Gather Hear Alaska

Gather Hear Tour was launched in August 2017, when I decided to start with a bang by going to the state most foreign to me. Not knowing a single person in Alaska, and knowing that Alaskans pride themselves on their “Last Frontier” state identity, I wondered if I would come off as an intruder and Alaskans would resist my presence and music. Instead, I was met only with deep gratitude for having made the effort to travel so far, a real thirst and appreciation for live music, and the warmest hospitality (we were fed a lot of salmon). Click on each town page below to see pictures/videos and read journal entries.

I was accompanied on tour by photographers/videographers Jarett Juarez (first half) and Andrew Rizzardi (second half).

Aug. 31: Healy 
Sep. 1-2: Fairbanks
Sep. 3: Denali
Sep. 5: Kenny Lake
Sep. 6: Glennallen
Sep. 7: Slana
Sep. 8: Anchorage [epilogue]