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Video: 9th annual Alaska Folk Festival highlights
Check out this vintage footage from our vaults of the 9th annual Alaska Folk Festival.
Music: Rockabilly musicians Deke Dickerson and Sally Jo tour Southeast Alaska
Deke Dickerson and Sally Jo played live on “Juneau Afternoon” Friday. This weekend, they’re due to play in Petersburg Friday night, Sitka on Saturday and in Juneau on Sunday.
Ani DiFranco talks prison music, politics and playing pretend
Singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco is the headlining act at the 2019 Salmonfest in Ninilchik. In an interview on KTOO’s Juneau Afternoon, she discusses her activism and her new memoir.
Red Carpet Concert: Los Texmaniacs, ‘Soy de San Luis/Mexico Americano’
Watch 2019 Alaska Folk Festival guest artist Los Texmaniacs play the Red Carpet.
Red Carpet Concert: Justin Smith, ‘Rolling Tune’
Gustavus guitarist and sound engineer Justin Smith performs his instrumental “Rolling Tune” during the 2019 Alaska Folk Festival.
Red Carpet Concert: Burnt Down House, ‘Weary Bones’
Homer bluegrass band Burnt Down House shared a song during the 2019 Alaska Folk Festival.
Red Carpet Concert: Willi Carlisle, ‘Boy Howdy, Hot Dog!’
Hear Arkansas songwriter Willi Carlisle share a tune inspired by things his uncle said to him as a child.
Red Carpet Concert: QUEENS, ‘Know-So’
Watch Juneau songwriter Marian Call perform a new song with eight-person choral ensemble QUEENS during the 2019 Alaska Folk Festival.
Red Carpet Concert: Snow Children, ‘The Things That Are True’
Hear the artists behind the musical theater production “Snow Child” perform an original song inspired by Alaska writer Eowyn Ivey’s book.