Lost on C, of Juneau, perform at the 45th annual Alaska Folk Festival at Centennial Hall on Monday, April 8, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Lost on C, of Juneau, perform at the 45th annual Alaska Folk Festival at Centennial Hall on Monday, April 8, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

WATCH: Highlights from Alaska Folk Festival’s opening night

Juneau jams out.

Check out photos from the first night of Folk Fest here.

Looking for a specific performer? Here’s the schedule.

• Contact staff photographer Michael Penn at (907)523-2262 or mpenn@juneauempire.com.

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