American Routes at Montana Folk Festival
It’s a time of year when music festivals have returned. The Montana Folk Festival in Butte was hotly anticipated after two years of Covid cancellation.
Nick hosted stages and interviewed artists, many of whom will be heard on American Routes this fall. Here are a few shots from Butte July 8-10, 2022
Rockabilly with Chuck Mead
Butte is an old mining town
Stages are mounted over old mine shafts
While copper ore is still mined, blues is also becoming a precious commodity: Sugaray Rayford from Texas
Downtown Butte
Native American cultures are strong across Montana. Nick recorded pow-wow songs and spoke with members of the Assiniboine Cree Tribe
Tribal leader Winston Stewart
Mandé balafon ensemble with Famoro Dioubaté (left)
and Balla Kouyaté (center)
Hot Club of Cowtown
Plena Es, Puerto Rican ensemble from south Florida
After the show
Well after sundown
The crowd heads over to the Silver Dollar Saloon
