Your guide to the 2011 Richmond Folk Festival
The Richmond Folk Festival is just around the corner, and we have all the bits and pieces that you need to make attending one of the largest (and FREE) music festivals in the country the most enjoyable and rewarding.
The Richmond Folk Festival is now upon us! It’s not only one of Virginia’s most popular festivals, but also one of the country’s largest music festivals. Oh, yeah. And it’s FREE!
The Folk Festival is poised to bring around 200,000 attendees to Richmond’s downtown riverfront over three days to listen over 30 musical acts and see the work of numerous artisans.
Folk doesn’t just mean the likes of pre-electric Bob Dylan and Pete Seeger, it encompasses the music and culture of “the people.” In fact, we get the root of the word from the German fulka, which means “a people” or “crowd.” So, although Peter, Paul, and Mary are just fine, when we say “folk” we mean the musical and cultural traditions from all over the globe will be coming to Richmond this weekend, October 14-16.
Our 2011 Richmond Folk Festival guide is the go-to source for EVERYTHING you could possibly need or want to know. In it you will find:
- Bios of the scheduled performers (including images and sound clips, when available)
- Commentary on these performers from our resident musical experts, Chris Bopst and Spacebomb Records
- Profiles of some of this year’s artisans
- An interview with Lisa Sims, one of the principal coordinators of the event to give us an idea of the festival’s scope and reach on Richmond and the country
- Charts and graphs to paint a picture of how much the festival has grown
- Parking, parking, parking
- Frequently asked questions
- And much, much more…
We’ll continue to update the Folk Festival Guide as we get closer to the event, so check back regularly.
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Will there be an awesome iPhone App this year like last year? That was literally the most helpful thing ever.
it’s not too late to volunteer folks! keep it going and keep it free by helping out!
http://www.richmondfolkfestival.org/docs/volunteer.html
Still need volunteers for Green Team, Bucket Brigade and Safety Escort. Sign up and get all the perks: free t-shirt, free parking and invite to the best party in town with staff and performers!
HandsOn Greater Richmond is holding a community art project with Art on Wheels at The Community Foundation tent and needs volunteers to assist festival attendees with creating this weekend-long, progressive art piece. Shifts at 11:30am and 3pm Saturday and 11:30am Sunday.
http://www.handsonrva.org/HOC__Volunteer_Opportunity_Search_Page?volId=a0NA0000008tY7nMAE&invCd=&p=Vdtp
Here are some photos from the first two days!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kozmicdogz/sets/72157627777594747/