Hear Arkansas songwriter Willi Carlisle share a tune inspired by things his uncle said to him as a child.
"Folk Music"
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: String of Lights, ‘Rusted Tracks’
Watch the Anchorage folk group perform a song from their 2016 album, “Migration.”
Red Carpet Concert: The Murphy Beds
Hear Alaska Folk Festival Guest Artist the Murphy Beds perform “Ragged World” at the Alaskan Hotel.
2017 Folk Fest Nightlife Guide
Your source for what’s happening beyond Centennial Hall this Folk Fest
Kids learn folk songs, instruments in elementary school class
Guitars, mandolins, ukuleles and banjos are common enough at folk festivals. But one Juneau teacher has made them the standard for his elementary students.
Meet musician C. Scott Fry
C. Scott Fry is a long-time participant in the Alaska Folk Festival. Volunteer Rob Weber caught up with him and produced a sound portrait.
Falltober Fest draws a big crowd
Six bands played folk music to an enthusiastic audience at Falltober Fest
Marian Call’s “Good Morning Moon” Release
The folks at Juneau’s Alaska Robotics just sent us Alaskan artist Marian Call’s new video “Good Morning Moon.” The video features footage shot in the Netherlands at Space Expo Noordwijk, which she visited on her European Tour. The high-resolution time-lapse photography comes from the International Space Station and the archive footage was thanks to NASA.…