News
General news from the Montana Folk Festival.
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2025 Family Area
The Folklife Area and Family Area come together at this year’s Montana Folk Festival to celebrate those who carry their…
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Solas
Irish | New York, NY Solas is lighting up stages across the globe as they celebrate three decades of pushing…
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Keith Frank & the Soileau Zydeco Band
Zydeco | Soileau, LA Keith Frank, born on October 9, 1972, in the community of Soileau, Louisiana, is an American…
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Mariachi Mariposas
Mariachi | Rio Grande Valley, TX If you are a fan of mariachi music, you will fall in love with…
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Khumariyaan
Pakistani Pashto Music | Peshawar, Pakistan Khumariyaan, a renowned music band from Pakistan, is celebrated for blending traditional folk music…
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Bamba Wassoulou Groove
Malian | Bamako, Mali The Bamba Wassoulou Groove was born in Bamako in 2013 on the initiative of Bamba Dembélé,…
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Yamini Kalluri & The Kritya Ensemble
Kuchipudi Dance | Lansing, MI Yamini Kalluri, a celebrated Kuchipudi dancer, choreographer, and educator, represents the future of classical dance…
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Tessa McCoy and the Big Possum Stringband
Old Time | Greenville, WV As a seven-time West Virginia state fiddle champion and current Grand Master Traditional Fiddle Champion,…
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Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper
Bluegrass | Charlestown, IN The tension between tradition and innovation is at the core of bluegrass music, and the fiddle…
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Shemekia Copeland
Blues | New York, NY Shemekia Copeland possesses one of the most instantly recognizable and deeply soulful roots music voices…
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Yeison Landero
Cumbia | San Jacinto, Colombia Yeison Landero was born in San Jacinto (Bolívar); that is to say, in the very…
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Fabiola Mendez
Puerto Rican Cuatro | Caguas, Puerto Rico Native to Caguas, PR, Fabiola began playing the cuatro, Puerto Rico’s national instrument,…
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Zahra Alzubaidi
Iraqi | New York, NY Zahra Alzubaidi is a New York-based singer who performs a variety of Arabic music styles, with…
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Elizabeth King
Gospel | Memphis, TN Elizabeth King is a sacred soul and gospel singer from Memphis, Tennessee. Possessed of a powerful,…
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Paul Beaubrun
Haitian | Port au Prince, Haiti Paul Beaubrun is a Haitian singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer. Born and raised in…
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2025 Montana Folklife
The theme for the Montana Folk Festival focuses on attributes and qualities of life in Montana. These qualities have aptly…
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Stay Tuned For The 2025 Performers
We’re working on a new and exciting list of performers for the 2025 Montana Folk Festival—stay tuned.
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Ripple – The Center for Education & Ecosystem Studies
Ripple is a newly recognized education and research center within the Montana University System. Located at Montana Technological University, Ripple…
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4-H Youth Development
Montana 4-H is the youth development program of Montana State University Extension. It is the largest out-of-school youth development program…
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Community Canvas Collage
Paint a mini canvas to add to a larger canvas mosaic! All ages and artistic abilities are welcome to help…
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Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
Our mission is to ensure the future of elk, other wildlife, their habitat and our hunting heritage. We provide funding…
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Montana Wetlands & Waterfowl – Measure Your Wingspan
Montana Wetlands and Waterfowl is the only Montana-based conservation and education organization focusing on waterfowl and their habitats. To do this,…
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Science Mine
The Science Mine began in the 1990’s as a gleam or a dream in the eyes of a few individuals…
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Ripple and Montana Osprey Program
Dalit Guscio of the Clark Fork Watershed Education Program and the Montana Osprey Program has been working with osprey in…
