Guest artist Guy Davis of New York invited many local guests to join him on stage, including Ted Howard of Sitka, left, and Doug Badilla of Juneau, below, who joined Davis during his Sunday evening set at Centennial Hall. Right, Tom LeCompte of Ketchikan was one of many musicians who sat in on an impromptu set with Davis Thursday at The Alaskan Bar.
Guest artist Guy Davis of New York invited many local guests to join him on stage, including Ted Howard of Sitka, left, and Doug Badilla of Juneau, below, who joined Davis during his Sunday evening set at Centennial Hall. Right, Tom LeCompte of Ketchikan was one of many musicians who sat in on an impromptu set with Davis Thursday at The Alaskan Bar.
Guest artist Guy Davis of New York invited many local guests to join him on stage, including Ted Howard of Sitka, left, and Doug Badilla of Juneau, below, who joined Davis during his Sunday evening set at Centennial Hall. Right, Tom LeCompte of Ketchikan was one of many musicians who sat in on an impromptu set with Davis Thursday at The Alaskan Bar.
Below, Jill Sandleben, Kathy Hocker and Cheryl Cook perform on Sunday evening as The Lunge Feeders. Hocker designed this year's poster artwork, which features humpback whales feeding on 'fish' in the shape of music notes. 'Folk fest week is like lunge feeding on music,' Hocker said.
Story last updated at 4/14/2010 - 2:49 pm
Musicians and audiences flocked from around the state and beyond to participate in and observe last week's Alaska Folk Festival. The event included main stage performances Monday through Sunday at Centennial Hall, surrounded by a host of dances, workshops, jam sessions and concerts around town.
Clockwise from above, left: Juneau's Russell Strandtmann and friends rehearse "tunes from the Alps" before their Tuesday performance. Clay Good and Sergei Morisan of Juneau perform Monday at Centennial Hall. Brooke Morgan and Meg Mackey of Juneau warm up before their Sunday performance. Jarrad Fudge of Ketchikan performs a set at a Thursday open mic at The Alaskan Bar. Haley Nelson prepares for a Tuesday performance with members of the Juneau-Douglas High School jazz band. Lis Saya smiles during a sunny Sunday jam session. Arlo Hannigan smiles as Jamie Saghafi takes a drum solo during a Sunday performance by Nome's Coho and the Flannel Mongers. Justin Smith of Gustavus performs Sunday at Centennial Hall. Musicians jam Sunday in the Centennial Hall lobby. Young singers smile as they perform with Ray Troll and The Ratfish Wranglers of Ketchikan.
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