CU Folk & Roots 2024 Full Lineup!
The full artist-line up for the CU Folk & Roots Festival is now available! Look for artist bios in the 2024 festival section of this website soon.
The full artist-line up for the CU Folk & Roots Festival is now available! Look for artist bios in the 2024 festival section of this website soon.
Our annual CU Folk & Roots Winter Weekend is coming up soon. All events will be at the Rose Bowl Tavern in downtown Urbana from Thursday, February 8th through Saturday, February 10.
We at the Champaign-Urbana Folk and Roots Festival recognize that systemic racism historically prevented and still prevents many Black musicians from being seen, heard, and able to financially support themselves. Despite
Folk and Roots fans are sure to appreciate this Grammy-nominated bluegrass duo. Ickes’ slide-played dobro and Hensley’s flatpick guitar style come together in a powerful collaboration. Krannert Center, Colwell PlayhouseSeptember
Hi Folk & Roots fans! Come join us and work the table, hand out info at the Crystal Lake Boat House. While helping us out you’ll enjoy acoustic music by
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We’d like to thank first-time sponsor Phoenix Botanical, a top 10 Illinois dispensary, for supporting the 2019 Festival! They are ready help you or your loved one gain access to
Tee Dee Young is a blues legend in his own time. He has definitely got the blues and he loves “firing down on that guitar”. While playing his own unique
Adeem Maria is a seventh-generation Carolinian, a makeshift poet, singer-songwriter, storyteller, and blue-collar Artist. They began toiling at their instrument in 2002 when their family relocated to Syracuse, NY and
The CU Folk & Roots Winter Weekend is coming up soon. All events will be at the Rose Bowl Tavern in downtown Urbana. We will be collecting donations to support
We are pleased to share the news that C-U Folk and Roots Festival partner, Pygmalion 2022, is presenting Vieux Farka Touré at the Rose Bowl Tavern on Saturday, September 24,
It’s time for our annual live music collaboration with our friends at the Urbana Park District! August 5: Billy Galt MusicAugust 19: The Bashful YoungensSeptember 2: Paul KotheimerSeptember 16: Tom Faux and Robin
Join us on Sunday, July 10th from 6:00pm – 9:00pm at the Rose Bowl for a fundraiser event for the CU Folk and Roots Festival! Featuring a line-up of three
Continue readingSqueezebox Sunday: July 10th Festival Fundraiser at the Rose Bowl Tavern!
Fiddle & banjo duo Betse Ellis & Clarke Wyatt bring a fresh and riveting approach to old-time music alongside inventive new compositions: a passion for the depth of tradition and
Not vaccinated or concerned about indoor events? Performances at The Rose Bowl will be livestreamed! Livestream from The Rose Bowl Tavern Check out our schedule to see the performers and