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The Richmond Folk Festival is October 10-12, 2008.

Friday: 6 - 10:30pm
Saturday: Noon - 10:30pm
Sunday: Noon - 6pm


2008 Performance Schedule

Friday, October 10  |  Saturday, October 11  |  Sunday, October 12

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Friday, October 10

Ukrop's/ First Market Bank Stage

6:50 - 7:10 p.m.
Tezcatlipoca Voladores (Mayan sundance)
7:10 - 7:30 p.m.
Opening remarks
7:30 - 8:15 p.m.
Vieux Farka Touré (Saharan blues)
8:30 - 9:15 p.m.
The Dan Tyminski Band (bluegrass)
9:30 - 10:30 p.m.
Howard Tate (soul/ R&B)

Wachovia/ Wachovia Securities Stage

8:15 - 9:30 p.m.
San Jose Taiko (Japanese ritual drumming)

Richmond Times-Dispatch Dance Pavilion

8:00 - 9:15 p.m.
BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet (Cajun)
9:30 - 10:30 p.m.
The Itals (reggae)

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Saturday, October 11

Ukrop's/ First Market Bank Stage

12:15 - 12:45 p.m. Tezcatlipoca Voladores (Mayan sundance)
12:45 - 1:30 p.m. Líadan (Irish)
1:45 - 2:30 p.m. The Dan Tyminski Band (bluegrass)
2:45 -3:45 p.m. Howard Tate (soul/ R&B)
4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Harmonia (Eastern European)
5:15 - 6:00 p.m. Plena Libre (salsa/ bomba y plena)
7:00 - 7:30 p.m. Tezcatlipoca Voladores (Mayan sundance)
7:30 - 8:15 p.m. Dale Watson (honky tonk country)
8:30 - 9:15 p.m. BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet (Cajun)
9:30 - 10:30 p.m. The Itals (reggae)

Wachovia/ Wachovia Securities Stage

12:00 - 12:45 p.m. San Jose Taiko (Japanese ritual drumming)
1:00 - 1:45 p.m. Nadeem Dlaikan & Friends (Arabic)
2:00 - 2:45 p.m. Cellicion Traditional Zuni Dancers (Native American)
3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Picking Partners: Guitar Duos
4:15 - 5:15 p.m. Fiddle Traditions
5:30 - 6:15 p.m. San Jose Taiko (Japanese ritual drumming)
7:45 - 8:30 p.m. Harmonia (Eastern European)
8:45 - 9:30 p.m. Líadan (Irish)
9:45 - 10:30 p.m. The Dan Tyminski Band (bluegrass)

Dominion Stage

12:00 - 12:45 p.m. Robin Kessinger & Todd Hallawell (guitar duo)
1:00 - 1:45 p.m. Mark Halata & Texavia (Texas/ Czech polka)
2:00 - 2:45 p.m. Vieux Farka Touré (Saharan blues)
3:00 - 3:45 p.m. The Itals (reggae)
4:00 - 4:30 p.m. Nukariik (Inuit throat singing)
4:45 - 5:30 p.m. Nadeem Dlaikan & Friends (Arabic)
5:45 - 6:30 p.m. Vieux Farka Touré (Saharan blues)
6:45 - 7:15 p.m. Sharde Thomas & Rising Star Fife & Drum (African American fife & drum)

Comcast Stage

12:00 - 12:45 p.m. World Rhythm & Blues Connections
1:00 - 1:30 p.m. James Cheechoo (Cree fiddle)
1:45 - 2:30 p.m. Lee Sexton Band (old-time)
2:45 - 3:30 p.m. Grupo Cimarrón (Colombian joropo)
3:45 - 4:45 p.m. Countryside Songs Session
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Ledward Kaapana & Mike Kaawa (Hawaiian)
6:15 - 7:00 p.m. Eddie & Alonzo Pennington (Kentucky thumb-picking)

Richmond Times-Dispatch Dance Pavilion

12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Dale Watson (honky tonk country)
1:15 - 2:15 p.m. BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet (Cajun)
2:45 - 4:00 p.m. E.U. (go - go)
4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Howard Tate (soul/ R&B)
6:45 - 7:30 p.m. Salsa Lesson with Eileen Torres
7:30 - 8:30 p.m. Plena Libre (salsa/ bomba y plena)
8:30 - 8:50 p.m. Sharde Thomas & Rising Star Fife & Drum (African American fife & drum) (floor performance)
9:10 - 10:30 p.m. E.U. (go - go)

MWV Virginia Folklife Stage

12:00 - 12:45 p.m. Sama Ensemble (Persian percussion ensemble)
1:00 - 1:45 p.m. River Nile Band (Sudanese popular music)
2:00 - 2:45 p.m. Ganga (Bengali song & music)
3:00 - 3:45 p.m. Foodways Traditions
4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Solazo (Latin American Song)
5:15 - 6:00 p.m. River Nile Band (Sudanese popular music)

Genworth Foundation Family Stage

12:15 - 1:15 p.m. Tamara & The Shadow Puppets of Java (Javanese shadow puppetry)
1:30 - 2:00 p.m. Nukariik (Inuit throat singing)
2:15 - 2:45 p.m. James Cheechoo (Cree fiddle)
3:00 - 3:45 p.m. Drums No Guns (youth percussion ensemble)
4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Tamara & The Shadow Puppets of Java (Javanese shadow puppetry)
5:15 - 6:00 p.m. Robin Kessinger & Todd Hallawell (guitar duo)

Genworth Foundation Family Activities Stage

12:00 - 12:45 p.m. Glass Harmonica with Dean Shostak
1:00 - 1:45 p.m. Drums No Guns (youth percussion ensemble)
2:00 - 2:45 p.m. Sea Chanteys with Bob Zentz
3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Family Belly Dance with Nadira Lampert 
3:45 - 4:15 p.m. Chris Fuller & Frank Coleman (JAM inc.)
4:30 - 5:15 p.m. Glass Harmonica with Dean Shostak
5:30 - 6:00 p.m. Sea Chanteys with Bob Zentz

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Sunday, October 12

Ukrop's/First Market Bank

12:00 - 12:30 p.m. Tezcatlipoca Voladores (Mayan sundance)
12:30 - 1:00 p.m. Sharde Thomas & Rising Star Fife & Drum (African American fife & drum)
1:15 - 2:00 p.m. Eddie & Alonzo Pennington (Kentucky thumb-picking)
2:15 - 3:30 p.m. Larry Bland & The Volunteer Choir (gospel)
3:45 - 4:30 p.m. Ledward Kaapana & Mike Kaawa (Hawaiian)
4:45 - 5:30 p.m. Grupo Cimarrón(Colombian joropo)
5:45 - 6:30 p.m. Plena Libre (salsa/ bomba y plena)

Wachovia/ Wachovia Securities Stage

12:00 - 12:45 p.m. Robin Kessinger & Todd Hallawell (guitar duo)
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. World Strings Traditions
2:15 - 2:45 p.m. James Cheechoo (Cree fiddle)
3:00 - 3:45 p.m. Grupo Cimarrón (Colombian joropo)
4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Líadan (Irish)
5:15 - 6:00 p.m. Cellicion Traditional Zuni Dancers (Native American)

Dominion Stage

12:30 - 1:15 p.m. Lee Sexton Band (old-time)
1:30 - 2:15 p.m. E.U. (go - go)
2:30 - 3:15 p.m. Mark Halata & Texavia (Texas/ Czech polka)
3:30 - 4:15 p.m. Cellicion Traditional Zuni Dancers (Native American)
4:30 - 5:15 p.m. Harmonia (Eastern European)
5:30 - 6:15 p.m. Ledward Kaapana & Mike Kaawa (Hawaiian)

Comcast Stage

12:30 - 1:30 p.m. World Voices
1:45 - 2:45 p.m. World Flute Traditions
3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Nukariik (Inuit throat singing)
3:45 - 4:30 p.m. Lee Sexton Band (old-time)
4:45 - 5:30 p.m. Nadeem Dlaikan & Friends (Arabic)

Richmond Times-Dispatch Dance Pavilion

12:15 - 1:15 p.m. Mark Halata & Texavia (Texas/ Czech polka)
1:30 - 2:00 p.m. Salsa Lesson w/ Eillen Torres
2:00 - 3:15 p.m. Plena Libre (salsa/ bomba y plena)
3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Dale Watson (honky tonk country)
4:45 - 6:00 p.m. E.U. (go - go)

MWV Virginia Folklife Stage

12:00 - 12:45 p.m. Rumah Gadang Group (West Sumatran music & dance)
1:00 - 1:15 p.m. Dhol Drumming
1:15 - 2:00 p.m. Husnu Aydogdu Group (Turkish)
2:15 - 3:15 p.m. Edelweiss Band (German accordion trio)
3:30 - 4:15 p.m. Thongtahn Souvannaphanh (Laotian)
4:30 - 5:30 p.m. "Chino" Terrones Dance Company (Peruvian Marinera dance)

Genworth Foundation Family Stage

12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Tamara And the Shadow Puppets of Java (Javanese shadow puppetry)
1:15 - 2:00 p.m. Drums No Guns (youth percussion ensemble)
2:15 - 3:15 p.m. Tamara and the Shadow Puppets of Java (Javanese shadow puppetry)
3:30 - 4:00 p.m. Sharde Thomas & Rising Star Fife & Drum (African American Fife & Drum)
4:15 - 5:00 p.m. Eddie & Alonzo Pennington (Kentucky thumb-picking)
5:15 - 5:45 p.m. Nukariik (Inuit throat singing)

Genworth Foundation Family Activities Stage

12:00 - 12:45 p.m. Sea Chanteys with Bob Zentz
1:00 - 1:45 p.m. Glass Harmonica with Dean Shostak
2:00 - 2:45 p.m. Sea Chanteys with Bob Zentz
3:00 - 3:15 p.m. Dhol Drumming
3:15 - 3:45 p.m. The Company Store (JAM Inc.)
4:00 - 4:45 p.m. Drums No Guns (youth percussion ensemble)
5:00 - 5:30 p.m. Glass Harmonica with Dean Shostak

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