What a year we had! 2024 was chock-full of memories from visits with artists in 6 different countries and more than 15 states. As we wind down 2024, we want to share a few of those memories with you… Gettin’ Swanky in the Rain! CCV produced the first-ever U.S. tour…...
The Sounds of Culture: 20 Years of the Richmond Folk Festival now streaming on PBS
What if you have a festival and no one comes? Jon Lohman, CCV executive director, poses that question in the recently released The Sounds of Culture: 20 Years of the Richmond Folk Festival, in response to the torrential rains that plagued the festival’s first year. Thankfully, the festival quickly weathered…...
CCV Returns to Ireland!
CCV is proud to join our partners at the Clifden Arts Festival to once again bring our spirit of cultural exchange and artistic inclusion to the west of Ireland! This year CCV will be accompanying a trio of stellar old time musicians—Danny Knicely, Riley Baugus and John Flower—to meet, collaborate and…...
Swanky Kitchen Band: Guardians of Caymanian kitchen-band music
Last summer CCV Executive Director Jon Lohman met a gifted fiddler named Samuel Rose at the 87th annual Galax Old Time Fiddler’s Convention, a much beloved musical gathering that he regularly attended during his time as Virginia State Folklorist. Meeting new fiddlers at the world’s longest running fiddlers’ convention is…...
Stellar lineup at the 2023 Richmond Folk Festival
The Richmond Folk Festival is in the DNA of the Center for Cultural Vibrancy. This FREE Festival is one of Virginia’s largest, drawing fans each year to downtown Richmond’s riverfront to celebrate the roots, richness, and variety of culture through music, dance, traditional crafts, and food. Featuring six stages and…...
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