![]()
The Montana Folk Festival
2011 Schedule at a glance.
The festival grounds open at 5:00 pm on Friday evening with a grand opening ceremony at "The Original" Stage at 7:00 pm. Music starts at 7:30 pm.
All performers will be featured at one or more of the six venues throughout the weekend, including the Montana Tourism Dance Pavilion.
JUMP TO: FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY
FRIDAY, JULY 8, 2011 |
"The Original" Stage
VIEW MAP |
| 7:00 - 7:30 |
Festival Kick-off: Opening Speakers |
| 7:30 - 8:15 |
Kotchegna (Ivory Coast Dance) |
| 8:30 - 9:15 |
Frank London's Klezmer Brass Al-Stars (Klezmer) |
| 9:30 - 10:30 |
Tribute to Pinetop Perkins w/ Willie "Big Eyes" Smith Band & Daryl Davis (Blues) |
|
Copper Street Stage
VIEW MAP |
| 8:15 - 9:00 |
Vishten (Acadian) |
| 9:15 - 10:00 |
Samson Schmitt & The Django Reinhardt All-Star Band (Gypsy Jazz) |
|
The Montana Tourism Dance Pavilion
VIEW MAP |
| 7:45 - 9:00 |
Los Texmaniacs (Tejano Conjunto) |
| 9:15 - 10:30 |
The Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band (Cajun) |
|
The Montana Arts Market & First Peoples' Market |
| 5:00 - 7:00 |
Artist Meet & Greet Reception |
|
JUMP TO: FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY
SATURDAY, JULY 9, 2011
|
"The Original"
Stage
VIEW MAP |
| 12:00 -12:45 |
Riley Baugus & Ira Bernstein (Old-Time Appalachian Music) |
| 1:00 - 1:45 |
Aubrey Ghent (Sacred Steel) |
| 2:00 - 2:45 |
Samson Schmitt & The Django Reinhardt All-Stars Band (Gypsy Jazz) |
| 3:00 - 3:45 |
Los Texmaniacs (Tejano Conjunto) |
| 4:00 - 4:45 |
Frank London's Klezmer Brass All-Stars (Klezmer) |
| 5:00 - 6:00 |
Boukman Eksperyans (Haitian Mizik Rasin) |
| 7:45 - 8:30 |
Blue Highway (Bluegrass) |
| 8:45 - 9:30 |
Vishten (Acadian) |
| 9:45 - 10:30 |
Kermit Ruffins & The BBQ Swingers (New Orleans Jazz) |
|
Copper Street Stage
VIEW MAP |
| 12:00 - 12:45 |
Daryl Davis (Blues Piano) |
| 1:00 - 1:45 |
Blue Highway (Bluegrass) |
| 2:00 - 3:00 |
Love In Any Language* |
| 3:15- 3:45 |
Nukariik (Inuit Throat Singing) |
| 4:00 - 4:45 |
Pedrito Martinez Group (Afro-Cuban Percussion) |
| 5:00 - 5:45 |
Sounds of Korea (Korean Drumming & Dancing) |
| 6:00 - 7:00 |
Guitar Masters* |
| 8:30 - 10:15 |
Montana Roots Roadshow w/ Wylie & The Wild West, Stephanie Davis, Wally MacRae, Paul Zarzyski |
|
Granite Street Stage
VIEW MAP |
| 12:00 - 12:45 |
Frank London's Klezmer Brass All-Stars (Klezmer) |
| 1:00 - 1:45 |
Sounds of Korea (Korean Drumming & Dance) |
| 2:00 - 2:45 |
Vishten (Acadian) |
| 3:00 - 3:45 |
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith Band (Blues) |
| 4:00 - 4:45 |
Nadeem Dlaikan & Friends (Arabic Flute) |
| 5:00 - 5:45 |
Kotchegna (Ivory Coast Dancers) |
| 6:00 - 6:45 |
Kermit Ruffins & The BBQ Swingers (New Orleans Jazz) |
|
The Montana Tourism Dance Pavilion
VIEW MAP |
| 12:45 - 1:45 |
Los Texmaniacs (Tejano Conjunto) |
| 2:00 - 2:45 |
Pedrito Martinez Group (Afro-Cuban Percussion) |
| 3:00 - 4:00 |
The Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band (Cajun) |
| 4:15 - 5:15 |
Maria de Barros (Cape Verde Islands) |
| 5:30 - 6:30 |
Wylie & The Wild West w/ Stephanie Davis & Daryl Davis (Cowboy & Western Music) |
| 8:00 - 9:00 |
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith Band with Daryl Davis (Blues) |
| 9:30 - 10:45 |
Boukman Eksperyans (Haitian Mizik Rasin) |
|
|
| 12:00 - 12:45 |
Nadeem Dlaikan & Friends (Arabic Flute) |
| 1:00 - 1:45 |
Musical Wind Power* |
| 2:00 - 2:45 |
Connolly, O'Sullivan & Whelan (Irish) |
| 3:00 - 3:45 |
Parforce (Hunting Horns) |
| 4:00 - 4:45 |
Riley Baugus & Ira Bernstein (Old-Time Appalachian Music) |
| 5:00 - 6:00 |
Accordian Traditions* |
|
|
| 12:00 - 12:45 |
Women Outstanding In The Water & Fields |
| 1:00 - 1:45 |
Parforce (Hunting Horns) |
| 2:00 - 2:45 |
Parks, Fish & Wildlife |
| 3:00 - 3:45 |
Montana Master Poets w/ Wallace McRae & Paul Zarzyski |
| 4:00 - 4:45 |
Last Best Place for Birds |
| 5:00 - 5:45 |
Montana's Outdoor Heritage: The Native American Perspective |
|
|
| 12:50 - 1:05 |
Setting Up Camp |
| 1:45 - 2:15 |
Fry Bread Demonstrations |
| 2:45 - 3:05 |
Hide Tanning Q&A |
| 1:45 - 2:15 |
Fry Bread Demonstrations |
| 4:50 - 5:05 |
Setting Up Camp |
| 7:45 - 8:30 |
JD Old Mouse |
| 8:45 - 9:45 |
Ellen Baumler Ghost Stories |
|
Saturday Talk/Demonstration Sessions |
1:00 -
Family Stage |
Musical Wind Power
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith
Nukariik
Nadeem Dlaikan
Jerry O'Sullivan |
2:00 -
Copper Street Stage |
Love In Any Language
Tim Stafford (Blue Highway)
Riley Baugus
Maria de Barros
Eleanor Reissa (Frank London)
Stephanie Davis |
5:00 -
Family Stage |
Accordian Traditions
Bruce Diagrepont
Pastelle LeBlanc (Vishten)
David Farias (Texmaniacs)
John Whelan (O'Sullivan) |
6:00 -
Copper Street Stage |
Guitar Masters
Aubrey Ghent
Cavaquino (Maria de Barros)
Rob Ickes (Blue Highway)
Max Baca (Texmaniacs)
Samson Schmitt |
|
JUMP TO: FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY
SUNDAY, JULY 10, 2011
|
"The Original" Stage
VIEW MAP |
| 12:00 - 12:30 |
Nukariik (Inuit Throat Singing) |
| 12:45 - 1:30 |
Connolly, O'Sullivan & Whelan |
| 1:45 - 2:30 |
Pedrito Martinez Group (Afro-Cuban Percussion) |
| 2:45 - 3:30 |
Wylie & The Wild West (Country & Western Music) |
| 3:45 - 4:30 |
The Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band (Cajun) |
| 4:45 - 5:30 |
Maria de Barros (Cape Verde Islands) |
| 5:45 - 6:30 |
Aubrey Ghent (Sacred Steel) |
|
Copper Street Stage
VIEW MAP |
| 12:00 - 1:00 |
World Percussion Traditions* |
| 1:15 - 2:00 |
Kotchegna (Ivory Coast Dancers) |
| 2:15 - 3:15 |
Fiddle Traditions* |
| 3:30 - 4:15 |
Samson Schmitt & The Django Reinhardt All-Star Band (Gypsy Jazz) |
| 4:30 - 5:15 |
Connolly, O'Sullivan & Whelan (Irish) |
| 5:30 - 6:15 |
Nadeem Dlaikan & Friends (Arabic Flute) |
|
Granite Street Stage
VIEW MAP |
| 12:15 - 1:00 |
Samson Schmitt & The Django Reinhardt All-Star Band (Gypsy Jazz) |
| 1:15 - 2:00 |
Aubrey Ghent (Sacred Steel) |
| 2:15 - 3:00 |
Riley Baugus & Ira Bernstein (Old-Time Appalachian Music) |
| 3:15 - 4:00 |
Frank London's Klezmer Brass All-Stars (Klezmer) |
| 4:15 - 5:00 |
Blue Highway (Bluegrass) |
| 5:15 - 6:00 |
Kermit Ruffins & The BBQ Swingers (New Orleans Jazz) |
|
The Montana Tourism Dance Pavilion
VIEW MAP |
| 12:30 - 1:30 |
The Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band (Cajun) |
| 1:45 - 3:00 |
Maria de Barros (Cape Verde Islands) |
| 3:15 - 4:30 |
Los Texmaniacs (Tejano Conjunto) |
| 4:45 - 6:00 |
Boukman Eksperyans (Haitian Mizik Rasin) |
|
|
| 12:15 - 1:00 |
Stephanie Davis (Western Swing) |
| 1:15 - 2:00 |
Daryl Davis (Blues Piano) |
| 2:25 - 2:45 |
Nukariik (Inuit Throat Singing) |
| 3:00 - 3:45 |
Sounds of Korea (Korean Drumming & Dancing) |
| 4:00 - 4:45 |
Vishten (Acadian) |
| 5:00 - 5:30 |
Nukariik (Inuit Throat Singing) |
|
Traditions Stage
VIEW MAP |
| 12:15 - 1:00 |
Motorcycle Touring in Montana |
| 1:15 - 2:00 |
Guides, Outfitters & Trail Etiquette |
| 2:15 - 3:00 |
When You Are Not The Top Dog: Bear Country |
| 3:15 - 4:00 |
Chad Okrusch (River Songs) |
| 4:15 - 5:00 |
Outdoor Gear Demo |
|
|
| 12:50 - 1:05 |
Setting Up Camp |
| 1:45 - 2:15 |
Fry Bread Demonstration |
| 2:45 - 3:05 |
Hide Tanning Q&A |
| 3:45 - 4:15 |
Fry Bread Demonstration |
|
Sunday Talk/Demonstration Sessions |
12:00 -
Copper Street Stage |
World Percussion Traditions
Pedrito Martinez
Robert El-Atata (Dlaikan)
Sue Park (Sounds of Korea)
Ira Bernstein
H. Dominique, E. Louis, T. Beaubrun (Boukman Eksperyans) |
2:15 -
Copper Street Stage |
Fiddle Traditions
Pascal Mousse (Vishten)
Shawn Lane (Blue Highway)
Seamus Connolly (O'Sullivan)
Pierre Blanchard (Schmitt) |
|
JUMP TO: FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY
SPONSOR/SUPPORT
VOLUNTEER
BE A PERFORMER
SELL: FIRST PEOPLES’ MARKETPLACE
SELL: MONTANA ARTS MARKETPLACE
SELL: FOOD
EVENT HISTORY
MONTANA FOLKLIFE
FAMILY AREA
SCHEDULE
EVENT MAP
TRAVEL & ACCOMMODATIONS
