News
General news from the Montana Folk Festival.
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Building a Longer Table
The Contributions of Immigrants to the Heritage and Traditions of Montana and the West By Aubrey Jaap, Director, Butte-Silver Bow…
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Chip Carving
Ed Ronningen, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Chip Carving is an international tradition, although Scandinavia has the preponderance of carvings. It is…
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Tiernan Irish Dancers
The Tiernan Irish Dancers were founded in 2001 when a local céilí club was adopted by the Trinity Irish Dancers of Chicago. Trinity arrived…
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Pysanky—Ukrainian Easter Eggs
Pysanka is a Ukrainian Easter egg, decorated with traditional folk designs using a wax-resist method. The word pysanka comes from the verb pysaty, “to write” or “to inscribe,” as…
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The Big Sky Lace Guild
The Big Sky Lace Guild was started in the fall of 2014 and is the only lace guild currently in…
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Montana International Folk Dancers
The Montana International Folk Dancers join together from communities around the state to share an appreciation of the music, dance,…
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Finnish Rag Rugs, Finn Town
LuWaana Marjamaa Johnson and Norma Pylypuw | Butte, Montana The tradition of weaving rag rugs was brought to Butte in…
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The Celtic Quintet
The Celtic Quintet brings Gaelic musical cultures from both Ireland and Scotland together with strong Iberian and Nordic influences. They…
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Sugaray Rayford
Blues/Soul | Los Angeles, CA A chance meeting in Memphis laid the groundwork for a unique musical partnership between soul-blues…
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Melody of China
Chinese Traditional | San Francisco, CA Melody of China is a San Francisco-based Chinese chamber ensemble. Begun in 1993 by…
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Noam “Nani” Vazana
Traditional Sephardic Ladino | Amsterdam, Netherlands Noam “Nani” Vazana is one of the only artists in the world who writes…
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Assiniboine Cree Singers
Native American Drumming | Harlem, MT The Assiniboine Cree singers are a family-based drum group from both the Fort Belknap…
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Jontavious Willis and Andrew Alli
Acoustic Blues | Greenville, GA and Richmond, VA Hailing from Greenville, Georgia, Jontavious Willis grew up singing Gospel music at…
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Jeff Little Trio
Appalachian Piano | Salisbury, NC Jeff Little is an award-winning musician from the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. With…
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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…
