2014 Folk Festival lineup announced

The largest folk festival on the East Coast returns this fall, celebrating its tenth year.

August 19, 2014; 1:38 PM • by Nathan Cushing

Over 30 musical artists and groups from across the world will play this year’s Richmond Folk Festival October 10th – 12th.

Here’s the lineup:

Ann Yao Trio • Chinese string ensemble
The Bailey Hummingbirds • Gospel brass “shout band”
Boban and Marko Marković Orkestar • Balkan brass band
William Bell • Soul/R&B
Chaksam-pa • Tibetan opera, folk song and dance
Debashish Bhattacharya & Family • Indian slide guitar
Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers • Zydeco
Ensemble Shanbehzadeh • Traditional music and dance from the Persian Gulf
The Holmes Brothers • Blues, gospel, R&B
Jesse McReynolds & The Virginia Boys • Bluegrass
Joaquin Diaz • Dominican meregue
Kayton Roberts & Friends • Country & western
Kostas Fetfatsidis and Evan Karapanagiotides • Pontic Greek
Le Vent du Nord • Québécois
Maggie Ingram & the Ingramettes • Gospel
Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano • Mexican mariachi
* Masters of Hawaiian Music: Led Ka’apana, George Kahumoku, Jr., & Richard Ho’opi’i • Hawaiian
Tezcatlipoca Voladores • Mayan sundance
Urban Traditions
- Lafayette Gilchrist & the New Volcanoes • Jazz
- Shodeka • Beatbox
- Supaman • Native American hip hop
- Trouble Funk • Go-go
- Throwdown on Brown: Breakdance Competition • Urban dance
  - The Virginia State University Gospel Chorale • Gospel choir
  - West African Highlife Band • West African highlife
  - Whitetop Mountaineers • Old-time

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Nathan Cushing is a writer, journalist, and RVANews Editor.

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