(Photo of Wayne Henderson from flatpick.ning.com)
Wednesday night, I saw a great set by one-man-band Phillip Roebuck at The Boot in Norfolk. More about that later.
Tonight, I want to alert you to a great folk festival that's happening Saturday at Ferrum College, hosted by the Blue Ridge Institute.
The musical lineup for the Blue Ridge Folk Life Festival includes several great names in Virginia folk, among them guitarist Wayne Henderson and the string band Ballard Branch Bog Trotters. See the full schedule here.
Don Harrison wrote to tell me that the Dazzlers, from Brookneal/Lynchburg will be part of the action on Saturday. "They are one of the 'lost' rockabilly acts we uncovered for the upcoming exhibit and they will getting back together to play the festival on Saturday," Don wrote. He was referring to an upcoming exhibit he's working on with the Blue Ridge Institute about the original rockabilly explosion in Virginia. I've heard some of the music, and it's hot stuff, so I'm expecting a great exhibit.
Also performing at Saturday's folk festival will be Jeffrey Scott, of Culpeper. Scott is nephew of the late legendary Piedmont Blues musician John Jackson, who was truly a treasure.
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