Nine 4-hour performances averaging fifteen acts each, fourteen hours of dances plus dance workshops, a Family Concert and 40+ hours of teaching workshops devoted to every imaginable folk music skill, plus jamming all week long should be enough to wear out even the most dedicated enthusiast at the annual Alaska Folk Festival. Yet long after the final chorus of Good Night Irene, the traditional closing song on the Festival's final evening, many of the 450+ folk musicians from all around the vast reaches of America's largest state and beyond can still summon enough energy to jam the night away in bars, restaurants, private parties and any space they can find out of the weather!
They come from near and far. . . from Whitehorse in Canada's Yukon Territory, from Bethel, Alaska (more than 1,000 miles as the ptarmigan flies from the festival's home in Juneau), from Talkeetna, Sitka, Kenai, Elfin Cove, Fairbanks, Ketchikan, Anchorage and the "Lower 48" for this annual week of fun, partying, good music and greeting old & new friends that make it such a Rite of Spring.
Concerts Schedule:
Monday Evening, April 13 - Centennial Hall
7:00 pm: Heart Strings - Juneau, Alaska
Arne, Katharine, Meredith, Sarah, Naara, Kaelin, Eva, Portia, Dugan, Robert,
Rosie, FuBao, Eva G, Noelle, Gabrielle, Mokoa, Ellie, Abby, Leah, Elias, Elias
R., Ellen, Ella, Jayden, Marlena, Simon, Catherine Kids on fiddles and dancing
bears.
7:15 pm: Itinerant Pickers - Craig, Alaska John Bruns, Sally Burch
We have been making music together since fall 2004 as the River People Band. We
started the Island Grind in March, 2007. We are proud to be the house band for
the Grind.
7:30 pm: Alaskan Travelers - Juneau, Alaska
Elias Antaya, Max Blust, Robert Newman.Legos, root beer and comic books – not
necessarily in that order.
7:45 pm: Matthew Coppick as “Sugar Pickin” - Juneau, Alaska
An instructor at UAS and currently an MAT student teacher looking for an
elementary teaching job.
8:00 pm: Julianna Bibb - Juneau, Alaska
Me and my guitar perform a collection of original songs.
8:15 pm: Stalactyte - Juneau, Alaska
LZ (Linda Zeno), Allan “Woodsy Al” Nichols, Steve “Buzz Magnum” Kunz, Lee G.
High energy folk rock.
8:30 pm: On Step - Douglas, Alaska
Catherine Marks, Simon Marks, Corrine Marks, Jpmie Marks. First time fpmily
performance. A little sing, a little fling, a little fiddle and a lot of fun.
8:45 pm: Rainee Godwin - Juneau, Alaska
Rainee Godwin, June Hall, Paul Desdier Old time country music.
9:00 pm: Rory Stitt - Juneau, Alaska
Rory – Performer
9:15 pm: Pat Henry - Juneau, Alaska
Songs from Jeanie’s kitchen.
9:30 pm: Bill and Kelli Childers - Juneau, Alaska
Another father and daughter performance back for another year.
9:45 pm: Michael Truax - Juneau, Alaska
Past performance is no guarantee of future success.
10:00 pm: Fiesta Gatos - Juneau, Alaska
Jason Sosa, Rik Romerein, Keith Fremlin, Tom Gould, J.B. Blankenship, C.A.
Bowman Satisfaction guaranteed or double your money back.
10:15 pm:The Invisible Circus - Juneau, Alaska
Brian Sullivan, Libby Sterling. Brother Moon, Sister Soldier.
10:30 pm:One Aisle Over - Juneau, Alaska
Josh Lockhart, Naani Hooley, Chris Fannin, Miles Baker All original,
singer-songwriter acoustic indie folk.
Tuesday Evening, April 14 - Centennial Hall
7:00 pm: Alaska’s Kit And the Kaboodles - Auke Bay, Alaska
Steve Wilde, Simon Taylor, Doug Fanyak, Doug Bridges, Alaska’s Kit
A 13 year old girl and her awesome band.
7:15 pm: The Preserves Festival Band - Juneau, Alaska
Steve Wilde, Tony Tengs, Albert McDonnell, George Wallace, Andrea Mogil, Wayne
Norlund, Andy Engstrum, Betsy Sims, Bill Glude, Joyce Levine, Michael Bucy
Back with a set of Preserves festival classics to celebrate the release of the
long-awaited CD.
7:30 pm: Hannah Perkins - Juneau, Alaska
3 – 4 original songs played on piano with singing.
7:45 pm: The Grateful Dads and Mom - Juneau, Alaska
Tom Koester, Nanci Spear, Joe Malinovsky.
Harmonious melodies and melodious harmonies from confirmed and genuine parental
units.
8:00 pm: Flattlands - Juneau, Alaska
Frank Delaplain
8:15 pm: Dave Stancliff And Friends - Juneau, Alaska
Dave Stancliff, Bryce Egmon Sharing music, ‘cause it’s fun!
8:30 pm: David Reynolds - Ketchikan, Alaska
Original songs, acoustic folk-rock, 3 song set.
8:45 pm:Once More with Feeling - Juneau, Alaska
Annie Bartholomew, Callie Conerton
Two Juneau Raised Girls, Student Council Junkies, KXLL DJs and Youth Court
Defenders sing some sweet tunes together in their last folk fest before leaving
Alaska.
9:00 pm:Mark Heard - Auke Bay, Alaska
Acoustic fingerstyle guitar.
9:15 pm:Tramwreck - Juneau, Alaska
Dave Kovach, Heidi Johnson, Bobby Jones, Tonia Lewis, Jamie Marks New toonies
from a bunch of old loonies.
9:30 pm:Louie Urban Kohler - Ashland, Oregon
Just me, my old acoustic 6-string and some lyrics I hope make you think.
9:45 pm: Zahasky Family - Juneau, Alaska
Paul, Melissa, Laura, Quinn, and Abby
Cold, damp and hairy.
10:00 pm:Patrick McCormick - Juneau, Alaska
Patrick grew up around music as son of Mr. Whistling Swan, Mike McCormick in
Eagle River, Alaska.
10:15 pm:Know When to Quit - Juneau, Alaska
Terry Hoskinson, Frederick Hoskinson, Glenn Hoskinson
Terry, Frederick and Glenn enjoy 15 minutes of fame, pleasure and panic.
10:30 pm:Deborah Young - Juneau, Alaska
Couple of my own songs maybe, a couple of traditional bluegrass, and always one
bluegrass gospel.
Wednesday Evening, April 15 - Centennial Hall:
7:00 pm: Juneau Pride Chorus - Juneau, Alaska
A chorus of mothers, daughters, sisters, lovers And grandmothers bonded by a
love of singing and & a desire to celebrate diversity.
7:15 pm: Antique Road Show - Juneau, Alaska
Olga Lijo, Steve Wilde, John Lager, Miguel Reina, John Ingalls, Haley Nelson
Sing me a song that was a hit before your mother was born.
7:30 pm:Irene Muller - Seattle, Washington
Teenage angst with a sense of humor and love of alliteration. I miss Juneau!!
7:45 pm:The Bluescast - Juneau, Alaska
Ed Schoenfeld, Laurie Scanling, Jeff Brown, Mo Hicks
Political and other humor for the ethically-challenged, ethically enhanced, and
others who may be there.
8:00 pm:Costa’s Rotten Greasetrap Rounders - Juneau, Alaska
Collette C., Mack Daddy Al M., Robert "Capitol Records Forever" Cohen, Slappin'
C Good, The Horn Swagglers: Mikey S., Big Doug, & Loosey Bucy, and the return of
the Bohunks!
Outta money? No problem! Outta work? Don't worry! Outta luck? Not anymore!!
Welcome to the New Depression! We'll provide everything needed for a new lease
on life: Hot jazz, hot horns, and hot dancing dames with their glorious gams!
It'll be the bees knees, ballin' the jack Daddy-o!
8:15 pm:Mitch Franseth - Santa Cruz, California
Guitar and vocal ( harmonica, if you’re nice )
8:30 pm:Myth Barber - Juneau, Alaska
Patrice Helmar, Caleb Wylie, Scott Crass
8:45 pm: Kray Van Kirk - Juneau, Alaska
Singer – songwriter.
9:00 pm:Riley Woodford - Juneau, Alaska
Bring on spring! Some songs to conjure the sun.
9:15 pm: Ball and Chain - Juneau, Alaska
Annie Bartholomew, Joe Funk, Nate Johnson, Keegan Goodell, Arthur Ackerman
Jangly guitars and dirty blues. High school musicians answer to their parents’
music.
9:30 pm: Dao Strom - Juneau, Alaska
Dao Strom, Bob Banghart - Vietnamese-American folk sing-songwriter writes
“distinctive and subtle songs that combine an old musical soul with a thoroughly
modern sensibility” - 3rd Coast Music.
9:45 pm: Katie Henry - Davis, California
New songs for old friends.
10:00 pm:Buddy Tabor - Juneau, Alaska
Same as before, same as before.
10:15 pm:George Faust - Anchorage, Alaska
Started playing guitar at age 55 with little or no background in music. Very big
challenge. More challenging than juggling fire on a unicycle, even with training
wheels included.
10:30 pm:BMH3 - Douglas, Alaska
Ben Higdon, Patrick Murphy, Bob Banghart
Malvina Reynolds meets Tom Waits at Gid Tanner’s house.
Thursday Evening, April 16 - Centennial Hall
7:00 pm: Alaska Youth Choir - Juneau, Alaska
Morgan Blackgoat, Madison Cordle, Claire Boily, Reed Gardinier, Dessa Gerger,
Aidan Hopson, Lily League, Ava Meade, Keenan Miller, Grace Newman, Lily Otsea,
Samantha Denrose, Athena Zellhuber
Our preparatory choir (ages 5 – 8) will sing a 15 minute program from their
spring repertoire.
7:15 pm: Sabe Herreid Flores - Fairbanks, Alaska
Sabe Herreid Flores, possibly others
Original songs - voice, guitar and cello.
7:30 pm:Will and the Hefferputians - Fairbanks, Alaska
Will Putman, Trudie Heffernan, Molly Putman, Liam Putman
Original music by Will And Trudie and their child progenies.
7:45 pm:Sean Tracey And The Splinter Pickers - Juneau, Alaska
Sean Tracey, Maridon Boario, Eric Graves, Andrew Heist Unreleased original
country music and some old favorites.
8:00 pm:De Temps Antan - Quebec, Canada
Andre Brunet, Eric Beaudry, Pierre-Luc Dupuis - Guest artists for the 35th
annual Alaska Folk Festival.
8:45 pm:Bob Banghart - Juneau, Alaska
Alone together.
9:00 pm: Kim Beggs - Whitehorse, Yukon
Infuses sweet oldtyme country roots with dark tales of northern life. Just back
from touring the USA.
9:15 pm: The Charlie Skyhawk Band - Gustavus, Alaska
Kim Heacox, Dan Henry, Charlie Skyhawk Henry, Greg Burger, Tania Lewis, Jamie
Marks
A little Ray Charles, Three Dog Night, Travelling Wilburys and British Invasion.
Add peppers & Tabasco, heat until hot.
9:30 pm: Alyssa L. Fischer and Ken Truitt - Juneau, Alaska
Jazz, pop and folk vocals with acoustic.
9:45 pm: Dennis And Dona Townsend - Hines, Oregon
One-handed autoharpist and her nuisance husband on guitar, desiccated by the
high desert winds of Eastern, Oregon.
10:00 pm:Michael Stackhouse - Fairbanks, Alaska
Guitar/harmonica Fairbanks singer-songwriter. Call it folk music, I guess.
10:15 pm:Bring It Home - Anchorage, Alaska
Danny Consenstein, Jay Marvin, Kate Hamre, Patty Hamre, Dave Hamre
All roads lead to old-time music.
10:30 pm:Justin Smith - Gustavus, Alaska
Instrumental acoustic guitar.
Friday Evening, April 17 - Centennial Hall
7:00 pm: Fun with Add - Thorne Bay, Alaska
Anthony Minillo, Dwaine Vaughn, Loubeth Vaughn, Jacob Christensen, Jon
Christensen, Lonzo, Nathan Wagner, Skye Orbendorfer, Steven Taylor, Tristan
Nyquist, Justin Cabe, Tori Pop, rock, maybe some blues. This is a school band of
beginners to intermediate players ages 12 – 17
7:15 pm: Gloryhole Mission Band - Juneau, Alaska
Steve Wilde, Kari Lundgren, Ed Williams, Lee Waehmann 3 songs. Goal:
Homelessness awareness.
7:30 pm: Allison Tazlina Mapes with Clark County - Auke Bay, Alaska
Allison Mapes, Jeremy Kane, George Gianakopoulos, Nathan Swartz Country music to
play in your pick-up truck.
7:45 pm: Live on Arrival - Davis, California
Petr Janata, Riley Woodford, Pat Henry, Oliver Janata Grateful to find ourselves
in Juneau.
8:00 pm: Alaska Fiddlers' Convention - Alaska and Beyond
Fiddlers from far and wide gather on stage to share a few tunes. You play the
fiddle? Get up on stage and join in.
8:15 pm: Escape From Brooklyn - Juneau, Alaska
Beth Leibowitz, Jacque Farnsworth, Steve Winker, Cecily Morris More Klezmer
music. Faster beat, wilder.
8:30 pm: Caitlin Warbelow - New York, New York Caitlin Warbelow, Mark Ward
Award-winning Fairbanks-born fiddler comes home to play a set at her favorite
festival in honor of the late, great Gerard McDonnell.
8:45 pm: Art Johns - Tagish, Yukon Art Johns, Nola Lamken, Coney, Carroll
Old-time cowboy hillbilly music.
9:00 pm:Robin Hopper - Chugiak, Alaska
Robin’s music will have you chuckling one moment, then reaching for your Kleenex
the next
9:15 pm:The Joe Page Band - Anchorage, Alaska
Joe Page, Joel Kadarauch, Greg Booth, Angela Oudean, Dan Booth, Jason Norris
Original mandolin tunes for your listening pleasure.
9:30 pm:Dan “dirty d” Pascucci - Soldotna, Alaska
As of April 12, dirty’s thirty!! This birthweek performance will be one for the
ages, or at least one of the ages, and that age is thirty, ‘cause dirty’s
thirty.
9:45 pm: Sarah C. Hanson And The Huzz Band - Nome, Alaska
Sarah C. Hanson, Philip Hofstetter
10:00 pm:Scotty, Grant and Forrest - Seattle, Washington
Scott Meyer, Grant Dermody, Forrest Gibson
Fiddle, guitar and harmonica in the old-time way.
10:15 pm:Rick Miller - Anchorage, Alaska
Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the management.
10:30 pm:Booth Family Band - Anchorage, Alaska
Dan Booth, Mandy Booth, Greg Booth Get down and go to town with the Booth
scootin’ boogie.
10:45 pm: Dance with De Temps Antan - De Temps Antan
Guest artist for the 35th annual Alaska Folk Festival.
Saturday Afternoon, April 18 - Centennial Hall
12:00 pm: Gastineau Strummers - Douglas, Alaska
Guitar students from Gastineau elementary grades 3 – 5.
12:15 pm: Kaila Buerger - Auke Bay, Alaska
Singer-Songwriter - original tunes
12:30 pm: Hunt / Bayer - Fairbanks, Alaska
Charlie Hunt, Nancy Bayer, Will Putman, Trudy Heffernan Playing music from
Charlie Hunt’s CD: The Cabin Hunter’s Mandolin.
12:45 pm: Carl Danger And Steve G - Auke Bay, Alaska
Carl Danger - Singer/songwriter Paramount group, Nashville. Steve G. – Owner And
tattoo artist Pair a dice, Juneau – Songwriter.
1:00 pm: Slim Pickin’ - Fairbanks, Alaska
Greta Myerchin, Ken Tape, Jesse Buck Walter, Jon O’Donnell, Mandy Booth From
Fairbanks, Slim Pickin’ brings a strong bluegrass sound with sweet harmonies.
1:15 pm: Next to You, Sittin’ Next to Me - Juneau, Alaska
Ryan Conarro, Sarah Conarro, Kelly Conarro, friends A handful of Conarros And a
handful of friends. A handful of tunes for some Folk Fest fun.
1:30 pm: Joe Bishop - Whitehorse, Yukon
Singer-songwriter.
1:45 pm: Ken Waldman and the Secret Visitors - Anchorage, Alaska
Ken Waldman, Peter Johnson Alaska’s fiddling poet And pal(s).
2:00 pm: The Fairbanks Contingent - Fairbanks, Alaska
Lynn Basham, Katie McGaffrey, Paige Steiner Suitably rollicking Irish.
2:15 pm: Little Black Raincloud Co. - Juneau, Alaska
Travis Croteau, Libby Sterling, Jesse Stringer, Justin Heard Original songs
inspired by living the dream in Southeast.
2:30 pm: A Family Affair - Juneau, Alaska
Elliott Pillifant, Aldyn Brudie, Carter Marvin, Odin Brudie, Frankie Pillifant
Uncles, fathers, brothers and sisters jam on a couple of classics.
2:45 pm: Carl Reese - Juneau, Alaska
Carl’s music isn’t even remotely like Guitar Hero.
3:00 pm: Tim Easton - Douglas, Alaska
Tim Easton, Kliff Hopson Wild and Blue, singer and songwriter.
3:15 pm:Jam and Jelly - Juneau, Alaska
Erin Hanson, Dylan Weiser, Andrew Heist, Brooke Munro
Lively bluegrass, with harmonies. A couple of first time Folk Festival
performers with a couple of accommodating friends.
3:30 pm:Sloughgrass Special - Cordova, Alaska
Rion Schmidt, Cristina Menzie, Tyson Alteri, Nina Weisman, Johnny Campbell,
Danny Booth
Mountain bluegrass from the Chugach Mountains and special guests from the
thirsty state of California with special needs and impossibly large hands.
Saturday Evening, April 18 - Centennial Hall
7:00 pm: The Possum Lodge Glee Club - Juneau, Alaska
Dan Wayne, Brett Crawford, Mick McHugh, Sid, Bruce Simonson, Joe Davis, John
Robertson, David Grove
Male bonding is alive and well in the north woods. 12 guys singing a little
barbershop and a little do-wop in close harmony ( no duct tape required ).
7:15 pm: Bayou Glacee - Anchorage, Alaska
Celine Vaillancourt, Eric Stice, Bill Allen, Rolfe Buzzell, Sharon Holland,
Jason Norris, Patti Hamre
Cajun songs sung in French.
7:30 pm:Judy Lungren And Friends - Spokane, Washington
Judy Lungren - Old time music. It’s better than it sounds.
7:45 pm: Burl Sheldon - Haines, Alaska
Songs for roads to nowhere.
8:00 pm: Rod Crist and Darin Jensen - Juneau, Alaska
Contemporary American folk music.
8:15 pm: The Ring Around the Tub - Denali National Park, Alaska
Mike Speaks, Land Cole
Back again with washtub bass and fingerstyle guitar, plating original and tunes
we love to play. This is what happens when it too dark and cold to go outside.
8:30 pm: Scott Law And Friends - Portland, Oregon
Scott Law, Forrest Gibson, Bob Banghart, others? Freestyle Americana
8:45 pm: Annie Lou - Whitehorse, Yukon
Anne Louise Genest, Kim Barlow, Lindy Jones, Keitha Clark All girl, all old
timey, mostly original, all good fun!
9:00 pm: The Great Alaska Bluegrass Band - Douglas, Alaska
Brooke Munro, Andrew Heist, Jeremy Kane, Joe Baxter, Scott Burton Put more water
in the soup there's better times a comin'.
9:15 pm: Ed Shoenfeld and the Empty Oil Barrel Band - Juneau, Alaska
Ed Shoenfeld, Robert Cohen, Jon Pollard
Avalanches, indictments, campaigns and sex. Alaska is a political satirist’s
dream.
9:30 pm:Dave Manning - Anchorage, Alaska
Dave Manning received a standing ovation from the Friday night crowd at AFF 31.
Since then he’s been up and down the West Coast in “Vincent”, his 65 VW bus.
9:45 pm: Kris and Lindy - Haines, Alaska
Kris Eli Jones, Lindy Jones
Original dirt road Americana from Alaska’s third greatest unknown songwriter.
10:00 pm:Remy Rodden And Friends - Whitehorse, Yukon
Remy Rodden, Betsy Sims, friends
Back down from Whitehorse after a long absence, without the Buskers. original
tunes inspired by the Northern land.
10:15 pm:Steve Brown and the Bailers - Fairbanks, Alaska
Steve Brown, Robin Feinman, Todd Denick, Matt Johnson, Kliff Hopson
Music so good would have to come from a “fine blend of Fairbanks folk.”
10:30 pm:Quintet Sudaki - Bend, Oregon
Matt Suddock, Conor McManamin, Jason Norris, Angela Oudean, Dan Booth
Dawg inspired grassy jazz.
10:45 pm:College Bound - Juneau, Alaska
Laura Zahasky, Quinn Zahasky, Guy Unzicker, Hannah Wilson
We’re so glad to be back!! We’re four folk fest-raised musicians playing
bluegrass, jazz and everything in between.
11:00 pm:Cayenne Blue - Juneau, Alaska
Martha DeFreest, Nancy Lehnhart, James Bibb, Kelly Henriksen
Original songs, laced with harmonies, spiked with rock.
Sunday Afternoon, April 19 - Centennial Hall
12:00 pm:The Kids That Rock - Juneau, Alaska
Gastineau 3rd And 4th graders
Mr. Eddy and Mr. Coppick’s class sing some songs that helped them learn this
year.
12:15 pm:Ceili Irish Dancers of Juneau - Juneau, Alaska
Lauren Hatch, Cory Hatch, Makena Horton, Leif Saya, Lis Saya
Live Irish dancers with live music.
12:30 pm:Jarrad Fudge - Ketchikan, Alaska
An acoustic combination of folk, rock And blues.
12:45 pm:Tidewater - Juneau, Alaska
Leta Simon, Dan Pollak, Heather Parker
We’re the craigslist three – That’s how we found each other in Juneau.
1:00 pm:The Fiddleheads - Juneau, Alaska
Maire New, Abby Zahasky, Carraig New
Intrepid North Douglas kids who play music, ride horses, ski, swim, dance, sing
and have fun!
1:15 pm:Bear Paw Pickers - Honnah, Alaska
Ben McLuckie, Sarah Brandy, Mark Michlik, Stephanie Harold, Chris Erickson, Bob
Clark
Old time tunes in Ursa major.
1:30 pm:Lou Cacioppo - Gustavus, Alaska
Contemporary
1:45 pm:Entangled Spruce - Juneau, Alaska
Kara Jackson, Laurie Gayes, Sarah Newshaw, Krish Roybal, Lindsay Hallvik,
Jessica Brown
This year’s Jesuit volunteers share one of their favorite pastimes.
2:00 pm: X-tra Tuff - Douglas, Alaska
Travis Reed, Jenny Reed, Michael Oftedahl
Lifelong Alaskans are X-tra Tuff.
2:15 pm:Tonk Honkies - Auke Bay, Alaska
Phil Stewart, maybe others
Old chestnuts, newly roasted.
2:30 pm:Steese and Goldstream - Fairbanks, Alaska
Collin Stackhouse, Erin Gleason
Music to satiate your desires.
2:45 pm:Pizzicarella Mia - Haines, Alaska
Sylvia Heinz, Tom Heywood
Three songs from South Italy, featuring the bassoon in a haunting interpretation
of the popular Italian genre “La Pizzica”.
3:00 pm:Dave Salmon - Palmer, Alaska
Clawhammer banjo tunes in double D key from the elegant and sublime to the
rousing and raucous.
3:15 pm:The Bac’untry Bruthers - Fairbanks, Alaska
Huckleberry, Bucktoof Smiley, Emmit, Stringbean “Token”
Spreading the ragtime rash And jugband itch, this is one sound you won’t want to
miss! All female Fairbanks band will charm you out of your seat to sing along
with the old time faves!
3:30 pm:Morgan Fawcett - Nashville, Arkansas
Recipient of First Nations Composer Grant. Now on the advisory board for First
Nations Composer, Inc.
Sunday Evening, April 19 - Centennial Hall
7:00 pm: Teri Tibbett And Haley Nelson - Juneau, Alaska
Mother and daughter duo.
7:15 pm: Wayne Alex from the “Ol Time Guitar Factory” - Juneau, Alaska
Ol time songs
7:30 pm:Full Circle - Juneau, Alaska
Mary deSmet, Greg Burger, Lindsay Clark, Art Morris
Hank Williams meets Alison Krauss.
7:45 pm:Celtica - Whitehorse, Yukon
Charlie Wilson, Jerome McIntyre, Craig Marcuk
Idiosyncratic melodies inspired by a love affair with the wooden flute.
8:00 pm:Stuntology Sam and the Tectonic Trio - Bloomington, Indiana And Gustavus,
Alaska
Sam Bartlett, Wade Bartlett, Ellie Sharman, Rowan Sharman
Parent and son performers collaborate in a maelstrom of traditional music and
stunts involving jawharp, fiddle, bouzouki, recitation, Bach, hambone &
ferocious grunting.
8:15 pm:Mike And Matt - Anchorage, Alaska
Mike Faubion, Matthew Faubion
Fearless father and son duo put the blues in bluegrass and vise-versa.
8:30 pm:Cold Country - Anchorage, Alaska
Todd Grebe, Angela Oudean, Nate May, Nate Williamson, Kliff Hopson
Original country honky-tonk music from the heart of Alaska.
8:45 pm:Natalie Edelson - Whitehorse, Yukon
Natalie Edelson, Kim Barlow
“Top Tip! Don’t panic! There’s so little we can do about a supervolcano, there’s
no point worrying about it.” The 100 Most Dangerous Things on Earth Survival
Guide.
9:00 pm:De Temps Antan - Quebec, Canada
Andre Brunet, Eric Beaudry, Pierre-Luc Dupuis
Guest artists for the 35th annual Alaska Folk Festival.
Workshops Schedule:
Thursday Night, April 16,2009:
9:00 to 9:50 pm: Tyler Preston and the Downsideup - Juneau, Alaska
Tyler Preston, Allan Nichols, Steve Kunz Come on out and dance with Tyler And
the band. This groovin’ trio is known locally throughout Juneau and always puts
on a good show. Hope to see you there.
10:10 to 11:00 pm: Soiret Matin - Caller: Gordy Euler
Nene Wolfe, Leif Saya, Jacque Farnsworth, Lis Saya, Mike Sakarias, Charlie Hunt
Quebecois dance music to honor our guest artists.
11:20 to 12:10 pm: Fire on McGinnis - Juneau, Alaska
Laurie G, Mr. D, Marthe DeFreest, James Bibb, Dave Sheakley, Lazlo Celtic Rock!!
Friday Night, April 17,2009:
7:00 to 7:50 pm:Dzantik’I Heeni Middle School Jazz Band - Juneau, Alaska
Directed by John Unzicker
Ballroom style dance band. These kids can really play. Come check it out!
8:10 to 9:00 pm:Brave Monkey - Juneau, Alaska
Jason Caputo, Doug Bridges, Kari Groven, Clay Good, Adrian Minne
This Juneau based band plays a groove based fusion of blues, swing, folk, funk,
rock & roll with a jazz tinge.
9:20 to 10:10 pm:Slow Gun Runner - Juneau, Alaska
Nikki Skeek, David Pichard, Jeff Geotz, Dale McFarlin
Local band focused normally on original music. Our styles and influences range
from reggae to funk and rock.
10:30 to 11:20 pm:Honky Tonk Habit - Juneau, Alaska
Kris Jones, Lindy Jones, Sean Tracey, Maridon Boario, Bob Banghart, Missy Beth
Come get your dance on to original and classic country music. It’s in my blood,
I shoulda quit, but I like it a lot.
11:40 to 12:30 pm: The C-Notes - Anchorage, Alaska
Danny Consenstein, John Hartle, Bob Banghart, Mike Stanley, Doug Bridges, Adrian
Minne, Clay Good, Marc Ramonda
Rockin’ Rockabilly Roots.
Saturday Night, April 18,2009:
7:00 to 7:50 pm:Pale Dry Sherri - Caller: Tom Paul
Kate Bull, Jack Fontenella, Aileen McInnis, Sherri Hadley
8:10 to 9:00 pm:The Bevels - Caller: Odette Foster
Nene Wolfe, Kathy Fanning, Sally Donaldson, Wendy Parker, Terry Hoskinson, Mike
Sakarias
Ooo-la-la!!
9:20 to 10:10 pm:Red Steer - Caller: Gordy Euler
Sergei Morosan, Tom Paul, Jack Fontenella, Nicole Lantz, Eric Chadwell, maybe
some strays.
Greatest old time dance band ever herd. Round ‘em up. Square ‘em up.
10:30 to 11:20 pm:Sweet Sunny North - Caller: Gordy Euler
Jim Wolfe, Len Feldman, Katya Kirsch, Charlotte Cant, Burl Sheldon, Carol-Anne
Wolfe, Tom Heywood
Old-timey tunes with sweet harmonies to dance past snow drifts.
11:40 to 12:30 pm:Juneau Ooomp-Ha Band - Juneau, Alaska
Dale Wygant, Nathan Bastuscheck, Paul Shannon, Russel Strandtmann, Brian Van
Kirk, Beth Leibowitz
Polkas, swing waltzes for your fun!
Date: April 13-19, 2009
Location:
Centennial Hall
101 Egan Drive
Juneau, AK 99801
