Artists featured on <i>Live from the 2008 Northwest Folklife Festival</i> range from the old-time bluegrass sounds of <b>Noparta’ Nothin’</b> and <b>Jangle Bones</b> to Eygptian oud master <b>Maurice Rouman</b>, from the a capella singing of <b>A Moment In Time</b> and Olympia’s <b>Polka Dot Dot Dot</b> to the vitriolic punk sounds of jug band <b>Blackbird Raum</b>. Local legends abound, with a moving song from Seattle singer songwriter <b>Jim Hinde</b>, a traditional Latin American song from <b>Correo Aereo</b>, and Olympia’s K Records founder <b>Calvin Johnson</b>. Fiddle and accordion duo <b>Jeremiah McLane and Ruthie Dornfeld</b> play a traditional song from Central France while <b>Mako & Munjuru</b> represent the sounds of Okinawa and <b>Peter Ali</b> plays his hypnotic Native American flute. You can listen as the next generation of traditional musicians takes up the mantle, with stellar artists like <b>Water Tower String Band</b>, button accordionist <b>Johnny B. Connolly</b> and local singer songwriter <b>Jerin Falkner</b>.
<i>All performances generously donated by the artists to help support Northwest Folklife.</i>
<p>Artists featured on <i>Live from the 2008 Northwest Folklife Festival</i> range from the old-time bluegrass sounds of <b>Noparta’ Nothin’</b> and <b>Jangle Bones</b> to Eygptian oud master <b>Maurice Rouman</b>, from the a capella singing of <b>A Moment In Time</b> and Olympia’s <b>Polka Dot Dot Dot</b> to the vitriolic punk sounds of jug band <b>Blackbird Raum</b>. Local legends abound, with a moving song from Seattle singer songwriter <b>Jim Hinde</b>, a traditional Latin American song from <b>Correo Aereo</b>, and Olympia’s K Records founder <b>Calvin Johnson</b>. Fiddle and accordion duo <b>Jeremiah McLane and Ruthie Dornfeld</b> play a traditional song from Central France while <b>Mako & Munjuru</b> represent the sounds of Okinawa and <b>Peter Ali</b> plays his hypnotic Native American flute. You can listen as the next generation of traditional musicians takes up the mantle, with stellar artists like <b>Water Tower String Band</b>, button accordionist <b>Johnny B. Connolly</b> and local singer songwriter <b>Jerin Falkner</b>.</p>
<p><i>All performances generously donated by the artists to help support Northwest Folklife.</i></p>2009-04-24T17:19:20-04:00live-from-the-2008-northwest-folklife-festival6304082Compact Disc2009-04-24T17:19:20-04:00Live from the 2008 Northwest Folklife Festival2009-05-12T21:36:12-04:00Northwest Folklife2008, festival, live, music2009-04-24T17:19:21-04:00manual4518241172shopifydeny246Default110.006304082Default2009-10-21T23:57:20-04:002009-05-12T21:32:00-04:0012956492163040822009-05-12T21:32:00-04:00http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0031/1052/products/Folklife_Cover_2008.jpg?1259007521