Evanston Folk Festival 2026 @ Dawes Park

Performers

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  Indigo Girls

  Check out the Events tab for upcoming tour dates! Official Website: http://www.indigogirls.com

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  Josh Ritter

  New album 'Spectral Lines' out now. Full band tour and solo shows on sale now!

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  Valerie June
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  Kathleen Edwards

  If you ask Kathleen Edwards, the best thing she ever did was quit. By 2014, the singer-songwriter had released four studio albums and amassed widespread critical acclaim. She had been touring since the release of her 2012 album Voyageur, and the prospect of returning home--only to start writing another album, felt impossibly daunting. She put her guitar away and opened a coffee shop aptly named "Quitters" in Stittsville, Ontario. “I had no desire to write, no desire to play. Quitters gave me such a clean break, I worked my ass off building a shop, I didn't have to be 'just a singer' anymore.”
  But in 2018, Maren Morris invited her to Nashville for a songwriting session. Their collaboration, “Good Woman,” wound up on Morris’ album, GIRL. “It reminded me that writing and creating music is entirely my wheelhouse,” she says. “Funny enough, the third writer in the room was Ian Fitchuk, and [we] ended up starting the process of producing a record.”
  Edwards made her long-anticipated return with Total Freedom, her fifth studio album out August 14 via Dualtone Records. Recorded in Canada and Nashville with longtime collaborator Jim Bryson and Grammy-winning producer Fitchuk, Total Free

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  Mdou Moctar

  Tuareg rock band from Agadez, Niger

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  James McMurtry

  Steadily Shedding Fans Since 1989

  Gear up for the next show here: http://jamesmcmurtry.com

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  Margaret Glaspy

  The third full-length from Margaret Glaspy, Echo The Diamond emerged from a deliberate stripping-away of artifice to reveal life for all its harsh truths and ineffable beauty. “This record came from trying to meet life on life’s terms, instead of looking for a happy ending in everything,” says the New York-based musician. “The whole experience of creating it felt like effortless catharsis.”
  
  Produced by Glaspy with co-production from her partner, Julian Lage, Echo The Diamond expands on the frenetic vitality of her 2016 release Emotions and Math. She was joined in the studio by drummer/percussionist David King (The Bad Plus) and bassist Chris Morrissey. Anchored in the raw yet mesmerizing vocal presence and impressionistic guitar work she’s brought to the stage in touring with the likes of Spoon and Wilco, Echo The Diamond holds entirely true to the spirit of its lyrical explorations, presenting a selection of songs both unvarnished and revelatory.

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  Tift Merritt

  Handmade songs.

  Stream 'Sugar' out now!

  https://ffm.to/tmsugar

  Shop 'Sugar', out now!

  https://stores.portmerch.com/tiftmerritt/

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  Sierra Hull

  Welcome to the Official Sierra Hull page!

  Website: https://linktr.ee/sierrahullmusic

  Twitter: https://twitter.com/

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  Folk Bitch Trio

  Bringing you original tunes and harmonic arrangements, Melbourne based Folk Bitch Trio is Gracie Sin

• The Brudi Brothers
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  Dean Johnson

  For all your Dean Johnson needs

  Booking: susie@groundcontroltouring.com

  Management: tony@findtheriver.org

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  Bill MacKay
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  Henhouse Prowlers

  Chicago's Bluegrass Ambassadors 🌍

  29 countries & counting!

  henhouseprowlers.com/tour

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  Wild Horses

  We’re a band from Northern Minnesota. https://linktr.ee/WildHorsesMN

  Booking: Wild River Talent Agency

  ted@wildrivertalent.com

  Management: Thirty Tigers

  christian@thirtytigers.com

• She Returns From War
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  Esther Rose

  songwriter

• Bebe Stockwell