News
General news from the Montana Folk Festival.
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La Santa Cecilia
Mexican American | Los Angeles, California La Santa Cecilia exemplifies the modern-day creative hybrid of Latin culture, rock and world…
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Prezident Brown
Reggae | Seaside, California Prezident Brown (Fitz Cotterell) was born in the hills of Clarendon, Jamaica. His mother called him…
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Be’la Dona
Go Go | Washington, DC Washington DC is the birthplace of this exciting and diverse all-female band, founded in September…
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Saraswathi Ranganathan
Carnatic Veena | Chicago, Illinois Saraswathi Ranganathan is a virtuoso of the Veena, an ancient Indian instrument. Saraswathi constantly endeavors…
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Dale Watson
Honky Tonk | Marshall, Texas Dale Watson is an award-winning hard-working real country music musician and producer who has been creating…
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Parangal
Filipino dance | San Francisco, California Parangal’s mission is to give tribute to Philippine heritage by preserving and promoting ethnic…
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Nest of Singing Birds
Appalachian songs, stories and ballads | Weaverville, North Carolina A “nest of singing birds” was the name English folklorist Cecil…
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Pine Leaf Boys
Cajun and Zydeco | Lafayette, Louisiana Louisiana’s finest, the world-renowned Pine Leaf Boys, have built a legacy on a signature…
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The Amanda Cook Band
Bluegrass | Fancy Gap, Virginia Growing up in the Florida Panhandle, Amanda got her early bluegrass education as a spectator,…
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Keith Johnson
Mississippi Blues | Glen Allen, Mississippi Keith Johnson is an accomplished blues guitarist, harmonica player, and songwriter. He has amassed…
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Afro Dominicano
Afro Caribbean Soul | New York City, New York Afro Dominicano centers its music on what they call Afro Caribbean…
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Tamburitza Ponoc
Tamburitza | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Tamburaški Sastav Ponoć (“midnight” in English) is a tambura band based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with deeply-rooted…
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The Legendary Ingramettes
Gospel | Richmond, Virginia Six decades of music, sixty-five years of song, generations tied together through the force of will…
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Cecilia
Celtic and Quebecois | Montreal, Quebec, Canada Widely recognized as three of Canada’s finest musicians, it is a pleasure to…
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Little Mountain Cree
Cree Drum Group | Rocky Boy, MT Little Mountain Cree is a family drum group from Rocky Boy, Montana. Rocky…
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The History of the Montana Folk Festival Poster
In 2008 the National Folk Festival descended on Butte, Montana, and left a legacy of music, dance, history, and art.…
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Della BigHair-Stump
Della BigHair-Stump, an enrolled member of the Crow Tribe from Crow Agency, Montana, is the visionary force behind Designs by…
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Yolanda OldDwarf
An enrolled member of the Apsáalooke (Crow) Nation, her Crow name, Sweet Sage Woman, was given to her by her…
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Carrie Moran McCleary
An enrolled member of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana, Carrie resides on the Crow Reservation in…
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Rebekah Jarvey
Rebekah Jarvey is an esteemed international fashion designer, artisan, model, and Fashion Show Director. She is an enrolled member of…
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Devonté Designs
Corey D. Whiteman is a 19-year-old fashion designer from the Crow (Apsáalooke) and Assiniboine/Nakota tribes. He’s a member of the…
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2025 Montana Folklife
Whether expressed through performance or tangible craft, folk and traditional arts convey the identity, values, and aesthetics of the communities…
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Frecker’s Saddlery
Nestled in the heart of historic downtown Dillon, Montana, Frecker’s Saddlery has been handcrafting world-renowned Western saddles since its founding…
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Mark Mariano and Mary Sutherland | Lake Berkeley Decoys
Lake Berkeley Decoys is the creative partnership of Mark Mariano and Mary Sutherland, a husband-and-wife team based in Butte, Montana.…
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Nathan Kimpell
Nathan Kimpell grew up in Minnesota, the son of an architect and a nurse, and began making art at a…
