VA Folklife Apprenticeship Showcase at James Monroe’s Highland, May 7
By WTJU
WTJU is delighted to once again be a part of the VA Folklife Apprenticeship Showcase, taking place this year on Sunday, May 7, from 12-5 pm at James Monroe’s Highland. (Details) As in past years, WTJU will broadcast the first two hours starting at noon.
Join Virginia’s folk masters and their apprentices this spring for a celebration of traditional music, food, and crafts at James Monroe’s Highland, just outside of Charlottesville.
The Festival will feature the graduating class of masters and apprentices and welcome in the new class, plus many Virginia Folklife apprenticeship program alumni. This year we will feature both a performance stage and a craft stage.
Performance Stage Schedule
12:00pm: Cabin Creek Boys and special guests
12:45: Opening remarks by Jon Lohman, state folklorist and director of the Virginia Folklife Program
1:00: Sephardic ballads with Susan Gaeta and Gina Sobel
1:20: Hindustani Khyal Singing with Humayun Khan and Ved Sheth
1:40: Fiddle and bluegrass singing with Scott Freeman, Linda Lay, and Kitty Amaral
2:10: Appalachian singing with Linda Kay Justice and Helen White
2:30: Persian classical music with Nader Majd and Ali Reza Analouei
2:50: Recognition of crafters and food makers
3:00: Songwriters David and Mason Via
3:20: Fiddling with Nate Leath, Eli and Aila Wildman, and guests
3:40: Bluegrass mandolin with Herschel Sizemore and Mike Walker
4:00: Oyster shucking contest with Clementine Macon Boyd and Deborah Pratt
4:30: Square Dance called by Ellen and Eugene Ratcliffe, with music by Hannah Johnson and participating old-time artists
Crafts Area Schedule
12:30pm: Decoy carving with Grayson Chesser, P.G. Ross, Mark Ross, Drew Sturgis, and Andy Dunton
1:00: Soul food cooking with Tina Ingram-Murphy and Cheryl Maroney Beaver
1:30: Banjo making with Greg Galbreath and Peter Keller
2:00: Spinning and weaving with Evelyn Lahman and Dr. Michael Gilley
2:30: Paper sculpture with Mama-Girl and David Rogers
3:00: Cambodian costume making with Sochietah Ung, Matthew Regan, and Lena Ouk
3:30: Logsmithing with Gary and Tommy Horton
4:15: Bolivian mesa ceremony with Julia Garcia and Marcela Alejandra Ardaya Barron
