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Bruce Coughlan

Acoustic Roots from Maple Ridge BC
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Bruce Coughlan

Instruments: Guitar, Vocals, Composition/Songwriting, details
I’ve been a full-time performing artist for over forty years, written hundreds of songs and performed at thousands of venues, ranging from coffee houses and folk clubs to a Canada Day performance on Parliament Hill!
I am a regularly a featured artist at festivals, arts presentations, community and corporate events. I’ve performed across 8 provinces, 38 states and toured the United Kingdom on over a dozen occasions.
Since recording my first LP in 1984, I’ve recorded 14 albums of original and adapted traditional music across a broad range of the Roots Music genre. My songs have been recorded in turn by some of the most legendary names in Acoustic Music.
I might be best recognised for my historically-based ballads, written on Pacific Canadian themes. In 2015 my group Tiller’s Folly released Stirring Up Ghosts, a CD collection of 24 historically-based songs.
While Tiller’s Folly celebrates its 20th Anniversary, they are also involved in cooperative projects The Great Canadian Songbook (with Ken Lavigne and Diyet) and Voices for the Salish Sea (with The Wilds and the British Columbia Boys Choir).
Today, I am emerging as a solo performer, story teller, compere and media host. My 2017 release Waiting for Rain draws on a lifetime of experience. It is retrospective, nostalgic and Bluesy in nature, while highlighting my ability as songsmith, vocalist and guitarist.
Bruce seems to be concerned with and committed to is “the song”. In the same regard that Lyle Lovett, Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Rodney Crowell, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell and folks like Darrell Scott are. He works at it with discipline, a sense of wonder, and trying to honor the very craft of it. I think his results speak for themselves.
– John Cowan (John Cowan Band, Doobie Brothers, Newgrass Revival)
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Past Events

14
Mar
2020
19:00
Celtic with an Edge: Laurence Knight, John Coughlan, Nolan Murray, Joel Hanna, T...
Celtic Roots band Tiller’s Folly and dancer/percussionist/singer Joel Hanna wi...
$49.50
Blue Frog Studios
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25
Mar
2017
21:15
Great Canadian Songbook: Laurence Knight, Bruce Coughlan, Ken Lavigne, Diyet, No...
3 Canadian Artists Celebrate Canada's 150th together on stage! The Great Canadi...
$42.50
Blue Frog Studios
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20
May
2016
19:30 22:00
The Tiller's Folly
“Tiller’s Folly is a national treasure”. – Peter North, Edmonton Journal...
$15-$20
Upstairs Lounge - Oak Bay Recreation Centre
Event can be attended in person
03
Oct
2015
19:00
Tiller's Folly in Concert!: The Tiller's Folly
– The West Shore Arts Council is proud to present Tiller’s Folly in concert ...
$28
Church of the Advent, 510 Mount View Ave, Victoria BC, V9B 2B1
Event can be attended in person
20
Feb
2015
19:30 22:00
CD Release Show: Nellie Quinn, The Tiller's Folly, Jeremy Walsh
Tiller's Folly CD Release Show 'Stirring Up Ghosts' Featuring Special Guests: Ne...
$15-$20
Fairfield United Church
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20
Apr
2012
19:30 22:30
Tiller's Folly CD Release Concert: The Tiller's Folly, Qristina & Quinn Bachand
The Victoria launch of Tiller's Folly latest critically acclaimed album, "Go The...
$15-$20
Fairfield United Church
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26
Nov
2011
19:30 21:30
The Tiller's Folly
 
$25
The Farquhar at UVic
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01
Jul
2009
12:00
Canada Day: The Tiller's Folly, Sakura Singers , Thai Dance Company , Fresh Groove
http://www.stevestonsalmonfest.ca/events.html#fe4
Steveston Salmon Festival
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12
Mar
2008
19:00 23:00
The World's Greatest Ceilidh: Battlefield Band, The Tiller's Folly, Stephanie Ca...
Scotland’s internationally renowned Battlefield Band draws on the power and be...
$20-$25
The Commodore Ballroom
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26
Mar
2005
20:00
The Tiller's Folly DVD release!: The Tiller's Folly
On September 11, 2004, The Tiller's Folly raised the rafters at the historical ...
$13-$16
St. James Community Hall
Event can be attended in person
02
Feb
2003
21:30
Pacific Celtic/Bluegrass/Maritime/Roots/Folk: The Tiller's Folly, Jeremy Walsh
Tickets available at Lyle's Place, A&B Sound or charge tickets by calling the M...
$15
Camosun College - Gibson Auditorium
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The Tiller's Folly
vocals, guitar, whistles, banjo

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