2018 Northwest Folklife Festival: Full Schedule

6:00pm PDT

Dismal Nitch Revelers with Amy Carrol Caller

Local Old-time Dance Band

Performers

Dismal Nitch Revelers with Amy Carrol, Caller

Dismal Nitch Revelers are a group of old-time music lovers from right here in Western WA. We have been playing together for two years. We have jammed together or known each other for more years but decided it would be fun to give being a band a try. So here we are- doing our very... Read More →

Saturday May 26, 2018 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
Armory Loft 3- Dance Workshops 305 Harrison Street, Seattle WA 98109

Participatory Dance, Subversive Squares

Genre Old Time Music

7:00pm PDT

Highball String Band with Tony Mates Caller

Can't Help But Dance!

Performers

Highball String Band with Tony Mates, Caller

Highball String Band plays old time music that's easy on the ears and infectious for the feet. You can find them every month, fourth Sundays or thereabouts, at the Latona Pub in the Greenlake neighborhood. Alex MacLeod on fiddle, David Pearlstein on banjo, and Tom Collicott on gu... Read More →

Saturday May 26, 2018 7:00pm - 7:55pm PDT
Armory Loft 3- Dance Workshops 305 Harrison Street, Seattle WA 98109

Participatory Dance, Subversive Squares

Genre Contra/Square Dance Band

8:05pm PDT

Woodchuck's Revenge with Susan Michaels Caller

Peppy Hillbilly Squaredance Tunes

Performers

Woodchuck's Revenge with Susan Michaels, Caller

Fiddlers and life partners Jerry and Suzanne love playing driving old-time music to make people dance. Harley and Shera are a couple steeped in music, from Harley's stint with Bill Monroe and other storied players, to Shera's insatiable love for learning tunes on whatever instrument... Read More →

Saturday May 26, 2018 8:05pm - 9:00pm PDT
Armory Loft 3- Dance Workshops 305 Harrison Street, Seattle WA 98109

Participatory Dance, Subversive Squares

Genre Contra/Square Dance Band

6:00pm PDT

Peckin' Out Dough with Joanna Stodden Caller

We Love to Play.

Performers

Peckin' Out Dough with Joanna Stodden, Caller

Peckin' Out Dough formed about 2010 when Tony and Catherine and Brigid asked David Cahn to play bass with us; he said, how about fiddle? We said sure, what the heck. So then we had Emily Orling playing bass with us, but she moved away, so we asked Carmen, and he said yes. We're all... Read More →

Sunday May 27, 2018 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
Armory Loft 3- Dance Workshops 305 Harrison Street, Seattle WA 98109

Participatory Dance, Subversive Squares

Genre Contra/Square Dance Band

7:00pm PDT

Atlas Stringband with Alex MacLeod Caller

Extra Strength Stringband Music

Performers

Atlas Stringband with Alex MacLeod, Caller

Atlas Stringband has been playing together in the Northwest for dances and shows since about 2005. While there have been some roster changes over the years, the core principle of playing rocking old-time southern music has stayed consistent. Atlas is equally comfortable playing for... Read More →

Sunday May 27, 2018 7:00pm - 7:55pm PDT
Armory Loft 3- Dance Workshops 305 Harrison Street, Seattle WA 98109

Participatory Dance, Subversive Squares

Genre Contra/Square Dance Band

8:05pm PDT

High Waisted Ramblers with Gabe Strand Caller

Chimacums' Own

Performers

High Waisted Ramblers with Gabe Strand, Caller

Chimacums' Own

Sunday May 27, 2018 8:05pm - 9:00pm PDT
Armory Loft 3- Dance Workshops 305 Harrison Street, Seattle WA 98109

Participatory Dance, Subversive Squares

Genre Old Time Music