Afternoon Performances
Heaven Bound, noon.
Tim Pepper, 12:15 p.m. Folk with 90s and Indy influence.
The Girl from the North Country, 12:30 p.m. Eleven year old Sophia is back for her second AFF. She has added piano to her arsenal–and a bit of soul.
The Mendenhall Quartet, 12:45 p.m. The Mendenhall Quartet is comprised of four women from across the country who are JAMM teachers, UAS students and Juneau Symphony members.
Ramiro Rivera and friend, 1 p.m.
Lou Nathanson, 1:15 p.m.
Emmett Williams, 1:30 p.m. Equal parts old school troubadour, punk rocker and alternative folksinger.
Andrew Cardella, 1:45 p.m. Andrew just finished playing drums for a touring band. He is heading back home to Haines now and is excited to play his new guitar made by Cosmo Fudge.
Destany Hawley and the Forerunners, 2 p.m. Anchorage band of young friends.
Shonti, Will and Trudy (SWAT) , 2:15 p.m.
Bodhi Nelson, 2:30 p.m.
Radish and Sprout, 2:45 p.m. Radish and Sprout brings new takes on standards from far away lands alongside close-to-home original compositions.
Monica Lettner, 3 p.m. Making up songs since she was a kid, now she embraces a career in Music Education and will be working with Girls Rock Camp Alaska for the third year.
Doyle Burnett, 3:15 p.m. Many years away from the Alaska Folk Festival – time again to re-connect with a few folk tunes from the past.
Richard Yospin, 3:30 p.m. Jazz standards, country blues and Chicago blues.
Saturday, April 9
Evening Performances
Surreptitious Songbirds, 7 p.m. A crew of fourth through sixth graders from Montessori Borealis School.
Grant Dermody, 7:15 p.m. Solo harmonica and voice from the deep Northwest and the lower spleen.
Mary DeSmet, Greg Burger, Don Rudolph, 7:30 p.m. A mix of folk, bluegrass and jazz.
Tramwreck, 7:45 p.m.
Sea of Heartbreak, 8 p.m. A band made up of best friends residing throughout the Pacific Northwest trying to stay out of trouble and breaking hearts everywhere they go
The Easy Leaves, 8:15 p.m. Running at the front of the Country music herd in California, The Easy Leaves’ record, Fresno, continues their work as ambassadors of California Country
The Alabama Bow Ties, 8:30 p.m. Traditional bluegrass and some old country for good measure.
Kim Beggs , 8:45 p.m. Kim Beggs has now spent more than half her life living in the Yukon. Recently this singer songwriter has been recording her 5th solo album.
The Carper Family, 9 p.m. 2016 guest artists from Austin, Texas.
