Musicians at Arts On the Avenue

Scott moved to Ladysmith in 94, attended and graduated from the local high school. He has been playing music since he was 13, and professionally in the USA from 17-20. He recently reconnected with music, and has headlined Ladysmith days/Bayview Brewing Parties with his two bands, Sunset Strip and Covergirls.

The Boneyard Babes are a popular acoustic roots and folk band based on Vancouver Island. Composed of Indigenous and queer-identifying musicians, they are known for their rich harmonies, embodied percussion, and a blend of traditional folk, old country, and familiar covers from the 60s and 70s

Glen Foster is a Canadian singer songwriter, music producer, entertainer, multi-instrumentalist and president of his own companies Rescue Records, and Parent Publishing and Productions. In short he is a “do-it-all-myself” kind of guy.

He has been performing professionally for more than 40 years and has released 10 original albums featuring his own compositions, many of which include self-produced music videos.

Max Francis is a 15-year-old composer and multi-instrumentalist from Victoria, British Columbia. He is a 2026 Canadian Folk Music Award winner, the 2025 Canadian Grand Masters fiddling champion, U.S. National Junior fiddling champion, and a three-time BC fiddling champion. Max is also an accomplished classical violinist and has performed as a soloist with the Victoria Symphony. His classical compositions have been awarded the highest honours at Canada’s National Music Festival. In 2024, Max released his debut album, Home, featuring all original tunes for fiddle. In addition to composing and arranging all the tunes on the album, Max also played all the instruments and produced the album himself. Max also plays guitar, mandolin, banjo, piano, and bodhran, and is a sought-after accompanist and session musician.

Joan Bessie performs as a mother-daughter duo known for their cinematic songs, compelling harmonies, and emotionally resonant songwriting. The first Joan Bessie single, "G.G" spent 10 weeks on the CBC Music Top 20 chart and their latest, "Dark Voices" spent 12 weeks on the Canadian Indie Country Chart. They were also named Pick of the Fringe: Favourite Music Show for the Joan Bessie Cabaret at the 2025 Victoria Fringe Festival. Recent performances include: CCMA Country Crawl (Edmonton), Lights of Wonder (Victoria), Island FanCon (Langford), Khatsahlano Street Party (Vancouver), The Victoria Fringe Festival.

"Joan Bessie’s music is hard-hitting and beautifully crafted. The words are poetry." Patrick Russell, CBC Music Supervisor

"Joan Bessie has a powerful and unique voice… a must listen.” Chad Martin, Operations Manager VIRGIN Radio Alberta