North Carolina Folk Festival
The North Carolina Folk Festival[edit]
The North Carolina Folk Festival is an annual event celebrating the folk heritage and cultural traditions represented by the state's diverse residents. The festival, held in Greensboro, North Carolina, is a legacy event created after the National Folk Festival's three year residency in Greensboro from 2015-2017.[1]
List of Performers at the North Carolina Folk Festival[edit]
This listing includes the performers for the National Folk Festival's three year residency in Greensboro, NC.
2015 National Folk Festival[edit]
Aurelio |
Baba Ken Okulolo & the West African Highlife Band |
Bobby Hicks Band |
Dale Watson |
Derek McAlister |
Frank London’s Klezmer Brass Allstars feat. Eleanor Reissa |
Grace Chang |
Grand Master Seiichi Tanaka & the San Francisco Taiko Dojo |
Héctor Del Curto’s Tango Quartet |
Henry Butler & Jambalaya |
James Kelly & Donna Long |
Jeff Little Trio |
Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers |
John Dee Holeman with Williette Hinton |
Lloyd Arneach |
Los Tres Reyes |
Lutchinha |
Maggie Ingram & the Ingramettes |
Marquise Knox |
Mavis Staples |
Mythili Prakash Dance Ensemble |
N.C. A&T Blue & Gold Marching Machine |
Phil Wiggins |
Pine Leaf Boys |
Rahim AlHaj |
Rhiannon Giddens |
Sheila Kay Adams |
The Branchettes |
The Buckstankle Boys |
The Dardanelles |
The Harris Brothers |
The Monitors |
The Pedrito Martinez Group |
Thomas Maupin, Daniel Rothwell & Overall Creek with Kory Posey |
Todd Family Dancers |
Trouble Funk |
Warriors of AniKituhwa |
Wayne Henderson |
Welch Family Singers |
Yuqin Wang & Zhengli Xu |
2016 National Folk Festival[edit]
Alberti Flea Circus |
Awalom Gebremariam |
Bahamas Junkanoo Revue |
Ballet Folklorico Mexican Tradition |
Balsam Range |
Bill Kirchen |
Bouncing Bulldogs |
Chaksam-pa |
Chico Simoes |
Clinton Fearon & the Boogie Brown Band |
Dancing on Air Crew |
Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba |
DJ Grandmaster Flash |
Dock Rmah |
Dr. Michael White & the Original Liberty Jazz Band |
Grupo Rebolu |
Hula Halau 'O Lilinoe |
H'Yon Kna |
International Community Mass Choir |
Janarde |
Jeffrey Broussard & the Creole Cowboys |
Joe Bruchac |
Joshua Nelson |
La Sombra de Mexico |
Le Vent du Nord |
Leonardo Sandoval |
Mangum & Company |
Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano |
Montagnard American Organization Dancers |
Nathalie Pires |
Norfolk Southern Lawmen |
Orchestra K'Che |
Paperhand Puppet Intervention |
Quebe Sisters |
Sahba Motallebi |
Samba Mapangala & Orchestra Virunga |
Super Chikan & the Fighting Cocks |
The Alt |
The Chankas of Peru |
The Jerry Grcevich Tamburitza Orchestra |
Y Jalin Ayun |
Y'Brom Ayun |
2017 National Folk Festival[edit]
Alash |
Ann Yao Trio |
Brice & Grace Chapman |
Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band |
Cole Mountain Cloggers |
Dale Ann Bradley |
Dani Cook |
Danielle "Blaize the Poet" Cortez |
Dark Water Rising |
Dasan Ahanu |
Debrita "Wild Perfection" Channelle |
Dom Flemons |
Egyptian Celebration |
El'Ja Bowens |
Eric Xavier Band |
Feedel Band |
Innov Gnawa |
Jeghetto |
Jeremy Berggren |
Joseph "Church da'Poet" Churchwell |
Josephus III |
Kelsey Waldon |
Le'Andra McPhatter |
Leela School of Dance |
Life |
Los Hermanos Herrera |
Los Texmaniacs |
Lurrie Bell's Chicago Blues Band |
Marshall Ford Swing Band |
Mary Jane Lamond & Wendy MacIsaac |
Matthew & John Tooni |
Ongwehonwe Singers & Dancers |
Orquesta SCC |
Pan Franek, Zosia & the Polka Towners |
Riley Baugus |
Spencer Branch |
Sri Lankan Dance Academy of NY |
Strictly Strings |
Sun Ra Arkestra |
The Beat{box} Goes On: Rahzel, Nicole Paris and Ed Cage |
The Fairfield Four |
The Poetry Project |
The Two Bells |
Treme Brass Band |
Tyris Jones |
Yuri Yunakov Ensemble |
2018 North Carolina Folk Festival[edit]
Amythyst Kiah |
Big Bang Boom |
Big Sam's Funky Nation |
Donna Washington |
Indrajit Roy-Chowdhury & Naren Budhkar |
Jarekus Singleton |
John Jorgenson Quintet |
Kristyn Harris |
La Patronal |
Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas |
Rhiannon Giddens |
Shashmaqam |
Sona Jobarteh |
The Embers featuring Craig Woolard |
The Fitzgeralds |
Trio Brasileiro |
Viento de Agua |
Wesli |
References[edit]
- ↑ dawn.kane@news-record.com, Dawn DeCwikiel-Kane/News & Record. "ArtsGreensboro hires local National Folk Festival director". Greensboro News & Record. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
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