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Teada
Irish | Sligo, Ireland Teada, Gaelic for “strings”, is a traditional band that formed in Sligo, Ireland 21 years ago that has…
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Chaksampa
Tibetan Opera, Folk Song, and Dance | San Francisco, California Chaksampa, the Tibetan Dance & Opera Company was founded in 1989,…
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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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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…
