Artists Include Folk Legend Michael Hurley, Six-Time Grammy Winner Bill Frisell, Poetry Legend Nikki Giovanni, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Artist Jerron Paxton, Four-Time Grammy Nominees Pine Leaf Boys, and Nora Brown
“Diverse, spontaneous, countercultural, and trenchant… one of the most vital and spiritually sound folk-music events in the country”
–Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker
The Brooklyn Folk Festival has confirmed its 2024 lineup, with over 50 performers on two stages plus a workshop room November 8-10 at St. Ann’s Church in Brooklyn Heights. Last year’s edition sold the most tickets of the festival to date, with all three days and nights packed with fans. Highlights among the 2024 performers include:
–Six-time GRAMMY nominee (with one win), guitarist Bill Frisell;
–“Surely impactful” (Rolling Stone Country), “compelling” (NPR) songwriter Sunny War;
–Michael Hurley, whose albums are in the catalogues of Folkways, Mississippi Records, and Tompkins Square Records and whose work New York Times described as “musical version of outsider art”;
–poet Nikki Giovanni, one of Oprah’s 25 Living Legends and winner of seven NAACP Image awards;
–Smithsonian Folkways blues artist Jerron Paxton;
–four-time GRAMMY nominees and “the best new, energetic, and fun Cajun band in a very long time” (New York Times), Pine Leaf Boys;
–Brooklyn banjo player and veteran of Newport Folk Fest and NPR Tiny Desk Concert Nora Brown;
–International Folk Music Award Lifetime Achievement winner David Amram, who has worked with Jack Kerouac, Langston Hughes, Joni Mitchell, Thelonious Monk, Hunter S. Thompson, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, and Odetta;
–GRAMMY-winning Tejano masters and Smithsonian Folkways artists Los Texmaniacs
–Childrens music performer Suzi Shelton, whose YouTube videos have been viewed over 11 million times and whose new album comes out in October via Jalopy Records;
–A workshop by Nora Guthrie, Woody Guthrie’s daughter, about Woody’s life and music in New York;
–And the Down Hill Strugglers, the beloved string band whose new album Old Juniper came out August 16 on Jalopy Records.
WHO: Michael Hurley, Bill Frisell, Nikki Giovanni, Jerron Paxton, Pine Leaf Boys, Nora Brown, and many more, 50 performers in total
WHAT: Brooklyn Folk Fest
WHEN: November 8-10, 2024
WHERE: St. Ann’s Church, 157 Montague St., Brooklyn, NY 11201
TICKETS: https://www.viewcy.com/o/thebrooklynfolkfe and at the door
Spotify playlist of 2024 Brooklyn Folk Fest performers.
Fans who attend the Brooklyn Folk Fest will also see blues, songwriters grounded in tradition, rhythm and blues bands, bluegrass artists, traditional country music, global music, and more with performers coming from NYC as well as worldwide.
Complete list of 2024 performers:
Michael Hurley•Nora Brown•Bill Frisell•Sunny War•David Amram•Resistance Revival Chorus•Unholy Modal Rounders•Beareather Reddy•Nikki Giovanni•Sabine McCalla•Lone Piñon•Martha Spencer•The Deslondes• Jackson & The Janks•Gina Leslie•Fatboy Wilson & Old Viejo Bones•The Slide Stops•Wilson & Walsh•Feral Foster• Down Hill Strugglers•Wazumbians•Yva & Miriam• Guanchinangos•Zahra & Al Jinub Ensemble•Dirdy Birdies•Roochie Toochie•Jerron Paxton•Hop Along Andrew•The Music of Emahoy Tsege-Mariam Gebru played by Thomas Feng•The City Pickers•Chrisitian & Cole•Vaianos Paisanos• Los Texmaniacs•Pine Leaf Boys•Suzi Shelton• Eric & Suzy Thompson•Terri Thal•Riyae Park•La Banda Chuska•Mat & Yvonne•Film Presentation by Cyrus Moussavi•Shiva Lakhan•Tamar & Kyle•Royce Martin•Ken Schatz•Trail Papa•Boxcutter Collective •Jan Bell•Ginny’s Kitchen•Wolf van Elfmand•Isto
Built in the mid-19th century, the gothic revival-style St. Ann’s Church is a striking backdrop for the fest. The Main Stage is within the cathedral and encourages listening while the Parish Stage allows for dancing and socializing. Additional programming takes place in the Workshop Room. For more on the history of the church and a 360-degree panorama, please go to: https://www.stannholytrinity.org/history/
Workshops will also be presented, as well as open jams, encouraging fest-goers to bring their instruments. Food and crafts will be available for sale on site.
The Brooklyn Folk Festival is presented by the non-profit Jalopy Theatre & School of Music, a grassroots community space that is a music venue, music school, instrument store and record label. By growing the Brooklyn Folk Festival since 2009, the Jalopy has created a substantial and unique community event that brings together thousands of music lovers and hundreds of musicians to celebrate the valuable musical traditions of the world’s peoples.
