5:30pm James Keelaghan is one of Canada’s legendary songwriters. Throughout a career that now spans almost four decades, the Juno and Canadian Folk Music Award winner has created a repertoire of incalculable importance – either inspired by or drawn from the folk tradition.

6:30pm Eugene Smith is a long local legend and he is returning to the Islands Folk Festival for the first time in 20 years. He is a venerable icon of the Canadian music industry and a hero of the Cowichan Valley. He brings his prodigious vocal talents, solid rhythms, and humorous and entertaining style to every unique performance.

7:30pm Mel Parsons is anything but a slow burn. From the moment she sings her first note, you can feel the heat. Casually possessing one of the finest voices in New Zealand music, the South Islander is down-to-earth but intentional.

8:30pm Clanna Morna brings their take on the Celtic Traditional genre to the west coast. Their sound is rooted in the traditional Irish, Scottish and English music that many love, and features carefully crafted arrangements, rhythmic spirited energy and captivating storytelling.

9:30pm The Lee Boys put a fierce pedal steel guitar at the front of their gospel. But unlike their contemporaries there’s a slight and unusual country tinge to their bluesy gospel sound, uniting believers and non-believers alike, on the dance floor.

10:30pm King Cardiac is a genre bending ensemble featuring singer-songwriter and guitarist Gabriel DeSantis with Toronto heavyweights Paul Metcalfe, Sam Petite, Tom Richards, Lowell Whitty and Alan Zemaitis. Hard grooves and brooding vibes! Check out “Amsterdam.”