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• LIVE CONCERT - The Lonesome Ace String Band

  • When
    04 Dec 2023
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    7:30 PM
  • Location
    The ANZA Club, Vancouver

  The Lonesome Ace String Band is one of the premier acoustic bands in Canada and a perennial favourite.  Their 2019 Anza Club show was released as a live album!  

  This show is usually a sellout - get your tickets early and don't miss out!  

  Doors open at 7pm, show at 7:30pm.

  Tickets available here.

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• Old-Time Jam - led until 9:00, then open afterwards

  • When
    11 Dec 2023
  •  
    7:30 PM
  • Location
    ANZA Club, 3 W. 8th Ave Vancouver

  
  

  Old-Time Jam, Led by Athena, Linda and friends.

  Entry fee $6/$8 (PBOMS member/non-member)

  A concurrent bluegrass jam usually takes place downstairs in the lounge (please enter through the main floor door at the corner of the building)

  
  

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• Holiday Open Stage

  • When
    18 Dec 2023
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    7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    ANZA club

  Club members take the stage and perform favourites for an appreciative audience.

  Come out and support your fellow members and enjoy some great music!

  Followed by open jam.

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• Slow-Pitch Jam with Sue Malcolm

  • When
    08 Jan 2024
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    7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    ANZA club, Vancouver

  Slow-Pitch jam with the famous Sue Malcom and her band HighRise Lonesome at the venerable ANZA club! Followed by an open Bluegrass jam.

  http://www.slowpitchjam.com/index.html
  

  Entry fee: $8 members, $10 non-members

  Join this beginner-friendly and low-pressure jam as Sue leads us through bluegrass standards, explains jamming etiquette, gives tips and tricks and encourages solos (by group) .

  Slow-Pitch Jam will take place on the ANZA main floor.  There is usually a bluegrass jam taking place all evening in the lounge downstairs. 

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• Open Bluegrass Jam

  • When
    16 Jan 2024
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    7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    ANZA Club, 3 W. 8th Ave Vancouver

  
  

  Join the open Bluegrass jam:

  $6 drop-in fee for members, $8 for non-members. Jam begins at 7:30 until late. Please enter using the main floor door, at the corner of 8th Ave. and Ontario St. 

  We follow common Bluegrass protocols:

  - Stringed instruments only please

  - Take turns leading songs, and taking breaks

  - When not playing a solo, keep your volume low, especially during others' solos

  - When leading a song, give clear signals to the other musicians about whose turn is next

  - Stay within the broadly defined Bluegrass/Americana genre as much as possible

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Old-Time Jam - led until 9:00, then open afterwards

  • When
    22 Jan 2024
  •  
    7:30 PM
  • Location
    ANZA Club, 3 W. 8th Ave Vancouver

  
  

  Old-Time Jam, Led by Athena, Linda and friends.

  Entry fee $6/$8 (PBOMS member/non-member)

  A concurrent bluegrass jam usually takes place downstairs in the lounge (please enter through the main floor door at the corner of the building)

  
  

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• The Canote Twins - documentary film screening

  • When
    28 Jan 2024
  •  
    1:00 PM
  • Location
    Cinematheque Vancouver

  Please join Greg and Jere Canote and director Larry Edelman at a free screening of The Canote Twins, sponsored by the Pacific Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Society. 

  Admission is free, but reservations are required – seating is limited, so make your reservations early. 

  THE CANOTE TWINS, a film by Larry Edelman, is a feature length documentary about Greg and Jere Canote, identical twins who have been playing music together for most of their 70-plus years. And not just any old music, but simply amazing, genetically-matched singing and musicianship. They quickly bring to mind the rich tradition of singing brother duets, evoking such seminal duos as the Blue Sky Boys, the Delmore Brothers, and the Everly Brothers. And they take it up a notch, because they’re not merely brothers, but identical twins. And as musician and editor Paul Kotapish put it, “They’re really ‘twinny’ twins.” Their delightful repertoire spans Americana including rare fiddle tunes, quirky novelty songs, and swing classics, all uniquely interpreted through their positive world view. They’ve shared their music for more than half a century, teaching and performing at countless festivals and workshops, and on radio and television. But delightful music is only part of the story. Greg and Jere have another unique characteristic – they are two of the happiest people you will ever meet. And their happiness is mysteriously contagious. Anyone finding themselves in close proximity to the twins, might also find themselves caught up in a vortex of joy and optimism. This documentary spans their lifetime, right up to the present day. You’ll appreciate their musical inspirations and tap into some of the secrets of their happiness. Singlers will better understand the mystical closeness of identical twins. And after it’s over, we hope you’ll feel a little more joyful, a bit happier. And can’t we all use a little bit more of that?

  
  
  Voted Audience Favorite Feature Documentary at the West Sound Film Festival! Recent reviews from audience members:
  This is the absolute funniest, most touching documentary on the planet!
  IMHO it was the most fascinating, uplifting, hilarious, whimsical and deeply moving documentary ever!
  My heart is so full right now, yet oddly it feels so much lighter than it did this morning.

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• LIVE CONCERT - The Canote Brothers

  • When
    29 Jan 2024
  •  
    7:30 PM
  • Location
    The ANZA Club

  
  

  The twin brothers Jere and Greg Canote from Seattle continue a long tradition of brother duos in old-time music. As they describe their music: “We are proud to think of ourselves as links in the chain of musical brother duets like the Stanley Brothers, the Blue Sky boys, Sam and Kirk Magee or the Everlys. But we are always amazed by the possibilities of a fiddle and a guitar, (and those genetically matched voices). While we have one foot firmly planted in the traditions of American Roots music, we certainly have an ear tuned to the novel and the quirky.”

  Not exactly youngsters anymore, they have taken advantage of their genetics for as long as they remember; starting as Christmas elves tap dancing their way around the wishing well in the first grade. They have played an important role in the active old-time music scene on the West Coast through a string band class they have been teaching for more than 30 years. And apparently they still have fun with it: “We love the beautiful old fiddle tunes and the hypnotic ‘in the moment’ experience of playing this American Old Time music. We wish everybody could join us!”

  
  

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