Folks Gather At Seattle Center For A Festival

Here's what's happening at the Folklife Festival today. All venues are at Seattle Center. Admission is free. The schedule for Monday will be in tomorrow's Seattle Times, which is published in the morning because of the holiday.

Today

11 a.m. - Double Cookin', Bagley Wright Theatre lawn (north); Fortunes, Center House Stage; Long Term Shorts Knots, Flag Pavilion (west); Clallam County, folk/bluegrass, Flag Plaza; Tom Kubisiak, Mercer entrance; Portland Ceili Dancers, Mural Amphitheatre; Piping Duo-Seamus Neary, bagpipes, Northwest Court; "Asian Dance," Flag Pavilion (east); Bill Davie, Rainier Room; Myth & Music, Group Theatre.

11:30 a.m. - Wild Coconuts, Bagley Wright Theatre lawn (north); "Shalom!: The Big Jewish Show," Center House Stage; Beyond the Border, twin fiddles, Exhibition Hall; Scandinavian Fiddlers, Flag Plaza; "Cowboy Poets Showcase," Intiman Playhouse; Cherry City Pitz, Mercer entrance; Scandinavian Dancers, Mural Amphitheatre; Pfarrago, Northwest Court; "Singer/Songwriter Showcase," Shaw Room; Eric Apoe & the Furnace, urban folk, Space Needle lawn.

11:40 a.m. - Tania Opland, world folk, Rainier Room; Mike & Carleen McCornack, Group Theatre.

Noon - "Blues House Party," Bagley Wright Theatre; Strumlordz, bluegrass, Bagley Wright Theatre lawn (north); Softgrass, bluegrass, Exhibition Hall; Jiggery Pokery, English country, Flag Pavilion (west); Dry Country, bluegrass, Flag Plaza; Julie Hoagland/Jinx Davis, Flag Terrace; Hanky Ann on the Moon, Mercer entrance; Slavia, Slavic dances and songs, Mural Amphitheatre; Mary Benson, Northwest Court.

12:10 p.m. - Kilgore Trout, jazz, Space Needle lawn.

12:20 p.m. - Molly & Peter, Rainier Room; Global Kids Percussion, Group Theatre.

12:30 p.m. - Lunar Moose, folk, Bagley Wright Theatre lawn (north); Pinegrass, bluegrass, Exhibition Hall; Keefes, Flag Plaza; Bill Whitcomb, Flag Terrace; Maggie Savage, Mercer entrance; Stumptown Cloggers, Mural Amphitheatre; View From Shore, Northwest Court.

12:50 p.m. - Black Cat Orchestra, Space Needle lawn.

1 p.m. - Robert Stanley, Bagley Wright Theatre lawn (north); "Children's Music Network," Charlotte Martin Theatre; Ballard Sedentary Sousa, Exhibition Hall; "Country Dance Workshop," Flag Pavilion (west); Carthy & the Sisco Kids, Flag Plaza; Bill Stites/John Andrews, Flag Terrace; Nick Dallett, Mercer entrance; Bridgetown Morris Men, English Morris dancing, Mural Amphitheatre; Northwest Scottish Fiddlers, Northwest Court; October's Gate, pop/folk, Rainier Room; Rich & Robin, sing-along, Group Theatre.

1:30 p.m. - Dave Conant & the D-Rangers, blues, Bagley Wright Theatre lawn (north); Mo's Cow, folk, Exhibition Hall; Broken String Band, Flag Pavilion (west); Bunchgrass Bluegrass, Flag Plaza; Don't Ask, urban folk, Flag Terrace; Jeff Knoch, Mercer entrance; Gavaghan Irish Dancers, Mural Amphitheatre; Katzenjammer, Northwest Court; Bill Meyer & John Miller, blues, Shaw Room; P.K. Dwyer, folk, Space Needle lawn.

1:40 p.m. - Three Track Mind, folk, Rainier Room; Giocare, Bellare, Cantare, Italian, Group Theatre.

2 p.m. - Mike Propsom, blues, Bagley Wright Theatre lawn (north); "Songs from the Sea," Charlotte Martin Theatre; Skandia Spelmanslag, Scandinavian folk dance, Exhibition Hall; Iximche, Guatemalan marimba, Flag Plaza; Alan Atkisson, blues, Flag Terrace; Carter Castle, Mercer entrance; Volya Ukranian Dancers, Mural Amphitheatre; Bramble Band, Scottish, Northwest Court; Who's Hank, blues/folk, Shaw Room; "Beatles Sing-along," Space Needle lawn.

2:20 p.m. - Maurice Raman, Rainier Room; Jory, Group Theatre.

2:30 p.m. - "Alaska Native Music & Dance," Bagley Wright Theatre; Old Timer Band, musicians from Tonga, Bagley Wright Theatre lawn (north); Frank'n Starr, fiddlers, Exhibition Hall; Penk, Pinney Nussbaum, contras, Flag Pavilion (west); Amen Corner, string band, Flag Plaza; Tom Dundee, Flag Terrace; "Homegrown Hip-Hop Flavor," Intiman Playhouse; John & Micki Perry, Mercer entrance; Die Alpentanzgruppe, Swiss/Austrian/Bavarian dance, Mural Amphitheatre; High Road, Irish, Northwest Court; Jerry Gallaher, fiddle & banjo, Shaw Room.

3 p.m. - Sargent Pepper's, Bagley Wright Theatre lawn (north); Playback Theater Northwest, Charlotte Martin Theatre; Emele Clothier, folk, Exhibition Hall; Rural Delivery, bluegrass, Flag Plaza; Laslett & Stecher, Flag Terrace; Citizens Band, Mercer entrance; Mlada Srbadia, Serbian folk dances, Mural Amphitheatre; Paddy Hernon, Northwest Court; Meryle A. Korn, Shaw Room; "Didgeridoo Panel Concert," Space Needle lawn; "Polynesian Dance Concert," Flag Pavilion East; Tracy Moore, Rainier Room; David Maloney, Group Theatre.

3:30 p.m. - Reggie Garret & the Snake Oil Peddlers, Bagley Wright Theatre lawn (north); Prof. Duke's Folklore, Exhibition Hall; "Country Dance Workshop," Flag Pavilion (west); Good Time Fiddlers, Flag Plaza; John Hough, Canadian folk and country, Flag Terrace; All Mammal Band, Mercer entrance; Joyas Mestizas, children's Mexican dance, Mural Amphitheatre; Celtic Pride, Northwest Court; Wild Clover, Shaw Room.

3:40 p.m. - Labyrinth, multiethnic folk, Rainier Room; Tim Taylor, sing-along, Group Theatre.

4 p.m. - East Side Kids, Bagley Wright Theatre lawn (north); "Israeli Participatory Dance," Center House Stage; The Music Police, Charlotte Martin Theatre; Skandia Kapell, Scandinavian dance music, Exhibition Hall; Frolic Band, Flag Pavilion (west); Twunami Taiko, Japanese drumming, Flag Plaza; Rebel Voices, Flag Terrace; Kathy Colton, Mercer entrance; Filipiniana Dance Company, Mural Amphitheatre; Cutters, Celtic/American, Northwest Court; Rick Ruskin, Shaw Room.

4:20 p.m. - Belinda Bowler, folk, Rainier Room.

4:30 p.m. - Jonny Hahn, Bagley Wright Theatre lawn (north); Coyote Quintet, Exhibition Hall; Ginsburg, King & Bartley, contra dance, Flag Plaza; Christopher Williams, Flag Terrace; Jamie Byrd, urban acoustic rock, Mercer entrance; Erdely Ensemble, Transylvanian dance & music, Mural Amphitheatre; Clontarf, Irish, Northwest Court; Jack Gladstone, Indian baladeer, Shaw Room.

4:45 p.m. - "Didgeridoo & Native American Flute," Space Needle lawn.

5 p.m. - Brian Butler, Bagley Wright Theatre lawn (north); Rocport Ramblers, bluegrass, Exhibition Hall; Louisiana Purchase, Cajun/zydeco, Flag Pavilion (west); "Band Scramble," Flag Plaza; Hand to Mouth, folk, Flag Terrace; Poni Brendan, Mercer entrance; Tirolean Dancers of Ore, Austrian and German folk dances, Mural Amphitheatre; Tarradiddle, Northwest Court; Heidi Muller, Shaw Room; Marvin McDonald, guitarist, Rainier Room.

5:30 p.m. - Guitar Slim, blues, Bagley Wright Theatre lawn (north); Homemade Jam, bluegrass and gospel, Exhibition Hall; Nature Boys, a cappella, Flag Plaza; Rob Mack, soul, Flag Terrace; David Roberts, Mercer entrance; Nonesuch English Dance, Mural Amphitheatre; Greenwood, Northwest Court; Kol Ha Olam, Jewish music, Shaw Room; "Northwest Storytellers," Group Theatre.

5:40 p.m. - Lisa Nemzo, folk, Rainier Room.

5:45 p.m. - Smell No Taste, ethno-pop, Space Needle lawn.

6 p.m. - Badger Mountain Dry Band, Exhibition Hall; Border Crossing, Irish dance, Flag Pavilion (west); Williams & Bray, bluegrass, Flag Plaza; Sheehan-Compton-Nussbaum, Flag Terrace; Pedestrians, neo-folk, Mercer entrance; Tropical Rainstorm, steel drum band, Mural Amphitheatre; Liam Callen, Irish, Northwest Court; Helmut Ruebsaat, German, Shaw Room.

6:30 p.m. - High & Lonesome, bluegrass, Exhibition Hall; Caravan, bluegrass, Flag Plaza; Sky in the Road, Flag Terrace; Jeff Larson, Mercer entrance; Urban Coyote Bush Band, Australian and British Isles, Northwest Court; Sofia's Choice, Bulgarian and Macedonian music, Shaw Room; Musango, marimba, Space Needle lawn.

7 p.m. - Yodel Group of Langnau, Bagley Wright Theatre; "Songfest '94," Bagley Wright Theatre lawn (north); "East European Participatory Dance," Center House Stage; "Mysteries of Turkish Music Revealed," Charlotte Martin Theatre; Pimiento Brothers, Exhibition Hall; Queen City Bulldogs, square dance, Flag Pavilion (west); Who's Driving, bluegrass, Flag Plaza; Frank Hinojosa, Flag Terrace; Libby Roderick, folk, Mercer entrance; Lora & Sukutai, African marimba, Mural Amphitheatre; Paddy Graber, Irish, Northwest Court; Gary Haggerty, Middle Eastern, Shaw Room; La Pe Ke Ko, Finnish music and dance, Flag Pavilion East; "Storytellers," Group Theatre.

7:15 p.m. - Mapathe Diop, West African, Space Needle lawn.

7:30 p.m. - Tommy Sands, Irish folk, Bagley Wright Theatre; Sockeye, bluegrass, Flag Plaza; Thomas Corlett, blues, Flag Terrace; Double Image, Mercer entrance; Indigo, Celtic, Northwest Court; Dos Guitarras do Brazil, Shaw Room; Sandy Silva, Flag Pavilion East; David Roth, Rainier Room.

8 p.m. - "Songs They Should Have Sung in Social Studies," Charlotte Martin Theatre; Phil & Vivian Williams, Western square dance, Flag Pavilion (west); Okanogan Valley String Band, Flag Plaza; Percy Hilo & Friends, Flag Terrace; Rob Folsom, Northwest Court; L'Orchestra Afrisound, Space Needle lawn.

8:10 p.m. - St. Saver Children's Dance, Serbian folk dancing, Flag Pavilion East; Mathis & Propsom, blues, Rainier Room.

8:30 p.m. - Sheila Wilcoxson, blues, Bagley Wright Theatre; Blue Train, bluegrass, Flag Plaza; Katya Chorover, new folk, Flag Terrace; Spanner in the Works, Celtic, Northwest Court.

8:50 p.m. - Murakarud, Estonian folk dancing, Flag Pavilion East; Chris Stephens, folk, Rainier Room.

9 p.m. - Mel Cooleys, Bagley Wright Theatre; "Hard Shoe Dances," Charlotte Martin Theatre; Beats Cookin', jazz, Flag Pavilion (west).

9:30 p.m. - Alpha Yaya Diallo, West African, Bagley Wright Theatre; Bokreta Hungarian Dance, Flag Pavilion East; Lynn Wedekind, piano/vocal, Rainier Room.

10 p.m. - Tom McFarland, Bagley Wright Theatre; Contramaniacs, Flag Pavilion (west).

10:10 p.m. - Aegean View, Balkan, Rainier Room.

11 p.m. - Airstreams, honky-tonk, Flag Pavilion (west).