Scott Burton hosts on Monday, April 13, 2020. On Monday’s show, we’ll begin our virtual celebration of Folk Fest with concerts, interviews with musicians, and more. Three-part interview with Erin and Andrew Heist: We’ll listen to the latest Community Connection pieces, Get the dirt on Juneau’s Virtual Garden Conference, And continue our COVID-19-related check-ins with…
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Red Carpet Concert: Sarah Hamilton, ‘Kauai’
Hear Whitehorse multi-instrumentalist Sarah Hamilton share a new song about the Kauai Old Time Gathering.
Red Carpet Concert: Radiophonic Jazz, ‘Aquamarine’
Juneau hip hop duo Radiophonic Jazz performs their new single “Aquamarine” during the 2019 Alaska Folk Festival at KTOO Public Media.
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…
Red Carpet Concert: Aurora Bowers, ‘Rattle Those Chains’
The Fairbanks fiddle player stopped by KTOO during the 2018 Alaska Folk Festival to perform a Red Carpet Concert, with her brother Ryan Bowers on upright bass and Alan Bent on resonator guitar.
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.
Red Carpet Concert: Tanana Rafters, ‘The Cellar’
Watch the Anchorage Americana band perform a song from their 2017 debut album, “All My Fault.”
Red Carpet Concert: String of Lights, ‘Rusted Tracks’
Watch the Anchorage folk group perform a song from their 2016 album, “Migration.”
Red Carpet Concert: Dara Rilatos, ‘Black Curtain’
Watch Alaska songwriter Dara Rilatos perform her song “Black Curtain” during the 2018 Alaska Folk Festival.
Red Carpet Concert: The Forest That Never Sleeps, ‘When I Was A Child’
Hear Anchorage musician Kat Moore on cello with The Super Saturated Sugar Strings trumpet player Logan Bean.