So long, RVA!
Performing, in striking carved wooden masks, the dances and songs of the seafaring Tsimshian people from the Pacific coastal areas of northern British Columbia and southeastern Alaska, this ensemble shares a commitment to preserving Native American cultural traditions once on the verge of extinction.
Black Americans who traveled north from the Mississippi Delta to seek work and opportunity created the gritty, electrified blues of Chicago. Among them was 73-year old blues guitar ace Magic Slim – the real deal – the personification of Chicago blues at its raucous, house-rocking best.
Steeped in the Scottish Gaelic heritage of Cape Breton Island, singer Mary Jane Lamond creates timeless music for a modern age, with a powerful trio that includes the masterful fiddler/piano player/step dancer Wendy MacIsaac.
Donald “Tabby” Shaw, Fitzroy “Bunny” Simpson and Lloyd “Judge” Ferguson are international roots reggae heroes – the original trio whose soulful, pure harmonies and socially conscious songs infused with Rastafarian spirituality are as powerful today as when they first emerged from the ghetto of Trenchtown in 1969.
Basketball season hath fallen! Like a leaf shivering in the cool Autumn wind! Also, the Rams beat the snot out of the UNC-Greensboro Spartans. Here’s to 1-0!
Over 190,000 Richmonders made their way down to Brown’s Island on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to take part in 2010’s Richmond Folk Festival. Take a look at some great images we captured while out and about enjoying the fun…
It’s here, the Richmond Folk Festival starts today! While our Folk Festival Guide has absolutely everything you need to know about making the most of this weekend, here’s a bare-bones breakdown of what to expect.
Don’t worry about the kids being bored at the Folk Festival this weekend! There is plenty for them to do, thanks to Genworth Financial and the Children’s Museum of Richmond.
With all that music-listening you’ll be doing this weekend, you’re sure to work up an appetite. The Richmond Folk Festival has 30 vendors ready to serve you some delicious goodies while you make the rounds on Brown’s Island, including some of your favorite Richmond restaurants. Take a look at some familiar faces you’ll be seeing at the festival and what they’ll be dishing out…
As our own Christ Bopst was part of the Richmond Folk Festival programming committee, we thought it only appropriate for him to share his list of the absolutely not-to-be-missed performers this year. Enjoy!
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