Sad Daddy, The Creek Rocks, and Po’ Ramblin’ Boys will dive into folk music in the Ozarks and beyond. Once the evening rolls around, we’ve got a bluegrass bonanza in partnership with Smithsonian Folkways. So come visit the Festival on Saturday in all its outdoor glory! The day promises to be full of fun: we’ll have a whole hog butchering at Festival Foodways, Native American storytelling with Gene Tagaban, a performance from folksinger Willi Carlisle, traditional Persian music, sorghum stories with Rob Connoley, and so much more. ![]() If you’ve been keeping an eye on the forecast, you may have seen some stormy weather headed for D.C. Photo by Gideon DeMarco, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives Eventually, they were hands-on with all nineteen strings on the instrument and took a closer look at the peacock carved into the end of the instrument body.Ĭome laugh along with us on the National Mall, and share your favorite quotes on social media using #2023Folklife. When Preetinder Singh Dhindsa asked them to guess how many strings the taus had, he was met with a chorus of shouts encompassing a wide range of guesses, with one young visitor estimating “400.” “You’ve just named every single number,” he retorted to the kids. Over in Creative Encounters, a group of kids had fun learning about Sikh music with Raj Academy. Though met with a chorus of booing and groaning, Rob was undeterred and kept the humor going as he shared stories of foraging in the Ozarks. ![]() Turns out our comedian isn’t the only one with jokes at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival! Chef Rob Connoley shared thisjoke (that he, notably, came up with himself) during his foodways demonstration while whipping up a pawpaw vinegar pie. “What does a cucumber wear to prom? A cucumberbund.”
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