The Champaign-Urbana Folk and Roots Festival is an all-volunteer-run, not-for-profit, 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 of Events:

October 3, 2024

KCPA

5:00pm - 5:30pm: Jason Finkleman and Bourema "Ibrahim" Quedraogo
5:45pm - 7:00pm: Miguel Espinoza Fusion

Rose Bowl

8:00pm - 10:00pm: Occasional Cajun Band

IMC

7:30pm - 08:30pm: Swing Dance Lesson
8:30pm - 10:30pm: Swing Dancing with New Orleans Jazz Machine

Gallery Art Bar

7:00pm - 8:00pm: Terraign

U1Music Library

4:00pm - 5:00pm: Eddie Barbash + KASA and Friends

October 4, 2024

Rose Bowl

07:00pm - 08:15pm: Jerron Paxton
09:00pm - 10:15pm: Ther'Up.Y
11:00pm - 12:15am: Adrian Meredith

Rose Bowl (Outdoor)

5:00pm - 7:00pm: Django Wrangle
7:30pm - 8:45pm: Andy Duncanson Acoustic Revue

Gallery

06:00pm - 07:00pm: Black Opry
08:15pm - 09:15pm: The Lowest Pair
10:00pm - 11:00pm: John Till

C4A

5:30pm - 6:30pm: Avalos Solera Duo

Cohen Building

7:15pm - 8:15pm: The Chickadee Sermon

IMC

5:00pm - 6:30pm: Eddie Barbash + KASA and Friends
7:00pm: Contra Dance Lesson
7:30pm - 9:30pm: Contra Dance with Martha Spencer and The Wonderland Band

October 5, 2024

Rose Bowl

01:00pm - 03:00pm: Country Jam with the Recliners
05:00pm - 06:00pm: Adrian + Meredith
06:45pm - 08:00pm: Sunny War
08:45pm - 10:00pm: Nikki D. Brown and Sisters of Thunder
10:30pm - 11:45pm: Hannah Juanita

Rose Bowl (Outdoor)

12:00pm - 2:00pm: CU Irish Session
02:30pm - 4:30pm: Blues Jam with Nikki D. Brown and Sisters of Thunder
06:00pm - 7:00pm: Flamenco-Jazz Collective
08:00pm - 9:00pm: Martha Spencer and the Wonderland Band

C4A

10:00am - 10:45am: Fledgling Jam
10:45am - 11:05am: Lil' Folkers Puppet Party
11:15am - 11:45am: Meg and Nora 1145 Musical Mahem Parade
12:30pm - 01:45pm: Cello Workshop "How to Get to Carnegie Hall" with Dianne Betkowski
02:00pm - 03:00pm: Bass Groove Werkshop with Eli Broxham of Dallas Ugly
06:15pm - 07:15pm: Turino Family Band
07:45pm - 08:45pm: Mockingbird
09:15pm - 10:15pm: Snowbird Street Band

Gallery

12:00pm - 02:00pm: Bluegrass Jam with Charlie
05:30pm - 06:45pm: Jerron Paxton
07:15pm - 08:30pm: Dallas Ugly
09:30pm - 11:00pm: Los Texano'z

Cohen Building

11:00am - 12:00pm: Jazz Guitar workshop with Jordan Kaye
12:15pm - 11:15pm: Flamenco Guitar workshop with Miguel Espinoza Fusion
01:30pm - 02:30pm: Banjo workshop with Jerron Paxton
03:00pm - 04:00pm: Martha Spencer Workshop
06:30pm - 07:30pm: Hammer and the Hatchet
08:15pm - 09:15pm: Camellia Moon

Urbana Free Library Busay-Mills Reading Room

10:30am - 12:30pm: Beginner Harmonica Workshop with Dave Witzany
01:30pm - 02:30pm: Workshop with KASA and Friends
03:00pm - 04:00pm: Miguel Espinoza Fusion: Masical Ambassadors of Poace

Urbana Dance Company

09:00am - 10:00am: Milonga with DJ Aurélie Merle
10:00am - 12:00pm: Milonga with Bandoneon Massacre plus Avalos- Solera Duo

Common Ground Porch

10:00am - 12:00pm: Old Time Jam with Martha Spencer

IMC

1:00pm - 2:00pm: Clogging Workshshop with Adrian Meredith
1:00pm - 2:00pm: Cajun Two Step Workshop with the Turine Family
2:00pm - 4:00pm: Cajun Jam and Dance

Cloud Mountain

12:00pm - 2:00pm: Slow Jam

Cohen Building (Outdoor)

3:00pm - 7:00pm: Instrument Petting Zoo
3:00pm - 7:00pm: Instrument Petting Zoo

Date: October 3 - 5, 2024

Location: Urbana Downtown, IL

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