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Maryland Folk Festival 2024

Arts and Entertainment

August 13, 2024

From: Maryland Folk Festival

Opening Ceremony begins at 6:00 PM on Friday, September 20. Heart & Sole Performing Arts step team will lead the parade from the Plaza on Main Street to the Perdue Dance Stage.
Food sales will open at 5:30 PM on Friday and 11:00 AM on Saturday and Sunday.
Beer & Wine sales will open at 6:00 PM on Friday and 12:00 PM on Saturday and Sunday.

Schedule:

Friday, September 20 2024

Perdue Dance Stage

6:00-6:30PM - Opening Ceremony
6:15-7:00PM - DuPont Brass (eclectic soul)
7:30-8:15PM - Max Rosado (salsa)
8:45-9:30PM - Ken & Brad Kolodner (bluegrass / hammered dulcimer & clawhammer banjo)

Saturday, September 21 2024

Perdue Dance Stage

12:00-12:45PM - DuPont Brass (eclectic soul)
1:15-2:15PM - Flor De Toloache (mariachi / música Mexicana)
2:45-3:45PM - Pine Leaf Boys (Cajun)
4:15-5:15PM - Rebecca Frazier + Hit & Run (bluegrass)
5:45-6:45PM - Seán Heely Celtic Band (Celtic music & dance)
7:15-8:15PM - Square Dance w/ Ken & Brad Kolodner (square dance)
8:45-9:30PM - Melody Angel (blues)

Maryland Traditions Folklife Stage

12:15-1:15PM - Mid Shore Voices United (gospel)
1:45-2:45PM - Quey Percussion Duo (percussion)
3:15-4:15PM - Noah Mitchel (Yiddish folk music)
4:45-5:45PM - Tisza Ensemble (traditional Hungarian folk dancing)
                 
Salisbury University Locals Stage

1:00–2:00PM - AMP Studio (rock)
2:30-3:30PM - Blind Wind (country / bluegrass)
4:00-5:00PM - Marlee (pop & contemporary R&B)
5:30-6:30PM - Wes Davis (prog rock / blues)
7:00-8:00PM - Such Fools (70s style rock / jam band) 
                                                                                                            
Toyota Narrative Stage

12:00-12:45PM - Give Sorrow Words: How Poetry Can Transform Grief and Trauma - poetry (Sue Ellen Thompson and Beth Dulin)
1:15-2:00PM - Stoop Stories - storytelling ( Jessica Henkin and The Stoop Storytelling Series)
3:00-3:45PM - Different Perspectives: Come Here/From Here - storytelling (Dr. Ladd Colston and Lexine Lowe)
4:15-5:00PM - Black Storytelling:Stories and Songs Rooted in the African Diaspora - storytelling (TAHIRA)

Richard A. Henson Foundation Family Area Street Performances

2:00-2:45PM - Great American Indian Dancers (American Indian)

Sunday, September 22 2024

Perdue Dance Stage

12:00-12:45PM - Seán Heely Celtic Band (Celtic music & dance)
1:15-2:00PM - Melody Angel (blues)
2:30-3:15PM - Flor De Toloache (mariachi / música Mexicana)
3:45-4:45PM - Rebecca Frazier + Hit & Run (bluegrass)
5:15-6:00PM - Pine Leaf Boys (Cajun)

Maryland Traditions Folklife Stage

12:15-1:15PM - Dan & Claudia Zanes with Tyree Austin (eclectic family folk & jazz)
1:45-2:45PM - UMES Steppers (Greek step)
3:15-4:15PM - Great American Indian Dancers (American Indian)
4:45-5:45PM - Lydia & Emily Martin (old time and Irish traditional music)

Salisbury University Locals Stage

1:00 - 2:00PM - Christine Havrilla Duo (neofunkadelicfolkpoptwangrock)
2:30 - 3:30PM - Jonathan Zapuche (classical violin / música llanera)
4:00 - 5:00PM - Nothin' But Trouble (Americana blues)

Toyota Narrative Stage

12:00-12:45PM - Young Rockstar Poets offer Fresh Perspectives on Poetry and Po-Biz - poetry (Sarah Brockhaus and Lisa Compo)
1:15-2:00PM -  Stoop Stories - storytelling ( Jessica Henkin and The Stoop Storytelling Series)
3:00-3:45PM - Citizen Poet: The Role of the Poet Laureate in Community - poetry (Maryland Poet Laureate Grace Cavalieri and Salisbury’s Poet Laureate Nancy Mitchell)
4:15 5:00PM - The Life of a Skipjack Captain: Stories on the Water - storytelling (Captain Stoney Whitelock)

Richard A. Henson Foundation Family Area Pop-Up Performance

12:30-2:30PM - Cascading Carlos - The Juggler (juggling)

Date: September 20 - 22, 2024

Hours:

Friday, September 20, 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Saturday, September 21, Noon - 9:30 PM
Sunday, September 22, Noon - 6:00 PM

Location: Downtown Salisbury, MD 21801

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