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60 years of music: Steve Bassett returns home to Virginia to celebrate
Singer, songwriter and producer Steve Bassett will be celebrated this weekend with a night of live performances and stories from his 60 years in the music industry. Bassett, a longtime Richmonder, is one of the original voices behind the state song “Sweet Virginia Breeze,” alongside the late singer-songwriter Robbin Thompson.
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Guy Fieri Is Bringing Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives to Richmond
Richmond’s food scene is getting ready for another national spotlight – but you’ll have to wait and find out exactly which restaurants made the cut. Guy Fieri and the Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives crew have been in the Richmond area this week, filming at local restaurants as part of an upcoming episode of the popular Food Network series.
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In a new documentary, Virginia tribal leaders tell their own history
Academy Award-nominated director James Spione will bring his latest documentary, “The Native Shore,” to Richmond's Virginia Museum of History & Culture next week for what he hopes will be an evening of opportunity. “This is more than a screening,” Spione said. “It’s an immersive cultural event, with ceremony...
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The Workhorses of the James: Tracking 307 Steamers Through the Siege of Petersburg
One of my side projects here at the Siege of Petersburg Online has been tracking down the civilian steamboats, transports, mail boats and hospital boats that kept Grant’s armies supplied during the siege. Nearly every man, horse, shell, cracker and letter that reached the Army of the Potomac and the Army of the James came by water, up the James River or, early on, the Pamunkey and York. Most of it came on boats whose names almost nobody remembers today. I want to change that, and today I’m sharing the first real results.
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Cherokee singer keeps language alive at Richmond Folk Festival
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - A Cherokee singer-songwriter from Oklahoma is performing country songs in the Cherokee language at the Richmond Folk Festival ahead of Indigenous Peoples Day. Agalisiga Mackey, known as “Chuj” Mackey, said he grew up singing ceremonial and traditional Cherokee music. “I’m a Cherokee from Oklahoma,...
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Phish Turns Led Into Gold At Richmond Finale
Phish came rip (and riff) roaring back into Richmond’s year-old Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront for the second of two nights in Virginia’s state capital. The band’s previous four shows featured a fantastic weekend in Atlantic City that explored some of their most inspired improvisation in years, followed by a nearly 42-minute “Life Saving Gun” at the new outdoor venue that will be talked about for years.
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Nobody Warns You How Impressive This Massive Virginia Truck Museum Is Until You Walk Inside
“Wait… there’s MORE?” That thought hits pretty quickly inside this enormous Virginia museum. What looks manageable from outside opens into more than 130,000 square feet of restored trucks, tractors, classic cars, old gas station signs, miniature models, and roadside memorabilia. It is wonderfully excessive. A shiny bumper...
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Richmond Folk Festival returns to Brown’s Island amid $30 million renovation
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - The Richmond Folk Festival returns this weekend, bringing music fans back to Brown’s Island as the riverfront destination temporarily reopens amid a $30 million renovation. The free, three-day event marks the first time in months the island has welcomed the public. Construction is still underway,...
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Puerto Rican bomba, go-go and a Starling: Fredericksburg’s folk festival connections
The Richmond Folk Festival is one of the most anticipated and well-attended music festivals in central Virginia. This year’s folk festival will be held Oct. 9-11. Brown’s Island, where the free festival has been held for the last 22 years, has been closed since this past spring for repairs and improvements but will reopen temporarily for the festival.
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The Wandering Way
The Richmond Folk Festival is the city’s largest music event, typically drawing 200,000 attendees over its Friday night to Sunday sundown run. This year’s edition features over 30 performers on six stages spread out along and up the hill from the James River. Here are some tips for...
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This 6-Acre Virginia Salvage Complex Has Millions Of Old Doors, Hardware And Architectural Finds
Salvage yards are not for everyone. They require patience, imagination, and a willingness to dig through piles of things that most people would call junk. But for renovators, artists, and anyone who appreciates craftsmanship that cannot be replicated today, they are goldmines. This Virginia salvage complex covers six acres, and the inventory is staggering.
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VMFA restores ownership of work by enslaved artist to descendants
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts reached a historic agreement with the descendants of enslaved artist David Drake over his 1840 double-handled jug, also known as a poem vessel. “180 years later, we can celebrate his creativity here in a moment with his family,” said Alex...
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A Whole Huge Sound
In the final days leading up to the 2026 Richmond Folk Festival, slated for Oct. 9-11, head programmer Víctor Hernández-Sang had a problem. One of the featured musical artists, Lucibela, the celebrated singer from the Cape Verde islands, was forced to drop out of her current U.S. tour due to Visa issues. She couldn’t appear at the festival. Luckily, Hernández-Sang, Programming Manager for the National Council For the Traditional Arts (NCTA), was able to secure another world-class performer, Mamadou Diabaté, a master of the Balafon from Burkina Faso, in her stead.
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Sweet Virginia Reprise
From sock hops to Carnegie Hall. From flying in for session work to co-writing Virginia’s official popular state song. From recording in Muscle Shoals, Alabama to fostering musical community at home in Richmond. Steve Bassett has been here, there and everywhere in his 60 years as a musician. On...