Are you an artist in Virginia who is working in traditional or community arts and open to performing, demonstration, or teaching opportunities? Are you a programmer or presenter seeking artists for your next event?

The Virginia Folklife Artist Directory serves to connect artists, craftspeople, and tradition bearers to prospective programmers and/or students. Initially conceived and launched as “TRAIN: Teachers of Remote Arts Instruction Network” in response to COVID-19, we have updated this free resource to indicate both in person and online availability and have limited it to residents of Virginia. We also support our directory artists to with enrollment in the Virginia Commission for the Arts teaching and touring artist rosters.

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Jesse Maw

Grayson County | Teaching Artist


About Me

Jesse Maw is a National Oldtime Fiddle Champion who has immersed himself in the world of music since the age of 5. Jesse has performed in countless bands

Areas of Expertise

Oldtime Fiddle, Bluegrass Fiddle, Jazz Fiddle, Mandolin, Guitar, Music Theory, Composition

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Ros O’Brien

Harrisonburg | Teaching Artist


About Me

Ros O’Brien is a functional stoneware potter in the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. She works primarily with textured soft slabs, although her work sometimes incorporates thrown, pinched, or

Areas of Expertise

Hand built stoneware ceramics

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Charles Owens

Charlottesville | Teaching Artist


About Me

Charles Owens is a master tenor saxophonist, composer, band leader, recording artist, and educator and has been performing, composing, and teaching professionally for over 25 years. After attending

Areas of Expertise

Saxophone, piano, theory, harmony, improvisation, jazz harmony, composition, production

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Brian Parker

Hampton | Teaching Artist


About Me

Hi! I'm a Virginia-based recording artist, born and raised in Hampton, VA. I graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Recorded Music in

Areas of Expertise

Music production, songwriting, guitar, percussion

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Trevor Pietsch

Richmond | Teaching Artist


About Me

Trevor Pietsch is a Richmond, Virginia based musician who has performed with a variety of different groups and styles from folk to fusion to heavy rock on both

Areas of Expertise

Electric Bass, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Double Bass

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Jared Pool

Richmond | Teaching Artist


About Me

Jared Pool is a multi-instrumentalist from Richmond, VA who currently plays mandolin with legendary flatpicker, Larry Keel and teaches locally. From an early age, Jared grew up immersed

Areas of Expertise

Guitar, Mandolin, Music Theory

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Jim Robertson

Amherst County | Teaching Artist


About Me

Jim Robertson started playing guitar during the folk music boom of the 60s. Prior to that his parents gave him a Hohner Marine Band harmonica. At age 16

Areas of Expertise

Trad. strings: banjos, mandolin family, guitar, fiddle,whistle, bagpipes, bass,

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Angel Alberto Rodriguez Serrano

Richmond | Teaching and Performing Artist


About Me

I’m Angel Alberto Rodríguez Serrano, a freelance Latin and ballroom dance instructor and entertainer. You might know me as the Salsa Guy of Richmond. I am a proud

Areas of Expertise

Latin Dancing Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, Cumbia & Swing

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Sunun Saranai

Charlottesville | Teaching Artist


About Me

Chef Sunun is a native of Bangkok, Thailand who came to the U.S. in the early 2000's. In Bangkok she operated her own street cart for decades serving

Areas of Expertise

Thai Cuisine

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Tes Slominski

Charlottesville | Teaching and Performing Artist


About Me

I have taught Irish fiddle off and on for 23 years. Raised in Lynchburg with deep roots in Halifax County, I fell in love with Irish fiddle as

Areas of Expertise

Irish fiddle

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