it's a fine folk life

do you think they will ever

rename it

the Greensboro Folk Fest ?

until then,

this is the inaugural year

of the NC Folk Fest

(in Greensboro)

we had 3 years

of the National

& now it's

homegrown

(but still even international!)

the very first year,

i was CAPTIVATED

by the brilliant

sign-language interpreters

(in particular, ONE

- not pictured here -

who translated Mavis Staples

& was absolutely

PHENOMENAL)

even though i

know only about

five signs

in this beautiful

language.

i enjoyed this trio,

interpreting a conversation

(and music)

between several female musicians....

Will The Circle Be Unbroken,

led by Amythyst Kiah

Sona Jobarteh, West African Kora

far away

close up

Amythyst Kiah (with one of the Badgett sisters looking on)

The Performing Art Troupe of Inner Mongolia

Historic Dance-Offs:
An Improve Interplay Between Banjo & Dance

Rhiannon Giddens' shoes

shoes on

shoes off

Emily's feet

Matthew's feet

Robyn's feet

Rhiannon Giddens

with bandmate Francisco Turrisi

tap dancing in their chairs

porcelain berries

on our walk back to the car

p.s. these are only a few of the many musicians we enjoyed

p.p.s. come join us next year :)