Only 4 days away: The 50th Annual Alaska Folk Festival, April 7-13, 2025
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6:30pm

Sayiék: Gastineau Strummers

Douglas, AK Featuring: Travis Croteau, Students

At our school we start every Friday morning with a school-wide sing along! Students are also learning guitar at recess and after school! Check these kids out!!!

6:45pm

Belcher/Buckley and Friends

Juneau, AK Featuring: Linda Buckley, Dixie Belcher, John Lager, Robert Cohen, Shoshana Selligman

From Siam to Siberia, Kenya to Cambodia and Lebanon to Laos these two have had music as their cultural bridge. And now they bring their music to you!

7:00pm

Johnny Negotiable

Juneau, AK Featuring: Jane Hale

Just your garden-variety guitar-playing singer-songwriter.

7:15pm

Cactus Woman

Nevada City, CA Featuring: Susan Lia Gladstone, Kipchoge Spencer, Zephyr Potin Spencer

Featuring Lia Gladstone and Family. Herring Rock in Sitka Sound and other melodies.

7:30pm

Spindrift

Seward, AK Featuring: Jim Pfeiffenberger, Stephanie Robertson

Harmony-driven acoustic originals from the shores of Resurrection Bay.

7:45pm

The Geoff Kirsch Experience Experiment Projeqt

Juneau, AK Featuring: Geoff Kirsch, Margie McWilliams, Chris ''Uncle D'' Dionisio, Aaron Fong

Juneau most powerful power trio. How powerful? We have four people. For those about to folk, we salute you!

8:00pm

The Wool Pullers

Seattle, WA Featuring: Liz Snyder, Alex Kotlarsz

An old Juneau staple reunites for 15 minutes of original classics

8:15pm

Jacks In The River

Honomu, Hi Featuring: Doug DeMaster, Shannon DeMaster, Wendy Hladick, Brandee Gerke, Andrzej Piotrowski, Auguste Stiehr

We like uplifting harmonies, raucous melodies, and reminding the audience why we all like folk/rock. That’s who we are.

8:30pm

The Soggy Joggers

Juneau, AK Featuring: Aldyn Brudie, Julius Adolfsson, Hannah Wilson, Matt Kern

Amateurs only.

8:45pm

Cello Pudding

Juneau, AK Featuring: Greg albrecht, Eliza Albrecht, Oliver Albrecht

Chippy the squirrel is back by popular demand! Serving up more of that sweet musical pudding for your enjoyment.

9:00pm

The House Family Band

Juneau, AK Featuring: Tony Tengs, Albert McDonnell, Mike Bucy, Heather Mountcastle, Luke Weld, Clay Good, Colton Welch

This set is a blast from our past, celebrating three goodies from The Preserves. Heather kicks it off with This Is Where It Is.

9:15pm

Susan Warner

Gustavus, AK Featuring: Susan Warner, Katie Henry, Matha DeFreest

Three original songs in tribute to 50 years of Pat Henry family members ''playing some'' at this great Alaska Festival of Folk.

9:30pm

Jane Roodenburg and the maybe Jane has friends...

East Greenbush, NY Featuring: Jane Roodenburg

Same gal on the inside, old as dirt on the outside. Still loves you madly.

9:45pm

Mountcastle Family Band

Juneau, AK Featuring: Robert Mountcastle, Janell Mountcastle, Abby Mountcastle, Heather Mountcastle, Luke Weld

The Mountcastle Family Band brings our family roadtrips to the stage with sweet harmonious tunes by the Beatles. Buckle up, let’s take a drive!

10:00pm

Natalie & Patrick

Juneau, AK

Appalachian Mtns run from NY to the Gulf of Mexico. Natalie (Blue Ridge Mtns) & Patrick (FL) play Appalachian music of banjo, guitar, & harmonica.


Emcee: Taylor Dallas Vidic
Stage Manager: Sarah Wallace