Performers List (by genre) for 2025 |
Note: An * before a performer's name indicates that the performer is new to the festival this year.
International and Traditional
Argentine Tango/Milonga – Instruction followed by participatory dance
*Ballet Folklorico de Spokane – Traditional dances from Mexico
Bulgarian Dance Group "Roumiana" – Traditional dances from Bulgaria
*Gabe Soileau and Creole Country – Louisiana roots music
Gefilte Trout (Moscow, ID) – Klezmer and Eastern European
Hubbardston Nonesuch – Madrigals, 500-year-old pop songs
*Nordic Dancers – Members of Daughters of Norway share their traditions
Prestwold Players – English dance music from the 17th and 18th centuries
Silver Spurs Youth Folk Dancers – Dances from around the world
Stevens County Stompers (Colville, WA) – Clogging for all ages
Woodside Swing – Vintage swing dance
African
Coeurimba – Southern African style marimbas
Grant Elementary Drummers and Dancers – Traditional African
Musha Marimba – High school group playing Zimbabwean-style marimba
Asian
Spokane Bon Odori – Participatory Japanese folk dance
Spokane Chinese Dance Group – Mongolian, Tibetan, and Han dance
Spokane Taiko – Traditional and original Japanese drumming
Yang Xu – Music on the Guzheng (Chinese Zither)
Celtic
Angus Scott Pipe Band – Scottish bagpipes
Crooked Kilt – Family band with a unique twist to Celtic music
Free Whiskey – Celtic chaos, tradition with a twist
Dennis Glidden – Mostly traditional Irish
Haran Irish Dancers – Award-winning Irish dance
Lake City Highland Dancers – Scottish jigs and reels
Muckle Roe – Music from Scotland and Scandinavia
Spokane Irish Sessions – Traditional Irish music
Spokane Scottish Country Dancers – Traditional Scottish dance
John and Stuart – Traditional Irish concertina and fiddle
Hawaiian
Aloha Hula of Spokane – Ancient and modern hula
Northwest Hula Company – Traditional Hawaiian dance
India
South Asia Cultural Association – East Indian songs and participatory dance
Indian Youth Club of Spokane – Bollywood dance
Middle Eastern
Ahmed Al-Fatlawi – Arabic Maqam with Middle Eastern oud
Nah'Joom – Belly dance
Philippine
FAAIE Silangan Dancers – Traditional Filipino Folk Dance
*FAAIE Bayanihan Rondalla – Filipino folk music on traditional instruments
Filipino American Northwest Association – Filipino dances
*Kultura de Filipino Dance Company – Traditions from the Cordillera region
Americana, Folk, and Eclectic
2 Bit Jug Band – Food, love, and hilarity
Blue Ribbon Tea Company – Originals in American Roots traditions
C# and B Natural – Brazilian choro and bluegrass
Chris Baron and Two Secrets (Portland, OR) – Original funky folk
Cigar Box Slingers – Homemade cigar box and license plate guitars
Hank Cramer – Celtic, cowboy, and maritime traditions
*Front Porch Rockers – Best of recent musical history
*Full House Band – High-energy teen folk band
Haywire – Seasoned musicians sharing great tunes
*Madrona Hollow – Playful, introspective songwriting
*Marmaladies Jam – Singer-Songwriter duo, Maggie Wicken and Veronika Jones
The Mighty PJAMRS Marching Band – Community marching band
Truck Mills and Carl Rey (Ponderay, ID) – Harmony, vocals, and multi-instrumentalists
Heidi Muller and Bob Webb (Joseph, OR) – Traditional Appalachian and originals
Plaid Cat Trio – Jug band, oldies, cowboy
*Popeye Rose Social Club – Folk, country, and originals
The Radio Helpers – Sister duo playing folk songs and Americana
Sidetrack – Participatory dance party to western, country, rock, and blues. Dance with us.
String Cosmology (Yakima, WA) – String band time travelers
*Tasty Material – Eclectic dance tunes
Thirsty Bootz – Folkabilly and more
Trillium 239 (Richland, WA) – A rare isotope in Eastern Washington
*John Wayne Williams – 4-piece folk band
Bluegrass and Old-Time
*Buck 99 Bluegrass – Four-member band
High Valley Mountain Boys – Bluegrass, country, and swing
Homebrew String Band – Eclectic mix of bluegrass and more
Mountain Dew Boys – Bluegrass with tight harmonies
Poor Boy's Delight – Traditional Bluegrass and Americana
Choirs
Hubbardston Nonesuch – Madrigals, 500-year-old pop tunes
Lilac City Voices – A cappella, barbershop
Spokane Raging Grannies – Singing for peace and justice
Contra Dance Bands
*Accidental Harmonies (Sandpoint, ID) – Contra dance band
Crooked Kilt – Celtic tunes
Instrumentalists
Spokane Dulcimer Guild – Performance and brief history of the dulcimer
Ernie Verdugo – Spanish and Flamenco guitar
Yang Xu – Music on the Guzheng (Chinese Zither)
Singers and Songwriters
Blue Ribbon Tea Company – Originals in American Roots traditions
Brittany Jean (Brewster, WA) – Nashville recording artist, songwriter, and storyteller
Tom Cline – Original songs and music
Hank Cramer (Winthrop, WA) – National touring folksinger
Damn Near Departed – Originals from Nick and Mikayla Kittilstved
Desiree – Hammer dulcimer, songs, and stories
Frankie Ghee – Original songs with great lyrics
Heavily Redacted – Storytelling and originals
Larry Lotz (Troutdale, OR) – Americana, country-folk
*The Love Grubs (Snohomish, WA) – Originals from Elise Dahlberg and Brian Hassler
Truck Mills and Carl Rey (Ponderay, ID) – Blues, rags, and old-time
Lyle Morse – Acoustic blues with guitar and harmonica
LaVona Reeves – Songs from her great-grandmother. Children are welcome.
Steve Schennum – Songs you'll never hear on the radio
Harvey Stanley – Folk Americana
Two Grey Cats – Guitar, bass, and vocals
Trillium 239 (Richland, WA) – A rare isotope in Eastern Washington
Zeke Vasquez – Acoustic guitar and songs
Patrice Webb (Ponderay, ID) – Award-winning original songwriting
For Kids of All Ages
Jenny Edgren – Songs for kids of all ages
Family Dance – Easy line, circle, and novelty dances with live music
Lucy D. Ford – Original stories for all ages
The Radio Helpers – Sister duo playing folk songs and Americana
Silver Spurs Youth Folk Dancers – Dances from around the world
Spokane River Tellers – Stories for young and old
Music Workshops
Bagpipe Workshop with Kathy Kinderman, Aaron Stratton, and Bill Wakefield.
*Songwriter's Ideas with Larry Lotz
Dance Participatory and Workshops
Argentine Tango / Milonga with Susan Dankovich
International and Traditional
Argentine Tango/Milonga – Instruction followed by participatory dance
*Ballet Folklorico de Spokane – Traditional dances from Mexico
Bulgarian Dance Group "Roumiana" – Traditional dances from Bulgaria
*Gabe Soileau and Creole Country – Louisiana roots music
Gefilte Trout (Moscow, ID) – Klezmer and Eastern European
Hubbardston Nonesuch – Madrigals, 500-year-old pop songs
*Nordic Dancers – Members of Daughters of Norway share their traditions
Prestwold Players – English dance music from the 17th and 18th centuries
Silver Spurs Youth Folk Dancers – Dances from around the world
Stevens County Stompers (Colville, WA) – Clogging for all ages
Woodside Swing – Vintage swing dance
African
Coeurimba – Southern African style marimbas
Grant Elementary Drummers and Dancers – Traditional African
Musha Marimba – High school group playing Zimbabwean-style marimba
Asian
Spokane Bon Odori – Participatory Japanese folk dance
Spokane Chinese Dance Group – Mongolian, Tibetan, and Han dance
Spokane Taiko – Traditional and original Japanese drumming
Yang Xu – Music on the Guzheng (Chinese Zither)
Celtic
Angus Scott Pipe Band – Scottish bagpipes
Crooked Kilt – Family band with a unique twist to Celtic music
Free Whiskey – Celtic chaos, tradition with a twist
Dennis Glidden – Mostly traditional Irish
Haran Irish Dancers – Award-winning Irish dance
Lake City Highland Dancers – Scottish jigs and reels
Muckle Roe – Music from Scotland and Scandinavia
Spokane Irish Sessions – Traditional Irish music
Spokane Scottish Country Dancers – Traditional Scottish dance
John and Stuart – Traditional Irish concertina and fiddle
Hawaiian
Aloha Hula of Spokane – Ancient and modern hula
Northwest Hula Company – Traditional Hawaiian dance
India
South Asia Cultural Association – East Indian songs and participatory dance
Indian Youth Club of Spokane – Bollywood dance
Middle Eastern
Ahmed Al-Fatlawi – Arabic Maqam with Middle Eastern oud
Nah'Joom – Belly dance
Philippine
FAAIE Silangan Dancers – Traditional Filipino Folk Dance
*FAAIE Bayanihan Rondalla – Filipino folk music on traditional instruments
Filipino American Northwest Association – Filipino dances
*Kultura de Filipino Dance Company – Traditions from the Cordillera region
Americana, Folk, and Eclectic
2 Bit Jug Band – Food, love, and hilarity
Blue Ribbon Tea Company – Originals in American Roots traditions
C# and B Natural – Brazilian choro and bluegrass
Chris Baron and Two Secrets (Portland, OR) – Original funky folk
Cigar Box Slingers – Homemade cigar box and license plate guitars
Hank Cramer – Celtic, cowboy, and maritime traditions
*Front Porch Rockers – Best of recent musical history
*Full House Band – High-energy teen folk band
Haywire – Seasoned musicians sharing great tunes
*Madrona Hollow – Playful, introspective songwriting
*Marmaladies Jam – Singer-Songwriter duo, Maggie Wicken and Veronika Jones
The Mighty PJAMRS Marching Band – Community marching band
Truck Mills and Carl Rey (Ponderay, ID) – Harmony, vocals, and multi-instrumentalists
Heidi Muller and Bob Webb (Joseph, OR) – Traditional Appalachian and originals
Plaid Cat Trio – Jug band, oldies, cowboy
*Popeye Rose Social Club – Folk, country, and originals
The Radio Helpers – Sister duo playing folk songs and Americana
Sidetrack – Participatory dance party to western, country, rock, and blues. Dance with us.
String Cosmology (Yakima, WA) – String band time travelers
*Tasty Material – Eclectic dance tunes
Thirsty Bootz – Folkabilly and more
Trillium 239 (Richland, WA) – A rare isotope in Eastern Washington
*John Wayne Williams – 4-piece folk band
Bluegrass and Old-Time
*Buck 99 Bluegrass – Four-member band
High Valley Mountain Boys – Bluegrass, country, and swing
Homebrew String Band – Eclectic mix of bluegrass and more
Mountain Dew Boys – Bluegrass with tight harmonies
Poor Boy's Delight – Traditional Bluegrass and Americana
Choirs
Hubbardston Nonesuch – Madrigals, 500-year-old pop tunes
Lilac City Voices – A cappella, barbershop
Spokane Raging Grannies – Singing for peace and justice
Contra Dance Bands
*Accidental Harmonies (Sandpoint, ID) – Contra dance band
Crooked Kilt – Celtic tunes
Instrumentalists
Spokane Dulcimer Guild – Performance and brief history of the dulcimer
Ernie Verdugo – Spanish and Flamenco guitar
Yang Xu – Music on the Guzheng (Chinese Zither)
Singers and Songwriters
Blue Ribbon Tea Company – Originals in American Roots traditions
Brittany Jean (Brewster, WA) – Nashville recording artist, songwriter, and storyteller
Tom Cline – Original songs and music
Hank Cramer (Winthrop, WA) – National touring folksinger
Damn Near Departed – Originals from Nick and Mikayla Kittilstved
Desiree – Hammer dulcimer, songs, and stories
Frankie Ghee – Original songs with great lyrics
Heavily Redacted – Storytelling and originals
Larry Lotz (Troutdale, OR) – Americana, country-folk
*The Love Grubs (Snohomish, WA) – Originals from Elise Dahlberg and Brian Hassler
Truck Mills and Carl Rey (Ponderay, ID) – Blues, rags, and old-time
Lyle Morse – Acoustic blues with guitar and harmonica
LaVona Reeves – Songs from her great-grandmother. Children are welcome.
Steve Schennum – Songs you'll never hear on the radio
Harvey Stanley – Folk Americana
Two Grey Cats – Guitar, bass, and vocals
Trillium 239 (Richland, WA) – A rare isotope in Eastern Washington
Zeke Vasquez – Acoustic guitar and songs
Patrice Webb (Ponderay, ID) – Award-winning original songwriting
For Kids of All Ages
Jenny Edgren – Songs for kids of all ages
Family Dance – Easy line, circle, and novelty dances with live music
Lucy D. Ford – Original stories for all ages
The Radio Helpers – Sister duo playing folk songs and Americana
Silver Spurs Youth Folk Dancers – Dances from around the world
Spokane River Tellers – Stories for young and old
Music Workshops
Bagpipe Workshop with Kathy Kinderman, Aaron Stratton, and Bill Wakefield.
- The session will discuss the history of the bagpipes and demonstrate various types. Dummy chanters will be provided for audience participation.
*Songwriter's Ideas with Larry Lotz
- Learn lyric framework and songwriting plots.
Dance Participatory and Workshops
Argentine Tango / Milonga with Susan Dankovich
- Learn and participate in dance.
- Elegance and zest for live music. Dances of Merry Old England with caller Mitchell Frey and the Prestwold Players.
- Susan Dankovich teaches easy dances from around the world, accompanied by live music.
- Saturday – Crooked Kilt with caller Nora Scott
- Sunday – Accidental Harmonies with caller Emily Faulkner
- A participatory dance party to country, western, rock, and blues music.
- Learn dances from India with Sree Nandagopal.
- A demonstration and audience participatory dance.
- Experience participatory Japanese folk dance.
