music

The inaugural Seward Salmon and Song Festival kicked off last weekend and welcomed both local and national acts, like The Brothers Comatose. Lead singer and guitarist Ben Morrison sat down with KDLL to talk about his band.

The inaugural Seward Salmon and Song Festival kicked off last weekend following the city's annual mermaid festival. And like Salmonfest, the new music festival is tied to environmental conservation.

The holiday season wouldn’t be the same without music. That’s why the Soldotna Public Library hosted a mini concert earlier this week featuring an ensemble of local musicians.

While some couples tie the knot in a church or under a gazebo, others opt for nontraditional wedding venues. One Kenai Peninsula couple recently said “I do” on a stage at Salmonfest, a Ninilchik-based music festival that advocates for healthy salmon populations.

Salmonfest, an annual music festival that advocates for the protection of healthy salmon runs through music and educational resources, returned to the Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds in Ninilchik over the weekend. The event has become a summer staple of the Kenai Peninsula since the first festival more than a decade ago.

Whitewater paddlers, outdoor enthusiasts and bluegrass music fans came together last weekend for a one-of-a-kind celebration in Hope. The Six Mile Creek Whitewater and Bluegrass Festival hosts three class four whitewater rafting races — in addition to an evening of bluegrass music on a rocky creek bank.

Peninsula Piano Tuning and Service has been improving the Kenai Peninsula’s pianos for nearly two years, and is home to the area’s only full-time piano technician. The small business services anywhere from four to six pianos per month, both in the shop and in the field.

Of the 16 elementary schools in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, only seven employ a certified music teacher. Partially due to the nationwide teacher shortage, elementary schools across the district are actively trying to hire more teachers.

For the third year in a row, two Alaska producers with peninsula roots have put together a compilation of original holiday music to benefit women’s shelters across the state.

Do you know the difference between a reel and a jig? A song and a tune?Our guests today might be able to help you out. We have on the show Irish musicians…