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BIG MACHINE
Two-Time Western Canada Music Award Winner and Juno Nominee Oliver Swain leads B...
In-Person + Livestream
Sat. November 22nd 2025 + Add to Calendar
Hermann's Jazz Club
7:00pm - 9:00pm Doors at: 5:30pm
$30 plus fees/tax, walk-ins welcome
Presented by:
Arts On View Society
The Arts On View Society continues to operate Hermann's Jazz...
753 View Street Victoria BC
Open / Operational
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Two-Time Western Canada Music Award Winner and Juno Nominee Oliver Swain leads BIG MACHINE, an all-star lineup of artists featuring elements of Bluegrass, Psych-Rock, Old-Time, Jazz, and modern Songwriting. From his early days travelling the Appalachian Mountains and Mississippi Delta to touring the world with some of North America's most loved roots bands, The Bills, The Duhks, and Outlaw Social(Pharis Romero), Swain has explored the depths of Americana music and written songs that experiment with the palette in surprising ways.BIG MACHINE has toured across North America with performances at Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver, and Winnipeg Folk Festivals and was twice selected as an Official Showcase artist for Folk Alliance International. Known for his astonishing vocal and instrumental abilities, Swain has assembled a group of some of the greatest musicians and singers in Victoria including Glenna Garramone(Guitar, Piano, Vocals), Ashley Wey(Organ, Keys, Vocals), Tyler Lieb(Pedal Steel, Guitars) and Alex Campbell(Drums) with Swain rounding out the ensemble on String Bass and a hundred-and-fifty year old goat skin Banjo.
https://oliverswain.com/
"This is genre-defying at its best...beautifully played and performed, each song a mini masterpiece" Paul Jackson, Fatea magazine, UK
"Since I first discovered him, Oliver Swain has been one of my very Favorite artists, especially in a live setting," Tamara Kater, Director at Folk Music Canada
"My award for the very best session from a fine set of musical encounters [in Canmore]has to go to Big Machine...a rolling beast of a sound which seems to surprise and delight its creators just as much as their audience." Peter Wrench, Eden on the Line, Tom Thumb Theatre
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Hermann's Jazz Club
753 View Street
Restaurant / Cafe / Pub
Capacity150
Accessible
Open / Operational
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