Flagstaff Folk Festival

2010 Festival Planning Underway

Jesse — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:40:02 +0000

We’re starting to get things in motion for this year’s festival. I’ll be posting the artist sign-up form here by the end of the month. I’ll send out an email to the performer’s list when I do, so if you haven’t already, now’s a good time to go sign up!

A few updates & Pickin’ in the Pines!

Jesse — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:17:55 +0000

The dates for the 2010 festival will be June 26th and 27th. I don’t anticipate too much new information here until late winter. In the meantime, check out the other Folk Festivals in Arizona, including Prescott in October and Glendale in March.

We also invite everyone to another great festival produced by the Flagstaff Friends of Traditional Music, Pickin’ in the Pines, which will take place September 18 – 20 at Pine Mountain Amphitheater just south of Flagstaff. This year’s festival features a great lineup of traditonal and acoustic bands, including the Gibson Brothers, Claire Lynch Band, Steep Canyon Rangers, Crooked Still, The Freight Hoppers and Burnett Family Bluegrass. We’ll also be featuring Murphy’s Law, Muskellunge Bluegrass, Red Desert Ramblers, Headline Bluegrass Band, Voluntary String Band, Mars Hillbillies, The Bears and the Bees, and Tony Norris & Sid Hausman. More info is at pickininthepines.org

And for info about other FFOTM events throughout the year, check out ffotm.org

YouTube Clips

Jesse — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:09:45 +0000

Some great clips from last weekend are showing up on YouTube. I’ll add more as I find ‘em – especially some forthcoming stuff from Joanna Joseph and Greg Hales & Tony Norris.

Round Workshop (Joan Wyatt & Kris Satterwhite)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rG3LWezrA4

Fred Buck
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-Mu5-2×6xg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJj-hlcWVWM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8vVdOrNsh4

Gayle Myrna
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx8De3HfYQk

Jamming
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vk9tfcnMnEQ

Jamming 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukbGOvE9j5M

See you next year!

Jesse — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:52:52 +0000

The 2009 Folk Festival was a great success. From our openers starting things with fabulous sets on Saturday morning to the Band Scramble Sunday evening, we had a great weekend packed with great performances, workshops, jams, and dancing, as well as great times on the festival grounds.

A huge thank you to all the performers, audiences, and volunteers as well as Flagstaff Cultural Partners and the Pioneer Museum. Stay tuned for information on next years festival!

Festival this weekend!

Jesse — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:40:26 +0000

Preparations are wrapping up and we’re preparing for our best festival ever! Check the schedule page to find your favorite bands and take a look here for all the information you need for a great weekend.

Atop the great schedule of talent and workshops, we have great food vendors, t-shirt, CD, & instrument sellers and a plentiful opportunities for informal jamming and sitting back and enjoying some great music. Also back this year is the big barn dance Saturday night and of course the band scramble Sunday afternoon. New this year is an instrument swap Sunday morning starting at 9 near the main entrance of the Coconino Center.

2009 Schedule Posted

Jesse — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 22:21:36 +0000

The 2009 performance schedule has been posted. You can find it on the schedule page.

The schedule is full but we are accepting waiting list applications – click here for more info

This is definitely a record turnout for performers – we have 110 performances and 11 workshops scheduled!

Festival schedule packed with talent

Jesse — Thu, 21 May 2009 05:38:53 +0000

We received nearly 110 registrations for the festival by the official deadline on May 15th – a record turnout! Waiting-list registrations will be accepted up to the festival, so if you missed the deadline and still wish to perform, send in a registration and cross your fingers.

The schedule for performers will be published here in early June, so stay tuned!

Performer Registration Strong

Jesse — Sun, 03 May 2009 19:27:39 +0000

As of today, I have received 80 submissions to perform at this year’s festival. Approximately 2/3 of them have been from solo performers, so the solo stages are pretty full. I will try to hold some solo spaces open until registration officially closes on May 15th, but if you’re planning to register as a solo act, now’s the time.

We do still have plenty of duo and band slots available, so get your band together and send in a registration! Group slots are longer and are the only performers on the main stage in the CCA amphitheater, as well as on the *new* stage in the Pioneer Barn.

I have sent out emails to all current registrants, so if you submitted or mailed a form and haven’t heard from me directly, please contact me at folkfestival@ffotm.net.

Performer Registration Open

Jesse — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:12:28 +0000

Performer registration is now open for this year’s festival. For the first time we are accepting submissions online as well as by mail. Please go to the performers page to learn more and to register.

Welcome!

Jesse — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 19:41:21 +0000

Hello and Welcome to the new Flagstaff Folk Festival homepage. We hope that our new design will help you find the information you need in a better and more timely manner. Look for more information soon.

Performers, I will be posting registration instructions here in a week or two. Stay tuned.