So long, RVA!
Settlers from the Ukraine and Belarus who migrated to western Russia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries brought striking harmony singing, folk dances and music made on the hurdy-gurdy, accordion and guisli – musical traditions that have been kept with care by this intriguing ensemble direct from the Krasnoyarsk region of Siberia.
For generations, families from the Sand Mountain area of northeastern Alabama have raised their voices in song, carrying on the tradition of glorious, unaccompanied four-part harmony singing from The Sacred Harp, a beloved southern shape note songbook first published in 1844 and still sung from today.
Traditional songs and the haunting sounds of the Hardanger fiddle from Norway’s charming, charismatic “2007 Young Folk Musician of the Year.”
A highly flammable mixture of country, blues and gospel, rockabilly music exploded on the scene in the 1950s to announce the birth of rock and roll. This reunion of great Commonwealth rockabilly musicians, both past and present, celebrates Virginia’s role in the creation of a quintessentially American music.
Richmond’s favorite New Orleans-style brass band infuses the music with its own unique grooves and musical sensibilities, and delivers exactly what its name promises.
We know that it’s not likely that you’ll be lugging your laptop along with you as you soak up all that Richmond Folk Festival goodness in a couple weeks, so RVANews decided to create an iPhone app for you.
With the Richmond Folk Festival just a few weeks away, programming committee members Chris Bopst (pictured) and Tim Timberlake share exactly what goes into the musical selection process… and their personal perspectives on who they like to see on stage.
Our own Dean Christesen is back again offering up some information and opinions on the most recently announced crop of Richmond Folk Festival performers. Come have a look (and listen)…
In an effort to get you all sufficiently stoked for this year’s Richmond Folk Festival, we thought it’d be fun to take a look at some images from the 2009 edition. Reminisce with us for a bit, won’t you?
Not sure who to keep an eye (or ear) out for at the Richmond Folk Festival? Here our main music guy fills you in on the first round of announced performers and what to expect when they take the stage.
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