NEWS ARCHIVE
Saturday January 23rd, 2010 @ 7:00pm
Friends of the Malahat Launch Party
The Orange Hall
1620 Fernwood Rd, Victoria BC
Free Admission
Come to celebrate the launch of The Friends of The Malahat, a group formed to bring together lovers of the written word in the Victoria area. Hear readings by Bill Gaston, Brett Josef Grubisic, Anne-Marie Turza, Eliza Robertson, and Allison Blythe; and music by Banquo. We will also have a literary silent auction, book sale, and plenty of refreshments. Admission is free, all are welcome.
For more information: http://www.malahatreview.ca/friends/friends_party.html
Friday October 30th, 2009@ 7:30pm
Halloween Concert!
The Orange Hall
1620 Fernwood Rd, Victoria BC
Tickets available at the door, or at Lyle's Place Records (770 Yates St), or send us an email.
$13 Adults/$10 Students & Seniors
Songs of murder, madness, mayhem and misery!
Three voices and 14 instruments, incuding 3 kinds of bagpipes, hurdy gurdy, banjo, surpeti, cittern, and (for the first time ever) Theremin!
Special Guests and Surprises!
August 21-23 2009
Princeton Traditional Music Festival
Princeton, BC
Banquo will be performing at the Princeton Traditional Music Festival , Auguat 21-23, 2009, in Princeton, BC. We hope to see you there!
Saturday, May 16 2009
Mayne Island Conservancy Society's
4th Annual May Day Celebration
Mayne Island BC
Open air market, parade, costumes, maypole dancing - right up our alley!
Sunday, December 16 2007 - 7:30 pm
Make We Merry!
Music to warm a long winter's night
St. Mary Magdalene Church, Mayne Island BC
An evening of seasonal carols and lively tunes from the 12th C. to the present.
Tickets $15 at the door. $12 students and seniors.
Friday, December 21 2007- 8:00 pm
Alone Stone House Concert Series
2nd Annual Yule/Solstice Celebration Concert
Doors 7:30pm, Showtime 8pm
Where: 17 Cambridge St. (near the corner of Cambridge St. and Dallas Rd. in Fairfield)
Tickets: Available at Lyle's Place Records (726 Yates) or by calling (250)360-0478
Cost: $10 (plus $1 if purchased at Lyle's)
Step back to a simpler time and enjoy some hot mulled cider as you soak in the sounds and sights of Banquo Folk Ensemble. We welcome and encourage anyone to show up in medieval costume. You may bring your own beverages, but snacks and hot mulled cider will be available by donation.
Friday Aug 24, 2007
Cornerstone Cafe (1301 Gladstone Ave, Victoria)
CANCELLED
Eric, Lael and Darren will be performing two 45 min sets at the new Cornerstone Cafe located in the heart of Fernwood Village (corner of Fernwood Rd and Gladstone Ave -- across from the Belfry Theatre). More info on the Cornerstone Live Music series can be found here.
Saturday July 21st, 2007
Luminara - A Community Lantern Festival, Beacon Hill Park
Visit the Luminara website for more information.
 Thursday July 5th, 2007@ 8pm
Things That Do Sound So Fair
CD Release!
The Orange Hall
1620 Fernwood Rd, Victoria BC
Tickets at the door:
$12 Adults/$10 Students, Seniors
Our first studio album, Things That Do Sound So Fair, which has been over a year in production, is finally finished!
We will be presenting a concert of songs from the album and a few other things to round it out on Thursday July 5th @ 8pm. We hope to see you there!
For those of you unable to attend the concert, we will post information on how to purchase CDs here soon.
Saturday June 2, 2007 @ 8pm
Pender Island, BC
Pender Islands Community Hall
4418 Bedwell Harbour Rd,
Pender Island, BC
We're bringing our "Folk Music for Broken Consort" sound to Pender Island for one special evening on Saturday June 2nd.
Tickets at the door or at Talisman Books (Pender Island):
$15/adults - $12/students,seniors
Saturday May 19, 2007
Mayne Island Folk Club
We'll be visiting Mayne Island on May 19th to provide music for an afternoon May Pole dance and then we'll headline the evening at the Mayne Island Folk Club.
May 2007
Things That Do Sound So Fair
Our new album, Things That Do Sound So Fair, is almost finished and will be available very soon!
In the meantime, we still have a very limited quantity of the Live at the Belfry Arts Centre CD left for sale ($15 CAD + shipping).
to purchase a copy. :)
December 10th, 2006
House concert - Thank you!
We wish to say thank you to all of the folks that came out to see us at last night's performance. You were a fabulous audience!
An extra special thanks goes to Jennifer and Peter for their wonderful hospitality. We look forward to having the opportunity to perform in your lovely home again!
December 9th, 2006
House Concert
We will be presenting an intimate house concert on December 9th. We have a lovely programme planned, including some lesser-known seasonal music. Tickets are $10 each and we ask that you bring your own refreshments to enjoy.
to purchase tickets (or ask a Banquo member!).
September 2006
We voted Jennifer off of the Island
Just kidding. We're sad to announce that vocalist Jennifer Lang has moved to Montreal to continue her vocal studies at McGill University. She has already had visitors in Montreal - Adam and Jude, who are currently on tour in Eastern Canada, recently played a house concert at her new home and they performed a small selection of Banquo tunes together to the delight of the audience.
We wish Jen all the best in her new studies and home. We miss ya!
September 2006
A welcome to our newest member
Jennifer's departure left us with a large space to fill in the ensemble. Luckily, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Lael Whitehead was willing to take on the challenge. Welcome aboard, Lael!
Saturday, July 22, 2006
Luminara
A Community Lantern Festival, Beacon Hill Park
Banquo members Eric Reiswig, Darren Giles, Jen Lang and Jude Pelley will be performing a wide range of traditional and original music. Bring your lanterns and share in the magic of this annual event.
Visit the Luminara website for more festival information.
June 30 - July 9, 2006
ICA Folkfest 2006
Performance: Sunday, July 2 @ 5:00pm, Mainstage
Banquo will be performing a 50 minute set at this year's annual ICA Folkfest, held at Victoria's Inner Harbour.
Visit the ICA Folkfest website for more information.
Sunday June 11, 2006
Fernfest 2006: The 11th Annual Celebration of All Things Fernwoodian
This free day-long annual local event celebrates Fernwood Village, the neighbourhood where most of the Banquo members reside. We will be performing a 40 minute set starting at 5:30pm. We hope to see you there!
Visit the Fernwood Neighourhood Resource Group website for more information.
March 29 - April 1, 2006
Victoria Conservatory of Music Opera Studio
Puccini's "Suor Angelica"
Vocalist Jennifer Lang will be performing in the Victoria Conservatory of Music Opera Studio's presentation of Puccini's one act opera "Suor Angelica".
Click here for more information.
March 20, 2006
The Birthday Party MP3 available on Triakel.com
One of our favourite Swedish groups, Triakel, has added our cover of their cover (?!) of "The Birthday Party/Födelsedagsfesten" to the Covercorner section of their website (Thanks Janne!). This track was recorded live at our concert in November 2005.
If you're not already familiar with Triakel, we *highly* recommend them. Their North American distributor, Northside Records, can be found at www.noside.com
December 2005
..and now we are five...
We wish to extend a welcome to Banquo's newest member, fiddler/violinist Adam Iredale-Gray.
Sunday, November 27, 2005 - 8 pm
 Concert - The Belfry Arts Centre
The programme for this evening concert will feature a wide variety of instruments including bagpipes, strings, winds and percussion, with an emphasis on the ensemble's French and Scandinavian repertoire. This concert will be a feast for your senses!
Tickets: $15 Adults, $12 Students/Seniors
Tickets available from the Belfry Box Office: (250)385.6815
Seating is limited -- we recommend reserving your tickets in advance.
Saturday, July 23, 2005
Luminara
A Community Lantern Festival, Beacon Hill Park
Banquo members Eric Reiswig, Darren Giles, Jen Lang and Jude Pelley will be performing a wide range of traditional and original music. Bring your lanterns and share in the magic of this annual event.
Visit the Luminara website for more festival information.
September 04, 2004
Banquo plays "20-ish Questions"
Find out more about the members of Banquo in The Players section.
September 02, 2004
New sound samples added!
Check out the music gallery for two new audio samples:
L'Amour de Moi and What If a Day.
August 27, 2004
Daniel Lapp Trio @ Butchart Gardens
Many thanks go to Daniel Lapp and Adam Dobres for inviting Darren to perform as part of the trio for this wonderful concert.
July 24, 2004
Luminara
A Community Lantern Festival, Beacon Hill Park
Join us in beautiful Beacon Hill Park at dusk for this annual magical event.
Visit the Luminara website for more information.
June 20th , 2004
Ceilidh in the Park
A FREE Family Friendly Celtic Music Celebration!
1:30 - 4:30 p.m. at the Cameron Bandshell in Beacon Hill Park.
Darren and Eric will be performing a set with local fiddler Daniel Lapp.
Visit the City of Victoria website for more information.
May 10, 2004
Allison Crowe - Secrets
 Nanaimo, BC -based recording artist Allison Crowe has released her new album "Secrets". Eric is guest artist (playing Uilleann Pipes) on the track "What About You".
Click here for more information
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