37th Annual Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival

From 37th Annual Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival Website:

July 15th & 16th, 2016

The 2016 Festival theme "Emerging Artists" will celebrate the many outstanding new artists keeping tradition alive in Louisiana. Traditional culture is important to these artists, who would rather spend their time playing the trumpet, the fiddle, or the accordion than they would video games. Louisiana's folkways are not just of the past, but also of the present, and the voices of these artists emerge as a clarion call, reminding us of the vibrancy of traditional culture. This new generation of artists are today's tradition bearers, and their impressive mastery of old forms made anew is a showcase of a living cultural legacy. The Festival will feature Cajun music by Briggs Brown and the Bayou Cajuns, Bubba Hebert and the New Morse Playboys, the Huval-Fuselier Trio, and the Sarah Jayde Combeaux, Zydeco by Lil Wayne and Same Ol' 2 Step, bluegrass with the Palmers and Catahoula Drive, Appalachian dulcimer fusion with Twang Darkly, and New Orleans Jazz by Meschiya Lake and the Little Big Horns! Also, traditional Vietnamese lion dancers, a free rubboard workdshop, free harmonica workshop, and, of course, crafts, food, and the Louisiana Fiddle Championship. Mark your calendar today!