Related Links:

Organizations & Related Links:

Albuquerque Arts Alliance: http://www.abqarts.org

The Albuquerque Swing & Country Dance Club: Swing and Country Western dancing. http://www.nmdance.com

AMP Concerts brings the best of world, folk, acoustic and Americana music to listening rooms around Albuquerque http://www.abqmusic.com

Educators Arts Alliance (E.A.R): http://www.abqarts.org/educators, Resources for educators.

Mitch's New Mexico Music Connection, promoting "The New Mexico Music Community" to the World http://www.nmmusic.com

Folk Music and Dance Society (FOLKMADS): : http://www.folkmads.org

Southwest Traditional and Bluegrass Music Association (SWT&BMA),
otherwise known around town as Southwest Pickers: http://www.southwestpickers.org

Storytellers of New Mexico (STNM) supports and encourages the preservation of the history, knowledge and art of storytelling www.infoway.org/STNM

Performers who played the 2007 Folk Festival :

Antonia Apodaca with Bayou Seco playing traditional music from New Mexico. Bayou Seco: www.bayouseco.com

Boulder Acoustic Society: American Roots music with the edge of punk rock and the grace of chamber music. www.boulderacousticsociety.net

Daybreak Express: Teenage bluegrass. daybreakexpress.info

Elliott's Ramblers: Great old Bluegrass in a Brand New Way. myelliottsramblers.com

Jonathan Edwards: Folk-rock legend. www.jonathanedwards.net

Ronald Roybal: Native American flute and guitar. www.roybal.bigstep.com

Performers who played the 2006 Folk Festival :

Black Eagle from the Pueblo of Jemez in New Mexico, visit their web site at http://www.blackeagle1989.com

Ronstadt, Ramírez Santa Cruz River Band: E-Mail: info@RonstadtRamirez.com or visit their web site at: http://www.ronstadtramirez.com Beautiful, intriguing and powerful music filled with history and the mystical lore of the Great American Southwest.

Round Mountain: Email: info@roundmountainmusic.com or visit their Web Site: http://www.roundmountainmusic.com.

Sandia Hots: Contact the band through Scott Mathis via email at mandowork@aol.com

Steve Smith and Hard Road: EMail: desertnite@zianet.com, or visit their web site at www.desertnight.com, www.hardroadband.com Traditional Old-time, Bluegrass and Gospel music

Syd Masters and the Swing Riders: Contact Syd at email: swinginsyd@sydmasters.com,, or visit his web site at: www.sydmasters.com Vintage Western Cowboy Swing!.

Craft Guilds participating in the festival:

Guild	Contact	Email	Web Site
NM Quilters Assoc.	296-9046	gdquilts@msn.com
American Sewing Guild	268-0242	welovelabs@comcast.net	http://www.asgalbuquerque.org
NM Crochet Guild	262-2204	ronnisparks@hotmail.com
Dropped Stitch Knitters Guild	256-0829
Las Aranas Spinners & Weavers		gdschmn@aol.com
NM Bead Society	899-3982	Jewelrybytricia@cs.com	http://www.newmexicobeadsociety.org/
Enchanted Lacemakers	281-8568	encajera@myway.com
Rio Grande Woodcarvers		CJMeyer@salud.unm.edu
Turquoise Trail Chapter of the Embroiderers' Guilt	255-6852	rwardlaw@osogrande.net

Performers from previous festivals:

Atomic Grass: email Phil@inetserv.com Bluegrass.

Bayou Seco: Contact Jeanie McLerie by email at BayouSeco@aol.com,, or visit their web site at: www.cantos.org/bayouseco Music of the Southwest and Cajun.

Consuelo Luz: Contact: Consuelo at email: luz@consueloluz.com, or visit her web site at: www.consueloluz.com "a shining star in the firmament of Sephardic music…".

Elliott's Ramblers: Contact Elliott Rogers at email: erogers283@aol.com a high energy, pick your fingers to the bone, bluegrass & folk band based out of Albuquerque.

Fiasco Brothers: http://shorock.com/folk/fiasco, Bluegrass: "When you can't afford the very best!"

Foxfire Bluegrass: http://www.foxfirebluegrass.com The Haisman family from Farmington - A great young (an understatement) bluegrass band that has wowed audiences at the Santa Fe Bluegrass Festival and the Durango Meltdown.

Higher Ground: http://www.highergroundbluegrass.com, Bluegrass

C. Daniel Boling & Perfectly Stable Music: http://www.danielboling.com, Local singer, songwriter.

Michael Chapdelaine: Contact Michael by email at michaelchapdelaine@comcast.net or visit his web site: http://www.michaelchapdelaine.com, National Finger-picking Guitar Champion

Michael Hearne & South by Southwest: Contact Michael at email: booking@michaelhearne.com,, or visit his web site at: www.michaelhearne.com "Southwestern Americana" music that you just have to dance to.

Rusty Strings and the Flat Tones: http://www.cnetco.com/~kashworth, Acoustic-folkadelic-country blues & rockabilly-bluegrass band from the Four Corners area.

Walt Michael: http://www.waltmichael.com, Hammer Duclimer