Alaska artists Annie Bartholomew and Kat Moore will compete against nine other performers and groups. Pan-Arctic Vision will stream live from the Faroe Islands Friday morning at 10:30 a.m. Kindred Post will host a watch party in Juneau.
Music
UAS student composes music from Juneau stream data
Ashlen Smith’s data sonification project blends science and art. The goal: convey how different freshwater habitats in Southeast feel to young salmon reared in them.
‘Love, tolerance, education, joy’: March in Juneau honors Dolly Parton’s legacy
After her recent death, Juneau residents honored her legacy of music and early childhood literacy with a commemorative march on Aug. 28.
Tongass Voices: Ed Littlefield on composing a Lingít opera
For the past three years, Shaakindustoow Ed Littlefield has been a part of a team composing what will be the first full opera in the Lingit language. It’s about the Battle of Sitka in the early 1800s.
Behind the scenes at Alaska Folk Festival, volunteers keep the show moving
On the first night of Folk Fest on Monday, volunteers scrambled to get ready and shared what it takes to make the festival run.
Tongass Voices: Hiram Henry on the volunteers that drive Folk Fest
The success of the festival relies heavily on the swiftness of the volunteer stage crew. And that’s organized by Alaska Folk Festival board members like longtime stage crew volunteer Hiram Henry.