Roots & Branches, a series of recordings from Northwest Folklife, presents stellar live performances mined from four decades of extraordinary programs. Enjoy the Pacific Northwest’s local, organic music, crafted by musical artisans from all over the globe.
Live from the 2009 Festival, the first release of the Roots & Branches series, features an eclectic array of artists such as:
Armstrong Lawton Katz : An upbeat, traditional old time band featuring amazing vocal harmonies and mandolin playing.
Zoe Muth A local, up and coming singer songwriter with the sweetest of country twangs.
Kevin Burke & Cal Scott: Legendary Irish Fiddler and mainstay of Irish music in the Northwest.
RedDog: A Seattle-based old-time stringband playing appalachian, blues, early bluegrass and fiddle music.
Vazzy: A French-Canadian duo playing traditional songs accompanied by infectious toe-tapping rhythms.
Underscore Orkestra: An eclectic group playing songs from fast bulgars and melodious waltzes to odd meters and swinging rhythms.
Li Bo: A Monoglian Horse Head fiddler master.
Rebecca Lomnicky: Seattle’s up and coming fiddle star.
Colin Lake and The Wellbottom: A freestyle lap-steel guitar player with driving, bluesy grooves.
Amateur Radio Operator: Sounds that bridge alternative country and rock that lie between memory and echo.
Trolls Cottage: A positive and upbeat blend of roots, reggae and pop rock.
Clinton Fearon & the Boogie Brown Band: A living legend amongst reggae musicians and fans.
Sabrepulse: A Yorkshire-born laptop/8 Bit chiptune musician who brought Game Boy sounds to the forefront of a new generation.
Videos of the 2008 NW Folklife Festival
Master YouTuber DigitalReporter put together a cool channel of videos from this year's Folklife. Browse to your heart's content.
Check out this cool time-lapse of the Fisher Green Lawn during Folklife:
Take a walkabout through the Folklife Festival, visiting different stages and catching some great performances.
Awesome Olympia band Polka Dot Dot Dot at the Indie Folk House Concert.
Incredible dancing and regalia from Alaska Kuteeya Dancers.
Clinton Fearon holds court on the Mural Amphitheatre during Monday night's Roots Reggae Party. This is the traditional way to end out Folklife!
The legendary Pastor Pat Wright and Total Experience Gospel Choir bring the good news of gospel music during a workshop on the Intiman Courtyard.
Joe Fulton, Charlie Beck and Charmaine Slaven of the Tallboys bust out a hot old-time tune with clogging during the Fiddlers' Showcase.
Fabulous Metis fiddling from The Lamoureux Family during the Fiddlers' Showcase.
Five Alarm Funk lights up the Mural Amphitheatre.
Quese Frejo of Culture Shock Camp gets a little audience participation during his performance in the Bagley Wright Theatre.
Nalini brings some hot Bollywood dance to Folklife's International Dance Stage.
Northwest ska band Natalie Wouldn't inspires a huge circle of skanking at the Northwest Court Stage.
Red-hot lindy hop at the International Dance Stage. Folklifezapoppin!
2007 Northwest Folklife Festival Videos
Danish Fiddle/Guitar Duo Haugaard & Hoirup:
Orkestar Zirkonium's Balkan Brass Parade
Awesome Tahitian Dance with Te Fare O Tamatoa!
The Sutures rocking out on the Vera Stage:
Red Hot Tango Dancing with Greg, Lara and Diamante
Old-Time Heroes The Tallboys busking at Folklife
The Inkwell Rhythm Makers at the Jugband Hokum Show
Bellydancing with Gypsy Caravan and live band Mizna
The Panda Conspiracy rippin' it up at the Reggae Show
Guerrilla Morris Dancing with Mossyback Morris Men
2006 Northwest Folklife Videos
2006 Promo Reel by brysonburnham:
Kid's Eye View of Folklife, courtesy of 4-H News:
Capoeira Workshop at the Center House Court:
The Rhythm Tent: Folklife's Place for Drumming Workshops
Breaking Point Hip-Hop Dance Company, Folklife 2006:
Champion Bagpiper Jori Chisolm at Folklife 2006:
Duo En (Shakuhachi & Koto) at Folklife 2006:
INSANE Busking at Folklife
New York busker Jeffrey Lewis at Folklife 2005:
Music
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About me: The Northwest Folklife Festival, held over Memorial Day weekend in Seattle, WA, is one of the largest, varied and most vibrant free folklife celebrations in North America. Produced by Northwest Folklife and Seattle Center, it hosts more than 7,000 participants, 25 stages, roughly 1000 performances, and an audience of over 280,000 at the 74-acre Seattle Center. Participants immerse themselves in four days of music and dance performances, visual arts and folklore exhibits, symposia, workshops, craft and cooking demonstrations and films.
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Everyone, Howlin' Houndog will be returning to the East Burn in Portland over Thanksgiving weekend on Friday November 27th. We will feature a Portland musician line up with special guests TBA. Come burn off that post Turkey Day bloat, by shaking your moneymakers and rockin' out.
Howlin' Houndog & The Infamous Loosers 27 Nov 2009, 09:00 PM - The East Burn 1800 E. Burnside Portland, Oregon 97214 US Cost:FREE!
See you there! Yer Pal, Erik "Howlin' Houndog" 4-A (Owner, Vagrant Records of Seattle Washington)
Also Tune in to KPSU Radio at Noon on Sat Nov 28th for "What's This Called" Howlin' will be doing a "Live On-Air" performance and spinning some cuts from his upcoming CD "Goin' to the Country" Tune In Here;
Soul-Blues Shakedown @ The Shanty Tavern in Lake City!
with Howlin' Houndog, Satellite 4 and Gypsies Americain
06 Nov 2009, 09:00 PM -
The Shanty Tavern
9002 Lake City Way NE
Seattle, Washington 98115
US
Cost:$5
We are returning to the Shanty Tavern in wonderful Lake City (in
Seattle!) on Friday Nov 6th plus the amazing Soul shakin' sounds of
the The Satellite 4 and Mark Colety’s Gypsies Americain! Don’t miss
it!
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Introducing THE SINISTER SURGEONS featuring members of; The Screaming Trees, Big High, and Mctuff (barrett, ari, van, and joe) at the Seamonster this Saturday October 10th no cover! 21+ 9:30 till close
BIG HIGH performs live @ the High Dive in fremont this Friday! Check it out!
Here's a review of the band from the infamous Dennis Cook of Jambase.com: A touch too punchy to make the morning offerings, I stumbled in and got WOKE THE FUCK UP by Big High, a local hard rock ensemble and friends to Flowmotion that struck a first impression akin to my first mind-blowing Drunk Horse gig. Like Oakland's steel-plated punk-boogie juggernaut, Big High aren't screwing around and it wasn't a whole tune before I was shaking like a madman close to the stage. Killer tunes, a crazy tight band and a lead singer (Mesa on "vocal flyfishing") possessed of a fathomless bottom and high reachin' top end plus a leaping, fiercely engaging stage presence, and well Big High sorta rocked my widdle world. It's serious heavy muscle that puts a lil' anger and sex in your bloodstream, culminating in a frighteningly good cover of The Who's "Baba O'Riley" delivered in Dr. John style feather masks for no good reason except to be delightfully weird. If you're feeling Clutch, Parlor Mob or just dig quality hard rock you're missing out if you don't get to know Big High. At the end of their set I bellowed, quite uncontrollably, "We're awake now, motherfuckers!" Meant it, too. -- Dennis Cook--www.jambase.com www.myspace.com/bighighmusic BIG HIGH is also on facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/BIG-HIGH/134022157365?ref=nf High Dive www.highdiveseattle.com 513 N 36th St # G Seattle, WA 98103-8693 (206) 632-0212 &
You gotta make this Show! Really! When will you see PUNK ROCK BELLY
DANCING and Out Blues ever again? Only at the Bloody Funhouse! Really,
Don't miss this show!
Howlin' Houndog (solo!) plus Hands of Kali Belly Dance Troupe & Gale Force
09/16/2009 09:00 PM - The Funhouse
206 5th Ave (next MacDonald’s)
Seattle, Washington
US
Cost:$5
Howlin' Houndog will be playing solo opening for Hands of Kali belly
dancers at the Funhouse on Wed Sept 16th at 9 p.m. Also on the bill
will be Gale Force. It should be an interesting night for sure. Blues,
Belly Dancing and other assorted Punk Rock fun! See you there!
09/03/2009 09:00 PM - Conor Byrne 5140 Ballard Ave NW Seattle, Washington 98103 US Cost:$5 Description:Come see us start the long Labor Day weekend one day early at the Conor Byrne in lovely Ballard WA (that is in Seattle folks) with us and Stefanie Lee & The Northern Lights. Both bands will be Honky-Tonkin’ and Country Rockin’. It should be a fun show. Don’t miss it!
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