Virginia Folklife performers and craftspeople announced
Stretching from the Chesapeake Bay to the Appalachian Mountains, Virginia could be called one of the most culturally rich and diverse states in the country. The Richmond Folk Festival plans to highlight that richness once again with its Virginia Folklife Area, featuring performers and craftspeople representing all our state has to offer.
Stretching from the Chesapeake Bay to the Appalachian Mountains, Virginia could be called one of the most culturally rich and diverse states in the country. The Richmond Folk Festival plans to highlight that richness once again with its Virginia Folklife Area, featuring performers and craftspeople representing all our state has to offer.
Click on the names below to learn more about these artists, where they’re from, and what you can expect when they take the stage this weekend.
Performers
Dale Jett and Hello Stranger — A Carter family legacy
Ron Short — Appalachian “songster”
Nat Reese — 86 years old and still singing the blues
New Harvest: Scott and Mike Mullins — Church of Brethren Gospel
Frank Newsome — “Old Regular Baptist Singing”
Matthew Bright — Clawhammer banjo
Molly Slemp — Appalachian ballads (plus, she’s only 16!)
Todd Meade and Twin Springs Bluegrass Band — Bluegrass from the Coalfields
Northern Neck Chantey Singers — Menhaden Fishing Chanteys (just click on the link, it’s really fascinating)
Craftspeople
Grayson Chesser — Decoy carver
George Butler — Boat builder
Dudley Biddlecomb — Oyster aquaculture
Deborah Pratt — Four Time World Oyster Shucking Champion
Danny Bowden — Commercial fishing
Ray Rogers — Menhaden net building, mending, and rigging
Latell Sailmakers: Lance Barton and Melanie Tennant — sailmaking
Drew Sturgis — Muskrat Trapping
Chesapeake Bay Crab Pots: Marc Bershaw — Crab pot building
For more on when you can see the Virginia Folklife performers and craftspeople do their respective “things” check out the Richmond Folk Festival schedule.
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Valerie Catrow
Valerie Catrow is editor of RVAFamily, mother to a mop-topped first grader, and always really excited to go to bed.
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Hooray, its that time of year again. Once again, I am looking forward to experiencing and volunteering at the Richmond Folk Festival.
That said, another aspect to consider:
http://scfoj.tumblr.com/post/1219874309/scfoj-statement-on-recycling-at-city-festivals-and
On behalf of the members of the Sierra Club Falls of the James Group, as part of our “Ratchet It Up, Richmond” campaign, the Conservation Committee and the Executive Committee issue the following statement:
We recognize that the City of Richmond and Venture Richmond have taken initial steps to recycle some items at the city festivals and public events they co-sponsor, such as the upcoming Richmond Folk Festival and Friday Cheers. Entertainment venues like these generate thousands of pounds of potentially recyclable and compostable waste per year, including plastic, cans, cardboard, glass, and organic materials. We commend the City and Venture Richmond for beginning the recycling effort to make these festivals and public events more environmentally sustainable.
However, we also recognize that the steps taken so far constitute only a beginning. Much more can and should be done. Localities across the country and around the world have already proved that scaling up efforts to divert recyclable and compostable waste from city landfills is not merely feasible, it can have multiple benefits —promoting environmental sustainability, saving landfill costs, and even generating significant revenue. In Virginia, a good example is the Isle of Wight County award-winning Isle Be Green recycling program.
We encourage the City of Richmond and Venture Richmond to ramp up recycling and composting efforts at jointly sponsored festivals and events beginning with the 2010 Richmond Folk Festival, and we offer to partner in this effort.