Just got final confirmations from bands, so without further ado, here’s the performance schedule!

12:15   Pandemic Pete
Pete Spynda plays a “hybrid of traditional folk music and contemporary dance music from around the world. Dj sets are borderless, combining cutting edge dance music from remote regions of the world with traditional folk music.”  Pete will be on hand all day to keep the music coming between band sets.  Click here to listen to Pandemic.

1:00  Urgent Notice
Elias Khouri is a 14 year old Polish Hill guitar whiz who has only been playing for a year and a half.  He’ll do a short set for his first public performance.  We think he’s pretty amazing — check it out!

2:00 Tilley Hawk
Tilley’s playing a short set of country music.  We don’t have a clip to share, but based on her other gig (she’s the singer for the punk band Zeitgeist), it’s sure to be awesome.

4:00 The Hills and the Rivers
They describe themselves as “Post-apocalyptic river folk. From the roots to the branches, the springs to the sea.”  Listen to some of their music here.

5:00   Timbeleza
A percussion group specializing in Brazilian rhythms, from the samba batucada of Rio’s famous Carnaval to the samba reggae and funk-infused Bahian music of the north coast.  Timbeleza has played at the festival every year since 2009, and they’re big neighborhood favorite.

6:00   Mathew Tembo and the Afro Routes Band
Mathew is from Zambia, now based in the Midwest, and his music fuses indigenous Zambian vibes with contemporary sounds.  Check out his website to listen.

7:00 May Day Marching Band
This Polish Hill-based group of musicians got its name from association with the Polish Hill May Day Parade.
Check out some of their music here.

8:00 PARTY!
A (mostly) Polish Hill based, female fronted cover band playing 70s and 80s hits, some pop, and some metal.  They’ve been a big hit at Oysterfest, Pumpkinfest in homestead, wrestling events, and lot of shows, so while they’re not the usual PHAF fare, we’re glad to have them here.  Maybe they will take requests.  Until recently PARTY! was known by another name; here’s some video.

Need info on how to get here and where to park?  Here it is: PHAF2015_gettinghereandparking

Things have finally come together and the lineup is complete!  Here’s the lineup and the performance schedule for the festival on Sunday, July 21:

12:15 – 1:00     Steel Clover
Susan Borowski is Steel Clover, performing Celtic standards.  She will be playing with special guests:  whistle player Bob Pegritz and well-known Irish singer Mike Gallagher.  Check out the Steel Clover website, and listen to the music here.

1:15 – 2:45     Pandemic
DJ Pete from Pandemic will play lots of his favorite music including Balkan beats, gypsy brass, Afrobeats, bhangra, Russian ska, reggaeton, dancehall, baile funk, tropical bass…and more.  Find out more at the Pandemic website, and listen to some of their sets here.

3:00 – 3:45     Married to the Wolf
Last year, Kayla Slicker played at the festival with her solo project, The Committee for Getting Attention.  Now she’s back with a new band, Married to the Wolf.  They don’t have any sounds online yet, but Kayla describes their sound “we are comprised of an electric piano, guitar, drums and trumpet. some of our songs are instrumental, painting a picture of a place or event, while others have droney, delayed vocals. not really sure what genre it falls into”.  Kayla is a Polish Hill resident — part of the amazing pool of neighborhood talent!

4:00 – 4:45     Timbeleza
A returning festival and neighborhood favorite, the Brazillian samba drum ensemble Timbeleza is guaranteed to get everyone moving.  In addition to their dozen or so drummers, they’re also planning to bring capoeristas and samba dancers.  Be sure to check out their website, which has a lot of clips of their performances.

5:00 – 5:45     Flora Fauna
A moody, trippy post-rock band and another example of great Polish Hill creative energy.  Listen to their music here.

6:00 – 6:45     King Fez
In their own words:  “King Fez takes a romp through Turkish, Exotic, Bellydance and Pop styles of music..sometimes all at once!”  Here’s some more info, and here’s a video.

7:00 – 7:45     The Pressure
The Pressure is an ” authentic 60s style reggae and ska act”.  Listen to them here,  or watch a video — this one is about Pittsburgh’s own Rialto Street.

8:00 – 9:00     Lungs Face Feet
Another Polish Hill-based band, Cumbrian-style brass bandLungs Face Feet is a huge festival favorite — and getting pretty well-known around town.  We’re really glad they are  back this year to close out the festival.   Listen to Lungs Face Feet here, and find out a little more about the band here.

So that’s the lineup — and we’re really excited to have them all joining us!

UPDATE, July 20: We have an unexpected last-minute special guest at the Polish Hill Arts Festival! Pete/Pandemic has given up his afternoon performance slot so that the Harlan Twins, whose show at Weather Permitting was cancelled, can play. The Harlan Twins will go on at 1:30, and Pandemic will be dj’ing before and after their set, and between bands.