast, and has sung at 
the Seattle Folk Life Festival, Norway House, and other venues around the south Island.  Don plays with the local band, Well Strung, as well as having his material (One by One) performed by the 300 piece "Gettin' Higher Choir"
Don Chambers weaves his experience as an engineer, cabinet and instrument maker, poet, and novelist into spellbinding  tunes of home, history, and humanity. He orchestrates significant historical  events, such as Columbus's discovery of the New World, and David Thompson's exploits in western Canada. His personal narratives chronicle our times,  offering words to the shadows, joy, and rage we feel at heart but often find  too nebulous to express.  A performer who engages his audience,with his rich vocals, smooth guitar and friendly manner. 
check out Don's myspace: http://www.myspace.com/577507579