2025 Music with Reindeer House Concert Series
All performances on Wednesday evening, usually from 7-8pm.
We have some parking, but space is limited and reservations are required.
No parking space available? Then walk, run, or bike out and pay when you get here. Please carpool with others.
2025 Schedule:
May 21 – Fireweed Fiddle
Fireweed Fiddle is an acoustic band that plays original tunes and unexpected covers. We have a wide range of influences and we play whatever we think is fun for us and fun for you. Our music is an eclectic blend of folk, bluegrass, jazz, pop, blues, old time, Cajun, and outlaw country.
May 28 – Jake Chavez
Jake Chavez is a singer-songwriter from Fairbanks, Alaska whose style blends alt-country, folk, and Alaskana. He spent several years as the frontman for the Fairbanks-based band Barcelona Boys Choir and currently performs with the local honky-tonk group Funeral Horses. His music is shaped by life in the extremes of Interior Alaska as well as his West Texas roots. Known for his raw and earnest delivery, Chavez writes direct and emotionally honest songs that resonate deeply with his listeners.
June 4 – Deja Vu Quintet
In the year 2000, Clarinetists Ted and Kay DeCorso relocated from Fairbanks to Florida where they began teaching, playing and conducting in the Sunshine State. But every summer they returned to Fairbanks and pursued a yen to perform chamber music with friends from the Fairbanks days. It was more fun with old friends….like déjà vu all over again.
The first concert as the Déjà Vu Players, at the Universalist Church, around the year 2008, included pianist Krejci, piano; Thom McLean, Viola: and Ted and Kay on Clarinet. More recent concerts added cellist Charly Ackert, violinist Sara DeCorso and violist Laurie Long to the mix and for our current series we welcome cellist Helena Buurman and bassist Bob Olsen to our merry band.
The goal of the Déjà Vu Players is to select favorites from amongst the vast chamber literature and present concerts that reflect the huge range of expression that exists in this body of music.
June 11 – JZAAM
June 18 – Caitlin Warbelow and Friends (7:30 Start)
Caitlin Warbelow is a renowned Alaskan-born fiddler best known as the original violinist in the Broadway hit Come From Away. A champion Irish traditional musician and All-Ireland winner, she’s performed with Riverdance, Cherish the Ladies, and Sting’s The Last Ship. She co-founded Tune Supply to support trad musicians during the pandemic and tours internationally with her ensemble Warbelow Range. Caitlin’s performances combine virtuosic musicianship with deep roots in Irish, Celtic, and folk traditions.
June 25 – Eric Gephardt
Eric Gebhardt is a born and raised Fairbanks singer/songwriter. He has been writing & performing for almost 30 years, and draws influence from classic Folk, Rock, and Americana.
His music is inspired by the many gifts Alaska brings, as well as the wonderful people who call it home. The songs are stories of a life in the Last Frontier, and he promises they’re mostly true.
July 2 – Gunnysack Annie & JD Mason
Rising from the Eastern Alaska Range, Annie & JD play folk rock and homemade songs in an easy, playful style. The Lodge at Black Rapids is their home stage!
July 9 – Lisa Kjlaich, Ukelele (Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival Guest Artist)
Everybody who wants to make music should! Lisa Kljaich has been teaching music professionally since 1983, with that credo in mind. She has taught elementary school music, university level music as well as numerous workshops. The ukulele became her instrument of choice when she realized how accessible it was to the amateur musician. She was born and raised in Fairbanks, and still lives there in the summers.
July 16 – Steam Shovel String Band
Steam Shovel String Band powers through the rich terrain of American Old-time music to bring you driving rhythms, authentic melodies and an infectious Old-time groove that will rattle your toes!
July 30 – Hussy Hicks (Coming from Australia!)
Hussy Hicks is an Australian duo known for their genre-blending sound, merging blues, folk, rock, and roots music with a focus on authenticity and powerful live performances. Leesa Gentz’s soaring vocals and Julz Parker’s insane guitar work are at the heart of their electrifying sound, combining to create a dynamic musical experience.
Since their formation in 2006, Hussy Hicks have built a loyal fanbase, with their latest album, Swimming in Uncertainty, reaching #1 on the ARIA Jazz & Blues Chart and topping the AIR Independent Album Chart. The album’s raw energy and emotionally charged songwriting have cemented their place in the independent music scene.
Known for their killer live shows, Hussy Hicks captivate audiences with their infectious energy, tight harmonies, and musical versatility, creating an unforgettable performance that leaves fans wanting more every time.
August 6 – The Forest That Never Sleeps
As a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, songwriter, and poet, The Forest That Never Sleeps transports her audience with infectious enthusiasm and raw
emotion. From rhapsodic piano lines to gentle finger-picked strings, her dynamic performances leave her
audiences feeling connected to the human experience.