Northwest Folklife

Alki Court Stage

All day on Monday, a line-up of Northwest artists took the stage at the intimate Alki Court. Audiences heard folk songs and country blues, tunes from Ireland and Scandinavian singing as they browsed the craft booths or lounged near the stage.

 

Photo by Reed Carlson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. https://s3.amazonaws.com/testing-folklife-audio/audio_performances/recordings_280.mp33 D'vas — Dynamic Female Harmony
2. https://s3.amazonaws.com/testing-folklife-audio/audio_performances/recordings_281.mp3Waterbound — Celtic-Fired Mando and Autoharp
3. https://s3.amazonaws.com/testing-folklife-audio/audio_performances/recordings_282.mp3Rebel Voices — Topical Punch
4. https://s3.amazonaws.com/testing-folklife-audio/audio_performances/recordings_283.mp3The Wanderers — Sweet Songs from Yesterday
5. https://s3.amazonaws.com/testing-folklife-audio/audio_performances/recordings_284.mp3So Low Lew — Country Blues Piedmont Style
6. https://s3.amazonaws.com/testing-folklife-audio/audio_performances/recordings_285.mp3Anna & Ingrid — Sweet Scandinavian Sounds

Center House Theatre

Monday afternoon in the Center House Theatre features performances by tremendously talented Northwesterners performering global traditions. Brian Falconer performed Japanese music for solo koto, followed by his parents Elizabeth and John, as Duo En. Zimbabwean music on mbiras was next, with Mahonyera. Finally, Los Guayaberos Errantes delivered beautiful songs from Venezuela, with the help of their friends in the Seattle Peace Choir.

1. https://s3.amazonaws.com/testing-folklife-audio/audio_performances/recordings_286.mp3Brian Falconer — Energetic Koto Solos
2. https://s3.amazonaws.com/testing-folklife-audio/audio_performances/recordings_287.mp3Duo En — Japanese Flue and Koto Harp
3. https://s3.amazonaws.com/testing-folklife-audio/audio_performances/recordings_288.mp3Mahonyera Mbira Ensemble — Mbira Music of Zimbabwe
4. https://s3.amazonaws.com/testing-folklife-audio/audio_performances/recordings_289.mp3Los Guayaberos Errantes — Venezuelan Folk Music

The Big Jewish Show

This community-supported showcase features an intergenerational lineup of artists working to carrying on the Jewish heritage of klezmer music in the Pacific Northwest. From jazz to bluegrass, these bands fuse klezmer with the best of traditional American music.

1. https://s3.amazonaws.com/testing-folklife-audio/audio_performances/recordings_264.mp3Heimish Klezmer — Rich Full Tasty Klezmer Music
2. https://s3.amazonaws.com/testing-folklife-audio/audio_performances/recordings_265.mp3Kesselgarden — Klezmer Music
3. https://s3.amazonaws.com/testing-folklife-audio/audio_performances/recordings_266.mp3Jewbilee — Jewgrass
4. https://s3.amazonaws.com/testing-folklife-audio/audio_performances/recordings_267.mp3Marc Smason & the Katatonics — Jewish Music Through the Ages
5. https://s3.amazonaws.com/testing-folklife-audio/audio_performances/recordings_268.mp3The Klez Katz — Klezmer Mit a Spritz of Jazz

The Many Shades of Gospel Music

The annual Folklife gospel show, organized by Pastor Pat Wright, will lift you up! Performances by the Total Experience Gospel Choir, Sparkling Choir of Love, Choir of Light, STANDance, Michelle Lang & Still Water, and A Moment in Time.

1. https://s3.amazonaws.com/testing-folklife-audio/audio_performances/recordings_269.mp3Gospel Show — Part One
2. https://s3.amazonaws.com/testing-folklife-audio/audio_performances/recordings_270.mp3Gospel Show — Part Two
3. https://s3.amazonaws.com/testing-folklife-audio/audio_performances/recordings_271.mp3Gospel Show — Part Three
4. https://s3.amazonaws.com/testing-folklife-audio/audio_performances/recordings_272.mp3Gospel Show — Part Four
5. https://s3.amazonaws.com/testing-folklife-audio/audio_performances/recordings_273.mp3Gospel Show — Part Five

The Pike Place Buskers' Showcase

Street performer extraordinaire Jim Hinde (1951-2008) coordinated this show, bringing in all the most outstanding buskers who perform daily on the sidewalks of Pike Place Market in Seattle.

The artistry required to be a successful street performer is brought to the stage in this annual show, which combines social protest music with gospel, Rhythm & Blues, and country rags.

 

Photo by Rachel Olsson

1. https://s3.amazonaws.com/testing-folklife-audio/audio_performances/recordings_276.mp3Slimpickins — Southern Roots Music
2. https://s3.amazonaws.com/testing-folklife-audio/audio_performances/recordings_277.mp3Jerin Falkner — Clever Folk-Rock
3. https://s3.amazonaws.com/testing-folklife-audio/audio_performances/recordings_278.mp3Jim Hinde (1951-2008) — Folksinger/Songwriter
4. https://s3.amazonaws.com/testing-folklife-audio/audio_performances/recordings_279.mp3Jim Page — Folk Music with Teeth
5. https://s3.amazonaws.com/testing-folklife-audio/audio_performances/recordings_274.mp3A Moment in Time — A Capella R&B and Gospel
6. https://s3.amazonaws.com/testing-folklife-audio/audio_performances/recordings_275.mp3Brother Willie & Eddie Tenderloin — Acoustic Gospel and R&B