The Brooklyn Folk Festival, presented by the Jalopy Theatre will take place from Nov. 8-10 at St. Ann’s Church in Brooklyn Heights. This year marks the 16th annual BFF, showcasing an array of artists with unique musical backgrounds and impressive musicianship.
The festival is produced by the Jalopy Theatre & School of Music, a live music space and record label with the purpose of exhibiting the growth of folk and traditional music. With this mission in mind, the Brooklyn Folk Festival effectively brings the evolution of multi-generational and multi-cultural music to fruition.
Artists taking the stage at St. Ann’s are given a platform regardless of how big or small their audience is. Significantly, everyone gets the opportunity to showcase their years of experience, strengthening their talents and cultural identities through their music.
The three-day festival includes over 40 musical performances, with the addition of surprise guests, film presentations, jam sessions, and many more artistic activities and events. Accordingly, BFF will also feature a vast spectrum of genres. Alongside folk, attendees can enjoy gospel, soul, country, Latin, and Iraqi music, among many others. Some highlights include Riyae Park, a 9-year-old multi-instrumentalist; La Banda Chuska, a combination of cumbia and surf music; and Wazumbians, a Ghanaian music ensemble.
Diverse, spontaneous, counterculter, and trenchant… one of the most vital and spiritually sound folk-music events in the country
Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker
Artists participating in the film showcase are Cyrus Moussavi, Shiva Lakhan, Tamar & Kyle, Royce Martin, Ken Schatz, Trail Papa, Boxcutter Collective, Jan Bell, Ginny’s Kitchen, Wolf van Elfmand, and Isto.
Additionally, the performers will uniquely highlight issues in need of attention. Utilizing the community gathering to band together for important causes honors the root of folk music- activism. The Jalopy Theatre community recognizes the power artists and their music have in politics and society, carrying on the ethos of folk music.
For tickets and the full Brooklyn Folk Festival schedule and lineup visit www.brooklynfolkfest.com
Brooklyn Folk Festival Lineup
Michael Hurley
Sunny War
Unholy Modal Rounders
Beareather Reddy
Nikki Giovanni
Sabine McCalla
Lone Piñon
Martha Spencer
Jackson & The Janks
Gina Leslie
Fatboy Wilson & Old Viejo Bones
The Slide Stops
Wilson & Walsh
Feral Foster
Wazumbians
Yva & Miriam
Guanchinangos
Zahra & Al Jinub Ensemble
Dirdy Birdies
Roochie Toochie
Hop Along Andrew
The Music of Emahoy Tsege-Mariam Gebru played by Thomas Feng
The City Pickers
Chrisitian & Cole
Vaianos Paisanos
Suzi Shelton
Eric & Suzy Thompson
Terri Thal
Riyae Park
La Banda Chuska
Mat & Yvonne
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