7:00 - The Preserves. Juneau. Annual offering of originals by musical tribe that knows no bounds. Tony Tengs, Roz Brown, Lela Giles, Greg Pease, Tamara Fry, Joyce Levine, Bill Glude, Wayne Norlund, Albert McDonnell, Jane Roodenburg, Bonnie Herbol
7:15 - The North Douglas Nightingals. North Douglas. Daughter and mother sing their hearts out. Sophie Lager, Sue Ann Randall
7:30 - Art and the Frigates. Juneau. Chanties and other songs of the sea. Donna Baron, Bill Hodge, Art Morris, Chris Pace, Alison Rail
7:45 - Greg McLaughlin. Juneau. Concertina tunes
8:00 - Rainee Godwin and the Bandtogethere. Juneau. Vocals, guitar, mando, bass
8:15 - Hootenanny Uke! Juneau. The best of Mel Bay for Ukelele! It’s a veritable croon-along. Roblin Davis, Dawn Pisel, Maya Pisel
8:30 - Corvus Corax. Juneau. Bring the Native spirit to the people! Gene Tagaban, George Holly, Lonna Stevens, Tanya Cavanaugh, Leslie Isturis, Allan Hayton
8:45 - Docktones/Ace Boatbuilding. Douglas & Tenakee Springs Bob Shorey, John Shedd, Mary Healey, Sandi Anderson, Chris Frary, J.D. Wisenbaugh, Dale Ziel, Robin, Margaret Shorey
9:00 - John Lager Juneau. Hippie Jazz
9:15 - Rob McMahon Pipes Beag/Mhor Juneau. Celtic music on pipes of different flavors. Rob McMahon, Lis Saya
9:30 - Joyce Parry Moore & Friends Juneau. Soprano croons romantic and sizzling jazz standards by Gershwin, Cole Porter, and others. Joyce Parry Moore, Kim Andrews
9:45 - Schlock Therapy Juneau. Well-sung schmaltz. Gani Et Se, Corin Whittemore
10:00 - Pokrov. Vladivostok, Russia. Traditional Russian Folk Music from Vladivostok Anastasia Ivanchenko, Mariya Bukina, Irina Snezhina
10:15 - The Cabineers. Portland, Oregon and Juneau. Electric folk songs, all upbeat, some humorous, all about Alaska. Chuck Thompson, Tommy Kellin, Mark Knight, John Knight, Randy Davis, Leif Saya
10:30 - Los Gatos Locos. Juneau. Crazier than last year. Dan Minuskin, Jim Griswold, Paul Zavinsky, Gordon Sandy, Nancy Vidal.
7:00 - Juneau-Douglas High Jazz Band. Juneau
7:15 - J. Althea & The Lifters Juneau. Ragtime gospel. J. Althea, Steve Cole, Sheryl Cole, Jayne Andreen, Ed Schoenfeld
7:30 - Hannah Lager. Juneau. Mostly stuff I’ve attempted before, but it’s my first solo set in a while so it should be interesting
7:45 - All-Natural Soundscape. Doulgas. Celtic, folk, and improvisational music by Jeff Hey on the hammered dulcimer accompanied by Darren Dzurilla, a birdcaller. Jeff Heys, Darren Dzurilla
8:00 - Ari Infinidad Rome. Juneau. Down Home Pyscho Delic Back-Porch Chicken Pickin’.
8:15 - The Busker Brothers. Juneau and Anchorage. One of Anchorage’s most celebrated songwriters reunited with bandmate. since high school. Rick Kinsey, Odin Brudie, Bill Childers
8:30 - Tlingit Gospel Singers. Juneau. Northern Light Church Tlingit gospel group
8:45 - The Sunnysiders. Pelican and Juneau. Goof-balls from the sticks make it big in the city. Kate Corbin, Lindy Dickson, Stewart Ely
9:00 - The Merry Murderesses. Juneau. A darkly humorous combination of music and theater Zoe Friesen, Renee Love, Elizabeth Gross, Jessica Rehfield, Anna Percival, Colleen Dilts
9:15 - Middle Earth Chamber Ensemble. Juneau Hybrid music with a kick to it (and some slow, sappy pieces too). Beth Leibowitz, John Laskey, Bill Thompson, Mike Sakarias
9:30 - Half-Baked Alaska. Juneau. Folk retreads from the Woodstock era. Sandro Lane, Kevin White, Laurel Stone, Paul Fuhs
9:45 - Costa’s Strummin’ Hummers. Juneau. Folk music, as only a girl from Detroit can deliver. Collette Costa, Susan and Friends
10:00 - Arran Rose. Juneau. Wee bonnie tunes from northern isles. Janey Fadely, Charli Meacham, Cecily Morris, Sarah Hanson
10:15 - Rick, Jim and Rich. Juneau. Original songs. Rick Trice, Jim Griswold, Rich Eaton
Wednesday Evening Performances
April 7, 1999 7:00 - Children of all Nations (Tla Kut Naax Sati’ Yaht’xee). Juneau This multi-ethnic Native dance group features children age 2 and older.
7:15 - Michael Truax. Juneau.Past performance is no guarantee of future results
7:30 - The Beat Brothers. Juneau. Music your feet never forgot. Bob Banghart, Albert McDonnell, Jack Fontanella
7:45 - Simon Taylor. Juneau. Folk-Rock
8:00 - Bawdy Boys. Juneau. Irreverent and ribald folk songs from the British Isles. Roblin Walz, Garri Constantine
8:15 - The New Millineum Bluescast. Juneau. 2K or not 2K? That is the question. J. Althea, Karl Ohls, Laury Roberts-Scandling, Mo Hicks, Ron Clarke & Ed Schoenfeld
8:30 - Joe Bishop. Whitehorse, Yukon. Singer songwriter
8:45 - Juneau Pride Chorus. Juneau. 30 lesbian and bisexual women and their straight allies, all of whom believe in justice, joy, and the power of song to open hearts
9:00 - Johnse and Friends. Doulgas. Buddies sportin’ blueassid crabgrass melodies with full custom harmonies. Silver Tongue Tracey, E. Money Abbott, Jeff Electric Organik, Seldom Seen Jiminez, Dimedrop Drew, Sweetleaf Saya, Super Secret Banjo, Jauntsalong Ostman
9:15 -Eric McDowell. Juneau. River and sea songs
9:30 -Ford James & Friends. Juneau. Original jazz from his new CD
9:45 - Vertigo. Juneau. Swing music isn’t dead. Glenn Miller’s just rolling over in his grave. Jeff Tillinghast, Tom Curtain, Robbie Bishop, Jesse Searls, AJ Sutton, Jason Hickey, Corey McKrill, Carly Davis
10:00 - Daughters of the New Moon & El Sehr. Juneau. Middle Eastern dance performed to unchained drummers. Katiyja, Diana, Janan, Cinetra, Fatimah, Selene, Tara, Cam, Phoenicia, Zahara, Anni, Angelica with Matt Gamble and friends
10:15 - Schrodinger’s Cat. Juneau. Old tunes for the new millennium. Rik Romerein, Mike Petrush, Jason Soza
10:30 - Terri Tibbett. Juneau. Original songs
10:45 -The Grateful Dads & Mom. Juneau. Unusual stuff from the usual suspects. Tom Koester, Av Gross, Nanci Spear
Thursday Evening Performances and Dances
April 8, 1999
Location: Centennial Hall
7:00 - Sunday Night Singers. Juneau. The best of naked folk music. Pat Pourchot, Mark Boyer, Mary Kay Brown and friends
7:15 - Jane Roodenburg & Friends. Juneau. Bring your heart.
7:30 - Guest Artists. Suzanne Thomas, Don Rigsby & Friends
8:30 - Katie Henry & Petr Janata. Chicago, Illinois. Flat tunes from the midwest. Katie Henry, Petr Janata
8:45 - The Buckley Women. Juneau. Original humorous lyrics about life in a small town, harmonies and guitar licks Linda Buckley, Cadie Buckley, Laura Buckley, Anne Marie Buckley, and Ari Buckley.
9:00 - Paula & Winston aka "Make Mine Decaf". Douglas. Original songs performed by Rohrbacher and Smith. Mellow tunes with a slight kick - deep and fullbodied. Paula Rohrbacher, Winston Smith, Heidi Johnson
9:15 - Simple Messengers. Whitehorse, Yukon. Fortified by Moose Meat. Peter Beattie, Mary Beattie, Sue Beattie
9:30 - Myrna Ukelele. Palmer. Ending the millennium on a memorable note.
9:45 - Mitch Franseth. Juneau. Opening act for the apocalypse ...
10:00 - Shamrocks on Ice. Fairbanks. Explosive green music to melt your heart and move your feet. Hannah Pendergrast, Erin Tilly, Julie Baldridge, Marty Baldridge
10:15 - Leif Saya and Friends. Juneau. Fiddle tunes
10:30 - Joe Precourt. Juneau. Born a mile from Wrigley Field and raised in Chicago, I’ve lived in Colorado, Wyoming, and Oregon and now here in Juneau. Been playing folk music for 30 years.Joe Precourt, Luke Precourt.
Location: Cathedral Parish Hall (5th & Harris)
9:15 - The Red Hot Contrapeppers. Juneau. Contradance Band. Jim Grammel (caller), Rex Blazer (fiddle), Sheri Hazeltine (piano), Michael Dattola (African drums), Gordon Sandy (bass)
10:15- Frostfire. Fairbanks. Contra/Undiscovered Traditions. Susie Hallinan (fiddle), Scott Darter (guitar)
11:15 - South Central Oldtime Gang. Girdwood Square Dance Marian Rose, Guest Caller with Peter Zug (fiddle), Bruce Bookman (banjo), Fred Carpenter (guitar), Bill Lazarus (fiddle), John Michaud (banjo)
Friday Evening Performances
April 9, 1999
7:00 - Coyote Angel Band - Alaska Wing. Haines & Juneau. Original songs from their 2nd CD. "Wild Heart," plus a new song for Admiralty Island- Kootznoowoo Bart Koehler, Rachel Sanders, Katya Kirsch, Patricia Hull, Joyce Levine
7:15 - Bear Paw Pickers. Hoonah. We noah souper fiddler. Stephanie Harold, Ben McLuckie, Bob Hutton
7:30 - Last Night’s Fun. Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Traditional Irish folk music. "Strong rhythm and driving lead work." Dan Possumato, John Walsh, Tom Walker, Mark Ward
7:45 - The Improbabillies. Seattle, Washington Random hillbilly blues in an unlikely style. Forrest Gibson, Grant Dermody, June Drucker, Richie Stearns, Scott Meyer
8:00 - Lou Nathanson. Eagle River. Find out why you should never date a songwriter
8:15 - Fiddlers’ Convention
8:30 - Ron Klein Photo
8:45 - Odd Men Out. Seattle, Washington. Music from Nepal, Katmandu, Rajahstan, Bangkok, and Ballard (well ... it’s really Fremont) Michael Gray, Scott Weiskopf
9:00 - Wasn’t That a Time? Fairbanks. Gary Newman, Liz Zito
9:15 - Susie Ross. Whitehorse, Yukon. Singer/songwriter from Whitehorse. Her songs blend humor with life experience.
9:30 - Clark County. Fairbanks. Traditional bluegrass band originating from Ohio that has been playing in Fairbanks for three or four years. Jeremy Kane, Nathan Swartz, George Gianakopoulos, Carl Hoffman, Holland Sands.
9:45 - Jubilee. Anchorage. Shonti Elder, Denise Martin, Jim Kerr, Amanda Kerr, Jim Wolfe, Bill Clinton on sax (if available)
10:00 - Brownsville Road ? Keyport, Washington. Play traditional and original fiddle tunes and songs ranging from old-timey to Celtic. Elizabeth Gale, Mike Murray, Jay Finkelstein
10:15 - Stephanie and Sonny Chandler. Auke Bay. Acoustic guitar/vocal original compositions
10:30 - Fat Weasel. Eagle River. Old time tunes to inspire you to roll up the rug and shake a leg, and tunes to warm your heart on a cold winter’s night. Brian DeMarcus, Jason Bent, Steve Montooth, Aileen McInnis, Christy. Williams
10:45 - Susan Urban. Chicago, Illinois A gifted writer of narrative songs. Thoughtful and humorous, reflecting influences from traditional ballads to rock & roll
11:00 - Polar Drive. Fairbanks. Nancy Bayer, Betty Connor, Bill Connor, Lynn Basham, Charlie Hunt
AFF Annual Meeting
5:00 p.m. • ANB Hall, 320 W. Willoughby
Election of officers will take place. Pizza and soda will be served. All
AFF members are invited and encouraged to attend
Coffee & Jam
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
McPhetres Hall, 325 Gold Street
Pick-Up Band, Dancing, Day-long Potluck
Friday Evening Dances, April 9, 1999
Location: ANB Hall (320 Willoughby)
8:00 - Rainlight Dance Band. Douglas. Swing, Latin and others. Galen Tromble, John Moore (vocalist)
9:00 - Ray-Jen Cajun Band. Juneau. Cajun and Zydeco. Mike Patch (guitar), Jeff Szarzi (drums), Scott Meyer (fiddle), Jen King (bass), Ray Garrity (accordion/fiddle), Aileen McInnis (triangle/rubboard)
10:00 - Swang. Ester. Swing. Eric Graves (guitar), Robin Dale Ford (bass), Pat Fitzgerald (guitar), Will Putman (fiddle Alex Clarke (lap steel), John Carnahan (drums)
11:00 - Inconnu. Whitehorse, Yukon. Canadian Stamping Music with a twist of cabin fever delirium Andrea McColeman (accordion/keyboard/vocals), Lucie Desaulniels-Andrien (vocals), Nick de Gruff (acoustic guitar/vocals), Jay Burr (tuba/vocals), Marc Paradis (drums)
Midnight - African Rain. Juneau. West African Rhythms for Dance. Mary Hymer, Bill Glude, Anita Martin, T.J. Merry, Annie Ward, Mike Fieldhouse, Dale McFarlin, Shar Fox, Michael Dattola.
Saturday Afternoon Performances
April 10, 1999
12:00 - Juneau Community Charter School. Juneau. Unchartered Waters II, singing and reciting poems. Grades K-5, up to 30 kids
12:15 - Juneau Folk Ensemble. Juneau. Juneau International Dancers doing folk dances and music from China and Taiwan. Elaine Dinneford, Kathy Hocker, John Laskey, Chuck Meacham, Amy Randolph, Terry Hoskinson, Judy Regan, Norma Sands, Beth Leibowitz, Sondra Stanway
12:30 - Skagway Beach Picnic. Skagway Still coming up with old songs - our mission in life. Barbara Kalen, Ardy Miller, Mary Beattie, Pete Beattie, Sue Beattie, Mike Wanner, Bob Kuiper, Gene Bartell
12:45 - A Circle of Friends. Juneau. Linda Torgerson and friends
1:00 - Svalbard Svingers. Douglas. Scandinavian dance, music and song from the Sons of Norway. Norma Jean Sands, Elfrida Nord, Sandra Pratz, Barbara Wilmot, David Moe, Bart Watson Elaine Dinneford, Russell Strandtman, Chuck Meacham, John Laskey, Dale Wygant, Judy Regan
1:15 - Tetrafiddles. Fairbanks. Fiddle tunes to make the spirit dance. Sara Brauser, Meredith Clark, Simon Crelli, Peter Hallinan, Katie Sousa, Nicole Webb, Patrick Webb, Susie Hallinan, Scott Darter
1:30 - Sarah C. Hanson & Rain Van Den Berg. Juneau. Original music by Juneau Organic and the Hand Dancer. Sarah C. Hanson, Rain Van Den Berg
1:45 - Jasmine & Tion. Juneau New vocalist currently residing in Bellingham, Washington joins forces with local guitarist Tion Kasnick, Jasmine Riley
2:00 - Stroller White Dancers and Laurie Whistler. Juneau. Juneau’s Scottish Highland dancers are a high cut above the rest and Laurie pipes with amazing grace
2:15 - The Sisters. Aurora, Colorado. Mountain dulcimer players/singers Linda Bogden, Carol Thomas
2:30 - Sister Act. Juneau. Sara Boario, Maridon Boario, Jen Laroe
2:45 - Alaska Youth Choir. Juneau. Auditioned choir of young people living in Juneau. Grades 5-8. Lorrie Heagy, piano; Missouri Smyth, choir director
3:00 - Rank Strangers. Bluegrass. Greg Booth, Joel Kadarauch, Joe Page, and Frank Solivan
3:15 - Bonnie Jay (Harris). Sitka. Blue Jay originals
3:30 - Girl Scout Troup 170. Auke Bay. Three short songs. Nine girls from Auke Bay
Family Concert
10:00 - Noon • Centennial Hall Main Stage
Jeff Brown, emcee
Julie Pigott
Thrushhill Music
Nosotros los Amigos
Musical Mimes
Aihan and his Papa
Juneau Children’s Peace Choir
Mary DeSmet
10:00
Mysticsm of Sound (Miller Room*). Tui Wilschinsky
10:30
Songwriting (Hammond Room*). Rainee Godwin, Len Oslund, Mitch Franseth, Susan Urban
Irish Flute (Egan Room*), Lawrence Nugent
Group Chanting (Hickel Room*), Jane Roodenberg
Guest Caller (Sheffield 1*), Guest Caller Marion Rose
12:00
Bluegrass Fiddle & Mandolin (Hammond Room*), Guest Artist Don Rigsby
Blues Guitar(Egan Room*), John Lager, Pat Henry, Jim Griswold
Klezmer Music (Hickel Room*), Len Feldman
1:30
The Banjo in America (Hammond Room*), Bill Evans
Spanish Singing Games (Egan Room*), Karla Kowalski
Old Time Tunes (Hickel Room*), Bill Zug
2:30
Harmony Singing (Egan Room*), John Palmes
3:00
Banjo in Irish Music (Hammond Room*), John Walsh
Blues Harmonica (Hickel Room*), Jim Griswold
4:00
Melodeon 1-row accordion (Egan Room*), Dan Possumato
Saturday Evening Performances
April 10, 1999 7:00 - Juneau Lyric Opera Vocal Festival Choir. Juneau. Performing gospel and other selections from their mid-winter festival concert. Byron McGilvray, Lorrie Heagy, Jacque Farnsworth, Dan Wayne, Clay. Antioquia + 40
7:15 - Robin Hopper. Fairbanks. This Chugiak songwriter is back with some old favorites (and some new ones too)
7:30 - Steve Hare. Whitehorse. Singer songwriter.
7:45 - Len Osland. Whitehorse, Yukon. Folk singer songwriter
8:00 - Laurence Nugent. Oak Lawn, Illinois. Irish flute
8:15 - Ron Wise. Finger style solo guitar
8:30 - Otter Limits. Ketchikan. After an interesting odyssey to make it to last year’s AFF, Otter Limits returns, hopefully under easier circumstances. Otter Limits has played together for six years in Ketchikan. Tom LeCompte, Mary Larsen, Terry O’Hara, Don Pennington, Bill Anthes, Dave Rubin
8:45 - Northern River. Faibanks Traditional bluegrass. Carl Hoffman, Gary Markley, Gary Schultz, Joe Page
9:00 - Robin Dale Ford. Fairbanks. With the help of talented friends, some toonz from her brand, spankin’ new CD from 10th Planet Records
9:15 - The Smelter Rats. Tacoma, Washington Sensitive redneck music. Kevin Cavanagh, Peggy Sullivan, Mike Murray, Simon Frishkoff
9:30 - Red Elk. Anchorage. Bluegrass. Linda Ziegler, Richard Gelardin
9:45 - Pat Henry. Juneau. Songs from Jeanie’s Kitchen
10:00 - Chugach Mountain Band. Cordova. Old time music headed toward bluegrass! Belle Mickelson, Frances Mallory, Mike Mickelson
10:15 - Handpicked. Gustavus. Folk, bluegrass, vocals with harmony. Kim Heacox, Kelly Bogan
Saturday Evening Dances, April 10, 1999
Location: Cathedral Parish Hall (5th & Harris)
7:00 - Evergreen. Anchorage. Lively Celtic & Klezmer tunes for contradance. Tom Paul (caller), Graham Siebe (accordion/hammer dulcimer), Julian Brelsford (fiddle/guitar), Chris Loken (keyboard/fiddle), Chris Cueva (fiddle), Steven Siebe (bodhran), Julian Brelsford (fiddle/guitar)
8:00 - Anchor Steam. Anchorage. New England/early American/Irish & French Canadian Dance Tunes Lynn Basham (caller), Mike Richardson (fiddle), Denise Martin (concertina/hammer dulcimer), Jim Kerr (guitar), John Michaud (banjo), Patty Hamre (bass), Dave Hamre (mandolin)
9:00 - Fishin’ for Cats. Sitka. Contradance Band- 5th Year Together!. Lungren (caller), Peter Apathy (bass), Lauren Wild (fiddle), Bonnie Harris (whistle), Nancy Metashvili (flute), Julie Schmitts (piano), Jim Digenero (banjo/guitar), Ted Howard (fiddle)
10:00 - Feline Groovy. Portland, Oregon Contradance band from Portland. Sue Songer (fiddle), Lanny Martin (accordion), Jim Bell (guitar/bodhran)
Location: Centennial Hall
11:15 - Katydid and the Don’ts. Juneau. Contra and Square- You will dance. Marian Rose (caller), Katydid (banjo), Fiddlin’ Wolf (fiddle), and whatever various expendables, and everything else.
Sunday Workshops
April 11, 1999
9:00
Gospel Songs (Hickel Room)
10:00
Dances of Universal Peace (Sheffield 1). Nina Massey
10:30
Claw Hammer Banjo and Singing (Hickel Room). Guest Artist Suszanne Thomas
Humor and Social Comment (Egan Room) Susie Ross
Russian Music (Miller Room, ends at 11:30) Pokrov from Vladivostok
Illan Pipes (Hammond Room) Rob McMahon
12:00
Brain and Body Contras (Sheffield Ballroom 1) Guest caller Marian Rose and Brownsville Road
Mandolin (Hammond Room) Charlie Hunt
Fiddle Improvisitation (Hickel Room) Michael Gray
Rounds (Egan Room, ends 1:00) Barbara Kalen
1:00Autoharp (Egan Room, ends 2:00). Anne Fuller, Barbara Kalen
1:30
The Jim Hurst & Missy Raines Sound (Hickel) Guest Artists Jim Hurst and Missy Raines
Couples Dance (Sheffield Ballroom 1) Sheri Hazeltine, Charli Meacham
Beginning Fingerpicking Guitar (Hammond Room) Rick Trice
2:00
Storytelling (Egan Room) Anne Fuller
3:00
Acoustic Bass (Hammond Room) Guest Artist Missy Raines
3:30
Beginning Flatpick Guitar (Egan Room) Burl Sheldon
Instrument Swap (Hickel Room)
Sunday Evening Performances
April 11, 1999 7:00 - Compass Rose. Stancliff, Bryce Edgemon, Juli Lucky, Mary McBurney
7:15 - Peter Salett. Brooklyn, New York. New York singer/songwriter
7:30 - Art Johns & Friends. Tagish, Yukon
7:45 - Glacial Erratics. Juneau. Two new recordings, a third tour down, a new baby. And we’re still together after all the years. Betsy Sims, Kim Barlow, Andrea McColeman, Martha Scott
8:00 - Guest Artists. Suzanne Thomas, Don Rigsby & Friends
9:00 - Buddy Tabor. Juneau. Buddy, the singing house painter, returns (hopefully). Call me for a free estimate. Help pay for the Operation.
9:15 - River of Life Bluegrass Band. Juneau. Old and new bluegrass and bluegrass gospel. George Trani, Eldon Dennis, Jan Dennis, Heidi Johnson, Greg Lindsay, Rachel Sanders, D.J. Lindsay
9:30 - Team Red Door. Seattle, Washington. King Habanero and Mr. Tree, behind the red door... Scott Weiskopf, Forrest Gibson
9:45 - John Palmes. Juneau Hominid vocalizations, gestures, postures
10:00 - Dang! Original string band music. Pat Firtzgerald, Eric Graves, Robin Dale Ford
10:15 - Fiery Gypsies. Juneau. The gypsy campfire is stoked. It’s time to play. Steve Tada, Phil Miscowitz, Dale Wygant, John Staub, Bruce Simonson 10:30 - Sue Moodie & Natalie Edelson Tunes from the marsh with Sue on button accordion and vocals, and Natalie on piano, guitar and vocals.
10:45 - Dan Saddler ? Anchorage. Several six-string singing songs, some serious, some silly (mostly silly).
11:00 - Good Night Irene!
Songwriter’s Showcase Silverbow, 120 Second Street Saturday and Sunday from
3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Come hear a variety of Alaska Folk Festival musicians showcase their original music.
