Band & Solo Performer Referral List |
African
Coeurimba (Coeur d’Alene, ID)
The group plays marimba music from Zimbabwe.
Contact Tina Gospodnetich at (208) 667-3361 or [email protected].
Musha Marimba
The group is comprised of accomplished student musicians playing high-energy marimba music from Zimbabwe.
Contact Heather Ward at (509) 850-1720 or [email protected].
Sesitshaya Marimba Band (Moscow, ID)
The group plays traditional and contemporary songs and shares the lively rhythmic sounds of the Kwanongoma marimbas of Zimbabwe. Compositions and arrangements are primarily by Tendekai Kuture (Mutare) and Tendai Muparutsa (Harare).
Contact Diane Walker at (208) 882-4494 or [email protected].
Americana/Folk/Eclectic
Big Red Barn
The group performs rhythm and bluegrass. The group is comprised of Ken Glastre on guitar, Patrick Klausen on bass, Kevin Brown on mandolin, and Charley Gurche on banjo.
Contact Ken Glastre at (509) 991-8154.
Website: www.bigredbarn.us/
Back Adit (Libby, MT)
Back Adit is comprised of Dave Williamson on acoustic guitar, lead, and backup vocals; Susan Feeback on saxes, flute, harmonica, percussion, lead, and backup vocals; Wayne Rau on mandolin; and Gary Lawrence on bass guitar, lead, and backup vocals.
Contact Susan Feeback at (406) 293-6151 or [email protected].
Betsy Rogue
The Spokane trio Betsy Rogue is a cool-mom mixtape of original songs and eclectic covers influenced by pop and folk genres. The group is made up of Spokane teachers Liz Rognes, Heather Montgomery, and Jerilynn Harris. Their sound ranges from late 90s Lilith Fair era to indie bluegrass to millennial chamber pop and is elevated by their three-part vocal harmonies, instrumental versatility, and string arrangements.
Contact Liz Rognes at [email protected].
Blue Canoe
Blue Canoe is Bob Gallagher, Mick May, and Greg Kane playing original Americana, country, and blues with 3-part harmony, guitar, drums, and bass.
Contact Bob Gallagher at 325-1914 or [email protected].
The Blue Ribbon Tea Company
The Blue Ribbon Tea Company is Spokane's progressive folk band known for true stories, edgy lyrics, and strong songwriting in the American roots music tradition. Bill Kostelec plays guitar and harmonica, and Kathy Kostelec plays mandolin, fiddle, and guitar. Together, they make up the core of BRTC, but they are often accompanied in performances and recordings by other talented area musicians.
Contact Bill and Kathy at (509) 868-8910 or [email protected]
Website: theblueribbonteacompany.com/
Bust It Like a Mule
The Bust It Like a Mule band (The oddest quartet to grace the state) is comprised of author storyteller Caleb e Mannan as fiddler and singer/songwriter; Jenny Anne Mannan, poet, and songwriter; Jacob Mannan as bard and songster; and Kevin Morgan. The band draws from various influences to bring you the sounds of the Northwest in story and song. They have been called a whiskey-soaked Prairie Home Companion, a runaway tent revival. Caleb Mannan reads selections from his Great American Folktale, and the band alternates performing original songs inspired by the story. Audiences are moved by this theatrical, seamless, and deeply moving production.
Contact Caleb Mannan at (206) 664-1021 or [email protected].
Cherry Sisters Revival (Moscow, Id)
Cherry Sisters Revival is a silly string band of ukuleles, a banjo, percussion, and vocals playing an eclectic collection from country to traditional. The band members include Shelly Gilmore, Connie Steiger, and Tracie Brelsford.
Contact Shelly Gilmore at (208) 883-1806 or [email protected].
Cigar Box Guitar Slingers (A.K.A. The Slingers)
The Slingers meet regularly in person and via Zoom. They have been playing together since 2019. The band performs some of their favorite songs on homemade cigar box and license plate guitars and has a repertoire of over 400 songs. They rightly point out that you can quickly count the different finger-busting chord shapes they use because there is only one. They are one-finger guitar-slingers. You can become one, too!
Contact the band at [email protected].
Website: www.cbgslinger.com/
Eyer Family Band
This group is a family band that performs folk songs, children’s music, fun songs, and more.
Contact Carey Eyer at (509) 688-5235 or [email protected].
Fife & Drum Civil War
The group performs traditional Civil War music with fife and drum
Contact Kenyon Fields at (509) 844-6161 or [email protected].
Heat Speak (Spokane, WA)
Led by singer-songwriter Dario Ré, Spokane’s orchestral folk ensemble uses eclectic instrumentation and impassioned poetics to create a unique blend of indie folk, gypsy jazz, and world fusion. Their instrumentation includes acoustic guitars, piano, violin, cello, mandolin, ukulele, upright bass, djembe, congas, and drum kit. They sing in English and French and have toured extensively in the Pacific Northwest.
Contact Dario Ré at (509) 655-2044 or [email protected].
Website: www.heatspeakmusic.com
Homebrew Stringband
The group plays an eclectic mix of songs in the bluegrass style – a little of this, a little of that – and a lot of fun. Members are Brad Keeler, Gary, and Alyse Read.
Contact Alyse Read at (206) 707-1758 or [email protected].
Website: www.reverbnation.com/homebrewstringband
Brad Keeler Trio
The band plays bluegrass, old-time, swing, and originals. Brad Keeler is on vocals and multiple instruments, Linda Parman is on vocals and guitar, and Jim Pittman is on vocals and standup bass. They make up the band.
Contact Brad Keeler at (509) 385-4056 or www.bradkeeler.net.
Website: www.reverbnation.com/bradkeeler
Keeler, Melvin and Morse
The band’s instrumentation consists of guitars (standard, lap slide, and bottleneck), mandolin, fiddle, banjo, harmonica, and vocals with harmony.
Contact: Lyle Morse at (509) 747-0635 or [email protected], Laddie Ray Melvin at (509) 325-3279 or [email protected], or Brad Keeler at (509) 448-1235 or [email protected].
Mighty PJAMRS
The Mighty PJAMRS (A.K.A. Peace and Justice Activist Musical Rascals of Spokane) is a community marching band that is a part of the international HONK! movement. (See honkfest.org and honkfestwest.com for more information.) As such, membership is open to musicians of all levels and people who want to find a positive way to plug in with an emphasis on fun and doing the right thing. We play at public celebrations, marches, and rallies, or just for the heck of it. To join, introduce yourself, and we’ll be in touch.
Contact the band at [email protected].
Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/PJAMRS/
North Idaho Hat Band
The North Idaho Hat Band is an exciting, high-energy bluegrass band from the Rathdrum/Athol area in the Idaho Panhandle. The group is comprised of three homeschooled young men specializing in powerful, blazing-fast instrumentals. They took first place in the Battle of the Bands 2010 at the National Old-time Fiddle Contest in Weiser, ID. They released their first CD, From Under the Hat.
Contact Christopher Arndt at (208) 777-8965 or [email protected].
Website: www.nihatband.com
Plaid Cat
A group with a Smooth vocal delivery that will make you glad you came to listen. They perform swing, country, standards, and originals.
Contact Andrea Vaughn at (509) 443.6252 or [email protected].
Planetary Refugees
The band performs dancehall Reggae with a conscious message of Earthwise danceable solutions to all people.
Contact Richard Tylor at (509) 684-8629.
Poor Boy’s Delight
The band performs folk, Americana, and bluegrass with mandolin, guitar, banjo, dobro and bass.
Contact Lavona Reeves at 359-7060 or [email protected].
Robin’s Rebels Fife & Drum Corp
The group performs traditional music of the 18th and 19th-century American tradition and traditional rudimental drumming. Most members belonged to the Percussion Naut Patriots, a Spokane-based group that originated in 1970. Most of the beautiful rope drums are hand-made and come from New England.
Contact Tom Wakeley at 953-0324 or [email protected].
Shedroof Divide
Shedroof Divide is comprised of an upright bass, cajon drum, acoustic and electric guitar, keyboard, and beautiful three-part vocal harmonies. The band plays all original music, including a mix of genres. Band members include Randi Marie Shaw as songwriter, vocalist, guitarist, and pianist; Jessica Martin as songwriter, vocalist, and percussionist; Tina Shaw as songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist; and Mike Lithgow as bassist.
Contact the band at (509) 855-3682 or [email protected].
Website: shedroofdivide.com/
Shiloh Rising (Moyie Springs, ID)
Shiloh Rising is a husband and wife acoustic duo, Scott and Diana Stover. Their eclectic sound includes folk, bluegrass, rock, and country influences – peaceful, joyful, and reflective, but defines a label.
Contact us at (801) 903-3022 or [email protected].
Sidetrack
Sidetrack plays an eclectic mix of country, rock, swing, and original tunes that are family-friendly and very danceable. Our members are Geoff Haworth on bass, guitar, and vocals; Dave McRae on bass, guitar, vocals, and harmonicas; Rick Singer on drums and percussion; Alan Fisher on mandolins, electric guitar, and vocals; and Phil Kleinman on electric guitar, dobro, and pedal steel.
Contact Dave McRae at (509) 328-4811 or (208) 699-2586 or [email protected].
Website: www.sidetrackmusicband.com
Trillium-239 (Richland, WA)
Trillium performs music by award-winning songwriters and Northwest favorites. The band members include Mary Hartman, Janet Humphrey, and Michelle Cameron, who play guitars, cello, and banjo while performing vocals with tight harmonies and quirky lyrics.
Contact Janet Humphrey at (509) 531-2805 or [email protected].
Website: www.trillium239.com
The Willows
The Willows is a Peter, Paul, and Mary tribute band
Contact Kelly Bogan at 218-6759 or [email protected].
Working Spliffs
Working Spliffs plays original Jamaican and English reggae
Contact Steve Jackson at 327-8051 or [email protected].
Asian
Spokane Taiko
Spokane Taiko is a Japanese drumming ensemble.
Contact Mari Haworth at (509) 270-5308 or [email protected].
Website: spokanetaiko.org/
Yang Xu
Yang Xu plays the guzheng, a traditional Chinese zither.
Contact Yang Xu at (509) 499-5726 or [email protected].
Bluegrass and Old-Time
Blue Water Strangers
Blue Water Strangers play a mix of old country and bluegrass fiddle music.
Contact Sue Jordahl at 325-0899 or [email protected].
Columbia
Formed in 2006, Columbia represents a unique convergence of acoustic and vocal bluegrass talent. They play traditional bluegrass with a creative bend. The members include Doug Bond, Bob Asbury, Judy Rasmussen, Steve Basuer, and Terry Ludiker.
Contact Judy Rasmussen at 255-9140 or [email protected].
Crawdad Run String Band (Yakima, WA)
The Crawdad Run String Band is comprised of members of the Washington State Old-time Fiddlers Association. They play old-time rags, hoedown, waltzes, Irish, gospel, and swing.
Contact Jim Thomas at (509) 865-2398 or Kristi Hunziker at (509) 248-5915 or [email protected].
Dry and Dusty Country (Spokane, WA)
Dry and Dusty Country is an old-time country band from Spokane, WA. Sisters Ruthie and Sally Jablonsky grew up playing music with their parents, hiking in the desert, singing cowboy songs, and learning the old tunes from their extended family at fiddle festivals. As well as being firmly rooted in the Appalachian fiddle tradition, the sisters write new country songs that are crooked, lonesome, and true. Their partners join them: Ben, a jazz-brained Californian who loves cooking unusual varieties of beans, and Milo, a double-coasted spoon tapper-drum whapper specializing in writing stories, tinkering, and making memories. We love to play for a honky tonk or two-step dance. We play electrified old country songs written or made famous by George Jones, Louvin Brothers, Kitty Wells, etc.
Contact Sally Jablonsky at (509) 981-4544 or [email protected].
The Due North Band (Spokane, WA)
The Due North Band is a family band from Spokane. Its members include dad Barry on guitar, fiddle, and singing vocals and son Ben on guitar and mandolin. They play Bluegrass vocals and guitar Flatpicking to classic fiddle instrumentals and pleasant storytelling folk songs.
Contact Barry at [email protected].
Jackie Fox and the Hounds
Jackie Fox and the Hounds play bluegrass, vintage country, country swing, folk, and originals. The group is comprised of Jackie Fox on vocals and guitar; Brad Keeler on vocals, guitar, mandolin, Dobro, and banjo; Jim Pittman on vocals and bass; and Philip Brown on violin and fiddle. Experience a howling good time!
Contact Jackie McIntyre Fox at (509) 499-0035 or [email protected].
Website: www.jackiefoxandthehounds.com
The Hahner Family Band (Rosalia, WA)
The Hahner Family Band features a musical family of 10 from the Palouse who sing and play gospel and bluegrass. Highlights of our performance include triple fiddles and our own 2009 NW Regional flat-picking champion.
Contact Moira Hahner at 523-5126 or [email protected].
Website: www.hahnerfamilyband.com
Heartbreak Pass
Heartbreak Pass is a new and bright bluegrass band.
Contact Bonnie Bliss at (509) 999-9953 or [email protected].
Website: www.myspace.com/heartbreakpass
The High Valley Mountain Boys
The High Valley Mountain Boys are a bluegrass quintet that plays typical and not-so-typical bluegrass and banjo songs. The group is comprised of Sam Saxton on guitar and dobro, Daniel Burdette on banjo, Phil Kleinman on guitar and dobro, Dave Lorang on bass, and Sam Lyman on mandolin.
Contact Phil Kleinman at [email protected].
Homebrew Stringband
Homebrew Stringband plays an eclectic mix of songs in the bluegrass style – a little of this, a little of that, and a lot of fun. Members are Brad Keeler, Gary, and Alyse Read.
Contact Alyse Read at (206) 707-1758 or [email protected].
Website: www.reverbnation.com/homebrewstringband
FaceBook: www.facebook.com/homebrewstringband
Huckleberry Jam
Huckleberry Jam plays old-time, Celtic, gospel, and bluegrass on mandolin, autoharp, mountain dulcimer, and banjo.
Contact Chris & Jeanette Sheeran at (509) 294-3080 or [email protected].
Junior Hoedowners
Contact Jay Dean Ludiker at (509) 927-7529.
Brad Keeler Trio
The Brad Keeler Trio plays bluegrass, old-time, swing, country, and more. Their repertoire consists of covers from the past 100+ years and originals from the past 30+ years.
Contact Brad Keeler at (509) 385-4056.
Websites: www.bradkeeler.net and www.reverbnation.com/bradkeeler
FaceBook: www.facebook.com/bradkeelermusic
Lilies of the Valley (Valleyford, WA)
The Lilies of the Valley is a three-part harmony group consisting of a mother and two daughters. They perform with mandolin, banjo, ukulele, and guitar. Their performance includes old-time, gospel, bluegrass, and some acapella.
Contact Katie Youngren at (509) 999-5878 or [email protected].
Maple Ridge Band
The Maple Ridge Band plays bluegrass, gospel, and more. The group consists of six members equipped with banjo, mandolin guitar, bass, vocal harmonies, and riveting lyrics that beautifully blend bluegrass, folk, and a little southern twang. Enjoyment is guaranteed.
Contact Bill Bowser at [email protected].
Mighty Dreadful (Renton, WA)
The Mighty Dreadful is a premier bluegrass band that incorporates the high-lonesome sounds from the Evergreen State. The group consists of four down-to-earth Puget Sound musicians that are part string band and part rockabilly bluegrass junkies. They perform traditional tunes reworked to satisfy. The Dreadful combine to form a musical juggernaut on stage, captivating audiences with strong vocal harmonies and self-deprecating humor.
Contact Clayton Kaiser at (425) 890-6750 or [email protected].
Website: themightydreadful.com/
Monroe Bridge
Monroe Bridge is a group of bluegrass veterans playing music together at shows, festivals, and fairs throughout the Pacific Northwest. They share a deep love of the traditional bluegrass music of Flatt & Scruggs, the Stanley Brothers, and Bill Monroe. Individually, the members are experienced musicians who have played bluegrass and country music in other bands before coming together in the Inland Northwest in 2018. Today, they perform a finely honed blend of traditional, contemporary, and original bluegrass, country, and gospel music. With tight vocal harmony and dynamic instrumentals, we are sure you will love this band. Whether young or old, you will enjoy listening to Monroe Bridge. Noel Taggart on mandolin has earned a reputation as one of the finest lead vocalists. Kent and Karen Riggs are on guitar, singing lead and harmony vocals. Jean Ballhorn on fiddle is a veteran of the Colorado bluegrass scene and has performed and recorded with Charles Sawtelle, Open Road, Camptown, and many others. Dan Gore is a versatile multi-instrumentalist. He has played mandolin and guitar in several regional bluegrass bands and produced the annual Spokane Mandolin Congress. Dan is playing bass fiddle for Monroe Bridge.
Contact Dan Gore at [email protected].
Montana Ramblers (Missoula, MT)
The Montana Ramblers plays a mix of music from 1850 to the present day. They are bluegrass artists and feature three-part harmonies, frailing banjo, and more bass use than most groups in their performance. They feature a mix of female and male lead vocals.
Contact Stan Moser at (406) 599- 9712 or [email protected].
Mountain Dew Boys
The Mountain Dew Boys play bluegrass music at its finest. The members include Doug Davis, Greg Davis, Larry Lowe, and Jeff Renfrow.
Contact Doug Davis at (509) 979-2612 or [email protected].
Primitive Pines
The Primitive Pines blends guitar and mandolin with bluegrass songs using an Appalachian style.
Contact the group at (509) 779-0113 or [email protected].
RainBow Fiddle Kids
The RainBow Fiddle Kids, consisting of children ages 3 through 17, perform old-time fiddle music.
Contact Kerri Miller at (509) 228-9030.
Website: www.rainbowfiddlekids.com
River City Ramblers
This Spokane old-time string band features fiddler Judy Lungren, Bill Siems on mandolin, Dawn Holladay on guitar, and Michael Gifford on bass. Lively dance music for contras, squares, and just listening!
Contact Judy Lungren at (509) 209-7182 or [email protected] or Dawn Holladay at (509) 994-3144 for bookings.
Short Street
Short Street is a seven-member bluegrass band.
Contact David Lund at 327-7645.
Uncle Joe’s Banjo Band (Richland, WA)
Uncle Joe’s Banjo Band plays old-timey music with tunes you know and lyrics you may have forgotten.
Contact Chris Mesford at (509) 943-5107 or [email protected].
Blues and Jazz
Brad Keeler Trio
Contact Brad Keeler at (509) 385-4056.
Websites: www.bradkeeler.net and www.reverbnation.com/bradkeeler
FaceBook: www.facebook.com/bradkeelermusic
Celtic, British, and Australian
Albeni Falls Pipes & Drums of North Idaho.
Contact Bill VanAntwerp (Band Manager) at [email protected] or Dan Bartlett (Pipe Major) at [email protected].
An Dochas
An Dochas plays Celtic world-beat music.
Contact Mellad Abeid at (509) 999-1882.
Website: www.andochas.com
Angus Scott Pipe Band
The band plays traditional Scottish bagpiping music.
Contact Kenyon Fields at (509) 844-6161 or [email protected].
Banna Damhsa (pronounced BONna DOWsa) means “Dance Band.”
The band consists of Jan Clizer, Dave Beach, and Char Beach. They came together from various musical backgrounds to bring you energetic and fun music for your contra dancing or concert pleasure.
Contact David Beach at (208) 784-3436 or [email protected].
Campbell River
Campbell River plays primarily Celtic jigs, reels, and lovely melodies.
Contact Jeanette Sheeran at (509) 235-1737 or [email protected].
Campbell Road (Peshastin, WA)
Campbell Road plays the traditional and contemporary music of Ireland and Scotland.
Contact the band at (509) 548-5779 or [email protected].
Website: www.campbell-road.com
Crooked Kilt
Crooked Kilt plays a variety of old-timey, Irish, Scottish, cowboy, and originals.
The group’s members are Kevin Jones on bass, Taylor Belote on percussion, Carla Carnegie on fiddle, accordion, piano, and vocals, and Tom Carnegie on guitar, Highland pipes, banjo, mandolin, and more.
Contact Carla at (509) 592 7875 or [email protected].
Website: crookedkilt.net
Floating Crowbar
Floating Crowbar is an Irish band with Morgan Anderson, Don Thomsen, Rick Rubin, and James Hunter.
Contact James Hunter at 844-2785 or [email protected].
Website: www.floatingcrowbar.com
Free Whiskey
Free Whiskey is a four-member acoustic ensemble that reinterprets traditional Irish-Gaelic tunes and songs while “Celtifying” rock, folk, and classical favorites. Available for gigs, openers, and parties. Free Whiskey hosts weekly Tuesday jam sessions at O’Doherty’s in downtown Spokane from 8:00 until 11:00 pm. Their initial CD is available for FREE!
Contact Shaun Cealaigh at (509) 455-3573 or Merrilee Schulz at (509) 9994691 or [email protected].
Website: www.myspace.com/freewhiskey
Harp, Flute, and Whistle
Harp, Flute, and Whistle is comprised of Paula Clark on harp and Emily Johnson on flute and whistle. Paula is a retired music teacher. They have played classical, folk, meditative, and holiday music together for over six years. They frequently perform a selection of Irish and Scottish folk music at churches, parties, nursing homes, and rehabilitation centers, including jigs, reels, and romantic pieces.
Contact Emily Johnson at [email protected].
Howling Gaels
The Howling Gaels play and sing traditional Irish music and songs, making occasional forays into the broader reaches of Celtic music from Scotland, England, Canada, and Brittany, with maybe a surprise visit to somewhere much farther east.
Contact Liz Dreisbach at (509) 536-1126 or [email protected].
ID-WA Scottish Fiddlers
The ID-WA Scottish Fiddlers perform the music of Scotland’s highlands, isles, and lowlands in the tradition of Alastair Frazer.
Contact Steve Riggan at (509) 893-8986 or [email protected].
Nine Pint Coggies
Nine Pint Coggies plays Scottish fiddle music from traditional to modern and features jigs, reels, and beautiful aires.
Contact Steve Riggan at (509) 893-8986 or [email protected].
O'Doherty's Irish Session
O’Doherty’s Irish Session performs traditional Irish dance music and tunes on various instruments. O’Doherty’s in downtown Spokane, by the carousel, has hosted traditional Irish folk music sessions for over two decades. The Sunday nights at six o’clock sessions are free and open to everyone of all ages and backgrounds. The musicians here are regular attendees and play various instruments, including fiddle, flute, pennywhistle, hammered dulcimer, concertina, uilleann pipes, mandolin, and guitar.
Contact Bryce Morrison at [email protected].
Website: spokanesessions.com
Prestwold Players
The group performing English country dance music consists of Margie Heller, Lorna Woelfel, Emily Faulkner, and Steve Riggan. This band was formed during a music workshop at the Lady of the Lake Dance and Music Camp. The band is named after a lovely country manor in Leicestershire, England, which historically hosted English country dances. It was the ancestral home of Steve’s family in the 1600s before they immigrated to America.
Contact Steve Riggan at 893-8968 or [email protected].
Robinsong
Robinsong performs Celtic music on flute, harp, and guitar.
Contact: Molly Zammit at 509-688-9244 or [email protected].
Selkirk Celts Pipes, Drums & Dancers
The Inland Northwest Regional Selkirk Celts Consortium maintains a free regional listing of performers, instructors, and crafts relevant to Celtic Cultures.
Contact the group at (509) 483-6013 or [email protected].
Website: barney.gonzaga.edu/%7Ejmullen/SelkirkCelts/
Skweez the Weezle (West Richland, WA)
Skweez the Weezle performs Celtic music – songs and slow airs to driving jigs and reels in traditional to progressive arrangements.
Contact David Lanigan at (509) 528-0131 or [email protected].
Website: www.skweeztheweezle.com/
Thistle n’Thyme
The group performs traditional Irish and Scottish music and songs featuring fiddle, hammered dulcimer, harp, and bodhran for listening and dancing.
Contact Nancy Davis atv467-3136 or [email protected].
Website: www.harpscapes.com
Tra le Gael (Kila, MT)
Tra le Gail is a four-piece ensemble playing traditional and contemporary Celtic music using various instruments and vocal pieces ranging from jigs and reels to waltzes and ballads.
Contact Barbara Calm at (406) 471-0872 or [email protected].
Whimzik (Rathdrum, ID)
Whimzik performs traditional Celtic music, including songs, airs, jigs, and reels from Ireland to Brittany. Whimzik includes uilliann piper Micahel Cruitt from Dublin; Blenn Kastrinos on flute, whistle, and fingerstyle guitar; and Kjelsty Hanson on bodhran and percussion instruments. Their performance may interact with the audience and include various music from Ireland to Scotland and Brittany. They may intersperse their tunes with entertaining and heartfelt songs and stories.
Contact Glenn Kastrinos at (828) 585 4039 or [email protected].
Website: www.whimzik.com
Hawaiian
Lokomaika’i
Lokomaika’i performs Hawaii-Island-styled music, including Hawaiian classics and contemporary tunes. Members include Kaihehau Uahinui, Owen, Chan, and Ken Esperas.
Contact Owen Esperas at 944-0936 or [email protected].
Mele Polinahe
Mele Polinahe is comprised of two hapas and one howle exploring Hawaiian roots through music. Members include Jesse Tinsley, Kevin Jones, and Steve Riggan.
Contact Steve Riggan at (893) 8968 or [email protected].
International and Traditional
Alma Brasileira
Alma Brasileira performs Brazilian choro music featuring the bandolin performed by Dan Gore, Kelly Bogan, Chris and Jeanette Sheeran, Brett, and Janet Dodd.
Contact Dan Gore at (838( 9135 or [email protected].
Die Trockenmauer Beendend Mannschaft (The Drywall Finishing Team)
The group is a Spokane-based polka band and Christmas quartet. Their expansive repertoire of 50 classic and original polkas is energetic and varied in style, running the gamut from Strauss to silly medleys of commercial jingles. Of course, let’s not forget about their light-hearted drinking songs. All arrangements are Alex Wolfe originals. The band frequently visits Leavenworth and local goodwill events. Past events include playing at the National Ice Skating Championships in Spokane and the Music in May concert series. The group consists of Amanda on trumpet, alto horn, accordion, clarinet, and vocals; Alex on alto horn, accordion, drums, trumpet, and vocals; Luke on euphonium; and Rich on tuba and sousaphone.
Contact Alex Wolfe at [email protected].
Arvid Lundin & Deep Roots
Arvid Lundin & Deep Roots play Scandinavian music hambos, schottisches, waltzes, and polkas.
Contact Arvid Lundin at (208) 667-5542 or [email protected].
Moko Jumbie
Moko Jumbie plays the music of the Tropics on steel drums.
Contact Bryan Bogue at (509) 328-8697 or Paul Raymond at (509) 235-8603.
Moksha
Moksha performs instrumental world fusion music.
Contact Todd Milne at 599-0907.
Website: www.MilneSounds.com
Muckle Roe
Muckle Roe, an eight-musician group, plays traditional and modern Scandinavian and Shetland Island tunes.
Contact: Catherine Short at (510) 301-9709 or [email protected].
OomPa’s and Ma’s (Odessa, WA)
OomPa’s and Ma’s is a renowned polka band playing at the Odessa Deutschefest for 35 years.
Contact Clark Kagele at (509) 982-2825.
Son Dulce
Son Dulce is a salsa band in the Cuban Son style and Mambo style of New York.
Contact Rick Bryceson at 710-4307.
Los Vigiles Latino
Los Vigiles, a family band, often performs their compositions – music that highlights the rhythms of rhumba and cumbia but with an Andalusian flamenco flair. The flamenco style is in our family’s roots, as the family traces its origins to a small town outside of Cordoba in southern Spain.
Contact Joe Vigil at 808-7767 or [email protected].
Instrumentalists
Otis Orchards Malleteers
Otis Orchards Malleteers is an auditioned mallet percussion group of 4th through 6th graders that performs multicultural instrumental music. Students perform at various school and community events around Washington State every year.
Contact Kris Curtis at (509) 481-7631 or [email protected].
Portatos
Portatos is a young radical accordion band. Members include Yev Nosov, Corrie Sams, Lilian Deck, Kurt Wismer, and Gabriel Soileau.
Contact Patricia Bartell at 998-5422 or [email protected].
Spokandolin
Spokandolin is a mandolin orchestra playing arrangements for the mandolin from many traditions.
Contact Dan Gore at 838-9135 or [email protected].
Website: www.elephantrock.com
Klezmer
Gefilte Trout (Pullman, WA)
Gefilte Trout performs klezmer and gypsy music.
Contact Carla Chandler at (509) 334-0662 or [email protected].
Kosher Red Hots
Kosher Red Hots opens the rich treasury of Jewish music—whirlwind klezmer dance music from Eastern Europe, Yiddish musical theater and swing, and Spanish-flavored love songs of the Sephardim.
Contact Sheila Fox at 413-1061 or [email protected].
Meshugga Daddies
Meshugga Daddies plays klezmer music in a jazzy Jewish soul music style (and folk, too). The music originated from Eastern Europe with Jewish immigration into the United States in the early 1900s. It was played at weddings and bar mitzvahs by many big bands and has enjoyed a rediscovery worldwide.
Contact Rick Singer at [email protected] or Larry Weiser at 624-0481.
Middle Eastern
Safar
Safar performs traditional Arabic music accompanied by two dancers. The band members include Roger Sumner on drums, Christopher Lamb on violin and tambourine, Todd Milne on bamboo flute and ukulele, and Victor Noder on drums and keyboard.
Contact Roger Sumner at (509) 301-7153.
Native American
LaRae Wiley and Band (Chewelah, WA)
As a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes, LaRae Wiley plays her eclectic blend of Native-tinged contemporary music.
Contact LaRae at (509) 935-0387 or [email protected].
Singers and Songwriters
Scotia Road (Newport, WA)
Scotia Road performs original acoustic music written by band members using mandolin, guitar, upright bass, and warm vocal harmonies.
Contact Randi Lithgow at (509) 855-3682 or [email protected].
Website: www.ScotiaRoad.com
Trillium-239 (Richland, WA)
Trillium performs music by award-winning songwriters and Northwest favorites. The band members include Mary Hartman, Janet Humphrey, and Michelle Cameron, who play guitars, cello, and banjo while performing vocals with tight harmonies and quirky lyrics.
Contact Janet Humphrey at (509) 531-2805 or [email protected].
Website: www.trillium239.com
Ukulele
Ukestra Spokane
Ukestra Spokane is a ukulele band that loves our ukuleles. We meet twice a month on Fridays at 7:30 PM to jam with our ukes, socialize, and learn. The exact schedule and location vary, so check our Facebook page for details. In addition, we periodically perform for appreciative audiences.
Contact Brenda Beaulieu at [email protected].
UPOP Ukulele Players of the Palouse
UPOP is a loose network of ukulele players of all ages and skill levels around the Palouse and surrounding areas. It is made up of individuals who enjoy making music, teaching, mentoring, and supporting each other. We meet weekly in Pullman and perform for various community events.
Contact Scott Hallett at (509) 288-2208 or [email protected].
Western
Crab Creek Wranglers
Crab Creek Wranglers play bluegrass and cowboy music.
Contact Milton Asher at (509) 280-7017 or [email protected].
Holladay and Siems
The duo, Bill Siems and Dawn Holladay, plays old-time cowboy songs and western swing. Great harmonies, hot picking, and authentic old-time Western music distinguish their music.
Contact Dawn Holladay at (509) 747-2678.
Panhandle Polecats (Rathdrum, ID)
Panhandle Polecats, a family band, plays bluegrass with a heaping helping of gospel, fiery mountain tunes, and a dollop of country, old-time, western, and blues for good measure.
Contact Austin Little at (208) 687-2811.
Website: www.panhandlepolecats.com
Western Reunion
Western Reunion performs cowboy songs, western swing, and old-time country music with great harmonies and hot picking. Members include Dawn Holladay, Bill Siems, Michael Gifford, and Don Thomsen.
Contact Dawn Holladay at 994-3144 or [email protected] for booking.
If you would like us to add you to our referral list or you would like to modify your listing, please email [email protected] or call the Fall Folk Festival message phone at (509) 828-3683.
Coeurimba (Coeur d’Alene, ID)
The group plays marimba music from Zimbabwe.
Contact Tina Gospodnetich at (208) 667-3361 or [email protected].
Musha Marimba
The group is comprised of accomplished student musicians playing high-energy marimba music from Zimbabwe.
Contact Heather Ward at (509) 850-1720 or [email protected].
Sesitshaya Marimba Band (Moscow, ID)
The group plays traditional and contemporary songs and shares the lively rhythmic sounds of the Kwanongoma marimbas of Zimbabwe. Compositions and arrangements are primarily by Tendekai Kuture (Mutare) and Tendai Muparutsa (Harare).
Contact Diane Walker at (208) 882-4494 or [email protected].
Americana/Folk/Eclectic
Big Red Barn
The group performs rhythm and bluegrass. The group is comprised of Ken Glastre on guitar, Patrick Klausen on bass, Kevin Brown on mandolin, and Charley Gurche on banjo.
Contact Ken Glastre at (509) 991-8154.
Website: www.bigredbarn.us/
Back Adit (Libby, MT)
Back Adit is comprised of Dave Williamson on acoustic guitar, lead, and backup vocals; Susan Feeback on saxes, flute, harmonica, percussion, lead, and backup vocals; Wayne Rau on mandolin; and Gary Lawrence on bass guitar, lead, and backup vocals.
Contact Susan Feeback at (406) 293-6151 or [email protected].
Betsy Rogue
The Spokane trio Betsy Rogue is a cool-mom mixtape of original songs and eclectic covers influenced by pop and folk genres. The group is made up of Spokane teachers Liz Rognes, Heather Montgomery, and Jerilynn Harris. Their sound ranges from late 90s Lilith Fair era to indie bluegrass to millennial chamber pop and is elevated by their three-part vocal harmonies, instrumental versatility, and string arrangements.
Contact Liz Rognes at [email protected].
Blue Canoe
Blue Canoe is Bob Gallagher, Mick May, and Greg Kane playing original Americana, country, and blues with 3-part harmony, guitar, drums, and bass.
Contact Bob Gallagher at 325-1914 or [email protected].
The Blue Ribbon Tea Company
The Blue Ribbon Tea Company is Spokane's progressive folk band known for true stories, edgy lyrics, and strong songwriting in the American roots music tradition. Bill Kostelec plays guitar and harmonica, and Kathy Kostelec plays mandolin, fiddle, and guitar. Together, they make up the core of BRTC, but they are often accompanied in performances and recordings by other talented area musicians.
Contact Bill and Kathy at (509) 868-8910 or [email protected]
Website: theblueribbonteacompany.com/
Bust It Like a Mule
The Bust It Like a Mule band (The oddest quartet to grace the state) is comprised of author storyteller Caleb e Mannan as fiddler and singer/songwriter; Jenny Anne Mannan, poet, and songwriter; Jacob Mannan as bard and songster; and Kevin Morgan. The band draws from various influences to bring you the sounds of the Northwest in story and song. They have been called a whiskey-soaked Prairie Home Companion, a runaway tent revival. Caleb Mannan reads selections from his Great American Folktale, and the band alternates performing original songs inspired by the story. Audiences are moved by this theatrical, seamless, and deeply moving production.
Contact Caleb Mannan at (206) 664-1021 or [email protected].
Cherry Sisters Revival (Moscow, Id)
Cherry Sisters Revival is a silly string band of ukuleles, a banjo, percussion, and vocals playing an eclectic collection from country to traditional. The band members include Shelly Gilmore, Connie Steiger, and Tracie Brelsford.
Contact Shelly Gilmore at (208) 883-1806 or [email protected].
Cigar Box Guitar Slingers (A.K.A. The Slingers)
The Slingers meet regularly in person and via Zoom. They have been playing together since 2019. The band performs some of their favorite songs on homemade cigar box and license plate guitars and has a repertoire of over 400 songs. They rightly point out that you can quickly count the different finger-busting chord shapes they use because there is only one. They are one-finger guitar-slingers. You can become one, too!
Contact the band at [email protected].
Website: www.cbgslinger.com/
Eyer Family Band
This group is a family band that performs folk songs, children’s music, fun songs, and more.
Contact Carey Eyer at (509) 688-5235 or [email protected].
Fife & Drum Civil War
The group performs traditional Civil War music with fife and drum
Contact Kenyon Fields at (509) 844-6161 or [email protected].
Heat Speak (Spokane, WA)
Led by singer-songwriter Dario Ré, Spokane’s orchestral folk ensemble uses eclectic instrumentation and impassioned poetics to create a unique blend of indie folk, gypsy jazz, and world fusion. Their instrumentation includes acoustic guitars, piano, violin, cello, mandolin, ukulele, upright bass, djembe, congas, and drum kit. They sing in English and French and have toured extensively in the Pacific Northwest.
Contact Dario Ré at (509) 655-2044 or [email protected].
Website: www.heatspeakmusic.com
Homebrew Stringband
The group plays an eclectic mix of songs in the bluegrass style – a little of this, a little of that – and a lot of fun. Members are Brad Keeler, Gary, and Alyse Read.
Contact Alyse Read at (206) 707-1758 or [email protected].
Website: www.reverbnation.com/homebrewstringband
Brad Keeler Trio
The band plays bluegrass, old-time, swing, and originals. Brad Keeler is on vocals and multiple instruments, Linda Parman is on vocals and guitar, and Jim Pittman is on vocals and standup bass. They make up the band.
Contact Brad Keeler at (509) 385-4056 or www.bradkeeler.net.
Website: www.reverbnation.com/bradkeeler
Keeler, Melvin and Morse
The band’s instrumentation consists of guitars (standard, lap slide, and bottleneck), mandolin, fiddle, banjo, harmonica, and vocals with harmony.
Contact: Lyle Morse at (509) 747-0635 or [email protected], Laddie Ray Melvin at (509) 325-3279 or [email protected], or Brad Keeler at (509) 448-1235 or [email protected].
Mighty PJAMRS
The Mighty PJAMRS (A.K.A. Peace and Justice Activist Musical Rascals of Spokane) is a community marching band that is a part of the international HONK! movement. (See honkfest.org and honkfestwest.com for more information.) As such, membership is open to musicians of all levels and people who want to find a positive way to plug in with an emphasis on fun and doing the right thing. We play at public celebrations, marches, and rallies, or just for the heck of it. To join, introduce yourself, and we’ll be in touch.
Contact the band at [email protected].
Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/PJAMRS/
North Idaho Hat Band
The North Idaho Hat Band is an exciting, high-energy bluegrass band from the Rathdrum/Athol area in the Idaho Panhandle. The group is comprised of three homeschooled young men specializing in powerful, blazing-fast instrumentals. They took first place in the Battle of the Bands 2010 at the National Old-time Fiddle Contest in Weiser, ID. They released their first CD, From Under the Hat.
Contact Christopher Arndt at (208) 777-8965 or [email protected].
Website: www.nihatband.com
Plaid Cat
A group with a Smooth vocal delivery that will make you glad you came to listen. They perform swing, country, standards, and originals.
Contact Andrea Vaughn at (509) 443.6252 or [email protected].
Planetary Refugees
The band performs dancehall Reggae with a conscious message of Earthwise danceable solutions to all people.
Contact Richard Tylor at (509) 684-8629.
Poor Boy’s Delight
The band performs folk, Americana, and bluegrass with mandolin, guitar, banjo, dobro and bass.
Contact Lavona Reeves at 359-7060 or [email protected].
Robin’s Rebels Fife & Drum Corp
The group performs traditional music of the 18th and 19th-century American tradition and traditional rudimental drumming. Most members belonged to the Percussion Naut Patriots, a Spokane-based group that originated in 1970. Most of the beautiful rope drums are hand-made and come from New England.
Contact Tom Wakeley at 953-0324 or [email protected].
Shedroof Divide
Shedroof Divide is comprised of an upright bass, cajon drum, acoustic and electric guitar, keyboard, and beautiful three-part vocal harmonies. The band plays all original music, including a mix of genres. Band members include Randi Marie Shaw as songwriter, vocalist, guitarist, and pianist; Jessica Martin as songwriter, vocalist, and percussionist; Tina Shaw as songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist; and Mike Lithgow as bassist.
Contact the band at (509) 855-3682 or [email protected].
Website: shedroofdivide.com/
Shiloh Rising (Moyie Springs, ID)
Shiloh Rising is a husband and wife acoustic duo, Scott and Diana Stover. Their eclectic sound includes folk, bluegrass, rock, and country influences – peaceful, joyful, and reflective, but defines a label.
Contact us at (801) 903-3022 or [email protected].
Sidetrack
Sidetrack plays an eclectic mix of country, rock, swing, and original tunes that are family-friendly and very danceable. Our members are Geoff Haworth on bass, guitar, and vocals; Dave McRae on bass, guitar, vocals, and harmonicas; Rick Singer on drums and percussion; Alan Fisher on mandolins, electric guitar, and vocals; and Phil Kleinman on electric guitar, dobro, and pedal steel.
Contact Dave McRae at (509) 328-4811 or (208) 699-2586 or [email protected].
Website: www.sidetrackmusicband.com
Trillium-239 (Richland, WA)
Trillium performs music by award-winning songwriters and Northwest favorites. The band members include Mary Hartman, Janet Humphrey, and Michelle Cameron, who play guitars, cello, and banjo while performing vocals with tight harmonies and quirky lyrics.
Contact Janet Humphrey at (509) 531-2805 or [email protected].
Website: www.trillium239.com
The Willows
The Willows is a Peter, Paul, and Mary tribute band
Contact Kelly Bogan at 218-6759 or [email protected].
Working Spliffs
Working Spliffs plays original Jamaican and English reggae
Contact Steve Jackson at 327-8051 or [email protected].
Asian
Spokane Taiko
Spokane Taiko is a Japanese drumming ensemble.
Contact Mari Haworth at (509) 270-5308 or [email protected].
Website: spokanetaiko.org/
Yang Xu
Yang Xu plays the guzheng, a traditional Chinese zither.
Contact Yang Xu at (509) 499-5726 or [email protected].
Bluegrass and Old-Time
Blue Water Strangers
Blue Water Strangers play a mix of old country and bluegrass fiddle music.
Contact Sue Jordahl at 325-0899 or [email protected].
Columbia
Formed in 2006, Columbia represents a unique convergence of acoustic and vocal bluegrass talent. They play traditional bluegrass with a creative bend. The members include Doug Bond, Bob Asbury, Judy Rasmussen, Steve Basuer, and Terry Ludiker.
Contact Judy Rasmussen at 255-9140 or [email protected].
Crawdad Run String Band (Yakima, WA)
The Crawdad Run String Band is comprised of members of the Washington State Old-time Fiddlers Association. They play old-time rags, hoedown, waltzes, Irish, gospel, and swing.
Contact Jim Thomas at (509) 865-2398 or Kristi Hunziker at (509) 248-5915 or [email protected].
Dry and Dusty Country (Spokane, WA)
Dry and Dusty Country is an old-time country band from Spokane, WA. Sisters Ruthie and Sally Jablonsky grew up playing music with their parents, hiking in the desert, singing cowboy songs, and learning the old tunes from their extended family at fiddle festivals. As well as being firmly rooted in the Appalachian fiddle tradition, the sisters write new country songs that are crooked, lonesome, and true. Their partners join them: Ben, a jazz-brained Californian who loves cooking unusual varieties of beans, and Milo, a double-coasted spoon tapper-drum whapper specializing in writing stories, tinkering, and making memories. We love to play for a honky tonk or two-step dance. We play electrified old country songs written or made famous by George Jones, Louvin Brothers, Kitty Wells, etc.
Contact Sally Jablonsky at (509) 981-4544 or [email protected].
The Due North Band (Spokane, WA)
The Due North Band is a family band from Spokane. Its members include dad Barry on guitar, fiddle, and singing vocals and son Ben on guitar and mandolin. They play Bluegrass vocals and guitar Flatpicking to classic fiddle instrumentals and pleasant storytelling folk songs.
Contact Barry at [email protected].
Jackie Fox and the Hounds
Jackie Fox and the Hounds play bluegrass, vintage country, country swing, folk, and originals. The group is comprised of Jackie Fox on vocals and guitar; Brad Keeler on vocals, guitar, mandolin, Dobro, and banjo; Jim Pittman on vocals and bass; and Philip Brown on violin and fiddle. Experience a howling good time!
Contact Jackie McIntyre Fox at (509) 499-0035 or [email protected].
Website: www.jackiefoxandthehounds.com
The Hahner Family Band (Rosalia, WA)
The Hahner Family Band features a musical family of 10 from the Palouse who sing and play gospel and bluegrass. Highlights of our performance include triple fiddles and our own 2009 NW Regional flat-picking champion.
Contact Moira Hahner at 523-5126 or [email protected].
Website: www.hahnerfamilyband.com
Heartbreak Pass
Heartbreak Pass is a new and bright bluegrass band.
Contact Bonnie Bliss at (509) 999-9953 or [email protected].
Website: www.myspace.com/heartbreakpass
The High Valley Mountain Boys
The High Valley Mountain Boys are a bluegrass quintet that plays typical and not-so-typical bluegrass and banjo songs. The group is comprised of Sam Saxton on guitar and dobro, Daniel Burdette on banjo, Phil Kleinman on guitar and dobro, Dave Lorang on bass, and Sam Lyman on mandolin.
Contact Phil Kleinman at [email protected].
Homebrew Stringband
Homebrew Stringband plays an eclectic mix of songs in the bluegrass style – a little of this, a little of that, and a lot of fun. Members are Brad Keeler, Gary, and Alyse Read.
Contact Alyse Read at (206) 707-1758 or [email protected].
Website: www.reverbnation.com/homebrewstringband
FaceBook: www.facebook.com/homebrewstringband
Huckleberry Jam
Huckleberry Jam plays old-time, Celtic, gospel, and bluegrass on mandolin, autoharp, mountain dulcimer, and banjo.
Contact Chris & Jeanette Sheeran at (509) 294-3080 or [email protected].
Junior Hoedowners
Contact Jay Dean Ludiker at (509) 927-7529.
Brad Keeler Trio
The Brad Keeler Trio plays bluegrass, old-time, swing, country, and more. Their repertoire consists of covers from the past 100+ years and originals from the past 30+ years.
Contact Brad Keeler at (509) 385-4056.
Websites: www.bradkeeler.net and www.reverbnation.com/bradkeeler
FaceBook: www.facebook.com/bradkeelermusic
Lilies of the Valley (Valleyford, WA)
The Lilies of the Valley is a three-part harmony group consisting of a mother and two daughters. They perform with mandolin, banjo, ukulele, and guitar. Their performance includes old-time, gospel, bluegrass, and some acapella.
Contact Katie Youngren at (509) 999-5878 or [email protected].
Maple Ridge Band
The Maple Ridge Band plays bluegrass, gospel, and more. The group consists of six members equipped with banjo, mandolin guitar, bass, vocal harmonies, and riveting lyrics that beautifully blend bluegrass, folk, and a little southern twang. Enjoyment is guaranteed.
Contact Bill Bowser at [email protected].
Mighty Dreadful (Renton, WA)
The Mighty Dreadful is a premier bluegrass band that incorporates the high-lonesome sounds from the Evergreen State. The group consists of four down-to-earth Puget Sound musicians that are part string band and part rockabilly bluegrass junkies. They perform traditional tunes reworked to satisfy. The Dreadful combine to form a musical juggernaut on stage, captivating audiences with strong vocal harmonies and self-deprecating humor.
Contact Clayton Kaiser at (425) 890-6750 or [email protected].
Website: themightydreadful.com/
Monroe Bridge
Monroe Bridge is a group of bluegrass veterans playing music together at shows, festivals, and fairs throughout the Pacific Northwest. They share a deep love of the traditional bluegrass music of Flatt & Scruggs, the Stanley Brothers, and Bill Monroe. Individually, the members are experienced musicians who have played bluegrass and country music in other bands before coming together in the Inland Northwest in 2018. Today, they perform a finely honed blend of traditional, contemporary, and original bluegrass, country, and gospel music. With tight vocal harmony and dynamic instrumentals, we are sure you will love this band. Whether young or old, you will enjoy listening to Monroe Bridge. Noel Taggart on mandolin has earned a reputation as one of the finest lead vocalists. Kent and Karen Riggs are on guitar, singing lead and harmony vocals. Jean Ballhorn on fiddle is a veteran of the Colorado bluegrass scene and has performed and recorded with Charles Sawtelle, Open Road, Camptown, and many others. Dan Gore is a versatile multi-instrumentalist. He has played mandolin and guitar in several regional bluegrass bands and produced the annual Spokane Mandolin Congress. Dan is playing bass fiddle for Monroe Bridge.
Contact Dan Gore at [email protected].
Montana Ramblers (Missoula, MT)
The Montana Ramblers plays a mix of music from 1850 to the present day. They are bluegrass artists and feature three-part harmonies, frailing banjo, and more bass use than most groups in their performance. They feature a mix of female and male lead vocals.
Contact Stan Moser at (406) 599- 9712 or [email protected].
Mountain Dew Boys
The Mountain Dew Boys play bluegrass music at its finest. The members include Doug Davis, Greg Davis, Larry Lowe, and Jeff Renfrow.
Contact Doug Davis at (509) 979-2612 or [email protected].
Primitive Pines
The Primitive Pines blends guitar and mandolin with bluegrass songs using an Appalachian style.
Contact the group at (509) 779-0113 or [email protected].
RainBow Fiddle Kids
The RainBow Fiddle Kids, consisting of children ages 3 through 17, perform old-time fiddle music.
Contact Kerri Miller at (509) 228-9030.
Website: www.rainbowfiddlekids.com
River City Ramblers
This Spokane old-time string band features fiddler Judy Lungren, Bill Siems on mandolin, Dawn Holladay on guitar, and Michael Gifford on bass. Lively dance music for contras, squares, and just listening!
Contact Judy Lungren at (509) 209-7182 or [email protected] or Dawn Holladay at (509) 994-3144 for bookings.
Short Street
Short Street is a seven-member bluegrass band.
Contact David Lund at 327-7645.
Uncle Joe’s Banjo Band (Richland, WA)
Uncle Joe’s Banjo Band plays old-timey music with tunes you know and lyrics you may have forgotten.
Contact Chris Mesford at (509) 943-5107 or [email protected].
Blues and Jazz
Brad Keeler Trio
Contact Brad Keeler at (509) 385-4056.
Websites: www.bradkeeler.net and www.reverbnation.com/bradkeeler
FaceBook: www.facebook.com/bradkeelermusic
Celtic, British, and Australian
Albeni Falls Pipes & Drums of North Idaho.
Contact Bill VanAntwerp (Band Manager) at [email protected] or Dan Bartlett (Pipe Major) at [email protected].
An Dochas
An Dochas plays Celtic world-beat music.
Contact Mellad Abeid at (509) 999-1882.
Website: www.andochas.com
Angus Scott Pipe Band
The band plays traditional Scottish bagpiping music.
Contact Kenyon Fields at (509) 844-6161 or [email protected].
Banna Damhsa (pronounced BONna DOWsa) means “Dance Band.”
The band consists of Jan Clizer, Dave Beach, and Char Beach. They came together from various musical backgrounds to bring you energetic and fun music for your contra dancing or concert pleasure.
Contact David Beach at (208) 784-3436 or [email protected].
Campbell River
Campbell River plays primarily Celtic jigs, reels, and lovely melodies.
Contact Jeanette Sheeran at (509) 235-1737 or [email protected].
Campbell Road (Peshastin, WA)
Campbell Road plays the traditional and contemporary music of Ireland and Scotland.
Contact the band at (509) 548-5779 or [email protected].
Website: www.campbell-road.com
Crooked Kilt
Crooked Kilt plays a variety of old-timey, Irish, Scottish, cowboy, and originals.
The group’s members are Kevin Jones on bass, Taylor Belote on percussion, Carla Carnegie on fiddle, accordion, piano, and vocals, and Tom Carnegie on guitar, Highland pipes, banjo, mandolin, and more.
Contact Carla at (509) 592 7875 or [email protected].
Website: crookedkilt.net
Floating Crowbar
Floating Crowbar is an Irish band with Morgan Anderson, Don Thomsen, Rick Rubin, and James Hunter.
Contact James Hunter at 844-2785 or [email protected].
Website: www.floatingcrowbar.com
Free Whiskey
Free Whiskey is a four-member acoustic ensemble that reinterprets traditional Irish-Gaelic tunes and songs while “Celtifying” rock, folk, and classical favorites. Available for gigs, openers, and parties. Free Whiskey hosts weekly Tuesday jam sessions at O’Doherty’s in downtown Spokane from 8:00 until 11:00 pm. Their initial CD is available for FREE!
Contact Shaun Cealaigh at (509) 455-3573 or Merrilee Schulz at (509) 9994691 or [email protected].
Website: www.myspace.com/freewhiskey
Harp, Flute, and Whistle
Harp, Flute, and Whistle is comprised of Paula Clark on harp and Emily Johnson on flute and whistle. Paula is a retired music teacher. They have played classical, folk, meditative, and holiday music together for over six years. They frequently perform a selection of Irish and Scottish folk music at churches, parties, nursing homes, and rehabilitation centers, including jigs, reels, and romantic pieces.
Contact Emily Johnson at [email protected].
Howling Gaels
The Howling Gaels play and sing traditional Irish music and songs, making occasional forays into the broader reaches of Celtic music from Scotland, England, Canada, and Brittany, with maybe a surprise visit to somewhere much farther east.
Contact Liz Dreisbach at (509) 536-1126 or [email protected].
ID-WA Scottish Fiddlers
The ID-WA Scottish Fiddlers perform the music of Scotland’s highlands, isles, and lowlands in the tradition of Alastair Frazer.
Contact Steve Riggan at (509) 893-8986 or [email protected].
Nine Pint Coggies
Nine Pint Coggies plays Scottish fiddle music from traditional to modern and features jigs, reels, and beautiful aires.
Contact Steve Riggan at (509) 893-8986 or [email protected].
O'Doherty's Irish Session
O’Doherty’s Irish Session performs traditional Irish dance music and tunes on various instruments. O’Doherty’s in downtown Spokane, by the carousel, has hosted traditional Irish folk music sessions for over two decades. The Sunday nights at six o’clock sessions are free and open to everyone of all ages and backgrounds. The musicians here are regular attendees and play various instruments, including fiddle, flute, pennywhistle, hammered dulcimer, concertina, uilleann pipes, mandolin, and guitar.
Contact Bryce Morrison at [email protected].
Website: spokanesessions.com
Prestwold Players
The group performing English country dance music consists of Margie Heller, Lorna Woelfel, Emily Faulkner, and Steve Riggan. This band was formed during a music workshop at the Lady of the Lake Dance and Music Camp. The band is named after a lovely country manor in Leicestershire, England, which historically hosted English country dances. It was the ancestral home of Steve’s family in the 1600s before they immigrated to America.
Contact Steve Riggan at 893-8968 or [email protected].
Robinsong
Robinsong performs Celtic music on flute, harp, and guitar.
Contact: Molly Zammit at 509-688-9244 or [email protected].
Selkirk Celts Pipes, Drums & Dancers
The Inland Northwest Regional Selkirk Celts Consortium maintains a free regional listing of performers, instructors, and crafts relevant to Celtic Cultures.
Contact the group at (509) 483-6013 or [email protected].
Website: barney.gonzaga.edu/%7Ejmullen/SelkirkCelts/
Skweez the Weezle (West Richland, WA)
Skweez the Weezle performs Celtic music – songs and slow airs to driving jigs and reels in traditional to progressive arrangements.
Contact David Lanigan at (509) 528-0131 or [email protected].
Website: www.skweeztheweezle.com/
Thistle n’Thyme
The group performs traditional Irish and Scottish music and songs featuring fiddle, hammered dulcimer, harp, and bodhran for listening and dancing.
Contact Nancy Davis atv467-3136 or [email protected].
Website: www.harpscapes.com
Tra le Gael (Kila, MT)
Tra le Gail is a four-piece ensemble playing traditional and contemporary Celtic music using various instruments and vocal pieces ranging from jigs and reels to waltzes and ballads.
Contact Barbara Calm at (406) 471-0872 or [email protected].
Whimzik (Rathdrum, ID)
Whimzik performs traditional Celtic music, including songs, airs, jigs, and reels from Ireland to Brittany. Whimzik includes uilliann piper Micahel Cruitt from Dublin; Blenn Kastrinos on flute, whistle, and fingerstyle guitar; and Kjelsty Hanson on bodhran and percussion instruments. Their performance may interact with the audience and include various music from Ireland to Scotland and Brittany. They may intersperse their tunes with entertaining and heartfelt songs and stories.
Contact Glenn Kastrinos at (828) 585 4039 or [email protected].
Website: www.whimzik.com
Hawaiian
Lokomaika’i
Lokomaika’i performs Hawaii-Island-styled music, including Hawaiian classics and contemporary tunes. Members include Kaihehau Uahinui, Owen, Chan, and Ken Esperas.
Contact Owen Esperas at 944-0936 or [email protected].
Mele Polinahe
Mele Polinahe is comprised of two hapas and one howle exploring Hawaiian roots through music. Members include Jesse Tinsley, Kevin Jones, and Steve Riggan.
Contact Steve Riggan at (893) 8968 or [email protected].
International and Traditional
Alma Brasileira
Alma Brasileira performs Brazilian choro music featuring the bandolin performed by Dan Gore, Kelly Bogan, Chris and Jeanette Sheeran, Brett, and Janet Dodd.
Contact Dan Gore at (838( 9135 or [email protected].
Die Trockenmauer Beendend Mannschaft (The Drywall Finishing Team)
The group is a Spokane-based polka band and Christmas quartet. Their expansive repertoire of 50 classic and original polkas is energetic and varied in style, running the gamut from Strauss to silly medleys of commercial jingles. Of course, let’s not forget about their light-hearted drinking songs. All arrangements are Alex Wolfe originals. The band frequently visits Leavenworth and local goodwill events. Past events include playing at the National Ice Skating Championships in Spokane and the Music in May concert series. The group consists of Amanda on trumpet, alto horn, accordion, clarinet, and vocals; Alex on alto horn, accordion, drums, trumpet, and vocals; Luke on euphonium; and Rich on tuba and sousaphone.
Contact Alex Wolfe at [email protected].
Arvid Lundin & Deep Roots
Arvid Lundin & Deep Roots play Scandinavian music hambos, schottisches, waltzes, and polkas.
Contact Arvid Lundin at (208) 667-5542 or [email protected].
Moko Jumbie
Moko Jumbie plays the music of the Tropics on steel drums.
Contact Bryan Bogue at (509) 328-8697 or Paul Raymond at (509) 235-8603.
Moksha
Moksha performs instrumental world fusion music.
Contact Todd Milne at 599-0907.
Website: www.MilneSounds.com
Muckle Roe
Muckle Roe, an eight-musician group, plays traditional and modern Scandinavian and Shetland Island tunes.
Contact: Catherine Short at (510) 301-9709 or [email protected].
OomPa’s and Ma’s (Odessa, WA)
OomPa’s and Ma’s is a renowned polka band playing at the Odessa Deutschefest for 35 years.
Contact Clark Kagele at (509) 982-2825.
Son Dulce
Son Dulce is a salsa band in the Cuban Son style and Mambo style of New York.
Contact Rick Bryceson at 710-4307.
Los Vigiles Latino
Los Vigiles, a family band, often performs their compositions – music that highlights the rhythms of rhumba and cumbia but with an Andalusian flamenco flair. The flamenco style is in our family’s roots, as the family traces its origins to a small town outside of Cordoba in southern Spain.
Contact Joe Vigil at 808-7767 or [email protected].
Instrumentalists
Otis Orchards Malleteers
Otis Orchards Malleteers is an auditioned mallet percussion group of 4th through 6th graders that performs multicultural instrumental music. Students perform at various school and community events around Washington State every year.
Contact Kris Curtis at (509) 481-7631 or [email protected].
Portatos
Portatos is a young radical accordion band. Members include Yev Nosov, Corrie Sams, Lilian Deck, Kurt Wismer, and Gabriel Soileau.
Contact Patricia Bartell at 998-5422 or [email protected].
Spokandolin
Spokandolin is a mandolin orchestra playing arrangements for the mandolin from many traditions.
Contact Dan Gore at 838-9135 or [email protected].
Website: www.elephantrock.com
Klezmer
Gefilte Trout (Pullman, WA)
Gefilte Trout performs klezmer and gypsy music.
Contact Carla Chandler at (509) 334-0662 or [email protected].
Kosher Red Hots
Kosher Red Hots opens the rich treasury of Jewish music—whirlwind klezmer dance music from Eastern Europe, Yiddish musical theater and swing, and Spanish-flavored love songs of the Sephardim.
Contact Sheila Fox at 413-1061 or [email protected].
Meshugga Daddies
Meshugga Daddies plays klezmer music in a jazzy Jewish soul music style (and folk, too). The music originated from Eastern Europe with Jewish immigration into the United States in the early 1900s. It was played at weddings and bar mitzvahs by many big bands and has enjoyed a rediscovery worldwide.
Contact Rick Singer at [email protected] or Larry Weiser at 624-0481.
Middle Eastern
Safar
Safar performs traditional Arabic music accompanied by two dancers. The band members include Roger Sumner on drums, Christopher Lamb on violin and tambourine, Todd Milne on bamboo flute and ukulele, and Victor Noder on drums and keyboard.
Contact Roger Sumner at (509) 301-7153.
Native American
LaRae Wiley and Band (Chewelah, WA)
As a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes, LaRae Wiley plays her eclectic blend of Native-tinged contemporary music.
Contact LaRae at (509) 935-0387 or [email protected].
Singers and Songwriters
Scotia Road (Newport, WA)
Scotia Road performs original acoustic music written by band members using mandolin, guitar, upright bass, and warm vocal harmonies.
Contact Randi Lithgow at (509) 855-3682 or [email protected].
Website: www.ScotiaRoad.com
Trillium-239 (Richland, WA)
Trillium performs music by award-winning songwriters and Northwest favorites. The band members include Mary Hartman, Janet Humphrey, and Michelle Cameron, who play guitars, cello, and banjo while performing vocals with tight harmonies and quirky lyrics.
Contact Janet Humphrey at (509) 531-2805 or [email protected].
Website: www.trillium239.com
Ukulele
Ukestra Spokane
Ukestra Spokane is a ukulele band that loves our ukuleles. We meet twice a month on Fridays at 7:30 PM to jam with our ukes, socialize, and learn. The exact schedule and location vary, so check our Facebook page for details. In addition, we periodically perform for appreciative audiences.
Contact Brenda Beaulieu at [email protected].
UPOP Ukulele Players of the Palouse
UPOP is a loose network of ukulele players of all ages and skill levels around the Palouse and surrounding areas. It is made up of individuals who enjoy making music, teaching, mentoring, and supporting each other. We meet weekly in Pullman and perform for various community events.
Contact Scott Hallett at (509) 288-2208 or [email protected].
Western
Crab Creek Wranglers
Crab Creek Wranglers play bluegrass and cowboy music.
Contact Milton Asher at (509) 280-7017 or [email protected].
Holladay and Siems
The duo, Bill Siems and Dawn Holladay, plays old-time cowboy songs and western swing. Great harmonies, hot picking, and authentic old-time Western music distinguish their music.
Contact Dawn Holladay at (509) 747-2678.
Panhandle Polecats (Rathdrum, ID)
Panhandle Polecats, a family band, plays bluegrass with a heaping helping of gospel, fiery mountain tunes, and a dollop of country, old-time, western, and blues for good measure.
Contact Austin Little at (208) 687-2811.
Website: www.panhandlepolecats.com
Western Reunion
Western Reunion performs cowboy songs, western swing, and old-time country music with great harmonies and hot picking. Members include Dawn Holladay, Bill Siems, Michael Gifford, and Don Thomsen.
Contact Dawn Holladay at 994-3144 or [email protected] for booking.
If you would like us to add you to our referral list or you would like to modify your listing, please email [email protected] or call the Fall Folk Festival message phone at (509) 828-3683.
