2013 Northwest Folklife Festival

Dark Americana Bio: Annie Ford (of Slimpickins, Gill Landry) a Seattle resident and Virginia native infuses the timelessness of ballads and the darker side of American roots music into country with the Annie Ford Band. Website: http://www.anniefordband.com Get Recordings: Yes, website and bandcamp Performers: Annie Ford-fiddle, viola, banjo, guitar Olie Eshleman-Pedal Steel, Electric Guitar Ivan Molton-Bass Matt Manges-Drums Tim Sargent-Guitar, Banjo... Read More →

Party Country Bio: "Country music that melds the blues-‘y’ feel of back woods with hopped up rhythmic elements of rockabilly and, more than anything, the rugged honky tonk sounds of 1970s era “Outlaw” artists SSG. Website: http://www.countrylips.com Get Recordings: "Touched" by Country Lips Online- countrylips.bandcamp.com Performers: Austin-Bass Trevor-Vocals, Electric Guitar Hamilton-Vocals, Electric Guitar Alex-Vocals, Acoustic Guitar Kenny-Keys Jonah-Fiddle Miles-Drums... Read More →

Ole Tinder Bio: To watch an Ole Tinder show is like watching old friends play around a warm fire. There brand of Sincere, Americana Country Folk music is both original and classic. Website: http://www.facebook.com/oletinder Get Recordings: Yes, iTunes, Spotify Performers: Mike Giacolino- Acoustic Guitar and Harmonica Nils Petersen- Electric Bass Jay Kardong- Pedal Steel Pat Schowe- Drums... Read More →

Texas Style Honky Tonk Bio: A.P. Dugas is a singer-songwriter from south Texas. He moved here with long time bassist Steven Burnett in 2010 to form The Ganges River Band. Website: http://soundcloud.com/thestevenburnett/sets/ganges-river-band-demos/ Get Recordings: We can be found on the Ballard Ave compilation due out Feb 22. Performers: AP Dugas - acoustic guitar, vocals Steven Burnett - Bass guitar vocals Randy Neal - Pedal Steel Adrian Van Batenburg - Drums... Read More →