One of the 10 public pianos used in Vancouver’s Keys to The Streets program was plunked down at the Vancouver Folk Festival last month — and some musical magic happened.
This is the second year that Adam Sharp of Big Smoke Media has been shooting videos of local indie bands performing on the upright pianos. Where better to capture some talented folks tickling the ivories than at Jericho Beach during folk fest?
The first video from Sharp’s folk fest series comes from the Melbourne Ska Orchestra who perform He’s A Tripper.
“This year, Keys To The Streets was able to arrange placing a piano placed inside the Vancouver Folk Music Festival for use by any and all attendees, and with so many incredible artists from around the world scheduled to perform, it seemed like a golden opportunity to film some unique and intimate performances,” Sharp said in an email. “On less than a week’s notice we were able to arrange filming with a number of the festival’s artists in their brief moments of downtime, and were even fortunate enough to capture a few performances from musical members of the public that we caught tinkering away over the weekend.”
The organizers behind Keys to the Streets have launched a fundraising campaign to help pay for the maintenance and upkeep of the public pianos, which are set in 10 Vancouver locations from Stanley Park to Kingsway. You can donate money to your favourite piano or to the program in general.
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