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Workshop Schedule - 35^th Alaska Folk Festival

Workshops

• Saturday
• Sunday

Schedule below was last updated Mar 28

Saturday Workshops

10:00 to 11:30 am

Single microphone techniques and practice using the real stage equipment
AFF Sound Crew
Main Stage

10:30 to Noon

Sea Chanties - Come learn songs and sing along <All levels> (Recording OK)
Gordy Euler
Egan Room

Irish Music Seisiún - Bring your instruments and share tunes <Intermediate, Advanced> (Recording OK)
Lis Saya
Hammond Room

Stuntology: Learn Stunts, Parlor tricks, creative amusements <All levels>
Sam Bartlett
Hickel Room

Noon to 1:30

Science Sing Along <Beginning> (Recording OK)
Dan “Dirty D” Pascucci
Egan Room

Foot Percussion in French Canadian Music <All levels> (Recording OK)
André Brunet
Hammond Room

English Country Dance <Beginning, Intermediate>
Odette Foster
Juneau Arts Cultural Center

Clawhammer Banjo Panel <Intermediate, Advanced> (Recording OK)
Warren Argo, Katie Henry, Jack Fontenella
Hickel Room

1:30 to 3:00

Drop D Guitar Tuning & Playing <Beginning, Intermediate> (Recording OK)
Burl Sheldon
Egan Room

Archival Recordings. Song & Tune Collection <Beginning, Intermediate> (Recording OK)
Éric Beaudry
Hammond Room

Contra Dance: Calls and Calling <Beginning, Intermediate>
Gordy Euler
Sheffield Ballroom

Square Dancing <All Levels>
Tom Paul
Juneau Arts Cultural Center

Fiddler’s Show Case. Panel format - Cajun, Oldtime, Blugrass, Irish, Quebecois. (Recording OK)
Ray Garrity, Jason Noris, Scott Meyer, Angela Oudean, Caitlin Warbelow, André Brunet
Hickel Room

2:00 to 4:00

Folk Free Zone (Jazz and Latin Jam). Play Manana Carnival, Besame Mucho, Blue Bossa, Swing 42, Dark Eyes, Autumn Leaves, Tangerine & other standards
John Lager, Steve Wilde, Alex Reina, John Ingalls
Valentines Cafe

3:00 to 4:30

Finger Picking Acoustic Blues Guitar <Intermediate> (Recording OK)
Pat Henry
Egan Room

Auto Harp <Beginning, Intermediate> (Recording OK)
Anne Fuller, Barbara Kalen
Hammond Room

Salsa Dance: Learn to move to the groove of Latin rhythm <All levels>
Heather, Antonio
Sheffield Ballroom

Contra Dance: Unusual Formations <Intermediate>
Gordy Euler
Juneau Arts Cultural Center

Harmonica & Accordian Music of Quebec <All Levels> (Recording OK)
Pierre-Luc Dupuis
Hickel Room

Sunday Workshops

10:30 to Noon

Native American Flute <Beginning, Intermediate> (Recording OK)
Morgan Fawcett
Egan Room

Gospel Sing/Play Along. Bring voices and instruments to join in celebrating some gospel (and hymn) favorites. <All Levels> (Recording OK)
Julie Machakos, Kathleen Rushing
Hammond Room

Dances Of Universal Peace <All Levels>
Leah LaBar, Mark Kjeerstad
Hickel Room

Noon to 1:30

Bluegrass Banjo <Intermediate> (Recording OK)
Rion Schmidt
Egan Room

Exercises For Songwriters from 10 Years of Midnight Sun Song Camp, Bring Pencil & Paper <All Levels>
Robin Hopper
Hammond Room

Couples Dance: Waltz, Polka, Hambo, Tango
John Laskey
Sheffield Ballroom

Old Time Tune Swap <Intermediate, Advanced> (Recording OK)
Jack Fontenella
Hickel Room

1:30 to 3:00

Flatpicking Freestyle American Guitar <Intermediate> (Recording OK)
Scott Law
Egan Room

Songwriting to Stage: Career Development <All Levels> (Recording OK)
Tyler Preston
Hammond Room

Challenging Contra Dances <Intermediate, Advanced>
Gordy Euler
Sheffield Ballroom

Quebec Fiddle <Intermediate, Advanced> (Recording OK)
André Brunet
Hickel Room

3:00 to 4:30

Harmonica Summit: 3 different styles<All levels> (Recording OK)
Grant Dermody, Sean Tracy, Pierre-Luc Dupuis
Egan Room

Music Business 101 <All Levels> (Recording OK)
Ken Waldeman
Hammond Room

Musical Instrument Swap - Bring your instrument to sell or trade.
anyone
Sheffield Ballroom

Mandolin <All Levels> (Recording OK)
Charlie Hunt
Hickel Room