Don’t Expect Much From Me – It’s Richmond Folk Festival Time
If an exciting story breaks Friday night, Saturday or Sunday, if I can’t see it from the Richmond Folk Festival grounds it won’t be covered for a bit.
Archive for “Richmond Folk Festival”
Volunteers for Folk Festival Desperately Needed
The Richmond Folk Festival is the premiere event in Richmond. The only way this fabulous festival goes off is with volunteer help. This year the organizers are running into a problem. They have all the world class musicians lined up, they have all the logistical plans in place. What they are missing is you. The [...]
Two Local Schools Have Special Guests
Patrick Henry and Westover Hills Elementary welcomed two different sets of guests yesterday, one provided music, the other did some reading. Westover Hills had Ensemble Shanbehzadeh stop by and the kids enjoyed some “lilting trance-like melodic phrases of the ney-anban (double-reed bagpipe) punctuated, supported, and enabled by purposive Persian rhythms”. The second half of that [...]
Help Out The Richmond Folk Festival
The best festival in Richmond kicks off on October 8 and wraps up on the 10th with more music than you can shake a neyanban at. This festival doesn’t just happen, lots of people are working year round to make it possible but did you know it takes around 1,200 volunteers to pull it off? [...]
Richmond Folk Festival Needs Volunteers
The Richmond Folk Festival is one of the best events in Richmond. The only way it can happen is through an army of volunteers. Although the event doesn’t start until October 8th the Army is starting to gather recruits now. There is a job for everyone. Bucket Brigade let’s you stretch your legs or work [...]
Friday Night’s Fun at the Richmond Folk Festival
We hit the Folk Festival last night and joined several thousand folks flowing from one stage to the next picking up a cold beer and snacks on our way. It was a beautifully warm night for October and the crowd was upbeat, friendly and moving to the beats. First we checked out Jeffery Broussard and [...]
Guide to Richmond Folk Festival
This household loves the Richmond Folk Festival and you should as well. It is a world class event and it is in our backyard. If you haven’t gone, get down there this weekend. In fact get down there tonight because the music starts at 7:00. I think Mr. Bopst sums it up best below. Bopst’s [...]
Richmond Folk Festival Needs Help
The Richmond Folk Festival, the best festival in the area is fast approaching and is in need of a few more volunteers. As most of you know this incredible festival is put on by volunteers and corporate donations. The local corporations have stepped up but the organizers still need people to work the Bucket Brigade. [...]
Richmond Folk Festival Needs You (To Volunteer)
In four short years, the Richmond Folk Festival has become an October tradition for many. With 6 stages covering a wide range of music from Cajun to Blues to Go-Go to Inuit throat singing, it’s also one of Virginia’s largest festivals attracting up to 185,000 people! And did you know that it takes 1,200 volunteers to [...]
