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Monday Evening, April 3 • Centennial Hall

7:00 Aurora Strings & Ursa Minor String Ensembles • Auke Bay

Colin Zheng, Auri Clark, Rebekah Badilla, Maggie Ross, Jacob Sanders, Ann Sutton, Clancey Cheeley, David Miller, Kevin Sigler, Ethan Seid, Calder Otsea, Forest Kobayashi, Denali Murray-Shapland, Finn Sinclair, Ruby Steedle, violin; Denali Wentz, Amanda Bahn, Nico Glocke, Denali Hyatt, viola; Denali Hyatt, Tatsu Monkman, cello; Keegan Goodell, Devon Wetherington, bass; Guo Hua Xia, director.

Two celestial phenomena join together to play world folk with classical training. Roll over Suzuki!

7:15 College Bound (Donations Accepted) • Juneau

Hannah Wilson, Laura Zahasky, Linsday Clark, Auri Clark, Quinn Zahasky, Megan Behnke

We love cookies and bluegrass!

7:30 Seward Family Band • Auke Bay

Rob Seward, Marian Seward, Anna Seward

Back for our 6^th folk festival together.

7:45 Scott Miller • Juneau

Songs of near-perfect anonymity.

8:00 Carl Reese • North Douglas

Original folk-rock music.

8:15 John Palmes • Juneau

8:30 Third Time's A Charm • Juneau

Frankie Pillifant, Bill Childers, Odin Brudie

They're back. This time they have a secret weapon.

8:45 Sonny Chandler • Auke Bay

Original acoustic guitar instrumental & vocal.

9:00 Jerry Grant • Juneau

9:15 Family Tradition • Douglas

Debbie Filori-Burrous, Sammy Burrous

Local mother & son duo playing the music they love. Hope you love it too.

9:30 The Invisible Circus • Juneau

Brian Sullivan

One hand clapping.

9:45 Brothers • Juneau

Jeff Hill, Lee Ray Clements, Winston Smith

A couple of songs with acoustic guitar accompaniment.

10:00 Rory Stitt • Juneau

Local singer/songwriter weaving the tales of a modern troubadour's world through the eyes of his piano. Cabaret stylings seen in various feathers at Perseverance including "Hedwig", "Puck", "Frank-N-Furter" & more. Hear life meet art.

10:15 Fairweather Fools • Douglas

Jamie Marks, Tania Lewis, Bobby Jones, Shawn Knoedler, and assorted renegades

Original, old timey, bluegrassy songs inspired by campfires and faultlines.

10:30 Shameless Promotions • Juneau

Cheryl Cook, Kathy Hocker, Jill Sandleben, Gani et se, Corin Whittemore

We're shameless. We're fabulous. Come hear us weave our harmonies.

Emcee: Grace Elliott
Stage Manager: Anne Fuller

Tuesday Evening, April 4 • Centennial Hall

7:00 Heartstrings • Juneau

Lisa Miles, Elias Antaya, Zori Oberle, Thomas Hazel, Jasper & Reuben McNaughton, Chelsea Peterson, Jack & Quinn White, Ethan & Aidan Seid, Rielly Walsh, Rhy Coffee, Ruby Steedle, Robert Newman, Max Blust, Myrica Wildes, Kylie Kulbeth

Ninety-five flyin'fingers fiddlin' for fun!!

7:15 Eric McDowell • Juneau

Candle time.

7:30 Kelli & Bill • Juneau

Kelli Childers, Bill Childers

Just a girl & her dad & a few good songs.

7:45 Ivory League • Juneau

Thomas Sorensen, Jane Hartle, Alyssa Alt, Taylor Vidic, Emma Landvatter, Denali Murray-Shapland

Classic rock on the ivory keys.

8:00 The Graceland Girls • Juneau

Cheryl Bschor, J. Althea, Janice Hurley, Shelly Wright

Gorgeous elderly chicks, still stylin' in the 50's.

8:15 Hair! Perseverance Theatre • Douglas

8:30 Flatlands Frank • Juneau

Frank Delaplain

8:45 Make a Joyful Noise • Juneau,

Dave Stancliff, Luke Nelson, Becky Miller, Laurie Miller, Eileen Cotê, Rich Mattson, Connie Nelson

Great gobs of gospel.

9:00 "Chickweed Ellen" Mannion • Fairbanks

Fanciful foolishness and homemade humtunes.

9:15 The Preserves Festival Band • Juneau

Tony Tengs, Albert McDonnell, George Wallace, Bill Glude, Jamison Paul, Joyce Levine, Jane Roodenberg, Greg Pease, Andrea Mogil, Helen Tengs, and others

The 10^th edition of this carbonated collective, once again dishin' it out fresh from the griddle!

9:30 Michael Truax • Juneau

Bald on bald.

9:45 Kim Barlow & Friends • Whitehorse

Back to the festival stage at last!

10:00 Tom Koester • Juneau

The bald ego tries again, with original songs about laughing, living, and loving.

10:15 Patrice Helmar • Juneau

Original songs.

10:30 Dream Insignia • Juneau

Brian Croteau, Nick Storey, Chris Waterhouse

Post-Tom Waits rockabilly grunge.

Emcee: Susan Fitzgerald
Stage Manager: Ann Gifford

Wednesday, April 5 • Centennial Hall

7:00 Emergency Brake • Gustavus

Benjamin Child, Jeb Cozby, Austin Kesterson, Cora Little, Sol Martinez, Andrew McDonough, Maria Patrick, Eric Thompson, Forrest Young, Barrett Zobrist, Ellie Sharman

A wild ride of jigs & reels put in motion by the Gustavus Middle School String Band.

7:15 The Zahasky Family • Juneau

Paul, Melissa, Laura, Quinn, Abby

We are looking to adopt a banjo player. Must come with references.

7:30 Ron Wise • Willow

Instrumental, finger-style guitarist with a Chet Atkins style.

7:45 Kathy Fanning and Jamie Marks • Juneau

With Heidi Johnson and Diane DeSloover

Fun stuff!

8:00 Mint • Juneau

Tim Mason

Singer/songwriter.

8:15 Rainee Godwin & friends • Juneau

Songs.

8:30 Russ Kelly • Juneau

Music from New England to Alaska - taking nothing for granted.

8:45 Maridon Boario and Sean Tracey • Juneau

9:00 Graham Siebe and the Green Toaster • Anchorage

Graham Siebe and the Green Toaster met at last year's AFF instrument swap.

9:15 Slackjaw • Juneau

Jack Fontanella, Andy Ferguson, Jeff Day, Eric Chadwell

Hard-drivin' old time tunes.

9:30 Riley Woodford • Juneau

Original songs from my CD, "Applehood and Mother Pie."

9:45 The Buckley Women • Juneau

Linda Buckley, Cadie Buckley

They're back with more original songs, close harmonies and of course-wardrobe!

10:00 Jane Roodenburg & Friends • Juneau

The women are revolting! Songs about being happy no matter what.

10:15 Mark & Scott with a little help from our friends • Juneau

Mark Bush, C. Scott Fry

Good friends, good tunes, we'll think of something.

10:30 Sara Playin' Tall • Dillon, Montana

Sara Michelle Burton

Sultry vocal & guitar

Emcee: Collette Costa
Stage Manager:John Laskey

Thursday Evening, April 6 • Centennial Hall

7:00 Juneau Pride Chorus • Juneau

Leslie Wood, Director; Jacque Farnsworth, piano; Kelly Henriksen, Percussion; Megan Behnke, Barbara Belknap, Anne Blust, Chris Blust, Maridon Boario, Kristen Bomengen, Marsha Buck, Cheryl Cook, Judy Crondahl, Eve Dillingham, Pat Dobbins, Jean Findley, Mary Graham, Stacey Harper, Kathy Hocker, Patricia Hull, Kim Kiefer, Maureen Longworth, Marianne Mills, Brenda Overcast, Andy Peterson, Bonita Rohla, gani et se Ruthellen, Jill Sandleben, Sue Schrader, Karen Shields, Jeannette St. George, Paula Terrel, Bonnie Turner, Linda Vallie, Christina Wallace, Taffy Wells, Pat White, Corin Whittemore

A chorus of mothers, daughters, sisters, lovers & grandmothers bonded by a love of singing and desire to celebrate diversity.

7:15 Bluescast 2006 • Juneau

J. Althea, Ron Clarke, Laury Roberts Scandling, Jeff Brown, Mo Hicks

Politial satire & dry cleaning.

7:30 Ed Schoenfeld and friends and family • Douglas

Ed Schoenfeld, Riley Woodford, Corin Whittemore, Maggie Schoenfeld

Musical comment on issues of the day. Parodies, satire, and barking dogs galore.

7:45 Ann McBeth & Alex Clarke • Fairbanks

Original songs of life, love & desperation-the usual stuff!

8:00 Nanci Griffith • Texas

Guest artist for the 32^nd Annual Alaska Folk Festival.

8:45 Frying Costa's Huber Dubers • Juneau

Collette Costa, Alberto McDonnell, various bohunks, and as many Pimentos as I can scare up

Reheating the lefovers of my love for you. Diner's open all night long...sorta.

9:00 Panhandle Crabgrass Revival Band • Juneau

Father JP, Captain Ferg, Panhandle Slim, Silvertongue, Princess M

Yee-haw! Yee-doggies!

9:15 Vern Culp & Shea D. Crow • Sitka

Original music by Vern Culp & Shea D. Crow. Folk music.

9:30 Skagway Beach Picnic • Skagway

Barbara Kalen, Martha Stey, Pete Beattie, Mary Beattie, Coney Danitz

The beach picnic seems to have progressed to their second childhood.

9:45 Curt Terrall • Juneau

Guitar & voice.

10:00 Teri Tibbett • Juneau

Original songs & stories.

10:15 Vince Chmielarczyk • Bethel

Guitar/vocals/original songs, mostly about living in Bethel & Alaska.

10:30 The Teri Derr Band • Juneau

Teri Derr, Doug Fanyak, J.B.Blankenship, John Cager

Seattle performer brings her songs from her newly released CD.

Emcee: Riley Woodford
Stage Managers: Rachel Beck and Greg Beck

Friday Evening, April 7 • Centennial Hall

7:00 Pat Henry • Juneau

Songs from Jeanie's kitchen.

7:15 Green Wood • Haines

Kris Jones, Lindy Dickson

Songs from the wood shed.

7:30 Well Strung • Anchorage

Todd Grebe, Conor McManamin, Dan Booth, Angela Oudean, Gary Markley

Original & traditional hard driving bluegrass-yes, we're from Anchorage, & we love it.

7:45 Burl Sheldon and the Burlettes • Haines

14.5 minutes of fresh, new songs-from-the-farside hit factory (including set-up time.)

8:00 Sarah C. Hanson • Fairbanks

8:15 Alaska Fiddlers' Convention & Ron Klein Panoramic Photograph

8:30 Kray Van Kirk • Juneau

Singer-songwriter. I am the Queen of Elfland. Thomas.

8:45 Western Hemlock Society • Petersburg

Justin Anderson, Carin Christensen, Nicole Clowery, Scott Hursey, Chris Marshall

More music made by musicians mired in the muskegs of Mitkof Island.

9:00 Sherri's Jubilee • Fairbanks

Carol Gales, Jim Dory, Phil Cassel, Joe Karson, Sherri Hadley

Raucous old-time \'ro-k_s\ adj. 1. boisterously, disorderly 2. disagreeably harsh or strident 3. A hootin' good time.

9:15 Hunt/Bayer • Fairbanks

Charlie Hunt, Nancy Bayer

9:30 Jeff Kanzler & The Growlers • Ester

Jeff Kanzler, Eric Graves, Danny Berberich, George Gianakoupolis, Kliff Hopsen

Original roots rock

9:45 Tetrafiddles • Fairbanks

Alyna Atkinson, Brendan Cox, Frannie Halbert, Becce Rorabaugh, Eliza Rorabaugh, Marisa Rorabaugh, Simon Crelli, Rose Crelli, Scott Darter, Susie Hallinan

Fiddle tunes to make the spirit dance.

10:00 Calamity • Tacoma, Washington

Kevin Cavanagh, Kim Barlow

Primitive Appalachian roots music.

10:15 Joe Page • Anchorage

Joe Page, Greg Booth, Angela Oudean, Dan Booth, Connor McManamin

Back again with a set of original tunes for your listening pleasure.

10:30 Simple Messengers • Whitehorse, Yukon Territory

Pete Beattie, Mary Beattie, Marg Tatum

"Fortified by moose meat."

10:45 Robin Hopper • Chugiak

The Anchorage Daily news calls Robin's music "as warm and comforting as a favorite sweater."

11:00 Kim Beggs • Whitehorse, Yukon Territory

A Yukon singer/songwriter with old tyme, bluegrass influences plus a little bit of Neil Young (www.kimbeggs.com)

Emcee: Jane Roodenberg
Stage Manager: Rik Romerein

Saturday Afternoon, April 8 • Centennial Hall

12:00 Dzantiki Heeni 8^th Grade Orchestra • Juneau

18 kids-violin, viola, cello, bass; one teacher-cello

A celebration of youthful talent through music for string orchestra.

12:15 Natalie Thingvall & Z.J.Rohloff • Juneau

Natalie, 5^th grade, & ZJ, 6^th grade, playing acoustic guitar & fiddle-Bob Marley, Greenday Weezer.

12:30 Outbound • Fairbanks

Ryan Bowers, Sadie Herreid, Nate Mc Donald

Traditional and original bluegrass and newgrass, from a young band.

12:45 35% Loco • Fairbanks

Simon Crelli, with friends

One fiddle-crazed teenager plays celtic, gypsy, and old-timey tunes with friends.

1:00 Caitlin Warbelow • Fairbanks

Caitlin Warbelow, Mark Ward, Gerard McDonnell, Jason Ward, Ellie Sharman, Iain Morris

"What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"

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1:30 The X-Step In-Laws • Juneau

Hal Geiger, John Unzicker, Guy Unzicker, Nathan Watts, Sigrid Dahlberg, Moriah Unzicker

Gospel tunes played in an xtra tuff tradition.

1:45 The Inclement Weather Band • Bethel

Jesse Buckwalter, Paul Basile, Katie Klann

Yodeling extravaganza.

2:00 Katie Henry • Davis, California

Singer-songwriter. "Hometown girl makes annual pilgrimage to Alaska Folk Mecca, new songs in tow."

2:15 Gordy Euler • Portland, Oregon

Gordy is half of the folk duo "Shanghaied on the Willamette" who has performed traditional and maritme music throughout the Northwest.

2:30 Lou Nathanson & Kristen Holmes • Anchorage

Original music to help you get in touch with your inner primitive organism.

2:45 Mary Schallert and the Pianoman • McMinnville, Oregon

Mary Schallert and Ethan Barske of Anchorage perform some Billy Joel and who knows what else...

3:00 Cindy McKenna • Homer

Folk music, original & contemporary.

3:15 "We're Not Sure?" Previous Group Name "Homemade Jam" • Sitka

Kris Fulton, Traci Turner, Andi Turner, John Fulton, Peter Apathy, possibly others!

Original tunes-mostly about life in Alaska.

3:30 Syran • Anchorage

Emily Dalsfoist, Tyler Tornfelt, Ford Tennis

Folk rock; maybe some funk. All original.

3:45 VI-OLY Boys with KTOO's C.A. • Olympia, Washington

Tom Gould, Mike Alperin, C.A. Bowman, Rik Romerein

Good time music.

Emcee: Mike Levine
Stage Manager: Genevieve Smith

Saturday Evening, April 8 • Centennial Hall

7:00 The Flaming Pastries • Anchorage

Kevin Cassity, Lisa Jamieson, Mark Schultz

Guitar slingin' banjo totin' folkadelic with shimmery 3 part vocals.

7:15 Justin Smith • Gustavus

Solo acoustic guitar.

7:30 Phil Riddle & friends (Bearbones Napping) • Gustavus

2 to 3 of my new songs from my new album/CD.

7:45 Rory of Ardbawn • Hoonah

Retired radio/television jingle singer and voice actor/announcer.

8:00 Bluegrass 101 • Douglas

Brooke Munro, Andrew Heist, Jeremy Kane, Scott Burton Jr. Kane of Clark County, Heist of the Sweet Potatoes, Burton of the Douglas Ramblers, and the daughter of Bill Munro combine for some hard-driving traditional blue-grass.

8:15 The Simpletones • Talkeetna

Paul Hatfield, Kim Hutchings, Jim Stefanowski, Jack Fickel, Holly Hill

Old-timey music from Talkeetna.

8:30 Lia and Chris Behnke • Anchorage

Traditional music from the Southwest of Ireland-on uilleann pipes and fiddle. Married on Friday,

here's to a lifetime of music. www.liazito.com.

8:45 Cheryl Branz • Spokane, Washington

Cheryl is a singer/songwriter from Spokane with powerful vocals and lyrics that resonate with everyday life.

9:00 Belly Meat • Sitka

Gary Gouker, Ted Howard, Lee Asnin, Ernie Eggleston

A mix of original and traditional country blues, often with a Southeast Alaska theme and flavor.

9:15 Bearfoot • Anchorage

Kate Hamre, Mike Mickelson, Jason Norris, Angela Oudean, Annalisa Tornfelt

New CD coming out this summer! Check out www.bearfootbluegrass.com for more info & our tour schedule!

9:30 Iain Morris; Nyckelharpa • Anchorage

Traditional folk music on the national folk instrument of Sweden, the nyckelharpa.

9:45 Pat Fitzgerald • Fairbanks

"Just another voice singin' in the choir, adding to the noise for a little while..." 10thplanet.com.

10:00 McIntyre Creek • Whitehorse, Yukon Territory

Thane Phillips, Bob Hayes, Jerome McIntyre, Peter Upton

All original material in the folk/grass/Americana vein.

10:15 Will Putman and Trudy Heffernan • Fairbanks

Life, the universe, and everything-the view from the suburban bush.

10:30 Klapa DooWopella • Seattle, Washington

Phil Parharmovic, Bozo Lovac', James Hoathovic, William Weisko

Male quartet singing close harmonies about wine, women, and the sea.

10:45 The Emeralds • Anchorage

Matt Smith, Matt Crimp, Martha Leffer, Amanda Kerr, Ethan Barske, Eric Rodgers, Tyler Tornfelt

Returning for their 6^th Folk Festival, the Emeralds are all here, serving up acoustic jazz, pounding power fiddle and smooth bluegrass in a way that only 17-21 year olds can.

Emcee: Ed Schoenfeld
Stage Manager: Susan Phillips

Sunday Afternoon, April 9 • Centennial Hall

12:00 Ursa Major String Ensemble • Auke Bay

Franz Felkl, Lindsay Clark, Pauline Zheng, Andrew Sigler, Kelsey Preecs, Ann Robertson, Taylor Hubbard, Travis Blair, violin; Isaac Stark, Kirsten Jorgensen, viola; Dan Piorkowski, Hunter Brown, cello; Tesia Meade, bass; Dan Hopson, guitar; Guo Hua Xia, director

Hear the Great Bear play world folk with intense enthusiasm. Chamber music was never like this.

12:15 Another Case of Dropout • Juneau

Maverick Yadao

Rock performance.

12:30 Earthen Vessel • Juneau

Nathan Parmalee, Winston Smith, Jeff Hill, Lee Clements, Chris McDowell, John Schauwecker, Vincent Lew, Ray Thibodeau

Contemporary Christian praise.

12:45 Daniel Scott Trail • Wrangell

Pilgrim's Progress...glimpses of a greater love.

1:00 Two Pigotts are Better Than One • Clinton, Washington

Julie Pigott and Lela Pigott

Judy Collins meets Avril LaVigne.

1:15 Pat Stack • Ketchikan

Alaska singer-songwriter.

1:30 Ruby Rangers • Haines Junction, Yukon Territory

Bob Hayes, Richard Godson, Peter Upton, Boyd Campbell, Elsabe Kloppers

Original Yukon folk music from the dry end of the Haines Road.

1:45 Rick Lenning • Finland, Minnesota

Blast from the past, with some surprise guests.

2:00 Brenda Berezan • Haines Junction, Yukon Territory

With Dieter Gade, Richards Godson

Contemporary and clever folk music that will make you shuffle your feet and sometimes make you cry.

2:15 Barbara Vaught & friend guitarist • Juneau

Barbara Vaught, Gene Nelson

Song stylist presenting music from the heart of the 60's.

2:30 Larry Zarella • Tigerville, South Carolina

Larry's songs are a perfect combination of heartfelt sincerity and fun. This is his third time here.

2:45 The Sorority Girls • Juneau

Paige Poor, Callie Conerton, Maggie Elliott, Rich Poor

3:00 The Jane Spruce Society • Fairbanks

Erin Tilly, Safia Yonker, Lynn Basham, Justin Yonker, Rich Rayburg, and more possibly

Traditional Irish and more.

3:15 The Dagobah System • Anchorage

Matt Lowber, Carter Marvin, Zach St. George, Forrest Allen, Bailey Riddle, Eric Marvin

Mix of different styles.

Emcee: Roblin Gray-Davis
Stage Manager: Patricia Macklin

Sunday Evening, April 9 • Centennial Hall

7:00 Don Drew & The Wild Pioneers • Juneau

Don Drew, Gerry Fiscus, Paul Disdier, Kirk McBride, George Trani, Dr. Virgil Fredenberg

Classic country, western & bluegrass music from the 1940s to the 1960s.

7:15 Natalie Edelson • Whitehorse, Yukon Territory

Off-the-grid urban refugee will play 3 songs off her debut CD, Mayfly Days. Eeeeee!

7:30 Stewart Ely • Pelican

Obscure songs, something old & something new.

7:45 Mary DeSmet & Greg Burger • Juneau

Full Circle takes a "turn."

8:00 Robin Dale Ford • Fairbanks

The return of one woman, one banjo. 10^th Planet.com.

8:15 Grupo Condor • Beaverton, Oregon

Freddy Calla (Bolivia), Jaime Johnson (Peru), Gerardo Caldero'n (Mexico)

Grupo Condor is a touring ensemble, and plays traditional and contemporary folk music from Latin America.

8:30 Buddy Tabor • Juneau

The singing house painter. Call me for a free estimate. 364-2280.

8:45 Royal Ratfish Rangers • Ketchikan

Ray Troll, Forrest Gibson, Bob Banghart, Mystery, Other Mystery

...Where the fins meet the frets...

9:00 Nanci Griffith • Texas

Guest Artist for the 32^nd Annual Alaska Folk Festival

Emcee: Jeff Brown
Stage Manager: Emily Kane