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Writers in the Round July 13
Rebecca Rego, Paul Kotheimer, Olivia Tasch at the Rose Bowl Tavern Early show, 3-5 pm. Three songwriters sharing their creative works and stories. Our featured songwriters: * R. A. Rego (Rebecca...
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Welcome Illini Hillel!
Thank you to first time sponsor Illini Hillel. The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life at the University of Illinois, Hillel creates a warm and welcoming community where students from all Jewish...
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Urbana Sweetcorn Festival: Folk & Roots Stage
Friday, August 235:00 – 5:30 – Paul Kotheimer5:45 – 6:30 – Emily Anne 6:45 – 7:45 – Jordan Kaye & the Jordanaires 8:15 – 9:15 – Chachi & the Bandidos9:45 – 10:45 – Blues Deacons Saturday,...
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Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley at ELLNORA
Folk and Roots fans are sure to appreciate this Grammy-nominated bluegrass duo. Ickes’ slide-played dobro and Hensley’s flatpick guitar style come together in a powerful collaboration. Krannert...
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Support our free programming!
As part of our mission, we strive to keep the festival affordable, and offer as many free events as possible. All festival programming on Saturday free of charge until 5:00pm, including ALL...
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Page Roasting Co.
A dark and rich thank you goes out to the newest sponsor of the 2019 C-U Folk and Roots Festival…Page Roasting Co.! Established in 2017, Page Roasting Company is an artisanal coffee roasting business...
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Rose Bowl Tavern
Festival sponsor the Rose Bowl Tavern has been Urbana’s “Home of Country Music” since 1946. Alive as a hub of community and music, including the famous Monday night Urbana Hootenany, this is a...
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Birdwirks Sound Sculpture at Festival Central
Don’t miss singer-songwriter Michael Meadows’ unique singing birds kinetic sound sculpture, “Birdwirks,” on display at Festival Central in the Cohen Building! Drawing on ancient Greek technology,...
View ArticleThe 2019 Festival is a wrap!
The 2019 Festival is in the history books. Thanks for coming out! Even on a cold and rainy Saturday we had great crowds. Huge gratitude to all the volunteers who made it possible. Hey, let’s do it...
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CANCELED Volunteer Thank You Party
We’re sorry to say the Volunteer Appreciation event we had scheduled for March 23 is being canceled. Folk and Roots is doing our bit to halt community spread of the virus that causes COVID-19. We love...
View ArticleCOVID-19 and the C-U Folk and Roots Festival
The C-U Folk and Roots Festival family is highly cognizant of the need for all of us to stay safe and healthy during this challenging time. All upcoming, in-person festival-sponsored events have been...
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The Music Shoppe
Long-time Festival sponsor The Music Shoppe, with locations in Normal, Champaign AND Springfield, Illinois has been serving the needs of musicians and music educators since 1961. Now a...
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Black Lives Matter to Folk and Roots
We at the Champaign-Urbana Folk and Roots Festival recognize that systemic racism historically prevented and still prevents many Black musicians from being seen, heard, and able to financially support...
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Native Land Acknowledgement
The Champaign-Urbana Folk & Roots festival recognizes that we are on the lands of the Kaskaskia, Peoria, Michigamia, Cahokia, Tamaroa and Kickapoo Nations. These lands were the traditional...
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Urbana Arts & Culture Program
Urbana is an Illinois Arts Friendly Community, designated by the Illinois Arts Alliance and Illinois Municipal League. Through public support for the arts, the City of Urbana increases opportunities...
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Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
We’d like to extend a hearty thanks to the Sousa Archives and Center for American Music for its sponsorship of our family programming. Support from Sousa allows us to do our bit to cultivate a future...
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First Federal
Long-time sponsor First Federal Savings Bank of Champaign is a community bank in every sense. We’re grateful to be among the many community teams and groups they sponsor financially. Thanks to this...
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Urbana Country Dancers
The UCD is a community of people in Champaign-Urbana and east central Illinois who support and promote the history, artistry and enjoyment of contra dancing. The warmth and generosity they extend at...
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Common Ground Food Co-op
Downtown Urbana’s full service, cooperatively owned grocery store. Beyond monetary donations, the co-op has sustained the festival with food and offered us performance space. Over the years it’s been...
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The Upper Bout
Stop by this beautiful store to see what brick and mortar can be. The Upper Bout offers a human connection and personalized experience. They sell and work on just about anything with strings. Thanks,...
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