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2019 Schedule of Performances & Events

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Notes: 1. A 15-minute break is provided between most acts.
​              2. The Fall Folk Festival schedule is subject to change. We will attempt to keep the schedule that appears on
                  this page up to date. However, last-minute changes will only be posted at the Festival.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9
LAIR AUDITORIUM
11:00 - 1:00     KPBX FM 91.1 Live Radio Show – Audience welcome to attend.
                          Program features Gefilte Trout, Caridwen and Greg Spatz, Bigger Boat, Extraordinary Renditions,
​                          Tracy Spring, and Kevin Brown.
1:30 - 2:15       Bigger Boat – Traditional sea shanties and maritime songs
2:30 - 3:15       Musha Marimba – Music from Zimbabwe and southern Africa
3:30 - 4:15       Mele Polinahe – Music and dance from Hawaii
4:30 - 5:15       Swingset Hooligans – Vintage dances from the swing era
5:30 - 6:15       Gefilte Trout and Riabinouchka (Rowan Tree) – Klezmer, Romani (Gypsy), Russian and Ukrainian songs
6:30 - 7:15       Arvid Lundin & Deep Roots – Lively Celtic
 
SASQUATCH ROOM
11:00 - 11:30   Lokomaikai – Contemporary and traditional Hawaiian music
11:45 - 12:15   Plaid Cat – Swing, country, blues
12:30 - 1:00     Peter Ali – Native American flutist
1:15 - 1:45       Crooked Kilt – Traditional Celtic tunes with as twist
2:00 - 2:30       Caridwen and Greg Spatz – Acoustic multi-instrumental duo
2:30 - 3:00       BREAK
3:00 - 3:30       Free Whiskey – Celtic folk rock
3:45 - 4:15       Dante and Eros Faulk – Folk with a creative twist
4:30 - 5:00       2 Bit Jug band – Love, food and hilarity
5:15 - 5:45       Celtic Aires – Folk songs from Celtic lands
6:00 - 6:30       Re-educated Feller – Bill Siems and friend share cowboy flavored tunes and songs
6:30 - 7:00       BREAK
7:00 - 7:30       Heat Speak – Orchestral folk
 
CONFERENCE ROOM
1:30 - 2:30       Workshop: Spokane Dulcimer Guild – Performance followed by Mountain Dulcimer Workshop
2:45 - 3:30       Spokane Storytelling League – Folk tales for all ages
3:45 - 4:15       Ernie Verdugo – Spanish and flamenco guitar
4:30 - 5:00       Patrice Webb – Award winning original songwriting
5:15 - 5:45       Bob Riggs – One guy with a guitar
6:00 - 6:30       Jonathan Nicholson – Soothing guitar instrumentals
6:45 - 7:15       Allen Surdez – Vocals, harmonica, guitar
 
THE UNDERGROUND (Hint: It’s downstairs in the Lair.)
11:30 - Noon   Spokane Raging Grannies – Original songs for peace & justice
12:15 - 12:45   BlueGlass Spectacles – Guitar duo
1:00 - 1:30       Larry Lotz  – Americana country folk
1:45 - 2:15       Brett and Janet Dodd – Original and contemporary folk/American
2:30 - 3:00       Talena Bricker – Songs inspired by the Pacific Northwest
3:15 - 3:45       Extraordinary Renditions – Ride through twentieth century music
4:00 - 4:30       Blue Ribbon Tea Company – Americana roots
4:45 - 5:15       Dave McRae & Michael Robinson – Folkabilly
5:30 - 6:00       Planted by Hands – Contemporary folk trio
6:15 - 6:45       Spokane Community Choir – A cappella songs from around the world
 
CAFETERIA STAGE
11:00 - Noon   South Asia Cultural Association – East Indian folk song and dance
12:15 - 12:45   Stevens County Stompers – Clogging
1:00 - 2:00       English Country Dance – Learn elegant dances with caller, Mitchell Frey, music by the Prestwold Players
2:15 - 2:45       Silver Spurs Youth Folk Dancers – Multicultural dance
2:45 - 3:15       Family Dance – Learn old fashioned barn dances
3:30 - 4:00       Spokane Irish Dance – Community dance school
4:15 - 4:45       UPOP & Ukestra – Ukulele bands
5:00 - 5:30       Bulgarian Dance Group – Traditional dances from Bulgaria
5:30 - 6:00       BREAK
6:00 - 6:45       Sidetrack – Participatory dance party. Come dance.
6:45 - 7:15       BREAK
7:15 - 7:45       Workshop: Contra Dance Introduction with Nora Scott
7:45 - 9:45       Contra Dance with Crooked Kilt and callers, Nora Scott and Ray Polhemus
 
BISTRO STAGE (Bluegrass & Old-time)
11:30 - Noon   Blue Water Strangers – Americana and bluegrass
12:15 - 12:45   King Trouble and the Cherry Pickers – Lively old-time
1:00 - 1:30       Sondahl & Hawkins – New life to old-time music
1:45 - 2:15       Acousticals – Fine picking all original ensemble
2:30 - 3:00       Maple Ridge Band – Enjoyment guaranteed
3:15 - 3:45       Poor Boy’s Delight – Bluegrass, old-time, contemporary
4:00 - 4:30       Beargrass – Folk and country duo
4:45 - 5:15       Kevin Pace & the Early Edition – Traditional bluegrass and gospel
5:30 - 6:00       The Tipich Travelers – Family band, strong vocals
 
SMALL GYM (Building 5)
11:30 - 12:30   Scottish Pipers, Highland and Country Dancers
12:45 - 1:15     Coeur d’Alene Youth Marimbas – Rhythms of Southern Africa
1:30 - 2:00       Northwest Hula Company – Traditional Hawaiian and Polynesian influence
2:15 - 2:45       Baharat – Authentic dance from the Middle East and North Africa with live music
3:00 - 3:30       Grant School Drummers – African drum and dance
3:45 - 4:15       Otis Orchards Malleteers – Youth mallet percussion group
4:30 - 5:00       Nah’Joom – American belly dance with Middle Eastern influence
5:15 - 5:45       Coeurimba – Marimba music from Zimbabwe
 
ROCKET BAKERY STAGE (Building 5)
Noon - 1:00     Dick Frost – Magic and comedy for all ages
1:15 - 2:00       Lucy D. Ford – Original stories for all ages
2:15 - 3:15       Workshop: Native American flute with Peter Ali. Fourth grade to adults welcome. Flutes provided
3:30 - 4:30       Workshop: Songwriting Ideas with Larry Lotz
4:45 - 5:45       Workshop: Singing sea shanties with Hank Cramer
 
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10
LAIR AUDITORIUM
11:30 - 12:30   Floating Crowbar and Haran Irish Dancers – Irish step dance with high-energy music
​                          (Stage doors open at 11 am. Seating is limited.)
1:00 - 1:45       Spokane Taiko – Community Japanese drumming group
2:00 - 2:45       Kosher Red Hots – Eastern European & Jewish music
3:00 - 3:45       Howling Gaels – Celtic diaspora music
4:00 - 4:45       Sesitshaya Marimba – Music from Sub-Saharan Africa
 
SASQUATCH ROOM
11:00 - 11:30   Meshugga Daddies – Klezmer band
11:45 - 12:15   Hank Cramer – Cowboy and more
12:30 - 1:00     Muckle Roe – Tunes from Scandinavia and the Shetlands
1:15 - 1:45       Dan Maher – Inland Folk
2:00 - 2:30       “Brittany Jean” – Nashville recording artist
2:45 - 3:15       Hubbardston Nonesuch – Madrigals, 500 year old pop tunes
3:30 - 4:45       Music with a Message: Songs of Social Change with Trillium-239 –
​                          Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau Program
 
CONFERENCE ROOM
11:30 – 12:30  Spokane Storytelling League – Folk tales for all ages
12:45 - 1:15     Bob Rice – Toe tapping folk
1:30 - 2:00       Ron Doyen – Folk and blues gems
2:15 - 2:45       Hunter Koss – Solo harpist, Celtic and traditional folk
3:00 - 3:30       Truck Mills & Carl Rey – Blues, jug band, vocals
3:45 - 4:15       Frankie Ghee – Strong vocals, clear lyrics
 
THE UNDERGROUND (Hint: It’s downstairs in the Lair.)
11:30 - Noon   Trillium-239 – Award winning songwriting
12:15 - 12:45   Michael & Keleren Millham – Fusion folk
1:00 - 1:30       Tracy Spring – Folk and blues on guitar and mandola
1:45 - 2:15       Robinsong – Celtic and more
2:30 - 3:00       Sock Puppets – Songs never heard on the radio
3:15 - 3:45       Daniel Hall – Folk rock
 
CAFETERIA
11:00 – 11:45  Pages of Harmony – Men’s acapella harmony chorus
12:00 - 1:00     Spokane Area Square Dancers with caller, Doug Davis, demo and participatory dance
1:15 - 2:15       International Folk Dance – Recreational community folk dance with Karen Wilson-Bell
2:30 - 3:00       Nine-Pint Coggies – Scottish fiddle music
3:00 - 3:30       BREAK
3:30 - 3:45       Workshop: Contra Dance Introduction with Karen Wilson-Bell
3:45 - 5:00       Contra Dance with the Hounds of Prestwold and caller, Karen Wilson-Bell
 
BISTRO STAGE (Americana)
11:30 - Noon   Kevin Brown – Original songs from new album
12:15 - 12:45   Eyer Family Band – Kids tune folk songs and more
1:00 - 1:30       Damn Near Departed – Originals from this husband and wife duo
1:45 - 2:15       Carter Junction – A duo playing cowboy, Celtic folk or bistro
2:30 - 3:00       Fancee That – Songs rooted in tradition & inspiration
3:15 - 3:45       Shiloh Rising – An acoustic duo playing contemporary original
4:00 - 4:30       Willows – Peter, Paul & Mary tribute band
 
SMALL GYM (Building 5) (Times may vary.)
12:45 - 1:15     Taste of Tango – Traditional to contemporary
1:30 - 2:00       Cimarron Tribal Belly Dance – American Tribal style
2:15 - 3:00       Spokane Buddhist Temple Bon Odori – Participatory Japanese dance
3:15 - 4:30       Children of the Sun – Community drumming group
 
ROCKET BAKERY STAGE (Building 5 Classroom)
Noon - 1:00     Dick Frost – Magic and comedy for all ages
1:15 - 2:00       Jenny Edgren – Songs for kids of all ages
2:15 - 3:45       Workshop: Irish guitar accompaniment in DADGAG tuning – Rick Rubin and James Hunter
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