Hermitage Richmond hosting second annual “Illumination on the Lawn” – rvahub.com
The Richmond Folk Festival commemorates its 17th wedding anniversary October 8-10, 2021 welcoming followers to midtown Richmond’s riverfront to commemorate the origins, splendor, as well as range of American society via songs, dancing, conventional crafts, narration, as well as food.
The cost-free, three-day, exterior occasion exists by Venture Richmond Events in collaboration with the National Council for the Traditional Arts (NCTA), the Center for Cultural Vibrancy, the Children’s Museum, as well as the City of Richmond.
Including 6 phases and also showcasing songs and also dancing from greater than 30 musicians from around the globe and also the country, the Richmond Folk Festival today reveals a 2nd team of musicians carrying out at this year’s celebration– a program that will certainly once more be creatively superb as well as culturally varied, with several of the finest standard musicians carrying out throughout the weekend break.
“We are honored to be back this year on Richmond’s gorgeous midtown riverfront,” stated Blaine Waide, associate supervisor of the National Council for the Traditional Arts. “From returning faves to promising musicians making their Richmond launching to customs like Sicilian standard songs
that we have actually never ever provided previously, this year’s program measures up to the event’s online reputation for providing an excessive range of creative expressions and also experiences– all completely free!”
Endeavor Richmond Events remains to carefully check CDC as well as Virginia standards for COVID-19 methods for big outside occasions. A dedication to safety and security as well as adherence to neighborhood, state, and also government statutes and also referrals will certainly lead all choices pertaining to the celebration.(see COVID-19 standards)
The 9 recently introduced musicians to be included at the 2021 Richmond Folk Festival consist of:
The Brotherhood Singers (African American a cappella scripture quartet vocal singing)
Covington, Kentucky
Donny Broussard & & the Louisiana Stars (Cajun)
Kaplan, Louisiana
Jasmine Bell & & North Bear (Lakota hoop dancing as well as Northern Plains drum)
Riverton, Wyoming
The Pedro Giraudo Tango Ensemble (Argentine tango)
New York, New York
Rosa Tatuata with Michela Musolino (Sicilian conventional songs)
Clifton, New Jersey
Sugaray Rayford (blues)
Los Angeles, California
Taj Weekes (reggae)
St. Lucia using New York, New York
Tres en Punto (trío romántico)
Mission, Texas
The Western Flyers (western swing)
Burleson, Texas
The event’s formerly revealed musicians consist of:
Joanie Madden & & Cherish the Ladies (Irish)
Yonkers, New York
Michael Cleveland & & Flamekeeper (bluegrass)
Charlestown, Indiana
Nava Persian Trio (Persian santour)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Plena Es (bomba y plena)
Sunrise, Florida
Uncommon Essence (go-go)
Washington, D.C.
Sean Jones “Dizzy Spellz” accomplishment. Brinae Ali (jazz, hip jump, as well as faucet dancing)
Baltimore, Maryland
Visit this site for extensive musician biographies, plus sound and also video clip examples on our site.
Repetition Performances on VPM
Every Saturday at 5:00 pm, capture VPM programs of preferred efficiencies from the previous 13 years of the Richmond Folk Festival, in addition to the 3 years the city organized the National Folk Festival (2005-07). Listen to Richmond public radio VPM terminals 107.3 FM & & 93.1 FM for excellent music memories. Include these programs to your schedule today:
Aug 28 Dale Ann Bradley
Sep 4 Lurie Bell, Andes Manta
Sept 11 Amargue Bachata Quintet with Andre Veloz
Sept 18 Ahava Raba with Yanky Lemmer
Sept 25 Sona Jobarteh
Oct 2 Maggie Ingram, Frank Newsome, The Paschall Brothers, Clinton Fearon
Interactive Scavenger Hunt
From currently with Labor Day weekend break, the Richmond Folk Festival is providing an interactive scavenger search. It takes regarding a hr or more to finish, and also there are 2 paths where to pick. The scavenger search provides chances to discover often-missed public art, learn more about background and also various societies, as well as pay attention to pertinent music web links along the road. Like the celebration, both paths consist of hillsides, actions, as well as irregular ground. Those that efficiently finish the celebration’s scavenger search will certainly be gone into in illustrations for rewards, with victors picked all summertime long! The scavenger quest goes through September 7.
For all information, please see our internet site: https://www.richmondfolkfestival.org/scavhuntintro
Even more details on the celebration and also extra musicians executing this year will certainly comply with quickly. For
updates, go to www.richmondfolkfestival.org. #RVAFolkFest
To make a contribution to the Richmond Folk Festival today, Text to Give! Text FOLK to 44321.
The Richmond Folk Festival is created by Venture Richmond Events, in collaboration with the
National Council for the Traditional Arts (NCTA), the Center for Cultural Vibrancy, the Children’s
Gallery, as well as the City of Richmond.
The Richmond Folk Festival is funded by Altria, Dominion Energy, CoStar Group, CarMax,
NewMarket Corp., City of Richmond, WestRock, Brown Distributing, Community Foundation,
Amtrak, LIDL, Virginia Lottery, Atlantic Union Bank, NBC12 & & CW Richmond, VPM,
SummitMedia, Hilton Downtown Richmond, ONE Casino + Resort, American Civil War Museum,
National Park Service, Virginia Humanities, JAMinc., Plan 9 Music, RMC Events, PD Brooks,
SmartBox, Virginia Housing, Wells Fargo, Winn Transportation, House of Hayes, TNT Auto
Rental, Federal Reserve Bank, as well as Virginia War Memorial
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