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.
Italian Traditional | New York, NY Michela Musolino grew up in a household where Sicilian dialect was spoken so the children wouldn’t be able to understand the adults’ conversations. The sounds of that language were like music to Michela and she fell in love with them. Listening to those sounds …
Reggae | Castries, Saint Lucia Taj Weekes is a dreadlocked Rastafarian musician, bred in the Caribbean but shaped by intercontinental life experience. He is also a creative, poetic singer-songwriter who fronts a dynamic reggae band named Adowa. Yet another facet of Taj is that he is an unwavering, energetic humanitarian …
Crimean Traditional | New York, NY Crimean Tatars are an Islamic, ethnically Turkic people who trace their history in Crimea back to the 12th century, when they came west under the leadership of Batu Khan (Ghengis’ grandson) and intermarried with people already living on the Peninsula. Their vibrant music and …
Blues | Clinton, Mississippi Eddie Cotton was born the son of a preacher in Jackson, Mississippi. He began playing guitar at the age of four. He attended Jackson State University, where he majored in music before he began playing professionally at local clubs. In 1995, he pursued his musical ambitions, …
Bluegrass | Cullman, Alabama David Davis and the Warrior River Boys have long been recognized as modern leaders in traditional bluegrass. Their musical playbook reflects their energy, commitment and pure Bluegrass spirit. Davis has deep musical roots, with his uncle Cleo having been an original Blue Grass Boy with Bill …
Cuban Salsa | New York, NY The explosive Los Habaneros are a force to behold on stage. Mixing musical styles from their home in Cuba with the diversity of sounds they encountered when they made New York City their home, Los Habaneros transcend traditional musical genres to create a real …
Cajun | Eunice, LA Already a veteran of the Cajun music scene, Kyle Huval describes his band the Dixie Club Ramblers as playing heavy-hitting dancehall music in the spontaneous style of the 1960s and 70s. Huval strives to deliver a sound that’s a few generations removed and many elements of …
Brazilian Forro | Blumenau, SC, Brasil Despite his young age of 25, accordionist Felipe Hostins has been thrilling audiences for over a decade. He began music studies at the age of three with his paternal grandfather, Valmor Hostins. He later joined the School of Music Amormega (Middle Garcia Neighborhood Association), …
Waila | O’odham Nation Carl & Buddies will bring Waila music to Montana this summer for the enjoyment and dancing pleasure of audiences at the Montana Folk Festival. Waila (derived from the Spanish Bailar — to Dance) is the energetic social dance music of the Native American peoples of the …
