Athabaskan Fiddle Festival Athabaskan fiddle



trio playing @ 2011 festival. lineup shown of electric guitar, fiddle , acoustic guitar typical of lineups seen @ festival.


since 1983 athabascan fiddle festival or athabascan fiddling festival held annually in november in fairbanks. festival instituted in 1983 alaska state council on arts (asca) , institute of alaska native art , continues vital. festival described testament far-reaching appeal of traditional music , festival features athabaskan , eskimo (yup ik , iñupiaq) fiddlers. when bill stevens returned alaska in 1982, became instrumental in development of festival. continues participate in annual four-day celebration has become major cultural event people of interior.


the november festival carries on tradition of fiddle music bringing bands on state, including few eskimo bands, many of whom save year participate in jubilant event. festival prides on being sober event, people can gather family fun, in safe environment. starting around 2005, festival split 2 venues, 1 featuring faster upriver dances , other slower country-style downriver dances.


the best place initiate comparative contemporary beadwork (naagąįį in gwich’in, nedenaałt’onee in koyukon) study, hear athabaskan fiddling, during annual athabaskan old-time fiddling festival.








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