2012 Northwest Folklife Festival: Full Schedule

3:00pm PDT

Oran nan Carr

Scottish Gaelic Folk Group

Friday May 25, 2012 3:00pm - 3:30pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, Highland Fling

Genre EMB -- British Isles-Ireland - MUSIC
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Biography Stirring and texturally rich traditional Scottish folk music is the creative passion of this Seattle-area vocal and instrumental ensemble. Oran nan Carr began in 1998 when four members of Seattle's Gaelic choir, Seirm sang together as they carpooled to choir rehearsals. They entered the vocal competition at Mod Vancouver in 1999 and had so much fun, they've been singing together ever since, adding instruments, various singers and several awards along the way. The groups name is the Scottish Gaelic idiom for "cantata", which also means "songs of the car" when an accent mark is added to Car. Oran nan Carr prides itself on being one of precious few US ensembles performing primarily in the endangered Scottish Gaelic language. Website: www.orannancar.com

3:40pm PDT

Cronan

Scottish Hot Jigs, Gaelic Song

Friday May 25, 2012 3:40pm - 4:10pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, Highland Fling

Genre EMB -- British Isles-Ireland - MUSIC
Biography Traditional Scottish Gaelic and Scots songs mostly learned from tradition bearers in Scotland. We've been playing and singing together since the mid-90's. Christina and Christian both play in Piper's Creek. Christian is a member of the Stout Pounders. Judith won the gold medal for Traditional Gaelic Singing in the 2001 Scottish National Championship.

4:20pm PDT

Seumas Gagne & Friends

Gaelic songs, new and old.

Friday May 25, 2012 4:20pm - 4:50pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, Highland Fling

Genre EMB -- British Isles-Ireland - MUSIC
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Biography Seumas Gagne sings and plays new and original Scottish Gaelic songs and tunes on the Celtic harp. He has been performing and teaching in the Pacific Northwest for many years and is now producing his first solo CD.

5:00pm PDT

Calum MacKinnon and Friends

Scottish Fiddling Next Gen.

Friday May 25, 2012 5:00pm - 5:30pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, Highland Fling

Genre EMB -- British Isles-Ireland - MUSIC
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Biography Calum is a well known Scottish fiddler who has performed at Folklife for close to 30 years including the 1985 Folklife Benefit Concert. The other young fiddlers are some of his premier students. Guinevere Saenger is a talented pianist and teacher recently arrived from California.

6:00pm PDT

Middlemarch

Music Scottish/English Borders

Friday May 25, 2012 6:00pm - 6:30pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, (if applicable)

Genre EMB -- British Isles-Ireland - MUSIC
Biography Kat Eggleston is a well known singer/song writer. Wally Bell is from Morpeth, Northumberland, where he has been involved with the traditional music scene for decades. John Dally has been playing pipes for over 40s. He's appeared on CDs and published a book of tunes with NW piping history.

6:40pm PDT

Loch Dhu

Energetic Celtic Music

Friday May 25, 2012 6:40pm - 7:10pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, (if applicable)

Genre EMB -- British Isles-Ireland - MUSIC
Biography Five Olympia musicians who have been playing Celtic tunes and songs together for many years.

7:20pm PDT

Celtic Fire

Wild Celtic Band - Fun Folk Music

Friday May 25, 2012 7:20pm - 7:50pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, (if applicable)

Genre EMB -- British Isles-Ireland - MUSIC
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Biography We play fun Celtic music. Lots of humor, some off the wall songs. We love to entertain and have strong audience participation. Celtic Fire has played together for 15 years. Website: Acelticfire.com

8:00pm PDT

Tra le Gael

Montana Celtic with a flair

Friday May 25, 2012 8:00pm - 8:30pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, (if applicable)

Genre EMB -- British Isles-Ireland - MUSIC
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Biography Tra le Gael is a Montana favorite that plays Celtic music ranging from sweet harmonies to driving, energetic reels. Their members off-stage talents range from veterinary medicine to civil engineering, with teaching and parenting in between. The variety of their arrangements, from traditional to contemporary, fits many a festive occasion. They have been featured at several Irish festivals in Montana, and will appear on the Montana PBS series “11th and Grant with Eric Funk” airing in March 2012.

8:40pm PDT

Hanz Araki and the Mighty Few

Celtic songs and tunes

Friday May 25, 2012 8:40pm - 9:10pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, (if applicable)

Genre FRW -- World-Intl Folk - MUSIC
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Biography 6th generation shakuhachi master-turned-Irish flute-player and singer Hanz Araki is the quintessential world Music musician. He has delighted audiences the world over and is featured on dozens of well-received recordings. Appearing with him are the radiant singer/fiddler Kathryn Claire, guitar-player extraordinaire Cary Novotny, and the incomparable Joe Trump on myriad percussion instruments.

9:20pm PDT

Molly's Revenge with Rebecca Lomnicky

Dynamic, acoustic, Celtic.

Friday May 25, 2012 9:20pm - 10:00pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, (if applicable)

Genre EMB -- British Isles-Ireland - MUSIC
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Biography This high energy Celtic band is ten years old, having performed at prestigious events all over the the US, and as far away as China, Australia, and Scotland, and last year performed such a rousing set at the Northwest Folklife Festival that their 2011 set was included on this years official festival cd, "Roots and Branches". They are once again joined by Glenfiddich fiddle champion of Scotland, Rebecca Lomnicky.

11:00am PDT

Podorythmie

French Canadian Tunes & Step

Saturday May 26, 2012 11:00am - 11:30am PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Dance Performance, (if applicable)

Genre EDQ -- Traditional American Dance
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Biography Band members have been playing music and step dancing for a few decades, teach dance workshops throughout the Northwest, Emily composes music internationally and teaches music at Cornish. The band brings together step dance from a variety of genres and blend it with the podorythms of Quebecois music for a dynamic and fun sound!

11:40am PDT

Puirt na Gael

Scottish Instrumental Quartet

Saturday May 26, 2012 11:40am - 12:10pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, (if applicable)

Genre EMB -- British Isles-Ireland - MUSIC
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Biography Puirt na Gael is a folk-band based in the Pacific Northwest that plays traditional Celtic instrumental music. Fast-paced jigs, hornpipes and reels in the Cape Breton style are typical, with melody leads being passed around between Borderpipe, Scottish Smallpipe, Fiddle and Guitar – with the odd flute and penny whistle contributing to tune sets from time to time as well. The band members are huge fans of Scottish music, and regularly participate in sessions with other Celtic music enthusiasts around the greater Seattle area. Aaron Malcomb plays Scottish Reelpipes, flute and whistle for the band, and has assembled many of the tune sets performed by the band. An accomplished Highland piper, Aaron lives in Bellingham, WA, and plays with the New Westminster Police Pipe Band in British Columbia. He also pursues an active competitive piping career in the circuit of Highland Games in the Pacific Northwest and Lower Mainland of British Columbia. Brandy Driscoll plays fiddle with the band, and lives in Sedro Woolley, WA. Originally from Phoenix, Brandy is a very talented and energetic fiddler, well-versed in a variety of styles of fiddle music. She loves session music playing, and especially the Cape Breton style of Scottish tunes played at break-neck tempos! She will take the melody lead often in sets, but sneaks in beautiful harmonies all the time too! Skye Richendrfer plays Scottish Smallpipes and Reelpipes, along with whistle. He lives in Mount Vernon, WA, and has played Highland Pipes for over 40 years, and only recently has leapt into the trad music scene. As the Founder and Executive Director of the Celtic Arts Foundation, Skye is very involved in organizing Highland Games, producing concerts and instructional workshops featuring top pipers and drummers from the UK and beyond. Sue Truman lives in Seattle and plays guitar, and fiddle. What’s more, she keeps a continual Cape Breton Step Dance going with both feet during her playing! Sue’s been plugged into the greater Seattle music scene for many years, and just loves to play tunes and she’s a much sought-after accompanist.

12:20pm PDT

All Strings Considered

Dulcimer Fiddle Mando Guitar

Saturday May 26, 2012 12:20pm - 12:50pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, (if applicable)

Biography We are three music teachers that met to play at the farmers market and became a performing group! Tanya writes our original pieces, and we also play celtic, and american fiddle tunes.

1:00pm PDT

A Wee Bit Celtic

High Energy Celtic Music

Saturday May 26, 2012 1:00pm - 1:30pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, (if applicable)

Genre EMB -- British Isles-Ireland - MUSIC
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Biography A Wee Bit Celtic (formerly Irish Revenge) has been playing shows in the Seattle-Tacoma area for the past year, including Folklife in 2010, Summer Fest in Lakewood; Kent 4th of July and the Puyallup Fair. Band info at: aweebitceltic.com

1:40pm PDT

Early Humans

Fiddling Melody and Groove

Saturday May 26, 2012 1:40pm - 2:10pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, (if applicable)

Genre EMB -- British Isles-Ireland - MUSIC
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Biography Hailing from Portland Oregon, the Early Humans emerged out of living room jam sessions. They explore traditional and unique Irish, Scandinavian and American tunes.

2:20pm PDT

Waterbound

Blazing Mando/Autoharp

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:20pm - 2:50pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, (if applicable)

Genre EMB -- British Isles-Ireland - MUSIC
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Biography From their beginnings at a Victory Open Mic, Waterbound has been a unique (as in the only mandolin/autoharp duo anywhere!) presence in the NW music scene. Steve and Mimi demonstrate their abilities to take the traditional and twist it something completely new. They demonstrate just what can be done with this most unusual of instrument combinations. They have played from Fort Langley to Florence and Tukwila to Tumbleweed.

3:00pm PDT

Tom Lewis

Songs & Humour of Sea & Shore

Saturday May 26, 2012 3:00pm - 3:25pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, Maritime Showcase

Genre MT -- Maritime
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Biography Full-time, professional, international touring performer of songs and stories; often (nut not exclusively) pertaining to the sea, ships and sailors.

3:30pm PDT

The Great Sanger and Didele

Seamen of the Inland Empire

Saturday May 26, 2012 3:30pm - 3:55pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, Maritime Showcase

Genre MT -- Maritime
Biography For over 15 years, the "Tillesquat Two-oh" have been annoying audiences throughout the Pacific Northwest. Famed on both sides of Interstate 84, they represent the best of the worst of the finest of satiric maritime music. And they like Twinkies (tm).

4:00pm PDT

Jon Bartlett & Rika Ruebsaat

Canadian Traditional, Shanties

Saturday May 26, 2012 4:00pm - 4:25pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, Maritime Showcase

Genre MT -- Maritime
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Biography Performing ay Folklife since 1975.

4:30pm PDT

Spanaway Bay

Songs From the Rocky Shores

Saturday May 26, 2012 4:30pm - 4:55pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, Maritime Showcase

Genre MT -- Maritime
Biography Kent and Carol Mesford have been active members of the maritime music community for over 15 years. They have performed in various different groups, but their first love is the singing of traditional chanties and forebitters both in concert and aboard the schooner Adventuress.

5:00pm PDT

Piper Stock Hill

Folk songs of Newfoundland

Saturday May 26, 2012 5:00pm - 5:25pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, Maritime Showcase

Genre MT -- Maritime
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Biography Ron and Larry have played in many bands over the years, and Kelly is a relative newcomer to the stage. After a return visit to his birthplace of St. John's, Ron began organizing a band to spread the music of the Rock to the Pacific Northwest. Together they have been performing old, new and original folk songs of Newfoundland in the greater Seattle area beginning in early 2011.

5:30pm PDT

Broadside and the Handsome Cabin Boys

Maritime Madness

Saturday May 26, 2012 5:30pm - 5:55pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, Maritime Showcase

Genre MT -- Maritime
Biography With a hundred years of combined experience on stage, the talents of the Phinney Ridge Rum Runners, Spanaway Bay, and Pint & Dale haver converged to bring you maritime madness at it's finest. We'll provide the mayhem, you sing on the chorus!

7:05pm PDT

Smalltime String Band

Old-Timey Family Band

Saturday May 26, 2012 7:05pm - 7:40pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, Raisin' A Ruckus: Old-Time Bands

Genre OTM -- Old Time Music
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Biography We are a family band who loves playing music together. Our musicality blossomed of the kids desire to play and perform. Mom and Dad have enjoyed the adventure. We have been playing as a band for about 4 years and have loved every moment of it.

7:50pm PDT

Highball Whistle

All-lady rollickin' Old-Timey

Saturday May 26, 2012 7:50pm - 8:25pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, Raisin' A Ruckus: Old-Time Bands

Genre OTM -- Old Time Music
URL
Biography We are Highball Whistle – the double whistle a train makes when it’s leaving the station (toot tooooooooot!). Highball Whistle is about old-time music revelry, singing harmonies, switching and sharing instruments, and channeling Salyer and Woody Guthrie. Our band philosophy can be summed up in the lyrics of Guthrie’s ‘Hard Traveling’ (given some poetic license). I’ve been riding them flat wheelers, I thought you know’d I’ve been riding them dead enders, way down the road Highball Whistle, pulling out the station, got no plans or a destination I’ve been havin’ some hard traveling, Lord And *that* is the essence of Highball Whistle – no plans, no destination – just music for the sake of loving the music, whiling the time away, and hanging with good friends. We come from very different backgrounds but have formed a sweet chord together.

8:35pm PDT

Pretty Little Feet

Old-Timey Duo

Saturday May 26, 2012 8:35pm - 9:10pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, Raisin' A Ruckus: Old-Time Bands

Genre OTM -- Old Time Music
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Biography Pretty Little Feet is an acoustic music duo based in Bellingham, Washington. They play old-time song and tune, a wide-ranging repertoire of selections from the traditional canon and artists from the bygone days of radio up to the present, as well as some of their own originals. Between the two of them, Matt and Allegra have released five full-length albums and have been included on three compilation albums, two by major record labels Righteous Babe Records and Shut Eye Records. Their newest recording, Through Oak and Ash, was released in June of 2011.

9:20pm PDT

The Tallboys

Full-bodied Old Time

Saturday May 26, 2012 9:20pm - 10:00pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, Raisin' A Ruckus: Old-Time Bands

Genre OTM -- Old Time Music
URL
Biography Based in Seattle, Washington, The Tallboys are a four piece old time string band well-versed in traditional fiddle tunes and mountain songs. They stay honest to their traditional inspirations, yet charge up their sound with a raw edge of gritty enthusiasm conjured from their years of street performing. The Tallboys consistently deliver exciting stage performances and hard-driving dance tunes. Talented vocalists, The Tallboys all share the singing, and their harmonies create a beautifully authentic old time sound. The instrumental line-up begins with Joe Fulton, from Iowa, who has been playing since boyhood. His impressive fiddling leads the melody. Charlie Beck, from Indiana, plays both clawhammer and three-finger style banjo and brings over a decade of musical experience to the band. He is also a talented songwriter, creating several original compositions. Longtime musician John Hurd, from Oregon, lays down that driving bass foundation essential to The Tallboys’ rhythm. Charmaine Slaven, from Montana, fills out the sound with solid rhythm guitar and is one of the finest buckdancers on the west coast. She also has the unique ability to dance and play guitar simultaneously. Together, they blend the attributes of each instrument and vocalist, creating a cohesive sound. Performing since 2003, they have released four albums, with "Rubber Dolly" being the most recent. The Tallboys have received outstanding reviews and press from many well-respected authroties in the music industry. The band has received continuously increasing airplay nationwide, and has recently been featured on Puget Sound Public Radio KUOW 94.9FM and KBCS 91.3FM Community Radio. The Tallboys have been featured at numerous music festivals in the including the NW Folklife Festival, String Summit (winners of the 2004 band contest), Pickathon Roots Music Festival, Portland Old Time Gathering, San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Festival, Berkeley Old Time Convention, Bainbridge Bluegrass Festival, Fremont Solstice Fair, and many others. A grassroots independent band, The Tallboys have strong ties to the community, and donate several annual performances for local nonprofit fundraising events. Additionally, they have been instrumental in developing Seattle’s local old time music community by organizing a monthly square dance at the Tractor Tavern, a weekly old-time jam at Conor Byrne Pub, and non-profit community resource website, www.oldtimeseattle.com.

11:00am PDT

Humours of Hawthorne

Irish

Sunday May 27, 2012 11:00am - 11:30am PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, (if applicable)

Genre EMB -- British Isles-Ireland - MUSIC
Biography The players' musical stars crossed at various sessions and tune learning opportunities in Portland, Oregon, including Artichoke Music, on Hawthorne Boulevard, where Dan Compton shares tunes. Mary Carey most recently hails from Atlanta Georgia, where she performed with Father O'Reilly Ceili Band and the Ballybeg Ceili Band and active Comhaltas. Nancy and Mark Roberts have performed with various small groups including Swanky Ceili and Furriskey's Lament and served on Portland Ceili Society's Board. All members are a part of the Green Apple Jam band, and Steve Rapalus can be found playing with The Cat Food Band at East Fork Cellars and IrishTown in Vancouver.

11:35am PDT

Maldon Meehan Dancers

Percussive Dance

Sunday May 27, 2012 11:35am - 12:00pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Dance Performance, (if applicable)

Genre EDB -- British Isles-Ireland - DANCE
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Biography THE MALDON MEEHAN DANCERS The Maldon Meehan Dancers are a dance troupe based in Portland, Oregon, USA. They train at the Maldon Meehan Dance Studio and perform for a variety of events including Céilís, festivals, library and store front celebrations, birthday parties and weddings. They also make appearances in shows like, "Brightening Glance" and "An Damhsa".The troupe draws from Irish sean-nos dance, old-style step dance, Cape Breton, American clogging and French Canadian step dance. MALDON MEEHAN (Artistic Director) Maldon Meehan is a performer, teacher and choreograhper of Irish sean-nós and set dance. Maldon holds a BA in Irish Studies/Theater Arts from The Evergreen State College and a MA in Ethnochoreology from the University of Limerick, Ireland. She has been teaching since 1994. She is a 2008 Regional Arts and Cultures grant recipient. As a sean-nós dancer Maldon has appeared on the nationally televised 2005 Oireachtas at the Cork Opera House in Cork City (TG4) as well as on Connemara Community Radio and Raidió na Gaeltachta (RTÉ). Maldon placed 3rd in the 2005 Comórtas Chóilín Sheáin Dharach, a sean-nós jig competition held annually in Connemara. In 2005 Maldon and Ronan Regan released an instructional DVD of sean-nós dance. Today the DVD has been sold in more than 17 countries.

12:00pm PDT

Tim Readman and Jennie Bice

British and Irish Folksongs

Sunday May 27, 2012 12:00pm - 12:30pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, The Rose, the Shamrock and the Thistle: Music from the Old Sod

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Biography Vancouver BC’s Tim Readman is a musician, folksinger, songwriter, producer and music journalist, and the former leader of Celtic/folk favourites Fear of Drinking and has played for years with The Arrogant Worms. He has just released a new CD with Jennie Bice of mainly traditional British and Irish folk songs entitled Out of the Green. Jennie is a versatile and in-demand fiddler and teacher who has featured on countless CDs and performed live all over Canada and the UK.

12:35pm PDT

Brían Ó hAirt

Irish Gaelic/Sean-nós Singing

Sunday May 27, 2012 12:35pm - 1:05pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, The Rose, the Shamrock and the Thistle: Music from the Old Sod

Genre EMB -- British Isles-Ireland - MUSIC
URL
Biography Brían Ó hAirt’s anomalous voice stands as a testament to the power of tradition. His ability to share the mind’s eye of an older generation of singers has afforded him great acclaim at his young age. He became the youngest and first ever American to win the coveted Sgiath Uí Dhálaigh shield at the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Listowel, Co. Kerry in 2002—adding his name to the shield’s long list of noted singers including Joe Heaney, Frank Harte and Paddy Berry. His dedication to traditional song and more specifically to the sean-nós style of singing encouraged him to learn the Irish language to an uncanny fluency and along the way introduced him to the close-knit singing community of the Conamara Gaeltacht where Irish is still the commonly spoken language. Brían has performed extensively in the United States at the Milwaukee Irish Festival, Chicago Celtic Festival, Sean-nós Milwaukee and the Traditional Singers Club of the Twin Cities and in Ireland at Lá na nAmhrán, Cruinniu na mBád, the Ennis Trad Festival and Cuairt na mBàrd. He has also had the distinction of being a singer to the President of Ireland, Dr. Mary McAleese. His recordings have been featured on many radio programs’ in Ireland including Céilí House on RTÉ and Lán a’ Mhála on RnG as well as on various NPR programs’ in the States. In 2003 Brían established Sean-nós Milwaukee , the first festival in North America to focus on the sean-nós singing tradition. Its success has merited the production of a compilation album entitled Sean-nós Cois Locha consisting of festival recordings from 2003-2005. Produced with the help of Cló Iar-Chonnachta publishing company, this album showcases some of America’s finest proponents of the tradition, both native Irish as well as American-born.

1:10pm PDT

Rebecca Lomnicky & David Brewer

Rocking traditional Scottish

Sunday May 27, 2012 1:10pm - 1:40pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, The Rose, the Shamrock and the Thistle: Music from the Old Sod

Genre EMB -- British Isles-Ireland - MUSIC
URL
Biography Rebecca Lomnicky began learning violin at age 5, and there-after discovered her calling, Scottish fiddling. Within a few years she won the US Jr. National Scottish Fiddle Championship, and then in 2009 was invited to compete in the most prestigious Scottish fiddling event in the world, the Glenfiddich International Fiddle Competition held at Blaire Castle in Scotland which she won on her first attempt—the first non-Scot to win the title. She is accompanied by bagpiper & multi-instrumentalist David Brewer of the popular west coast Celtic music band “Molly’s Revenge”, whom over the last decade has performed across the US and as far away as China, Australia, & Scotland.

1:45pm PDT

Old Sod Session

British, Irish, and Scottish Folksongs

Sunday May 27, 2012 1:45pm - 2:15pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, The Rose, the Shamrock and the Thistle: Music from the Old Sod

URL
Biography Vancouver BC’s Tim Readman is a musician, folksinger, songwriter, producer and music journalist, and the former leader of Celtic/folk favourites Fear of Drinking and has played for years with The Arrogant Worms. He has just released a new CD with Jennie Bice of mainly traditional British and Irish folk songs entitled Out of the Green. Jennie is a versatile and in-demand fiddler and teacher who has featured on countless CDs and performed live all over Canada and the UK.

2:25pm PDT

Aurora Burd

Irish fiddle Airs & Tunes

Sunday May 27, 2012 2:25pm - 2:50pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, (if applicable)

Genre EMB -- British Isles-Ireland - MUSIC
Biography Aurora discovered her love of traditional Irish music upon moving to Seattle from California. She enjoys listening to (and playing along with) recordings of Clare-based fiddlers such as Paddy Canny, P.J. Hayes, James Kelly, and Martin Hayes. Several years ago she was drawn to the slow airs, since these beautiful melodies are older than most reels and jigs. From 2008 - 2010 she competed at the All-Ireland Fleadh (the Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann) in Tullamore, Ireland, where in 2009 she placed second in the Fiddle Slow Air competition.

3:00pm PDT

Colleen Raney Band

Trad/Contemporary Celtic Music

Sunday May 27, 2012 3:00pm - 3:30pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, (if applicable)

Genre EMB -- British Isles-Ireland - MUSIC
URL
Biography Colleen Raney is among the best young Celtic singers of her generation, inspired by the Irish and Scottish songs and tunes that she grew up with as a member of the multi-talented Raney family and alongside the world renowned harp and dulcimer duo Magical Strings. Through her gorgeous voice, at turns whisper soft or intensely powerful, her deft arrangements, and her sidemen – some of the best acoustic musicians in the Northwest – Colleen breathes new life into the old songs, bringing out new facets to the music that haven’t been heard before.

3:40pm PDT

La Famille Léger

French-Canadian Family Band

Sunday May 27, 2012 3:40pm - 4:05pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, (if applicable)

Genre TFM -- Traditional Folk Music
URL
Biography The Légers play the dancing music of French Canada - the music handed down through generations in the New World, the music of back porches and kitchen parties. Patriarch Louis Léger leads the band on the one-row melodeon (a type of button accordion), son Devon plays fiddle, Devon's mom Barbara plays guitar and his wife, Dejah is on piano. This proudly "old school" family band will have your own family dancing and joining in on the fun”

4:15pm PDT

Sami Braman

Daughter/Father Cape Breton

Sunday May 27, 2012 4:15pm - 4:40pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, (if applicable)

Biography Samantha has played in The Onlies for four years, and the Onlies have played on stages at Folklife since 2009. She is a member of Northwest Scottish Fiddlers (also a regular folklife performer). A student of Ruthie Dornfeld, she loves Cape Breton fiddling. She plays and practices every night with her father, Tom, who tries to keep up with her. Sami is in eighth grade and will enter high school in the fall. Her CD is with her band, The Onlies.

4:50pm PDT

Kierah Raymond

Cape Breton/Scottish Fiddling

Sunday May 27, 2012 4:50pm - 5:20pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, (if applicable)

Genre EMB -- British Isles-Ireland - MUSIC
URL
Biography Kierah has been a performer since she was 5 years old. She just completed her classical violin teachers certification. Kierah has recorded two Celtic music CD's - both dominated for Canadian Folk Music awards. She has also written and published a book of all original fiddle music.

5:30pm PDT

Blackthorn

High-energy westcoast celtic

Sunday May 27, 2012 5:30pm - 6:00pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, (if applicable)

Genre TFM -- Traditional Folk Music
URL
Biography Blackthorn's repertoire celebrates the traditional music of Ireland and Scotland as well as folk music of English and French Canada. From lively jigs and reels to heart-wrenching airs and ballads, savour the melodies and intricately woven harmonies that bring this music to life in a new way, mixed with humour and above all else, fun.

6:00pm PDT

SUS

Snapsvisor - Songs To Drink To

Sunday May 27, 2012 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, Beer Garden Sing-Along

Genre EMC -- Scandinavia-Baltic - MUSIC
Biography Started in the 1990s to sing Scandinavian material primarily for dancing. We also enjoy carrying on the strong tradition of drinking songs that is currently well and alive in Sweden.

7:00pm PDT

Robert Sarazin Blake

Bellingham Songs and Story

Sunday May 27, 2012 7:00pm - 7:30pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, Subdued Stringband Jamboree

Genre SS -- Singer-Songwriter
URL
Biography For over 10 years, Blake has been touring the US, Canada and Ireland. At his home in Bellingham, WA he organizes local music festival The Subdued Stringband Jamboree.

7:30pm PDT

Bellingham Circus Guild

N/A

Sunday May 27, 2012 7:30pm - 7:45pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Dance Performance, Subdued Stringband Jamboree

Genre TH -- Theater
Biography The Bellingham Circus Guild is a collection of professional and hobby circus artists. We are jugglers, acrobats, aerialists, stilters, clowns, myth makers, experimental multi-medium theatricalists, and so very much more. Our mission is to assist and support the circus arts community of Whatcom County, to promote circus arts to the community at large, and to radically proliferate delight at every opportunity.

7:45pm PDT

Librarians

Songs for the New Depression

Sunday May 27, 2012 7:45pm - 8:20pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, Subdued Stringband Jamboree

Genre CFMA -- Contemporary Folk Music - Americana
Biography The Librarians are an orchestral folk group based in Bellingham, WA. The Librarians will be performing original songs from their current album, Lorem Ipsum, recorded in Woodstock, NY, with Mike + Ruthy, as well as new material. The Librarians' introspective sound strives for warmth, beauty and grace.

8:20pm PDT

Bellingham Circus Guild

N/A

Sunday May 27, 2012 8:20pm - 8:30pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Dance Performance, Subdued Stringband Jamboree

Genre TH -- Theater
Biography The Bellingham Circus Guild is a collection of professional and hobby circus artists. We are jugglers, acrobats, aerialists, stilters, clowns, myth makers, experimental multi-medium theatricalists, and so very much more. Our mission is to assist and support the circus arts community of Whatcom County, to promote circus arts to the community at large, and to radically proliferate delight at every opportunity.

8:30pm PDT

The Crow Quill Night Owls

Ragtime Jug Band Blues

Sunday May 27, 2012 8:30pm - 9:05pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, Subdued Stringband Jamboree

Genre JUG -- Jugband
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Biography the Crow Quill Night Owls were formed in 2007 by musician / archivist Kit "Stymee" Stovepipe and Windy City Alex. in 2011 multi instrumentalist Baylin Adaheer was added to the group as a washtub bassist. the group plays a mix of early blues, jazz, pop songs, ragtime, jug band, and hillbilly music from the 1920's and 30's. they also put their love of old silent films, comics, and bizarre cartoons of the past into the original artwork they create for their albums. in the style of the Memphis Jug Band, they have a pool of musicians they draw from for gigs, recording dates, and tours, so you can often hear some of the best underground musicians of this style in they're band. including, the Gallus Brothers, Stale Bread Scottie, Maxwell Fisher, Asher Benjamin, Brody Douglas Hunt, itchy ribs Robinson,and members of the Sour Mash Hugband, Below the Salt, Blind Boy Chocolate and the milk Sheiks, the Inkwell Rhythm Makers, and the Blair street Mugwumps. the band has toured with the belly dance group "the indigo" in their "Le Serpent Rouge" variety show, performed as part of Baby Gramp's band, and also toured with and recorded two albums as the Garden of Joy Jug Band with Maria Muldaur. they've played from west coast, to east coast on street corners, at festivals, in rundown bars, house shows, big concert halls, and down in the subways. they've been performing strange early American Music on makeshift and traditional instruments since as early as 2001.

9:05pm PDT

Bellingham Circus Guild

N/A

Sunday May 27, 2012 9:05pm - 9:15pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Dance Performance, Subdued Stringband Jamboree

Genre TH -- Theater
Biography The Bellingham Circus Guild is a collection of professional and hobby circus artists. We are jugglers, acrobats, aerialists, stilters, clowns, myth makers, experimental multi-medium theatricalists, and so very much more. Our mission is to assist and support the circus arts community of Whatcom County, to promote circus arts to the community at large, and to radically proliferate delight at every opportunity.

9:15pm PDT

Rattletrap Ruckus

Charming Orchestral Quirkyness

Sunday May 27, 2012 9:15pm - 9:55pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, Subdued Stringband Jamboree

Genre MI -- Misc Instrumentals
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Biography Comprised of Bellingham musicians with a varied and unscrupulous musical past, Rattletrap Ruckus will just as likely pick your pocket as tip our hat to you. So beware, and enjoy.

11:00am PDT

The Bow Pullers

Five fabulous young fiddlers!

Monday May 28, 2012 11:00am - 11:30am PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, (if applicable)

Genre NT -- New Traditions
Biography The Bow Pullers are a group of fantastic young fiddlers who play everything from traditional old-time to new, genre-pushing fiddle tunes. The future of traditional music looks bright!

11:40am PDT

Dinas o Frain 'The City of Crows'

A Nawr Gyda Thelyn Hefyd

Monday May 28, 2012 11:40am - 12:10pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, (if applicable)

Genre EMB -- British Isles-Ireland - MUSIC
Biography Kevin Gow & Laura Lovell, core members of Dinas o Frain, have played traditional Welsh dance music at FolkLife for the past five years on flute, fiddle & bouzouki. This year's guest artist is Motter Snell, harpist. Although Wales is more known for choral singing, there also is a great tradition of dance music.

12:20pm PDT

Dale Russ and Friends

Outstanding Teens Play Fiddle

Monday May 28, 2012 12:20pm - 12:50pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, (if applicable)

Genre EMB -- British Isles-Ireland - MUSIC
Biography These are 4 students of Dale's who have been studying fiddle for several years. This is a perfect opportunity for these four to meet and play together, and to perform in a venue where they can be heard by their friends and relatives as well as the general public. Dale will host.

1:00pm PDT

A Tribute To Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music: The Washover Fans, Atlas Stringband, Dave Knott, Robert Deeble, Alicia Amiri, Coty Hogue, Ben Fisher, The Foghorns, Amateur Radio Operator, Canote Brothers, Les Chattes Creole, Highball Whistle.

Emily Pothast and David Golightly, Levi Fuller, Jeremy Burk, The Horde and the Harem, Annie Ford, Pufferfish, Stellarondo, The Jelly Rollers, Led to Sea, RedDog, Baby Grams, Robert Millis

Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music was very influential on the revival of American folk music. Artists from this year's festival will join us again, to play some of their favorite songs from the Anthology.

Monday May 28, 2012 1:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance

5:00pm PDT

Magical Strings

Celtic Harp & Hammered Dulcimer

Monday May 28, 2012 5:00pm - 5:30pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, (if applicable)

Genre EMB -- British Isles-Ireland - MUSIC
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Biography Philip and Pam of Magical Stgins have been performing, touring, teaching and building harps since 1978. Their musical family of 7 expands during the Yuletide season to a full gala of musicians and dancers. They have recorded 18 albums, appeared on A Prairie Home Companion; toured with Dan Fogelberg; toured Japan and Ireland. Website: www.magicalstrings.com

5:40pm PDT

Phinney Ridge Rumrunners

From Highlands to High Seas

Monday May 28, 2012 5:40pm - 6:10pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, (if applicable)

Biography Steve Lalor has been in the forefront of Northwest Folk since the Seattle Center Hootenanny Days and seminal folk rock group The Daily Flash. Trapper Graves-Lalor has sung with some of the best Northwest groups, including St. Elmo's Choir and Broadside. Together, they weave a great musical tapestry.

6:25pm PDT

The Jocelyn Pettit Band

Donate Now!

Blazing New-Trad Celtic Fiddle

Monday May 28, 2012 6:25pm - 7:00pm PDT
Northwest Court Stage 47.62285, -122.35476

Music Performance, (if applicable)

Genre NT -- New Traditions
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Biography JOCELYN PETTIT is an exceptional young fiddle player, stepdancer, singer, guitar player, and composer, from the West Coast of Canada. With her 4-musician band, she performs NEW-TRAD Celtic music - from high-energy dance tunes to lyrical airs. This uplifting music is based on Canadian Maritime, French-Canadian, Scottish and Irish traditions, and original influences inspired from living in the British Columbia Coastal Mountains. A highly successful debut CD was released in 2010, and received honourable recognition nationally and internationally. In the words of Europe's Folkworld Magazine, Jocelyn is "a top-notch musician, and major emerging talent". With grace and passion, her dynamic, feel-good performances have ignited stages and delighted audiences across Canada, the USA, Scotland, and Malaysia.