"Red Carpet Concert"

The latest Celebration Sessions Red Carpet Concert video features Juneau writer David Sumiq Russell-Jensen perfoming his poem “Kei nalnúkdzi Kax’át’,” which means ripening berries. He recites it in Tlingit, then in English. The video was  in a studio shared by Rico Worl and Christy NaMee Eriksen who curated the eight-part series.

The Celebration Sessions Red Carpet Concerts are a collaboration between KTOO, Kindred Post and Trickster Company. Watch other Red Carpet Concerts with Lily Hope, Chantil Dukart and Stephen Qacung Blanchett.

The latest Celebration Sessions Red Carpet Concert video features Miami-based jazz musician Chantil Dukart. She performs her song “The Future Is Our Friend” in a studio shared by Rico Worl and Christy NaMee Eriksen who curated the eight-part series.

The Celebration Sessions Red Carpet Concerts are a collaboration between KTOO, Kindred Post and Trickster Company. Watch other Red Carpet Concerts with Lily Hope, Silver Jackson, and Stephen Qacung Blanchett.

The latest Celebration Sessions Red Carpet Concert video features songwriter Stephen Qacung Blanchett of the Tribal Funk band Pamyua. He performs his song “Listen to the Stories” in a studio shared by Rico Worland Christy NaMee Eriksen who curated the eight-part series.

The Celebration Sessions Red Carpet Concerts are a collaboration between KTOO, Kindred Post and Trickster Company. Watch other Red Carpet Concerts with Lily Hope, Silver Jackson, and Whiskey Class.

For the second installment of the Red Carpet Celebration Sessions, we present Tlingit storyteller Lily Hope of Juneau. She performs “Ei Haaw Salmon Boy Story” in a studio shared by Rico Worl and Christy NaMee Eriksen who curated the eight-part series.

The Red Carpet Celebration Sessions are a collaboration between KTOO, Kindred Post and Trickster Company. Watch other Red Carpet Concerts with Silver Jackson, Whiskey Class,  and Dara Rilatos.

In our debut Celebration Sessions Red Carpet Concert, we present Silver Jackson led by Sitka artist Nicholas Galanin. He is accompanied by guitarist Zak D. Watt, Stephen Qacung Blanchett on vocals and Seattle-based artist OCnotes on synth. Here is their song “Perfect Mistake” off of the album Starry Skies Opened Eyes.

The Celebration Sessions Red Carpet Concerts are a collaboration between KTOO, Kindred Post and Trickster Company. Watch other Red Carpet Concerts with Whiskey Class, The Carper Family and Dara Rilatos.

In our final Folk Fest Session Red Carpet Concert, we present this year’s Alaska Folk Festival guest artists: The Carper Family. The Austin-based quartet is Beth Chrisman on fiddle, Sophia Johnson on guitar, Jenn Miori on guitar and Melissa Carper on bass. Here is their tune “Making Memories.”

The Folk Fest Session Red Carpet Concerts are a collaboration between KTOO Public Media, Juneau filmmaker Ryan Cortes, and Gustavus sound engineer Justin Smith. Watch other Red Carpet Concerts with Foghorn Stringband, Kim Beggs, and Harrison B.