2009 Florida Folk Festival
May 22 - 24, 2009
Welcome to the 57th Florida Folk Festival, a three-day celebration of the music, dance, stories, crafts and food that make Florida unique. From Irish fiddle tunes and kumquat pie, to the wide varieties of music brought by immigrants, the state’s cultural heritage reflects the lives of generations of Florida families and communities. Throughout the Memorial Day weekend more than 300 performances give voice and meaning to Florida’s heritage.
This year’s Festival proudly takes a step back to festival tradition and Florida performers. Audiences are sure to be charmed this year when Grammy Award winning Nashville recording artist, Billy Dean, performs on the main stage Saturday night at the Florida Folk Festival.
Sharing top musical billing this year are: folk music legends Spanky & Our Gang; master guitarist Doyle Dykes; one-man-band blues maestro Ben Prestage; and Florida Folk Heritage Award Winner Jeanie Fitchen
This year’s Festival theme is Florida's Nature Coast.
At the Florida Folk Festival you can sit with the masters who keep cultural traditions alive. In jam sessions, demonstrations and workshops, try your own hand at playing mandolin, telling stories, or making a pine needle basket. Learn how to collect your family’s history, call a square dance, or the importance of native plant and animal species. Take a shopping excursion and visit with Florida’s traditional and contemporary craftsmen. Then dine on collard greens and cornbread, chicken pilau and hoppin’ john, shrimp gumbo, barbecue, curries, gyros and lime fizzes. As the sun sets, settle in for concerts by moonlight or dance the night away at the Heritage Stage. At the end of the day you’ll have discovered new corners of the state from the people who call Florida home.
Join us along the Suwannee River at Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park, home of the Florida Folk Festival for 57 years. The Festival is presented under the auspices of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Recreation and Parks.
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