2019 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 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
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
