Northwest Folklife 2019

9 PETE SEEGER CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION How do you live out your folklife? Share it with us using #FindYourFolk! Happy 100th Birthday, Pete Seeger! Seeger was a singer, a rebel, and a voice of the people. With a banjo and selfless dedication to justice and the transformative power of music, he inspired all of humanity to question the status quo, to sing out and speak up against oppression wherever they witnessed it. Join us as we celebrate the birth of Pete Seeger throughout the Northwest Folklife Festival weekend with Community Jam, Films, Panel Concert Series, Kids Sing-Alongs, and more. Just look for the banjo icon in your guide! Follow the banjo icon through the schedule on pages 12–19 to find Pete Seeger Centennial Celebration Showcases. Pete Seeger performing on the old Flag Plaza Stage at the 1997 Folklife Festival. Pete Seeger Centennial Celebration Photo by Peter McKee Indie Roots Sponsored by KEXP 90.3 FM Look for the Indie Roots icon throughout the schedule grid and take yourself on a tour of artists redefining the term “folk.” Visit KEXP’s Gathering Space (#8 on the map) throughout the weekend and catch up-and-coming artists such as Alex Cade, Stephanie Anne Johnson, and I am Chamel. Here are some, among many, Indie Roots showcases not to miss: FRIDAY American Standard Time Show , featuring Temple Canyon, The Meadow Roads, Western Female Fountain Lawn Stage, 7 PM–9 PM SATURDAY Folk, Redefined Show , featuring Eleanor Murray, Haley Johnsen, KPH The Vera Project, 3 PM–5 PM MONDAY Women of the Wild West , featuring Amanda Winterhalter, Christy McWilson Experience, Sandi Fernandez & The Beacon Hill-Billies Fountain Lawn Stage, 2:45 PM–4:50 PM Indie Root Anthems Showcase , featuring MESSIMER, The Salmonberries, The Winter Shakers The Vera Project, 1:50 PM–3:45 PM Photo by Jake Hanson Alex Cade performs at 2:30 PM on Sunday.