Performers
An amazing lineup of musical artists and performers descend on Butte, Montana every July. Stay tuned for updates on the Montana Folk Festival performers right here.
Admission is free to all performances during the three days of the festival. More than 20 groups representing a broad diversity of musical and cultural traditions will perform on the festival’s six stages in Uptown Butte. Get the latest festival info on Facebook.
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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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Brinae Ali Quartet
Tap | Baltimore, Maryland Alexandria “Brinae Ali” Bradley, born and raised in Flint, Michigan is an interdisciplinary artist who believes…
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Zhantao Lin
Chinese Erhu | Boston, Massachusetts Zhantao Lin is an erhu player based in Massachusetts. Before moving to the United States,…
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Rondalla Club of Los Angeles
Filipino Rondalla Music | Los Angeles, California The rondalla string ensemble was introduced in the Philippines through Spain’s 350-year colonial rule of…
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Mira Dickey & Lennart Jansson
Norwegian Fiddle | Seattle, Washington Sølvstål | Silversteel is a new project from hardanger fiddle player Mira Coquina Dickey and viola…
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Wayne Hancock
Honky-Tonk Thomas Wayne Hancock III (born May 1, 1965, in Dallas, Texas) better known as Wayne “The Train” Hancock, is an…
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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,…
