Albuquerque Folk Festival June 3, 2017, Albuquerque

In an outdoor/indoor setting filled with acoustic music and dancing, the Albuquerque Folk Festival perpetuates the American folk tradition and engages the community in international music performances. During the festival, four performance stages will showcase the talent of more than 40 musical acts including headliners Ben Hunter & Joe Seamons, Danny Santos, T Sisters, Higher Ground Bluegrass, Nrityasudha L.L.C, The Cowboy Way Trio, Le Chat Lunatique, Duke City Swampcoolers, and many others. Here is the full lineup for this years event.

Festival goers who prefer to strum their own instruments can compete alongside a random group of instrumentalists at the band scramble, sign up to perform on a first-come first-serve basis at the Sign-Up Stage, or play in open jam sessions. Workshops teach techniques for playing instruments and styles such as Klezmer music, Mountain dulcimer, and mandolin, while dance lessons focus on how to move freely during contra or execute a Highland Schottische without losing your kilt in front of passing strangers.