Cactus Blossoms
The Cactus Blossoms weren’t born in the wrong era. They just got into some music from a different era and found a way to make it their own. Their new album, You’re Dreaming,
Hoyle Brothers
The Hoyle Brothers approach their music the way a preacher might prepare for a sermon: Reference the good Book, find a theme that resonates and deliver it with fire and
Honey Dewdrops
In the summer of 2014, after a long stretch of living on the road, performing and writing across the U.S., Americana songwriters and Virginia natives Laura Wortman and Kagey Parrish,
Janice Del Negro
Janice M. Del Negro, PhD, is a storyteller, author, educator, and coach. Her newest storytelling book, Folktales Aloud: Practical Tips for Playful Storytelling, was published by the American Library Association in 2014; her
C-U Folk and Roots Stage at the 2016 Sweet Corn Festival
Click here to help us staff our table at the Sweet Corn Festival. You’ll have a ringside seat next to the C-U Folk and Roots Festival stage! Once again, the Urbana
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Folk and Roots Fridays
Join the Urbana Park District and the C-U Folk & Roots Festival from noon to 1:00pm on the first and third Fridays of each month this summer for some great
Roots Walk 2016
Join us for the Third Annual Roots Walk in Crystal Lake Park, sponsored by the Urbana Park District and the C-U Folk and Roots Festival! Stroll along the closed park
Bruce Molsky Performance and Workshop
Please join the C-U Folk and Roots Festival and the Community Center for the Arts (C4A) for a special performance by renowned fiddler, Bruce Molsky, on Sunday, May 1, 2016, from
Bluegrass Hootenanny Homer Opera House Benefit
Join CUFRF, community partner for this event, at the Bluegrass Hootenanny Homer Opera House Benefit on Saturday, March 5, 2016, 6:00pm-10:00pm. This is an opportunity to enjoy some of the area’s
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Guitar raffle winner 2015
Congratulations to Mark Richardson, the 2015 winner of the guitar raffle! And many thanks to the Upper Bout for donating a beautiful Takamine guitar for our raffle fundraiser, their second year of