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.

Show archive

Playlist

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

from Back On Track

Lockdowne Records - 2014

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

from Return of the Creole (Le retour du Creole)

Maison de Soul Records - 2011

Diunna Greenleaf, “Never Trust A Man”

from I Ain't Playin'

Little Village - 2022

Meta and The Cornerstones, “Mind Your Business”

from Hira

Rebel Sound Records - 2019

The Blackbyrds, “Walking In Rhythm”

from Flying Start

Fantasy - 1974

Cécilia, “Morning Dew”

from Morning Dew - Single

Cécilia - 2020

Amanda Cook, “Love Through Time”

from Love Through Time - Single

Mountain Fever Records - 2025

Elizabeth King, “Stretch Out”

from Soul Provider

Bible & Tire Recording Co. - 2024

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

from Enouwo Lagnon (Captain Planet Remix) - Single

Sol Power Sound - 2025

Melissa Carper, “Somewhere Between Texas and Tennessee”

from Borned In Ya

Mae Music - 2024

Raiatea Helm, “Kaneohe”

from He Leo Huali

Raiatea Helm Records - 2016

Richard Hagopian, “Rast Saz-Semai”

from Armenian Music Through the Ages

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - 1993

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

Kadencia, “Diáspora Puertorriqueña”

from En Otro Barrio

Kadencia - 2022

No BS! Brass Band, “3am Bounce”

from Nightmare on Grace Street, Vol. 2

Bad Grrrl Records - 2015

The Legendary Ingramettes, “Until I Die”

from Take A Look In the Book

VIRGINIA FOLKLIFE RECORDS - 2020

Rodney Stith, “Girl I Love You”

from The Soul Chronicles of Rodney Stith - EP

Shockoe Records - 2022

Høly River, “Another”

from Courage

Earth Folk Collective - 2020

Anya Hinkle, “The Queen's Ships”

from Oceania

Red Parlor Records - 2024

Lonesome River Band, “Oh Darlin'”

from The Winning Hand

Mountain Home Music Company - 2024

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