Richmond Folk Festival: Names you might know

• The Jerry Douglas Band: His face is probably familiar because of his frequent presence onstage with Alison Krauss & Union Station. His sound might be recognizable because Douglas is regarded as the pre-eminent dobro player in the world (for the uninitiated, a dobro is an acoustic guitar with a metal resonator placed where the sound hole usually resides). Douglas was also instrumental -- no pun intended -- in creating the soundtrack to "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" with T-Bone Burnett.

Performing: Saturday, 5 p.m. Dominion Stage and 8:30 p.m. Ukrop's/First Market Bank Stage.

• Trouble Funk: These Maryland-based go-go masters have existed as Trouble Funk since 1978, when their percussive party music, often described as an offshoot of funk, first caught the attention of DJs outside the D.C. area, where the genre was born. One member, Robert "Dyke" Reed, died in 2008, but the band is still dropping its syncopated beats and call-and-response chants on audiences throughout the East Coast.

Performing: Saturday, 5:30 p.m. Ukrop's/First Market Bank Stage and 9:15 p.m. Richmond Times-Dispatch Dance Pavilion.

• Phil Wiggins and Corey Harris: Get ready for some deep-seated blues with this pair. Wiggins is well-known as a blues harmonica virtuoso who was part of the popular duo Cephas & Wiggins until John Cephas died this spring. Harris is a Charlottesville resident whose guitar-playing is rooted in Delta blues but also touches on R&B, reggae and Latin and African sounds. In 2007, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation chose Harris as a recipient of a "genius" grant.

Performing: Saturday, noon Dominion Stage; On Sunday, 12:15 p.m. Ukrop's/First Market Bank Stage and 3 p.m. Dominion Stage.

• Swamp Dogg: Though he lives in California, Jerry "Swamp Dogg" Williams is a Tidewater native whose career began in 1954 as "Little Jerry"; in 1970, he became "Swamp Dogg." Williams' distinction isn't necessarily his talents as a soul singer but his successes as a songwriter and producer. The Drifters, Patti LaBelle, Gary U.S. Bonds and Lionel Richie all performed under Williams' guidance in the studio. But it was his 1971 writing collaboration with Bonds on "She's All I Got," which became a No. 1 country hit for Johnny Paycheck, that solidified his quiet celebrity.

Performing: Friday, 9 p.m. Ukrop's/First Market Bank Stage; on Saturday, 3:45 p.m. Richmond Times-Dispatch Dance Pavilion.

• Wylie & The Wild West: He's a cowboy, a yodeler, a cutting horse enthusiast, a western music performer and -- bet you didn't know this -- the guy who put the "Ya-hoo-ooo!" in Yahoo's familiar ad campaign. The energetic Wylie Gustafson will perform his rollicking rockabilly/country music with his band -- Ray Doyle (guitar), Scotty Wilburn (steel guitar and fiddle) and Dave Reynolds (drums) -- and conduct a solo class in "Yodeling 101" at the festival.

Performing: Friday, 7 p.m. Ukrop's/First Market Bank Stage; on Saturday, 4 p.m. Ukrop's/First Market Bank Stage; on Sunday, 5:15 p.m. Richmond Times-Dispatch Dance Pavilion.

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• Bob French's Original Tuxedo Jazz Band: Beloved as the leader of New Orleans' continually active jazz band, French is only the fourth frontman of the group in its 99-year existence. Performing: Saturday, 1:15 p.m. Richmond Times-Dispatch Dance Pavilion and 9:30 p.m. Ukrop's/First Market Bank Stage; on Sunday, 5:45 p.m. Ukrop's/First Market Bank Stage.

• Jeffery Broussard & The Creole Cowboys: The zydeco kings of Lafayette, La., are piloted by accordion master Broussard. Performing: Friday, 8 p.m. Richmond Times-Dispatch Dance Pavilion; on Saturday, 2 p.m. Ukrop's/First Market Bank Stage and 5 p.m. Richmond Times-Dispatch Dance Pavilion.

• Aubrey Ghent: A third-generation lap steel guitarist, Ghent performs "sacred steel," a style of playing mostly unknown outside of House of God churches until the 1990s. Performing: Saturday, 1 p.m. Dominion Stage; on Sunday, 2:30 p.m. Ukrop's/First Market Bank Stage and 5:15 p.m. Dominion Stage.

• Paul Williams & The Victory Trio: Williams' mandolin-playing and tenor voice have made him a staple in the bluegrass gospel field. Oh, and despite the name, The Victory Trio is actually a quartet. Performing: Saturday, noon Altria Stage and 4 p.m. Dominion Stage.