Welcome to CU Folk & Roots!

15th annual CU Folk and Roots Festival in downtown Urbana, Illinois! Performers listed below, plus workshops, jams, and children's programs!

The fest kicks off at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. Thereafter, we're off to the races! A full slate of performances, workshops and jams in downtown Urbana. Featuring 50+ acts in many venues.

The Champaign-Urbana Folk and Roots Festival is an all-volunteer-run, grassroots festival that brings together national, regional and local artists and folk organizations for over 80 high-quality folk performances and participatory activities throughout downtown Urbana.

The festival includes performances, dances, instructional sessions, jams, song-circles, family activities, storytelling, instrument-making and much, much more! The festival has a particular interest in evolving and unique forms of folk music and art, especially forms that break down barriers between audience and performers, while also providing the occasion to preserve local traditions and histories.

Schedule:

October 12, 2023

5:00 - 5:45 - Meadowhawk

6:00 - 7:00 - Eddie Barbash + KASA & Friends

9:00 - 11:00 - Keith Hall & the Creepin' Grass

8:00 - 8:30 - Dance Lesson with Sarah Scott & Paul Kwiat

8:30 - 10:00 - Swing Dance with Hot Club of Urbana

7:15 - 8:30 - The Young & the Fretless

October 13, 2023

5:00-6:15 - The Tumbleweeds

5:00-7:00 - Eric Lund's Jazz Friends

6:00-7:00 - John Coppess

6:30-7:30 - Arco & Aire

6:30-7:30 - Cole Bridges

7:00-7:30 - Contra Lesson

7:00-8:15 Eddie Barbash + 7:45 PM KASA & Friends

7:30-8:45 - Fox Crossing

8:00-9:00 Latin Social Dance Lesson

8:00-9:30 - Kate Campbell Contra Dance with Spencer and Rains caller Meg Dedolph

8:15-9:30 - Tee Dee Young

9:00-10:00 Congress of Starlings

9:00-10:15 - Hooten Hallers

9:00-10:15 - Son Monarcas

9:30-11:00 The Gospel of Qui

10:00-11:00 - Jaik Willis

10:30-12:00 - DJ

11:00-12:15 - Sixth Street Brass Band

October 14, 2023

5:30-6: - 30 Dom Flemons

6:00-7:00 - Anika Emily

6:00-7:30 - Snakepit Songwriters Showcase

6:00-7:15 - Son Monarcas

7:00-8:00 7:30 PM - Adeem the Artist Brian Krumm and His Barfly Friends

7:30-8:30 - Jean Rene Balekita

8:00-9:00 - Los Texano'z

8:00-9:15 - Camellia Moon

8:15-9:30 - Spencer and Rains

8:30-9:45 - Tee Dee Young

9:00-10:00 - Black Eyed Lillies

9:30-11:00 - Cajun Strangers

10:00-11:30 Big Daddy Pride and the East Side Five

9:00-Midnight Milonga with Bandoneon Massacre and Arco and Aire

10:30-11:45 Tyler Lance Walker Gill

Midnight- Urbana Hootenanny

Date: October 12 - 14, 2023

Location:

Urbana Downtown, IL 61803

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