Anderson Bluegrass Festival
Anderson Alaska
July 31-Aug 2, 2009
Last updated June 24, 2009
The Anderson Festival is located at Anderson
Riverside Park, Mile 283 Parks Highway. It is a 616 acre park with free
camping and RV parking. There's loads of camping space and a view of Mount
Denali on a clear day. Besides the music, there are food and vendor booths,
a beer garden, restrooms and showers. There is an
admission charge to the festival by the day and by the weekend. Children
under 12 are free. No carry-in alcohol, no fireworks, no drums or bongos
in the campsites (but acoustic string band instruments are more than welcome! :-)
Sponsored by The Anderson/Clear Lions Club and K&L Distributors, New
Northwest Broadcasters, Clear Channel Radio, Acoustic
Adventures, and Alaska
Folk Music For more information email the
organizers
Tentative Schedule
Friday, July 31
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2:00-3:00
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Mike Stackhouse
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Honky-Tonkin’ originals
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3:15-4:15
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Ice Jam
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Seth Danielson, Skip Nodler, Sarah Garland, Ryan Bowers,
Bruno Grunau
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“Dam” good music
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4:30-5:30
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Ryan Bowers and the Bluegrass Originals
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Ryan Bowers, Nate McDonald, Gary Markley, Aurora Bowers,
Bruno Grunau
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Original Bluegrass songs from the twisted mind of Ryan
Bowers
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5:45-6:45
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Last Frontier Bluegrass Band
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Matt Johnson, Alethia Johnson, Rob Parks,
Gary Markley, Danny Berberich, Nate May
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Bluegrass
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7:00-8:00
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New Cut Road
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Joe
Larranaga, Carl Andersen, Steve Moore, Gary D'Onofrio, Janette Stansel,
Ken Brown
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Bluegrass,
Rock, Blues, Country, Reggae, Tex-Mex
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8:15-9:30
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White Twang
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10:00-2:00am
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Dance Band
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Saturday, Aug 1
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12:00-1:00
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Kit Carson and the Scouts
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Kit Carson, Mel Birch, Fred Weiss
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Acoustic Music that Rocks
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1:15-2:15
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The Deb Wessler Experience
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Shawn Ruddy, John Reeves, Deb Wessler
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Original Acoustic, Roots, & Rockabilly
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2:30-3:30
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Hog Heaven String Band
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Pete Bowers, Uncle Buck (Richard Schoen), Kim
Hutchings, Beth Crisman, Nate MacDonald, Ryan Bowers
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Old-Timey
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3:45-4:45
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Chris Juhlin and the Collective
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Chris
Juhlin, Ken Civian, Nick
Wilks
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Rhythm and Soul
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5:00-6:00
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Oh Tallulah
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Angelia & Alisa Williams, and Rebecca Johnson
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Mother & Daughters with harmonious originals
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6:15-7:15
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Joe Page Band
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Joe
Page, Gary Markley, Dawn Venters, Todd Grebe
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7:30-8:30
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Steve Brown and the Bailers
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Steve Brown, Robin Feinman, Todd Denick, Kliff Hopson, Dave
Parks, Eric Graves
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A Fine Blend of Fairbanks Folkabilly. Yeah, that's right:
folkabilly
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8:45-9:45
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White Twang
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10:00-3:00am
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Dance Band
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Sunday, Aug 2
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12:00-1:30
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Ginger Gospel Hour
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1:45-2:45
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Celtic Confusion
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Lisa
Jaeger, Patrick Webb, Colleen Herning, Katie Mccafrey, Erik Barker, Paige
Steiner
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Traditional
Irish music and vocals
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3:00-4:00
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The Lost Riders Bluegrass Band
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Mary Oudean, Mike Childers, Doug Schutte, Charlie Overby
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Bluegrass
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4:15-5:15
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Solstice
Complex
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Chuck
Thomas, TJ O’Donnell, and Jeff Siniscalchi
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Folk/Bluegrass
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