Jamming at the Festival
What's a folk festival without the opportunity to play with your fellow folk? At the Albuuqerque Folk Festival, we provide three "formal" jamming venues plus as many informal venues as there are shady benches. It's easy to bring your instrument to the festival; you can check your instrument for free from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., so there's no excuse not to come ready to jam all day.
Jam with the Band
There's a lot of local talent here in Albuquerque and New Mexico, and we're offering Jam with the Band as an avenue where musicians can play or sing along with a few of our great bands. It's ok just to listen too. Come on out and meet the up-and-coming folk and traditional music bands on the local music scene. Don't forget to bring your instruments.
| Time | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00 | HEY! | |
| 12:00 | Juniper Hill | |
| 1:00 | Blarneystone | |
| 2:00 | Adobe Brothers | |
| 3:00 | Young Edward | Young Edward is a bluegrass / alternative country band that plays a down home mix of haunting original tunes and traditional covers. Armed with a guitar, banjo, and upright bass the power trio has been pleasing crowds young and old for the past seven years. |
| 4:00 | Bleakerstreet Boys |
Hosted Jams
At the hosted jam tents, there's a new host every hour. Hosts are mostly there to encourage musicians to pick a song or start a song and to make sure that everyone gets an opportunity to participate. In addition, hosts bring their own unique flare to the jam. Thanks to Blythe Camenson for arranging the Hosted Jams.
Hosted Jam 1
Here, the focus is mainly on Bluegrass and Celtic music.
| Time | Session | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00 | Gospel Harmony | Bruce & Maggie Washburne |
| 12:00 | Bluegrass/Old Time | Tony Brozena |
| 1:00 | Bluegrass | Steve Morgan |
| 2:00 | Irish Session | John Conoboy |
| 3:00 | Folk/Bluegrass/Country | Carl Allen & Sandra Vieth |
| 4:00 | Popular Mixed/Bluegrass | Morys "Peaches" Hines |
Hosted Jam 2
C'mon over to Hosted Jam 2 for more pop/swing oriented jamming.
| Time | Session | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00 | Folk/Popular | Bruce Davis |
| 12:00 | Folk/Rock/Pop | Guy& Lisa Dicharry |
| 1:00 | Folk/Rock | Katie Gill |
| 2:00 | Popular/Anything Goes | Bill Balassi |
| 3:00 | Mom's Swing | Tom Hunter |
| 4:00 | Folk/Pop/Singalong | Dan Matthews |