2022 Schedule of Performances & Events |
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.
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 12
LAIR AUDITORIUM
11:00 - 12:00 Floating Crowbar and Haran Irish Dancers – Irish step dance with high-energy music
(Auditorium doors open at 10:30) No saving of seats
12:00 - 12:30 BREAK
12:30 - 1:15 Angus Scott Pipe Band, Highland Dancers and Scottish Country Dancers – Traditional Scottish
1:30 - 2:15 Stevens County Stompers – Clogging
2:30 - 3:15 Grant Elementary Drummers and Dancers – African drum and dance
3:30 - 4:15 Musha Marimba – Music from Zimbabwe and southern Africa
4:30 - 5:15 Spokane Chinese Dance Group – Sharing culture through folk dance
5:30 - 6:15 Spokane Taiko – Community Japanese drumming group
6:30 - 7:15 Northwest Belly Dance Academy – Belly dance, fusion and folkloric dance from the Middle East
7:30 - 8:15 Coeurimba – Marimba music from Zimbabwe
SASQUATCH ROOM
11:00 - 11:30 Celtic Aires – Women's vocal ensemble folk songs from Celtic lands
11:45 - 12:15 Yang Xu – Traditional music on Chinese Guzheng (zither)
12:30 - 1:00 Safar – Classic Arabic and Mediterranean fusion dance music
1:15 - 1:45 2 Bit Jug Band – Love, food and hilarity
2:00 - 2:30 Peter Ali – Native and Mesoamerican flute
2:45 - 3:15 Bridges Home – Americana by Tami and David Gunther
3:15 - 3:45 BREAK
3:45 - 4:15 Crooked Kilt – Traditional Celtic tunes with as twist
4:30 - 5:00 Brittany Jean – Nashville recording artist, songwriter and storyteller
5:15 - 5:45 Hubbardston Nonesuch – Madrigals, 500-year-old pop tunes
6:00 - 6:30 Muckle Roe – Traditional music from Scotland and Scandinavia
6:30 - 7:00 BREAK
7:00 - 7:45 Heat Speak – Indie folk and world fusion
CONFERENCE ROOM
12:30 - 1:30 Spokane Dulcimer Guild – Performance and brief history
1:30 - 2:00 BREAK
2:00 - 2:45 Jenny Edgren – Songs for kids of all ages
3:00 - 4:00 Spokane Storytelling League – Folk tales for all ages
4:00 - 4:30 BREAK
4:30 - 6:00 Workshop: Native and Mesoamerican flute with Peter Ali
Fourth grade to adults welcome. Flutes provided.
THE UNDERGROUND (Hint: It’s downstairs in the Lair.)
12:00 - 12:30 Leslie Rousos and Bill Compher – Mandolin and guitar duets through the ages
12:45 - 1:15 Spokane Raging Grannies – Singing for peace and justice
1:30 - 2:00 Steve Schennum – Songs you'll never hear on the radio
2:15 - 2:45 LaVona Reeves – Folklorist, linguist and poet
3:00 - 3:30 Acoustic Renditions – Guitar and violin
3:45 - 4:15 Hunter Koss – Celtic harpist
4:30 - 5:00 Eyer Family Band – Kids tunes, folk songs and more
5:15 - 5:45 Ernie Verdugo – Spanish and flamenco guitar
CAFETERIA STAGE
11:00 - 12:00 South Asia Cultural Association – East Indian folk song and dance
12:15 - 12:45 Silver Spurs Youth Folk Dancers – Dances from around the world
1:00 - 1:45 Family Dance – Easy line, circle and novelty dances with live music
2:00 - 2:45 Spokane Bon Odori – Participatory Japanese folk dance
3:00 - 3:45 Bulgarian Dance Group – Traditional dances from Bulgaria
4:00 - 4:45 Wild Alchemy Dance Collective – Improvised movement from Middle East, North Africa and India
4:45 - 5:15 BREAK
5:15 - 6:00 Sidetrack – Participatory dance party. Come dance to country, western, rock and blues.
6:00 - 6:30 BREAK
6:30 - 7:00 Workshop: Contra Dance Introduction with Nora Scott
7:00 - 8:30 Contra Dance with Arvid Lundin and Deep Roots and caller, Nora Scott
BISTRO STAGE
11:30 - 12:00 Poor Boy’s Delight – Bluegrass, old-time and contemporary
12:15 - 12:45 Damn Near Departed – Originals from husband-and-wife duo, Nick and Mikayla
1:00 - 1:30 Frankie Ghee – Original songs with guitar, clear lyrics
1:45 - 2:15 Chris Baron – Original funky folk Americana
2:30 - 3:00 Larry Lotz – Americana country folk
3:15 - 3:45 Planted By Hands – Compelling and unique sound
4:00 - 4:30 Lyle Morse – Acoustic blues with guitar and harmonica
4:45 - 5:15 High Valley Mountain Boys – Bluegrass quintet
5:30 - 6:00 Maple Ridge Band – Bluegrass with enjoyment guaranteed
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13
LAIR AUDITORIUM
11:00 - 11:45 Mele Polinahe and Northwest Hula – Hawaiian dance with live music
12:00 - 12:45 Meshugga Daddies – Klezmer traditions of the Ashkenazi Jews
1:00 - 1:45 Dan Maher – Inland Folk
2:00 - 2:45 Baharat – Authentic dance from the Middle East and North Africa
3:00 - 3:45 Sesitshaya Marimba – Music from Sub-Saharan Africa
4:00 - 4:45 Gefilte Trout – Klezmer tunes and songs
SASQUATCH ROOM
11:00 - 11:30 O'Doherty's Irish Session – Traditional tunes
11:45 - 12:15 Blue Ribbon Tea Company – Originals, Americana roots
12:30 - 1:00 Cheryl Branz – Heartfelt to hilarious songs
1:15 - 1:45 Keeler, Melvin and Morse – Originals and folk
2:00 - 2:30 Patrice Webb – Award winning original songwriting
2:45 - 3:15 Ena Wang – Solo guzheng (Chinese zither)
3:30 - 4:15 Free Whiskey – Celtic folk rock
CONFERENCE ROOM
12:00 – 1:00 Spokane Storytelling League – Folk tales for all ages
1:15 - 2:00 Lucy D. Ford – Original stories for all ages
2:00 - 2:30 BREAK
2:30 - 4:00 Workshop: Washtub Bass – Instructional workshop with Michael Gifford (2 Bit Jug Band)
THE UNDERGROUND (Hint: It’s downstairs in the Lair.)
11:15 - 11:45 Allen Surdez – Vocals, harmonica and guitar
12:00 - 12:30 Robin and John – Multi -talented instrumentalists and singers
12:45 - 1:15 Bill Compher – Instrumental classical guitar
1:30 - 2:00 Cigar Box Slingers – Homemade cigar box and license plate guitars
2:15 - 2:45 Harp, Flute and Whistle – Irish and Scottish folk music
3:00 - 3:30 Amy Bleu – Folk songs, poetry and stories
3:45 - 4:15 Ukestra Spokane – Ukulele community group, all levels welcome
CAFETERIA
11:00 – 11:30 Neema Youth Choir – Multicultural choir for grades 4 to 12
11:45 - 12:30 Pages of Harmony – Men’s a cappella chorus and quartets
12:45 - 1:15 Indian Youth Club of Spokane – Celebration of the culture of India
1:30 - 2:30 Spokane Area Square Dancers with caller, Doug Davis, demo and participatory dance
2:30 - 3:00 BREAK
3:00 - 3:30 Workshop: Contra Dance – Learn lively, participatory folk dance
3:30 - 5:00 Contra Dance with The Prestwold Players and caller, Emily Faulkner
BISTRO STAGE
11:30 - 12:15 Monroe Bridge – Traditional bluegrass with originals
12:30 - 1:00 Dennis Glidden – Traditional Irish and other folk songs
1:15 - 1:45 Joe McCarry – Folk songs of the Pacific Northwest
2:00 - 2:30 Steven King – Finger style guitar champion
2:45 - 3:15 Two Grey Cats – Guitar, bass and vocals
3:30 - 4:00 Due North Band – Fun and variety
LAIR AUDITORIUM
11:00 - 12:00 Floating Crowbar and Haran Irish Dancers – Irish step dance with high-energy music
(Auditorium doors open at 10:30) No saving of seats
12:00 - 12:30 BREAK
12:30 - 1:15 Angus Scott Pipe Band, Highland Dancers and Scottish Country Dancers – Traditional Scottish
1:30 - 2:15 Stevens County Stompers – Clogging
2:30 - 3:15 Grant Elementary Drummers and Dancers – African drum and dance
3:30 - 4:15 Musha Marimba – Music from Zimbabwe and southern Africa
4:30 - 5:15 Spokane Chinese Dance Group – Sharing culture through folk dance
5:30 - 6:15 Spokane Taiko – Community Japanese drumming group
6:30 - 7:15 Northwest Belly Dance Academy – Belly dance, fusion and folkloric dance from the Middle East
7:30 - 8:15 Coeurimba – Marimba music from Zimbabwe
SASQUATCH ROOM
11:00 - 11:30 Celtic Aires – Women's vocal ensemble folk songs from Celtic lands
11:45 - 12:15 Yang Xu – Traditional music on Chinese Guzheng (zither)
12:30 - 1:00 Safar – Classic Arabic and Mediterranean fusion dance music
1:15 - 1:45 2 Bit Jug Band – Love, food and hilarity
2:00 - 2:30 Peter Ali – Native and Mesoamerican flute
2:45 - 3:15 Bridges Home – Americana by Tami and David Gunther
3:15 - 3:45 BREAK
3:45 - 4:15 Crooked Kilt – Traditional Celtic tunes with as twist
4:30 - 5:00 Brittany Jean – Nashville recording artist, songwriter and storyteller
5:15 - 5:45 Hubbardston Nonesuch – Madrigals, 500-year-old pop tunes
6:00 - 6:30 Muckle Roe – Traditional music from Scotland and Scandinavia
6:30 - 7:00 BREAK
7:00 - 7:45 Heat Speak – Indie folk and world fusion
CONFERENCE ROOM
12:30 - 1:30 Spokane Dulcimer Guild – Performance and brief history
1:30 - 2:00 BREAK
2:00 - 2:45 Jenny Edgren – Songs for kids of all ages
3:00 - 4:00 Spokane Storytelling League – Folk tales for all ages
4:00 - 4:30 BREAK
4:30 - 6:00 Workshop: Native and Mesoamerican flute with Peter Ali
Fourth grade to adults welcome. Flutes provided.
THE UNDERGROUND (Hint: It’s downstairs in the Lair.)
12:00 - 12:30 Leslie Rousos and Bill Compher – Mandolin and guitar duets through the ages
12:45 - 1:15 Spokane Raging Grannies – Singing for peace and justice
1:30 - 2:00 Steve Schennum – Songs you'll never hear on the radio
2:15 - 2:45 LaVona Reeves – Folklorist, linguist and poet
3:00 - 3:30 Acoustic Renditions – Guitar and violin
3:45 - 4:15 Hunter Koss – Celtic harpist
4:30 - 5:00 Eyer Family Band – Kids tunes, folk songs and more
5:15 - 5:45 Ernie Verdugo – Spanish and flamenco guitar
CAFETERIA STAGE
11:00 - 12:00 South Asia Cultural Association – East Indian folk song and dance
12:15 - 12:45 Silver Spurs Youth Folk Dancers – Dances from around the world
1:00 - 1:45 Family Dance – Easy line, circle and novelty dances with live music
2:00 - 2:45 Spokane Bon Odori – Participatory Japanese folk dance
3:00 - 3:45 Bulgarian Dance Group – Traditional dances from Bulgaria
4:00 - 4:45 Wild Alchemy Dance Collective – Improvised movement from Middle East, North Africa and India
4:45 - 5:15 BREAK
5:15 - 6:00 Sidetrack – Participatory dance party. Come dance to country, western, rock and blues.
6:00 - 6:30 BREAK
6:30 - 7:00 Workshop: Contra Dance Introduction with Nora Scott
7:00 - 8:30 Contra Dance with Arvid Lundin and Deep Roots and caller, Nora Scott
BISTRO STAGE
11:30 - 12:00 Poor Boy’s Delight – Bluegrass, old-time and contemporary
12:15 - 12:45 Damn Near Departed – Originals from husband-and-wife duo, Nick and Mikayla
1:00 - 1:30 Frankie Ghee – Original songs with guitar, clear lyrics
1:45 - 2:15 Chris Baron – Original funky folk Americana
2:30 - 3:00 Larry Lotz – Americana country folk
3:15 - 3:45 Planted By Hands – Compelling and unique sound
4:00 - 4:30 Lyle Morse – Acoustic blues with guitar and harmonica
4:45 - 5:15 High Valley Mountain Boys – Bluegrass quintet
5:30 - 6:00 Maple Ridge Band – Bluegrass with enjoyment guaranteed
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13
LAIR AUDITORIUM
11:00 - 11:45 Mele Polinahe and Northwest Hula – Hawaiian dance with live music
12:00 - 12:45 Meshugga Daddies – Klezmer traditions of the Ashkenazi Jews
1:00 - 1:45 Dan Maher – Inland Folk
2:00 - 2:45 Baharat – Authentic dance from the Middle East and North Africa
3:00 - 3:45 Sesitshaya Marimba – Music from Sub-Saharan Africa
4:00 - 4:45 Gefilte Trout – Klezmer tunes and songs
SASQUATCH ROOM
11:00 - 11:30 O'Doherty's Irish Session – Traditional tunes
11:45 - 12:15 Blue Ribbon Tea Company – Originals, Americana roots
12:30 - 1:00 Cheryl Branz – Heartfelt to hilarious songs
1:15 - 1:45 Keeler, Melvin and Morse – Originals and folk
2:00 - 2:30 Patrice Webb – Award winning original songwriting
2:45 - 3:15 Ena Wang – Solo guzheng (Chinese zither)
3:30 - 4:15 Free Whiskey – Celtic folk rock
CONFERENCE ROOM
12:00 – 1:00 Spokane Storytelling League – Folk tales for all ages
1:15 - 2:00 Lucy D. Ford – Original stories for all ages
2:00 - 2:30 BREAK
2:30 - 4:00 Workshop: Washtub Bass – Instructional workshop with Michael Gifford (2 Bit Jug Band)
THE UNDERGROUND (Hint: It’s downstairs in the Lair.)
11:15 - 11:45 Allen Surdez – Vocals, harmonica and guitar
12:00 - 12:30 Robin and John – Multi -talented instrumentalists and singers
12:45 - 1:15 Bill Compher – Instrumental classical guitar
1:30 - 2:00 Cigar Box Slingers – Homemade cigar box and license plate guitars
2:15 - 2:45 Harp, Flute and Whistle – Irish and Scottish folk music
3:00 - 3:30 Amy Bleu – Folk songs, poetry and stories
3:45 - 4:15 Ukestra Spokane – Ukulele community group, all levels welcome
CAFETERIA
11:00 – 11:30 Neema Youth Choir – Multicultural choir for grades 4 to 12
11:45 - 12:30 Pages of Harmony – Men’s a cappella chorus and quartets
12:45 - 1:15 Indian Youth Club of Spokane – Celebration of the culture of India
1:30 - 2:30 Spokane Area Square Dancers with caller, Doug Davis, demo and participatory dance
2:30 - 3:00 BREAK
3:00 - 3:30 Workshop: Contra Dance – Learn lively, participatory folk dance
3:30 - 5:00 Contra Dance with The Prestwold Players and caller, Emily Faulkner
BISTRO STAGE
11:30 - 12:15 Monroe Bridge – Traditional bluegrass with originals
12:30 - 1:00 Dennis Glidden – Traditional Irish and other folk songs
1:15 - 1:45 Joe McCarry – Folk songs of the Pacific Northwest
2:00 - 2:30 Steven King – Finger style guitar champion
2:45 - 3:15 Two Grey Cats – Guitar, bass and vocals
3:30 - 4:00 Due North Band – Fun and variety
