{"id":24675,"date":"2016-04-08T08:04:34","date_gmt":"2016-04-08T15:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spijue.wpengine.com\/news\/folk-fest-calendar-for-friday-april-8\/"},"modified":"2016-04-08T08:04:34","modified_gmt":"2016-04-08T15:04:34","slug":"folk-fest-calendar-for-friday-april-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/news\/folk-fest-calendar-for-friday-april-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Folk Fest calendar for Friday, April 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

Folk Fest Juneau 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday, April 8<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alaska Youth Choir<\/strong>, 7 p.m. The mission of AYC is to develop, nurture, and encourage a life-long learning, enjoyment and love of music for all youth ages 6-18 in the community of Juneau.<\/p>\n

Alaska String Band<\/strong>, 7:15 p.m. The Zahasky family is back home in Juneau after finishing a three month tour of the lower 48 states.<\/p>\n

The Empty Oil Barrel Band<\/strong>, 7:30 p.m. Budget politics, presidential campaigns and things that go bump in the night. And beer.<\/p>\n

Kilohana Kwock-Silve of Halau Hula o Manoa with Students from Hawaii & Juneau<\/strong>, 7:45 p.m.<\/p>\n

Ken Waldman & Jerry Hagins<\/strong>, 8 p.m. Fiddling poet and pal.<\/p>\n

Hopkins Family Band + maybe others picked up along the way<\/strong>, 8:15 p.m.<\/p>\n

Shaidri & Ezra,<\/strong> 8:30 p.m. Playing original tunes, plus country and folk classics. Piano, guitar and harmony singing.<\/p>\n

Robin Hopper, <\/strong>8:45 p.m. Award winning songwriter from Chugiak.<\/p>\n

Hot Ptarmigan<\/strong>, 9 p.m. Driving rhythms and harmonies power this Anchorage foursome.<\/p>\n

Jason & Stella<\/strong>, 9:15 p.m.<\/p>\n

Shawn McCole and Friends<\/strong>, 9:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

Harrison B<\/strong>, 9:45 p.m. Harrison B is a Progressive American Soul artist originally out of Nashville.<\/p>\n

Yngvil Vatn Guttu, <\/strong>10 p.m. Award-winning jazz musician and singer songwriter.<\/p>\n

Taylor Vidic and Lucas Heger, <\/strong>10:15 p.m.<\/p>\n

Snow River String Band, <\/strong>10:30 p.m. The Snow River String Band is a group of 12-15 year olds from Seward who enjoy mixing traditional bluegrass with \u201cbluegrassified\u201d pop tunes.<\/p>\n

Eli & Forrest, <\/strong>10:45 p.m.<\/p>\n

Coho Duet & Friends, <\/strong>11 p.m. From the outskirts of Homer: Alt. country confusion with a bluegrass twist on the rocks.<\/p>\n

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Saturday, April 9<\/strong><\/p>\n

Afternoon Performances<\/strong><\/p>\n

Juneau Elementary School Strummers<\/strong>, noon. Strummers, pluckers and singers from Auke Bay Gastineau Harborview, Mendenhall River and Riverbend elementary schools.<\/p>\n

Brieanne Rae<\/strong>, 12:15 p.m. Acoustic set.<\/p>\n

Dennis & Dona Townsend<\/strong>, 12:30 p.m. From Tacoma to play some new and old tunes.<\/p>\n

Fu Bao and Friends<\/strong>, 12:45 p.m.<\/p>\n

Jacks in the River<\/strong>, 1 p.m.<\/p>\n

Megan Anna Kemp<\/strong>, 1:15 p.m. Megan enjoys sharing music, whether she\u2019s playing guitar with her two year old nephew or at an open mic. Her originals are inspired by love, loss and starfish.<\/p>\n

Burl Sheldon<\/strong>, 1:30 p.m. Mostly original songs played with a friend or two.<\/p>\n

Jacob Weber, <\/strong>1:45 p.m. Soloist act from Rochester.<\/p>\n

River People<\/strong>, 2 p.m. Folk music from Prince of Wales Island. Host band for the Island Grind in Craig.<\/p>\n

String Vibrations<\/strong>, 2:15 p.m. Some old JDHS string orchestra buddies and string enthusiasts playing some feel-good pop music.<\/p>\n

Naked Mabel<\/strong>, 2:30 p.m. Upbeat original folk music.<\/p>\n

Gene Nelson<\/strong>, 2:45 p.m. Americana Folk.<\/p>\n

Tiny Room Ceili Band, <\/strong>3 p.m. Players from Anchorage, Juneau and Points South play Irish dance music.<\/p>\n

The Penultimates<\/strong>, 3:15 p.m. A trio of Alaskan ladies playing the acoustic guitar, tenor ukulele and soprano ukulele.<\/p>\n

Zachary Atchley, <\/strong>3:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

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Saturday, April 9<\/strong><\/p>\n

Evening Performances<\/strong><\/p>\n

Swing Dogs<\/strong>, 7 p.m. Playing a musical mashup of instrumental dance tunes similar in concept to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.<\/p>\n

Caitlin Warbelow<\/strong>, 7:15 p.m. After performing with the Riverdance company and Sting\u2019s musical on Broadway, Caitlin returns home to Alaska to fiddle at her favorite festival.<\/p>\n

Raven Call<\/strong>, 7:30 p.m. Fairbanks contraband smuggling different music into their sets.<\/p>\n

Pat Henry & Family<\/strong>, 7:45 p.m. Songs From Jeanie\u2019s Kitchen.<\/p>\n

Burnt Down House<\/strong>, 8 p.m. Bluegrass and country from Homer.<\/p>\n

Big Chimney Barn-Dance<\/strong>, 8:15 p.m. From Girdwood.<\/p>\n

Clark County Bluegrass<\/strong>, 8:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

Chris Thompson & Friends, <\/strong>8:45 p.m. Original songs with strong emotional ties to Alaska, personal relationships and love.<\/p>\n

Eli West & Ben Winship<\/strong>, 9 p.m. Eli West & Ben Winship perform string music and brother harmony duets.<\/p>\n

Codfysh joe<\/strong>, 9:15 p.m.<\/p>\n

Dan Pascucci<\/strong>, 9:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

Aloha Bluegrass<\/strong>, 9:45 p.m. Hailing from all over Alaska and frequently playing Bluegrass and original music in Hawaii.<\/p>\n

Justin Smith and Todd Vierra, <\/strong>10 p.m. Instrumental acoustic guitar, with a beat.<\/p>\n

Chicks that Pick, <\/strong>10:15 p.m.<\/p>\n

FRS Trio<\/strong>, 10:30 p.m. A blend of orchestrated and improvised folk music<\/p>\n

John Palmes, <\/strong>10:45 p.m. Folk music from the capital of the great state of denial.<\/p>\n

Three Fish, A Tree, and a Forester, <\/strong>11 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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