To see all 25 local bands that performed at the Humboldt Folklife Festival this year, it took an eight-day week — fitting, given the two sets of Beatles sing-alongs. The Humboldt Folklife Society’s mission is to highlight the many talented local musicians that live and entertain in Humboldt County, and to encourage people to participate in music and dance. Longtime Humboldt Folklife Festival host and songwriter/musician Patrick Cleary invited Dave Trabue, Tony Cogliati, Katie Belknap and James Zeller to join him for Songwriters in the Round in the Dell’Arte Carlo Theatre on Tuesday. Credit: Photo by Mark LarsonHobohemia’s Amanda Malachesky sang and played mandolin at Wednesday’s Bluegrass and Beyond night at the Humboldt Folklife Festival. Credit: Photo by Mark LarsonThis article appears in Folk in the Fresh Air.