Nome Midnight Sun Folk Fest
June 23-24, 2001

The Nome Midnight Sun Folk Fest is seeking area Musicians, Bands, Choirs, and Dance Groups for a day of live performances!

Date: Saturday June 23
Place: Anvil City Square
Time: 2 p.m. until evening

The Nome Midnight Sun Folk Fest Committee is planning a day of live bands, arts and craft sales and demonstrations, food and fun! Local bands and a headliner band from Portland, Oregon, will play most of the day on a stage in front of Old Saint Joe's (rain site: Nome Rec Center). Food and Craft vendors will ring the square. There will be activities for the kids!

The Dickel Brothers Headlining this year's Folk Fest. "The Dickel Brothers, from Portland, OR. play in the sweet and rowdy tradition of an old time string band. They are here to offer you a good helping of early American living as they capture the stories of stills and barn dances." Read more at Empty Records

This is a true folk festival in that any folk musician can perform. No musicians are paid except for the guest band, the Dickle Brothers, which are being sponsored by the Nome Arts Council.

A sound system will be set up. Live music only -- no recordings!

Playing time will be divided evenly among performers; sets will last about 30 minutes, depending on how many groups sign up. It's OK to play just a song or two.
You can download a PDF copy of the musician's form here.

The Nome Midnight Sun Folk Fest also needs food Vendors!
Want to raise some funds for your group and have fun doing it?
We want all kinds of food -- snacks, meals, desserts, and non-alcoholic drinks available so that people will not have to go home to eat supper!
Find the food vender form (PDF) here.

Deadline:
You must submit the food vendor or musician form by Thursday, May 31!
If you use the printable form, mail it to:
P.O. Box 1144, Nome, Alaska 99762
or fax it to: (907) 443-5602

Questions? Contact Bob Metcalf at 443-5115 (evenings) or 443-2201 (days) or email him at bob.metcalf@uaf.edu.

Links:

nomealaska.org - Everything you ever wanted to know about Nome, Alaska... all in one place (also the host's for this website)

Alaska Folk Music and More! - Includes a comprehensive list of all the folk festivals in the state.
Alaska Contradance Connection - A comprehensive listing of all the contradance groups in the state.
Contraborealis - Fairbanks based Contradancers.
The Dancing Bears - Anchorage Contradance group who are sometimes known to do contradancing on ice ;)
Fairbanks Folk Festival

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