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December 2008: Books
A Provocative and Intoxicating Character Who Will be Discussed for Decades to Come
THOMAS D'ARCY MCGEE: Passion, Reason and Politics,
In the early hours of an April morning in 1868, the youngest of the Canadian Fathers of Confederation was enjoying a walk along Sparks Street in Ottawa ...more
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December 2008: Music
CD REVIEWS FOR DECEMBER/JANUARY 2009
THE ANSWER, Never Too Late
The Answer is an emergent and award-winning rock band from Northern Ireland....more
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December 2008: Music
A Celebration of Celtic Culture at Fifth Annual CelticFest Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Get ready to celebrate Celtic-style for five days and four nights in March with the return of the biggest and best-loved annual Celtic fête in western Canada....more
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November 2008: Music
Havoc and Chaos Reign in this Novel Based in Northern B.C.
HIGH NOON IN STEWART- Irish trouble in Northern Canada - The story opens in the skies over northern British Columbia, as Martin Maguire flies away from his life as a butcher in Vancouver....more
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November 2008: Music
McNAB: An Historical Novel Based in 1800s Upper Canada
McNAB by David Mulholland - Mulholland informs his readers that this book is primarily a novel, written for readers' enjoyment but it is also partially based on historical facts.....more
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November 2008: Music
The Alexander Brothers Have Done It Again
On October 25, Tom and Jack Alexander brought their much-loved show, steeped in history and cultural significance, to a full house at the Scottish Cultural Centre....more
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November 2008: Music
Standing Ovations for Irish Tenor
The South Delta Baptist Church resounded to the thunderous applause of a sellout crowd for the Delta Police Pipe Band's presentation of Anthony Kearns in Concert, on November 3....more
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November 2008: Music
The Barra MacNeils Christmas Tour Will be Launched at The ACT Theatre
Award-winning, Celtic group The Barra MacNeils will be making the first stop of their 2008 Christmas National Tour at The ACT Theatre in Maple Ridge on November 20....more
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November 2008: Music
CD REVIEWS NOVEMBER 2008 By CATHOLINE BUTLER
NOEL LENAGHAN A Long Time Since - What a pleasant surprise it was for me recently to receive an e-mail and CD from Noel Lenaghan in Belfast....more
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November 2008: Music
Three Vancouver Shows for Lord of the Dance
Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance has announced its next lineup of more than 20 Canadian tour dates including Vancouver on December 13 and 14....more
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November 2008: Music
Kick-off the 100th Anniversary of Maillardville with Some Great Traditional Music
Everyone is invited to help kick-off the 100th anniversary of Maillardville....more
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November 2008: Music
Vancouver Welsh Men's Choir Present Annual Christmas Concerts
The Vancouver Welsh Men's Christmas Concert Series has become a hugely popular seasonal tradition for countless Lower Mainland families.....more
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October 2008: Music
Author has an uncanny ability to register slight nuances
CHEATING AT CANASTA by William Trevor - A childhood cruelty that haunts and destroys a young man in Folie a Deux....more
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October 2008: Music
Yeats Poetry Reading
VANCOUVER - Join Joe Ronsley, former professor of English at McGill University....more
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October 2008: Music
Top Film Picks from Our Readers
Last month we asked our readers to send in their top picks for either Irish or Scottish films....more
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October 2008: Music
The Alexander Brothers: Celebrating 50 Years in Show Business
Scotland's ambassadors of Celtic Music - brothers, Tom and Jack Alexander - will return to entertain at the Scottish Cultural Centre on October 25...more
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October 2008: Music
October 2008: CD Reviews By CATHOLINE BUTLER
Judith Weikle was born and raised in rural Michigan and currently resides in Jackson Hole, Wyoming....more
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October 2008: Music
CEOL AGUS CRAIC Irish Pubs in Beijing: My Research Project.
Ceol binn a bhaint as an saol! Your faithful scribe is soon off for a short residency in China....more
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October 2008: Music
New Date Added for Great Big Sea Tour
Due to the overwhelming demand for tickets to the Great Big Sea concert - a second show has been added on December 4t at the Centre For Performing Arts....more
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October 2008: Music
The Celtic Harp Tells Melodic Tales
VANCOUVER - Place des Arts presents four faculty concerts annually, featuring the amazing talents of the centre's music teachers and their special guests....more
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October 2008: Music
Two Male Voice Choirs Give Rousing Performance
VANCOUVER - A large and appreciative audience attended Surrey's Bell Performing Arts Centre on September 27....more
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September 2008: Music
Fiddle and Cello Workshop and Concert With Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas
The Northwest Scottish Fiddlers will present a fiddle and cello workshop with Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas....more
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September 2008: Music
Ronnie Drew, Leader of The Dubliners, Dies at 73
Ronnie Drew, leader of the influential Irish group The Dubliners, died following a two year battle with throat cancer on August 16....more
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September 2008: Music
SEPTEMBER CD REVIEWS
MOVING HEARTS Live in Dublin - When I saw the cover of this CD, Moving Hearts: Live in Dublin, coming across my desk....more
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September 2008: Music
Athenry Band Opens to an Appreciative Audience
The White Rock Irish Club has become a breeding ground for local talent with their latest band Athenry.....more
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September 2008: Music
Delta Police Pipe Band Presents Irish Tenor Anthony Kearns
The PBS Super Group, the Irish Tenors, is internationally known, touring the world to tremendous receptions for over a decade.
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September 2008: Books
Book About Ireland's Industrial Schools Touching Lives Around the World
When Vancouver Island author Toni O'Keeffe, released her book titled Those Who Trespass Against Us in March of 2007....more
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September 2008: Books
Michael Collins: Still One of Irish History's Most Fascinating Characters
He was, without a doubt, one of the most beloved, controversial and talked about leaders of modern Irish history....more
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September 2008: Books
Intriguing International Artist Emerges Through Dashing Prose
You'll not soon forget Seamus Boyne, the leading character in Dick Wimmer's The Wildly Irish Sextet....more
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September 2008: Books
Ireland Owes a Debt of Gratitude to the Women Who Fought for Independence
On a recent visit home, I met an old classmate for coffee....more
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September 2008: Books
Motor-Racing Hero Sir Jackie Stewart Has Lived Life to the Fullest in the Fast Lane
Sir John Young Stewart, having passed conventional retirement age, has finally taken time from a packed schedule to write his autobiography...more
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July 2008: Books
A Collection of the Fascinating Personal Memoirs of Francis O'Neill
CHIEF O'NEILL'S SKETCHY RECOLLECTIONS OF AN EVENTFUL LIFE IN CHICAGO This book, with its quaintly old-fashioned title, is one I found surprising, and here's why....more
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July 2008: Books
A Comprehensive Portrait on the Transformation of Irish Society
LUCK & THE IRISH: A Brief History of Change from 1970 - Roy Foster's latest published commentary, Luck & the Irish: A Brief History of Change from 1970, could have been more aptly titled, 'Political Corruption from 1970'...more
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July 2008: Music
CD REVIEWS FOR JULY/AUGUST 2008
Tiller's Folly are truly British Columbia's traveling bards of history in song....more
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July 2008: Music
CEOL AGUS CRAIC Time for Dancing in the Park!
Ceol binn a bhaint as an saol! Do yourself a favour this summer and get yourself out to one of our fine summer music festivals. Great music in the great outdoors is damn good for the soul!...more
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July 2008: Music
Celtic Music Rocks Maui With Tim Readman and Shona Le Mottée
Well-known local musicians Tim Readman and Shona Le Mottée recently returned from a great concert tour and holiday in Maui, Hawaii....more
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July 2008: Music
Two Top-Notch Irish Music Concerts at Rogue Folk Club this Summer
On August 15, the County Antrim-based band Beoga will grace the stage at Kitsilano's St James Hall.....more
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July 2008: Music
The Vancouver Orpheus Male Choir hosts Côr Meibion Llanelli
The Vancouver Welsh Society, together with the Vancouver Orpheus Male Choir, is hosting the internationally renowned Côr Meibion Llanelli ....more
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July 2008: Music
Vancouver Welsh Society Welcomes Visiting Choirs
The Welsh Choir of Southern California (Cor Cymraeg De Califfornia) charmed the audience at St. James Anglican Church....more
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July 2008: Music
Welsh Culture Featured at Breton Festival
There have been increasing ties in recent years between Europe's Celtic nations.....more
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July 2008: Music
Great Big Sea: Focused on the Road Ahead
Great Big Sea (GBS) is a bastard. Forged from the loins of Figgy Duff and Ryan's Fancy, GBS found its feet on the unforgiving streets of St. John's...more
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June 2008: Books
B.C. Launch for New Book on the History of the GAA in Canada
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Irish Sporting and Social Club will host the B.C. book launch of The History of the Gaelic Athletic Association in Canada by John O'Flynn...more
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June 2008: Books
A Dark, Well-Plotted Game of Cat and Mouse'
THE REAPERS by John Connolly -The Reapers is not an 'action' thriller but rather a lengthy, dark, well-plotted game of 'cat and mouse'...more
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June 2008: Books
Mystery Novel Reveals More About Ireland and Her People
THE CASE OF THE MISSING BOOKS By Ian Sansom -Sometimes it's hard to believe that anyone could be quite so naive and gullible as Israel Armstrong....more
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June 2008: Books
Racecourse is Backdrop for Intriguing New Mystery Novel
THE PRICE OF BLOOD By Declan Hughes -"Whatever you say, say nothing" - that's really the bottom line in Declan Hughes' deeply disturbing novel, The Price of Blood....more
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June 2008: Books
New Book Says Welsh Coal Miners 'Were a Wonderful Breed of Men'
THE BLACK MYSTERY By Ronald Rees - "Men do not with impunity tear the guts out of the earth"....more
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June 2008: Books
Blackthorn: A Leading Light in the B.C. Celtic Music Scene
VANCOUVER - Blackthorn is one of Vancouver's finest local Celtic bands.....more
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June 2008: Books
JUNE CD REVIEWS By CATHOLINE BUTLER
DAMANTA The Drunken Priest: and the Ghostly Hymns of Autumn - Folk band Damanta ( an Irish-Canadian hybrid project) have released their new record ....more
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June 2008: Books
Broadcasting to Glasgow and the World
GLASGOW - Celtic Music Radio on 1530 kHz now broadcasts to Glasgow....more
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June 2008: Books
Irish Music Songwriter Says: 'My mother raised me on Planxty'
The Canadian folk band Damanta are poised to release their new CD entitled The Drunken Priest and the Ghostly Hymns of Autumn.....more
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June 2008: Books
Over 900 People at Celtic Gala Sponsored by Delta Police Pipe Band
VANCOUVER - On May 31 the Delta Police Pipe Band hosted a Celtic Gala at the South Delta Baptist Church in Tsawwassen....more
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June 2008: Books
CEOL AGUS CRAIC Bring on the Summer! By ERIN MULLAN
Ceol binn a bhaint as an saol! Another soggy June on the west coast leaves residents wondering if summer will ever appear.....more
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June 2008: Books
An Amazing Night for Celtic Music Fans
VANCOUVER - The Chieftains are truly one of the best Celtic bands in the world.....more
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June 2008: Books
'It's Just Good Clean East Coast Table-Thumpin' Music'
VANCOUVER - Lauded by audiences and critics alike, The Back Kitchen Release Party takes over the Granville Island Stage this June.....more
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June 2008: Books
Vancouver Folk Music Fest Offers Something for Every Folk-Roots-World Music Taste
VANCOUVER - This year an exciting mix of contemporary and traditional folk and roots music will ensure another lively weekend....more
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June 2008: Books
California Welsh Choir on Tour in Washington State and B.C.
The Welsh Choir of Southern California (Cor Cymraeg De Califfornia) will sing at several venues....more
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May 2008: Books
Latest in Series of Crime Fiction is Nothing Short of Ingenious
CROSS By Ken Bruen - One day Jack Taylor will simply implode. Taylor is the beleaguered hero of Ken Bruen's thriller novels.
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May 2008: Books
Murder Mystery Grips Reader From Beginning to End
IN DUBLIN'S FAIR CITY By Rhys Bowen - My penchant for murder mysteries is usually confined to dramatizations....more
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May 2008: Music
CD REVIEWS FOR MAY 2008 By CATHOLINE BUTLER
CAPERCAILLIE Roses and Tears - Capercaillie are without a doubt one of the most popular of Scottish traditional groups ....more
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May 2008: Music
CEOL AGUS CRAIC Local Musicians Show Support for Well-Loved Fiddler
Ceol binn a bhaint as an saol! The local Celtic music crowd did itself proud ....more
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May 2008: Music
Newfoundland's Female Artist of the Year to Launch New Album in Vancouver
ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland - Mary Barry, Newfoundland's Female Artist of the Year, will launch her new CD Red Eye Tonight in Vancouver....more
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April 2008: Music
For those in the battlefields war is always hell
THE OTHER MAN By Kevin Dooley. The Other Man is author Kevin Dooley's second published novel, the first in The Angira Trilogy.
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April 2008: Music
Weaving a Forlorn Tale of Cruelty and Isolation Into One of Optimism
MICHAEL: The sequel to Norah's Children By Ann O'Farrell. Opening her latest novel in 1925 Bristol, England, Ann O'Farrell continues her admirable tale of the Kelly family...more
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April 2008: Music
CD REVIEWS FOR APRIL 2008 By CATHOLINE BUTLER
Karan Casey is one of the most influential and imitated vocalists in Irish and American folk music...more
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April 2008: Music
Ceili Irish Music and Dance Camp 2008
VANCOUVER - Are you a musician looking for an exciting and unusual vacation for yourself, your children or for your whole family?...more
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April 2008: Music
Bringing the Concept of 'Tenor' Into Cool New Territory
One minute you're wrapped in the emotion of a song, the next you're falling over yourselves laughing at some off-the-cuff comment...more
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April 2008: Music
CEOL AGUS CRAIC Friends Rally to Support Well-Loved Local Fiddler
Ceol binn a bhaint as an saol! Here's a chance to show some support for a great local musician and simply a lovely person who's in need of a helping hand....more
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April 2008: Music
The Proclaims Back on Tour to Promote Latest Album
VANCOUVER - The Proclaimers return to Canada April/May to promote their latest and seventh studio album Life With You....more
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March 2008: Music
CELTIC MUSIC CD REVIEWS MARCH 2008
Sheila Ryan has just released her new CD, entitled Autumn Days...more
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March 2008: Music
School of Celtic Music Forges Trad Band
GIBSONS, BC - When Iain Fraser encouraged Ann Law to begin a School of Celtic Music on the Sunshine Coast ...more
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March 2008: Music
New High Kings of Ireland From Creators of Celtic Woman
From the creators of the smash hit Celtic Woman comes the new exciting Irish ballad group, The High Kings ...more
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February 2008: Books
Poet and Author John O'Donohue Laid to Rest in County Clare
DUBLIN - Tributes have been paid to the life of Irish poet, author, and philosopher John O'Donohue....more
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February 2008: Books
Tales From the Hearth: In the Tradition of a Great Storyteller
The tradition of the storyteller, sitting on the church steps or by the fireside spinning yarns, is captured in Kevin McFadden's little book: Tales From the Hearth....more
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February 2008: Books
The Intriguing Story of an Anglo-Irish Landlord Murdered During the Great Famine
THE KILLING OF MAJOR DENIS MAHON
On the evening of Tuesday, November 2, 1847 near Strokestown, County Roscommon, Ireland, an Anglo-Irish landlord named Major Denis Mahon was assassinated...more
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February 2008: Books
Gortnamona: the Life and Times of Percy French Told through Song, Sketch and Dance
VANCOUVER - Hold on, Vancouver, the Calgary Celts are a-coming! The entire cast of Gortnamona: the Life and Times of Percy French, by Frank Talbot, are returning for a limited two-night engagement...more
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February 2008: Books
CD REVIEWS FOR DECEMBER/JANUARY 2008 By CATHOLINE BUTLER
MURPHY'S LAGH Dear Irish Boy - Belfast-born Damian Brennan is well-know to Lower Mainland audiences and has always has a strong following in whatever town he performs in....more
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February 2008: Books
CEOL AGUS CRAIC Spring is Coming, Spring is Coming!
Ceol binn a bhaint as an saol! Spring really is coming! I know, I know, it seems foolish to say this right now, writing these words while staring out at a very snowy Vancouver.....more
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February 2008: Books
Québec's Spirited Musical Heritage Showcased at Festival du Bois
COQUITLAM - The annual Festival du Bois delivers a weekend of great music focusing on the venerable squeezebox plus a Big Night Out on Saturday night featuring La Volée d'Castors!....more
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February 2008: Books
Newfoundland Band's Tour Snagged by the Taxman
ST. JOHN'S - The federal tax collector pulled the plug on a Christmas tour by the Irish Descendants, a Newfoundland Celtic band. ....more
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February 2008: Books
Martin Hayes Awarded Traditional Musician of the Year
ENNIS, County Clare - Martin Hayes has secured the top accolade of Traditional Musician of the Year in the 2008 TG4 Gradam Ceoil Awards...more
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February 2008: Books
The Vancouver Welsh Men's Choir: Singing for the Joy of Singing
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Welsh Men's Choir (VWMC) was formed in 1980 by a few enthusiastic members of the Vancouver Welsh Society...more
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