Several Vancouver Island musicians have been vying for exposure in the final leg of the CBC Searchlight competition, a national hunt for new talent that comes with a $20,000 prize. This week a local filmmaker captured a few of the contestants in an inspiringly chummy jam session at Victory Barber and Brand in the Atrium in downtown Victoria:

The Victoria finalists in the first round of regional voting are:

Well-known fusion fiddler Kytami

Twenty-year-old Nanaimo singer-songwriter Rosie June.

University of Victoria and Victoria Conservatory of music alum Amy Wood:

Adrian Chalifour’s Tower and Trees:

Sultry soul and jazz singer Maureen Washington. Here she is performing at Butchart Gardens:

And for something completely different, this video of a Vancouver Island man documenting his work harvesting and chopping firewood is creating a buzz with the extreme fitness crowd:

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