Spokane Fall Folk Festival

The Spokane Folklore Society's 29th Annual Fall Folk Festival

29 Years of Celebrating Our Cultural Diversity. Two Days of Family Fun. The Event and Parking are Free!

Schedule of Events:

Doors Open at 10:00 a.m.

Lair Auditorium:

11:00 - 11:45 PM: Crooked Kilt - Celtic music with a twist
12:00 - 1:00 PM: Spokane Chinese, Filipino American Northwest, and Indian Youth Club - Sharing culture through dance
1:15 - 2:00 PM: Dan Maher - Inland Folk
2:15 - 3.00 PM: Gefilte Trout - Klezmer tunes and songs
3:00 - 3:30 PM: Break
3:30 - 4:15 PM: The CatHerd - Folk with an international flair
4:30 - 5:00 PM: Lilac City Voices - A Capella, barbershop-style

Sasquatch Room:

11:00 - 11:30 AM: C Sharp and B Natural - Folk, bluegrass, and choro
11:45 - 12:15 PM: Gabriel Soileau - Cajun country potpourri
12:30 - 1:00 PM: Blue Ribbon Tea Company - Originals, Americana roots
1:15 - 1:45 PM: Ahmed Al-Fatlawi - Arabic oud and vocals from Jordan
1:45 - 2:15 PM: Break
2:15 - 3:00 PM: Arvid Lundin and Deep Roots - High-energy traditional potpourri
3:15 - 4:00 PM: Brittany Jean - Nashville recording artist, songwriter, and storyteller

Skitch Conference Room:

12:00 - 1:00 PM: Spokane River Tellers - Stories for kids of all ages
1:15 - 2:00 PM: Lucy D. Ford - Original stories for all ages
2:30 - 4:00 PM: Workshop: History and demonstration of various bagpipes with Kathy Kinderman, Aaron Stratton, and Bill Wakefield

The Underground (Hint: It’s downstairs in the Lair.):

11:30 - 12:00 PM: Michael Robinson - Originals with guitar, harmonica and foot pattin'
12:15 - 12:45 PM: Cigar Box Slingers - Homemade cigar box and license plate guitars
1:00 - 1:30 PM: Harvey Stanley - Folk, Americana
1:45 - 2:15 PM: Robin and John Elwood - Multi-instrumentalists/vocalists
2:30 - 3:00 PM: Desiree - Roots musician and storyteller
3:15 - 3:45 PM: Casinato - Folk songs in English and Spanish
4:00 - 4:30 PM: Ernie Verdugo - Spanish and flamenco guitar

Cafeteria:

11:00 - 11:30 AM: The Mighty PJAMRS Marching Band - Community marching band
11:45 - 12:15 PM: Workshop - English Country Dance with Mitchell Frey
12:15 - 1:15 PM: English Country Dance with Prestwold Players Band and caller Mitchell Frey - All dances called and taught
1:15 - 1:45 PM: Break
1:45 - 2:30 PM: Sidetrack - Participatory dance party. Come dance to country, western, rock, and blues
2:45 - 3:15 PM: Workshop - Contra Dance Introduction with Emily Faulkner
3:15 - 5:00 PM: Contra Dance with Reel Friends and caller Emily Faulkner - All dances called and taught

Bistro Stage:

12:00 - 12:30 PM: John Sylte and Stuart Bachman - Traditional Irish
12:45 - 1:30 PM: High Valley Mountain Boys - Bluegrass, country, swing
1:45 - 2:15 PM: Three Ol' Fellers - Cowboy songs, old-time tunes
2:30 - 3:15 PM: Kevin Brown & The Beloved Country - Americana folk pop

Location: Spokane Community College - The Lair