Holiday Inn Express festival rates
We are pleased to announce that Urbana’s Holiday Inn Express has again signed on as a Preferred Hotel Sponsor. A limited number of rooms are available for November 6 and 7
CUFRF Silent Auction
Once again, we’ll have a silent auction during the festival at the Welcome Center. Have any musical instruments at home that you haven’t touched in years? Sheet music from Aunt Minnie? Are you a
Everyday Mandolin with Colby Maddox
This workshop is aimed at beginning and intermediate players who are looking for techniques and material that will inspire them to play everyday. The goal is to get past common
Family Dance with Barb Silverman and Colby Maddox
The whole family can jump in on this one: circles, squares and contra dances (two lines) made easy and fun. Each dance will be explained step by step, and dances
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Barb Silverman and Colby Maddox
Acclaimed as a “stunning vocalist, master teacher, and folk festival in a box,” Barbara Silverman has performed for three decades solo and with The Laketown Buskers, The Teflons, The Schticklers
Dump Chickens String Band
The Dump Chickens is an exciting old-time string band based in Champaign /Urbana. Five musicians who are veterans of (and some still playing in) several groups across the two communities
Hillbilly Jones
Since 2001, members of The Hillbilly Jones have established themselves as one of the area’s most unusual musical acts, catering to audiences of all ages with their collection of high-energy
Hot Iron String Band
The Hot Iron String Band is a four-piece acoustic ensemble featuring Samuel Payne on guitar, Dustin Norder on mandolin, Jeremy Koch on banjo, and Nolan Lee on upright bass. Their
Clawhammer Banjo Workshop (Beginning) with Kaia Kater
This will be a hands-on workshop where participants will learn tunes in the clawhammer style as well as several drills to improve technique. Participants should bring their own instrument; observers
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Body Percussion Workshop with Kaia Kater: Percussive Hambone Traditions of Appalachia
This workshop will explore different body rhythms native to the Southern United States, including examples of African-American Step and Hambone traditions. Participants will also learn to create their own body