Performers List (alphabetical) for 2019 |
Note: An * before a performer's name indicates that the performer is new to the Festival this year.
2
2 Bit Jug Band – Food, love & hilarity
A
*Acousticals (Missoula, MT) – Fine picking all original ensemble
Ali, Peter (Bellingham, WA) – Native American flutist
Angus Scot Pipe Band – Traditional bagpipe band
B
Baharat – Authentic dance from the Middle East and North Africa
Beargrass (Deary, ID) – Folk and country duo
*Bigger Boat (Moscow, Id) – Traditional sea shanties and maritime songs
Blue Ribbon Tea Company – American Roots traditions
Blue Water Strangers – Americana and bluegrass
BlueGlass Spectacles – Guitar duo, duets and vocals
*Bricker, Talena (Richland, WA) – Songs inspired by Pacific Northwest
Brittany Jean (Brewster, WA) – Nashville recording artist – songwriter/storyteller
Brown, Kevin – Original songs from new album
Bulgarian Dance Group – Traditional dances from Bulgaria
C
Carter Junction – Cowboy, Celtic and original tunes
Celtic Aires – Women’s vocal ensemble folk songs from Celtic lands
Children of the Sun Community Drumming – Drum circle
Cimarron Tribal Belly Dance – American Tribal belly dance
Coeur d’Alene Youth Marimba – African style marimba
Coeurimba (Coeur d’Alene) – Southern African style marimbas
Cramer, Hank (Winthrop, WA) – Cowboy and more
Crooked Kilt – Traditional tunes with a twist
D
*Damn Near Departed – Originals from this husband/wife duo
Dankovich, Susan – Calling family dance, easy dances from around the world
Dodd, Brett and Janet – Original and contemporary folk/American
Doyen, Ron – Mostly blues
E
Edgren, Jenny – Songs for kids of all ages
*Extraordinary Renditions (Yakima, WA) – Ride through twentieth century music
*Eyer Family Band – Kids tune folk songs and more
F
*Fancee That! – Songs rooted in tradition & inspiration
*Faulk, Dante and Eros (Olympia, WA) – Folk with a creative twist
Floating Crowbar – Traditional Irish music and song
Ford, Lucy D. – Original fairy tales
Free Whiskey – Celtic folk rock
Frey, Mitchell – Calling English country dance, dances of merry old England
Frost, Dick – Magic and comedy for all ages
G
Gefilte Trout – Rollicking klezmer tunes and songs
Ghee, Frankie – Strong vocals, simple and clear
Gifford, Michael (2-bit Jug band) – Washtub bass instructional workshop
Grant Elementary Drummers and Dancers – Traditional African
H
Hall, Daniel – Acoustic folk rock
Haran Irish Dancers – Award winning Irish dance
Heat Speak – Orchestral folk (formerly Dario Re Band)
Hounds of Prestwold – Playing contra dance music
Howling Gaels – Celtic Diaspora Music
Hubbardston Nonesuch – Madrigals, 500-year-old pop tunes
Hunter, James (Floating Crowbar) – Irish guitar accompaniment in DADGAG tuning
K
King Trouble and the Cherry Pickers – Lively old-time
Kosher Red Hots – Eastern European & Mediterranean Jewish music
*Koss, Hunter – Teenage solo harpist – performing Celtic and traditional folk
L
Lokomaikai – Contemporary and traditional Hawaiian music
*Lotz, Larry (Troutdale, OR) – Americana country folk
Arvid Lundin & Deep Roots – Lively Celtic, Scandinavian and American Roots
M
Maher, Dan (Pullman, WA) – Inland Folk
Maple Ridge Band – Enjoyment guaranteed
McRae, Dave & Michael Robinson – Folkabilly
Mele Polinahe – Music and dance from Hawaii
Meshugga Daddies – Klezmer
Millham, Michael & Keleren – Voice and guitar duo, multi-genre
Mills, Truck & Carl Rey – Blues, jug band, vocals
Muckle Roe - Scandinavian and Shetland Island tunes
Musha Marimba – High school group playing Zimbabwean style marimba
N
Nah’Joom – American Belly Dance with Middle Eastern influence
Nicholson, Jonathan – Soothing guitar instrumentals
Nine-Pint Coggies – Community band, mostly Celtic music
Northwest Hula Company – Authentic, traditional Hawaiian and Polynesian dance
O
Otis Orchards Malleteers – Mallet percussion group 4th-6th graders
P
Pace, Kevin & the Early Edition – Traditional bluegrass and gospel
Pages of Harmony – A Cappella four-part harmony
Plaid Cat – Swing, country, blues
Planted By Hands – Contemporary American folk trio
Polhemus, Ray – Calling contra dances
Poor Boy’s Delight – Bluegrass, folk, Americana
Prestwold Players – English dance music from 17th & 18th centuries
R
Re-educated Feller – Bill Siems and friend share cowboy flavored tunes and songs
Riabinouchka (Rowan Tree) – Romani (Gypsy), Russian and Ukrainian songs
Rice, Bob – Songs and their stories
Riggs, Bob – One guy and a guitar
Robinsong – Celtic and more
Rubin, Rick (Floating Crowbar) – Irish guitar accompaniment in DADGAG tuning
S
Scott, Nora – Calling contra dances
Sesitshaya Marimba (Moscow, ID) – Songs from Sub-Saharan Africa
Shiloh Rising – Original eclectic and Americana duo (husband-wife)
Sidetrack – Dance party, come dance
Silver Spurs Youth Folk Dancers – Dances from around the world
Sock Puppets – Songs you’ll never hear on the radio
Sondahl & Hawkins – Improvisational old-time music
South Asia Cultural Association – East Indian songs and participatory dance
*Spatz, Caridwen and Greg – Acoustic multi-instrumental duo
Spokane Area Square Dance – Demo and audience participation
Spokane Buddhist Temple Bon Odori Dancers – Participatory Japanese folk dance
Spokane Community Choir – A Cappella songs from around the world
Spokane Dulcimer Guild – Performance followed by mountain dulcimer workshop
Spokane Highland Dancers – Scottish fling
Spokane Irish Dance – Community dance school
Spokane Raging Grannies – Singing for peace & justice
Spokane Scottish Country Dancers
Spokane Storytelling League – Stories from around the world
Spokane Taiko – Modern Japanese/American drumming and flute
*Spring, Tracy (Bellingham, WA) – Folk and blues on guitar and mandola
Stevens County Stompers (Colville, WA) – Clogging
Surdez, Allen – Vocals, harmonica, guitar
Swingset Hooligans – Vintage dances from the swing era
T
Taste of Tango – Traditional to contemporary dance
Tipich Travelers (Northport, WA) – Family band, strong vocals
Trillium-239 – Award winning songwriting (formerly Humphrey, Hartman and Cameron)
U
Ukestra-Spokane – Community group all levels welcome
UPOP- Ukulele Players of the Palouse – Standards
V
Verdugo, Ernie – Spanish and Flamenco guitar
W
Webb, Patrice (Ponderay, ID) – Award winning original songwriting
Willows – Peter, Paul & Mary Tribute band
Wilson-Bell, Karen – Instructing international folk dance, easy recreational dances
2
2 Bit Jug Band – Food, love & hilarity
A
*Acousticals (Missoula, MT) – Fine picking all original ensemble
Ali, Peter (Bellingham, WA) – Native American flutist
Angus Scot Pipe Band – Traditional bagpipe band
B
Baharat – Authentic dance from the Middle East and North Africa
Beargrass (Deary, ID) – Folk and country duo
*Bigger Boat (Moscow, Id) – Traditional sea shanties and maritime songs
Blue Ribbon Tea Company – American Roots traditions
Blue Water Strangers – Americana and bluegrass
BlueGlass Spectacles – Guitar duo, duets and vocals
*Bricker, Talena (Richland, WA) – Songs inspired by Pacific Northwest
Brittany Jean (Brewster, WA) – Nashville recording artist – songwriter/storyteller
Brown, Kevin – Original songs from new album
Bulgarian Dance Group – Traditional dances from Bulgaria
C
Carter Junction – Cowboy, Celtic and original tunes
Celtic Aires – Women’s vocal ensemble folk songs from Celtic lands
Children of the Sun Community Drumming – Drum circle
Cimarron Tribal Belly Dance – American Tribal belly dance
Coeur d’Alene Youth Marimba – African style marimba
Coeurimba (Coeur d’Alene) – Southern African style marimbas
Cramer, Hank (Winthrop, WA) – Cowboy and more
Crooked Kilt – Traditional tunes with a twist
D
*Damn Near Departed – Originals from this husband/wife duo
Dankovich, Susan – Calling family dance, easy dances from around the world
Dodd, Brett and Janet – Original and contemporary folk/American
Doyen, Ron – Mostly blues
E
Edgren, Jenny – Songs for kids of all ages
*Extraordinary Renditions (Yakima, WA) – Ride through twentieth century music
*Eyer Family Band – Kids tune folk songs and more
F
*Fancee That! – Songs rooted in tradition & inspiration
*Faulk, Dante and Eros (Olympia, WA) – Folk with a creative twist
Floating Crowbar – Traditional Irish music and song
Ford, Lucy D. – Original fairy tales
Free Whiskey – Celtic folk rock
Frey, Mitchell – Calling English country dance, dances of merry old England
Frost, Dick – Magic and comedy for all ages
G
Gefilte Trout – Rollicking klezmer tunes and songs
Ghee, Frankie – Strong vocals, simple and clear
Gifford, Michael (2-bit Jug band) – Washtub bass instructional workshop
Grant Elementary Drummers and Dancers – Traditional African
H
Hall, Daniel – Acoustic folk rock
Haran Irish Dancers – Award winning Irish dance
Heat Speak – Orchestral folk (formerly Dario Re Band)
Hounds of Prestwold – Playing contra dance music
Howling Gaels – Celtic Diaspora Music
Hubbardston Nonesuch – Madrigals, 500-year-old pop tunes
Hunter, James (Floating Crowbar) – Irish guitar accompaniment in DADGAG tuning
K
King Trouble and the Cherry Pickers – Lively old-time
Kosher Red Hots – Eastern European & Mediterranean Jewish music
*Koss, Hunter – Teenage solo harpist – performing Celtic and traditional folk
L
Lokomaikai – Contemporary and traditional Hawaiian music
*Lotz, Larry (Troutdale, OR) – Americana country folk
Arvid Lundin & Deep Roots – Lively Celtic, Scandinavian and American Roots
M
Maher, Dan (Pullman, WA) – Inland Folk
Maple Ridge Band – Enjoyment guaranteed
McRae, Dave & Michael Robinson – Folkabilly
Mele Polinahe – Music and dance from Hawaii
Meshugga Daddies – Klezmer
Millham, Michael & Keleren – Voice and guitar duo, multi-genre
Mills, Truck & Carl Rey – Blues, jug band, vocals
Muckle Roe - Scandinavian and Shetland Island tunes
Musha Marimba – High school group playing Zimbabwean style marimba
N
Nah’Joom – American Belly Dance with Middle Eastern influence
Nicholson, Jonathan – Soothing guitar instrumentals
Nine-Pint Coggies – Community band, mostly Celtic music
Northwest Hula Company – Authentic, traditional Hawaiian and Polynesian dance
O
Otis Orchards Malleteers – Mallet percussion group 4th-6th graders
P
Pace, Kevin & the Early Edition – Traditional bluegrass and gospel
Pages of Harmony – A Cappella four-part harmony
Plaid Cat – Swing, country, blues
Planted By Hands – Contemporary American folk trio
Polhemus, Ray – Calling contra dances
Poor Boy’s Delight – Bluegrass, folk, Americana
Prestwold Players – English dance music from 17th & 18th centuries
R
Re-educated Feller – Bill Siems and friend share cowboy flavored tunes and songs
Riabinouchka (Rowan Tree) – Romani (Gypsy), Russian and Ukrainian songs
Rice, Bob – Songs and their stories
Riggs, Bob – One guy and a guitar
Robinsong – Celtic and more
Rubin, Rick (Floating Crowbar) – Irish guitar accompaniment in DADGAG tuning
S
Scott, Nora – Calling contra dances
Sesitshaya Marimba (Moscow, ID) – Songs from Sub-Saharan Africa
Shiloh Rising – Original eclectic and Americana duo (husband-wife)
Sidetrack – Dance party, come dance
Silver Spurs Youth Folk Dancers – Dances from around the world
Sock Puppets – Songs you’ll never hear on the radio
Sondahl & Hawkins – Improvisational old-time music
South Asia Cultural Association – East Indian songs and participatory dance
*Spatz, Caridwen and Greg – Acoustic multi-instrumental duo
Spokane Area Square Dance – Demo and audience participation
Spokane Buddhist Temple Bon Odori Dancers – Participatory Japanese folk dance
Spokane Community Choir – A Cappella songs from around the world
Spokane Dulcimer Guild – Performance followed by mountain dulcimer workshop
Spokane Highland Dancers – Scottish fling
Spokane Irish Dance – Community dance school
Spokane Raging Grannies – Singing for peace & justice
Spokane Scottish Country Dancers
Spokane Storytelling League – Stories from around the world
Spokane Taiko – Modern Japanese/American drumming and flute
*Spring, Tracy (Bellingham, WA) – Folk and blues on guitar and mandola
Stevens County Stompers (Colville, WA) – Clogging
Surdez, Allen – Vocals, harmonica, guitar
Swingset Hooligans – Vintage dances from the swing era
T
Taste of Tango – Traditional to contemporary dance
Tipich Travelers (Northport, WA) – Family band, strong vocals
Trillium-239 – Award winning songwriting (formerly Humphrey, Hartman and Cameron)
U
Ukestra-Spokane – Community group all levels welcome
UPOP- Ukulele Players of the Palouse – Standards
V
Verdugo, Ernie – Spanish and Flamenco guitar
W
Webb, Patrice (Ponderay, ID) – Award winning original songwriting
Willows – Peter, Paul & Mary Tribute band
Wilson-Bell, Karen – Instructing international folk dance, easy recreational dances
