Sights & Sounds“Riverlore” at the Richmond Folk Festival
We brought 15 boats to our site on the hill above Tredegar Street, one 40-foot batteau to the Brown’s Island canal, and several live mussels and blue crabs were on hand to help teach visitors about waterways.
Sights & SoundsOne Mural, Many Hands: Art, Heritage, and Community in Clintwood
While the nation tuned into protests and parades — and some braced for violence — in the quiet Appalachian town of Clintwood, around a hundred people gathered on June 14 to celebrate something enduring: community.
Sights & Sounds“Plena x 3” at 2024 Richmond Folk Festival
Kily Vializ performed with Kadencia, led by Maurice (Tito’s father and band founder) and Tito, who is band leader for Kadencia’s comparsa, or small ensemble.
Sights & Sounds“Textile Origin Stories” at the Richmond Folk Festival
Omilade Janine Bell, founder of Richmond’s Elegba Folklore Society, believes in the profound role of textile arts in helping people reconnect with their cultural heritage.
Sights & SoundsPartnership Power: Elegba Folklore Society & Virginia Folklife
While annual funding may limit the number of Apprenticeship Program awards we can offer, there is one tactic with near-boundless potential: partnerships.
Sights & Sounds‘Get to Know Your Neighbors’: Reston Multicultural Festival Celebrates Bolivian Dance
On the eve of the autumn equinox, festival goers along with municipal and state elected officials gathered at the Reston Town Center to celebrate cultural diversity at the 25th Annual Reston Multicultural Festival.
Sights & SoundsAll in the Family: Legends of Grayson Old-Time Weekend
The third Legends of Grayson Old-Time Weekend filled Independence, Virginia’s historic 1908 courthouse with music and memories this past weekend.
Sights & SoundsAnna Mullins Documents the Richmond Folk Festival
Anna Mullins, a documentary photographer from Coeburn, shares thoughts and images from the 2023 Richmond Folk Festival.
Sights & SoundsBringing Bristol to the 2023 Richmond Folk Festival
Bristol, Virginia, was in lights this weekend in the Virginia Folklife Area of the 2023 Richmond Folk Festival.
Sights & SoundsA Tribute to Virginia Folk Hero “Uncle Wade” Ward
Beloved clawhammer banjoist “Uncle Wade” was born on Saddle Creek, just outside of Independence, Virginia, on October 15, 1892 and lived in Grayson County all his life.
Sights & SoundsCelebration of Virginia Folklife at the Library of Virginia Recap
Last weekend, we presented a two-day “Celebration of Virginia Folklife” on July 7 and 8, 2023 at the Library of Virginia in Richmond, as part of the Library’s year-long 200th anniversary celebration.
Sights & SoundsListen: Wytheville Community College Jamboree
Listen to two sets from Wytheville Community College’s Bluegrass and Old-Time Jamboree, and enjoy a tall tale by Thornton Spencer.
