2025 Schedule of Performances & Events |
Notes: 1. A 15- or 20-minute break is provided between most acts.
2. The Fall Folk Festival schedule is subject to change. We will attempt to keep the schedule on this page
up to date. However, we will post last-minute changes at the Festival.
2. The Fall Folk Festival schedule is subject to change. We will attempt to keep the schedule on this page
up to date. However, we will post last-minute changes at the Festival.
SATURDAY, November 8
Doors Open at 10:00 am
LAIR AUDITORIUM
11:00 – 12:00 Scottish Program – The Angus Scott Pipe Band, Lake City Highland, and Spokane Scottish Country Dancers
(Auditorium doors open at 10:30.)
12:00 – 12:30 BREAK
12:30 – 1:10 Musha Marimba – Zimbabwean music from Bryant School students
1:30 – 2:10 Kultura de Filipino Dance Company – Dances from the Cordillera region
2:30 – 3:10 Stevens County Stompers – Clogging
3:30 – 4:10 Northwest Hula Company – Traditional Hawaiian dance
4:30 – 5:10 Spokane Taiko – Community Japanese drumming group
5:30 – 6:10 Front Porch Rockers – Folk, country, swing
SASQUATCH ROOM
11:00 – 11:40 Hubbardston Nonesuch – Madrigals, 500-year-old pop tunes
12:00 – 12:40 Truck Mills and Carl Rey – Blues, rags, old-time
1:00 – 1:40 Trillium 239 – A rare isotope in Eastern Washington
2:00 – 2:40 Muckle Roe – Music from Scotland and Scandinavia
3:00 – 3:40 2 Bit Jug Band – Love, food, a scintillating musical cocktail
4:00 – 4:40 Brittany Jean – Singer-Songwriter – Sweet songs and stories
5:00 – 5:40 John Wayne Williams – Blues and folk – 4-piece band
6:00 – 6:40 Gabriel Soileau and Creole Country – Louisiana roots music
7:00 – 7:40 Plaid Cat Trio – Jug-band, oldies, and cowboy
SKITCH CONFERENCE ROOM
11:30 – 12:30 Spokane Dulcimer Guild – Performance and brief history
12:45 – 1:30 Lucy D. Ford – Original stories for all ages
1:45 – 2:15 LaVona Reeves – Songs from her great-grandmother. Children welcome.
2:30 – 3:15 Spokane River Tellers – Stories for kids of all ages
3:30 – 4:30 Sea Shanties with Hank Cramer – Sing-along
4:45 – 5:45 Workshop – Songwriting Ideas with Larry Lotz
THE UNDERGROUND (Hint: It is downstairs in the Lair.)
11:30 – 12:00 Zeke and Dave – Acoustic folk, country duo
12:15 – 12:45 Ernie Verdugo – Spanish and flamenco guitar
1:00 – 1:30 John and Stuart – Traditional Irish concertina and fiddle
1:45 – 2:15 Spokane Raging Grannies – Singing for peace and justice
2:30 – 3:00 Steve Schennum – Songs you will never hear on the radio
3:15 – 3:45 Desiree – Storyteller and roots musician
4:00 – 4:30 Two Grey Cats – Americana and classic oldies
4:45 – 5:15 The Radio Helpers – Teen sister duo – folk and Americana
5:30 – 6:00 C# and B Natural – Folk, Bluegrass, and Choro
6:15 – 6:45 Thirsty Boots – Folkabilly and more
CAFETERIA STAGE
11:00 – 11:30 South Asia Cultural Association – Participatory South Indian dance
11:45 – 12:15 Aloha Hula of Spokane – Sharing “aloha” through hula
12:30 – 1:00 Haywire – Seasoned musicians sharing great tunes
1:15 – 1:45 Silver Spurs Youth Folk Dancers – Dances from around the world
2:00 – 2:45 Family Dance – Easy line, circle, and novelty dances with live music
2:45 – 3:15 BREAK
3:15 – 4:00 FAAIE Bayanihan Rondalla and Silangan Dancers – Philippine culture through folk dance and music
4:15 – 4:45 Spokane Irish Session – Traditional pub session
5:00 – 5:30 Bulgarian Dance Group “Roumiana” – Traditional dances
5:45 – 6:15 Woodside Swing – Vintage swing dance
6:15 – 6:45 BREAK
6:45 – 7:15 Workshop – Contra Dance Introduction with Nora Scott
7:15 – 8:30 Contra Dance with Crooked Kilt and caller Nora Scott – All dances are taught and called
BISTRO STAGE
11:30 – 12:00 Poor Boy’s Delight – Traditional Bluegrass and Americana
12:15 – 12:45 Buck 99 Bluegrass – Four-member band
1:00 – 1:30 Homebrew Stringband – Bluegrass with a twist
1:45 – 2:15 Frankie Ghee – Original songs with great lyrics
2:30 – 3:00 Popeye Rose Social Club – Folk, country, and originals
3:15 – 3:45 Larry Lotz – Americana and country-folk duo
4:00 – 4:30 Blue Ribbon Tea Company – Originals and American roots
4:45 – 5:15 High Valley Mountain Boys – Bluegrass inspired
5:30 – 6:00 Marmaladies Jam – Singer-songwriter duo
6:15 – 6:45 Full House Band – High-energy teen folk band
SMALL GYM (Building 5)
11:30 – 12:00 Nordic Dancers – Folk dances, stories, and songs
12:15 – 1:15 Spokane Area Square Dancers – Audience participation is encouraged
1:30 – 2:00 Grant Drummers and Dancers – African drum and song
2:15 – 3:00 Spokane Bon Odori – Japanese classical and participatory folk dance
3:15 – 3:45 Nah’Joom Dancers – Belly dance
4:00 – 4:45 Coeurimba – Marimba music from Southern Africa
5:00 – 6:00 Argentine Tango/Milonga – Lesson and participatory dance
Doors Open at 10:00 am
LAIR AUDITORIUM
11:00 – 12:00 Scottish Program – The Angus Scott Pipe Band, Lake City Highland, and Spokane Scottish Country Dancers
(Auditorium doors open at 10:30.)
12:00 – 12:30 BREAK
12:30 – 1:10 Musha Marimba – Zimbabwean music from Bryant School students
1:30 – 2:10 Kultura de Filipino Dance Company – Dances from the Cordillera region
2:30 – 3:10 Stevens County Stompers – Clogging
3:30 – 4:10 Northwest Hula Company – Traditional Hawaiian dance
4:30 – 5:10 Spokane Taiko – Community Japanese drumming group
5:30 – 6:10 Front Porch Rockers – Folk, country, swing
SASQUATCH ROOM
11:00 – 11:40 Hubbardston Nonesuch – Madrigals, 500-year-old pop tunes
12:00 – 12:40 Truck Mills and Carl Rey – Blues, rags, old-time
1:00 – 1:40 Trillium 239 – A rare isotope in Eastern Washington
2:00 – 2:40 Muckle Roe – Music from Scotland and Scandinavia
3:00 – 3:40 2 Bit Jug Band – Love, food, a scintillating musical cocktail
4:00 – 4:40 Brittany Jean – Singer-Songwriter – Sweet songs and stories
5:00 – 5:40 John Wayne Williams – Blues and folk – 4-piece band
6:00 – 6:40 Gabriel Soileau and Creole Country – Louisiana roots music
7:00 – 7:40 Plaid Cat Trio – Jug-band, oldies, and cowboy
SKITCH CONFERENCE ROOM
11:30 – 12:30 Spokane Dulcimer Guild – Performance and brief history
12:45 – 1:30 Lucy D. Ford – Original stories for all ages
1:45 – 2:15 LaVona Reeves – Songs from her great-grandmother. Children welcome.
2:30 – 3:15 Spokane River Tellers – Stories for kids of all ages
3:30 – 4:30 Sea Shanties with Hank Cramer – Sing-along
4:45 – 5:45 Workshop – Songwriting Ideas with Larry Lotz
THE UNDERGROUND (Hint: It is downstairs in the Lair.)
11:30 – 12:00 Zeke and Dave – Acoustic folk, country duo
12:15 – 12:45 Ernie Verdugo – Spanish and flamenco guitar
1:00 – 1:30 John and Stuart – Traditional Irish concertina and fiddle
1:45 – 2:15 Spokane Raging Grannies – Singing for peace and justice
2:30 – 3:00 Steve Schennum – Songs you will never hear on the radio
3:15 – 3:45 Desiree – Storyteller and roots musician
4:00 – 4:30 Two Grey Cats – Americana and classic oldies
4:45 – 5:15 The Radio Helpers – Teen sister duo – folk and Americana
5:30 – 6:00 C# and B Natural – Folk, Bluegrass, and Choro
6:15 – 6:45 Thirsty Boots – Folkabilly and more
CAFETERIA STAGE
11:00 – 11:30 South Asia Cultural Association – Participatory South Indian dance
11:45 – 12:15 Aloha Hula of Spokane – Sharing “aloha” through hula
12:30 – 1:00 Haywire – Seasoned musicians sharing great tunes
1:15 – 1:45 Silver Spurs Youth Folk Dancers – Dances from around the world
2:00 – 2:45 Family Dance – Easy line, circle, and novelty dances with live music
2:45 – 3:15 BREAK
3:15 – 4:00 FAAIE Bayanihan Rondalla and Silangan Dancers – Philippine culture through folk dance and music
4:15 – 4:45 Spokane Irish Session – Traditional pub session
5:00 – 5:30 Bulgarian Dance Group “Roumiana” – Traditional dances
5:45 – 6:15 Woodside Swing – Vintage swing dance
6:15 – 6:45 BREAK
6:45 – 7:15 Workshop – Contra Dance Introduction with Nora Scott
7:15 – 8:30 Contra Dance with Crooked Kilt and caller Nora Scott – All dances are taught and called
BISTRO STAGE
11:30 – 12:00 Poor Boy’s Delight – Traditional Bluegrass and Americana
12:15 – 12:45 Buck 99 Bluegrass – Four-member band
1:00 – 1:30 Homebrew Stringband – Bluegrass with a twist
1:45 – 2:15 Frankie Ghee – Original songs with great lyrics
2:30 – 3:00 Popeye Rose Social Club – Folk, country, and originals
3:15 – 3:45 Larry Lotz – Americana and country-folk duo
4:00 – 4:30 Blue Ribbon Tea Company – Originals and American roots
4:45 – 5:15 High Valley Mountain Boys – Bluegrass inspired
5:30 – 6:00 Marmaladies Jam – Singer-songwriter duo
6:15 – 6:45 Full House Band – High-energy teen folk band
SMALL GYM (Building 5)
11:30 – 12:00 Nordic Dancers – Folk dances, stories, and songs
12:15 – 1:15 Spokane Area Square Dancers – Audience participation is encouraged
1:30 – 2:00 Grant Drummers and Dancers – African drum and song
2:15 – 3:00 Spokane Bon Odori – Japanese classical and participatory folk dance
3:15 – 3:45 Nah’Joom Dancers – Belly dance
4:00 – 4:45 Coeurimba – Marimba music from Southern Africa
5:00 – 6:00 Argentine Tango/Milonga – Lesson and participatory dance
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9
Doors Open at 10:00 am
LAIR AUDITORIUM
11:00 – 11:40 Haran Irish Dancers – Energetic hard and soft shoe choreography
(Auditorium doors open at 10:30.) (No saving of seats, please.)
12:00 – 12:40 Heidi Muller & Bob Webb – Traditional Appalachian and originals
1:00 – 1:40 Ballet Folklorico de Spokane – Traditional dance from Mexico
2:00 – 2:40 Lilac City Voices – A cappella and barbershop style
3:00 – 3:40 Spokane Chinese Dance Group, Indian Youth Club, and Filipino American Northwest Association –
Sharing culture through dance
4:00 – 4:40 Free Whiskey – Celtic music with a twist
SASQUATCH ROOM
11:00 – 11:40 String Cosmology – String band time travelers
12:00 – 12:40 Yang Xu – Chinese Zither (Guzheng) music
1:00 – 1:40 Crooked Kilt – Celtic music with a twist
2:00 – 2:40 Hank Cramer – National touring folksinger
3:00 – 3:40 Gefilte Trout – Klezmer tunes and songs
4:00 – 4:40 Chris Baron and Two Secrets – Funky Folk Americana
SKITCH CONFERENCE ROOM
12:30 – 1:30 Spokane River Tellers – Stories for kids of all ages
1:45 – 2:30 Jenny Edgren – Songs for kids of all ages
2:30 – 3:00 BREAK
3:00 – 4:30 Workshop – Scottish Bagpipes – History and demonstration. Dummy chanters will be provided for
audience participation.
THE UNDERGROUND (Hint: It is downstairs in the Lair.)
11:30 – 12:00 Tasty Material – Esoteric dance tunes
12:15 – 12:45 Damn Near Departed – Originals from Nick and Kikayla Kittilstved
1:00 – 1:30 Heavily Redacted – Storytelling and originals
1:45 – 2:15 BREAK
2:30 – 3:00 Dennis Glidden – Mostly traditional Irish music
3:15 – 3:45 Harvey Stanley – Folk and Americana
4:00 – 4:30 Cigar Box Slingers – Homemade cigar box and license plate guitars
CAFETERIA STAGE
11:00 – 11:45 The Mighty PJAMRS Marching Band – Community marching band
12:00 – 1:30 English Country Dance with Prestwold Players and caller Mitchell Frey – Participatory dance with all
levels welcome. All dances are called.
1:30 – 2:00 BREAK
2:00 – 2:45 Sidetrack – Participatory dance party – rock, country western, and blues
2:45 – 3:15 BREAK
3:15 – 3:45 Workshop – Contra Dance Introduction with Emily Faulkner
3:45 – 5:00 Contra Dance with Accidental Harmonies and caller Emily Faulkner – All dances are taught and called
BISTRO STAGE
11:30 – 12:00 Tom Cline – Original music
12:15 – 12:45 Ahmed Al-Fatlawi – Arabic Maqam with Middle Eastern oud
1:00 – 1:30 Love Grubs – Loving duo – Original music
1:45 – 2:15 Patrice Webb – Award-winning original songwriting
2:30 – 3:00 Mountain Dew Boys – Traditional bluegrass
3:15 – 3:45 Lyle Morse – Blues and Americana
4:00 – 4:30 Madrona Hollow – Playful, introspective songwriting
Doors Open at 10:00 am
LAIR AUDITORIUM
11:00 – 11:40 Haran Irish Dancers – Energetic hard and soft shoe choreography
(Auditorium doors open at 10:30.) (No saving of seats, please.)
12:00 – 12:40 Heidi Muller & Bob Webb – Traditional Appalachian and originals
1:00 – 1:40 Ballet Folklorico de Spokane – Traditional dance from Mexico
2:00 – 2:40 Lilac City Voices – A cappella and barbershop style
3:00 – 3:40 Spokane Chinese Dance Group, Indian Youth Club, and Filipino American Northwest Association –
Sharing culture through dance
4:00 – 4:40 Free Whiskey – Celtic music with a twist
SASQUATCH ROOM
11:00 – 11:40 String Cosmology – String band time travelers
12:00 – 12:40 Yang Xu – Chinese Zither (Guzheng) music
1:00 – 1:40 Crooked Kilt – Celtic music with a twist
2:00 – 2:40 Hank Cramer – National touring folksinger
3:00 – 3:40 Gefilte Trout – Klezmer tunes and songs
4:00 – 4:40 Chris Baron and Two Secrets – Funky Folk Americana
SKITCH CONFERENCE ROOM
12:30 – 1:30 Spokane River Tellers – Stories for kids of all ages
1:45 – 2:30 Jenny Edgren – Songs for kids of all ages
2:30 – 3:00 BREAK
3:00 – 4:30 Workshop – Scottish Bagpipes – History and demonstration. Dummy chanters will be provided for
audience participation.
THE UNDERGROUND (Hint: It is downstairs in the Lair.)
11:30 – 12:00 Tasty Material – Esoteric dance tunes
12:15 – 12:45 Damn Near Departed – Originals from Nick and Kikayla Kittilstved
1:00 – 1:30 Heavily Redacted – Storytelling and originals
1:45 – 2:15 BREAK
2:30 – 3:00 Dennis Glidden – Mostly traditional Irish music
3:15 – 3:45 Harvey Stanley – Folk and Americana
4:00 – 4:30 Cigar Box Slingers – Homemade cigar box and license plate guitars
CAFETERIA STAGE
11:00 – 11:45 The Mighty PJAMRS Marching Band – Community marching band
12:00 – 1:30 English Country Dance with Prestwold Players and caller Mitchell Frey – Participatory dance with all
levels welcome. All dances are called.
1:30 – 2:00 BREAK
2:00 – 2:45 Sidetrack – Participatory dance party – rock, country western, and blues
2:45 – 3:15 BREAK
3:15 – 3:45 Workshop – Contra Dance Introduction with Emily Faulkner
3:45 – 5:00 Contra Dance with Accidental Harmonies and caller Emily Faulkner – All dances are taught and called
BISTRO STAGE
11:30 – 12:00 Tom Cline – Original music
12:15 – 12:45 Ahmed Al-Fatlawi – Arabic Maqam with Middle Eastern oud
1:00 – 1:30 Love Grubs – Loving duo – Original music
1:45 – 2:15 Patrice Webb – Award-winning original songwriting
2:30 – 3:00 Mountain Dew Boys – Traditional bluegrass
3:15 – 3:45 Lyle Morse – Blues and Americana
4:00 – 4:30 Madrona Hollow – Playful, introspective songwriting
