2024
May 16th Esquimalt Market 6:15-7:15
May 18th gravitation James Bay Burke and friends 9:30 am
May 25th Gravitation James Bay 11:15-12:45pm
June 15th James Bay Gravitation 11:15-12:45
June 29th Duncan Market 10:00-2:00 gravitation
July 8th Duncan 39 Days of July 1:00 pm
July 10th Oak Bay Market 4-6pm gravitation
July 18th Duncan 39 days of July 2:00 pm
July 20th gravitation Oak Bay Ave. Noon – 2:00
August 2nd. Oak Bay on the Avenue Noon-2:00 Gravitation
August 8th Sidney Market 7-8:15 pm gravitation
August 11th Ruby’s Barn 4859 Elk Rd. 3:00-5:00 gravitation
August 24th Colwood Corners 5:30-7:30 weather cancellation
August 31st Duncan Market 10:00-2:00 gravitation.
October 4th Spiral Cafe 6:30-8:30 Gravitation
Upcoming Events Also posted on Gravitation page
2023
April 30th Victoria Folk Music Society
May 10th Duncan Market 10:00am-2;00pm Gravitation
May 12th Spiral Cafe 6:30-8:30 Gravitation
May 20th Burke at James Bay Market maybe me too for a song ?
June 14th Oak Bay Market 4-6 Gravitation
June 17th James Bay Market 11:15-12:45 Gravitation
July 1st Duncan Market 10-2 Gravitation
July 5th 39 Days of July Duncan 1:00-2:00 Gravitation
July 15th James Bay Market Bill Hamilton plus surprises
July 20th 39 Days of July Duncan 2:00 pm Gravitation
July 27th HCP Horticultural Fund Alumni 5:00-8:00 Gravitation
Aug 12th James Bay 11:15-12:45 Gravitation
Aug 13th HCP Horticultural college fund raiser pm? Gravitation
Aug 25th James Bay 9:30-11:00
Aug 25th Nanaimo Beban Park 4:00-4:30
Sept 3rd The Barn 3:00 pm 4859 Elk Road Victoria
Halloween Gravitation plus band Oak Bay 2:00-5:30
Dec 8th Spiral Cafe Gravitation duo 6:30-8:30
2022
May 6th The Oaks Restaurant. Victoria 6-8 with Burke and Brad as Gravitation
May 21st Food on the Beach Langford Lagoon 6-8
June 4th James Bay Market. Victoria . Solo 9:30-11:00
June 4th Ruby’s Barn 4910 West Saanich Rd. Victoria. John Prine/Ray fundraiser
June 11th James Bay Market. Victoria. With Gravitation. 1:00-2:30
June 28th solo 39 Days of July, Duncan BC 1:00 to 2:00 pm. By the old train station
July 11th with Chuck McCandless. 39 Days of July in Duncan BC 1:00 to 2:00 pm
July 16th solo 39 Days of July in Duncan BC 1:00 pm to 2:00pm
August 14th. Gravitation at Ruby’s Barn. 4910 West Saanich Rd. Victoria. 1:30- 4:00 By donations .
August 20th Oak Bay at Ottavios 2:00-4:00
August 30th HCP Alumni Party 5:00-8:00
Sept. 10th Duncan Market 10:00-2:00 with Gravitation.( Burke Rosen, Brad Hawkes)
Sept 14th Oak Bay Market 4:00-6:00 pm Gravitation
Sept 16th Brentwood Emporium? Gravitation
Sept 17th Langford Light Up the Hills Lantern Festival 7:30-9:30 Gravitation
Sept. 24th James Bay Market. Victoria. Gravitation (Burke and Brad) 9:30-11:00 Gravitation
October 31st Oak Bay Halloween 2:00-5:00 with one wheel
December 10th Caleb Pike House with Gravitation evening concert.
2021
Jan. 16th Sooke Folk zoom
Jan. 23 Tune Inn Zoom
Feb. 4th Host Jam on zoom
Feb. 6th Tune Inn zoom
Feb. 20th Sooke zoom
March 13th Tune Inn zoom
March 27th Sooke Zoom
April 10th Tune Inn Zoom
April 24th Tune Inn Zoom
May 16th Sooke Folk Zoom
June 11th Tune Inn Zoom
June 19th outdoor performance 2:00 Mactavish academy Sydney
June 25th opening for 39 Days Of July 12:00 noon. live streamed from Duncan Showroom
July 6th outdoor stage 12:00 noon 39 days of July with Burke too
July 11th songwriter at Ruby’s Barn Deck Saanich Rd
July 16th with Chuck 1:00 pm at 39 Days of July outdoor stage.
July 24th 9:30-11:00am solo at The James Bay Market outdoors
August 14th Zoom performance with Burke and I (Gravitation) from Caleb Pike House email for meeting
August 28th Zoom performance 7:00pm from Tune Inn email for meeting
September 18th Burke and I (Gravitation) at James Bay Market 9:30-11:00
Oct 3rd Afternoon with Burke and I and friends The Barn 4910 West Saanich Road Victoria
November 13th Zoom from the historical Caleb Pike House with Burke and I as Gravitation. email for link up
2020
February 23rd/20 Featuring at Victoria Folk Music Society. Myself and Burke Rosen as Gravitation with Brad Hawkes on percussion. 9:00pm. One of 3 featured acts that night. $7.00 or free if you play the open mike at 7:30.
April 24th/20 At The Spiral Café for an evening of Gravitation music with myself, Burke Rosen, Brad Hawkes on percussion and Eric James on Bass. 7:00pm
September 24 HCP alumni Party outside at the Garden
October 16th Zoom open mike Sooke Folk
November 7th Zoom Tune Inn from The Kootneys
November 21st zoom Sooke Folk
Nov. 28th Zoom Tune Inn
Dec. 12th Tune Inn zoom
Dec. 19th Sooke zoom
2019
Jan. 24th/19 Esquimalt indoor Market 4:30-5:50pm Rec. Center
Jan.26th/19 Evedar’s Bistro, Langford 6:00-9:00pm
Mar.7th/19 Esquimalt indoor Market 6:00-7:30pm Rec. Center
March 16th/19 Sooke Music Society featured performer 9:00pm Murray Rd. in Sooke
March 29th/19 Evedar’s Bistro Langford 6:00-9:00pm
June 22nd/19 Moss St. Farmer”s Market 10am-Noon
June 27th/19 Sooke Night Market 5-8:00pm
June 29th/19 Goldstream Farmer”s Market 12:00-2:00pm
July 6th/19 James Bay Farmers Market 9:30-11:30am
July 9th/19 39 days of July, Duncan with Chuck McCandless 1-2:00pm
July 13th/19 Roundhouse Cafe 1:30-3:30pm
July 17th/19 39 days of July in Duncan with Chuck McCandless Noon-1:00pm
July 18th/19 Esquimalt Market 4:50-5:30
July 23rd/19 39 days of July Festival in Duncan with Chuck McCandless 1-2:00pm
August 17th Roundhouse Cafe 1:30-3:30
August 24th/19 James Bay Farmers Market 9:30-11:00am
September 6th/19 Spiral Cafe with Beautiful Luck 7:00-9:00pm
October 20th/19 Mechosin Farmers Market 11:00-2:00pm
December 6th/19 at The Spiral Café with “Gravitation” 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Bill Hamilton, Burke Rosen, Eric James, Brad Hawkes.
December 14th with Burke Rosen opener for Caleb Pike House in the Highlands 7:00pm
2018
May 5th/18 Moss Street Market Noon-2:00pm
May 24th/18 Bob Dylan Night, Gorgeous Coffee. Many performers 8:00pm
May 25th/18 Music Night with Robbie Hancock I will play 1 set. Gorgeous Coffee 8:00pm start
June 15th Summer in the City Festival Steinbach MB. 2:10-2:50 main stage
June 30th/18 James Bay Farmers Market, 9:30-11:00am. morning
July 2nd Victoria Gorge Rd. Canada Day 10:30-10:55 am Cloquitz Stage
July 6th Downtown, Duncan BC, 39 Days of July Festival, Noon. with Chuck McCandless
July 15th/18 Saanich Sunday Market 12:15-2:00pm
July 18th Oakland Sunset Market, Wednesday, 4:30-6:30pm
August 2nd Downtown, Duncan BC, 39 Days of July Festival, 2:00 pm, with Chuck McCandless
August 4th/18 James Bay Farmers Market 9:30-11:00 am. morning
August 8th/18 Oak Bay Village Night Market 4:00-6:00pm
August 23rd/18 Esquimalt Farmers Market 4:50-5:30 pm
September 1st/18 private dock party Fisherman’s Wharf 4:30
September 6th/18 Esquimalt Farmers Market 5:50-6:30pm
September 9th/18 Artist on Board Via Rail from Vancouver to Winnipeg.
September 20th/18 Artist on Board Via Rail from Winnipeg to Vancouver.
October 4th/18 Esquimalt Farmers Market indoors 4:30-5:50
October 13th/18 Threshold homeless teens Fundraiser De Dutch restaurant
October 19th/18 Bring it on Cabaret with beautiful Luck Oak Bay 1355 Mitchell
October 20th/18 private house concert with Beautiful Luck
November 1st/18 Esquimalt Farmers Market 4:30-5:50
November 23rd?18 Spiral Cafe with Beautiful Luck 7:00pm
Dec. 9th 3-5pm at the Yurt 3-5 4910 West Saanich Road..Ruby’s Farm
Dec. 28th at Evedar’s Bistro 6:30-9:30pm
Recent activities
Sante Coffee House, Victoria
Evedar’s Bistro Office Party, Victoria
Happiness Experts Holliday Concert, Victoria
Fundraiser for Mustard Seed Food Bank. Gorgeous Coffee, Victoria
Evedar’s Bistro Dinner Concert, Victoria
Gorgeous Coffee Solo Concerts, Victoria
Victoria House Concerts
Duncan Showroom
Duncan39 days of July 2017
Duncan Brew Pub
Lion Rampant Pub, Maple Bay
Bill as been a regular performer at Prairie Ink in Winnipeg and at the Steinbach Summer in the City Festival in Manitoba. Bill produced and directed the Whiteshell Music Festival at Falcon Lake, Manitoba for 10 years running.
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