Annie Bartholomew, KTOO

The Anchorage folk band String of Lights came down to Juneau for this year’s Alaska Folk Festival. We caught them for a Red Carpet Concert, performing the song “Rusted Tracks” from their 2016 album, “Migration.” Written by banjo player and vocalist, Heather Stewart, the song features guitarist Arkadi Futerman and cellist Jamie Whiteman of the Tanana Rafters.

Created in collaboration with Justin Smith of Rusty Recordings in Gustavus, the video is part of our Red Carpet Concert series, an ongoing music video project by KTOO Public Media. Watch this video and other Red Carpet Concerts including Sean Tracey and Nate May at KTOO.org. 

The Alaska gal trio Damn Fantasies and the Could Be Possibilities came down from Anchorage for this year’s Alaska Folk Festival. We filmed their song “Circus” at KTOO as part of our Red Carpet Concert series. The group is fronted by banjo player and vocalist Kage Free of Anchorage, with accompaniment from Sutton sisters Rachel Overby on upright bass and Alyssa Overby on washboard and percussion.

Created in collaboration with Justin Smith of Rusty Recordings in Gustavus, the video is part of our ongoing music video project by KTOO Public Media. Watch this video and other Red Carpet Concerts including past artists like The Hannah Yoter Band.

This is Juneau songwriter and vocalist Dara Rilatos. Though she’s relocated to Wisconsin, we caught her at this year’s Alaska Folk Festival to record her song “Black Curtain.” 

Created in collaboration with Justin Smith of Rusty Recordings in Gustavus, the video is part of our Red Carpet Concert series, an ongoing music video project by KTOO Public Media. Watch this video and other Red Carpet Concerts including past artists like Marian Call and Laura Zahasky.

The four-piece Fairbanks band Ryan Bowers and the Brain Trust performed their song “Hard to Come Down,” at KTOO during this year’s Alaska Folk Festival. Co-written by bass player and vocalist Ryan Bowers and Alaska songwriter Emily Anderson, the ensemble featured Alan Bent on resonator guitar, Aurora Bowers on fiddle, and Bryan Strong on acoustic guitar. This year Bowers  released his the debut album ‘Sweet Calamity‘ recorded at 10th Planet Recording Studio in Fairbanks. 

Created in collaboration with Justin Smith of Rusty Recordings in Gustavus, the video is part of our Red Carpet Concert series, an ongoing music video project by KTOO Public Media. Watch this video and other Red Carpet Concerts including past artists like The Bowties.

Longtime Juneau songwriter Irene Muller lives in Seattle now, but she dropped into KTOO’s studio during this year’s Alaska Folk Festival to record her original tune, “The Perfect Curve of Everything.”

Created in collaboration with Justin Smith of Rusty Recordings in Gustavus, the video is part of our Red Carpet Concert series, an ongoing music video project by KTOO Public Media. Watch this video and other Red Carpet Concerts including past artists like Tania Lewis and Christopher Behnke.

Anchorage multi instrumentalist Kat Moore performs solo as The Forest That Never Sleeps. During this year’s Alaska Folk Festival, she recorded her song  “When I was Child” with bandmate Logan Bean of The Super Saturated Sugar Strings on trumpet.

Created in collaboration with Justin Smith of Rusty Recordings in Gustavus, the video is part of our Red Carpet Concert series, an ongoing music video project by KTOO Public Media. Watch this video and other Red Carpet Concerts including past artists like Emma Hill and Mike Mickelson.