Tongass Voices: Hiram Henry on the volunteers that drive Folk Fest

Tongass Voices: Hiram Henry on the volunteers that drive Folk Fest

Hiram Henry talks to former Folk Fest president and longtime volunteer Mike Sakarias during the 51st Alaska Folk Festival on April 7, 2026. Photo by Reber Stein. This is Tongass Voices, a series from KTOO sharing perspectives from the homelands of the Áak’w Kwáan and beyond. This week is the Alaska Folk Festival, an annual music festival in Juneau that started in 1975. Folk Fest is completely free to attend, thanks to the work of dozens and doze…