Florida Folk News Today

The festival is taking place at the Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park, May 24-26. Gates open at 8 a.m., stages open at 10 a.m., and opening ceremonies will begin p.m. on Friday, the 24.

Secretary of State Cord Byrd and the Florida Folklife Program invite the public to a free performance

The Cove Resort and Pub in Inverness was packed and rollicking with downhome, Florida folk music Sunday in support of Kelly Green.

“A friend in need is a friend indeed.” — Euripides, 400 B.C.

Organizers say the festival, which celebrates Florida’s folk culture, is the oldest of its kind in the country

Siempre Flamenco returns to Arts Garage with a powerful new show featuring an international cast of flamenco musicians and dancers. From the joyous Guajiras and Tanguillos, to the lament of the Soleares and the compelling Alegrias, the trilogy of...

James Gamble Rogers IV (January 31, 1937 – October 10, 1991) was an American folk artist musician, and storyteller known for the recurring theme in his songs and stories about characters and places in a fictional Florida county. This story, Dogs and Dawgs, was recorded live at The Garden Theater in Charleston, S.C. March 26, 1988 and was released on Oklawaha County Laissez-Faire (Oklawaha Records).

The three-day festival is your chance to discover the “music, dance, stories, crafts and food that make Florida unique.”

Grant Peeples and the Peeples Republik Tour The recipient of the Focus Foundation Award for Creative Excellence, which cited the "humor, compassion, and wisdom of his songs," and their "unflinching social insight and cultural acuity," Grant’s shows are a rolling mix of funny stuff and not funny stuff.

The three-day festival is your chance to discover the “music, dance, stories, crafts and food that make Florida unique.”