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Performers List (alphabetical) for 2022

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Note: An * before a performer's name indicates that the performer is new to the Festival this year.

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2 Bit Jug Band – Food, love and hilarity
 
A
Acoustic Renditions (Yakima, WA) – Guitar and violin
Peter Ali (Bellingham, WA) – Native and Mesoamerican flute
Angus Scott Pipe Band – Traditional bagpipe band

B
Baharat Dance Company –
Authentic Middle Eastern, North African and Indian dance
*Chris Baron (Portland, OR) – Original funky folk Americana
Amy Bleu (Portland, OR) – Folk songs, poetry and stories
Blue Ribbon Tea Company – Originals, American roots traditions
Bridges Home (Sandpoint, ID) – Tami and Dave Gunther
Cheryl Branz – Heartfelt to hilarious songs
Bulgarian Dance Group – Traditional dances from Bulgaria

C
Celtic Aires – Women's vocal ensemble, folk songs from Celtic lands
*Cigar Box Slingers – Homemade cigar box and license plate guitars
Coeurimba (Coeur d’Alene, ID) – Southern African style marimbas
Crooked Kilt – Traditional and eclectic tunes with as twist

D
Damn Near Departed – Originals from husband-and-wife duo, Nick and Mikayla
Susan Dankovich – Calls easy dances from around the world
Doug Davis
– Calls traditional square dances
*Due North Band – Lots of variety

E
Jenny Edgren – Songs for kids of all ages
Eyer Family Band – Kids tunes, folk songs and more

F
Family Dance – Easy line, circle and novelty dances with live music
Emily Faulkner
– Calls popular traditional dances
*Filipino-American Northwest Association – Dance group
Floating Crowbar – Traditional Irish music and song
Lucy D. Ford – Original stories for all ages
Free Whiskey – Celtic folk rock band

G
Gefilte Trout (Moscow, ID) – Klezmer tunes and songs
Frankie Ghee – Original songs with guitar
Michael Gifford – Washtub Bass instructional workshop
*Dennis Glidden – Traditional Irish and other folk songs
Grant Elementary Drummers and Dancers – Traditional African

H
Haran Irish Dancers – Award winning Irish dance
*Harp, Flute and Whistle – Irish and Scottish folk music
Heat Speak – Indie folk and world fusion
*High Valley Mountain Boys – Bluegrass quintet
Hubbardston Nonesuch – Madrigals, 500-year-old pop tunes

I
​*Indian Youth Club of Spokane – Celebration of the culture of India

J
Brittany Jean (Brewster, WA) – Nashville recording artist, songwriter and storyteller

K
Keeler, Melvin and Morse – Originals and folk
Steven King – Finger style guitar champion
Hunter Koss – Celtic harpist

L
*Lake City Highland Dancers – Traditional Highland dance
Larry Lotz (Troutdale, OR) – Americana country folk
Arvid Lundin and Deep Roots - Lively Celtic, Scandinavian and American roots

M
Dan Maher (Pullman, WA) – Inland Folk
Maple Ridge Band – Bluegrass with a smile guaranteed
*Joe McCarry (Laredo, TX) – Folk songs of the Pacific Northwest
Mele Polinahe – Music and dance from Hawaii
Meshugga Daddies – Klezmer traditions of the Ashkenazi Jews
*Mighty PJAMRS - Community marching band
*Monroe Bridge – Traditional bluegrass with originals
Lyle Morse – Acoustic blues with guitar and harmonica
Muckle Roe – Traditional Scottish and Scandinavian tunes
Musha Marimba – High school group playing Zimbabwean style marimba

N
Sree Nandagopal – Teaches dances from India
*Northwest Belly Dance Academy – Belly dance, fusion and folkloric dance from the Middle East
Northwest Hula Company – Authentic, traditional Hawaiian and Polynesian dance

O
*O'Doherty's Irish Session – Traditional tunes

P
Planted By Hands – Compelling and unique sound
Poor Boy’s Delight – Bluegrass, folk and Americana
Prestwold Players – Lively, participatory folk dance

R
LaVona Reeves – Folklorist, linguist and poet
Robin and John – Multi-talented instrumentalists and singers

S
Safar – Classic Arabic and Mediterranean fusion dance music

Steve Schenum – Songs you'll never hear on the radio
Nora Scott – Calls popular 100-hundred-year-old traditional dances
Sidetrack – Participatory dance party (country, western, rock and blues)
Silver Spurs Youth Folk Dancers – Dances from around the world
South Asia Cultural Association – East Indian songs and participatory dance
Spokane Area Square Dancers – Demo and audience participation
Spokane Bon Odori – Participatory Japanese folk dance
Spokane Chinese Dance Group – Sharing culture through folk dance
Spokane Dulcimer Guild – Traditional music on the dulcimer
Spokane Raging Grannies – Singing for peace and justice
Spokane Scottish Country Dancers – Traditional Scottish country dance
Spokane Storytelling League – Stories for young and old
Spokane Taiko – Traditional and original drumming
Stevens County Stompers (Colville, WA) – Clogging for all ages
Allen Surdez – Solo guitar and vocals

T
*Two Grey Cats – Guitar, bass and vocals

U
Ukestra-Spokane – Ukulele community group. All levels welcome.

V
Ernie Verdugo – Spanish and flamenco guitar

W
Patrice Webb (Ponderay, ID) – Award winning original songwriting

X
Yang Xu – Traditional music on Chinese Guzheng (zither)
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