
Remembering Mary Edna, The Soup Lady of Galax
Remembering the Soup Lady of Galax, the beloved Mary Edna Thompson.

Sammy Shelor and Friends Live in Richmond
We are so excited to start doing live events again, and next month we’ll be partnering with our friends at JAMinc to host a unique evening of music with Sammy …
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Big Indian Music Camp
Fiddlin Earl White might be known best for his time with the Green Grass Cloggers, a dance group formed at Eastern Carolina University after Dudley Culp learned some moves from …
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Red Wing Roots Music Festival
After a festival season where nearly all of them were canceled we are very pleased to be announcing some music festivals for the 2021 season. This July Red Wing Roots …
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Sherman Holmes on Uncovered: From the Vault
Sherman Holmes will be our guest on our last installment of Uncovered: From the Vault of the Virginia Folklife Program at noon on Tuesday, May 25. Sherman is a founding …
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Announcing the 2021-2022 Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Class
The Virginia Folklife Program at Virginia Humanities is proud to announce the 2021-2022 class of master artists and apprentices.

A Brief Tour of Virginia’s Cultural Festivals
Join us and the Birthplace of Country Music Museum for their Virtual Speaker Series on Tuesday, May 4 at 7:00 p.m. when they’ll be talking with Pat Jarrett, Interim Director …
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Emily and Martha Spencer on Uncovered: From the Vault
Whitetop Mountain Band have been part of the Virginia Folklife Program for just about as long as the program’s been in existence. They epitomize the driving rhythm and voicing of …
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