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2024 Maryland Folk Festival is September 20-22, 2024.
Friday, September 20, 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Saturday, September 21, Noon – 9:30 PM
Sunday, September 22, Noon – 6:00 PM
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.
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Perdue Dance Stage
6:00 - 6:30 | | Opening Ceremony |
6:15 - 7:00 | | DuPont Brass
(eclectic soul) |
7:30 - 8:15 | | Max Rosado
(salsa) |
8:45 - 9:30 | | Ken & Brad Kolodner (bluegrass / hammered dulcimer & clawhammer banjo) |
Perdue Dance Stage
12:00 - 12:45 | | DuPont Brass (eclectic soul) |
1:15 - 2:15 | | Flor De Toloache (mariachi / música Mexicana) |
2:45 - 3:45 | | Pine Leaf Boys (Cajun) |
4:15 - 5:15 | | Seán Heely Celtic Band (Celtic music & dance) |
5:45 - 6:45 | | Rebecca Frazier + Hit & Run (bluegrass) |
7:15 - 8:15 | | Square Dance w/ Ken & Brad Kolodner (square dance) |
8:45 - 9:30 | | Melody Angel (blues) |
Maryland Traditions Folklife Stage
12:15 - 1:15 | | Mid Shore Voices United (gospel) |
1:45 - 2:45 | | Quey Percussion Duo (percussion) |
3:15 - 4:15 | | Noah Mitchel (Yiddish folk music) |
4:45 - 5:45 | | Tisza Ensemble (traditional Hungarian folk dancing) |
Salisbury University Locals Stage
1:00 – 2:00 | | AMP Studio (rock) |
2:30 - 3:30 | | Blind Wind (country / bluegrass) |
4:00 - 5:00 | | Marlee (pop & contemporary R&B) |
5:30 - 6:30 | | Wes Davis (prog rock / blues) |
7:00 - 8:00 | | Such Fools (70s style rock / jam band) |
Toyota Narrative Stage
12:00 - 12:45 | | Give Sorrow Words: How Poetry Can Transform Grief and Trauma - poetry (Sue Ellen Thompson and Beth Dulin) |
1:15 - 2:00 | | Stoop Stories - storytelling ( Jessica Henkin and The Stoop Storytelling Series) |
3:00 - 3:45 | | Different Perspectives: Come Here/From Here - storytelling (Dr. Ladd Colston and Lexine Lowe) |
4:15 - 5:00 | | Black Storytelling:Stories and Songs Rooted in the African Diaspora - storytelling (TAHIRA) |
Richard A. Henson Foundation Family Area Street Performances
2:00 - 2:45 | | Great American Indian Dancers (American Indian) |
Perdue Dance Stage
12:00 - 12:45 | | Seán Heely Celtic Band (Celtic music & dance) |
1:15 - 2:00 | | Melody Angel (blues) |
2:30 - 3:15 | | Flor De Toloache (mariachi / música Mexicana) |
3:45 - 4:45 | | Rebecca Frazier + Hit & Run (bluegrass) |
5:15 - 6:00 | | Pine Leaf Boys (Cajun) |
Maryland Traditions Folklife Stage
12:15 - 1:15 | | Dan & Claudia Zanes with Tyree Austin (eclectic family folk & jazz) |
1:45 - 2:45 | | UMES Steppers (Greek step) |
3:15 - 4:15 | | Great American Indian Dancers (American Indian) |
4:45 - 5:45 | | Lydia & Emily Martin (old time and Irish traditional music) |
Salisbury University Locals Stage
1:00 - 2:00 | | Christine Havrilla Duo (neofunkadelicfolkpoptwangrock) |
2:30 - 3:30 | | Jonathan Zapuche (classical violin / música llanera) |
4:00 - 5:00 | | Nothin' But Trouble (Americana blues) |
Toyota Narrative Stage
12:00 - 12:45 | | Young Rockstar Poets offer Fresh Perspectives on Poetry and Po-Biz - poetry
(Sarah Brockhaus and Lisa Compo) |
1:15 - 2:00 | | Stoop Stories - storytelling ( Jessica Henkin and The Stoop Storytelling Series) |
3:00 - 3:45 | | 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 - 5:00 | | 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 - 2:30 | | Cascading Carlos - The Juggler (juggling) |