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The Seattle-based band Revilla visted KTOO during the Alaska Folk Festival to perform a Red Carpet Concert. With roots in Southeast Alaska, high school friends Alejandro Chavarria, Patrick Troll, Alex Nelson and Chazz Gist played their song “Car Broke Down” from the band’s May release, “The North Sea EP.” 

Though they played Folk Fest as Amish Robots, the group recently changed its name to Revilla as a tribute to Revillagigedo Island, where Ketchikan is located.

Created in collaboration with Justin Smith of Rusty Recordings in Gustavus, this 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 Whiskey Class and Liz Snyder, at KTOO.org.

Alaska songwriter Aurora Bowers  stopped by KTOO during the Alaska Folk Festival to play a Red Carpet Concert. She performed her original song “Rattle Those Chains” as a trio, with her brother Ryan Bowers on upright bass and Alan Bent on resonator guitar.  The Fairbanks fiddle player splits her time between Alaska and Mississippi, performing with Anchorage’s Hannah Yoter Band.

Created in collaboration with Justin Smith of Rusty Recordings in Gustavus, this 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 Ryan Bowers and the Brain Trust and the Hannah Yoter Band, at KTOO.org.

Seattle songwriter Eli West and mandolin player Ben Winship stopped by KTOO to record a Red Carpet Concert during last year’s Alaska Folk Festival. The roots musicians performed West’s song “Hand to Play” and have appeared on public radio programs like Mountain Stage and Prairie Home Companion.

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 The Murphy Beds, at KTOO.org.

This April the Anchorage Americana band Tanana Rafters came down to Juneau for the Alaska Folk Festival. We caught them for a Red Carpet Concert, performing their song “The Cellar” at KTOO. Written by guitarist and singer Jamie Whiteman, the track appears on their 2017 debut album, “All My Fault.”

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, like this performance by Andy Miller, at KTOO.org.

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.