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    Kurt Hippen (center front) led the clawhammer banjo Folk School workshop on Sunday, July 23 in a Dell’Arte classroom as the 2023 Humboldt Folklife Festival got underway. The two-hour session included left and right hand clawhammer banjo techniques, demonstrations, tunings and work on a tune.
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    Jennifer Trowbridge (left) and Patrick Cleary led a bluegrass guitar workshop in the Folk School on Sunday, July 23 in Carlo Theatre at Dell’Arte. They covered essential techniques that give bluegrass its unique sound, most importantly the “G run,” which acts as a punctuation mark in a bluegrass song. They closed by playing “Rolling in My Sweet Baby’s Arms.”
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    Songwriter Night (from left) featured Matthew Wallace, Zera Starchild, Bruce Taylor and Claire Bent in the Dell’Arte indoor stage on Tuesday.
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    Patrick Cleary (left) introduced Matthew Wallace and the others on Songwriter Night with questions about their personal story and interest in music, and how they approach their songwriting.
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    A sold-out crowd at Under the Stars on Wednesday evening at the Humboldt Folklife Festival at Blue Lake enjoyed opening music by Ponies of Harmony (James Zeller amd Katie Belknap).
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    Ponies of Harmony with Katie Belknap and James Zeller opened the Under the Stars show on Wednesday evening.
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    Sequoia Rose’s performance with excellent bluegrass singing and picking livened up the Under the Stars crowd on Wednesday.
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    Sequoia Rose performed excellent singing and picking, often in the style of the Stanley Brothers, on Wednesday evening.
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    Huckleberry Flint closed Under the Stars on Wednesday night at the Humboldt Folklife Festival at Blue Lake, following opening music by Ponies of Harmony and Sequoia Rose.
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    Huckleberry Flint wrapped up Under the Stars on Wednesday night at the Humboldt Folklife Festival at Blue Lake, with a larger mix of gospel tunes along with their usual song titles.
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    Huckleberry Flint was literally Under the Stars on Wednesday night at the Humboldt Folklife Festival at Blue Lake as they closed with an encore or two.
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    The Humboldt Folklife Festival featured outstanding sound systems, led by Russell Cole and others who did amazing work to bring the musicians’ creativity through the speakers in a beautiful way.
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    The Humboldt Folklife Festival’s Barn Dance on Friday featured host band Cidermill with caller Lyndsey Battle that brought out a big all-ages crowd and lots of smiles on the faces of the dancers.
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    Caller Lyndsey Battle led the Humboldt Folklife Festival’s Barn Dance on Friday.
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    The Humboldt Folklife Festival’s Barn Dance featured host band Cidermill with caller Lyndsey Battle and brought out a big crowd that worked up a sweat on the warm night.
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    Saturday’s All Day Free Festival featured 16 bands on two stages at Dell’Arte, including Vanishing Pints in late afternoon on the Street Stage.
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    The Beatles Sing Along led by Jeff Kelly (left) and Joel Sonenshein attracted a huge crowd to close out Saturday near the Street Stage.
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    The Beatles Sing Along led by Jeff Kelly (left) and Joel Sonenshein attracted a huge crowd to close out Saturday near the Street Stage.
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    The family-friendly Saturday All Day Free Festival included a very popular face-painting booth by Erin Peterson, of Arcata, as well as food and beer vendors.
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    Canary and the Vamp followed next on the Amphitheater Stage, led by Beverly Twist, chanteuse and guitarist. She even played a little trumpet.
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    Beverly Twist, chanteuse and guitarist for Canary and the Vamp.
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    In late afternoon at the Amphitheater Stage, the Country Pretenders performed their popular vintage country music (Joyce Hough on guitar and vocals).
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    In late afternoon at the Amphitheater Stage, the Country Pretenders performed their popular vintage country music (Bruce Johnson on guitar and vocals).
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    The Compost Mountain Boys attracted a dancing crowd with their bluegrass music at the Dell’Arte Amphitheater Stage on Saturday.
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    In late afternoon at the Amphitheater Stage, the Country Pretenders performed their popular vintage country music (Fred Neighbor on guitar and vocals).
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    Oh Mercy brought an all-Dylan set next on to the Amphitheater Stage, with Chris Parreira (center) on guitar and singing.
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    Oh Mercy brought an all-Dylan set next on to the Amphitheater Stage, with Chris Parreira on guitar and singing.
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    Clsoing act on Saturday evening’s last day of the Festival was Cadillac Ranch, led by Rick Levin on guitars and vocals.
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    Jake Wiegandt opened the closing set by Cadillac Ranch with his singing on Tulsa Time and dynamic guitar playing.
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    Cadillac Ranch brought the All Day Free Festival on Saturday to a close.