North Carolina Folk Festival
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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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