NewsAsk A Punk for the Address
When the pandemic shut down the opportunity to experience live music, I was hit hard. I started going to shows when I was fifteen. (Once, my mom dropped me off …
EventFellow Travelers: Creators in Conversation Series
Join the Virginia Opera in the Grand Lobby of the Harrison Opera House for cocktails and a discussion of Fellow Travelers with composer Gregory Spears. Learn about the opera and what to listen for during upcoming performances.
EventFellow Travelers: Creators in Conversation Series
In partnership with George Mason University and the City of Fairfax, join the Virginia Opera at Sherwood Community Center for a moderated discussion with the artists behind Fellow Travelers.
EventFellow Travelers: Creators in Conversation Series
Join Virginia Opera for mimosas, music, and a conversation with Fellow Travelers composer Gregory Spears at the Dominion Energy Center in Richmond.
NewsRichmond Folk Festival 2022 Recap
The Virginia Folklife Area at this year’s Richmond Folk Festival was a resounding success! Across the three days of the festival, October 7–9, a record-breaking 230,000 people visited the festival …
NewsMusical Legacies
A.D. Carson’s new album, “iv: talking with ghosts,” was written under the heaviness of covid lockdown, the deaths of close friends and family, and the worldwide protests addressing the deaths of Black people at the hands of police. Carson shares the deeply personal place this album comes from and his work to include his family and friends in the historical record.
NewsAnnouncing the 2022 Virginia Folklife Stage and Area at the Richmond Folk Festival
This year’s craft demonstration area at the Richmond Folk Festival will feature an Instrument Makers Workshop and more.
NewsVirginia Commission for the Arts Fellowship Applications Open
The Virginia Commission for the Art’s 2022 Artist Fellowship applications are now open for the disciplines of works on paper and songwriting. A limited number of Artist Fellowships in the …
News86 Years of Fiddlers’
by Pat Jarrett Always held during the first full week of August, the 86th Old Fiddlers’ Convention drew thousands to Galax earlier this month. The convention, sometimes called simply Galax …
Event“In Good Keeping in 2022” Fork Union Screening
The Virginia Folklife Program invites you to its third screening of In Good Keeping in 2022, a feature-length documentary film showcasing eighteen artists from across the state who are working to …
NewsRev. Edward Scott & His Jazz Worship Service – Folklife Fieldnotes Episode 7
Dr. Rev. Edward Scott is the pastor at Allen Chapel AME Church in Staunton, VA. He’s also a jazz music enthusiast. He takes his love of jazz and combines it with his …
