50th Alaska Folk Festival

Schedule of Events

Dance Band Schedule

7:00pm-7:50pm    
Hugh Joergen & the Polkamatics
Juneau, AK Featuring: Dale Wygant, Bobbie Mitchell, Steve Tada, Befh Liebowitz, Ken Guiher, Quinn Tracy, Katie Giorgio, Russell Strandtmann, Alan Young, Hugh Joergen
The original hoppy music. Come kick up your heels and Polka, Waltz, Schottisch, and Chicken Dance like a real barbarian. Bavarian!

8:00pm-8:50pm    
Bobb Family Band
Juneau, AK Featuring: Clay Good, Jane Roodenburg, Albert McDonnell, Riley Woodford, Bob Banghart
Folk Fest favorite Bobb family reunites with all your Bob Wills, Patsy Cline, and Buddy Taborfavorites. Donald E. Drew-approved Country AND Western Swang.

9:00pm-9:20pm    
Country Two-Step Dance Lesson
Instruction by Guest Caller Suzanne Girardot

9:20pm-10:20pm    
Deke Dickerson Western Swing All-Stars
Guest Dance Band

10:30pm-11:20pm    
North Country Cajun Club
Juneau, AK Featuring: Sergei Morosan, Maridon Boario, Erin Heist, Jack Fontanella, Andrew Heist, Colin McGovern, Collette Costa
Boot scootin, hip shakin cajun country music with a northern flare!

Performance Schedule

6:30pm    
Pointy & The Birds
Sitka, AK Featuring: Jeannie Jay, Lori Whitmill, Sherie Mayo, Phyllis Hackett, Beth Caffrey, Mary Chambers, Wendy Alderson, Marg Parsons
A group of 8 women singing popular songs accompanied by their ukuleles

7:00pm    
Tom Begich, Sarah Sledge and friends
Anchorage, AK Featuring: Tom Begich, Sarah Sledge
Tom's first Festival was 1983 and they've watched each other grow together! With Sarah Sledge, they perform original music where the heart and the mind meet.

7:15pm    
Jesse Appelman Quartet
Oakland, CA Featuring: Jesse Appelman, Eli West, Brandon Godman, Forrest Marowitz
California mandolinist Jesse Appelman previews tunes from his debut album (coming late 2025). Expect spontaneous, interactive, & toneful stringband music.

7:30pm    
Joe Page
Anchorage, AK Featuring: Joel Kadarauch, Angela Oudean, Dan Booth
Joe Page is back after a 13-year hiatus.

7:45pm    
The Panhandle Crabgrass Revival Band
Juneau, AK Featuring: Johnse ''Father JP'' Ostman, Erik ''Panhandle Slim'' Chadwell, Ethan ''E-Dog'' Abbott, Andy ''Ferg'' Ferguson, Maridon ''Princess M'' Boario, Sean ''Silver Tongue'' Tracey
How ‘bout now?

8:00pm    
Will Putman
Fairbanks, AK
More original songs from our perspective on the edge of the middle of nowhere.

8:15pm  
Pharis Romero
Seattle, WA Featuring: Pharis Romero, Eli West
Pharis Romero and Eli West sing and play their favorites.

8:30pm    
Harmiddler Brothers
Douglas, AK Featuring: Grant Dermody, Bob-o Bell, Bob Banghart
Exploring the uncharted space between breath, bow and banjo.

8:45pm    
The Lottie Doddies
Seattle, WA Featuring: Ethan Lawton, Forrest Marowitz, Hailey Pexton
A Seattle-based group of musicians who got together to eat and play music so much that they decided to become a band.

9:00pm    
Valley Below
Fairbanks, AK Featuring: Caitlin Frye, Jeremiah Bakken, Jason Norris, George Gianakopolous, Josh Paul
Valley Below is an electric Americana mashup from Fairbanks with soul-forward genre-blending original music.

9:15pm    
Taylor Dallas Vidic
Douglas, AK
Taylor is recording her debut album. But really this time. Here are three songs she loves that may or may not be on that album.

9:30pm
Spit Shake
Anchorage, AK Featuring: Chris Bieri, Nichole Campanale
Husband and wife duo Chris Bieri and Nichole Campanale. The world is crooked, let us tell you about it.

9:45pm    
Paul Clements
Sitka, AK
Back again from Sitka at the Festival's half century, very grateful to be sharing tunes from here, there, and in between....

10:00pm    
Bad Honey
Juneau, AK Featuring: Lu Seapy, Dale Brandenburger, Karen Larsen, Heather Parker
What do you get when you cross bad-*** rhythm and sweet harmonies? Bad Honey plays original and singer songwriter faves in this dynamic and fun set.

10:15pm    
Lou Nathanson
Anchorage, AK Featuring: Lou Nathanson, Kat Moore, Dan Booth, Shonti Elder, Natalie Tucker, Tim Tucker
We don't actually have a set list yet, but we do have a Concept of a Plan for a set list! On the other hand, we do have a brand new album, Darwin's Tango!

10:30pm    
Daughters of Johan
Seattle, WA Featuring: Mary McIntyre, Keturah Walker, Haley Stats
We're a three-piece band from Seattle with guitar, bango and washboard player. We do mostly covers of Carter Family and Sierra Ferrell.