EventCommonwealth Crossroads: A Celebration of Virginia’s Immigrant Traditions
Experience music, dance, food, visual arts, and ceremonies performed by master artists from around the world now living in the Commonwealth.
Sights & SoundsRemembering Jimmy Boyd
If you were lucky enough to spend time with Jimmy Boyd, you’d quickly lose track of it. Jimmy was a storyteller who would spin a yarn about the old timers …
NewsAnnouncing Bristol Roots Project: $52,000 for Individuals and Organizations
Accepting Applications Now Through June 30 The Bristol Roots Project, formally known as the Greater Bristol Folk Arts & Culture Team, announces two funding opportunities totaling $52,000 for folk and …
Sights & SoundsLeni Sorensen & Elizabeth Beamon
Acclaimed chef and food historian Leni Sorensen is apprenticing Elizabeth Beamon in the foodways of Central Virginia.
Sights & SoundsCorey Harris & Lamont Jack Pearley
Through our 2023–2024 Folklife Apprenticeship Program, self-taught guitarist Lamont Jack Pearley has spent the last year apprenticing the fundamentals of Piedmont-style blues with Corey Harris of Charlottesville.
Sights & SoundsDanny Knicely & Willie Marschner
Multi-instrumentalist Danny Knicely of Taylorstown is apprenticing Willie Marschner in the tradition of old time fiddling and improvisation.
Sights & SoundsKily Vializ y Maurice “Tito” Sanabria (Español)
Después de descubrir la música de Kily Vializ, Tito Sanabria de Richmond decidió acercarse al artista para ver si estaría dispuesto a enseñarle más sobre la plena Mayagüezana.
Sights & SoundsKily Vializ & Maurice “Tito” Sanabria
After discovering Kily Vializ’s music, Tito Sanabria of Richmond decided to reach out to the artist to see if he would be open to teaching him more about plena Mayagüezana (Mayagüez-style plena).
Sights & SoundsDena Jennings & Samaria Marley
Dena Jennings and her apprentice Samaria Marley have much more in common than their interest in building gourd banjos.
Sights & SoundsFred Motley & Karen Williamson
This 2023–2024 Folklife Apprenticeship duo shares a love for collecting stories from people in their community and preserving them for posterity.
Sights & SoundsNelly Zapata & Paloma Zapata
The Beauty of Bolivian Dance A line of dancers wearing gold and red move in step, the tassels and beads of their costumes shaking. Black shields on their chests are …
Sights & SoundsBetty Vornbrock & Sharon Andreucci
Betty Vornbrock of Hillsville has spent the last year teaching Sharon Andreucci of Galax old-time fiddle tunes—particularly repertoire played by Appalachian women.
