Northwest Folklife

Events

May 22-25

Seattle Center | FREE

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Radio Folklife: A KBCS 91.3fm Preview Series

May 16-May 22

KBCS 91.3FM, in collaboration with Northwest Folklife, presents a week of in-studio guests highlighting the diversity of Northwest community music. Each of these guests will be performing at the 2009 Northwest Folklife Festival, May 22-25, Memorial Day Weekend. Get excited about the upcoming Northwest Folklife Festival by listening in to KBCS 91.3fm this week and learning more about the amazing artists that will be at the Festival.

Saturday, May 16:

Atlas Stringband: Straight-Up Old-Time String Band 11am, Our Saturday Tradition

Monday, May 18:

House of Tarab: Traditional Arabic music, featuring Iraqi violinist Sallah Ali 3pm, Daily Planet

Ben Gilmer & The Sidearms: Americana Roots Music 1pm, Lunch with Folks

Tuesday, May 19

Ensemble Sub Masa: Carpatho-Balkan Hoedown Music 3pm, Daily Planet

Swil Kanim: Transcendent Violinist from Lummi Nation 4pm, Daily Planet

RedDog: Old-Time Trio that Sound So Sweet! 7:15pm, Folksounds

Zoe Muth and the Lost High Rollers: City Music with Twang 9pm, Road Songs

Wednesday, May 20

Li Bo: Mongolian Horse-Head Fiddle Master between 3 and 5pm, Daily Planet

Holly Figueroa O’Reilly: Americana for Smart People 7:15pm, Womanotes

Thursday, May 21

Juan Cotito Medrano: Grammy Award-winning cajonero 3pm, Daily Planet

Mako & Hale Bill: Okinawan Songs and Scandinavian Fiddling, Celebrating the AYP Centennial 4pm, Daily Planet

Paul Anastasio & The Jangles: Red Hot Western Swing 1pm, Lunch with Folks

Friday, May 22

Wes Weddell: Celebrated NW Singer-Songwriter 1pm, Lunch with Folks

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Bob Dylan Tribute: A benefit for Northwest Folklife

Saturday, May 23 | 8pm
Conor Byrne Pub, Seattle | $10

Join us at the Conor Byrne in historic Ballard for an evening of tributes to the legendary folk singer Bob Dylan. Featuring Moe Provencher, JD Hobson, Sam Russel & the Harborrats, Jes Raymond, James Apollo, Superfluous, RA Walker & JW, and Die Fliedermaus.

A portion of the proceeds will benefit Northwest Folklife.