Handful Of Brains

2025 Richmond Folk Festival Redux

Tue, Oct 21, 2025

DJ Bill Thomson here, sitting in for Tony and bringing you music from artists who appeared at the Richmond Folk Festival a little over a week ago. Once again, the festival showcased a wide range of global talent and brought new sounds (and sights) that many of us have never experienced … until now. Hope you enjoy this mix, which ends with a couple of tracks from shows I attended after the folk festival — the incomparable David Byrne at the Altria Theater and New Orleans’ great J & The Causeways at The Hamilton Live in DC.

Playlist

    Time: October 21 - 7:05:50 pm
  • Back On Track

    Terry and the Zydeco Bad Boys, “He Haw Breakdown”

    from Back On Track

    Lockdowne Records - 2014

  • Time: October 21 - 7:05:52 pm
  • Return of the Creole (Le retour du Creole)

    Jeffery Broussard & The Creole Cowboys, “Hard to Stop”

    from Return of the Creole (Le retour du Creole)

    Maison de Soul Records - 2011

  • Time: October 21 - 7:18:24 pm
  • I Ain't Playin'

    Diunna Greenleaf, “Never Trust A Man”

    from I Ain't Playin'

    Little Village - 2022

  • Time: October 21 - 7:18:25 pm
  • Hira

    Meta and The Cornerstones, “Mind Your Business”

    from Hira

    Rebel Sound Records - 2019

  • Time: October 21 - 7:33:12 pm
  • Flying Start

    The Blackbyrds, “Walking In Rhythm”

    from Flying Start

    Fantasy - 1974

  • Time: October 21 - 7:33:14 pm
  • Morning Dew - Single

    Cécilia, “Morning Dew”

    from Morning Dew - Single

    Cécilia - 2020

  • Time: October 21 - 7:33:16 pm
  • Love Through Time - Single

    Amanda Cook, “Love Through Time”

    from Love Through Time - Single

    Mountain Fever Records - 2025

  • Time: October 21 - 7:36:15 pm
  • Soul Provider

    Elizabeth King, “Stretch Out”

    from Soul Provider

    Bible & Tire Recording Co. - 2024

  • Time: October 21 - 7:38:19 pm
  • Enouwo Lagnon (Captain Planet Remix) - Single

    Dogo Du Togo & The Alagaa Beat Band, “Enouwo Lagnon (Captain Planet Remix)”

    from Enouwo Lagnon (Captain Planet Remix) - Single

    Sol Power Sound - 2025

  • Time: October 21 - 7:43:41 pm
  • Borned In Ya

    Melissa Carper, “Somewhere Between Texas and Tennessee”

    from Borned In Ya

    Mae Music - 2024

  • Time: October 21 - 7:47:28 pm
  • He Leo Huali

    Raiatea Helm, “Kaneohe”

    from He Leo Huali

    Raiatea Helm Records - 2016

  • Time: October 21 - 7:50:24 pm
  • Armenian Music Through the Ages

    Richard Hagopian, “Rast Saz-Semai”

    from Armenian Music Through the Ages

    Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - 1993

  • Time: October 21 - 7:56:16 pm
  • Puras De Cajón, Vol. 1 (En Vivo) - EP

    Villa 5, “Popurrí De Rancheritas: Josefina / Los Barandales Del Puente (En Vivo)”

    from Puras De Cajón, Vol. 1 (En Vivo) - EP

    Sitio Films / Villa 5 - 2023

  • Time: October 21 - 8:05:28 pm
  • En Otro Barrio

    Kadencia, “Diáspora Puertorriqueña”

    from En Otro Barrio

    Kadencia - 2022

  • Time: October 21 - 8:14:48 pm
  • Nightmare on Grace Street, Vol. 2

    No BS! Brass Band, “3am Bounce”

    from Nightmare on Grace Street, Vol. 2

    Bad Grrrl Records - 2015

  • Time: October 21 - 8:14:51 pm
  • Take A Look In the Book

    The Legendary Ingramettes, “Until I Die”

    from Take A Look In the Book

    VIRGINIA FOLKLIFE RECORDS - 2020

  • Time: October 21 - 8:19:28 pm
  • The Soul Chronicles of Rodney Stith - EP

    Rodney Stith, “Girl I Love You”

    from The Soul Chronicles of Rodney Stith - EP

    Shockoe Records - 2022

  • Time: October 21 - 8:23:16 pm
  • Courage

    Høly River, “Another”

    from Courage

    Earth Folk Collective - 2020

  • Time: October 21 - 8:33:23 pm
  • Oceania

    Anya Hinkle, “The Queen's Ships”

    from Oceania

    Red Parlor Records - 2024

  • Time: October 21 - 8:36:19 pm
  • The Winning Hand

    Lonesome River Band, “Oh Darlin'”

    from The Winning Hand

    Mountain Home Music Company - 2024

  • Time: October 21 - 8:38:44 pm
  • Mean Church People (feat. Roddy Barnes, Jeff Covert & Miles Spicer) - Single

    Jackie & Resa, “Mean Church People (feat. Roddy Barnes, Jeff Covert & Miles Spicer)”

    from Mean Church People (feat. Roddy Barnes, Jeff Covert & Miles Spicer) - Single

    Jackie & Resa - 2020

  • Time: October 21 - 8:43:35 pm
  • Long After The Empire

    Prabir Trio, “You Can't Drink In Ahmedabad”

    from Long After The Empire

    2541937 Records DK2 - 2024

  • Time: October 21 - 8:46:56 pm
  • Divine - Single

    Jonathan Paige Brown Jr, “Divine”

    from Divine - Single

    6544916 Records DK - 2024

  • Time: October 21 - 8:52:16 pm
  • Who Is The Sky?

    David Byrne, “Everybody Laughs”

    from Who Is The Sky?

    Matador - 2025

  • Time: October 21 - 8:53:20 pm
  • Live at the Maple Leaf Bar

    J & The Causeways, “Supernatural (Live) [feat. Josh Kagler]”

    from Live at the Maple Leaf Bar

    J & The Causeways - 2019