Not quite as sunny, but still spectacular…
Larry Bland & the Volunteer Choir with Cora Harvey Armstrong
“Hot Strings” configuration
Harry Gore on the scene
The New York Crimean Tartar Ensemble
‘Till next year….
Good weather and the crowds came…
Zuni Olla Maidens
Lulo Reinhardt and his German friend supplied some Gypsy jazz
Jarlath Henderson
Not sure the crowd got the finer points of millenarian Rastafarianism, but the band also seemed like they were still waking up…Ras Michael & The Sons Of Negus…
Mother Nature still putting on a show…
Overflow tent watchers…
Questionable parking…
Night fell…Claire Lynch on stage
The Zhou Family Band, on their first tour of the U.S., may have stolen the whole festival with their joyous cacophony…
Salsa band Orquesta el Macabeo got dancers excited…
Farah Yasmeen Shaikh’s brilliant dance and music…
Now, who’s ready to do it again? The Folk Festival starts again at noon today.
Tamburaški Sastav Ponoć
Tribu Baharú
Mother Nature
Spider attacking Dominion headquarters
After slamming the Richmond area with a lot of rain and wind yesterday, what’s left of Hurricane Michael has moved off the coast. City of Richmond schools will open with a two hour delay, but the rest of the weekend weather should be dry and cool.
This is a relief to many, but especially the Richmond Folk Festival, which takes place just down the hill, and kicks off at 6 pm this evening.
Because of the massive crowds expected, visitors are encouraged to use shuttles and other options instead of parking in Oregon Hill. But hopefully, everyone can enjoy this great festival.