Richmond Folk Festival 2024 Schedule

Festival Hours

• Friday, September 27 — 6:30pm - 10:00pm

• Saturday, September 28 — 12:00pm - 9:30pm

• Sunday, September 29 — 12:00pm - 6:00pm

* Sign Language Interpreted Performances

Friday, September 27

Altria Stage

• 6:30 – 7:30                  Tremé Brass Band (New Orleans brass band)           

• 7:45 – 8:45                  John Doyle & the Irish American Music Masters (Irish)

• 9:00 – 10:00                Bombino (Tuareg guitar)

CoStar Group Stage

• 7:30 – 8:30                  Wayne Henderson & Friends (Appalachian finger-picked guitar)

• 8:45 – 9:45                  Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino (Southern Italian pizzica tarantata) 

CarMax Stage

• 7:15 – 8:15                  Lonnie Holley (Afro-futuristic jazz, funk, and soul)

• 8:30 – 9:45                  Rancho Aparte (Colombian chirimía music) 

Dominion Energy Dance Pavilion

• 7:15 – 7:45                  Cajun dance lesson with Richard Day

• 7:45 – 8:45                  Sheryl Cormier & Cajun Sounds (Cajun)

• 9:00 – 10:00                Eddie Cotton, Jr. (soul blues)*

Saturday, September 28

Altria Stage

• 12:00 – 12:45             Wayne Henderson & Friends (Appalachian finger-picked guitar)

• 1:00 – 1:45                  John Doyle & the Irish American Music Master (Irish)

• 2:00 – 2:45                  Rancho Aparte (Colombian chirimía music)

• 3:00 – 3:45                  Junior Sisk Band  (bluegrass)

• 4:00 – 5:00                  Eddie Cotton, Jr. (soul blues)

• 5:45 – 6:00                  PARADE ENDS: Tremé Brass Band (New Orleans brass band)

• 6:00 – 7:00                  Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino (Southern Italian pizzica tarantata)

• 7:15 – 8:15                  Lonnie Holley (Afro-futuristic jazz, funk, and soul)

• 8:30 – 9:30                  Albert Lee (rockabilly)

CoStar Group Stage

• 12:00 – 12:45             Peni Candra Rini (Javanese sindhen)

• 1:00 – 2:00                  Sultans of Shred—Albert Lee, Bombino, Eddie Cotton, Jr., Ustad Noor Bakhsh

• 2:15 – 2:55                  Supaman (Native American hip hop)

• 3:15 – 4:00                  Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino (Southern Italian pizzica tarantata)

• 4:20 – 5:15                  Transatlantic Session—John Doyle, Seamus Egan, Ivan Goff (John Doyle & the Irish American Music Masters); Sheryl Cormier, David Greely (Sheryl Cormier & Cajun Sounds); Wayne Henderson, Randy Greer, Josh Scott (Wayne Henderson & Friends)

• 6:15 – 7:00                  Ustad Noor Bakhsh (benju master)

• 7:15 – 8:00                  LOS RICOS featuring Sonia & Ismael (flamenco)

• 8:20 – 9:05                  Peni Candra Rini (Javanese sindhen)

CarMax Stage

• 12:00 – 12:45             Supaman (Native American hip hop)

• 1:00 – 1:45                  Lonnie Holley (Afro-futuristic jazz, funk, and soul)

• 2:00 – 3:30              Stepping Back (step team competition)*

• 3:50 – 4:45                  Music as Service: Grief, Healing, and Transcendent Sounds—Cora Harvey Armstrong, Lonnie Holley

• 5:45 – 6:30              Cora Harvey Armstrong (gospel)*

• 6:45 – 7:30                  John Doyle & the Irish American Music Masters (Irish)

• 7:45 – 8:30                  Sheryl Cormier & Cajun Sounds (Cajun)

• 8:45 – 9:30                  Bombino (Tuareg guitar)

Dominion Energy Dance Pavilion

• 12:30 – 1:30                Tremé Brass Band (New Orleans brass band)

• 1:45 – 2:45                  Sheryl Cormier & Cajun Sounds (Cajun)

• 3:00 – 4:00                  Bombino (Tuareg guitar)

• 4:30 – 5:45                  Trouble Funk (go-go)

• 6:45 – 7:45                  Rancho Aparte (Colombian chirimía music)

• 8:15 – 9:30              Trouble Funk (go-go)*

Family Stage

• 12:15 – 1:00                Silly Bus (presented by JAMinc)

• 1:15 – 2:00                  Dance Breakdown: Tap and Flatfoot for Kids with Danny Knicely & Baakari Wilder (percussive dance)

• 2:15 – 3:00                  Acme Miniature Flea Circus (flea circus)

• 3:00 – 3:10                  Junior Ranger Swearing-In

• 3:15 – 4:00                  Ms. Jaylin Brown (presented by JAMinc)

• 4:15 – 5:00                  Acme Miniature Flea Circus (flea circus) 

Center for Cultural Vibrancy Virginia Folklife Stage

• 12:00 – 1:00                Sacred Sounds—The Legendary Ingramettes; Cora Harvey Armstrong; Heather & Tony Mabe (Junior Sisk Band); Susan Gaeta, Gina Sobel (Minnush)

• 1:15– 2:00                   Kinney Rorrer & the New North Carolina Ramblers (old-time)

• 2:15 – 3:00                  Minnush (contemporary Sephardic)

• 3:15 – 4:00                  Danny Knicely, John Previti, & Baakari Wilder (jazz and tap)

• 4:15 – 5:00                  Kadencia featuring Kily Vializ & Maurice “Tito” Sanabria (bomba y plena)

• 5:15 – 6:15                  Africa to Appalachia featuring Cheick Hamala Diabate, Danny Knicely, & Riley Baugus  

virginia Folklife workshop Stage

• 1:00 - 1:45                Elegba Folklore Society’s Djembe Ensemble featuring Amadou Kouyate (drum call and musical origin stories)

• 2:00 - 2:45                Corey Harris and Lamont Jack Pearley (piedmont blues)

• 4:00 - 4:45                Mamoudou Nango, Indigo Dogon Project, Mali (indigo dyeing and fashions)

• 5:00 - 6:00                Lady E (blues)

Virginia Folklife Artist Tents

• 12:30 - 1:00              Gourd Banjo Demonstration with Dena Jennings and Samaria Marley

• 2:45 - 3:15                African Design Aesthetics with Kamala Bhagat 

• 4:30 - 5:00                Textile Patchworking with Martha Jones-Carter

Street Performances at Tredegar Plaza

• 12:30 – 1:15                Acme Miniature Flea Circus (flea circus)

• 2:45 – 3:15                  Plenazo featuring Kadencia (bomba y plena)

• 5:15 – 6:00                  20th Anniversary Parade featuring Tremé Brass Band (New Orleans brass band) 

Sunday, September 29

Altria Stage

• 12:00 – 12:45             Cora Harvey Armstrong (gospel)

• 1:00 – 1:45                  Ustad Noor Bakhsh (benju master)

• 2:00 – 2:45                  Eddie Cotton, Jr. (soul blues)

• 3:00 – 3:45                  Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino (Southern Italian pizzica tarantata)

• 4:00 – 4:45                  Junior Sisk Band (bluegrass)

• 5:00 – 6:00                  Albert Lee (rockabilly)

CoStar Group Stage

• 12:00 – 12:45              Junior Sisk Band (bluegrass)

• 1:00 – 1:45              Spirited Steps: Dance Traditions from the Mountain West to the Mediterranean—Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, LOS RICOS featuring Sonia & Ismael, Supaman*

• 2:00 – 2:45                  LOS RICOS featuring Sonia & Ismael (flamenco)

• 3:00 – 3:45                  Riley Baugus (Old Time and Mountain Ballads)

• 4:00 – 4:45                  Ustad Noor Bakhsh (benju master)

• 5:00 – 5:45                  John Doyle & the Irish American Music Masters (Irish)

CarMax Stage

• 12:00 – 12:45              Peni Candra Rini (Javanese sindhen)

• 1:00 – 1:45                  Johnny Williams & the Crooked Road Band (bluegrass)

• 2:00 – 2:55              In the Tradition: Songs Old and New—Cathie Ryan, John Williams (John Doyle & the Irish American Music Masters); Junior Sisk, Heather Mabe, Tony Mabe (Junior Sisk Band); Russell Cormier, Sr., Sheryl Cormier (Sheryl Cormier & Cajun Sounds); Peni Candra Rini*

• 3:15 – 4:00                  Battle of the (Brass) Bands—Rancho Aparte, Tremé Brass Band

• 4:15 – 5:00                  LOS RICOS featuring Sonia & Ismael (flamenco)

• 5:15 – 6:00                  Cora Harvey Armstrong (gospel)

Dominion Energy Dance Pavilion

• 12:00 – 1:00                Sheryl Cormier & Cajun Sounds (Cajun)

• 1:15 – 2:15                  Tremé Brass Band (New Orleans brass band)

• 2:30 – 3:30              Albert Lee (rockabilly)*

• 3:45 – 4:45                  Eddie Cotton, Jr. (soul blues)

• 5:00 – 6:00                  Rancho Aparte (Colombian chirimía music)

Family Stage

• 12:15 – 1:00                Acme Miniature Flea Circus (flea circus)

• 1:15 – 2:00                  Ramona Martinez (presented by JAMinc)

• 2:15 – 3:00                  Kid Pan Alley (presented by JAMinc)

• 3:00 – 3:10                  Junior Ranger Swearing-In

• 3:15 – 4:00                  Supaman (Crow Hop 101)

• 4:15 – 5:00                  Acme Miniature Flea Circus (flea circus)

Center for Cultural Vibrancy Virginia Folklife Stage

• 12:00 – 12:45             Riley Baugus with guests Danny Knicely & Willie Marschner (old-time)

• 1:00 – 1:45                  Andrew Alli (blues harmonica)

• 2:00 – 2:45                  Bill Evans, Steve Smith, & Tim May (bluegrass)

• 3:00 – 3:45                  Justin Golden & Devil’s Coattails (old-time blues)

• 4:00 – 4:45                  Johnny Williams & the Crooked Road Revival (bluegrass)

• 5:00 – 6:00                  The Legendary Ingramettes (gospel) 

virginia Folklife workshop Stage

• 1:00 - 1:45                  Justin Golden (acoustic blues)

• 3:00 - 3:45                  Cheick Hamala Diabate (ngoni, Malian music)

• 4:00 - 4:45                  Kamala Bhagat, Priyah Bhagat, Unicia R. Buster and Martha Jones-Carter with Omilade Janine Bell, Elegba Folklore Society (conversation with textile artists)

• 5:00 - 6:00                  Andrew Alli (blues harmonica) 

Virginia Folklife Artist Tents

• 12:30 - 1:00                Flatfooting Dance with Dena Jennings

• 1:45 - 2:15                  Shuka: A Maasai Textile Tradition with Priyah Bhagat 

• 2:45 - 3:15                  Adinkra Printmaking and Proverbs with Unicia R. Buster

Street Performance at Tredegar Plaza

• 2:15 – 3:00                  Acme Miniature Flea Circus (flea circus)