▁Me ant ▁for ▁Me " ▁and ▁" F ool ish ▁Games "), ▁and ▁Hob o ▁Jim , ▁who ▁was ▁legisl atively ▁declared ▁" Al aska ' s ▁state ▁bal lade er ". ▁ ▁Trad itional ▁Ale ut ▁fla ut ist ▁Mary ▁Young blo od , ▁singer - song writer ▁Lib by ▁R oder ick , ▁the ▁traditional ▁performing ▁group ▁Pam y ua , ▁and ▁performing ▁artist ▁Kar rie ▁Pav ish ▁Anderson ▁also ▁identify ▁as ▁Al ask an . ▁Al aska ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁prominent ▁metal ▁and ▁rock ▁scene . ▁Metal core ▁band ▁ 3 6 ▁Cra zy f ists ▁origin ated ▁in ▁Al aska , ▁as ▁did ▁ind ie ▁rock ▁bands ▁Portugal . ▁The ▁Man ▁and ▁The ▁Build ers ▁and ▁The ▁But ch ers . ▁ ▁Music ▁festiv als ▁and ▁ens emb les ▁ ▁Fol k ▁The ▁Al aska ▁Fol k ▁Festival , ▁held ▁in ▁early ▁April ▁in ▁June au ▁is ▁among ▁the ▁state ' s ▁most ▁well - att ended ▁music ▁festiv als . ▁ ▁The ▁Fair b anks ▁Fol k ▁Fest ▁annual ▁" Sum mer ▁and ▁Winter ▁Music ▁F ests " ▁and ▁the ▁An ch orage ▁Fol k ▁Festival ▁are ▁also ▁well ▁known ▁in ▁their ▁areas . ▁ ▁The ▁Ath ab as can ▁Old - Time ▁F idd ling ▁Festival , ▁also ▁held ▁in ▁Fair b anks ▁( since ▁ 1 9 8 3 ) ▁is ▁described ▁" a ▁test ament ▁to ▁the ▁far - re aching ▁appeal ▁of ▁traditional ▁music " ▁in ▁the ▁Country ▁Music ▁L over ' s ▁Guide