The Quilt Sessions: April
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Program for April 28:
1:00pm: Tony Gómez (sound meditation performance)
2:00pm: Peaches as Farm Tools (percussion and guitar duo, influenced by Cuban batá rhythms)
3:00pm: Bowen Lee (Asian American folk story teller: https://www.bowenstories.com/)
4:00pm: Rayne Mescallado (Filipino American classical guitar player)
5 – 6:30pm: Zimbabwean archival viewing sessions with Sheree, Claire Jones, and Karen Weiser
7:00pm: Ancient Forest: Psych-folk-rock band
8:00pm: 129,600 : this band “explores the limits of tradition in the consumer era, weaving dustbowl melodies with psychic dreamscapes and slacker-jazz meditations” taken from this article: https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/2023/09/25/129600-granular-convection/
Northwest Folklife is is a 501(c)(3) heritage organization that celebrates the diverse tapestry of arts, cultures, and traditions emanating from a global Pacific Northwest. Since 1971, NW Folklife’s work has been rooted in the shared humanity of connection and creative expression and is driven by intergenerational, intercultural experiences. Our staff collaborates with more than 100 Community Coordinators—including respected artists, educators, tradition bearers, and cultural leaders throughout the region— to envision, sow, and nurture collective opportunities, including the 55-year-old Northwest Folklife Festival, our Annual Cultural Focus (2026 -“Ubuntu”), the Cultural & Creative Workforce Development Program and Our Big Neighborhood events. The organization and its diverse communities continue to grow and evolve, reclaiming “folk” as the vibrant, wise, and present future that resides in all of us.
The Quilt Sessions are a dynamic collection of artistry, knowledge sharing and cultural preservation that are accessible to community through streaming events and the hosted on Northwest Folklife’s Archive.
April series: 4/7, 4/14, 4/21, and 4/28