We are sorry to report that the Orpheus Mandolin Orchestra has had to cancel its appearance at this year’s festival. Be sure to check our schedule for multiple other options –

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Now is the time to book your ad for this year’s festival program. Here’s the skinny: [si-contact-form form=’6′]

Congratulations to Robert Law of Champaign for submitting the winning entry!

We are grateful to the Urbana Public Arts Program for its ongoing support of the C-U Folk and Roots Festival. Did you know that this program and other similar efforts

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Listen to live, local roots, folk and Americana music while strolling past the mature trees of our oldest park. This sunset event brought to you by the Urbana Park District

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Our featured sponsor is Dixon Graphics, a local business that has supported the festival since its inception. Officially, Dixon “is a full-service printing company located in Champaign, Illinois specializing in short-run

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The C-U Folk and Roots Festival is helping promote the U of I Credit Union’s fabulous Concert Series at Allerton Park. First up is the Allerton Barn Dance on April

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In exchange for a one-time $50 donation to CUFRF, we are offering a special invitation to see Robbie Fulks in a very intimate setting the evening of Saturday, October 5th.

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The Champaign/Urbana Singer-Songwriter Collective, Nightjar Productions, and the CU Folk & Roots Festival will be presenting a special reprise of the concert originally performed in May, the Bob Dylan Tribute,

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Join us on Wednesday, April 10, from 6:30-10:00pm at the Iron Post for a special performance by Tim Eriksen and the Trio de Pumpkintown, with special guests The Young and

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