NewsMusic, Lyrics, and Life: A Songwriting Workshop with Mike Errico
Singer, songwriter, and teacher Mike Errico (Music, Lyrics, and Life: A Field Guide for the Advancing Songwriter) shares his experiences and practical lessons from years of writing, performing, teaching, and …
EventJoe Troop of Che Apalache
We are excited to co-host a performance by Joe Troop who will perform with his quartet at the Front Porch. Troop is a long-time friend of the Folklife Program, and …
NewsSkip Herman – Folklife Fieldnotes Episode 2
Skip Herman is a world-renowned instrument repairman from Frog Level Guitar Shop in Abingdon, Virginia. This podcast is produced in partnership with WMRA.
NewsMac Traynham and Ashlee Watkins
Mac Traynham said that there’s a family-like connection in the music communities of southwest Virginia, and it’s why he’s devoted his life to it.
NewsWalter “Skip” Herman and K.T. Vandyke
Walter “Skip” Herman learned to build guitars from “Uncle” Dave Sturgill around the same time Wayne Henderson did, but Herman became known for his repair skills.
NewsEddie Bond and Andrew Small
Eddie Bond learned how to play fiddle from teachers like Claude Childress and Bass Tate growing up at his granny’s house, now he’s teaching Andrew Small.
NewsThe Earl of Indian Valley
Earl White shares his knowledge about music in a “formally informal” jam situation at his old time music camp.
EventSammy 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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NewsSammy Shelor and Friends Live in Richmond
Sammy Shelor performed a set of unique selection of country, bluegrass and fusion tunes at Hardywood Brewery in Richmond with our friends from JAMinc. on December 2, 2021. In addition …
NewsCatching up with Virginia Folklife Artists the Wildmans
Hear from a Southwest Virginia string band putting their own spin on Appalachian old-time music
EventThe Banyan Tree of the Americas: Music Evolution in the African Diaspora
Semilla Cultural is proud to announce “The Banyan Tree of the Americas: Music Evolution in the African Diaspora”: Take a journey through the resilient and entangled roots of our ancestors. …
