Music legends Iain Matthews & Andy Roberts will be performing music from their new album, “Reinventing Richard: The Songs of Richard Farina” as well as classics from a catalog of
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Drawing on her experiences as an award-winning author, editor, and storyteller, Janice Del Negro discusses, demonstrates and mentors effective narrative word-craft. Group and individual exercises, including word and language games,
Kentucky Colonel JD Wilkes — frontman of the Legendary Shack Shakers — has studied with some of the most notable Kentucky old-time music masters over his 25+ years as an
Continue readingBanjo and Harmonica Workshop, with JD Wilkes
Gaye Adegobolola has toured nationally and internationally, and has won numerous awards including the prestigious Blues Music Award (formerly the W.C. Handy Award – the Grammy of the blues industry). Also
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,
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
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 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
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
Continue readingC-U Folk and Roots Stage at the 2016 Sweet Corn Festival
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