2014 Folk Festival lineup announced
The largest folk festival on the East Coast returns this fall, celebrating its tenth year.
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
Folklife Stage performers
- Sammy Shelor • Bluegrass banjo
- The Bailey Hummingbirds • Shout Band
- Maggie Ingram and the Ingramettes • Gospel
- Frank Newsome • Old Regular Baptist a cappella gospel
- Cheick Hamala Diabate • West African Traditions
- From Africa to Appalachia • Maian _Griot_ meets Bluegrass All Stars
- Harold Mitchell • Instrument contest emcee
- Jesse McReynolds • Bluegrass
- Linda and David Lay • Bluegrass
- Church Crowns • Fashion show
- Randy Cook • Bluegrass
- Wild Ponies • Honky tonk/country
- Furnace Mountain • Bluegrass
- Crooked Road Ramblers • Old time
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Photo by Eli Christman
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