The 24th Annual Fairbanks Summer Folk Fest will be held in June 2010 - details will be announced shortly. Below are the details of last year's event:
23rd Annual Fairbanks Summer Folk Fest
Live Music, Arts & Crafts, and Square Dancing! June 13th, 1pm - 10:30pm
Pioneer Park Moose Creek Stage
Enjoy an entire day of entertainment in a comfortable, family setting that is FREE of admission charge! See the line-up of acts below, and don't miss the Square Dance
Band at 10pm. Check out the Fairbanks Summer Folk Fest T-shirt designed by Hannah, from the Bacuntry Brathas. Sponsored by FNSB Parks & Recreation, KUAC-FM89.9, KTVF-CH.11, Acoustic Adventures, and Multi-Media Makers, with help from the festival volunteers, members, and performers.
And, Please visit the following Vendors while at the fest... Celtic & More, Tartan Tundra Music-flags, jewlery, kilts; Young Friends-do it yourself tie dying; Ellen Million Graphics-new age artworks; Charms by CJ-handcrafted jewelry and accessories; Effie Kokrine Charter Schools; Forget Me Not Expresso; Calypso Farms- "Eat Local" canvas bags; Hot Licks Ice Cream; Two Brasil Nuts- jewelry from Brazil; Elden Pederson Dulcimers.
| Time | Band Name | Description |
| 1:00 | TetraFiddles | Short and tall fiddlers. Maria Berger, Maggie Whitaker, Tiernan & Ian Brenner-Gelvin, Susie Hallinan, Andrew, Sydney and Andrew Cox, Scott Darter, Nairn Davis, Aidan Grogan, Vallyn & Alyna Atkinson, Sarah Hartman, Julia Mayer, Eva Partyka, Kaya & Zoe Ratzlaff, Eliza & Marisa Rorabaugh, Nina Ruckhaus, Marissa & Gina Strauss, Mikayla & Clay Triplehorn. |
| 1:15 | Julie Engfer | Singer-songwriter playing acoustic folk rock |
| 1:30 | Leah Aronow-Brown | Folks songs old and new |
| 1:45 | Isaac Paris | Storytelling and folk music. Isaac Paris, Jennifer Harmon (violin) |
| 2:00 | ReJoySing | Spreading a culture of peace through international and contemporary songs from the heart |
| 2:15 | Tim Vincent and Family | Country classics and Gospel |
| 2:30 | Roger Hoselton | solo acoustic with guitar and harmonica |
| 2:45 | Flapjacks | Fast music for Slow times. Alyna Atkinson, Vallyn Atkinson, John Dutton |
| 3:00 | Just Us | folk and bluegrass /mandolin and guitar / make smile and feet tap |
| 3:20 | Solstice Complex | bluegrass/folk/old time. Jeff Siniscalchi, TJ O’Donnell, Chuck Thomas |
| 3:40 | O'Tallulah | Mother & daughters with harmonious originals |
| 4:00 | Denali Harps | Mix of old time music from the 30', 40's and beyond |
| 4:20 | Michael Stackhouse | Alaskan folk/rock/country/blues |
| 4:40 | Panopticon | Songwriting duo performing folksy rock and jazz. Corey Oldham, Justin Oldham. |
| 5:00 | Dr Gilbert's Medicine Show | Pure Irish goodness |
| 5:20 | Ice Jam | "Dam" good music, even when the banjo player is out of town. Skip Nodler, Sarah Garland, Bruno Grunau, Ryan Bowers |
| 5:40 | Laura Vines | Original and traditional folk |
| 6:00 | Mariah Ver Hoef | All original acoustic songs, from "So Far Away" CD |
| 6:20 | Johnny B. | Mix of original blues, romp, and boogie-woogie with a touch of Alaskan dreamscapes |
| 6:40 | Bruce Delbridge and Friends | Chicago blues, bluegrass, broadway tunes and some rock and roll standards |
| 7:00 | Outbound | Good Bluegrass. Nate McDonald, Ryan Bowers, & friends |
| 7:20 | Ann McBeth | Folk tunes |
| 7:40 | Jass Pharm | Swinging souls and fat groove |
| 8:00 | The Xtra Tuffs | All originals/ Energetic 3 piece band/ Different from the rest. Emily Anderson, Ryan Bowers, Sabe Herreid Flores |
| 8:20 | Will Putman | Original songs. Will Putman, Trudy Heffernan, Liam Putman and Molly Putman |
| 8:40 | Esther Golton + Meg & Pam | Alaskan Singer-songwriter with Mountain Dulcimer and Flute |
| 9:00 | Tim Sprout and Roger Leff | T_Man & Leff: Two Old Farts playing blues |
| 9:20 | Arctic Noise Symphony | Structure-shifting frozen funk folk rock |
| 9:40 | Blaze Kings | Original songs from Nate Montgomery |
| 10:00 | Square Dance "Lost Dog" | Stay and dance to "Lost Dog" with dance caller Lynn Basham. Tom Hart, Pete Bowers, Nate McDonald, Ryan Bowers |
Amphi-Theater Stage
| Time | Band Name | Description |
| 4:00 | COLD STEEL | Cold Steel is a steel drum band that plays reggae, calypso, afro-cuban samba rhythms and a little rock-n-roll. Cold Steel is affiliated with UAF's Caribbean Music & Culture Club.. Andy Reynolds, Angie Schmidt, Betsy Smith, Bridget Machida, Cheryl Hopcroft, Chris Miller, Cindy Wentworth, Elaine Ponchione, Frank Pavlovcic, Gail Holmes, Janet Jorgensen, John Burr, Kathie Baum, Laurie Klein, Lew Shapiro, Martin Klein, Mary Ann Wood, Mary Wyatt, Mason Damrau, Randi Kaihoi, Robin Davis, Sue Royston, Van Lawrence, Wendy Warnick |
| 5:00 | Soaring Eagle Drum | Native American/Alaskan Native Inter-tribal Drum group performing traditional and contemporary songs/dances from Native American cultural heritages |
| 5:30 | Open Mic Jam Sign | |
| 6:00 | Open Mic Sign UP | |
| 7:00 | Open Mic Sign UP |
Times & schedule are subject to change.
Let the Good Times Roll with Folk Music!
Special Thanks to FNSB Parks and Recreation and KUAC-FM 89.9
