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Stages

  1. All
  2. Acoustic Stage (Shaw Room)
  3. Alki Court Stage
  4. Bagley Wright Theatre
  5. Cafe Impromptu
  6. Center House Court
  7. Center House Theatre
  8. Charlotte Martin Theatre
  9. EMP Level 3
  10. EMP|SFM Learning Labs
  11. Fisher Green Stage
  12. Fountain Lawn Stage
  13. International Dance Stage
  14. Intiman Choral Courtyard
  15. Lopez Room
  16. McCaw Promenade
  17. Mural Amphitheatre
  18. Narrative Stage
  19. Northwest Court Stage
  20. Olympic Room
  21. Parade
  22. Rainier Room
  23. Rhythm Tent
  24. Roadhouse
  25. Vera Stage

  1. Friday
  2. Saturday
  3. Sunday
  4. Monday
11 AM
Center House Court
Secondary Bilingual Orientation Center Multi-Cultural Celebration 11:00 AM
Fisher Green Stage
The Dandelion Greens Original Acoustic Americana 11:00 AM
Fountain Lawn Stage
Arthur Ross Better Six Than One 11:00 AM
Forget Me Nots Indie/Folk/Pop 11:40 AM
Mural Amphitheatre
Marysville Marimba Ensemble Marimba Music/Shona Tradition 11:00 AM
Arts in Motion Community Chorale 11:45 AM
Roadhouse
Stringalong ...don't forget the hook 11:00 AM
12 PM
Center House Court
Rhythm & Moves African Drums & Dance! 12:00 PM
Kapka Cooperative School Songs For Smiling! 12:55 PM
Fisher Green Stage
Los Flacos Latin American Music 12:00 PM
Fountain Lawn Stage
The Raggedy Anns 5 Young Lads with Old Souls 12:20 PM
Mural Amphitheatre
Arts in Motion Community Chorale 12:20 PM
Giddens School Singers Music from many traditions 12:50 PM
Roadhouse
Spare Thyme Toe-Tapping Happy Dance Music 12:00 PM
1 PM
Center House Court
Maplewood 5th/6th Grade Orchestra Traditional Folk Music 01:35 PM
Fisher Green Stage
The Original Potbelly Boys Delux Folk, Rag, & Bluegrass 01:00 PM
Ben Gilmer & the Sidearms Americana Roots Music 01:40 PM
Fountain Lawn Stage
Zoe Muth City music with twang 01:00 PM
Southern Skies Original Americana Folkgrass 01:40 PM
Mural Amphitheatre
Eckstein Wind Ensemble Traditional & Modern Band Lit 01:35 PM
Roadhouse
Tinker's Dram Dance Music from the Northwest 01:00 PM
2 PM
Center House Court
Maplewood 7th/8th Grade Orchestra Trad & Contemporary Folk Music 02:15 PM
Columbia River High School Orchestra A Variety of Fiddle Stylings 02:55 PM
Fisher Green Stage
Slimpickins southern roots music 02:20 PM
Fountain Lawn Stage
Spruce Street Marimba Ensemble High Energy Youth Marimba 02:25 PM
International Dance Stage
Hilltop Heritage Dancers Youth International Folkdance 02:00 PM
Organized Irish Chaos Local Irish Dancers 02:40 PM
Mural Amphitheatre
Summit K-12 Alternative School Only WA K-12 Public School 02:20 PM
Summit K-12 Alternative School Only WA K-12 Public School 02:55 PM
Narrative Stage
Michael Herschensohn The A-Y-P: Seattle's First World's Fair 02:00 PM
Roadhouse
It's Not Pearlman ...but it sure sounds good! 02:00 PM
3 PM
Alki Court Stage
Steven R. Arntson Composer and Concertinist 03:00 PM
Pony Express we heart sad songs & horses 03:40 PM
Cafe Impromptu
Fiddlin Frenzy Old time Fiddle Kids 03:00 PM
Eliza Jane Manoff Acoustic Blues and Folk 03:40 PM
Fountain Lawn Stage
La Banda Gozona Banda Music of Oaxaca 03:10 PM
Ockham's Razor Hard Stompin' Irish Folk Music 03:50 PM
International Dance Stage
St Demetrios Greek Dancers Traditional Greek Folk Dances 03:25 PM
Mural Amphitheatre
Mount Baker Middle School Jazz Middle School Jazz 03:30 PM
Narrative Stage
Lois Chichinoff Thadei Keeping a Culture's Secrets Alive 03:00 PM
Northwest Court Stage
Beach 3 Fifth Grade Fiddle Phenoms 03:00 PM
Lindsay Street North Atlantic a la NW 03:40 PM
Rhythm Tent
Mary Tolena & Ju Linares Community Jam 03:00 PM
Roadhouse
Straw Hat String Band Exploring USA Roots Music 03:00 PM
4 PM
Alki Court Stage
Not Easily Broken Family Bluegrass 04:20 PM
Cafe Impromptu
Charlie Spring These Songs Are Your Songs 04:15 PM
John Palmes Folk Music from Juneau Alaska 04:50 PM
Fisher Green Stage
The Blackberry Bushes old time with a new line 04:00 PM
Magrane Hill new roots folk 04:40 PM
Fountain Lawn Stage
Ken Pickard and Zydeco Explosion Zydeco!! 04:30 PM
Narrative Stage
Phil & Vivian Williams Alaska Gold Rush Dance Tunes 04:00 PM
Northwest Court Stage
Down the Road Bluegrass & Old-Time Country 04:20 PM
Rhythm Tent
'Jamtown' John Hayden Sun Moon Star Jam 04:00 PM
Roadhouse
Tapsalteerie Topsy Turvy Contras 04:00 PM
5 PM
Alki Court Stage
Artis Stories, Spoons, Songs, Poems 05:00 PM
Heather Lev Award-Winning Folk Musician 05:35 PM
Cafe Impromptu
HistoryLink.org's Big Book Launch! 05:30 PM - 06:30 PM
Washington's First World's Fair: Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Expo 05:30 PM
Center House Court
High School Swing Dance 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Linda Townsend & David West Intro to Swing Dancing 05:00 PM
Eckstein Middle School Jazz Band Hot Jazz! 05:10 PM
Fisher Green Stage
Huacapan Citlali/Trio Lucero del Norte Son Huasteco Nahuatl & Spanish 05:20 PM
International Dance Stage
Stepdancing Showcase 05:00 PM - 05:45 PM
Motley Feet A Diverse Crew of Step-Dancers 05:00 PM
Intiman Choral Courtyard
Funtime for Folklife Kids! 05:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Kent Stevenson & Friends Rhythm Village Kids Music Magic Show 05:00 PM
Mural Amphitheatre
Northwest Taiko Japanese Drum Group 05:00 PM
Breaking Point Dance Company Original Hip Hop Dance 05:45 PM
Narrative Stage
Book-It Repertory Theatre A Reading of London's The Call of the Wild 05:00 PM
Rhythm Tent
Michael 'Earthtribe' Goude West African Drumming 05:00 PM
6 PM
Alki Court Stage
Alicia Dara 21st-Century Torch Songs 06:10 PM
Angelo Pizarro Solo Acoustic Guitar Player 06:50 PM
Center House Court
High School Swing Dance 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Garfield High School Jazz Ensemble Contemporary Big Band Swing 06:00 PM
Fisher Green Stage
Mbira dze Muninga Traditional Zimbabwean Music 06:00 PM
Kelly Thibodeaux & Acoustic Etouffee Swamp Rock Fiddle & Guitar 06:45 PM
Fountain Lawn Stage
21st Century Blues 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM
A.E.K. safarblues 06:00 PM
Daisy Chain Blues/Soul/Funk-hop 06:50 PM
International Dance Stage
Tango Argentino Fun AuthenticArgentine Tango 06:00 PM
Radost Folk Ensemble Joyful Balkan Dance & Music 06:40 PM
Mural Amphitheatre
Theoretics Hip Hop over a funky live band 06:30 PM
Narrative Stage
Nordic Heritage Museum The Nordic Spirit: Seattle's Viking Ship 06:00 PM
Northwest Court Stage
Poor Judgment Song Driven Music 06:00 PM
Jamie Laval w/Zac Leger Scottish Tradition/Innovation 06:40 PM
Rhythm Tent
Carold Nelson Open Drum 06:00 PM
Roadhouse
Hot Squares!! 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Cramp Creek Boys Fast, Strong and Not Quite 30! 06:00 PM
Vera Stage
Blackened Cascadian Folk 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM
At The Head Of The Woods Skybound New Age Psychadelia 06:00 PM
waldteufel archaic heathen folk 06:20 PM
Hail/l'Acephale Blackened Folk Outsider Metal 06:45 PM
7 PM
Alki Court Stage
Country Dave & The Next Generation Dad & Sons PIck Hot Twang 07:30 PM
Bagley Wright Theatre
Amazing Bellydance Show 07:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Shula Azhar Middle Eastern Raqs Sharqi 07:00 PM
Malia Seattle Belly Dancer 07:00 PM
Fleurs d'Egypte Dance Co. Modern Belly Dance 07:00 PM
Nalini Belly Dance & Bollywood 07:00 PM
Tamalyn Dallal Middle Eastern Dancer 07:00 PM
Blue Lotus Dance Belly Dance & Bollywood 07:00 PM
Nadira Middle Eastern Dance 07:00 PM
Sabura Middle Eastern Dance 07:00 PM
Nadira/Dahlia duet Middle Eastern Dance 07:00 PM
Imei bellydance 07:00 PM
Elisa Gamal Bellydance Theater Folkloric to Modern Bellydance 07:00 PM
Mellilah Belly Dancer Belly Dance Performer 07:00 PM
Cafe Impromptu
Ricardo Cardenas South American Guitarist 07:00 PM
Miss Rose & Her Rhythm Percolators Swingin' Vintage Jazz 07:40 PM
Center House Court
Blues Juke Joint Dance 07:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Hettel Street Blues Blues And Jazz Showband 07:00 PM
Linda Townsend & David West Dancing Between the Tables 07:45 PM
Center House Theatre
NW Storyteller Showcase 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Lethea Erz Music & Magic w/Celtic Harp 07:00 PM
Jo Walter, Storyteller There and Back Again 07:30 PM
Fisher Green Stage
Geoffrey Castle #1 Electric Violinist in NW 07:30 PM
Fountain Lawn Stage
21st Century Blues 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Ratfish Bone Traditional Chicago Blues 07:35 PM
International Dance Stage
Tango Fusion Dance Co. Argentine Tango & Much More 07:20 PM
Intiman Choral Courtyard
Greg Spence Wolf Mad Lib Songwriting 07:00 PM
Mural Amphitheatre
Sid & Fancy Bluegrass Punk Rock Cagematch 07:15 PM
Northwest Court Stage
Passport to Latin America 07:20 PM - 10:00 PM
Fofinho, Samia & Dinnen Brazilian Sambas and Choros 07:20 PM
Roadhouse
Hot Squares!! 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
New Greenlake Ramblers Ramblin' Old Time Band 07:00 PM
Vera Stage
Blackened Cascadian Folk 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Soriah American/Tuvan Throat Singer 07:30 PM
8 PM
Cafe Impromptu
The Hayburners dynamic duo of engaging folk 08:25 PM
Center House Court
Blues Juke Joint Dance 07:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Silent Blues Instrumental Blues 08:00 PM
Savoy Swing Club Vintage Lindy Hop, Jazz Dance 08:45 PM
Center House Theatre
NW Storyteller Showcase 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Mary Brugh Traveler's Tales 08:00 PM
Karen Haas Spellbinding stories for all. 08:35 PM
Fisher Green Stage
Juliana & PAVA Ancient Russian Songs 08:20 PM
Fountain Lawn Stage
21st Century Blues 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Colin Lake Lap-Slide Guitar Workshop w/ Colin Lake 08:25 PM
International Dance Stage
Nitya Venkateswaran Bharatanatyam Dancer 08:00 PM
Kariatis Folkdancers Balkan Hearted/ Balkan Soles 08:40 PM
Intiman Choral Courtyard
Wallingford Meaningful Movies 08:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Meaningful Movie & Discussion Friday Night Movie!! 08:30 PM
Mural Amphitheatre
The River Empires Cinematics, Folk and Bluegrass 08:00 PM
Rhythm Planet Teen Rhythm Ensemble A Fusion Of World Percussion 08:45 PM
Northwest Court Stage
Passport to Latin America 07:20 PM - 10:00 PM
Juan Medrano Cotito The AFrican ConXion Project 09 08:00 PM
To Be Announced Check www.nwfolklife.org! 08:45 PM
Roadhouse
Mary-Bruce-and-Matti Band Cello, Piano, Mando, Marimbo 08:00 PM
Vera Stage
Blackened Cascadian Folk 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Fauna Apocalyptic Atavism 08:15 PM
9 PM
Center House Court
Blues Juke Joint Dance 07:00 PM - 10:00 PM
The Red Hot Blues Sisters Soul flavored Blues 09:00 PM
International Dance Stage
Fusion Dance Team at the UW Fusion: Mixin Culture & Dance 09:20 PM
Mural Amphitheatre
Trolls Cottage Rhythm, lyric, and sound 09:30 PM
Northwest Court Stage
Passport to Latin America 07:20 PM - 10:00 PM
Quichua Mashis Music of the Andes 09:30 PM
Roadhouse
Out of the Wood We make your feet happy! 09:00 PM

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