Mavis Staples performs at the Richmond Folk Festival in 2018. (Photo by Dave Parrish courtesy Vance Agency)
Previous festivals have included R&B singer Mavis Staples, country musician Roseanne Cash, saxophonist Maceo Parker, the Filipino gong orchestra known as the Palabuniyan Kulintang Ensemble, and an eclectic selection of world music makers, dancers and artists. This year Lecky is excited about the CASYM Steel Pan Orchestra.
“The Folk Festival programming committee has talked for years about presenting a steel pan orchestra,” Lecky says, “but the logistics of working with a large group were challenging. We prioritized it for the 15th anniversary.”
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