News
General news from the Montana Folk Festival.
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Genticorum
Quebecois | Montreal, Quebec Over the past 18 years, the Quebec group Genticorum has become a fixture on the international…
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Lakou Mizik
Haitian Roots | Port Au Prince, Haiti Lakou Mizik is a multigenerational collective of Haitian musicians formed in the aftermath…
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Chuck Mead
Rockabilly | Nashville, TN Chuck Mead is one of the founding members of the celebrated alt-country quintet BR5-49. Mead brings together…
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Beòlach
Cape Breton Celtic | Montreal, Quebec Beòlach is one of Cape Breton’s most exciting and innovative traditional bands. Performing a…
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Balla Kouyate
Mali Balafon Djeli | New York, NY Balla Kouyaté was born into a musical family that goes back over 800…
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Farah Yasmeen Shaikh
Kathak Dance | Menlo Park, CA Farah Yasmeen Shaikh is an internationally acclaimed Kathak performer, choreographer and instructor, and Founder…
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Hot Club of Cowtown
Western Swing | Austin, TX In 1994 in New York City, Elana James placed an ad in the music section…
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Halau O’Lilinoe
Hawaiian Hula | Carson, CA Hālau ‘O Lilinoe is one of the foremost halau (hula schools) in the mainland United States, dedicated…
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Panfilo’s Güera
Tejano Conjunto Fiddle | San Antonio, TX When Texas Folklife and the Festival of Texas Fiddling honored Belen Escobedo with the…
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Cora Harvey Armstrong
Gospel | Richmond, VA Gospel artist Cora Harvey Armstrong still lives in her tiny hometown of Newtown in King and…
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Christine Tassan et Les Imposteures
Gypsy Jazz and Swing | Montreal, Quebec For two decades, Christine Tassan, an outstanding guitarist, has been steering her ship…
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Cedric Watson and Bijou Creole
Cajun | Lafayette, LA One of the brightest young talents to emerge in Cajun, Creole, and Zydeco (Louisiana French) music…
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Plena Es
Bomba y Plena | Miami, FL Plena Es has carved a space for Puerto Rican music in South Florida by…
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Springfield Exit
Bluegrass | Winchester, VA With a powerhouse voice and remarkable range, Linda Lay is, hands down, one of the best…
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Pedro Giraudo Tango Ensemble
Tango | New York, NY Latin GRAMMY Award winner bassist and composer Pedro Giraudo is among the most compelling tango…
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2022 Performers
Join us for the 14th Montana Folk Festival in Butte, Montana, July 8-10, 2022. An amazing lineup of musical artists…
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Covid Update for 2022
Due to the threat posed by COVID-19, the Montana Folk Festival was postponed in 2020 and 2021. These decisions were…
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Our Response to COVID-19
Due to the ongoing threats posed to us all by the spread of COVID-19, the 2020 Montana Folk Festival has…
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Montana Folklife Area
Exploring All That Montana Has To Offer. Every year the Montana Folklife Area and Stage bring parts of Montana’s great…
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Women’s Work: Celebrating the Influence and Contributions of Women on Montana’s Heritage and Culture
Women’s Work Making Montana By Mary Murphy, Professor of History, Montana State University Montana women are nothing if not resourceful.…
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Beth Judy
Montana Folklife Presenter | Author, Radio Producer | Missoula, MT Beth Judy grew up in Chicago, graduated from Harvard College in…
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Sheila and Ericka Kirkpatrick, Hatmakers
Montana Folklife Demonstrator Montana Mad Hatters | Twin Bridges, MT The story of Montana Mad Hatters began with Kirkpatrick Custom…
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Mariah Gladstone, Indigenous Chef, Food Activist
Montana Folklife Demonstrator Indigikitchens | Kalispell, MT Mariah Gladstone (Blackfeet, Cherokee) grew up in Northwest Montana. She graduated from Columbia…
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Alexandra Paliwoda, Blacksmith
Montana Folklife Demonstrator Backcountry Blacksmith Inc. | Driggs, ID Born in the Rocky Mountains and raised in the backcountry of…
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Bev Gilger
Montana Folklife Demonstrator Metal Engraver | Dubois, ID Thirty-four years ago, Bev Gilger started Dubois Leather, a leather shop in…
