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TICKET INFORMATION

You can purchase two types of Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts (JFFA) tickets: An all-festival pass, which gets you into all four days of the festival and is your best deal, or a daily ticket. Tickets also can be purchased at any JFFA ticket venue during the festival. Children 12 and younger always receive free admission. Tickets are half price with a valid student ID. (Only available at Port Book and News, 104 E. First St. in Port Angeles, Joyful Noise Music Center, 112 W. Washington St. in Sequim and at the festival gate from May 25-28.)

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Nathan Shields designed the 2018 Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts poster. Shields developed his interest in art growing up in the Northwest. He taught high school mathematics in southwest Washington before becoming a full-time dad and making pancake artwork on the side. He lives in Port Angeles with his wife and two children.

$75 in advance through Thursday, May 24 $85 at the gate Daily tickets: $28 for Friday, May 25, or Monday, May 28 $38 for Saturday, May 26, or Sunday, May 27

IMPORTANT NOTE

All-festival passes must be exchanged for festival wristbands, which will be available at the festival’s ticket booth Friday, May 25, starting at noon and Saturday, May 26, starting at 10:30 a.m.

WHERE TO GET YOUR TICKETS

Passes can be purchased online at jffa.org with your Visa or MasterCard credit or debit card. Or phone 360-457-5411.

Passes also can be purchased at the following locations: u Port Book and News, 104 E. First St., Port Angeles. Phone 360-452-6367. u Joyful Noise Music Center, 112 W. Washington St., Sequim. Phone 360-683-0129.

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FESTIVAL STAGE SCHEDULE FRIDAY, MAY 25

MAIN STAGE 5:15 p.m. — Joy in Mudville 6:45 p.m. — World’s Finest 8:30 p.m. — MarchFourth CHAMBER STAGE 5:15 p.m. — Hot Llamas 6:15 p.m. — Chiron Geiwaz 7 p.m. — West My Friend 8:15 p.m. — Chandra & The Homeschool Boys

SATURDAY, MAY 26

MAIN STAGE 12:30 p.m. — Christian Swenson 2 p.m. — Mouths of Babes 3:30 p.m. — Pearl Django 5 p.m. — All Our Exes Live in Texas 6:45 p.m. — Royal Jelly Jive 8:30 p.m. — Con Brio

STAGE LOCATIONS

The main festival grounds are at the Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. Fourth St. in Port Angeles. Here you will find outside performers, the street fair and festival stages.

CHAMBER STAGE Noon — West My Friend 1:15 p.m. — Claude Bourbon 2:30 p.m. — Chandra & The Homeschool Boys 3:45 p.m. — Naomi Wachira 5 p.m. — Ivan Decker 6:15 p.m. — Halie Loren 7:30 p.m. — Rowan Brothers 8:45 p.m. — Laura Love

D.A. DAVIDSON MAIN STAGE, located in the Vern Burton Community Center NANCY VIVOLO/7 CEDARS CASINO CHAMBER STAGE, located in the Vern Burton Community Center KONP ELKS STAGE, in the Naval Lodge Elks Building — Naval Lodge No. 353 BPOE Temple, 131 E. First St. in Port Angeles ELWHA RIVER CASINO STAGE second floor of Elks Building, 131 E. First St. in Port Angeles FESTIVAL TICKETS STORE located in the Vern Burton Community Center

ELKS BALLROOM STAGE Noon — Ballet Victoria 1:30 p.m. — All Our Exes Live in Texas 3 p.m. — Laura Love 4:30 p.m. — Mouths of Babes 6 p.m. — Pearl Django ELKS SECOND STAGE 12:30 p.m. — Naomi Wachira 1:45 p.m. — West My Friends 3 p.m. — Halie Loren 4:15 p.m. — Rowan Brothers 5:30 p.m. — Claude Bourbon

SUNDAY, MAY 27

MAIN STAGE 12:30 a.m. — Keith Greeninger with Dayan Kai 2 p.m. — Johnaye Kendrick 3:30 p.m. — Rosie & The Riveters 5 p.m. — Too Loose Zydeco 6:45 p.m. — Deep Blue Jam 8:30 p.m. — Curtis Salgado CHAMBER STAGE Noon — Carolyn Cruso 1:15 p.m. — Birch Pereira & The Gin Joints 2:30 p.m. — Casey Neill and Johnny B. Connolly 3:45 p.m. — Ivan Decker 5 p.m. — Whiskey Minstrels 6:15 p.m. — David Jacobs-Strain with Bob Beach 7:30 p.m. — Keith Greeninger with Dayan Kai 8:45 p.m. — Rosie & The Riveters ELKS BALLROOM STAGE Noon — Ballet Victoria 1:30 p.m. — Too Loose Zydeco 3 p.m. — Deep Blue Jam 4:30 p.m. — Johnaye Kendrick 6 p.m. — Scott Cossu ELKS SECOND STAGE 12:30 p.m. — Casey Neill & Johnny B. Connolly 1:45 p.m. — Whiskey Minstrels 3 p.m. — Scott Cossu 4:15 p.m. — Birch Pereira & The Gin Joints 5:30 p.m. — Carolyn Cruso

MONDAY, MAY 28

MAIN STAGE 12:30 p.m. — Tiller’s Folly 2:15 p.m. — David Jacobs-Strain with Keith Greeninger 4 p.m. — The Sam Chase

Smoked Salmon CHAMBER STAGE 12:30 p.m. — Ches Ferguson 1:45 p.m. — Grandpa’s Grandkids 3 p.m. — High Divide 4:15 p.m. — Joy in Mudville

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For the first time ever Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts will make tent camping spaces available for festival attendees. In conjunction with the city of Port Angeles, tent camping sites will be available in the outfield of Civic Field, 307 S. Race St. in Port Angeles. An on-site host will be at Civic Field to answer questions and give information about the Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts and Port Angeles.   Biking, walking and driving are easy ways to get to the festival from the camping area.  Camping fees are $10 per person, per night. Fees can be paid to the camping host at Civic Field or in advance online at jffa. org/camping-for-festival folks/. Campsites open at noon

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The colorful Juan de Fuca Festival Street Fair is a highlight of the fourday festival. It’s a “garden of earthly delights” with more than 50 food and artisan booths that offer unique wares to happy festival-goers.   A big festival favorite for adults is the fun and relaxing beer/wine garden sponsored by Lagunitas Brewery and Frey Vinyards. Join in the fun under beautiful North Olympic Peninsula skies for a cold brew or a glass of wine. The Street Fair, located outside the Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. Fourth St. in Port Angeles, is free to the public and opens at noon Friday, May 25, and continues through 5:30 p.m. Monday, May 28.

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JUAN DE FUCA FESTIVAL’S PERFORMERS At the end of each schedule entry is what day the performance will occur during the festival. The main schedule can be found on Page 3. The After Hours in the Clubs schedule is on Page 18.

ALL OUR EXES LIVE IN TEXAS

Although it would be understandable if one thought that All Our Exes hailed from somewhere in the southwest, this talented group of women are actually from Australia where they just won the prestigious ARIA (Australian Grammy) for best roots/blues album of the year. All Our Exes Live in Texas is a fantasy draft of Australia’s finest singer-songwriters — combining to create four-part indie-folk harmony heaven. They’ve had an impressive career to date, touring and performing with The Backstreet Boys, Passenger and

ALL OUR EXES LIVE IN TEXAS many others including a number of Australian musical icons like last year’s tour of the U.S. with Midnight Oil. SATURDAY

BALLET VICTORIA

Juan de Fuca Festival is committed to just one legacy act — a group featured at the festival every single year. That group is Ballet Victoria.  Ballet Victoria is a boutique professional ballet

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Guided by artistic director Paul Destrooper, innovation is always happening, quietly but insistently. Having produced more than 73 new works, Ballet Victoria started its 15th season in 2018.  Programs utilize a diverse range of choreographies, from baroque music to rock, from opera to folk songs. The result is pure magic.   Festival attendees can expect to see excerpts from Ballet Victoria’s remarkably rich and varied oeuvre. SATURDAY, SUNDAY

BIRCH PEREIRA & THE GIN JOINTS

Born out of a love of the early years of swing, Americana and rock ‘n’ roll, Birch Pereira & the Gin Joints is a band whose sound transports you to the time of speakeasies, honky-tonks and roadhouses. With upright bassist and vocalist Birch Pereira at its center, the band features skilled and versatile musicians who share the love of American song traditions and a desire to offer a fresh angle on them. The band’s debut album, “Dream Man,” was released independently and received the Earshot Jazz Golden Ear Award for “Northwest Jazz Recording of the Year” in 2016. The band also has been nominated for 2017 Vocalist of the Year in the Earshot Jazz Golden Ear awards.  Fans, critics and DJs have delighted in Birch Pereira’s “old soul,” tenor voice, the group’s new, stripped-down arrangements of musical gems from the past and Pereira’s ever growing repertoire of original, yet period-evoking material. SUNDAY >> FESTIVAL PERFORMERS continued on Page 8

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CAROLYN CRUSO

Carolyn Cruso is an acclaimed multi-instrumentalist and composer. Cruso has toured widely in the United States and Europe, as well as producing eight CDs during that time. She is equally at home on hammered dulcimer, flute, guitar and vocals and performs a diverse array of original tunes and songs as well as traditional material. Cruso’s instrumental compositions are mainly for the hammered dulcimer and are inspired by her strong connection to nature as well as her extensive travel and the cultures she’s encountered along the way. Her unusual and lyrical approach to the dulcimer especially delights audiences and has even won over curmudgeons who swore they hated hammered dulcimer!    Cruso celebrates the release of her latest instrumental recording, “Migrations — A Retrospective (19891995),” which draws from four early albums she made with the late great Robert Almblade.   “Migrations” was chosen Best Instrumental CD of 2013 by the Indie Acoustic Project. SUNDAY

CASEY NEILL & JOHNNY B CONNOLLY

It’s been 15 years since Casey Neill and Johnny B. Connolly embarked on a cross country U.S. tour. Fast forward to 2018 and they are together again with songs and instrumentals from the Scots/Irish and American traditions as well as a selection of originals.

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fusion of dance/drama/music for body and voice. Since 1980 he has been a touring artist visiting communities and schools in the Northwest and beyond. Swenson has performed and taught throughout the U.S., as well as in Canada, Europe, Japan and Nepal.  His work is unique in its cross-cultural synthesis of theater, dance and music and its willingness to unbridle the imagination — where freedom is more important than conflict, and within which continual transformations can take place.  SATURDAY

CLAUDE BOURBON

CLAUDE BOURBON

Claude Bourbon is known throughout Europe and America for guitar performances that take blues, Spanish and Middle Eastern stylings into uncharted territories. There is an almost endless amalgam of different influences in Bourbon’s playing, all melting into each other, as he moves from classical openings, across a whole continent of cultural roots, from the Balearics to the Balkans, and then across to the Mississippi Delta.  >> FESTIVAL PERFORMERS continued on Page 10

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Neill has a long history in the traditional folk world having worked with masters of Scots/Irish music such as Kevin Burke, Johnny Cunningham and Martin Hayes. SUNDAY It was a sad day for Port Angeles, not all that many years ago, when Abby Mae and the Homeschool Boys played their last show. One of Port Angeles’ favorite bands, they combined the timeless tradition of old time music with Gaelic, blues and gospel. Silly, sultry, spiritual and heartbreaking, Abby Mae and the Homeschool Boys was one foot-stomping band. So it was with great excitement to learn that this great band has been resurrected with one of Port Angeles’ musical heroes, fiddler and vocalist Chandra Johnson. Already well-known as a member of San Francisco’s great Sam Chase Band and Port Angeles’ Crushwater, her newest initiative with the reformed Homeschool Boys is something you don’t want to miss.   Musical synergy is taking two great musical entities and joining them together to create something even better than the sum of its parts.  FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SATURDAY AFTER HOURS

CHES FERGUSON

The music of Ches Ferguson has been described as a folk-delic groove for your soul. Ferguson will take you on a musical adventure weaving original tunes, covers, and improvisational journeys on guitar, cedar flute and vocals. MONDAY

CHRISTIAN SWENSON

Christian Swenson has an extensive background in dance, mime, voice and improvisation. He is known for his pioneering work in what he calls “human jazz,” a global

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DAVID JACOBS-STRAIN WITH BOB BEACH

CON BRIO no-holds-barred performances, Belushi was inspired to create the Blues Brothers and modeled his character Bourbon’s Spanish medieval blues can evolve into after Salgado (along with dedicating the first Blues gypsy and Eastern European with a splash of Delta blues. Brother album, “Briefcase Full of Blues,” to him). A top master of his craft and never appearing to be Salgado as the consummate bluesman has arrived — rushed, Bourbon has impeccable timing and makes he swept the 2013 Blues Awards in Memphis, winning things that one can only marvel at seem simple.  B.B. King Entertainer of the Year, Soul Blues Male Artist French, but now based in the U.K., some of Bourbon’s of the Year and Soul Blues Album of the Year. influences including Paco De Lucia, Richie Blackmore, With 2017’s CD, “The Beautiful Lowdown,” Salgado did J.J. Cale, J.S. Bach and others allow us a fascinating it again — winning Best Male Blues Artist, Best Album insight into this remarkable musician. and Best Song.   SATURDAY Salgado tours heavily, leaving fans excited and hungry for more wherever he plays. CON BRIO Renowned as a solo artist, his long and storied career  “Con Brio is the best new live act in America,” also includes stints as the lead singer for the Robert Cray according to popmatters.com.  Band, Roomful of Blues, Steve Miller and Santana.   After just three short years, Con Brio has exploded “Always give it your best,” Salgado said. “Be honest onto the West Coast music scene on the strength of their vibrant funk and psychedelic-soul San Francisco sound.   Lead singer Ziek McCarter and his swiveling hips, splits and backflips have earned him frequent comparisons to a young Michael Jackson or James Brown.  Con Brio is conquering the rest of the world as well. They’ve been a sensation at most of the major American music festivals including Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Summerfest, Outside Lands, etc. Performances at festivals around the world include Fuji Rock, Japan’s largest music event; Montreal Jazz Fest and concerts in the Netherlands, London and Paris. After a dazzling performance at the Austin City Limits Festival, PopMatters.com declared that “they were enthralling, especially McCarter. It’s a feeling I haven’t had since seeing a 16-year-old Derek Trucks render a bunch of unaware bar patrons slack-jawed more than 20 years ago. “While watching Con Brio, I kept looking around the tent, searching the faces: “You’re seeing this right? You get what’s happening?” And they were. It was hard not to be swept up in it all.” SATURDAY << FESTIVAL PERFORMERS continued from Page 9

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A long-time favorite of the Juan de Fuca Festival, David Jacobs-Strain is a fierce slide guitar player and song poet from Oregon. He’s known for both his virtuosity and his spirit of emotional abandon. Jacobs-Strain’s live show moves from humorous, subversive blues to delicate balladry and then swings back to swampy rock and roll. Jacobs-Strain has appeared at major festivals throughout the world including a stint on the faculty of Centrum’s Blues and Heritage Workshop at the age of 15.  He’s shared the stage with Lucinda Williams, Boz Scaggs, Etta James, Taj Mahal, the Doobie Brothers and many more. He will be accompanied by Philadelphia’s harmonica virtuoso Bob Beach.  Note: Jacobs-Strain and Beach’s set on Monday will be a joint show with Keith Greeninger and Dayan Kai.  SUNDAY, MONDAY, AFTER HOURS SUNDAY

DEEP BLUE JAM

Deep Blue Jam is a mandolin/guitar-based Americana roots/rock/funk fusion jam band, or what band members like to call “bluezgrass.” Founded by veteran musicians Lorin Rowan and Kirk Casey, the band also includes Eric McCann on bass, Matt Willis on drums and Steve Berk on keys.    Rowan’s recordings and performances include a long history as part of the Rowan Brothers with his brothers, Peter and Chris, as well as with iconic musicians Vince Herman and Leftover Salmon, Steve Miller, Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, Levon Helm, Bill Kreutzmann and more. >> FESTIVAL PERFORMERS continued on Page 11

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Some of Casey’s recordings and performances include The Sims, SimCity, Kenneth Nash, Steve Miller, Journey, Tower of Power and many others. McCann, Willis and Berk also boast remarkable resumes and have played and recorded with a wide variety of virtuoso musicians including Phil Lesh, the Doobie Brothers, Steve Miller, Santana, Bonnie Raitt, Greg Allman Band, Little Feat, Bill Kreutzman, Jim Keltner, Steve Cropper, Clarence Clemmons, Levon Helm and Jerry Garcia just to name a few. SUNDAY

GRANDPA’S GRANDKIDS

Back in the 1950s or whatnot, the grandparents of Enoch Bowlby (guitar and vocals), Jacob Wright (bass), Collin McAvinchey (mandolin), Andy Hokit (banjo), Ashley Reis (vocals) and Eric Tonnenson (guitar and vocals) were at a crossroads. The 2018 Juan de Fuca Festival in Port Angeles was looming on the horizon, and these folks knew that event organizers would be in dire need of a bouncy string band to be part of the festivities. “Tasty folk originals intermixed with hard-driving bluegrass standards aren’t just going to play themselves,” said McAvinchey’s grandpa. It was in this moment they realized that the only group with enough raw talent for the gig had to be comprised of their own yet-to-be-born grandchildren. So, the group set upon the task of making children who would in turn make more children to play bluegrass shows and excite Port Angeles crowds time and time again. The plan worked perfectly. MONDAY

HALIE LOREN

HALIE LOREN

Halie Loren is an Alaskan-raised, Oregon-based, internationally acclaimed singer/songwriter. She brings a fresh and original perspective to timehonored musical paths, channeling her innate understanding of connectedness across musical boundaries to forge bonds with diverse audiences in North America, Asia and Europe.

Loren sings in several languages, including English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese and Korean. Loren has released nine albums that have garnered several national and international awards as well as significant critical and chart successes along the way, including several that have reached No. 1 on Billboard/ Japan Jazz Charts, iTunes (Canada and Japan) and Amazon Music. For the past seven years she has traveled east to west in the U.S. and other parts of the world, including Canada, Japan, Italy, China, Hong Kong, South Korea and Haiti. She is currently recording a new album of her original material to be released in 2018.  SATURDAY

HIGH DIVIDE

It’s rare that we book a band two years in a row but, in this case, we felt it was worth making an exception.   Named for the towering ridgeline that bisects the Olympic Mountains, High Divide draws from the heart of traditional folk and bluegrass while capturing the no-boundaries attitude and heartfelt angst of rock n’ roll.    Originally hailing from Sequim, the boys from High Divide have been making music together in various forms for over a decade, and recently finished recording their debut album. Their sound has been described as a harmony-driven, acoustic blend of Americana, folk rock and country.  MONDAY

HOT LLAMAS

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Banjo player and vocalist Gregg King, guitarist and vocalist Brett Romano and Drummer Paul Scheifen explore the limits of their instruments while giving a fun, high-energy show. FRIDAY

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A force on the scene as one of Canada’s top comedians, Ivan Decker has become a favorite among audiences and comedians alike. In fact, Decker was nominated for a 2018 Juno Award for Comedy Album of the Year. He has numerous television performances filmed at the prestigious Just for Laughs Montreal festival and can be heard across North America on Sirius XM radio. Audiences agree it is always a delight to watch Ivan perform his sharp, multi-layered observational comedy. He has performed stand-up comedy across North America and can be seen and heard as a part of the popular CBC radio program “The Debaters,” the Winnipeg and Halifax Comedy festivals for CBC Television and he recently made his American JOHNAYE KENDRICK international debut on “Conan.” SATURDAY, SUNDAY check out wherever Joy In Mudville is making the scene. The band features some of our favorite musicians with Jason Mogi on clawhammer JOHNAYE KENDRICK QUARTET banjo and acoustic and electric guitar and vocals, Kim Trenerry on acoustic guitar and Jazz singer Johnaye Kendrick is “not just a vocalist,” said legendary saxophonist bass guitar and vocals, Paul Stehr-Green on bass guitar and vocals and Terry Smith Jimmy Heath. “She is a complete musician with a beautiful instrument and open ears.” on drums.   With Kendrick’s sterling vocals and bright, warm disposition she’s always sure to The music they create together combines influences from old-time bluegrass, folk, give an exciting and authentic jazz performance.   rock, country, blues and funk. Kendrick has performed at Earshot Jazz Festival, the Royal Room, Chicago SymWhether an original tune, a driving barn-burner, some funk rock or one of many phony Center, International Jazz Festival Bern, Chihuly Gardens and more. Grateful Dead covers, their music is super-high energy with tight harmonies and clever At the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, Kendrick worked with many outstanding arrangements and grooves that make you wanna bust out those dancing shoes.  jazz musicians including Terence Blanchard, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock and FRIDAY, MONDAY Brian Blade. She received a DownBeat Student Music Award for “Outstanding Jazz Vocalist,” and KEITH GREENINGER WITH DAYAN KAI she was nominated for an Earshot Jazz Golden Ear Award as “Northwest Vocalist of These two powerful artists combine award-winning songwriting, stunning vocal the Year.” harmonies and effortless musical collaboration.  Kendrick also has been a featured vocalist with the Ellis Marsalis Quartet as well Keith Greeninger is a seasoned troubadour, award-winning songwriter and captivatas the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, which won a Grammy for its album “Book 1” on ing performer. which Kendrick is featured.  As a solo artist and with his band, Greeninger has toured the national folk and SUNDAY Americana circuit extensively for the last two decades. His masterfully crafted songs and warm distinctive vocals have earned him the top songwriting awards at the Telluride Blue Grass, The Kerrville and Napa Valley Folk festivals. Dayan Kai is a true musical force of nature. Born without sight he began playing classical piano at the age of two.

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MARCHFOURTH

Who can forget that moment just three years ago when MarchFourth burst upon the Juan de Fuca Festival with their swirling volcano of high-energy music and spectacle? MarchFourth is an internationally acclaimed, genrebreaking force in the world of entertainment — a sonic explosion delivered by 20 musicians, dancers and artisans who travel the world taking audiences on a joyinducing, foot-stomping, booty-shaking, soul-stirring journey that defies categorization. With exceptional musical quality and a visual kaleidoscope of stilt walkers, hoopers and Vaudeville-style dancers, MarchFourth whips audiences into a celebratory frenzy with an over-the-top spectacle of high-energy compositions, colorful costumes and irresistible charisma.   This is not a band that simply “puts on a show.”  MarchFourth delivers a multi-faceted, indelible experience of pure joy. As bass player John Averill notes, “we definitely have a funk and New Orleans influence, but we also do rock, jazz, lots of different genres. Play it.”   FRIDAY

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From Atlanta and with more than a dozen albums and more than 1,000 shows between them, Ty Greenstein and Ingrid Elizabeth of Mouths of Babes are no strangers to the contemporary folk music scene. Their respective bands Girlyman and Coyote Grace 

MARCHFOURTH captivated thousands of loyal fans as they criss-crossed ship of their previous groups into a new power duo the country, rocked festival main stages and toured with (actually quartet) that brings more style and depth than the likes of the Indigo Girls and Dar Williams. ever before.  Now, as Mouths of Babes, Ty and Ingrid have distilled SATURDAY the very best of the songwriting, humor and musician>> FESTIVAL PERFORMERS continued on Page 15

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“I am an African girl, well I know where I’m coming from, and I know who I want to be” is the defiant soulanthem that jumpstarted Afro-Folk singer and songwriter Naomi Wachira onto a whole new path and calling. These words, from the title track of her first EP “African Girl” in 2012, paved the way for this Kenyan-born, Seattle-based artist who is determined to make a contribution in the world by offering music that is poignant, hopeful and life-giving. Five years later comes her sophomore album “Song of Lament.” With music that is both uplifting and somber, there is no doubt Wachira is determined to create a niche in the world and perhaps inch us closer to one another as we remember our shared humanity. Like the two predecessors she has long admired, Tracy Chapman and Miriam Makeba, she hopes that she can contribute to making the world a better place. SATURDAY

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ROSIE & THE RIVETERS

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ROSIE & THE RIVETERS Listen closely to hear playfully defiant lyrics and confident talk-back harmonies. Every word, note and movement in their live show is done purposefully to empower and challenge. SUNDAY

THE ROWAN BROTHERS

The Rowan Brothers, Chris and Loren, play acoustic roots/Americana with tight brotherly harmonies and haunting melodies on guitars & lap steel/dobro. The music is an eclectic mix of the sound of modern day Everly Brothers meets the Beatles, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and more. Lorin’s song “Soldier of the Cross” is the title track of country artist Ricky Skaggs’ Grammy winning CD. Chris’s song, “If I Only Could” charted 59 on Billboard Top 100 for The Rowans (including brother Peter Rowan) back in the 1970s while on Warner/Asylum Records. They are an international touring act as a duo as well as with their brother Peter.  Chris and Lorin have shared the stage with Phil Lesh, Leftover Salmon, Steve Miller, Little Feat, Jerry Garcia, Levon Helm and Huey Lewis, to name a few. Their most recent CD is the anthology “Now & Then.”   Special guest Ken Emerson, a virtuoso lap steel/dobro player has recorded with Todd Rundgren and Donald Fagen (Steely Dan).  He’s also well known for Hawaiian slack key guitar and was part of the first compilation Hawaiian Grammy winning CD. SATURDAY

ROYAL JELLY JIVE

Few bands have the ability to evoke an old-school throwback vibe and yet sound entirely fresh and new at the same time. Royal Jelly Jive is one of those bands. Combining elements of soul, rock, swing and hip-hop, Royal Jelly Jive shakes up every dance-party and grooves harder than your typical rock n’ roll band dares to go. It is all fronted by enigmatic singer Lauren Bjelde, whose sultry voice and songwriting lands somewhere between Amy Winehouse and Tom Waits. The infectious sounds of swingin’ horns, gritty keys and a bumpin’ rhythm section carry a crowd into bliss — creating an unforgettable live experience that will leave you wanting more. Since forming in San Francisco’s Boom Boom Room in the summer of 2013, Royal Jelly Jive has quickly ascended to become one of the Bay Area’s most anticipated acts. Playing high-energy shows and festivals in cities and towns all across the West Coast, they have captivated the ears and hearts of almost all who hear them. Royal Jelly Jive will be performing three shows for area students at Port Angeles High School. SATURDAY, AFTER HOURS SATURDAY >> FESTIVAL PERFORMERS continued on Page 17

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SCOTT COSSU

Scott Cossu is an internationally known composer, pianist and recording artist. He was up front when New Age was just beginning more than 30 years ago. Cossu was one of the first Windham Hill Artists to join with founders Will Ackerman and Alex Degrassi on their new label out of Palo Alto, Calif. He signed onto the label the same day as Michael Hedges and they both joined George Winston, who was new to the label himself.   Cossu affectionately calls his music heavy mental or “Cosmic National Geographic,” even though he was one of the grandfathers of the New Age scene.  Much of his work exhibits departures from New Age music and includes a melodic blend of jazz, classical and ethnic influences. Cossu has enjoyed great success at the top of the jazz charts and has sold out shows from England to Japan, Chile and Germany.  He will be joined by Lonnie Mardis on guitar and Steve Banks on drums.   SUNDAY

THE SAM CHASE

Over the past several years, The Sam Chase has emerged as perhaps Port Angeles’ favorite out-of-town band. Equally popular in the Bay Area, the band is a twotime winner as “Best Band” in SF Weekly’s “Best of the Bay Readers Poll.”  Hailing from the hills of San Francisco, Sam Chase and his band, whom he lovingly refers to as The Untraditional, take to stages all over the country. Performances have a virulent and frenetic passion which many history buffs might liken to the Norse warriors known as The Berserkers, who were known to have fought battles with an uncontrollable, trance-like fury.  In 2012 came the release of his long awaited first studio album, “The Sam Chase Will Lead Us To Victory,” which took the group all across the United States. The cry came for more, so they released a new album, “The Sam Chase Will Never Die.”  MONDAY, AFTER HOURS SUNDAY

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The ever-popular Too Loose Cajun/Zydeco Band is ready to rock with their infectious brand of Cajun and zydeco dance music from Southwestern Louisiana. With their traditional Cajun/zydeco instrumentation, this band will take you on a rollicking journey into the heart of the Louisiana bayou with two fiddles, accordion, electric and acoustic guitars, piano, the traditional Louisiana rub-board, and a kickin’ rhythm section. With their vocal harmonies tart and sweet, male and female, they are perennial favorites on the zydeco stage at the Portland Waterfront Blues Festival as well as many other parties and festivals. So come on down, and don’t forget your dancin’ shoes. SUNDAY

ventions of popular music. The band features pure and thrillingly elastic vocals with catchy arrangements of bass, guitar, mandolin and accordion that draw from jazz, classical, folk and pop influences. Inspired by artists such as Joanna Newsome, Bright Eyes, the Decemberists and the Punch Brothers, and forged from a sonically adventurous acoustic music scene of Canada’s west coast, West My Friend is proving to be a key part of a new generation of grassroots folk music. With the release of their third and latest album “Quiet Hum,” West My Friend builds admirably on the body of great music coming out of Victoria and across British Columbia. FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AFTER HOURS FRIDAY >> FESTIVAL PERFORMERS continued on Page 18

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WHISKEY MINSTRELS

Award-winning songsmith Bruce Coughlan and awardwinning multi-instrumentalist Nolan Murray team up to share music and stories from four decades on the road. Their music reflects years spent drawing influences from the tap-roots of roots music. At times you’ll hear Celtic influences and stories from their times in the highlands of Scotland. At other times, the bluegrass and country slues of their journeys through the South. Songs from all the roads in-between. Stories that speak of a rich and colorful landscape that has been laid out for these talented artists to interpret.  Coughlan is a multi-faceted talent and great Canadian songwriter while Murray is a top 10 U.S. Grand Masters and top 10 U.S. National Fiddle Champion. Coughlan and Murray also are two-thirds of Port Angeles favorites Tiller’s Folly.  This performance is sponsored by Sherie Maddox. SUNDAY   

WORLD’S FINEST

An eclectic five-piece band combining Americana, ska, dub and bluegrass, World’s Finest banks on its ability to transcend genres of all kinds. String-centric and bluegrass-inspired compositions seamlessly transition into three-dimensional psytrance, funk and dub soundscapes, leaving their audience with a full-circle experience of emotion and dance. World’s Finest’s appreciation for punk and ska can be found peppered throughout its shows and albums, made evident by up-tempo, high-energy offerings. Never happy to settle, the band is always looking to push through boundaries and challenge themselves. With five albums under their belt, the band is still firing on all cylinders. World’s Finest has hit the West Coast festival scene hard, making appearances at High Sierra, Northwest String Summit, Summer Meltdown, Oregon Country Fair, 4 Peaks, Symbiosis and more. FRIDAY, AFTER HOURS FRIDAY

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AFTER HOURS LOCATIONS u The Metta Room, 132 E. Front St.; 360-797-1113 u The New Moon Craft Tavern, 130 S. Lincoln St.; 360-452-4471 FRIDAY u Metta Room — World’s Finest u The New Moon — West My Friend SATURDAY u Metta Room — Royal Jelly Jive u The New Moon — Chandra Johnson and the Homeschool Boys SUNDAY u Metta Room — The Sam Chase u The New Moon — David Jacobs-Strain For more After Hours in the Clubs information, visit jffa.org.

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