2017 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 11
LAIR AUDITORIUM
11:00 – 1:00 KPBX FM 91.1 Live Radio Show – Audience Welcome
Featuring Brad Keeler and Jackie Fox, Paul Ely Smith, Kori Ailene,
Veterans Tribute, Dan Maher, Ernie Verdugo, Whimzik
1:30 - 2:15 Stevens County Stompers – Clogging
2:30 - 3:15 Howling Gaels – Celtic music & song
3:30 - 4:15 Musha Marimba – Music from Zimbabwe & southern Africa
4:30 - 5:15 Safar – Arabic traditional music & dance
5:30 - 6:15 Spokane Taiko – Modern Japanese/American drumming & flute
6:30 - 7:15 Arvid Lundin & Deep Roots – Lively Celtic
SASQUATCH ROOM
11:00 – 11:30 Celtic Aires – Women’s vocal ensemble
11:45 – 12:30 Meshugga Daddies – Klezmer band
1:00 – 1:45 Hank Cramer – From Celtic to cowboy
2:00 – 2:30 Peter Ali – Native American flutist
2:45 – 3:15 Gefilte Trout – Klezmer from Eastern Europe
3:30 – 4:00 Dan Maher – Inland folk 35th anniversary
4:15 – 4:45 Free Whiskey – Celtic folk-rock band
5:00 – 5:30 2 Bit Jug band – Love, food & hilarity
5:45 – 6:15 Whimzik – Celtic music with Uilliann pipes
6:30 – 7:00 Paul Ely Smith – African-American fretless gourd banjo music
7:15 – 7:45 Blue Ribbon Tea Company – Americana roots
CONFERENCE ROOM
1:30 – 2:00 Bodhi Bill Miller – Original folk
2:15 – 2:45 Laddie Ray Melvin – Songwriter
3:00 – 3:30 Kori Ailene – Original folk songs
3:45 – 4:15 Ernie Verdugo – Traditional & improvisational Spanish guitar
4:30 - 5:00 Jim Pryts – Songwriter with guitar & banjo
5:15 - 6:15 Workshop - Native American flute – Flutes provided, 4th grade to adult welcome
6:30 - 7:00 James Funke-Loubigniac – Music on the hurdy-gurdy
7:15 - 7:45 Allen Surdez – Guitar & harmonica with vocals
THE UNDERGROUND (Hint: It's downstairs in the Lair.)
11:30 – Noon John Elwood and Robin Elwood – Mountain dulcimer, squeeze box, ballads
12:15 – 12:45 Spokane Raging Grannies – Original songs for peace & justice
1:00 – 1:30 Dave McRae & Michael Robinson – Folkabilly
1:45 – 2:15 UPOP & Ukestra – Ukulele bands
2:30 – 3:00 Poor Boy's Delight – Folk, bluegrass, old-time
3:15 – 3:45 Spokane Community Choir – Songs from many cultures
4:00 – 4:30 Olivia Awbrey – Nationally acclaimed touring folk-punk songwriter
4:45 – 5:15 Dick Warwick – Cowboy poetry
5:30 – 6:15 LaVona Reeves – Folklorist & singer
6:30 – 7:15 Campbell River – Lovely & lively Celtic
CAFETERIA STAGE
11:00 – 11:30 Hillyard Belles & the Trainmen – Tap dance
11:45 – 12:15 Tribe Sahara – Middle Eastern belly dance
12:30 – 1:30 East Indian Folk Dance with Sree Nandagopal
1:45 – 2:00 Veterans Day Tribute with Pages of Harmony
2:00 – 2:30 Pages of Harmony – Men’s a capella harmony chorus
2:45 – 3:45 Workshop - International Folk Dance with Karen Wilson-Bell – Easy recreational folk dance
3:45 – 4:15 Silver Spurs Youth Folk Dancers – Multicultural dance
4:30 – 4:45 Spokane Bulgarian Community Dancers – Authentic traditional dances
4:45 – 5:00 Danza Mexica – Traditional Aztec prayer dance
5:15 – 5:45 Nine-Pint Coggies – Scottish fiddle music
6:00 – 6:30 Spokane Irish Dance – Community dance school
6:30 – 7:00 reset chairs & sound check
7:00 – 7:45 Sidetrack – Participatory dance party, come dance
8:00 – 8:30 Workshop - Contra Dance Introduction with Nora Scott
8:30 – 10:00 Contra Dance with Crooked Kilt and callers Nora Scott & Ray Polhemus
BISTRO STAGE (Bluegrass & Old-time)
11:30 – Noon Crab Creek Wranglers – Bluegrass, country, blues
12:15 – 12:45 Crawdad Run – Old-time & more
1:00 – 1:30 Kettle Creek Bluegrass Band – Decade of bluegrass
1:45 – 2:15 Montana Ramblers – 1850 to current bluegrass
2:30 – 3:00 Brad Keeler Trio – Bluegrass, old-time, originals
3:15 – 3:45 Mighty Dreadful – Bluegrass junkies
4:00 – 4:30 River City Ramblers – Toe-tapping old-time
4:45 – 5:15 Blue Water Strangers – Old-time & Americana
5:30 – 6:00 Jackie Fox & the Hounds – A “howling” goodtime
6:15 – 6:45 Mountain Dew Boys – Bluegrass, Gospel
SMALL GYM (Building 5)
11:30 – 12:30 Scottish Pipers, Highland and Country Dancers
12:45 – 1:15 Coeur d’Alene Youth Marimbas – Music from Zimbabwe
1:30 – 2:00 Northwest Hula Company – traditional Hawaiian & Polynesian
2:15 – 2:45 Otis Orchards Malleteers – Youth mallet percussion group
3:00 – 3:30 Spokane Tango – Argentine tango
3:45 – 4:30 Spokane Buddhist Temple Bon Odori – Participatory Japanese folk dance
4:45 – 5:15 Coeurimba – Marimba music from Zimbabwe
5:30 – 6:00 Nah’Joom – Middle Eastern belly dance
6:15 – 6:45 SCC Multicultural Students – Native American dancers & drummers
FAMILY STAGE (Building 5)
Noon – 1:30 Spokane Storytelling League – Stories for young & young-at-heart
1:45 – 2:30 Lucy D. Ford – Original stories
2:45 – 3:30 Richard Clarkson – Folk songs for children
3:45 – 4:15 Dick Frost – Magic & comedy for all ages
4:15 – 4:30 break
3:45 – 5:30 Dick Frost – Magic & comedy for all ages
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12
LAIR AUDITORIUM
11:00 – 11:30 Neema Youth Choir – African Youth Choir
11:45 – 12:30 La Patience Band – Soukusse-Rumba (Congo)
12:30 – 1:00 stage reset
1:00 – 2:00 Floating Crowbar and Haran Irish Dancers – Traditional &
contemporary Irish step dance with high-energy Irish music
2:00 – 2:30 stage reset
2:30 – 3:15 Kosher Red Hots – Jewish music
3:30 – 4:00 Swing Set Hooligans – High-energy swing dance
4:15 – 5:00 Sesitshaya Marimba – Music from Sub-Saharan Africa
SASQUATCH ROOM
11:00 – 11:30 Level Four – Blues, jazz & originals
11:45 – 12:15 Koyasuyo – Music from the Andes
12:30 – 1:00 Michael & Keleren Millham (Sidhe) – Fusion folk
1:15 – 1:45 Alma Brasileira – Brazilian choro
2:00 – 2:30 Cheryl Branz – Heartfelt songs to hilarious
2:45 – 3:15 Broken Whistle – Traditional Celtic band
3:30 – 4:00 Scotia Road – Americana
4:15 – 4:45 Sharp/BrownHawk – Contemporary Native America
CONFERENCE ROOM
11:45 – 12:15 Ron Doyen – Folk & blues gems
12:30 – 1:00 Patrice Webb – Award-winning songs from North Idaho
1:15 – 1:45 Gary Edwards – Original songs with a focus on Idaho
2:00 – 2:30 Bob Rice – Toe tapping folk
2:45 – 3:15 Gabriella Rose – 15 year old singer-songwriter
3:30 – 4:00 Lavinia Ross – Americana & blues
4:15 – 4:45 Frankie Ghee – Singer/songwriter, simple & clean
THE UNDERGROUND (Hint: It's downstairs in the Lair.)
11:30 – Noon Todd Milne & Moksha – Instrumental world fusion
12:15 – 12:45 Browne Salmon Truck – Blues, jazz, Latin
1:00 – 1:30 “Lonesome” Lyle Morse – Traditional & original blues
1:45 – 2:15 Dario Re Band – Indie folk
2:30 – 3:00 Hubbardston Nonesuch – Renaissance madrigals
3:15 – 3:45 Robinsong – Originals & folk
4:00 – 4:30 Sock Puppets – Idols of American youth
CAFETERIA STAGE
11:30 – Noon Baharat!! Dance Company – Authentic dances of Middle East & North Africa
12:15 – 1:15 English Country Dance – Elegant dances & music with the Prestwold Players & caller Mitchell Frey
1:30 – 2:00 Mele Polinahe – Music from Hawaii
2:00 – 2:15 Desi Spokane Dancers – Dances of world peace from East India
2:15 – 3:15 Spokane Area Square Dancers with caller Doug Davis
3:15 – 3:30 set up
3:30 – 3:45 Workshop - Contra Dance Introduction with Mitchell Frey
3:45 – 5:00 Contra Dance with Dog Paw with callers, Mitchell Frey & Emily Faulkner
BISTRO STAGE (Americana)
11:30 – Noon The Willows – Tribute to Peter, Paul & Mary
12:15 – 12:45 Carter Junction – Folk, Celtic, cowboy
1:00 – 1:30 Kevin Brown – Honest, lyrical songwriting
1:45 – 2:15 Re-educated Fellers – Western flavored cowboy tunes & poetry
2:30 – 3:00 Shiloh Rising – Acoustic duo performing contemporary original
3:15 – 3:45 Panhandle Cowboys – Western music & cowboy poetry
4:00 – 4:30 Brett and Janet Dodd – Duo, tight-woven harmonies
SMALL GYM (Building 5)
11:30 – Noon King Trouble & the Cherry Pickers – Youth string band
12:15 – 12:45 United Methodist Marimba Band – African marimba
1:00 – 1:30 Cultures’ Dance Arts – Dances from around the world
1:45 - 2:15 Cimarron Tribal Belly Dance – American Tribal style
2:30 – 3:30 Family Dance – Old fashioned barn dance
3:45 – 4:15 Grant School Drummers & Dancers – African drum & dance
FAMILY STAGE - (Building 5 Classroom)
Noon – 12:30 Dick Frost – Magic & comedy for all ages
12:30 - 12:45 break
12:45 – 1:30 Dick Frost – Magic & comedy for all ages
1:45 – 2:45 Spokane Storytelling League – Stories for young & young-at-heart
3:00 – 3:45 Jenny Edgren – Songs for kids of all ages
LAIR AUDITORIUM
11:00 – 1:00 KPBX FM 91.1 Live Radio Show – Audience Welcome
Featuring Brad Keeler and Jackie Fox, Paul Ely Smith, Kori Ailene,
Veterans Tribute, Dan Maher, Ernie Verdugo, Whimzik
1:30 - 2:15 Stevens County Stompers – Clogging
2:30 - 3:15 Howling Gaels – Celtic music & song
3:30 - 4:15 Musha Marimba – Music from Zimbabwe & southern Africa
4:30 - 5:15 Safar – Arabic traditional music & dance
5:30 - 6:15 Spokane Taiko – Modern Japanese/American drumming & flute
6:30 - 7:15 Arvid Lundin & Deep Roots – Lively Celtic
SASQUATCH ROOM
11:00 – 11:30 Celtic Aires – Women’s vocal ensemble
11:45 – 12:30 Meshugga Daddies – Klezmer band
1:00 – 1:45 Hank Cramer – From Celtic to cowboy
2:00 – 2:30 Peter Ali – Native American flutist
2:45 – 3:15 Gefilte Trout – Klezmer from Eastern Europe
3:30 – 4:00 Dan Maher – Inland folk 35th anniversary
4:15 – 4:45 Free Whiskey – Celtic folk-rock band
5:00 – 5:30 2 Bit Jug band – Love, food & hilarity
5:45 – 6:15 Whimzik – Celtic music with Uilliann pipes
6:30 – 7:00 Paul Ely Smith – African-American fretless gourd banjo music
7:15 – 7:45 Blue Ribbon Tea Company – Americana roots
CONFERENCE ROOM
1:30 – 2:00 Bodhi Bill Miller – Original folk
2:15 – 2:45 Laddie Ray Melvin – Songwriter
3:00 – 3:30 Kori Ailene – Original folk songs
3:45 – 4:15 Ernie Verdugo – Traditional & improvisational Spanish guitar
4:30 - 5:00 Jim Pryts – Songwriter with guitar & banjo
5:15 - 6:15 Workshop - Native American flute – Flutes provided, 4th grade to adult welcome
6:30 - 7:00 James Funke-Loubigniac – Music on the hurdy-gurdy
7:15 - 7:45 Allen Surdez – Guitar & harmonica with vocals
THE UNDERGROUND (Hint: It's downstairs in the Lair.)
11:30 – Noon John Elwood and Robin Elwood – Mountain dulcimer, squeeze box, ballads
12:15 – 12:45 Spokane Raging Grannies – Original songs for peace & justice
1:00 – 1:30 Dave McRae & Michael Robinson – Folkabilly
1:45 – 2:15 UPOP & Ukestra – Ukulele bands
2:30 – 3:00 Poor Boy's Delight – Folk, bluegrass, old-time
3:15 – 3:45 Spokane Community Choir – Songs from many cultures
4:00 – 4:30 Olivia Awbrey – Nationally acclaimed touring folk-punk songwriter
4:45 – 5:15 Dick Warwick – Cowboy poetry
5:30 – 6:15 LaVona Reeves – Folklorist & singer
6:30 – 7:15 Campbell River – Lovely & lively Celtic
CAFETERIA STAGE
11:00 – 11:30 Hillyard Belles & the Trainmen – Tap dance
11:45 – 12:15 Tribe Sahara – Middle Eastern belly dance
12:30 – 1:30 East Indian Folk Dance with Sree Nandagopal
1:45 – 2:00 Veterans Day Tribute with Pages of Harmony
2:00 – 2:30 Pages of Harmony – Men’s a capella harmony chorus
2:45 – 3:45 Workshop - International Folk Dance with Karen Wilson-Bell – Easy recreational folk dance
3:45 – 4:15 Silver Spurs Youth Folk Dancers – Multicultural dance
4:30 – 4:45 Spokane Bulgarian Community Dancers – Authentic traditional dances
4:45 – 5:00 Danza Mexica – Traditional Aztec prayer dance
5:15 – 5:45 Nine-Pint Coggies – Scottish fiddle music
6:00 – 6:30 Spokane Irish Dance – Community dance school
6:30 – 7:00 reset chairs & sound check
7:00 – 7:45 Sidetrack – Participatory dance party, come dance
8:00 – 8:30 Workshop - Contra Dance Introduction with Nora Scott
8:30 – 10:00 Contra Dance with Crooked Kilt and callers Nora Scott & Ray Polhemus
BISTRO STAGE (Bluegrass & Old-time)
11:30 – Noon Crab Creek Wranglers – Bluegrass, country, blues
12:15 – 12:45 Crawdad Run – Old-time & more
1:00 – 1:30 Kettle Creek Bluegrass Band – Decade of bluegrass
1:45 – 2:15 Montana Ramblers – 1850 to current bluegrass
2:30 – 3:00 Brad Keeler Trio – Bluegrass, old-time, originals
3:15 – 3:45 Mighty Dreadful – Bluegrass junkies
4:00 – 4:30 River City Ramblers – Toe-tapping old-time
4:45 – 5:15 Blue Water Strangers – Old-time & Americana
5:30 – 6:00 Jackie Fox & the Hounds – A “howling” goodtime
6:15 – 6:45 Mountain Dew Boys – Bluegrass, Gospel
SMALL GYM (Building 5)
11:30 – 12:30 Scottish Pipers, Highland and Country Dancers
12:45 – 1:15 Coeur d’Alene Youth Marimbas – Music from Zimbabwe
1:30 – 2:00 Northwest Hula Company – traditional Hawaiian & Polynesian
2:15 – 2:45 Otis Orchards Malleteers – Youth mallet percussion group
3:00 – 3:30 Spokane Tango – Argentine tango
3:45 – 4:30 Spokane Buddhist Temple Bon Odori – Participatory Japanese folk dance
4:45 – 5:15 Coeurimba – Marimba music from Zimbabwe
5:30 – 6:00 Nah’Joom – Middle Eastern belly dance
6:15 – 6:45 SCC Multicultural Students – Native American dancers & drummers
FAMILY STAGE (Building 5)
Noon – 1:30 Spokane Storytelling League – Stories for young & young-at-heart
1:45 – 2:30 Lucy D. Ford – Original stories
2:45 – 3:30 Richard Clarkson – Folk songs for children
3:45 – 4:15 Dick Frost – Magic & comedy for all ages
4:15 – 4:30 break
3:45 – 5:30 Dick Frost – Magic & comedy for all ages
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12
LAIR AUDITORIUM
11:00 – 11:30 Neema Youth Choir – African Youth Choir
11:45 – 12:30 La Patience Band – Soukusse-Rumba (Congo)
12:30 – 1:00 stage reset
1:00 – 2:00 Floating Crowbar and Haran Irish Dancers – Traditional &
contemporary Irish step dance with high-energy Irish music
2:00 – 2:30 stage reset
2:30 – 3:15 Kosher Red Hots – Jewish music
3:30 – 4:00 Swing Set Hooligans – High-energy swing dance
4:15 – 5:00 Sesitshaya Marimba – Music from Sub-Saharan Africa
SASQUATCH ROOM
11:00 – 11:30 Level Four – Blues, jazz & originals
11:45 – 12:15 Koyasuyo – Music from the Andes
12:30 – 1:00 Michael & Keleren Millham (Sidhe) – Fusion folk
1:15 – 1:45 Alma Brasileira – Brazilian choro
2:00 – 2:30 Cheryl Branz – Heartfelt songs to hilarious
2:45 – 3:15 Broken Whistle – Traditional Celtic band
3:30 – 4:00 Scotia Road – Americana
4:15 – 4:45 Sharp/BrownHawk – Contemporary Native America
CONFERENCE ROOM
11:45 – 12:15 Ron Doyen – Folk & blues gems
12:30 – 1:00 Patrice Webb – Award-winning songs from North Idaho
1:15 – 1:45 Gary Edwards – Original songs with a focus on Idaho
2:00 – 2:30 Bob Rice – Toe tapping folk
2:45 – 3:15 Gabriella Rose – 15 year old singer-songwriter
3:30 – 4:00 Lavinia Ross – Americana & blues
4:15 – 4:45 Frankie Ghee – Singer/songwriter, simple & clean
THE UNDERGROUND (Hint: It's downstairs in the Lair.)
11:30 – Noon Todd Milne & Moksha – Instrumental world fusion
12:15 – 12:45 Browne Salmon Truck – Blues, jazz, Latin
1:00 – 1:30 “Lonesome” Lyle Morse – Traditional & original blues
1:45 – 2:15 Dario Re Band – Indie folk
2:30 – 3:00 Hubbardston Nonesuch – Renaissance madrigals
3:15 – 3:45 Robinsong – Originals & folk
4:00 – 4:30 Sock Puppets – Idols of American youth
CAFETERIA STAGE
11:30 – Noon Baharat!! Dance Company – Authentic dances of Middle East & North Africa
12:15 – 1:15 English Country Dance – Elegant dances & music with the Prestwold Players & caller Mitchell Frey
1:30 – 2:00 Mele Polinahe – Music from Hawaii
2:00 – 2:15 Desi Spokane Dancers – Dances of world peace from East India
2:15 – 3:15 Spokane Area Square Dancers with caller Doug Davis
3:15 – 3:30 set up
3:30 – 3:45 Workshop - Contra Dance Introduction with Mitchell Frey
3:45 – 5:00 Contra Dance with Dog Paw with callers, Mitchell Frey & Emily Faulkner
BISTRO STAGE (Americana)
11:30 – Noon The Willows – Tribute to Peter, Paul & Mary
12:15 – 12:45 Carter Junction – Folk, Celtic, cowboy
1:00 – 1:30 Kevin Brown – Honest, lyrical songwriting
1:45 – 2:15 Re-educated Fellers – Western flavored cowboy tunes & poetry
2:30 – 3:00 Shiloh Rising – Acoustic duo performing contemporary original
3:15 – 3:45 Panhandle Cowboys – Western music & cowboy poetry
4:00 – 4:30 Brett and Janet Dodd – Duo, tight-woven harmonies
SMALL GYM (Building 5)
11:30 – Noon King Trouble & the Cherry Pickers – Youth string band
12:15 – 12:45 United Methodist Marimba Band – African marimba
1:00 – 1:30 Cultures’ Dance Arts – Dances from around the world
1:45 - 2:15 Cimarron Tribal Belly Dance – American Tribal style
2:30 – 3:30 Family Dance – Old fashioned barn dance
3:45 – 4:15 Grant School Drummers & Dancers – African drum & dance
FAMILY STAGE - (Building 5 Classroom)
Noon – 12:30 Dick Frost – Magic & comedy for all ages
12:30 - 12:45 break
12:45 – 1:30 Dick Frost – Magic & comedy for all ages
1:45 – 2:45 Spokane Storytelling League – Stories for young & young-at-heart
3:00 – 3:45 Jenny Edgren – Songs for kids of all ages
