The Salt Spring Folk Club has been revived, but still needs volunteer help to return to its former glory.
The popular annual Fulford Hall concert series, which began in 1999, has established a well-respected reputation as a professional presenter of world-class talent, but was interrupted by the Covid pandemic.
“Five years have passed, but as we saw by the full room at the Gumboot Gala on Oct. 19, the passion is still here,” said board member Sharon Carmichael. “Most of the comments left in our suggestion box were ‘keep going’ and it was great to know we still have community support.”
Longtime coordinator Trish Nobile said the club only produced three concerts since the shutdown, “but as with the recent Gumboot Gala they were well-received sold-out shows.”
The club has some enthusiastic new board members, but a few more specific volunteer roles must be filled in order for the group to continue, said Carmichael.
Those are: a bookkeeper, fundraiser/grant finder (to keep ticket prices low), a web designer and person to maintain it, and a secretary to take meeting minutes.
Carmichael said those jobs are not big ones for qualified volunteers as the club traditionally only presents six concerts from October through April.
People interested in taking on one of the needed positions should contact Nobile at festival@saltspring.com.
Carmichael said the group also wanted to acknowledge delicious food provided by Brody Paine from Salt Spring Catering at the recent gala, and the Moonshine Mamas mocktails created specially for the evening.
“I like to think that Salt Spring Folk Club is leading edge in choosing to be a non-alcoholic event that supports island entrepreneurs,” said Carmichael.