Program 2022

The schedule from the online 2022 San Francisco Free Folk Festival is below.

At last year’s online festival on the program below,  green events were available for watching anytime on festival day and did not require registration.  Recordings of most of these events are still available for viewing!  Click on each listing to watch and listen.

Blue events were available only at their scheduled times and required free preregistration on Zoom.   One free registration gave access to all preregistered festival events.

2022 Festival Program

Watch anytime

Aireene Espiritu
stompin’ swayin’ timeless Americana
Ben Guihan
surreal folk and Americana
David Kidman
storyteller in song
Deborah Crooks
Americana singer-songwriter
DECOSTER
singer/songwriter, power pop
Eduardo
easy listening
Gustavo Fofão
fingerstyle guitar
Jazz Gitan
Django Reinhardt-inspired music
Jazz Manouche (workshop)
led by Don Price
John Hollywood
singer-songwriter
Kaszak and Afifi
folk singer and songwriter
Kristen Grainger & True North
Americana & bluegrass string band
La Peña Community Chorus
Latin American folk & justice songs
Mara Levine with Stuart and Gerry of Gathering Time
folk interpretations and originals
Marco Bianchi
sounds from the heartland
Maurice Tani
well-crafted songs with distinctive vocals
Mehrbani Band
Persian classical music band
Nicole Stella
independent folk'n'roll from Italy
Pi Jacobs
bluesy Americana
Rocky Michaels
singer-songwriter
Savage Bond
original acoustic AmeriCali
Sharon Little
indie pop
Steve Andersen – The Eldersinger
singer-songwriter
Stray Muse
eclectic modern folk
The Unquiet Grave
medieval folk rock
Ukhu Pacha
Andean folk
Wayfaring Strangers
Americana, Celtic, international
Wes Furumoto
poi dog music

Events at scheduled times

Faith Petric Stage
1:00-2:00
Dan Compton and Fran Slefer
traditional Irish music
2:00-3:00
Ronit & The Invisible Strings
soul/middle eastern
3:00-4:00
Arielle Silver
singer-songwriter
4:00-4:30
Nakarat
Mediterranean folk songs
4:30-5:00
In Gowan Ring
symbolist folk music
5:00-5:30
Jo D’Anna
acoustic folk singer-songwriter/guitarist
5:30-6:00
Matt Jaffe
indie folk
Music 1
1:00-2:00
Learn an Original Tune to Become Trad
Erik Hoffman
2:00-3:00
Move These Chords Around
Mike Simpson
3:00-4:00
Understanding the Guitar Neck
Don Murdoch
4:00-5:00
Carter Family Songs
Gary Breitbard
5:00-6:00
Traditional Irish Tune Session
Peter Tommerup & Michael Eskin
Music 2
1:00-2:00
Birds in Song
David Kidman
2:00-3:00
Songs Faith Petric Sang
Estelle Freedman
3:00-4:00
Singing in Irish
Amelia Louise Hogan
4:00-5:00
Expanding Your Folk Song Repertoire
Shay Black
5:00-6:00
Sea Shanties & Sea Songs
Richard Adrianowicz & Peter Kasin
Music 3
1:00-2:00
In the News Now: A Topical Songs Swap
Bonnie Lockhart, Hali Hammer, & Nancy Schimmel of Occupella
2:00-3:00
Call & Response Song Circle
The Sillertides (Doug Huggins and Linn Phipps)
3:00-4:00
Ballads of Mistaken Identity
Claire Sherman
4:00-5:00
Show Tunes – Any Show!
Mara Levine
5:00-6:00
Traditional Love Songs
Arlene Immerman
Music 4
1:00-2:00
Line Dancing with Donna
Donna Frankel
2:00-3:00
Writing Songs with Kids and for Kids
Gail Dreifus
3:00-4:00
Silly Songs
Deborah Sandler
4:00-5:00
Performing Poetry Publicly
Andrew Weighill-Richards
5:00-6:00
Parodies Song Swap
Bev Praver
Stairwell 1
Jam Room
1:00-6:00
Open instrumental jam
no pre-assigned leader, genre, or theme
Stairwell 2
Open Singing Room
1:00-6:00
Open singing
no pre-assigned leader, genre, or theme
Storytelling Room
1:00-2:10
Genre Storytelling Extravaganza
hosted by Ed Lewis
2:15-3:25
The NorCal Showcase
hosted by Brandon Spars
3:30-4:40
The SoCal Showcase
hosted by Marilyn McPhie and Tina Tomiyama
4:45-6:00
Storytelling in Schools
hosted by Roopa Mohan