Scott Burton hosts on Thursday, April 11, 2019. This year’s Alaska Folk Fest guest artists, Los Texmaniacs, will teach us about conjunto and Tex rock, play some tunes, and preview their Thursday-night premiere on the main stage. UAS will tell us about educational opportunities for people who are incarcerated, and a think tank that starts…
Folk Fest
The music of Melanie Brown
Cheryl Snyder hosts on Wednesday, April 10, 2019. We’ll meet musician Melanie Brown. She’ll play us a couple tunes and preview her Folk Fest set. The Southeast Alaska Conservation Council will highlight a barbecue with live music. And a gaggle of old time musicians will pick us some tunes and talk all things Folk Fest.…
The music of Justin Smith
Scott Burton hosts on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. We’ll hang out with Justin Smith – a Gustavus musician, and recording and mixing engineer. He’ll play us a couple tunes and tell why he comes to Folk Fest. The Juneau Audubon Society will highlight its talk on birds and beans. The planetarium will preview its presentation…
2019 Folk Fest Nightlife Guide
Your resource for live music beyond the Main Stage during the 2019 Alaska Folk Festival.
Red Carpet Concert: Eli West and Ben Winship, ‘Hand to Play’
Watch Seattle songwriter Eli West and mandolin player Ben Winship play a Red Carpet Concert during the 2018 Alaska Folk Festival.
The story behind the student-made folk festival backdrop
The students are auctioning off the backdrop to raise money for their trip to Craig to compete in the Region V Art Fest.
Folk Fest headliners harmonize on stage and off
Pharis Romero says words like “vintage” and “country” and maybe even “old folk” come to mind when describing their sound.
Video: Red Carpet Concert with Foghorn Stringband
Wednesday’s weather inspired an impromptu outdoor jam.
Music: Hope Griffin live on ‘A Juneau Afternoon’
Griffin and Bennett dropped into KTOO to play us some tunes. This is the musicians’ first time to the Alaska Folk Festival.
2018 Folk Fest Nightlife Guide
Once again, your friends at KTOO listed the downtown evening venue schedules all in one place. As these things go, we’ll be updating the schedule daily with changes, new events, and start times as we learn more.