Performers List (alphabetical) for 2022 |
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 and hilarity
A
Acoustic Renditions (Yakima, WA) – Guitar and violin
Peter Ali (Bellingham, WA) – Native and Mesoamerican flute
Angus Scot Pipe Band – Traditional bagpipe band
B
Baharat – Authentic dance from the Middle East and North Africa
*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
*Bill Compher – Instrumental classical guitar
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
*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
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
Larry Lotz (Troutdale, OR) – Americana country folk
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
*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
Neema Youth Choir – Multicultural choir for grades 4 to 12
*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
Pages of Harmony – A cappella chorus and quartets
Planted By Hands – Compelling and unique sound
Poor Boy’s Delight – Bluegrass, folk and Americana
Prestwold Players – Lively, participatory folk dance
R
LavVona Reeves – Folklorist, linguist and poet
Robin and John – Multi-talented instrumentalists and singers
Leslie Rousos and Bill Compher – Mandolin and guitar duets through the ages
S
Safar – Classic Arabic and Mediterranean fusion dance music
Nora Scott – Calls popular 100-hundred-year-old traditional dances
Steve Schenum – Songs you'll never hear on the radio
Sesitshaya Marimba (Moscow, ID) – Music from Sub-Saharan Africa
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 Highland Dancers – Scottish fling
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
*Ena Wang – Solo guzheng (Chinese zither)
Patrice Webb (Ponderay, ID) – Award winning original songwriting
Wild Alchemy Dance Collective – Improvised movement from Middle East, North Africa, and India
X
Yang Xu – Traditional music on Chinese Guzheng (zither)
2
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 Scot Pipe Band – Traditional bagpipe band
B
Baharat – Authentic dance from the Middle East and North Africa
*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
*Bill Compher – Instrumental classical guitar
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
*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
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
Larry Lotz (Troutdale, OR) – Americana country folk
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
*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
Neema Youth Choir – Multicultural choir for grades 4 to 12
*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
Pages of Harmony – A cappella chorus and quartets
Planted By Hands – Compelling and unique sound
Poor Boy’s Delight – Bluegrass, folk and Americana
Prestwold Players – Lively, participatory folk dance
R
LavVona Reeves – Folklorist, linguist and poet
Robin and John – Multi-talented instrumentalists and singers
Leslie Rousos and Bill Compher – Mandolin and guitar duets through the ages
S
Safar – Classic Arabic and Mediterranean fusion dance music
Nora Scott – Calls popular 100-hundred-year-old traditional dances
Steve Schenum – Songs you'll never hear on the radio
Sesitshaya Marimba (Moscow, ID) – Music from Sub-Saharan Africa
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 Highland Dancers – Scottish fling
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
*Ena Wang – Solo guzheng (Chinese zither)
Patrice Webb (Ponderay, ID) – Award winning original songwriting
Wild Alchemy Dance Collective – Improvised movement from Middle East, North Africa, and India
X
Yang Xu – Traditional music on Chinese Guzheng (zither)
