- Schedule
- 2009 Festival Programs
- 206 Zulu Showcase
- 8 Bit Showcase
- Amazing Belly Dance Show
- Arab Show
- Awesome Celtic Showcase!
- Balkan Bridge Dance
- Blues Juke Joint Dance
- Cambodian Music and Dance
- Celtic Cousins
- Festival Highlights
- Fiddler's Showcase
- Funtime for Folklife Kids!
- Gospel Show
- High School Swing Dance
- Hot Bluegrass Showcase for All Ages!
- Hot Squares
- Hungarian Tanchaz!
- International Dance Party
- Jugband Hokum Show
- Kids Programming
- Labor Program
- Louisiana Roadhouse
- Maritime Show
- Mixed Fruit: An LGBTQ Variety Show
- Morris Dance Showcase
- Old-Time Kitchen Party
- Passport to Latin America
- Pirates, Punks and Pints
- POP425: Old Fire House Teen Talent Showcase
- Punk as Folk
- Raisin' A Ruckus: New Old-Time Music
- Spicy Cajun and Zydeco Dancing
- Stepdance Showcase
- Swing Dance
- The Big Jewish Show
- Tribal & Fusion Bellydance
- Tribute to Silent Voices
- Ukrainian Show
- Vintage Dance
- Waltz Night!
- Western Swing
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You can listen to parts of the 2009 Northwest Folklife Festival live on your computer! Here's how:
Hollow Earth Radio will be broadcasting live from the Vera Project stage all four days of the Festival. You can listen to the 8-Bit, Blackened Cascadian Folk, 206 Zulu hip hop, the All-Star Leadbelly Tribute and much, much more! For details check out our schedule.
Catapault and 1340 The Whale will be live-streaming the All-Ages Alternative Showcase on Sunday May 24th, 6:30-10pm. The showcase will feature EMP Sound Off! winner Sol, indie-pop group Don't Tell Sophie and indie-rockers the Oregon Donor, The Globes and The Lonely Forest.
You can also listen to streaming of many performances on our audio site, starting Saturday morning.
UPCOMING EVENTS
- February 13, 20, 27 and March 6: 9th Annual Sound Off! All-Ages Music Competition at EMP|SFM, sponsored by Northwest Folklife
- March 11, 7:30PM: 5th Annual Contra Marathon at the Lake City Community Center (12531 28th Ave NE), a benefit for Northwest Folklife
- March 13, 7:30PM-11:00PM: Northwest Folk Dancers Incorporated at Cedar Valley Grange (20526 52nd Ave W, Lynnwood, WA), a benefit for Northwest Folklife
- March 19, 7:30: Birth DIY Fest at the VERA Project, sponsored by Northwest Folklife
- March 20, 2:00PM-4:00PM: Accordi-O-Rama III at Town Hall, presented by Town Hall Seattle and Northwest Folklife
- March 21: Folklife Presents at the Tractor Tavern - featuring Clinton Fearon!
- April 23: Folklife Masters featuring Kane Mathis and Mirah at Empty Sea Studios
- May 28-31: The 39th Annual Northwest Folklife Festival at Seattle Center
- November 13: 2nd Annual A Night for Folklife, a benefit for Northwest Folklife
This calendar is reserved for events hosted, presented, or sponsored by Northwest Folklife or events that benefit our organization. To post community events please visit our Forums.
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