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October 13, 2009

160,000 is Richmond Folk Festival attendance estimate
160,000 is Richmond Folk Festival attendance estimate By BILL LOHMANN AND ZACHARY REID TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITERS

Five years in, Richmond seems as excited as ever about its annual folk festival. And after another weekend of mostly beautiful weather, a little rain aside,...


October 12, 2009

On final day, festival-goers enjoy ‘Richmond at its best’
On final day, festival-goers enjoy ‘Richmond at its best’ By BILL LOHMANN AND ZACHARY REID TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITERS

Folklife stole the show at the Richmond Folk Festival. From gospel music to a parade of women in church hats, the CenterStage Virginia Folklife Stage was...


October 11, 2009

Folklife steals show on final day of festival
Folklife steals show on final day of festival

Folklife stole the show at the second annual Richmond Folk Festival. From gospel music to church hats, the CenterStage Virginia Folklife Stage was the...


October 10, 2009

Folk Festival serves the sizzle in the drizzle
Folk Festival serves the sizzle in the drizzle By MELISSA RUGGIERI AND HOLLY PRESTIDGE TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITERS

When a cattle rancher from Montana is feeling the funk from a band of 18 go-go music experts from Washington, it’s apparent that the Richmond Folk...

Gerloff, Parch memorialized in rollicking tribute at Folk Fest
Gerloff, Parch memorialized in rollicking tribute at Folk Fest

The families of Gary Gerloff and Francesca Parch accepted plaques in their honor before the No B.S. Brass Band memorialized them tonight.

‘A healthy dose of weirdness’
‘A healthy dose of weirdness’

The Richmond Times-Dispatch has your all-you-need-to-know guide to this weekend’s Richmond Folk Festival, including schedules, maps, videos, slideshows...


October 09, 2009

Lohmann: Volunteers crucial to Folk Festival

When I tracked down Bill Rice yesterday, he was grabbing a roll of duct tape from a van and hustling into William Fox Elementary School. “Grunt work!“...


October 08, 2009

Richmond Folk Festival: What you need to know
Richmond Folk Festival: What you need to know By BY MELISSA RUGGIERI TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER

No more chatter.  No more waiting.  The Richmond Folk Festival is ready to launch tomorrow with its eclectic lineup that will commandeer the...


October 06, 2009

Sneak Peek

Lets us help you plan your visit to the Richmond Folk Festival.


October 04, 2009

Richmond Folk Festival will offer diversity in its lineup
Richmond Folk Festival will offer diversity in its lineup

Uncertainty has loomed large and ugly in many people’s lives this year—struggling economy, job losses, feeble housing market—so take...

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