Past Guest Artists
Laurie Lewis - Bluegrass and Americana music
Lone Piñon - New Mexican string band
Jake Blount - specializes in the music of Black and indigenous communities
Rosie Newton and Richie Stearns - Old-time and Folk
2020 -
Canceled due to Covid-19
Los Texmaniacs - Tex-Mex conjunto
Pharis and Jason Romero - Award Winning Canadian Folk Musicians from Horsefly, BC
The Murphy Beds - Eamon O’Leary & Jefferson Hamer - traditional & original folk songs
The Carper Family - Melissa Carper, Beth Crhisman, Jenn Miori, Sophia Johnson - country, traditional & contemporary
Byron Berline Band - Bluegrass
Si Kahn - Folk Music for Social Relevance
The Tennessee Mafia Jug Band - Scrubboard, jug, corny jokes, and lots of fun
Crumac - Tom Creegan, Dale Russ, & Mike Saunders - Traditional Irish
De Temps Antan - French Canadian
Les Amis Creole - Creole, the roots of zydeco.
The Carolina Chocolate Drops - Black String Band, historic and contemporary
2006 - AFF 32
Nancy Griffith - Contemporary Folk
2005 - AFF 31
Jawbone - Bruce Molsky, Tony Trishka and Paula Bradley - Old Time meets New grass
2004 - AFF 30
Hot Club of Cowtown - Western swing with a Parisian influence
2003 - AFF 29
Barachois - Tunes and songs for fron the Acadian tradition of Prince Edward Island, Canada
2002 - AFF 28
Frankie Gavin and Brian McGrath -- Traditional Irish Instrumentals on Fiddle, Flute, Banjo and Piano
2001 - AFF 27
Tom, Brad and Alice -- Old Time music from Tom Sauber, Brad Leftwich and Alice Gerrard
2000 - AFF 26
Charivari -- Cajun dance music
1999 - AFF 25
Suzanne Thomas, Don Rigsby, Jim Hurst, Missy Raines and Bill Evans - Bluegrass
1998 - AFF 24
Jerry Holland w/Mary Jesse Gillis & Kieran O'Hare - Cape Breton
1997 - AFF 23
Kurt Sutphin, Kinney & Doug Rorrer - North Carolina Piedmont Old-Time
1996 - AFF 22
Brave Old World - Traditional and Contemporary Klezmer
1995 - AFF 21
Ginny Hawker, Kay Justice, Tracy Schwarz & Mac Traynham - Southern Appalachian singing
1994 - AFF 20
Ledward Kaapana Trio - Hawaiian slack-key guitar
1993 - AFF 19
Lisa Ornstein, Nick Hawes, Sabin Jacques and Benoit Borque - Traditional French-Canadian music
1992 - AFF 18
Josh Graves & Kenny Baker - Masters of Bluegrass
1991 - AFF 17
John Cephas & Phil Wiggins - Ambassadors of the Blues
1990 - AFF 16
Ralph Blizard & New Southern Ramblers - Old-timey music
1989 - AFF 15
Mick Moloney Trio - Irish ballads and folklore
1988 - AFF 14
Savoy-Doucet Band - Traditional Cajun music and dance
1987 - AFF 13
Peggy Seeger & Ewan MacColl - English & Scottish folk music
1986 - AFF 12
Tiny Moore Trio - Western swing
1985 - AFF 11
Hedy West - Traditional Southern mountain ballads
1984 - AFF 10
Michael Cooney - Rural, urban and contemporary folk music
1983 - AFF 9
Jethro Burns - Virtuoso mandolin artist
1982 - AFF 8
Mike Seeger - Traditional Appalachian songs and ballads
1981 - AFF 7
Eric von Schmidt - American folk blues
1980 - AFF 6
Balfa Brothers - Louisiana Cajun music
1979 - AFF 5
Lydia Mendoza - Mexican and Chicano ballads
1978 - AFF 4
J.P. and Annadeene Fraley - Old-time Kentucky fiddle tunes
1977 - AFF 3
Merle Travis - Originator of Travis picking guitar style
