FREE CONCERTS |
2018 LINEUP |
Saturday, July 14
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Sunday, July 15
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YAAMBA plays infectious, high~energy dance music in the Zimbabwean style brought to the Pacific Northwest by Dumisana Maraire. Each one of our Zimbabwean~style marimbas was hand~built by Bill Murdoch. Come out and shake it with Yaamba Marimba band. Start your fun day with a smile on your face and a tap in your toe.
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Enjoy the music of Amigos Nobles. The guitar work is amazing, along with very intelligent, meaningful percussion. Fusing nuevo-flamenco, blues and jazz. Amigos Nobles' music is very energetic.
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Electric front porch swing: Country bluegrass with a jazz rhythm section, rock & funk overtones, plenty of hops, and a smooth oak finish.
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Christy McWilson has been part of the Seattle and national music scenes since the early 1980s, as co-founder of The Picketts and currently with her own band. She has opened for the likes of Patti Smith, Johnny Cash, Dave Alvin and Emmylou Harris. Her music is full of carefully rendered language and beautiful vocals mixed with energetic, rockin' country.
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Born out of a love of the early years of swing, country and rock 'n 'roll, Birch Pereira & the Gin Joints is a band whose sound transports you to the time of speakeasies, honkytonks and rock 'n' roll joints. With upright bassist and vocalist Birch Pereira at its center, the band features many of Seattle's most skilled and versatile musicians who share the love of the American song traditions and a desire to offer a fresh angle on them.
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The New Triumph band is a confident melding of roots-funk and Afro-Latin flavors. The deep grooves hint at everything from Fela Kuti to the Crusaders, Donald Byrd, and even early Earth, Wind & Fire. The band’s lays it down with no-nonsense bass, in tandem with skin-tight drumming and percussion, guitar and keyboards. Listening to this band is an experience!
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Like Jazz ... but not. A collective of modern jazz players known for their genre-bending performances – world beat, rock, a touch of jam band and back to the core of jazz. This allure has helped them land three albums in the Top 10 of the CMJ Jazz radio charts.
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Americana singer-songwriter, Jean Mann brings her original and deeply felt music to the festival stage. She describes herself as the queen of the tenor guitar, ukulele and various other happy noise makers. It's no wonder Jean and her band gains hordes of happy ears whenever they performs. A truly soul quenching voice in today's independent music scene
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File' Gumbo plays Swamp Rockin' Boogie, including a full spectrum of Louisiana sounds from New Orleans R&B to Cajun/Zydeco, Swamp Rock'n Roll, Blues and Dixieland Jazz.
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Seattle's own Michele D'Amour and the Love Dealers play high energy, dance-able blues, often with a touch of funk and R&B. Some tunes are originals, some are classic and some will have you singing along!.
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From the charm of the cha-cha-cha to the depth of Afro/Cuban rhythms, Clave Gringa presents a broad spectrum of Cuban music; original engaging compositions by Ann Reynolds as well as Cuban classics. The band includes Cuban musicians and musicians well-schooled in styles to provide an authentic Latin sound.
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Led by the immensely talented Seattle guitarist, singer and songwriter Eric Madis, Blues Madness performs a wide spectrum of jazzy, rocking blues styles from delta to Chicago to jazz.
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We are proud to announce that our sound engineer again this year is Christian Heilman, "The Mixer Guy". He's the #1 Seattle go-to guy to mix perfect sound for our entertainers, amplifying the audience's musical enjoyment.
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