The Deep Cove Coffee House, North Vancouver

10/02/2026

Deep Cove Coffee House Concert Series: October 16th, 2026

Salutations, gentle reader! It’s time to talk about the October 16th, 2026 Deep Cove Coffee House

For those in a hurry, here is a brief summary. For the details, read on.

The opening feature will be John Lyon and Rueben Gurr.

The closing feature will be the extraordinary muti-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter KRistina Olsen, accompanied on upright bass by the talented Jake McIntyre-Paul.

Logistics:

Date: Friday, October 16th, 2026
Place: Mount Seymour United Church, 1200 Parkgate Avenue, North Vancouver
Time: Doors open at 7:00 P.M. Music starts at 7:30

The Details.

Always, lots of details.

The opening feature performers will be John Lyon and Rueben Gurr.

As I mentioned in last month’s newsletter, since 2023 I have organized two (mow three) 50th anniversary concerts. The first was performed in June, 2023, a gathering of my blind musical friends to commemorate our concerts at the Arts Club Theatre and The Queen Elizabeth Playhouse Theatre, and our subsequent tour of the province, back in the seventies.

There have now been two more 50th anniversary concerts with some of my favourite musical friends: a dance/concert with members of the Sointula-based Blackfish Sound band, and; last month’s concert with nandolinist, guitarist, singer (and so much more) Rick Van Krugel.

My 50th anniversary partner this month will be Rueben Gurr. Rueben is a well-known luminary on the Vancouver music scene. For many years, Rueben was the guitar instructor for the Capilano University Music Therapy program. Rueben has also recorded and produced CDs, and performed live shows with some of Vancouver‘s finest musicians, including Rene Worst and Tom Keenlyside. Rueben has also been a popular instructor for many years at Swing Camp (now Swing West) music camp in Sorrento BC.

This month’s closing feature Kristina Olsen, has delighted audiences at the Deep Cove Coffee House several times over the last few years.

She is a “superb multi-instrumentalist, an award-winning singer-songwriter with a big bluesy Voice”. I am also pleased to report that Kristina is a proud newly-minted Canadian.

For our October 16th coffee house, Kristina will be accompanied by upright bass phenom Jake McIntyre Paul.

I should also mention That Kristina and Jake are both instructors at the Swing West music camp held every summer in Sorrento, B.C.

For more information on Kristina and Jake, here are a couple of google searches:

Kristina:

https://www.google.com/search?q=kristina+olsen&rlz=1C9BKJA_enCA1115CA1115&oq=kristina+Olsen&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCggAEAAY4wIYgAQyCggAEAAY4wIYgAQyBwgBEC4YgAQyBwgCEAAYgAQyBwgDEAAYgAQyBwgEEAAYgAQyBwgFEAAYgAQyBwgGEAAYgAQyBwgHEAAYgAQyBwgIEAAYgAQyBwgJEAAYgATSAQg2OTg2ajBqN6gCGrACAeIDBBgBIF_xBc3A2xqtYB8i8QXNwNsarWAfIg&hl=en-US&sourceid=chrome-mobile&source=chrome.ob&ie=UTF-8

Jake:
https://www.google.com/search?q=jake+mcIntyre-Paul+photos&rlz=1C9BKJA_enCA1115CA1115&oq=jake+mcIntyre-Paul+photos&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyCQgAEEUYORigATIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQABjvBTIKCAQQABiiBBiJBTIHCAUQABjvBdIBCTIxMTYyajBqOagCE7ACAeIDBBgBIF_xBQTnuQ8nizdO8QUE57kPJ4s3Tg&hl=en-US&sourceid=chrome-mobile&source=chrome.ob&ie=UTF-8

Coming soon:

November will bring the return of the lovely and talented Karin Plato, a;ong with ukulele master Guido Heistek.

Stay tuned for a Christmas ,surprise.

To help Spread The Word

Please feel free to email or print and distribute the poster (included below) to bulletin boards, restaurants, community centres, libraries, etc. And also feel free to forward this newsletter to anyone who may be interested. This helps spread the word, and we truly appreciate your help!

Our posters are produced by talented graphic artist Luzia Bowden. Thanks, Luzia, your posters are always great. If you, dear reader, need someone to design a great poster, we highly recommend Luzia.

And finally, I’d like to acknowledge our talented and diligent sound guy, Constantin Starck. Constantin keeps coming up with new ideas and new sound gear that make our coffee house concert performances sound better and better.

And I would also like to acknowledge our many volunteers who prepare the coffee tea, and baked goodies, and take cash at the door. Yvonne, Richard, Heathir, Suki, Becky, Susan, Joanne, Ross (who did I miss?). You folks rock!

Also, if you wish to unsubscribe from our newsletter, please let me know.

Questions? Booking inquiries? Contact John Lyon, 604–929–8757, [email protected]

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John Lyon is a North Vancouver-based singer-songwriter and folk musician. He is widely recognized for his contributions to the BC music scene, and has been making music for live audiences since the sixties. John is known for his vibrant and moving vocal performances of American Songbook jazz, for performances with bands like Blackfish Sound and Roadside Attraction, and for his solo work at clubs and festivals across Western Canada. His song “Home, Dear, Home” arranged and adapted for his father, a west coast salmon troller, is “unquestionably one of the most beautiful of all our British Columbia folksongs”, according to the BC folklore Society. For many years John has also organized the Deep Cove Coffee House, a vibrant community-based musical evening/extravaganza.

10/02/2026

08/31/2026

Deep Cove Coffee House
September 18th,2026

Once again, Greetings and Salutations, gentle reader! It’s time to talk about the upcoming September 18th, 2026 Deep Cove Coffee House.

For those in a hurry, here is a brief summary. For the details, read on.

The opening feature will be The Lawless Firm Trio, with Michael Dunn, guitar, Eleanor Dunn, vocals, and Edgar Bridwell, violin.

The closing feature will be your humble scribe and the multitalented mandolin maven Rick Van Krugel.

Logistics:

Date: Friday, September 18th, 2026
Place: Mount Seymour United Church, 1200 Parkgate Avenue, North Vancouver
Time: Doors open at 7:00 P.M. Music starts at 7:30

The Details.

Lots of details.

As some of you may know, since 2023 I have organized two 50th anniversary concerts. The first was performed in June, 2023. It was a gathering of my blind musical friends to commemorate our concerts at the Arts Club Theatre and The Queen Elizabeth Playhouse Theatre, and our subsequent tour of the province, back in the seventies. The concert with my blind friends was an experiment, to see if it was something worth doing.

(Full disclosure: my hesitation in participating in these concerts had mostly to do with my health. I have heart disease, and I wasn’t sure whether or not I was ready for all of the preperation, organization, and rehearsals, plus the energy required to perform a full concert).

Was it something worth doing?

Was it ever! We had so much fun, and received lots of love from our wonderful coffee house audience. It was an affirmation that events like this were worth the effort involved, and are probably even beneficial from a health standpoint.

Consequently, in the fall of 2024 I agreed to work to put together another 50th anniversary concert, this time at the Finnish Organization (FO) Hall in Sointula, in the area where I grew up. I was a bit worried since the Blackfish Sound band members hadn’t seen each other, nor played much music together since those happy times so long ago.

I was concerned that we NOT ‘mail in’ our performance, or sound like old folks who had ‘lost it’.

So we practiced for four months, twice a week. Some of us practiced every day. Every rehearsal but two was done over the internet, using collaborative software similar to the Zoom app, but optimized so that there was little delay, so we could sing and play together more or less in real time. We also stored and accessed all of our music, both sheet music and recordings, on Dropbox. This was helpful because our drummer and bass player learned the tunes using the Dropbox charts and recordings.

This was a Godsend. I was at home in Deep Cove, and me and my bandmates were able to sing and play from the comfort of our homes in downtown Vancouver, Coquitlam, and Bowen Island.

AAgain, it felt wonderful to return to the North Island, where we had performed in every community, from Sointula to Port Hardy, to Holberg, to Port Alice, to Winter Harbour, to Alert Bay, and even to Courtenay, Powell River and North Vancouver!

Yes, those were the days.

Best of all was to see and visit with old friends from long ago. And we could still see traces of the old magic from the original Finnish utopian colony, and from the hippie influx of U.S. War Resisters back in the sixties and seventies. Sointula is a special place!

Fast forward to today: One of my most important musical mentors and benefactors back in the day, was Rick Van Krugel. Rick was and is a man of many talents: luthier, mandolin wizard, repairer of old clocks, pocket watches, typewriters, old broken instruments, and even a 1946 juke box! He also makes cool steam punk jewelry out of pocket watch gears and other bits lying around in his workshop.

Back when I first met him, Rick played with many famous entertainers who passed through Vancouver, including Bill Munroe, ace mandolinist and a man who many consider to be the father of bluegrass music, blues great John Hammond Jr., and Doug Kershaw, King of the Cajun fiddle. Rick also served as the composer for the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) stop-motion short animation “Canada Vignettes: Catapult Canada”, released in 1985 (I t’s still available to watch in the NFB app and over the web).

With all of that going on, Rick kept his hand in repairing and refurbishing fine instruments. For example, he refretted my beautiful 1968 Martin D-28 guitar, even creating and adding beautiful new inlay on the fingerboard.

I kept in touch with Rick after he moved to Victoria in the mid-seventies. In 1981 I invited Rick to perform with me at the Soft Rock Cafe on Fourth Avenue in Vancouver (I recently found the poster in the basement).

I could go on and on; for example, about Rick learning Morse Code and working at the Transport Canada radio station up in Bull Harbour, not too far from my home town of Port Hardy on the North Island.

My strongest connection with Rick, however, goes back over 50 years, when he invited me to join a musical group he had formed to perform in 75 different senior’s centres throughout the lower mainland. This was significant because this was my first full-time professional music gig. Plus, I got to perform and learn from some of Vancouver’s best musicians, including Rick Scott. Shari Ulrich and Joe Mock passed through Rick’s band too, before going on to fame and fortune.

So, with all that history, it has been on my mind for years to do at least one last performance with Rick. After the first two 50th anniversary efforts, I know that we are going to have a lot of fun at the Deep Coffee House on September 18!

The Lawless Firm

For opening feature act, I thought it was serendipitous to book luthier, fellow polymath and jazz guitarist Michael Dunn, his wife Eleanor, and violinist Edgar Bridwell to perform an opening feature set.

Michael and Rick are old friends going back over 50 years. And boy, do they have a lot in common! While Rick repairs old instruments, Michael is a noted instrument builder, famous for building gypsy jazz guitars. He has also made many interesting instruments, including a harp guitar, a harp ukulele(!), and a West African Kora, plus many others.

The Lawless Firm performs a tasteful selection of American Songbook jazz, with Eleanor on sweet vocals and Edgar on violin.

Coming soon:

In October we will welcome back the fabulous (and newly minted proud Canadian) Kristina Olsen, with bass virtuoso Jake MacIntye-Paul.

November will bring the return of the lovely and talented Karin Plato and ukulele master Guido Heistek.

Stay tuned for a Christmas surprise.

To help Spread The Word

Please feel free to email or print and distribute the poster (included below) to bulletin boards, restaurants, community centres, libraries, etc. And also feel free to forward this newsletter to anyone who may be interested. This helps to spread the word, and we truly appreciate your help!

Our posters are produced by talented graphic artist Luzia Bowden. Thanks, Luzia, your posters are always great. If you, dear reader, need someone to design a superior poster, we highly recommend Luzia.

And finally, I’d like to acknowledge our talented and diligent sound guy, Constantin Starck. Constantin keeps coming up with new ideas and new sound gear that make our coffee house concert performances sound better and better.

And I would also like to acknowledge our many volunteers who prepare the coffee tea, and baked goodies and take cash at the door. You folks rock the party that rocks the party!

Questions? Booking inquiries? Contact John Lyon, 604–929–8757, [email protected]

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John Lyon is a North Vancouver-based singer-songwriter and folk musician. He is widely recognized for his contributions to the BC music scene, and has been making music for live audiences since the sixties. John is known for his vibrant and moving vocal performances of American Songbook jazz, for performances with bands like Blackfish Sound and Roadside Attraction, and for his solo work at clubs and festivals across Western Canada. His song “Home, Dear, Home” arranged and adapted for his father, a west coast salmon troller, is “unquestionably one of the most beautiful of all our British Columbia folksongs”, according to the BC folklore Society. For many years John has also organized the Deep Cove Coffee House, a vibrant community-based musical evening/extravaganza.

07/15/2026

So we are taking a break for the of July and August. We will be on the third Friday in September and have shows booked all the way into next spring.

05/26/2026

Here is the June, 2026 Newsletter:

Greetings and salutations, gentle reader! It’s time to talk about the upcoming June 19th, 2026 Deep Cove Coffee House.

For those in a hurry, here is a brief summary. For the details, read on.

Among a season of highlights, our June concert will be a standout.

We have so many wonderful performers, and only 10 concerts per year. So occasionally we do a double feature, giving us a chance to present two outstanding acts.

This June 19th we’ll see two National Treasures, Bill C**n and Miles Black, performing an opening feature set. The closing feature set will include Bill C**n and the lovely and talented vocalist Laura Crema.

The Details

If you haven’t heard these three outstanding performers before, here’s some biographical information:

Miles Black

Based in Vancouver BC, multi instrumentalist, jazz educator, composer and arranger Miles Black has been performing, recording and touring professionally since 1980. Since then, Miles has worked with many jazz luminaries, including Harry Sweets Edison, Maynard Ferguson, Max Roach, Lew Tabackin, Paul Horn, Skywalk, George Coleman, Mark Murphy, Sheila Jordan and Dee Daniels.

Bill C**n
Guitarist-Composer-Educator

Guitarist Bill C**n is an important part of the Canadian jazz community as a leader of his own groups, and an active collaborator with many musicians across the country. His long-time association with vocalist Denzal Sinclaire resulted in several recordings, including the Juno-nominated I Found Love. He has performed with: Jimmy Heath, Peter Bernstein, Sheila Jordan, Dee Daniels, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Lewis Nash, Peter Washington, Lorne Lofsky, Roddy Elias, Maureen Kennedy, and John Gross.
C**n has collaborated on recordings with many vocalists including Sienna Dahlen, Jennifer Scott, Kate Hammett-Vaughan, Karin Plato, Steve Maddock and Rebecca Kilgore. C**n’s long-time collaboration with vocalist Laura Crema produced several recordings including StringSongs, a collection of original songs featuring Peggy Lee and Jon Bentley. Recent recordings on Cellar Music include Slow Road with Triology (Miles Black, Jodi Proznick, Scott Hamilton) and a solo guitar album Standard Elegance.

As an active composer-arranger, Bill has been awarded commissions for the Jill Townsend Jazz Orchestra, Cory Weeds’ Little Big Band, and the Vancouver Jazz Orchestra. He’s written orchestral arrangements for vocalist-trumpeter Bria Skonberg for her performance with the VSO, and is currently composing music for his BC Double Quartet, an eight-piece group that combines a string quartet and a jazz quartet, featuring Cameron Wilson and Brad Turner.

As well as maintaining an active performance and composing schedule, Bill is an influential teacher. He is a former Jazz Studies instructor at Capilano University, and is currently on the faculty of the VSO School of Music in Vancouver, BC.

He has received Canada Council awards to study with Jim Hall, Neil Chotem, and Dr Louis Stewart, and in 2009 was recipient of National Jazz Awards guitarist of the year. As a member of Jasmine Jazz, he shared the 2023 Western Music Award for best instrumental recording.

“Longtime music allies Bill C**n and Miles Black are teaming up to pay tribute to the great jazz duet of Jim Hall and Bill Evans. The music these two luminaries created on two legendary albums (Undercurrent and Intermodulation) set a new standard for this unique format. Black and C**n are excited to share their personal interpretations of music inspired by these jazz heroes”.

Laura Crema

Laura Crema is a distinguished Canadian jazz vocalist renowned for her powerful voice, marked by depth, resonance, and interpretive sensitivity. A versatile and sought-after collaborator, she has recorded and performed with leading figures in Canadian jazz, country, and improvised music, as well as within the Roma Jazz community. With six critically acclaimed albums to her name—including her most recent collection of original works co-created with guitarist Bill C**n—Laura has toured across Canada and Europe. Her career includes performances at some of the country’s most prestigious venues, notably the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. Beyond her work as a vocalist, Laura is also an accomplished dancer and interdisciplinary artist.

"Laura Crema's sultry vocals pull you deep into the dark, smoky room of some 40's speakeasy where torch songs spoke volumes from the heart, unadulterated musical silk, and not to be missed." CBC Radio.

“Acclaimed Vancouver vocalist Laura Crema and National Jazz Award winning guitarist and composer, Bill C**n craft music that is intimate, spacious, and richly expressive. With Crema’s expressive and resonant voice and C**n’s agile, harmonically rich guitar work, they move effortlessly between jazz, blues, folk, Latin and original compositions. Their performances emphasize nuance, connection, and the art of listening, resulting in a sound that feels both immediate and timeless”.

Coming soon:

In September we will welcome noted Victoria mandolinist and all-around polymath Rick Van Krugel, with your humble scribe on vocals and guitar. This will be another 50-year anniversary concert---stay tuned.

In October we will welcome back the fabulous (and newly minted and proud Canadian) Kristina Olsen.

November will bring the return of the lovely and talented Karin Plato and ukulele maven Guido Heistek.

Stay tuned for a Christmas surprise.

Logistics:

Date: Friday, June 19th, 2026
Place: Mount Seymour United Church, 1200 Parkgate Avenue, North Vancouver
Time: Doors open at 7:00 P.M. Music starts at 7:30

To help Spread The Word

Please feel free to email or print and distribute the poster (included below) to bulletin boards, restaurants, community centres, libraries, etc. And also feel free to forward this newsletter to anyone who may be interested. This helps to spread the word, and is much appreciated!

Our posters are produced by talented graphic artist Luzia Bowden. Thanks, Luzia, your posters are always great. If you need someone to design a superior poster, we highly recommend Luzia.

Questions? Booking inquiries? Contact John Lyon, 604–929–8757, [email protected]

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John Lyon is a North Vancouver-based singer-songwriter and folk musician. He is widely recognized for his contributions to the BC music scene, and has been making music for live audiences since the sixties. John is known for his vibrant and moving vocal performances of American Songbook jazz, for performances with bands like Blackfish Sound and Roadside Attraction, and for his solo work at clubs and festivals across Western Canada. His song “Home, Dear, Home” arranged and adapted for his father, a west coast salmon troller, is “unquestionably one of the most beautiful of all our British Columbia folksongs”, according to the BC folklore Society. For many years John has also organized the Deep Cove Coffee House, a vibrant community-based musical evening/extravaganza.

04/25/2026

May 15th 2026 Deeo Cove Coffee House

Deep Cove Coffee House Newsletter

by John Lyon

Greetings and salutations, gentle reader! It’s time to talk about the upcoming May 15th, 2026 Deep Cove Coffee House.

For those in a hurry, here is a brief summary. For the details, read on.

Our feature performers on May 15h will be Juno Award winning composer, vocalist and jazz guitarist Mike Rud, with piano maeven Tilden Webb.

Our two opening sets will be Molly Moolman and Manhattan Satin.

Longer version:

Mike Rud

http://mikerud.com/

“Mike Rud is a Juno award-winning jazz guitarist and songwriter. He is also a music instructor at Selkirk College in Nelson, BC. As an instrumentalist, Mike has played alongside some of the greatest jazz musicians of the era like Peter Bernstein, Kenny Wheeler, Herb Ellis and Joey DeFrancesco. As a songwriter and arranger, Mike won the 2014 Juno Award for his album Notes on Montreal, a critically acclaimed musical portrait of the city. It was inspired by the great literature set in Montreal (Michel Tremblay, Gabrielle Roy etc.) and sung by Sienna Dahlen. Mike’s subsequent 2015 solo release, Miniatures, delighted audiences across Canada, creating the effect of a small group with only his voice and his guitar. He has a master’s degree from McGill, and studied privately in New York City with one of the fathers of modern jazz guitar, Jim Hall. in 2007 Mike spent a year studying how the brain processes music, in the laboratory of Dr. Daniel Levitin (author of New York Times bestseller This is Your Brain on Music). Mike has taught at McGill, Western Washington and Carleton universities, and speaks frequently at other music schools. He is the proud father of two daughters, Kelly and Abby”.

Tilden Webb, piano

https://tildenwebb.com

“Tilden Webb is one of the most in-demand musicians in Canada. He has been featured on more than 20 CDs alongside such musicians as Ray Brown, Ed Thigpen, John Clayton, Jeff Hamilton, David Murray, Guido Basso and Dave Young.

He has performed with jazz greats Maria Schneider, Mark Turner, Terry Clarke, Conrad Herwig, Ingrid Jensen, P.J. Perry, Hugh Fraser's VEJI, Mike Allen, Denzal Sinclaire, Phil Dwyer, Pat LaBarbera and Neil Swainson among many others.

His first CD as leader, 'Cellar Groove' was released in 2005 on the CellarLive label and features David ‘Fathead’ Newman on saxes and flute. This release paved the way for numerous festival dates with this ensemble”.

The Opening Acts

Molly Moolman

Molly can be found on Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Facebook. Check out her YouTube performance videos.

Wow, way to be hip and get the word out in this Brave New Digital World, Molly!

“Molly Moolman is a vocalist, songwriter, and recent graduate of Capilano University's renowned jazz program. Her musical style is deeply influenced by the likes of Sarah Vaughan, Betty Carter and Etta Jones. Molly delivers a unique sound, blending her professional jazz training with her love of Neo-soul and folk music. Her emotive and rich voice captivates audiences, cultivating an engaging and dynamic performance. She is
grateful to be joined by the wonderful Jake Kostuchuk on guitar”.

Manhattan Satin

Manhattan Satin is a swing dance band fronted by vocalist Yvonne Green.
Other band members: Ian Aikenhead, Richard Green, and Nicholas Trebesh.
Manhattan Satin perform songs from the Great American Songbook. Richard and Yvonne live nearby in Blueridge. Manhattan Satin will also be joined by vocolast Joanne Finnamore.

I have met, and enjoyed jamming and performing with Blueridge residents Richard and Yvonne, and Burnaby resident Joanne at music camp concerts and Swing Camp fundraisers. All three have performed for us previously, and all three regularly attend and volunteer at the coffee house.

Coming soon:

Our June concert will feature the fabulous duet of Luara Crema and Bill C**n. In the fall we will welcome back the fabulous (and newly minted and proud Canadian) Kristina Olsen. In October we will welcome mandolinist and all-around polymath Rick Van Krugel, with your humble scribe on vocals and guitar. This will be another 50-year anniversary concert---stay tuned. November will bring the return of the lovely and talented Karin Plato and Guido Heistek.
Stay tuned for a Christmas surprise.

Logistics:

Date: Friday, May 15th, 2026
Place: Mount Seymour United Church, 1200 Parkgate Avenue, North Vancouver
Time: Doors open at 7:00 P.M. Music starts at 7:30

To help Spread The Word

Please feel free to email or print and distribute the poster (included below) to bulletin boards, restaurants, community centres, libraries, etc. And also feel free to forward this newsletter to anyone who may be interested. This helps to spread the word, and is much appreciated!

Questions? Booking inquiries? Contact John Lyon, 604–929–8757, [email protected]

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John Lyon is a North Vancouver-based singer-songwriter and folk musician. He is widely recognized for his contributions to the BC music scene, and has been making music for live audiences since the sixties. John is known for his vibrant and moving vocal performances of American Songbook jazz, for performances with bands like Blackfish Sound and Roadside Attraction, and for his solo work at clubs and festivals across Western Canada. His song “Home, Dear, Home” arranged and adapted for his father, a west coast salmon troller, is “unquestionably one of the most beautiful of all our British Columbia folksongs”, according to the BC folklore Society. For many years John has also organized the Deep Cove Coffee House, a vibrant community-based musical evening/extravaganza.

04/25/2026

We have another wonderful Deep Cove Coffee House Concert coming up May 15. More details to come.

04/15/2026

April 2026

by John Lyon

Gentle reader, it’s time to talk about the upcoming April 17th, 2026 Deep Cove Coffee House.

For those in a hurry, here is a brief summary. For the details, read on.

Also, feel free to email or print and distribute the poster to bulletin boards, restaurants, community centres, libraries, etc. This helps to spread the word, and is much appreciated.

Our feature performers on April 17th will be the “polished and eclectic Tanglewood Trio, Karla Mundy, Noa Neuman Spivak and Emily Villavicencio. Folk, Jazz, French, Global Traditions, and more”.​

Talented Cuban musicians Javier Delgado and Michel Rivero will open the evening.

On second will be the What’s Next Trio, featuring Chris Sallis-Lyon, Bryan Binnema, and Tim Charman.

Longer version:

Our feature performers: The Tanglewood Trio.

From The Tanglewood Trio web site:

“Recent headliners at the Smithers Midsummer Music Festiva, East Vancouver's Tanglewood Trio brings an eclectic tapestry of warm harmonies, rich rhythms, and precision delivery. Karla Mundy, Noa Neuman Spivak, and Emily Villavicencio blend their voices seamlessly to deliver an unforgettable musical experience that incorporates folk, bluegrass, jazz, French Canadiana, and global music traditions. Be prepared to have your heart and mind opened wide!”

Karla Mundy has graced our stage several times before always to the warmest of welcomes. I have been a member of one of her choirs, and studied vocals with Karla in a wonderful week-long workshop in France.

Karla is one of our musical treasures.

From the web:

“Karla Mundy is a vibrant, soulful and diverse vocalist, pianist, arranger and choir leader”.

Emily sent me this write-up:

“Emily Villavicencio is a sought-after vocalist, songwriter, arranger, music leader, music educator and multi-instrumentalist who makes her home on the the ancestral and unceded lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) & səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation). When not performing with Tanglewood or Eastern European trio Vostok, Emily can be found leading vocal improv and a tiny choir from her living room with the help of her cat, Nina Simone”.

Emily and her brother performed a wonderful opening set for us a few months ago.

Here is what Karla sent me on Noa:

“Noa Neuman Spivak is a dynamic vocalist and music educator known for her expressive voice and passion for global music. She blends storytelling with emotional authenticity across genres, creating meaningful experiences for audiences and students. Her work fosters artistry, connection, and a lifelong love of music”.

Our first opening act will be Cuban musicians Javier Delgado and Michel Rivero.

This from Karla:

“Karla met Michel and Javier in Cuba when they were both singing in the wonderful Havana based choir 'Voces de Ebano' and were guitar instructors. They became fast friends and are thrilled to get to share the stage together in Canada.

Here is Michel's website:

https://michelriveromusic.com/about-who-is-michel-rivero-musical-journey-vision-and-mission

Here is Javier's bio:

Javier Delgado Rejas is a musician and certified teacher graduated in 2006 from “Instituto Superior Pedagógico Enrique Jose Varona” in Havana, Cuba. With more than 15 years of experience teaching in different levels of education, he has also been part of some recognized Community Projects in Havana, Cuba like “Escuela de Guitarras Vocal Clave de Sol”. Javier was a member of “Canada-Cuba Sports & Cultural Festivals” between 2014 and 2018 as a teacher and performer. He has been teaching music and guitar privately since he moved to Canada in 2018”.

I love these guys!

Here is a sample.

https://youtu.be/FqTAA2YRlWU?si=X9j9tOdHnbqBzdsE

The second opening act will be the What’s Next Trio, with Chris Sallis-Lyon, vocals and drums, Bryan Binnema, vocals and keyboards, and Tim Charman, vocals and bass.

The What’s Next Trio are part of the 6-person Vancouver-based Cover Band What’s Next. They have performed at many venues around Vancouver, including the Lonsdale Quay Shipyards, the Blarney Stone, and the Raven.

Coming later this spring:

Juno-award winning composer, vocalist, and noted jazz guitarist Mike Rud; the fabulous Luara Crema and Bill C**n. In the fall we will welcome back the fabulous (and newly minted proud Canadian) Kristina Olsen. In October we will welcome mandolinist and all-around polymath Rick Van Krugel, with your humble scribe on vocals and guitar. This will be another 50-year anniversary concert---stay tuned.

Logistics:

Date: Friday, April 17th, 2026
Place: Mount Seymour United Church, 1200 Parkgate Avenue, North Vancouver
Time: Doors open at 7:00 P.M. Music starts at 7:30

To help spread the word:

Please feel free to print out copies of the poster and post them in local restaurants, community centers, libraries, etc., or forward this email to friends and fellow music lovers.

Questions? Booking inquiries? Contact John Lyon, 604–929–8757, [email protected]

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John Lyon is a North Vancouver-based singer-songwriter and folk musician. He is widely recognized for his contributions to the BC music scene, and has been making music for live audiences since the sixties. John is known for his vibrant and moving vocal performances of American Songbook jazz, for performances with bands like Blackfish Sound and Roadside Attraction, and for his solo work at clubs and festivals across Western Canada. His song “Home, Dear, Home” arranged and adapted for his father, a west coast salmon troller, is “unquestionably one of the most beautiful of all our British Columbia folksongs”, according to the BC folklore Society. For many years John has also organized the Deep Cove Coffee House, a vibrant community-based musical evening/extravaganza.

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