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Concert Schedule - 37th Alaska Folk Festival

Concerts:




Monday Evening, April 11 • Centennial Hall

7:00 Juneau Pride Chorus • Juneau, Alaska
A chorus of mothers, daughters, sisters, lovers and grandmothers bonded by love of singing and desire to celebrate diversity
7:15 Alaskan Travelers • Juneau, Alaska
Elias Antaya, Max Blust, Robert Newman
Winning the future
7:30 Riley Woodford • Juneau, Alaska
Riley Woodford, Sergei Morosan
Bad things and other songs
7:45 The Henhouse • Auke Bay, Alaska
Lizzie Elkins, Wendy Girven
A couple songs from a couple girls
8:00 Don't go, Stey • Juneau, Alaska
Jim Stey, Martha Stey
8:15 The Stringalongs • Juneau, Alaska
Sophie Lager, Jason Soza
A little of this, a little of that, & a lot of fun
8:30 Scott Miller • Juneau, Alaska
Original songs
8:45 String Theory • Portland, Oregon
Josh Galbraith, Sarah Campen, Adrienne Scott, Alicia Hughes-Skandijs, Kirsa Hughes-Skandijs
Two exciting years in folklife and physics have passed since the "bad news bears of folkfest" graced the stage
9:00 Lou Cacioppo • Gustavus, Alaska
Contemporary - easy listening - bluesy - folkey (?) < more like this
9:15 Joe Emerson • Juneau, Alaska
Folk songs, plain and simple
9:30 The Scruffies • Juneau, Alaska
David Muzzy, Mat Ghelardi
A goof band, formerly of California
9:45 Andrew McDonough • Juneau, Alaska
A one guitar sound with a folk-rock feel
10:00 Alyssa Fischer and Ruth & Victor Banaszak • Juneau, Alaska
Jazz & pop vocals with drums, bass, piano and guitar
10:15 Daniel Kirkwood • Juneau, Alaska
Original songs inspired by freaks, geeks, dawn patrolling and M
10:30 Song for the Journey • Auke Bay, Alaska
Martha DeFreest, Kelly Henriksen, Val Sorenson, Gordon Sandy, Nancy Lehnhart, Rachel Sanders, Linda Miller, Gail O'Dell, Joy Lyon
A little bluegrass gospel to stir your soul. Now git to church!

Emcee: Grace Elliott
Stage Manager: Terry Hoskinson




Tuesday Evening, April 12 • Centennial Hall

7:00 Alaska Youth Choir • Juneau, Alaska
Our intermediate and advanced choirs will sing selections from their Spring repertoire
7:15 Me-Mo-Off to Retirement • Juneau, Alaska
Mary Graham
Where has 20 years gone! Thanks to Tier I
7:30 Nicole Church & Shannon Spring • Juneau, Alaska
Acoustic guitars, soulful vocals
7:45 Ten Years Later • Juneau, Alaska
Michael Sakarias, Terry Hoskinson
81 strings, five tunes, four hands, one dulcimer, one guitar - Some favorite instrumentals
8:00 Matt Hopper & the Roman Candles • Boise, Idaho
Matt Hopper, A. Nigel Gates, Jeremy Covendale
A psychedelic blues rocker bred in Alaska, since gone national with six releases on his own label
8:15 Nathan Dean • Juneau, Alaska
Nathan McCombs
Electric blues/roots/boogie
8:30 Antique Road Show • Juneau, Alaska
John Ingalls, John Lager
Juneau's 3rd best all white Latin cover band
8:45 Maire & Carraig New • Juneau, Alaska
Highland bagpipes and dance
9:00 [Title of Show] • Douglas, Alaska
Kari Groven, Enrique Bravo, Flordelina Lagundino, Allison Holtkamp, Rosie Humphrey
Performers from Preseverance Theatre/Generator Theater Company production of [Title of Show] sing selections from the award-winning musical
9:15 Ken Burch • Douglas, Alaska
Something might happen, you never know
9:30 Samantha Alex and the Ol' Timey Guitar Factory • Juneau, Alaska
Samantha Alex, Wayne Alex
Daughter and dad, Guitars from West Juneau's Ol' Timey Guitar Factory. Father and daughter duet with various folk tunes
9:45 Rod Crist • Juneau, Alaska
Contemporary folk music
10:00 The Bye Gones • Juneau, Alaska
Shona Strauser, Riley Woodford, Rodney Breyer
From the avalanche zones'a little bit rock, a little bit country
10:15 Eric McDowell • Juneau, Alaska
Songs of the spirit
10:30 Trash Bears • Culloden, West Virginia
Kirsa Hughes-Skandijs, Adrienne Scott, Alicia Hughes-Skandijs, Amanda-Jo Chisholm
Three Juneau ex-pats moved independently to the east coast

Emcee: Scott Burton
Stage Manager: Anne Fuller




Wednesday Evening, April 13 • Centennial Hall

7:00 Heart Strings • Juneau, Alaska
20-30 kids plus one guitar
Sea Chanties and sailing songs from 30 hearts and a mighty crew
7:15 Dave Stancliff and Friends • Tok, Alaska
Dave Stancliff, Randy Pasley
Bringing traditional music to life
7:30 Lars & Nellie • Talkeetna, Alaska
Nellie Clay, Lars Lindberg
Original country/folk sounds to soothe your soul
7:45 The Bluescast • Juneau, Alaska
Ron Clarke, Laury Scandling, Ed Schoenfeld, Jeff Brown, Mo Hicks
Political satire for what ails you
8:00 Teri Tibbett and Friends • Juneau, Alaska
Lots of fun stuff
8:15 Devil's Thumb • Juneau, Alaska
Rick Romerein, Keith Fremlin
An all-British set guaranteed to surprise and delight even the world-weary
8:30 Michael Truax • Juneau, Alaska
Big hat, no cattle
8:45 The Mystery of the Firebelly Toads • Juneau, Alaska
Travis Croteau, Callahan Fowler, Cedar Fowler
Cute kids, sweet voices. And their dad
9:00 He Said - She Said • Juneau, Alaska
Frankie Pillifant, Odin Brudie
Tunes of genderflection, homage and adulation for the better half
9:15 Costa's Bullets and Cheese • Juneau, Alaska
Costa (.38 snub-nose), Good (Winchester repeating rifle), Woodford (20Ga, over under), Bucy (slide-action Baretta), Bridges & Stanley (double-barrel Winchesters, lever-action), the Taylors (Gentleman & Lady Remington six-shooters); and the Off-The-Hook-Honeys: Alycia (cave-aged Gruyere), Donnie (sweet Gorgonzola), Karla (sharp Wisconsin cheddar), Lisa (Maytag Bleu), Melissa (triple-creme Brie), Temple (herbed Chevre)
Frivolity is the species' refusal to suffer. And, yes, we're gonna need a bigger boat
9:30 Flatlands Frank • Juneau, Alaska
Frank Delaplain
Singer/songwriter
9:45 The Reincarnation of Stories • Douglas, Alaska
Ishmael Hope, Frank Katasse, Erin Tripp, Ed Littlefield
Performers from Perseverance Theatre/Generator Theater Company production of "The Reincarnation of Stories" perform Tlingit songs and music
10:00 Who's on First • Juneau, Alaska
Chantel Eckland, Yana Warner
Two girls, two guitars, and a second chance to hear them
10:15 Bryce Edgemon & Friends • Dillingham, Alaska
Bryce Edgemon, Mary Jackson, Dave Stancliff
Original songs
10:30 Liz Snyder • Juneau, Alaska
Born and raised in Juneau, Liz is a singer/songwriter in her spare time. Guitar and vocals are her weapons of choice. Enjoy these short and sweet original tunes

Emcee: Jim & Martha Stey
Stage Manager: Terri & John Laskey




Thursday Evening, April 14 • Centennial Hall

7:00 Juneau String Ensembles with Floyd Dryden Orchestra • Juneau, Alaska
Orchestra members ranging in age from 8 to 16 will play several fun folk tunes to get your toes tapping! Directed by Guo Hua Xia
7:15 Patrick Murphy • Juneau, Alaska
Patrick Murphy singing and playing stuff
7:30 70% Loco with Friends • Fairbanks, Alaska & Dawson City, Yukon
Simon Crelli, Rose Crelli
Brother and sister play twin fiddle tunes to make your toes tap
7:45 The Great Alaska Bluegrass Band • Douglas, Alaska
Brooke Munro, Andrew Heist, Jeremy Kane, Scott Burton
Hard-driving bluegrass in the Stanley/Monroe/Hoffman tradition
8:00 Crumac • Seattle, Washington
Tom Creegan, Dale Russ, Mike Saunders
Guest Artists for the 37th Annual Alaska Folk Festival
8:45 Tramwreck • Gustavus, Alaska
Heidi Johnson, Bobby Jones, Dave Kovach, Tania Lewis, T.J. Lazar, Colin Osterhout
An eclectic fusion of bluegrass rock from the wrong side of Mt. Roberts
9:00 Tracy Bird and Darin Jensen • Juneau, Alaska
You say you want a revolution?
9:15 Joe Karson Band • Juneau, Alaska
Joe Karson, Sam Hamrick, Amanda Chisholm, Andrew Heist, plus guests
Country swing
9:30 Justin Smith • Gustavus, Alaska
Solo guitar
9:45 The Bards of Key Poynt • Anacortes, Washington
Nathan McCartney, Amanda McCartney, Joshua Scott
Irish/Scottish traditional songs with a modern flavor. Original songs with a medieval theme
10:00 Travis Reed and Friends • Juneau, Alaska
Travis Reed, Jenny Reed
Folk songs with harmony. Acoustic guitar and simplified compositions
10:15 Caressa • Homer, Alaska
Caressa is a Homer based singer/songstress playing original music on the acoustic guitar. Folk, alternative, Americanna and fingerstyle picking figure prominently in her music
10:30 Bearpaw Pickers • Hoonah, Alaska
Ben McLuckie, Stephanie Harold, Chris Erickson, Bob Clark, Tim Hammell
Bluegrassy, old time music to warm the den

Emcee: Riley Woodford
Stage Manager: Rachael & Greg Beck




Friday Evening, April 15 • Centennial Hall

7:00 Caleb Klauder Country Band with Jesse Lége & Joel Savoy • Portland, Oregon
Caleb Klauder, Sammy Lind, Paul Brainard, Nadine Landry, Ned Folkerth, Jesse Lége, Joel Savoy
Guest Dance Band for the 37th Annual Alaska Folk Festival
7:15 Sugar Pickin' & Crist • Sitka, Alaska
Matt Coppick, Rod Crist
2011, another year of meeting up and performing to tunes that express exceptionality
7:30 Cayenne Blue • Juneau, Alaska
Martha DeFreest, Jeanne Murray, Chris Murray, Mat Gherardi, Kelly Henriksen
Original songs, beautiful harmonies
7:45 Alaska Fiddler Convention & Ron Klein Photo • Outer Spiral Arm
All fiddlers
Our favorite tunes
8:00 It's a Dandy • Juneau, Alaska
Allison Mapes, Amanda Chisholm, Jeremy Kane, Andrew Heist
Dozens of bottle of wine and a fiddle
8:15 Bayou Glacee • Anchorage, Alaska
Eric Stice, Gary Fitch, Patti Hamre, Bill Allen, Lauren Bogle, Celine Vaillancourt, Beverly Grogan, Jason Norris
Traditional Acadien style music from Louisiana
8:30 Fulton Boys • Sitka, Alaska
Owen Fulton, Connor Fulton
Folk - oldtime - upbeat mandolin and fiddle duets
8:45 Andy King and Dangertown • Anchorage, Alaska
Andy King, Conor McManamin, Mandy Booth, Greg Booth
Transplanted from Kentucky bringing hard driving melodies as well as tight harmonies
9:00 Erin & Andrew • Juneau, Alaska
Erin Hanson, Andrew Heist
Country and bluegrass
9:15 The Charlie Skyhawk Band • Gustavus, Alaska
Dan Henry, Charlie Henry, Tania Lewis, Kim Heacox, Greg Burger, Zach Brown, Emily Mount, Abbey VandenBerg, Linda Buckley, Cadie Buckley
A soul train on track #9 with John Lennon and Joe Cocker
9:30 Remy Rodden • Whitehorse, Yukon
Remy Rodden, Betsy Sims
Fun/profound, eclectic, original tunes inspired by life in the North and life on the land
9:45 Robin Hopper • Chugiak, Alaska
Award-winning songwriter/storyteller from Chugiak
10:00 Art Morris and the Artifacts • Juneau, Alaska
Art Morris, Cecily Morris, Mary DeSmet, Greg Burger, Auri Clarke
Hank Williams learns to swing
10:15 Will Putman • Fairbanks, Alaska
Will Putman, Trudy Heffernan
Song with a new hip - and we don't mean trendy
10:30 Hillbilly Honeys • Juneau, Alaska
Heather Parker, Lu Seapy, Malia McInerney
Sweet and always in some hot waters, the Hillbilly Honeys serve up some tasty old time twang sure to soothe your soul

Emcee: Ed Schoenfeld
Stage Manager: Koren Bosworth




Saturday Afternoon, April 16 • Centennial Hall

12:00 Gastineau Strummers • Douglas, Alaska
Students from Gastineau Elementary School (3rd - 5th Grade)
Singing and playing guitar
12:15 The Canvas Art Funkies • Juneau, Alaska
The Canvas musicians meet 5 days a week to jam and learn new music. We love rock n'roll and to let our voices sing loud & proud
12:30 Cammeron Edwards • Wasilla, Alaska
Ex-Bush chick sings her pick for your pleasure?
12:45 Dennis and Donna Townsend • Hines, Oregon
Dennis Townsend, Dona Townsend
Another year, another new toy! (psaltry is not a controlled substance)
1:00 Adam Wood Band • Juneau, Alaska
Adam Wood, born and raised in Bend, OR, has lived in Juneau for almost a year. His music is folk and country with a more refined voice
1:15 The Swedes • Fairbanks, Alaska
Nicole Swenson, Bob Swenson, Eric Swenson
A family group of singers & guitarists play folk & campfire songs by Guy Clark, Patty Griffin, John Prine, etc
1:30 Burl Sheldon & Friends • Haines, Alaska
Burl Sheldon, others
Music from Haines and some favorites by AFF pals
1:45 Area 51 • Fairbanks, Alaska
Jeff Siniscalchi, Tye Menser, Suzanne Richards
Bluegrass, folk, high-lonesome pickin' and grinnin'
2:00 Irene Muller • Seattle, Washington
All grown up and full of surprises
2:15 Sit Niks (Russian Folk Ensemble) • Sitka, Alaska
Kris Fulton, John Fulton, Jeanne Stolberg, Ritch Phillips, Patti Skanners, Bree Hack, Jay Bladly, Mike Litman
Russian folk ensemble, playing traditional Russian and Eastern European folk music and song
2:30 Phil Stewart • Auke Bay, Alaska
Country originals and covers
2:45 Feline Beat • Juneau, Alaska
Aldyn Brudie, Mallory Story
Everybody's pickin' up on it
3:00 Sweet Child • Juneau, Alaska
Geoff Kirsch, Libby Sterling
Iconic rock anthems re-imagined for acoustic guitar and fiddle. Oh! With vocals. We'll see how that goes
3:15 Fiddleheads • Petersburg, Alaska
Dan Sullivan, Hannah Pfundt, Stephanie Pfundt, Erin Pfundt, Paige Eddy, Kayleigh Eddy, Olivia Martinsen, Ella Martinsen, Corin Sperl, Kelsa Sperl, Suzanne Fuqua
All in the families-fiddle tunes and songs from Little Norway
3:30 Linda Crider and Cordova Friends • Palatka, Florida
Linda Crider, Belle Mickelson, Amy Houck, Cheryl Nice, Francis Mallory, Erik Kokborg
Linda Crider from Cordova, originally Florida, sings historic ballads & bluegrass/folk style tunes about living in Alaska

Emcee: Kevin D'Amelio
Stage Manager: Susan Phillips




Saturday Evening, April 16 • Centennial Hall

7:00 Alaska String Band • Juneau, Alaska
Zahasky Family: Paul, Melissa, Laura, Quinn, and Abby
Our goal is to become the people our dog thinks we are and keep up with our kids
7:15 Fais Do Do Juneau • Juneau, Alaska
Sergei Morosan, Andrew Heist, Erin Hanson, Maridon Boario
Let's have a party!!!
7:30 Dan "dirty d" Pascucci • Soldotna, Alaska
Sea star suit? Superhero hotpants? Maybe this year he'll take it easy. Probably not.
7:45 Ed Schoenfeld and the Empty Oil Barrel Band • Douglas, Alaska
Satire, parodies, and reality TV (not really)
8:00 Tony Tengs and The House Family Band • Juneau, Alaska
Tony Tengs, Michael Bucy, Marta Lastufka, Ambrose and Tallula, Bill Glude, Robert Cohen
Carbonated music from the headwaters of The Preserves
8:15 Ken Waldman and the Secret Visitors • Anchorage, Alaska
Ken Waldman, Peter Johansen
Alaska's fiddling poet remembers Warren Argo
8:30 Shonti Elder and Friends • Wasilla, Alaska
Shonti Elder, Devin Frey, Kluonie Frey
Songs from her CD "Bow Drawn" and beyond
8:45 Scott Hursey & Chris Marshall • Petersburg, Alaska
Tunes from the rainforest, or maybe pulled from the bottom of the boat
9:00 Kray Van Kirk • Juneau, Alaska
Music without borders, music without cost
9:15 Emily Mount & Friends • Pullman, Washington
Emily Mount, Kim Heacox
Fiery fiddle classics, Jackson Browne and Bob Dylan with friends from Gustavus & Juneau
9:30 Cherry Jam • Anchorage, Alaska
Holly Hill, Kari Hendrich, Meg O'Mullane, Karen Loso
Sweet flavor, vibrant color, imported indgredients, locally made. Old time tunes from south-central Alaska
9:45 Joe Page and Joel Kadarauch with Special Guests • Anchorage, Alaska
Joe Page, Joel Kadarauch
Playing together for over 30 years. Time to get back to basics
10:00 Tim Easton • Joshua Tree, California
Tim Easton, Kliff Hopson
Wild and blue, original songs
10:15 The Stringfellows • Fairbanks, Alaska
Nathaniel McDonald, Ryan Bowers, Mike Mickelson, Jason Norris
Traditional music the way it was meant to be played
10:30 The Improbabillies • Seattle, Washington
Grant Dermody, Forest Gibson, Scott Meyer, Scott Law
Acoustic blues & gospel, sprinkled with old-time, funk, alt. folk, pastrami, onion, with some nice chicken soup and some slaw
10:45 Red Elk • Anchorage, Alaska
Richard Gelardin, Amanda Kerr, Linda Ziegler, Eric Holle
Normal music - Western swing

Emcee: Collette Costa
Stage Manager: Buckley women




Sunday Afternoon, April 17 • Centennial Hall

12:00 String Jam - Glacier Valley Elementary School • Juneau, Alaska
Rod Crist, Xia Guo Hua, Laurie Heagy, 40-60 Kindergarteners, 10-20 4th & 5th Graders
Our kindergarten violin program joins up with our 4th & 5th grade guitar club to share what they've learned this year and celebrate music as part of their education
12:15 Northern Lights United Church Chancel Choir • Juneau, Alaska
3 or 4 gospel/spirituals
12:30 The Dollhearts • Juneau, Alaska
Elle Z Rox, George Horton, Diva T. (Terri Gallant), Woodsy Al Nichols
Electric music with a twist
12:45 Sweet Ginger Heat • Portland, Oregon
Melanie Hall, Sarah Beth Tanner
Country-tinged folk from two gals on their way up to entertain the masses of tourists in Denali Park
1:00 River People Band • Craig, Alaska
John Bruns, Sally Burch, Sarah Brandy
Fun music from Prince of Wales Island
1:15 Jacqui Foreman • Borrego Springs, California
Singer/songwriter
1:30 Heidi Herter • Gustavus, Alaska
A scholar, a seeker, a slinger of songs, stories and poetry from the soles of my feet and the bottom of my heart
1:45 Himalayan Ridge Runners • Anchorage, Alaska
Jeff Snedgen, Kari Hendrick, Brendan Bonnett, Meg O'Mullane, Mike Loso
An Alaskan string band playing it the way they like it on Thrang-La Pass
2:00 Three Fish in a Tree • Wasilla, Alaska
Shonti Elder, Bill Frey, Devin Frey, Kluonie Frey
Harmonious family for fun, not profit
2:15 Full Circle - "The next Generation" • Juneau, Alaska
Adrianna Botelho, Rebekah Schetky, Summer Smith, Bellah Smith, Ian Scholl, Patrick Escorrido
Aspiring young musicians ages 5 - 16 playing their first folk fest
2:30 Ann Marie Carlson • Cordova, Alaska
Guitarist and singer from Cordova
2:45 Your Average Amazons • Juneau, Alaska
Stacy LaMascus, Patti Harper
Poignant folk songs by Juneau's tallest drinks of water
3:00 2nd Xing • Juneau, Alaska
Jim Powell, Beth Kerttula
Performing old and new tunes
3:15 Carl Reese • Juneau, Alaska
Music is the most honest display of the inside of our souls: It’s our frustrations, pains, and triumphs sung out loud
3:30 Casey White • Juneau, Alaska
Eric Woythal
Three original tunes on an acoustic guitar. A folk song, a blues song and whatever else. All original

Emcee: Dennis Townsend
Stage Manager: Jeanie Henry




Sunday Evening, April 17 • Centennial Hall

7:00 The Supai Treatment • Denali Park, Alaska
Land Cole, Kris Jones, special guest
Original songs and tunes from interior Alaska’s consistently unpredictable musical climate
7:15 Timothy Hammell • Hoonah, Alaska
One song of despair, history, science and hope! For our environment
7:30 Buddy Tabor • Juneau, Alaska
Singer/songwriter
7:45 Jerry Fiscus & Friends • Juneau, Alaska
Jerry Fiscus, Cecily Morris, Lis Saya, George Trani, Tom Paul
Old Time swing tunes
8:00 Hiram Henry • Juneau, Alaska
Hiram Henry, Terry Schwarz
Three unconventional covers, two unconventional good guys and one unconventional good time
8:15 Pat Henry • Juneau, Alaska
Songs from Jeanie's Kitchen
8:30 Lou Nathanson & Kristen Holmes • Anchorage, Alaska
Lou Nathanson, Kristen Holmes
Wondering where we've been? No? Hmmm. Well anyway, after wandering in the desert for 4 years we're back home in Alaska. No miracles, but a few new songs guaranteed to delight and offend
8:45 Kim Beggs • Whitehorse, Yukon
Kim Beggs, Natalie Edelson
It's often been said that all Canadian artists are influenced by geography, and while the soul informing Kim Beggs' music might sound Appalachian, it's easy to hear how the expansiveness of the Yukon allows her creative imagination to roam
9:00 Crumac • Seattle, Washington
Tom Creegan, Dale Russ, Mike Saunders
Guest Artists for the 37th Annual Alaska Folk Festival

Emcee: Jeff Brown
Stage Manager: Emily Kane