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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Cheres
Ukrainian | New York, New York Andriy Milavsky, clarinetist and master piper, is an Eastern European folk musician par excellence.…
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Panfilo’s Güera
Tejano Conjunto Fiddle | San Antonio, Texas When Texas Folklife and the Festival of Texas Fiddling honored Belen Escobedo with…
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Red Baraat
Dhol and Brass | Brooklyn, New York Red Baraat is a pioneering band from Brooklyn, New York. Conceived by dhol…
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High Fidelity
Bluegrass | White’s Creek, Tennessee Many folks remember the great bluegrass records from the 1950s and ‘60s. The power and…
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Kiki Valera y Son Cubano
Son Cubano | Seattle, Washington Son cubano is one of the most popular musical styles in Cuba and Kiki Valera is…
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Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Chas
Zydeco | Lafayette, Louisiana Growing up in a Creole-speaking home in St. Martinville, Nathan eagerly sought out the music of…
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Heart of Afghanistan
Afghan Music | San Francisco, California The Heart of Afghanistan project consists of Four Afghan musicians; Ahmad Fanoos on Vocals…
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Ken Heath and the True Disciples
Gospel | Charlotte, North Carolina Ken Heath was born in Petersburg, Virginia, where he was raised to the sounds of…
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Musique à Bouches
Québécois | Quebec, Canada Musique à bouches is a vocal ensemble composed of David Bélanger, Olivier Brousseau, Jérôme Fortin, Sylvain Trudel,…
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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…
