NewsLegendary Ingramettes: Take a Look in the Book – album out now
The Virginia Folklife Program is so proud to announce the release of Take a Look in the Book, the new album from The Legendary Ingramettes. Six decades of music, sixty-five …
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NewsResources for Artists Affected by Covid 19
Helpful Links for artists and musicians who have lost income because of the Covid 19 pandemic.
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NewsCall and Response
by Greg Willett In a small Catholic church in Pleven, Bulgaria, the congregation sat in silence. The Reverend Almeta Ingram-Miller and her gospel group, The Legendary Ingramettes, were told it …
EventCanceled: Breaking Barriers and Building Bridges
This event, along with the rest of the 2020 Virginia Festival of the Book has been canceled.
EventCanceled: Exploring the Wilds: The Violin in Early America
This event has been canceled. See the Frontier Culture Museum‘s website for more information. In an era before recordings, live music was prevalent, and the violin was king. The same …
NewsRichmond Folk Festival Highlights – 15th Anniversary
As we look back at the 15th Folk Festival in Richmond we can’t help but take pride in the stunning success of this event! This was another great year, and …
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NewsIn Gratitude: Roddy Moore
The Virginia Folklife Program at Virginia Humanities would like to express our deep gratitude to Roddy Moore, recently retired director of the Blue Ridge Institute and Museum at Ferrum College …
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NewsRemembering Helen White
The Virginia Folklife Program is deeply shocked and saddened at the news of the passing of our good friend Helen White. Helen channeled her tireless passion for the music and …
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NewsVA Folklife Area at Richmond Folk Festival to Showcase Car Culture
Virginia Humanities joins the Richmond Folk Festival in announcing the Virginia Folklife Area theme for the 2019 Richmond Folk Festival: “Hot Rods and Hot Licks.” When: The 15th annual Richmond …
NewsHot Rods and Hot Licks
What: Richmond Folk Festival When: October 11-13, 2019 Where: Downtown Richmond between 2nd and 7th streets and Brown’s Island Cost: FREE, no tickets required Ever since the first automobiles started …
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NewsRemembering Gerald Anderson
I’m sure we join so many throughout Southwest Virginia and beyond in our sadness and shock to learn of the passing of Gerald Anderson. Gerald was a fine luthier, player, …
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NewsFrank Newsome: Gone Away with a Friend (Free Dirt Records)
On Gone Away with a Friend, Frank Newsome sings a more than four-century-long American tradition into the present. His arresting style—the lined-out hymn singing of the Old Regular Baptists from …
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