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The 81st National Folk Festival is August 26-28, 2022.
Friday, August 26, 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Saturday, August 27, Noon – 9:30 PM
Sunday, August 28, Noon – 6:00 PM
Food and beer sales will open at 5:30 PM on Friday and 11:00 AM on Saturday and Sunday.
indicates a performance that will include sign language translation
TidalHealth Stage
| 6:00 – 6:15 | | Opening Remarks |
| 6:15 – 7:15 | | Wylie & the Wild West (cowboy and western music) |
| 7:30 – 8:15 | | Dale Ann Bradley (bluegrass) |
| 8:30 – 9:30 | | Diunna Greenleaf & Blue Mercy (blues) |
Richard A. Henson Foundation Stage
| 6:30 – 7:15 | | Thomas Maupin & Friends with Daniel Rothwell & Overall Creek (Appalachian buck dance and old-time music) |
| 7:30 – 8:15 | | Himalayan Heritage Band (Nepal) |
| 8:30 – 9:15 | | Eileen Ivers (Irish) |
Perdue Dance Pavilion
| 7:00 – 8:00 | | Los Texmaniacs feat. La Marisoul (conjunto tejano) |
| 8:00 – 8:30 | | zydeco dance lesson with Ben Pagac |
| 8:30 – 9:30 | | Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas (zydeco) |
TidalHealth Stage
| 12:00 – 12:45 | | Himalayan Heritage Band (Nepal) |
| 1:00 – 1:45 | | Rogelio Ortiz with Eduardo Betancourt (música llanera) |
| 2:00 – 2:45 | | Wylie & the Wild West (cowboy and western music) |
| 3:00 – 3:45 | | Diunna Greenleaf & Blue Mercy (blues) |
| 4:05 – 5:15 | | E.U. featuring Sugar Bear (go-go) |
| 6:15 – 7:15 | | The Campbell Brothers (sacred steel guitar) |
| 7:30 – 8:15 | | Eileen Ivers (Irish) |
| 8:30 – 9:30 | | Walter "Wolfman" Washington & the Roadmasters (funk and R&B) |
Richard A. Henson Foundation Stage
| 12:00 – 12:30 | | Gene Tagaban (Guuy Yaau) (Tlingit storyteller, musician, and dancer) |
| 12:45 – 1:30 | | Hālau ‘O Lilinoe (traditional Hawai'ian hula) |
| 1:45 – 2:30 | | Thomas Maupin & Friends with Daniel Rothwell & Overall Creek (Appalachian buck dance and old-time music) |
| 2:45 – 3:30 | | Eileen Ivers (Irish) |
| 3:50 – 4:35 | | Cattle Country Troubadours: Songs of Borderlands, Plains, and Valleys—Max Baca, Josh Baca, La Marisoul (Los Texmaniacs); Wylie Gustafson (Wylie & the Wild West); Rogelio Ortiz with Eduardo Betancourt |
| 4:50 – 5:35 | | Fiddle Traditions from the Appalachians to the Himalayas—Eileen Ivers; Patrick McAvinue (Charm City Junction); Shyam Nepali (Himalayan Heritage Band); Austin Derryberry (Thomas Maupin & Friends with Daniel Rothwell & Overall Creek) |
| 6:35 – 7:15 | | Hālau ‘O Lilinoe (traditional Hawai'ian hula) |
| 7:30 – 8:15 | | Rogelio Ortiz with Eduardo Betancourt (música llanera) |
| 8:30 – 9:15 | | Dale Ann Bradley (bluegrass) |
Perdue Dance Pavilion
| 12:00 – 1:00 | | Wylie & the Wild West (cowboy and western music) |
| 1:15 – 2:15 | | Los Texmaniacs feat. La Marisoul (conjunto tejano) |
| 2:30 – 3:30 | | Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas (zydeco) |
| 3:45 – 4:45 | | Walter "Wolfman" Washington & the Roadmasters (funk and R&B) |
| 5:45 – 6:45 | | Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas (zydeco) |
| 7:00 – 8:00 | | Diunna Greenleaf & Blue Mercy (blues) |
| 8:20 – 9:30 | | E.U. featuring Sugar Bear (go-go) |
Avery Hall Family Area Street Performances
| 1:00 – 1:30 | | Robert Clarke (juggling and magic) |
| 2:00 – 2:30 | | Gene Tagaban (Guuy Yaau) (Tlingit storyteller, musician, and dancer) |
| 3:00 – 3:30 | | Lurking Class Skate Shop (skateboarding) |
| 4:00 – 4:30 | | Robert Clarke (juggling and magic) |
Maryland Traditions Folklife Stage
| 12:00 – 12:45 | | Janice Greene & Naomi Reid (Blackstorytelling) |
| 1:05 – 1:50 | | Karen Ashbrook & Chao Tian (American and Chinese hammered dulcimer) |
| 2:05 – 2:50 | | Charm City Junction (bluegrass) |
| 3:10 – 3:40 | | Josanne Francis Quartet (steel pan) |
| 4:00 – 6:00 | | Maryland WERKS (drag performers) |
TidalHealth Stage
| 12:00 – 1:00 |
| Dale Ann Bradley (bluegrass) |
| 1:15 – 2:00 | | Rogelio Ortiz with Eduardo Betancourt (música llanera) |
| 2:15 – 3:00 | | Himalayan Heritage Band (Nepal) |
| 3:15 – 4:00 | | Los Texmaniacs feat. La Marisoul (conjunto tejano) |
| 4:15 – 5:00 | | Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas (zydeco) |
| 5:15 – 6:00 | | The Campbell Brothers (sacred steel guitar) |
Richard A. Henson Foundation Stage
| 12:00 – 12:45 | | The Campbell Brothers (sacred steel guitar) |
| 1:00 – 1:30 | | Gene Tagaban (Guuy Yaau) (Tlingit storyteller, musician, and dancer) |
| 1:45 – 2:45 | | Gulf Coast R&B: Blues, Funk, and Zydeco—Diunna Greenleaf; Walter "Wolfman" Washington; Nathan Williams (Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas) |
| 3:00 – 3:45 | | Pentecostal and Primitive Baptist: Gospel Music in the Church and Beyond—The Campbell Brothers; Dale Ann Bradley |
| 4:05 – 4:45 | | Hālau ‘O Lilinoe (traditional Hawai'ian hula) |
| 5:00 – 5:45 | | Dale Ann Bradley (bluegrass) |
Perdue Dance Pavilion
| 12:15 – 1:00 | | Thomas Maupin & Friends with Daniel Rothwell & Overall Creek (Appalachian buck dance and old-time square dance) |
| 1:15 – 2:15 | | Los Texmaniacs feat. La Marisoul (conjunto tejano) |
| 2:30 – 3:30 | | Wylie & the Wild West (cowboy and western music) |
| 3:45 – 4:45 | | Diunna Greenleaf & Blue Mercy (blues) |
| 5:00 – 6:00 | | Walter "Wolfman" Washington & the Roadmasters (funk and R&B) |
Avery Hall Family Area Street Performances
| 12:30 – 1:00 | | Hālau ‘O Lilinoe (traditional Hawai'ian hula) |
| 1:30 – 2:00 | | Robert Clarke (juggling and magic) |
| 2:30 – 3:00 | | Lurking Class Skate Shop (skateboarding) |
| 3:30 – 4:00 | | Robert Clarke (juggling and magic) |
| 4:30 – 5:00 | | Gene Tagaban (Guuy Yaau) (Tlingit storyteller, musician, and dancer) |
Maryland Traditions Folklife Stage
| 12:00 – 12:45 | | Amadou Kouyaté Ensemble (Manding kora) |
| 1:00 – 1:45 | | Maryland Spirituals Initiative Ensemble (African American spirituals) |
| 2:00 – 2:45 | | Pablo Regis & Cissa Paz (Brazilian cavaco music) |
| 3:00 – 3:45 | | Gerdan (Ukrainian traditional music) |
| 4:00 – 4:45 | | Samia Mahbub Ahmad Quartet (Hindustani classical music) |
| 5:00 – 5:45 | | Big Howdy with special guest Jonathan Vocke (bluegrass) |
